High-speed soft capsule forming machine

Abstract

Disclosed is a high-speed soft capsule forming machine comprising: a sheet forming part for forming two gelatin sheets; a pair of die rolls for heat sealing the gelatin sheets and simultaneously forming the same into a capsule shape; a wedge positioned at the upper sides of the pair of die rolls, heating the gelatin sheets at a predetermined temperature, and having a plurality of nozzles, which are formed to be aligned therein, for receiving liquid medicine from a liquid medicine feeding part and respectively injecting the same between the gelatin sheets inserted into cavities of the pair of die rolls; and a controller for controlling the rotational speed of the die rolls, the temperature of the wedge, the rotational speed and temperature of a cooling drum, and the intervals of nozzle operations for injecting the liquid medicine according to the angle of the nozzles formed in the wedge with respect to the center of the die roll and a set number value of lines in which the nozzles are aligned.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a molding machine for preparing the form of soft capsules together with various medicinal liquids, and more particularly, to a machine capable of stably producing high-quality soft capsules by minimizing defective rates while greatly improving productivity by realizing high-speed molding High-speed soft capsule molding machine. Background technique [0002] The current soft gel can be filled with the drug liquid (powder, oil components, etc.) of the drug in the capsule membrane made of animal raw materials such as gelatin or plant raw materials such as starch, and then sealed. This kind of soft capsule is usually made of rotational molding machine manufacturing. [0003] For example, the rotary molding machine proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-221267 includes a molding section, a capsule molding section, and a liquid medicine supply section. The film is used to form capsules, and the drug soluti...

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Problems solved by technology

[0016] That is, when the water content of the gelatin sheets A, A' is less than 25%, entanglement occurs on the outer peripheries of the mold rolls 11, 11' and rolls, and when the water content exceeds 45%, there is a narrowing of the joint area of ​​the capsules and The problem of thinning and high defect rate

[0017] On the other hand, since animal gelatin is mainly animal protein extracted from domestic animals such as cattle or pigs, there is a disadvantage that it cannot contain substances that react with animal protein as content, and allergies after ingestion cause side effects, especially spread to humans Disease issues such as mad cow disease and foot-and-mouth disease and Muslim reluctance to use due to reasons such as halal and Haram

[0018] As an alternative, capsules made by mixing glycerin, purified water, etc., with plant materials such as modified starch and carrageenan have been proposed, but these capsules are difficult because physical properties are easily changed compared with animal gelatin, so Difficult to prepare

[0019] That is, although the viscosity of animal gelatin is low, even if the temperature drops sharply, it can be dried stably, that is, gelatinized, but since the viscosity of vegetable gelatin is high, when the temperature changes suddenly, the physical properties change, and the bag cannot be properly sealed. formed, it was impossible to maintain the shape of the capsule, and it deformed or ruptured, resulting in bursting

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