| 摘要 |
<p>[PROBLEMS] A vial supply device having a vial receiving section with a large capacity and capable of reliably discharging the vials. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The vial supply device (11) receives a large number of empty vials (4) and taking them out on a one-by-one basis and supplying it to a tablet filling section. The vial supply device (11) has the receiving section (101) for receiving the large number of empty vials (4), an endless member (104) provided at a bottom wall of the receiving section (101) and capable of being driven in the horizontal direction, a conveyance unit (105) for conveying the vials (4) in the horizontal direction using the endless member (104), an endless member (109) provided at a wall of the receiving section (101) and capable of being driven in the vertical direction, and a discharge unit (111) for lifting upward and discharging the vials (4) while allowing them to be horizontally supported at support members (110) provided at the endless member (109) at predetermined intervals. A conveyance end section of the conveyance unit (105) and a conveyance start section of the discharge unit (111) are set close to each other.</p> |
