APPARATUS FOR STORING AND DISPENSING PACKAGED MEDICATION

摘要

The system includes a bin hopper (10) which temporarily stores a plurality of small elements ass medications. The elements are moved out of the bin (10) and singulated into a one-by-one sequence by a series of singulating conveyors (22). The resulting sequence of elements is moved onto a main conveyor (74) where the element is identified and then moved to a loading mechanism (110) which arranges the item so it is ready to be gripped and stored. The system includes a mass storage apparatus comprising a series of four upstanding cylindrical drums (14), each having a plurality of individually assessable and addressable cell storage locations.