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The invention provides an intelligent dispensing machine for all medicines. The intelligent dispensing machine comprises a keel 1 for supporting X guide rails, a Y guide rail and a medicine storage bin position connection frame, the X guide rails 7, 71 and the Y guide rail 6 driving mechanical arms to move, a medicine storage bin position array 3 storing medicine storage baskets, universal medicine storage baskets 5, box-packed medicine storage baskets 4, the power-driven mechanical arm 11 for enabling the medicine storage baskets to enter or get out of bin positions, the pneumatic mechanical arm 12 for achieving the box-packed medicine taking action, a medicine receiving device, a box-packed medicine outlet channel 8, a medicine position drawer 10 with a weighing device, a medicine taking position 9, an intelligent medicine frame 13, a bi-verification special medicine storage cabinet, a control management system finishing device movement and a heat preservation device guaranteeing that the temperature in the device can be adjusted. Compared with other kinds of dispensing machines, the intelligent dispensing machine has the benefits that any packed medicines can be stored, the special medicines are independently stored, medicines are taken through multiple modes, full-prescription medicine dispensing is achieved, the medicine taking accuracy is automatically reminded, the number of medicine applying is automatically detected, automatic checking is achieved, and the medicine storage temperature and humidity are adjustable. The intelligent dispensing machine is suitable for hospital outpatient clinics, pharmacies for inpatients, commercial medicine stores, small medicine storehouses and other occasions.

The invention relates to the technical field of manufacturing of lithium batteries, in particular to a battery cell getting-into-shell separating and spacing device. The battery cell getting-into-shell separating and spacing device comprises a supporting frame body, a battery cell roller path, a material separating mechanism, a material blocking mechanism and a jacking spacing mechanism, wherein the supporting frame body comprises an inclined slope surface and supporting frames respectively arranged at the bottoms of the high-end surface and the low-end surface of the slope surface; the battery cell roller path is suitable for being assembled on the slope surface of the supporting frame body; an empty slot is formed in a position, which corresponds to the supporting frame on the low-end surface, on the battery cell roller path; the material separating mechanism comprises a U-shaped bracket arranged in a region, which is located between the high-end surface and the low-end surface, at the top of the slope surface; the material blocking mechanism is arranged on the empty slot in the top of the slope surface, and comprises a cover plate covering or exposing the empty slot; and the jacking spacing mechanism comprises a battery cell loading part extending out of the empty slot, a jacking assembly for jacking the battery cell loading part, and a spacing assembly for spacing a plurality of battery cell loading positions of the battery cell loading part. The battery cell getting-into-shell separating and spacing device disclosed by the invention can integrally solve the problems onseparation and spacing of battery cells.

The invention is a method and apparatus for dispensing an activated electronic monitoring device (EM device), such as a data logger. The invention can activate an EM device and verify activation before dispensing the EM device. The invention comprises a receptacle for storing a plurality of unactivated EM devices, a separator for separating an indivdual EM device, a reader for activating and verifying activation of the EM device, and a sorter for dispensing activated EM devices into an accept container that is readily accessible. EM devices that fail to activate can be dispensed into a reject container. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a controller that typically comprises a microprocessor having stored instructions. The controller can typically communicate with the EM device via the reader to activate the EM device and verify activation. The controller may also be used to program or write instructions to the EM device.

The invention discloses an automatic glue dispensing device, comprising: a workbench configured as a bearing device of the automatic glue dispensing device; a cam indexer arranged above the workbench; a turntable arranged above the cam indexer; Several fixed toolings are evenly arranged on the circumferential direction of the turntable for fixing the products to be dispensed. When the cam indexer rotates, the turntable rotates accordingly and drives the fixed tooling to rotate; the rotary drive mechanism is set on the workbench Above, located on one side of the turntable, used to drive the product to be dispensed to rotate; at least one dispensing valve assembly is arranged above the workbench, located on one side of the turntable, for dispensing the product to be dispensed. The present invention can not only meet the requirement of independent production, but also be compatible with different loading and unloading forms such as manipulator, vibrating hopper, manual, etc., and then be integrated with other automatic equipment to form an automatic production line.

The invention discloses an intelligent precise traditional Chinese medicine dispensing management system. The intelligent precise traditional Chinese medicine dispensing management system comprises amedicine storage cabinet, a medicine taking device for taking medicine and a control cabinet for managing and controlling the medicine storage cabinet and the medicine taking device. One side of the medicine storage cabinet is provided with five layers, wherein the first layer, the third layer and the fifth layer are running layers, and the second layer and the fourth layer are medicine storage layers; and the other side of the medicine storage cabinet is provided with a lifting mechanism. The medicine taking device is a medicine taking trolley, and the medicine taking trolley comprises a position detection structure, a large wheel driving structure, a small wheel driving structure, a small wheel lifting structure, a medicine bottle lifting structure and a medicine taking structure. The control device is the control cabinet. The control cabinet comprises an input module, a display module, an internal control module, an output module, a communication module and a power supply module. The intelligent precise traditional Chinese medicine dispensing management system can receive prescription information and accurately take medicines according to system control, can take the medicines accurately and precisely according to the instructions and prepare multiple medicines at the same time and can feed back the dosage at any time and feed the dosage back to the staff so as to facilitatethe timely storage of medicines.

In order to repeatedly and reliably send boxed medicine with high speed, the invention provides a rotary medicine-discharging apparatus and a medicine-discharging device using same. The rotary medicine-discharging apparatus comprises a medicine-storing groove, a stopping part and a rotary lifting device, wherein the medicine-storing groove is used for storing the boxed medicine and is downwards inclined, and one downwards inclined end is provided with a medicine outlet; the stopping part is arranged at the front of the medicine outlet for stopping the boxed medicine to automatically fall off; and the rotary lifting device is arranged under the stopping part and comprises a driver and a lifting component for lifting up the medicine outlet of the medicine-storing groove to lead the boxed medicine to pass cross a stopping shaft. The device can realize the automatic discharging of the boxed medicine and improve the efficiency and the precision rate of the discharging of the medicine.

The invention discloses an aluminum profile production process. According to the aluminum profile production process, a mold and an extrusion process used in an existing aluminum profile extrusion process are improved, so that extruded aluminum profile A and B surfaces are integrated, two matched products of an aluminum profile variety can be simultaneously extruded, and the turnover rate of a finished frame is improved; and meanwhile, a horizontal powder spraying process is improved into a vertical powder spraying process to enable the powder spraying to be more comprehensive and thorough, the quality of powder coating is improved, the appearance is better molded, a powder spraying system in the powder coating process is improved, and the improved powder spraying system does not have thephenomenon of powder spraying outwards during use, so that the environment of a powder coating workshop is improved, workers are further protected from threat of spilled powder to body parts such as the respiratory tract, and more environmental protection and hygiene are achieved.

The invention discloses a stand-alone glue dispenser. According to the stand-alone glue dispenser, the glue dispensing rate of a glue dispensing valve and the rotating angle of a rotating motor at every turn are respectively controlled by a controller, so that the glue dispensing operation of a workpiece to be processed can be automatically finished once. In addition, the stand-alone glue dispenser consists of discrete components, and therefore all the components can be flexibly combined, so that stand-alone glue dispenser not only has the cost advantage, but also can be conveniently embedded into the product production process of each enterprise per se. Meanwhile, compared with the automatic glue dispenser, the stand-alone glue dispenser can finish glue dispensing operation more rapidly.

The invention discloses a quick feeding device with adjustable quantity. The quick feeding device comprises a vibrator, a feeding hopper, a material splitting mechanism, a discharging gate, a base anda jacking mechanism; the feeding hopper, with an upper opening and a lower opening, is decreased gradually downwards in a bucket shape, and the feeding hopper is fixedly combined with the material splitting mechanism; raw materials are scattered in the material splitting mechanism from the feeding hopper, and the material splitting mechanism is used for regulating the quantity of a single portionof raw materials through a plurality of sleeved double pipes; the vibrator is installed at the junction position between the feeding hopper and the material splitting mechanism, and a discharging valve is installed below the material splitting mechanism; the base is arranged below a feeding gate, and dispensing containers which are combined are placed on a tray and arranged on the base; and the level of the base is lower than the upper surface of a conveyor belt, and the base can be lifted through the jacking mechanism, so that the contact and separation between the tray and the conveyor beltare controlled. The quick feeding device has the advantages of quick material splitting, accurate material splitting, labor saving, the simple structure and lower cost.

The invention discloses a fixed 3D glue dispensing machine. The fixed 3D glue dispensing machine comprises a frame, a worktable arranged on the frame, a fixing tool arranged on the worktable for fixing products to be glued, a positioning mechanism connected with the worktable for precisely driving the worktable to move in a glue dispensing position, a six-axis manipulator for driving a glue dispensing mechanism to perform three-dimensional movement, the glue dispensing mechanism fixed at an action actuation end of the six-axis manipulator for automatically dispensing glue on the products to be glued, and a control system electrically connected with the positioning system, the six-axis manipulator and the glue dispensing mechanism. The fixed 3D glue dispensing machine can realize quick glue dispensing of three-dimensional products, shortens the glue dispensing time, is accurate in glue dispensing, improves the glue dispensing efficiency, saves procedures, and improves the production efficiency.

The invention discloses a simultaneous extrusion process of a broken bridge heat-insulating aluminum profile A and B surfaces. According to the simultaneous extrusion process, dies and extrusion processes used in existing extrusion processes of aluminum profiles are improved, thus extruded aluminum profile A and B surfaces are integrated, a new integrated die is adopted, the A and B surfaces matched with an aluminum profile can be extruded integrally and simultaneously, then materials are cut and divided, the problem that product matching is wrong can be solved, and the cost is saved, so thatextrusion operation is convenient. The simultaneous extrusion process of the broken bridge heat-insulating aluminum profile A and B surfaces has the advantages that extrusion can simultaneously extrude two matched products of aluminum profile type, and the extrusion yield is improved; the two products are combined together and put in a frame, the using number of finished frames is reduced, the turnover rate of the finished frames is increased; and after combining, original products are various, a plurality of similar or indistinguishable products are relatively reduced, that is the error rateof front-line workers is decreased, and the qualification rate of products is increased.

The invention discloses a lifting dispensing device for a ceramic substrate. The device comprises a lifting mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a dispensing mechanism and a control mechanism, wherein the lifting mechanism is located in an operating space of the positioning mechanism, the dispensing mechanism is located on the lower portion of the lifting mechanism, and the control mechanism is located on the upper portion of the lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism, the positioning mechanism and the dispensing mechanism are electrically connected to the control mechanism; the lifting mechanism comprises a mounting plate, a lifting arm is fixedly arranged in the center of the mounting plate, a rotating arm sleeves the lower end of the lifting arm, a rotating motor is arranged on the rotating arm, and the lower end of the rotating arm is fixedly connected to a fixed plate; lifting air cylinders are also arranged on two sides of the mounting plate, and the lower ends of the lifting air cylinders are fixedly connected through a connecting plate. The dispensing device disclosed by the invention integrates positioning and dispensing functions, lifts, positions and dispenses the ceramic substrate, is relatively high in self coordination, not only saves the occupied space, but also quickly dispenses, and has the advantages of being space-saving, easy to operate, high in flexibility and the like.

The invention discloses a production technology for simultaneously extruding A and B sides of an environment-friendly aluminum profile. According to the production technology disclosed by the invention, by improving a mold used by an priorexisting extrusion artprocess of the aluminum profile and the extrusion process, the A and B sides of the extruded aluminum profile are integrated, and two aluminum profile products which are matched with each other can be extruded at the same time and further the turnover rate of a finished frame is improved; meanwhile, by improving a horizontal powder injection process into a vertical powder injecting process, powder injection is more comprehensive and thorough, the quality of powder painting is improved and the appearance is better; in addition, by improving a powder injecting system in the powder paintinginjecting process, the improved powder injecting system does not have the phenomenon of injecting powder outward in the use process, so that theenvironment of an powder painting workshop is improved and threat to body parts of workers such as respiratory tract is avoided and better environment-friendly and hygienic properties are achieved.

The invention discloses a stacked-blade rapid distributing, conveying and locating device. The device comprises a supporting plate, an electric control case, a material distributing mechanism and a conveying and locating mechanism, wherein the material distributing mechanism and the conveying and locating mechanism are installed on the supporting plate; the material distributing mechanism comprises a feeding dividing disc, a feeding dividing disc driving motor, multiple material storage bins installed on the feeding dividing disc, a jacking mechanism used for jacking up blades in the material storage bins and a feeding cylinder used for rapidly distributing the well-located blades, and the upward jacking stroke of the jacking mechanism each time is matched with the thickness of each blade; and the conveying and locating mechanism comprises a locating cylinder, a locating head, a material conveying dividing disc, a material conveying dividing disc driving motor, wherein the position of a feeding inlet of the material conveying dividing disc corresponds to that of the feeding cylinder, and the position of the locating head corresponds to that of the blade which is jacked up through the jacking mechanism. According to the stacked-blade rapid distributing, conveying and locating device, an automated machine is adopted for conducting rapid material distributing and conveying and locating on stacked blades, so that the automation degree is high, the material distributing speed is high, the safety is high, the material distributing and conveying efficiency is high, and the locating effect is good.

The invention discloses an automatic glue dispenser. The automatic glue dispenser comprises a base, wherein a working table is arranged on the top surface of the base; vertical rods are arranged on both sides of the top of the working table; a top plate is arranged between the vertical rods; an air compressor is arranged at the top of the top plate; an air inlet is formed in the air compressor; anair guide pipe is arranged at the bottom of the air compressor; a connector is arranged at the bottom of the air guide pipe; a glue guide pipe is arranged on one side of the connector; a glue tank isarranged at the top of the glue guide pipe; the glue tank is suspended on the bottom surface of the top plate; a glue discharging pipe is arranged at the bottom of the connector; a glue dispensing needle head is arranged at the bottom of the glue discharging pipe. The automatic glue dispenser has the beneficial effects of reasonable design and simple structure; the glue dispensing speed is effectively increased; therefore, the production efficiency is effectively improved, and the automatic glue dispenser better meets an industrial demand.

The present invention discloses a sunflower seed automatic peeling machine. The sunflower seed automatic peeling machine comprises a material cabin, a material feeding belt, material distributing vertical plates, material distributing belts, main support columns, fixed plates, rotating plates, adjusting air bellows, etc. The material feeding belt is arranged at a lower part of the material cabin,each two of the material distributing vertical plates in one group are distributed on a material outlet end of the material feeding belt, the material distributing belts are arranged on bottom parts of the material distributing vertical plates, the main support columns are arranged on side parts of the material distributing belts, the fixed plates are fixedly arranged on the main support columns,and the rotating plates are arranged right below the fixed plates and rotatably arranged on the main support columns. By arranging the material distributing vertical plates, fixed plates, rotating plates and adjusting air bellows, effects of highly efficient and rapid shell breaking and accurate ash, peel residue and fruit kernel separation are realized.

The invention relates to an automatic adhesive dispensing device used for a PCB. The automatic adhesive dispensing device used for the PCB comprises a conveying belt used for conveying the PCB, roller wheels used for driving the conveying belt to rotate, a stepping motor used for controlling the roller wheels to rotate and a plurality of adhesive dispensing assemblies used for adhesive dispensing. A plurality of PCB placing areas are arranged on the conveying belt and the PCB placing areas are distributed at intervals and uniformly along the length direction of the conveying belt. The plurality of adhesive dispensing assemblies are arranged above the conveying belt and distributed at intervals and uniformly along the length direction of the conveying belt. The spacing distance between two adjacent adhesive dispensing assemblies is an integral multiple of the spacing distance between two adjacent PCB placing areas.

The invention provides an intelligent medicine cache library system and a management method, the intelligent medicine cache library system comprises a cache library management end, a pharmacy client and a department client which are arranged in a cache library, a pharmacy and a department, a hospital sets a medicine library into a plurality of cache libraries, and intelligent medicine shelves are arranged in the cache libraries, so that the medicine loading and unloading efficiency is improved; the cache library management end summarizes the number of medicines in the cache library and the number of the drugs in the pharmacy into a total medicine inventory and synchronizes the total medicine inventory to an intelligent logistics extension service system (SPD) and a hospital information management system (HIS) to be called by the pharmacy and departments, the departments issue medical advice according to the types and the number of the medicine in the total medicine inventory, and the pharmacy can dispense the total medicines inventory. The total capacity of dispensable medicines in the pharmacy is effectively expanded, the problem of lack of medicines for medical advice issuing is solved, the medicine dispensing efficiency of the pharmacy is improved, the receiving capacity of a hospital is improved, and the informatization level of the hospital is further improved through combination with intelligent equipment.

The invention discloses a classification and crushing robot for medical waste, comprising a main box body, a feeding pipe communicating with it is arranged on the top of the main box body, a feeding hopper is arranged on the top of the feeding pipe, and the main box body is provided with a feeding hopper. The front side is provided with a box door, and the back of the main box is provided with two lower crushing motors and one upper crushing motor. The output shaft on the lower crushing motor is connected with the lower crushing shaft through a coupling, and the bottom and top of the lower crushing shaft are provided with There are pulverizing blades arranged at equal distances. The output shaft of the upper pulverizing motor is connected to the upper pulverizing rotating shaft through a coupling. The circumferential direction of the upper pulverizing rotating shaft is evenly distributed with staggered arc-shaped main pulverizing teeth and arc-shaped auxiliary pulverizing teeth. The medical waste classification and crushing device can be classified in the process of crushing, and the crushing effect of the medical waste is more effectively improved, so that the crushing efficiency can be higher.

The invention discloses a rotating dispenser system for ceramic substrates. The rotating dispenser system comprises a feed device, a rotating dispenser, a discharge device and a control device. The rotating dispenser is located between the feed device and the discharge device. The rotating dispenser, the feed device and the discharge device are all electrically connected with the control device. The rotating dispenser comprises a fixed base. The upper portion of the fixed base is connected with a rotating butt joint plate through a first rotating shaft. The upper portion of the rotating butt joint plate is connected with the dispenser through a second rotating shaft. Grooves containing material boxes are formed in the two ends of the rotating butt joint plate. First guide wheels and second guide wheels are arranged on the two sides of each groove correspondingly. Fixing sleeves are further arranged on the inner sides of the grooves and are sleeved with lifting rods in a telescopic manner. Telescopic rods are fixedly connected with the side faces of the lifting rods. The tail ends of the telescopic rods are fixedly connected with fixing assemblies. The dispenser is the rotating dispenser and is located in a production line to complete connection of feed and discharge, occupied space is saved, rapid dispensing can be achieved, and the rotating dispenser system has the beneficial effects of being capable of saving space, easy to operate, high in flexibility and the like.

The invention relates to the technical field of dispensing processes, and discloses a Bluetooth earphone charging bin upper cover dispensing process based on super-precision automation. The process comprises a charging bin upper cover dispensing detection system, wherein the input end of the charging bin upper cover dispensing detection system is electrically connected with the output end of a power supply module, the charging bin upper cover dispensing detection system comprises a central processing unit, the input end of the central processing unit is electrically connected with the output end of a control module, the input end of the control module is electrically connected with the output end of the central processing unit, the system can work for a long time, the influence of human factors on production can be well avoided, rapid dispensing is realized, the dispensing quality is good, various instructions can be realized, product dispensing is stable, various high-difficulty dispensing processes can also be realized, the production cost is low, multi-manual operation can be replaced, the labor pressure of workers is reduced, the quality of the dispensing processes is ensured, the production efficiency of charging bin products is improved, and the reliability and stability of the quality of the process are ensured.

The invention discloses a large-size material continuous storing and conveying device. The large-size material continuous storing and conveying device comprises a sorting frame, a conveying device and storage racks located on the left side and the right side of the sorting frame correspondingly; the sorting frame is fixedly connected with a front plate, a rail is arranged between the front plate and the sorting frame, the vertical section of the rail is in a rounded rectangle shape, and the rail is fixedly connected with the sorting frame; the sorting frame is provided with a main belt wheel and an auxiliary belt wheel which are in tensioning connection with the same synchronous belt; bearing blocks are arranged on the synchronous belt and provided with guide wheels, the guide wheels abut against the inner wall of the rail and are in slidable fit with the rail, and the bearing blocks are fixedly connected with rotating pins; the rotating pins are provided with material supports rotating around the rotating pins; a middle plate is in bolt connection with supporting frames; and the supporting frames are provided with pushing devices. According to the large-size material continuous storing and conveying device, the bearing blocks are driven to move through the synchronous belt, materials can be easily pushed by an air cylinder onto different layer frames of the left storage rack and the right storage rack, quick material separating is achieved, the structure is simple, the occupied area is small, using is convenient, the labor amount of workers is decreased, and the efficiency is high.

The invention discloses a dispensing device for an instrument. The dispensing device for the instrument comprises a sleeve assembly and rubber matrix assemblies. The sleeve assembly comprises an outersleeve and an inner sleeve. The outer side of the inner sleeve is sealed with the outer sleeve in a sealed manner. An annular cavity is formed between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. Through holes connected with the annular cavity are formed in the outer side of the outer sleeve. The through holes are connected with a storage box through a connecting pipe. A pump is arranged on the connecting pipe. The rubber matrix assemblies are arranged on the inner sleeve in the inward direction. Each rubber matrix assembly comprises a rubber head and a rubber pipe. A blind cavity is formed in thelower end of each rubber head. The through holes are formed in the upper ends of the blind cavities. The through holes are connected with the annular cavity. An inner thread is arranged on the inner wall of each blind cavity. An outer thread is arranged on the outer side of each rubber pipe. The rubber pipes is in threaded connection with the blind cavities. The dispensing device for the instrument is simple in structure, quick dispensing of the instrument is achieved, and the dispensing device can be used for instruments with different diameters of different sizes.

The invention discloses a hardware automatic material separating device. The hardware automatic separating device structurally comprises a material separating device structure, a hinge, a motor door,a lockset, a base, a heat dissipating window, a power table main frame, an anti-slip mat, a fixing rod, a supporting rod, a receiving plate and a supporting plate. The bottom of the base is fixedly connected with the top of the anti-slip mat. The top of the base is welded to the bottom of the power table main frame. The left side of the front end of the power table main frame is provided with theheat dissipating window. The top of the power table main frame is connected with the material separating device structure. The right end of the motor door is connected with the right side of the frontend of the power table main frame through the hinge. The left end of the motor door is provided with the lockset. The bottom of the supporting rod is connected with the top of the anti-slip mat. According to the hardware automatic material separating device, the material separating device structure is arranged structurally and started by a controller, hardware can be conveyed from the right end to the left end automatically, operation is conducted together through a plurality of conveying belts during using, material separating is quick, the work efficiency is improved, and the hardware automatic material separating device is enough to deal with a high-yield production line.

The invention discloses an automatic bank note storing and distributing system, which comprises a material arranging device, an elevator, a sorting conveying line, a plurality of cache modules and a discharging conveying line, and is characterized in that the material arranging device comprises a conveying mechanism used for conveying bank notes; the elevator is connected with the conveying mechanism so as to receive the paper money pieces and lift the paper money pieces to the height position of the sorting conveying line. The sorting conveying line is used for receiving the currency pieces sent by the elevator and sorting and sending the currency pieces to the corresponding caching modules for caching, and each caching module is provided with a plurality of movable caching spaces which are arranged in sequence and used for containing the corresponding currency pieces. The discharging conveying line is connected with the cache modules so as to receive the paper money pieces released by the cache modules. The automatic banknote storage and distribution system is provided with a plurality of cache modules for storing different banknotes, classified storage can be realized, and the banknotes can be quickly distributed as required. As the system adopts the mobile cache space to accommodate corresponding banknotes, tracking and management can be performed at any time, banknotes can be quickly and orderly distributed, and the system is suitable for banknote distribution requirements of a modern smart financial system.

The invention discloses a dispensing table lifting device for an isolation type chemical oxygen self-rescuer assembly production line. The dispensing table lifting device comprises a cylinder; a telescopic rod which moves up and down in the cylinder is connected with a support rod; the top of the support rod is provided with a dispensing table; the lower end of the side wall of the cylinder is connected with one end of an air feed pipe; the other end of the air feed pipe is connected with an air pump; the air feed pipe is provided with an air inlet pipe electromagnetic valve used for controlling a dispensing table to move up; the upper end of the side wall of the cylinder is connected with one end of an air discharge pipe; the other end of the air discharge pipe is connected with the cylinder; the cylinder is provided with an air discharge pipe electromagnetic valve used for controlling the dispensing table to move down. The dispensing table lifting device is simple in structure and reasonable in design; the cylinder is taken as a basic lifting component, so that the dispensing table can move up and down in the assembling process of an isolation type self-rescuer; therefore, the working efficiency and the production efficiency are improved, the cost is lowered, and the dispensing table lifting device can be popularized and applied.