Ampule container

Abstract

There is provided an ampule container, which can smoothly dispense an ampule without causing a breakage of the neck of the ampule and a change in orientation of the ampule. The ampule container 1 stacks a plurality of ampules 12 on a belt conveyor 13 transversely to a dispensing direction and dispenses the ampules 12 one by one. The ampule container 1 has an ampule holding member 26 including: a carriage 27 movable on the belt conveyor 13 as rolling along the dispensing direction; and a holding portion 28 contacting a rearmost ampule of the ampules 12 stacked on the belt conveyor.

1 . An ampule container for stacking a plurality of ampules on a belt conveyor transversely to a dispensing direction and dispensing the ampules one by one, the ampule container including an ampule holding member including:
 a carriage movable on the belt conveyor as rolling along the dispensing direction; and   a holding portion for holding a rearmost ampule of the ampules stacked on the belt conveyor.   
     
     
         2 . The ampule container of  claim 1 , wherein the holding portion is upwardly inclined at an angle of 60 degrees forwardly of the dispensing direction from the carriage. 
     
     
         3 . The ampule container of  claim 1 , wherein the holding portion is vertically upright on the carriage. 
     
     
         4 . The ampule container of  claim 1 , wherein the holding portion is upwardly inclined at an angle of 60 degrees backwardly of the dispensing direction from the carriage. 
     
     
         5 . The ampule container of  claim 1 , to wherein the holding portion is symmetrically provided at a front side and a back side of the carriage along the dispensing direction. 
     
     
         6 . An ampule container for stacking a plurality of ampules on a belt conveyor transversely to a dispensing direction and dispensing the ampules one by one,
 wherein an upper belt of the belt conveyor is inclined relative to a horizontal direction orthogonal to the dispensing direction.   
     
     
         7 . The ampule container of  claim 6 , wherein the belt conveyor is inclined such that a body section of the ampule is low and a neck section of the ampule is high. 
     
     
         8 . The ampule container of  claim 6 , including an inclining member for inclining the upper belt below the upper belt of the belt conveyor. 
     
     
         9 . The ampule container of  claim 6 , including a guiding member for guiding both ends of the ampule at both lateral sides of the belt conveyor. 
     
     
         10 . An ampule container for stacking a plurality of ampules on a belt conveyor transversely to a dispensing direction and dispensing the ampules one by one,
 the ampule container including an ampule holding member including:   a carriage movable on the belt conveyor as rolling along the dispensing direction; and   a holding portion for holding a rearmost ampule of the ampules stacked on the belt conveyor,   wherein an upper belt of the belt conveyor is inclined relative to a horizontal direction orthogonal to the dispensing direction.   
     
     
         11 . The ampule container of  claim 2 , wherein the holding portion is symmetrically provided at a front side and a back side of the carriage along the dispensing direction. 
     
     
         12 . The ampule container of  claim 3 , wherein the holding portion is symmetrically provided at a front side and a back side of the carriage along the dispensing direction. 
     
     
         13 . The ampule container of  claim 4 , wherein the holding portion is symmetrically provided at a front side and a back side of the carriage along the dispensing direction. 
     
     
         14 . The ampule container of  claim 7 , including an inclining member for inclining the upper belt below the upper belt of the belt conveyor. 
     
     
         15 . The ampule container of  claim 7 , including a guiding member for guiding both ends of the ampule at both lateral sides of the belt conveyor. 
     
     
         16 . The ampule container of  claim 8 , including a guiding member for guiding both ends of the ampule at both lateral sides of the belt conveyor. 
     
     
         17 . The ampule container of  claim 14 , including a guiding member for guiding both ends of the ampule at both lateral sides of the belt conveyor.