A medicine tray storage member (100) capable of storing medicine trays (7) in a stacked condition includes: a tray support member (101) for supporting the medicine trays (7); a tray transport member (102) having a transport mechanism for transporting the medicine trays (7), the tray transport member
A medicine tray storage member (100) capable of storing medicine trays (7) in a stacked condition includes: a tray support member (101) for supporting the medicine trays (7); a tray transport member (102) having a transport mechanism for transporting the medicine trays (7), the tray transport member constituting a part of the tray transport line (3); and a control portion for allowing the tray support member (101) to move down to put the stacked medicine trays (7) on the tray transport member (102), thereby allowing the tray support member (101) to support and move up the next medicine tray (7) positioned above the lowermost one, and allowing the tray transport member (102) to supply the medicine tray (7) situated at the lowermost position to the tray transport line (3). The tray transport member (102) includes cut out portions (11) receiving movable leg portions (125) of a carrier (123) on which the medicine trays (7) in a stacked state are loaded.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A medicine tray supply apparatus for supplying medicine trays to a tray transport line, the medicine tray supply apparatus comprising: a medicine tray storage member capable of storing the medicine trays in a stacked condition; and a carrier on which the medicine trays
The invention claimed is: 1. A medicine tray supply apparatus for supplying medicine trays to a tray transport line, the medicine tray supply apparatus comprising: a medicine tray storage member capable of storing the medicine trays in a stacked condition; and a carrier on which the medicine trays are supported in a stacked state, the medicine tray storage member including: a tray support member for supporting the medicine trays; a tray transport member having a transport mechanism for transporting the medicine trays, the tray transport member constituting a part of the tray transport line, the tray transport member being positioned at substantially the same level as leg portions of the carrier; and a control portion for allowing the tray support member to move down to put the stacked medicine trays on the tray transport member, allowing the tray support member to support and move up the next medicine trays positioned above the lowermost one, and allowing the tray transport member to supply one of the medicine trays situated at the lowermost position to the tray transport line, wherein the tray transport member includes cut out portions in which the leg portions of the carrier are movable, thereby permitting the leg portions to be moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to a medicine tray transporting direction, wherein the tray transport member comprises a first transport portion and second transport portions positioned on opposite sides of the first transport portion, a first one of the cutouts being defined between the first transport portion and a first one of the second transport portions, and a second of the cutouts being defined between the first transport portion and a second one of the second transport portions. 2. The medicine tray supply apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the tray transport member is provided with a carrier pushing member for moving the carrier from the state positioned in the medicine tray storage member to the outside of the medicine tray storage member. 3. The medicine tray supply apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the control unit allows the carrier pushing member to maintain a state in which the carrier is prevented from entering the medicine tray storage member. 4. The medicine tray supply apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the medicine tray storage member comprises a plurality of medicine tray storage members juxtaposed to each other, each of the medicine tray storage members is provided with a tray detection portion for detecting whether or not one of the medicine trays conveyed by the tray transport member is present; and wherein the control portion allows the medicine tray storage member positioned at the upstream side among the plurality of medicine tray storage members to supply the medicine trays and if it is decided that the medicine trays have become depleted based on the detection signal of the tray detection portion, the control portion allows the next medicine tray storage member, positioned at the downstream side of the medicine tray storage member positioned at the upstream side, to commence supplying the medicine trays. 5. The medicine tray supply apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the control unit allows the carrier pushing member to maintain a state in which the carrier is prevented from entering the medicine tray storage member. 6. The medicine tray supply apparatus as in claim 2, wherein the medicine tray storage member comprises a plurality of medicine tray storage members juxtaposed to each other, each of the medicine tray storage members is provided with a tray detection portion for detecting whether or not one of the medicine trays conveyed by the tray transport member is present; and wherein the control portion allows the medicine tray storage member positioned at the upstream side of the plurality of medicine tray storage members to supply the medicine trays and if it is decided that the medicine trays have become depleted based on the detection signal of the tray detection portion, the control portion allows the next medicine tray storage member, positioned at the downstream side of the medicine tray storage member positioned at the upstream side, to commence supplying the medicine trays. 7. The medicine tray supply apparatus as in claim 3, wherein the medicine tray storage member comprises a plurality of medicine tray storage members juxtaposed to each other, each of the medicine tray storage members is provided with a tray detection portion for detecting whether or not one of the medicine trays conveyed by the tray transport member is present; and wherein the control portion allows the medicine tray storage member positioned at the upstream side of the plurality of medicine tray storage members to supply the medicine trays and if it is decided that the medicine trays have become depleted based on the detection signal of the tray detection portion, the control portion allows the next medicine tray storage member, positioned at the downstream side of the medicine tray storage member positioned at the upstream side, to commence supplying the medicine trays.
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