PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of taking out tablets efficiently from a tablet sheet in which a part of tablets has been taken out.SOLUTION: A tablet feeding device for taking out tablets from tablet storage parts of a tablet sheet having the tablet storage parts for storing the tablets, and feeding the tablets comprises: storage means for storing tablet information related to a tablet sheet from which a part of the tablets in the tablet storage parts has been taken out conveyance means for conveying the tablet sheet tablet take-out means for performing push-out operation of pushing out the tablet storage part of the tablet sheet conveyed by the conveyance means and control means for controlling the conveyance means using the tablet information stored in the storage means so as to convey the tablet sheet without performing the push-out operation by the tablet take-out means for a tablet storage part from which the tablet is taken out and, on the other hand, convey the tablet sheet to a position where the tablet take-out means performs the push-out operation for a tablet storage part from which no tablet is taken out.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 43COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】一部の錠剤が取り出された錠剤シートから効率的に錠剤を取り出すことができる仕組みを提供する。【解決手段】錠剤が収容される錠剤収容部を有する錠剤シートの当該錠剤収容部から錠剤を取り出して当該錠剤を供給する錠剤供給装置であって、一部の錠剤収容部の錠剤が取り出された前記錠剤シートに係る錠剤情報を記憶する記憶手段と、前記錠剤シートを搬送する搬送手段と、前記搬送手段により搬送された前記錠剤シートの錠剤収容部を押し出す押し出し動作を行う錠剤取り出し手段と、前記記憶手段に記憶された錠剤情報を用いて、錠剤が取り出された錠剤収容部については、前記錠剤取り出し手段による押し出し動作を行わずに当該錠剤シートを搬送し、一方、錠剤が取り出されていない錠剤収容部については、前記錠剤取り出し手段による押し出し動作を行う位置に搬送するように、前記搬送手段を制御する制御手段と、を備える。【選択図】図43
