Adjustable Tablet Cassette Rotor for Multi-Size Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tablet cassette rotors struggle to accommodate tablets of various shapes and sizes efficiently, as they lack adjustable mechanisms for depth, width, and partitioning position, leading to inefficiencies in dispensing different types of tablets.
Innovation Solution
The rotor incorporates adjustable mechanisms such as a rotor raising and lowering mechanism for depth adjustment, a tablet support table raising and lowering mechanism for partitioning position adjustment, and a movable member moving mechanism for width adjustment, allowing for automatic adjustment of the tablet guide path to suit different tablet sizes and shapes without altering the cassette main body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the rotor structure is fixed, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different tablet sizes and shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rotor is designed with movable components including an adjustable depth member that can move in the depth direction, and adjustable width members that can move in the width direction. These dynamic adjustments allow the rotor to adapt to different tablet sizes and shapes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the geometric parameters of the rotor by allowing movement of the depth member and width members. The depth can be adjusted by moving the depth member, and the width can be adjusted by moving the width members, enabling the rotor to accommodate various tablet dimensions without complex reconfiguration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adjustment mechanisms are added, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines multiple adjustment functions into a unified rotor structure. The depth adjustment member and width adjustment members are integrated into the rotor body, allowing simultaneous adjustment of both depth and width parameters through coordinated movement of these members, rather than requiring separate mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotor serves multiple functions: it guides tablets through the dispensing process, provides adjustable depth accommodation, provides adjustable width accommodation, and enables partitioning of tablets. This multi-functionality is achieved through the integrated movable members that can adapt to various tablet configurations.
3Manufacturing precision
If the cassette main body is modified for each tablet type, then the manufacturing precision for specific tablets improves, but the loss of time for reconfiguration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotor is pre-configured with movable depth members and width members that can be quickly adjusted to the required positions. This preliminary preparation of the adjustment mechanisms allows for rapid reconfiguration between different tablet types without requiring modification of the cassette main body, thereby reducing reconfiguration time while maintaining precision.
Data Source
AI summary
A rotor having a plurality of tablet guide paths is rotatably contained in a cassette main body. The rotor facing an inverse conical-shaped inclined inner surface of the cassette main body includes an inclined outer surface in each of the plurality of tablet guide paths. A distance between the inverse conical-shaped inclined inner surface of the cassette main body and the inclined outer surface of the table guide path can be adjusted by raising and lowering the rotor with respect to the cassette main body. A distance between a partitioning member and a tablet support table can be adjusted by raising and lowering the tablet support table provided on a lower side of the partitioning member. A distance between a first vertical protruding piece and a second vertical protruding piece constituting the tablet guide path can be adjusted by relatively rotating a first movable member and a second movable member.