Title of Invention

APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING POWDER

Abstract "APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING POWDER"
Full Text FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See section 10]

APPARATUS POWDER;

FOR

DISTRIBUTING

KEE-CHUN KIM A KOREAN NATIONAL OF #5-502, CHANGDONG APT., GAEBONG 1-DONG, KURO-GU, SEOUL 152-803, REPUBLIC OF KOREA;







APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING POWDER
Technical Field
5 The present invention relates to an apparatus for distributing powder; and, more particularly, to an apparatus for pulverizing tablets at a hospital or a pharmacy and distributing the powder into medicine wrappers at a moderate amount. 10
Background Art
Generally, medicine prepared in a drug store or a hospital pharmacy takes the form of tablets or powder, and 15 children and some adults have some difficulty in swallowing tablets, so powdered medicine needs be prepared. Then pharmacists fill the prescription by pulverizing the tablets into powder.
In this case, a pharmacist should put tablets into a 20 mortar, crash them with a medicine pestle or a mixer, and distribute the powder into a number of medicine wrappers with a spoon.
This work of pulverizing tablets into powder is not only inconvenient but also hard to distribute the powdered 25 medicine in a necessary number of medicine wrappers in an equal and moderate amount.
Disclosure of Invention
30 It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for distributing powder where the works of crashing tablets into powder and distributing the. powder in a number of wrappers in an equal and moderate amount can be done all together in a single apparatus.
35 It is another object of the present invention to
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provide a tablet distribution funnel that can seal the medicine wrappers of the powder distribution apparatus with heat wires.
It is still another object of the present invention to 5 provide an automatic tablet and powder distribution system for pulverizing tablets and distributing the powder all together in one operation.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention of a first embodiment, there is provided an apparatus for
10 distributing powder, comprising: a housing for forming a pulverization chamber with an opening to which tablets are inputted; a pulverization block provided in the pulverization chamber, for pulverizing the tablets into powder; one or more distribution nozzles of which one end
15 is linked to the pulverization chamber and the other end is exposed to the outside of the housing, for forming the outlet of the powdered medicine and being inserted with a predetermined medicine wrapper; and a distribution unit placed between the pulverization chamber and the
20 distribution nozzles, for distributing the powdered medicine to the distribution nozzles.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention of another embodiment, there is provided an apparatus for distributing powder, including: a
25 pulverization body having a pulverization chamber provided with at least one cutter, for pulverizing tablets; and a distribution unit which is joined to the pulverization body rotatably, arranged radially so as to distribute the powder pulverized in the pulverization chamber in the direction of
30 centrifugal force, and has at least one distribution nozzle of which a predetermined medicine wrapper is inserted at the end.
In accordance with further another aspect of the present invention of another embodiment, there is provided
35 an apparatus for distributing powder, comprising: a
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container with an opening for inputting tablets; a pulverization unit for pulverizing the tablets in the container; and a distribution unit for distributing the pulverized medicine by the centrifugal force. 5 In accordance with further another aspect of the present invention of another embodiment, there is provided an automatic powder distribution system, comprising: a tablet induction block for inputting tablets; a pulverization chamber for pulverizing the tablets; a cutter
10 installed inside the pulverization chamber for pulverizing the tablets into powder; a rotation disk for distributing the powdered medicine; a partitioned box provided with a plurality of compartments, for containing the powdered medicine distributed by the rotation disk; and a
15 distribution unit for putting the distributed powder in the partitioned box.
In accordance with still further another aspect of the present invention of another embodiment, there is provided a tablet distribution apparatus, including: a funnel; and a
20 plurality of shoe-horn-shaped tablet distribution block, of which one end is connected to the lower part of the funnel and the other is linked to a medicine wrapper.
Brief Description of Drawings 25
The above and other objects and features of the
present invention will become apparent from the following
description of the preferred embodiments given in
conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 30 Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing disassembled
structure of a powder distribution apparatus in accordance
with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a vertical-sectional view illustrating the
assembled structure of the powder distribution apparatus of 35 Fig. 1;
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Figs. 3A and 3B are plane figures illustrating the operation of a one-way clutch bearing;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view depicting the disassembled structure of the powder distribution apparatus 5 in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a vertical-sectional view depicting the assembled structure of the powder distribution apparatus of Fig. 4; 10 Figs. 6A and 6B are a perspective view and a plane figure of a tablet distribution funnel, respectively, in accordance with the present invention; and
Fig. 7 is a plane figure of a powder distribution apparatus in accordance with yet another embodiment of the 15 present invention.
Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
Other objects and aspects of the invention will become
20 apparent from the following description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, which is set forth hereinafter.
As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the powder distribution apparatus 100 of the present invention
25 includes a housing 110 provided with an opening 112 to input tablets and a pulverization chamber 114; a pulverization block 120 for being joined with the housing 114, grinding tablets in the pulverization chamber 114; a distribution nozzle 140 connected to the pulverization
30 chamber 114, for forming an outlet of the powdered medicine; and a distribution unit for distributing the powder pulverized in the pulverization chamber 114 to the distribution nozzle 140.
The pulverization chamber 114 is provided with a
35 narrow bottom portion 116 with smaller sectional area than
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that of the opening 112 as going down, and the opening is covered with a cover 118. On the side of the housing 110 is an operation panel (not shown) with a plurality of function buttons thereon, the panel equipping a press circuit board 5 and operating the powder distribution apparatus 100.
The pulverization block 120 joined to the narrow bottom portion 116 of the pulverization chamber 114 includes a cutter 122 which being placed in the narrow bottom portion 116, cuts up tablets and a motor 12 8 which
10 being placed under the cutter 122, rotates the cutter 122 forward or backward. In accordance with the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is desirable to form the cutter blades 124 of the both ends in opposite direction to each other to pulverize tablets effectively.
15 In the first embodiment of the present invention, there is one single cutter illustrated in the pulverization chamber 114, but to improve the pulverization efficiency, it is possible to form multi-cutters piled one over another as well as equipping a plurality of diverging shafts (not
20 shown) and attaching a plurality of cutters 122 at each diverging shaft. The cutter 122 is connected to the driving shaft 126 separately. However, it"s also possible to attach it detached or attached by inserting it to the driving shaft 126 with force or combine it with bolts.
25 The distribution nozzles 140 are arrayed radially centering around the housing 110, one end being linked to the pulverization chamber 114 and the other end being formed exposed to the outside of the housing 110. In a first embodiment Df the present invention, the exposed end
30 of the housing 110 is provided with a powder distribution
guiding part 142 r the inner part of which formed like a
shoehorn to descend the powdered medicine down. Each powder
distribution guiding part is inserted with a predetermined
medicine wrapper 160.
35 Between the pulverization block 120 and the
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\ distribution nozzles 140 is a distribution unit 150 for
distributing the pulverized medicine through the
distribution nozzles 140. The distribution unit 150 placed
between the cutter 122 and the motor 12 8 includes a
.5 rotation disk 152 whose external circumferential surface is i neighboring the distribution nozzles 140, and a transmission member which being laid between the driving shaft 126 and the rotation disk 152, transmits or blocks the rotatory power by the rotating direction of the cutter
10 122 to or from the rotating plate 152. The first preferred embodiment of the present invention employs a one-way clutch bearing 156 as a transmission member.
In the central region of the rotation disk 152 is a boss block 154 for being combined with the driving shaft
15 126. By inserting a fixing pin (not shown) to the boss block 154, it can be joined to the driving shaft 126. Another method for combining the rotation disk 152 to the driving shaft 126 is to combine the two separably, make spline bond, set the rotation disk to the driving shaft
20 with heat, or in the method of insert-and-fix with strength.
A predetermined width of a gap d is formed between the
surface of the rotation disk 152 and the protrusion 144
projected downward from the end of the narrow bottom
portion 116. The powdered medicine in the pulverization
25 chamber 114 is ejected through the gap Gi as the rotation
disk 152 is rotated by the driving motor 128. Therefore, it
is desirable to form the gap G\ narrowly to distribute the
powder to respective distribution nozzles 14 0 homogeneously.
As illustrated in Figs. 3A an 3B, the one-way clutch
30 bearing 156 rotates the shaft inside in one direction only and suppresses it rotating in reverse. The one-way clutch bearing 156 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of rolling members 158 and a bearding body 157 provided with holding grooves 159 for
35 accommodating the rolling members 158. With the depth of
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each holding groove 159 of the bearing body 157 molded one side deeper than the other side, when a rolling member is located in the deeper side, the rotatory power of the driving shaft 126 installed inside is not transmitted to 5 the bearing body 157. But if it is in the shallower region of the holding groove the rotatory power of the driving shaft 126 is transmitted to the bearing body 157. Therefore, when the rotatory power of the driving shaft 12 6 is transmitted to the bearing body 157, the rotation disk 152
10 rotates together with the cutter 122.
In accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention, the operation procedure of the apparatus for distributing powder with this structure will be described hereinafter.
15 First, a plurality of medicine wrappers are inserted to the powder distribution guiding part 142 of each distribution nozzle 140. The cover 118 is opened and the tablets to be pulverized are inputted to the pulverization chamber 114, then the cover 118 is closed. Pressing an
20 operation button, and when the motor 128 begins to rotate in one direction, the cutter 122 connected to the driving shaft 126 of the motor 128 rotates and crashes up the tablets inside the pulverization chamber 114. At this moment, because the rolling member 158 of the one-way
25 clutch bearing 156 comes to be in the deep region of the holding groove 159, the bearing body 157 cannot receive the rotatory power of the driving shaft 126. Conclusively, in the procedures of pulverizing tablets into powder, the cutter 122 does rotate while the rotation disk 152 does not.
30 After a predetermined time passes, when the pulverization procedures are completed, the operation button should be pressed and the motor 12 8 should be rotated in reverse to that direction of the prior rotation above. Then the rolling member of the one-way clutch
35 bearing 156 gets to be in the shallow part of the holding
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groove 159 and the rotatory power of the driving shaft 12 6 is transmitted to the bearing body 157, thus the rotation disk 152 can rotate along with the cutter 122. Due to the centrifugal force of the rotation disk 152 that rotates 5 together with the cutter 122, the pulverized powder in the pulverization chamber 114 is inputted to the medicine wrappers 150 via the respective distribution nozzles 140 after passing through the gap G1 between the protrusion 144 and the rotation disk 152.
10 As shown above, the present invention integrates the jobs of pulverizing and moderately distributing the powdered medicine to be conducted in one apparatus by guiding the pulverized medicine to the distribution nozzles 140 inserted with medicine wrappers 150 by the centrifugal
15 force.
The first embodiment of the present invention is employing a one-way clutch bearing 156 as a transmission member. Besides, it is possible to equip a fixed clutch for connecting the connection shaft and the driving shaft 12 6
20 of the motor 128 so as to rotate them integrated, after setting up an extra connection shaft for driving the cutter 122, and an operative clutch bearing that being installed integratedly movable up and down on the roatation plate 152 along the line of shaft, engages with the fixed clutch
25 member so as to be moved integratedly while descending. At this time, after a separate lever is made exposed on the housing 110, the operative clutch can be engaged with or disconnected from the fixed clutch with the lever.
Also, in the first embodiment of the present invention,
30 the pulverization of tablets and the distribution of the powder are conducted with the operations of the functional buttons. However, they can be performed with a single process integrating a series of procedures by using a predetermined MICOM or a timer and operates a button once.
35 The first embodiment of the present invention inserts
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medicine wrappers upwards. However, in case the exposed end of the distribution nozzle is formed horizontally, it"s possible to insert the wrapper inward in the direction towards the inside of the radius. Also, to prevent medicine 5 wrappers inserted to the powder distribution guiding part 142 from coming out of it, a separate medicine wrapper secession preventive (not shown) may be provided. Here, on the bottom surface of the wrapper secession preventive is provided with a motor holding groove (not shown) for being
10 inserted with the motor 128, and the side of it stretches the region neighboring the powder distribution guiding part 142. Thus, the medicine wrappers 150 are supported by both bottom and side of the wrapper secession preventive and do not come out of the apparatus.
15 As illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus 200 for distributing powder includes: a cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 for crashing tablets; and distribution nozzle 240 combined with the cylindrical
20 pulverization chamber 214 rotatably, for distributing the powder pulverized in the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 at a predetermined amount.
In accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus 200 for distributing
25 powder includes: a cover 218 for closing the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214; a first spring 211 for supporting the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 upwards; a pressing plate 215 for surrounding the housing 210; a first and a second heat wires 272, 274 for sealing
30 medicine wrappers; a shaft 271 for fixing the first heat wires 272 movably; a second spring 213; and a pulverization unit 220. Also, the pulverization unit 220 includes a
cutter 222, cutter blades 224, driving shaft 226 and a motor 228. The second embodiment of the present invention
35 further includes an upper motor housing 282 and lower motor

housing 284 for covering the motor 228. Also, a third
spring 217 is fixed on the lower part of the upper motor housirrg 2"l32 and the location where it is fixed determines the position the second heat wire 274. seals up a medicine 5 wrapper.
In accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, the operation of the apparatus 2 00 for distributing powder with the above structure will be described hereinafter.
10 First of all, a plurality of medicine wrappers are inserted to the powder distribution guiding part 242 of the distribution nozzles 240. Then the distribution noz-zles 240 combined with the cutter blades 224 and the driving shaft 226 are joined to the motor 228. The housing 210 combined
15 with the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214, pressing plate 215 and the cover 218 is placed on the distribution nozzle 240. The cover 218 is opened and tablets to be pulverized are inputted through the opening 212, and then the cover 218 is closed. The motor 228 rotates in one
2 0 direction by pressing the functional button, and the cutter 222 connected to the driving shaft 226 of the motor 228 rotates along, crashing up the tablets inside the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214. The operation of the one-way clutch bearing is similar to that of the first
25 embodiment. The second embodiment takes feature in that it does not rotate the distribution nozzles 240 while the cutter 22 rotates by pushing the cover 218 lightly with the hand and contacting the bottom of the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 with the distribution nozzles 240.
30 When predetermined time passes and the pulverization of medicine is completed, the motor 228 is made to rotate in reverse to the direction of the prior rotation by operating functional buttons. This operation is also similar to that of the first embodiment. However, when
35 withdrawing the hand pushing the cover 218 lightly in the
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second embodiment, the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 gets aparted from the bottom of the distribution nozzle 240 thus forming a predetermined length of gap G2 due to the restitution force of the first spring 211. At this moment, 5 the motor rotates backward and thus the distribution nozzle 240 comes to be separated with the cutter 222 and gets to rotate in reverse to the direction the cutter 222 had rotated. The medicine pulverized in the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 is inputted to the medicine
10 wrappers by the centrifugal force via the powder distribution guiding part 242 after passing through the gap G2 between the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 and the distribution nozzle 240.
When the distribution of the powder is completed, the
15 housing 210 combined with the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214, the pressing plate 215 and the cover 218 is detached from the distribution nozzle 240. The distribution nozzle 240 joined with the cutter blade 224, the driving shaft 226 and medicine wrappers, is separated from the
20 motor 228. Then, pushing the pressing plate 215, the medicine wrappers are sealed up at where the first heat wire 272 and the second heat wire 274 meet. Although not illustrated in the drawings, the first heat wire 2 72 and the second heat wire 274 are charged with electricity and
25 when sealing the medicine wrappers, it maintains quite high temperature. Also, one characteristic of the present invention is that it can distribute the powdered medicine in an equal amount incomparably precisely than doing it manually, because it distributes the powder into the powder
30 distribution guiding part 242, which has the same size of insertion area, by making use of the centrifugal force that occurs while rotating the distribution nozzle 240.
In the second embodiment, it is desirable to use an shaft joint 290 that prevents the nozzle shaft from coming
35 out while the driving shaft 226 rotates, because the

distribution nozzle 240 connected to the cutter blade 224 should be detached from the driving shaft 226 of the motor 228 at any time when medicine is prepared. Referring to the cross-sectional view of the magnified part of Fig. 5, 5 plumbs 292 are stretched out by the centrifugal force while the motor 228 rotates. They are inserted to the grooves 296 formed at the corresponding positions on the internal surface of the driving shaft 226 which is connected to the distribution nozzle 240, protecting the distribution nozzle
10 240 from getting aparted.
In the second embodiment of the present invention as well, the procedures pulverizing tablets and distributing the powder at a moderate amount can be performed through a single process including a series of procedures by
15 operating a function button once using a MICOM or a timer. Also, as the powder distribution guiding parts 242 of the distribution nozzle 240 are arrayed radially, it is desirable to use medicine wrappers arranged in a circle.
Referring to Figs. 6A and 6B, a perspective and a
20 plane figures of a small tablet distribution funnel 300, respectively, in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention. The small tablet distribution funnel 300 includes a funnel 310, a handle 330, and a tablet distribution guiding parts 320-325 in the shape of a number
25 of rice scoops. Here, the number of tablet distribution guiding parts can be formed freely like six, nine, twelve, etc.
When inputting a number of tablets onto the funnel 300 after putting medicine wrappers on a plurality of
30 tablet distribution guiding parts 320-325, the powdered medicine is distributed to corresponding medicine wrappers through the tablet distribution guiding parts 320-325. Referring to Fig. 6B, in case of designing the sizes of the funnel 310 and the tablet distribution guiding parts
35 320-325 of the small tablet distribution funnel 300 in
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consideration of the sizes of the distribution nozzle 240 and the cylindrical pulverization chamber 214 of the second embodiment, medicine wrappers can be sealed up with the small tablet distribution funnel 300 of the present 5 invention by using the first and the second heat wires 272, 274 of the powder distribution apparatus 200 whose housing 210 and distribution nozzle 240 are separated in the second embodiment of the present invention.
Fi. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional view of an
10 automatic powder distribution apparatus 400 in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The automatic powder distribution apparatus 400 of the present invention includes: a tablet induction block 402 for being provided with tablets from the automatic tablet
15 distribution system and guiding them to the powder distribution apparatus 400; a pulverization chamber cover 404 for preventing the powder from flying in the air during the pulverization; a pulverization chamber 406 for pulverizing tablets; a cutter blade 428 for pulverizing
20 tablets; a rotation disk 422; a first motor 436; and one-way clutch bearings 424, 426. Also, the automatic powder distribution system 400 of the present invention further includes: a rotation disk 420 for distributing powdered medicine; a partitioned box 420 for containing the powder
25 dispersed in the direction of the centrifugal force while the rotation disk 420 rotates, of which the central direction is open and the other directions are closed; a weight plumb 416; a horizontal shaft 418 for connecting the partitioned box 420 and the weight plumb 416, forming a
30 circumference when looked down; a partitioned box support 414 for propping the horizontal shaft 418 and rotating with the horizontal shaft 418 at the center at as much an angle as allowed; an electro-magnet 413; an electro-magnet support 412 for propping the electro-magnet 413; a bearing
35 430; a first motor 436; a first motor housing 434 for
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covering the first motor 436; a second motor 44 0; a funnel 432; and a transfer system 438.
The operation procedures of the automatic powder distribution system 400 with above structure in accordance 5 with a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter.
First of all, tablets are provided from the automatic tablet distribution system and inputted to the pulverization chamber 406 through the tablet induction
10 block 402, and then the pulverization chamber cover 404 is put on. The functional buttons being operated, the first motor 436 rotates forward and crashes tablets with the cutter blade 428.
After the pulverization finishes, the powdered
15 medicine is distributed to the partitioned box 420 through the gap G3 between the pulverization chamber 406 and the rotation disk 422, by rotating the first motor 436 backward and thus rotating the rotation disk 422 connected thereto. The fourth embodiment of the present invention makes it
20 possible to rotate the first monitor 436 both forwards and backwards with the one-way clutch bearing 424, 426. Also, the partitioned box 420 is a container for holding the pulverized powder that has dispersed in the direction of centrifugal force while the rotation disk 422 rotates. The
25 partitioned box 42 0 includes a plurality of compartments which are arrayed radially when looked down. The partitioned box 420 is open in the central direction but closed in other directions and it is a circular structure formed with a plurality of compartments placed closely to
30 each other. In case of manufacturing a big apparatus, it is desired to make 90 compartments. Here, in case one makes 15 doses of medicine for five-day usage he can put the powder in six compartments into one medicine wrapper. In the present invention, the partitioned box 420 is designed to
35 maintain the horizon to the rotation disk 422 by the
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gravity of the weight plumb 416 connected thereto with the horizontal shaft 418.
After the distribution of the pulverized medicine into the partitioned box 420, the rotating cylinder 410 is moved 5 one click aside with the driving shaft 450 of the first motor 436 at the center by rotating the second motor 440. The rotating cylinder 410 includes partitioned box supports 414 as many as the number of compartments on the circumference. When they rotate one click aside, one
10 compartment is moved and gets located above the funnel 432.
By charging electricity on the electromagnet 413
connected to the electromagnet support 412 and moving the
weight plumb 416 towards the electromagnet 413, the
compartment above the funnel 432 is rotated downwards and
15 the powder contained therein is moved onto the funnel 432. For instance, in case one uses a big apparatus with a partitioned box of 90 compartments and divides medicine into 15 doses for five-day usage with, he can install several electromagnets 413 so as to rotate six compartments
20 at once, move all the medicine therein onto the funnel 432 at a time and put it into one medicine wrapper. Also, the 15 doses of medicine for 5-day usage can be sealed up by clicking six times on the funnel 432, putting all the powdered medicine of the six compartments onto the funnel
25 432, and delivering it to the transfer system 438.
Although it"s not described in the detailed description of the invention, if a sleeve cuff ring is used instead of the one-way clutch bearing in the embodiments of the present invention, it"s possible to distribute powdered
30 medicine in the same apparatus by pulverizing tablets by rotating the cutter blade for a certain time and rotating the distribution nozzle in the same direction the cutter blade rotates.
While the present invention has been described with
35 respect to certain preferred embodiments, it will be
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1 An apparatus for distributing powder, comprising:
a housing for forming a pulverization chamber with an opening to which
tablets are inputted;
a pulverization block provided in the pulverization chamber, for pulverizing
the tablets into powder;
at least one distribution nozzle of which one end is linked to the
pulverization chamber and the other end is exposed to the outside of the
housing, for forming the outlet of the powdered medicine and being
inserted with a predetermined medicine wrapper; and
a distribution unit placed between the pulverization chamber and the
distribution nozzles, for distributing the powdered medicine to the
distribution nozzles. 2 The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the distribution nozzles are
arrayed radially with the housing at the center. 3. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, Wherein the pulverization block
includes:
at least one cutter placed in the pulverization chamber, for pulverizing the
tablets; and
a motor capable of rotating both forward and backward, for driving the
cutter. 4 The apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein the cutter can be attached to
or detached from the driving shaft of the motor. 5 The apparatus as recited in claim 1 or 3, "Wherein the distribution unit
includes:
a disk-shaped rotation disk placed between the cutter and the motor, its
circumferential surface neighboring the distribution nozzles; and
a transmission member placed between the driving shaft and the rotation
disk, for transmitting to or blocking from the rotation disk rotatory power
according to the rotation direction of the cutter.
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The apparatus as recited in ciaim 1, further including a distribution guiding
part placed at the end of the distribution nozzles, for descending the
distributed powder down.
The apparatus as recited in claim 1, further including a medicine wrapper
secession preventive which is attached to the motor separately, for
preventing the medicine wrapper inserted to the powder distribution
guiding part from coming out.
An apparatus for distributing powder, including:
a pulverization body having a pulverization chamber provided with at least
one cutter, for pulverizing tablets; and
a distribution unit which is joined to the pulverization body rotatably,
arranged radially so as to distribute the powder pulverized in the
pulverization chamber in the direction of centrifugal force, and has at least
one distribution nozzle of which a predetermined medicine wrapper is
inserted at the end.
The apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the distribution unit includes:
a motor;
a rotation shaft unit, of which one end is joined to the motor rotatably along the direction of the central shaft of. the pulverization body and the other end is placed neighboring the pulverization chamber; and a guiding part placed between the rotation shaft unit and each of the distribution nozzles for guiding the powder from the pulverization chamber to the respective distribution nozzles. An apparatus for distributing powder, comprising:
a container with an opening for inputting tablets;
a pulverization unit for pulverizing the tablets in the container; and a distribution unit for distributing the pulverized medicine"the centrifugal force.
The apparatus as recited in claim 10, further including a motor for rotating the pulverization unit and the distribution unit.
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12 The apparatus as recited in claim 11, further including a one-way clutch bearing for rotating the pulverization unit and the distribution unit in opposite direction to each other.
13. The apparatus as recited in claim 11, further including a sleeve cuff ring for rotating the pulverization unit and the distribution unit in the same direction to each other.
14. The apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein the pulverization unit rotates and pulverizes the tablets in a predetermined direction for a predetermined time, and then the distribution unit distributes the powdered medicine by rotating in the same direction as the pulverization unit.
15. The apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the pulverization unit includes: a cutter provided with one or more cutter blades; and a driving shaft separable from the motor.
16. The apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein the distribution unit includes a distribution nozzle provided with a plurality of powder distribution guiding parts.
1.7. The apparatus as recited in claim 16, wherein the multiple number of powder distribution guiding parts are arrayed radially with the driving shaft at the center.
18 The apparatus as recited in claim 17, radially arrayed medicine wrappers can be inserted to the multiple number of powder distribution guiding parts easily.
19. The apparatus as recited in claim 18, further including a pair of heat wires for sealing up the medicine wrappers after the medicine wrappers are inserted to the multiple number of powder distribution guiding parts and the distribution of the powdered medicine is completed.
20. An automatic powder distribution system, comprising: a tablet induction block for inputting tablets; a pulverization chamber for pulverizing the tablets;
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a cutter installed inside the pulverization chamber for pulverizing the
tablets into powder;
a rotation disk for distributing the powdered medicine; a partitioned box
provided with a plurality of compartments, for containing the powdered
medicine distributed by the rotation disk; and
a distribution unit for putting the distributed powder in the partitioned box.
21. The automatic powder distribution system as recited in claim 20, wherein
the distribution unit includes:
a weight plumb linked to the respective compartments with a horizontal
shaft;
a rotating cylinder connected by a support propping the partitioned box;
a transfer device for transferring the powder; and
a funnel for transferring the powder in a predetermined number of
compartments by rotating the rotating cylinder.
22. The automatic powder distribution system as recited in claim 21, further including a plurality of electromagnet sets for transferring the powder in the predetermined number of compartments to the transfer device.
23. The automatic powder distribution system as recited in claim 21, wherein the compartments maintain the horizon with the gravity of the weight plumb while the rotating disk distributes the powdered medicine, and transfer to the transfer device the powdered medicine in the compartments by charging electricity and moving the weight plumb towards the multiple number of electromagnets while the powdered medicine is transferred to the transfer device.

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Patent Number 203074
Indian Patent Application Number 312/MUMNP/2003
PG Journal Number 15/2007
Publication Date 13-Apr-2007
Grant Date 23-Aug-2006
Date of Filing 17-Mar-2003
Name of Patentee KEECHUN KIM
Applicant Address #5-502 CHANGDONG APT., GAEBONG 1-DONG, KURO-GU, SEOUL 152-803, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 KEECHUN KIM #5-502 CHANGDONG APT., GAEBONG 1-DONG, KURO-GU, SEOUL 152-803, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
PCT International Classification Number N/A
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date 2001-08-23
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 2000/23885 2000-08-23 Democratic People's Repulic