WO2012054866A3 - Apparatus and method for concurrent item dispensing - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for concurrent item dispensing Download PDF

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WO2012054866A3
WO2012054866A3 PCT/US2011/057341 US2011057341W WO2012054866A3 WO 2012054866 A3 WO2012054866 A3 WO 2012054866A3 US 2011057341 W US2011057341 W US 2011057341W WO 2012054866 A3 WO2012054866 A3 WO 2012054866A3
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Wes Van Ooyen
Derek Bessette
Todd Willick
Duane Lindner
Richard Panetta
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Pcas Patient Care Automation Services Inc.
Desandro, Bradley, K.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0092—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/165—Delivery means using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/165—Delivery means using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements
    • G07F11/1653—Delivery means using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements the picking arrangements being collecting buckets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/62—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for dispensing items has an array of storage locations (e.g., storage bins) for storing items. A pick head sub-system is operable to pick an item from any storage bin of the array and a transfer sub-system is operable to receive items picked by the pick head sub-system. A delivery mechanism is operable to deliver items from the transfer sub-system to a delivery zone. The picking, transfer and delivery of an item comprises a dispense operation, and the pick head and transfer sub-systems permit parallel dispense operations.
PCT/US2011/057341 2010-10-22 2011-10-21 Apparatus and method for concurrent item dispensing WO2012054866A2 (en)

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US40601210P 2010-10-22 2010-10-22
US61/406,012 2010-10-22

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WO2012054866A3 true WO2012054866A3 (en) 2012-10-04

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR19990021532A (en) * 1997-08-30 1999-03-25 오상수 Vending machine and its control method
US20090044489A1 (en) * 2007-08-13 2009-02-19 Todd Siegel High speed automated filling of solid pharmaceutical product packaging via a conveyor system
US20100176145A1 (en) * 2008-12-05 2010-07-15 Paxit Automation Products LLC Pharmaceutical dispensing system and associated method
US20100264158A1 (en) * 2009-04-19 2010-10-21 Van Ooyen Wes Automated dispensary apparatus for dispensing pills

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR19990021532A (en) * 1997-08-30 1999-03-25 오상수 Vending machine and its control method
US20090044489A1 (en) * 2007-08-13 2009-02-19 Todd Siegel High speed automated filling of solid pharmaceutical product packaging via a conveyor system
US20100176145A1 (en) * 2008-12-05 2010-07-15 Paxit Automation Products LLC Pharmaceutical dispensing system and associated method
US20100264158A1 (en) * 2009-04-19 2010-10-21 Van Ooyen Wes Automated dispensary apparatus for dispensing pills

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