PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hopper which can reduce the occurrence of crack, chip and the like in a tablet and the like due to impact of drop and accumulated pressure of the accumulated tablets and the like.SOLUTION: A hopper which is used when supplying tablets and the like includes: a cylindrical second hopper part (upper hopper part) 12 which is provided in a manner of extending downward in a prescribed inclination direction and a cylindrical third hopper part (lower hopper part) 13 which is provided so as to be continuous to the lower part of the second hopper part 12 and is provided in a manner of extending downward in the inclination direction different from the inclination direction of the second hopper part 12. Tablets input to the second hopper part 12 drop along the inclination direction in the second hopper part 12, pass through while curving at a continuous portion between the second hopper part 12 and the third hopper part 13 and drop along the different inclination direction in the third hopper part 13 to be discharged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】落下の衝撃や積み重なった錠剤等の積圧によって錠剤等に割れや欠け等の欠損が生じることを軽減することができるホッパーを提供する。【解決手段】錠剤等を供給する際に用いられるホッパーであって、所定の傾斜方向で下方に延びる態様で設けられた筒状の第2のホッパー部(上側ホッパー部)12と、第2のホッパー部12の下部に連設され、第2のホッパー部12の傾斜方向と異なる傾斜方向で下方に延びる態様で設けられた筒状の第3のホッパー部(下側ホッパー部)13とを備える。第2のホッパー部12に投入された錠剤は、第2のホッパー部12の内部を傾斜方向に沿って落下したあと、第2のホッパー部12と第3のホッパー部13の連設部分で屈曲しながら通過し、第3のホッパー部13の内部を異なる傾斜方向に沿って落下して排出される。【選択図】図2
