Medicine dispensing apparatus
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Nov 15, 2016
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Dec 27, 2012
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Jun 30, 2010
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Abstract
A medicine guide assembly is disposed between paired adjacent medicine feeder storage units. Each medicine guide assembly guides the medicines, which have been ejected from the medicine feeders included in the paired medicine feeder storage units, to an outlet port located downward. The medicine guide assembly includes a first divided guide member and a second divided guide member which are combined with each other when the paired medicine feeder storage units are accommodated in the housing and which are separated from each other when one of the paired medicine feeder storage units is drawn out from the housing. Further, air cleaning devices are provided so as to be operable to take in air, clean the air, and supply the cleaned air to an interior of the housing.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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TOSHO INC | 3-13-7 HIGASHI-KOJIYA OHTA-KU TOKYO 1440033 ?1440033 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Ohgaya, Syunji | Tokyo, JP | 14 | 234 |
# of filed Patents : 14 Total Citations : 234 | |||
Omura, Yoshihito | Tokyo, JP | 36 | 332 |
# of filed Patents : 36 Total Citations : 332 |
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