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Abstract

An automated capsule counting apparatus includes a chute body, a stop plate, a conveyor unit, a light transceiver unit, and a control unit. The chute body has an upper chute portion with an open inlet end, and a lower chute portion with an open discharge end. The stop plate extends into the chute body between the upper and lower chute portions, and is movable for permitting and preventing spatial communication between the inlet end and the discharge end. The conveyor unit is adapted for transferring capsules into the chute body via the inlet end. The light transceiver unit includes a plurality of light transmitter and light receiver pairs for forming optical sensing paths to be interrupted by the capsules transferred into the chute body. The control unit controls movement of the stop plate based on number of the capsules transferred and detected by the light transceiver unit.

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