ARTICLE DISPENSING DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

[PROBLEMS] To dispense an article in a limited space within a tray appropriately with no useless operation. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A control means (61) calls the article map of an article (D) to be delivered by a dispensing means (3) and the container map of a container (5) containing the article (D) from a storage means (64). A free area is found by searching respective container virtual areas of the container map in a predetermined order. Furthermore, the dispensing position of the article is specified according to the article map and drive control of the dispensing means (3) is carried out according to the specified dispensing position, thus putting the article (D) in the container.