Apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like

a technology of powder metering and powder metering, which is applied in the direction of liquid transfer device, liquid handling, packaging goods type, etc., can solve the problem of not being able to quantitatively indicate the powder quantity metered into the bore of the metering disk by the tamping plunger

Inactive Publication Date: 2001-11-01
SYNTEGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH
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However, a quantitative statement as to the powder quantities metered into the bores of the metering disk by the tamping plungers has not been possible up to this point with either the known apparatus with pneumatic means instead of the springs or with an apparatus that has springs for the tamping plungers.

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[0011] The apparatus 10 for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules 1 or the like shown in FIG. 1 has a filling material container 11. The filling material container 11 is constituted by a casing 12, a cover 13, and a metering disk 14. At the same level as the metering disk 14, the filling material container 11 is encompassed by a ring 15, which is used to hold capsule tops 2. Underneath the ring 15, segments 17 are provided, which are correspondingly embodied to hold capsule bottoms 3. The segments 17 are supported so that they can each pivot around a bolt, not shown, fastened in the ring 15 and during the rotation through a fixed curve 20 via a curve roller 21, are moved inward as needed, i.e. under the bores 22 of the metering disk 14, or outward, i.e. beyond the circumference of the ring 15. The metering disk 14 is fastened to a shaft 23 which is coupled to the drive mechanism of the apparatus 10 and rotates the metering disk 14 in advancing steps, by a respect...

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An apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like. The apparatus has a metering disk that rotates in advancing steps, with bores disposed in its base. The bores which cooperate with tamping plungers that move up and down. The tamping plungers are disposed on a common tamping plunger support and when inserted into the bores, compress the powder into compressed pellets. In order to detect breakage of the springs and in order to be able to make a statement as to the mass of the compressed pellets, means are provided which detect the spring path of the tamping plungers immediately preceding the ejection plungers.

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PRIOR ART[0001] The invention relates to an apparatus for metering and dispensing powder into hard gelatin capsules or the like as has been disclosed by DE 197 20 362 A1. In the known apparatus, the springs, which were previously coupled to the tamping plungers for the metering and compression of the powder in the bores of the metering disk, are replaced with pneumatically acting means. It is therefore possible to eliminate the danger of spring breakage and at the same time to minimize the conversion work required in a format change of the apparatus. Mention is also made of the fact that by means of pressure sensors for the pneumatic means, which are coupled to the control device of the apparatus, make it possible for there to be a monitoring / control of the tamping plungers.[0002] However, a quantitative statement as to the powder quantities metered into the bores of the metering disk by the tamping plungers has not been possible up to this point with either the known apparatus with...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61J3/07B65B1/38
CPCA61J3/074A61J2200/74B65B1/38
Inventor RUNFT, WERNER
Owner SYNTEGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH
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