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Machine for filling and closing two-piece capsules

a two-piece capsule and machine technology, applied in the direction of liquid materials, packaging goods, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problems of not being sufficiently improved to provide a higher product yield, and still residues in and around the cap and bottom receptacles that may have an adverse effect, so as to increase the production of product-filled capsules, increase the cleaning activity of receptacles, and reduce damage. the effect of product loss

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-02-08
INT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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Benefits of technology

[0008] Still another objective of the present invention is to develop a receptacle cleaning station that will significantly increase production of product filled capsules and lower damaged product loss.
[0009] Yet still another objective of the present invention is to install brushes at the receptacle cleaning station which significantly increase receptacle cleaning activity when used in combination with compressed air and vacuum components.
[0010] Still another objective of the present invention is to provide a receptacle cleaning station that will ensure continuous cleaning, sweeping and blowing to keep the segments clean and keep the machine operating for an indefinite period of time without interruption.

Problems solved by technology

While these applications have been enough to ensure an adequate finished product, they have not been sufficiently improved to provide higher product yield.
Even after multiple air flow cleaning, there is still some residue remaining in and around the cap and bottom receptacles that may have an adverse effect in subsequent cycles.

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[0023] Referring now to the drawings and particularly FIG. 1, a machine shown generally as 10, for filling and closing capsules “c” made up of a capsule bottom “a” and a cap “b” mounted on the capsule, has a 12 piece feed wheel 14 rotated in increments about a vertical axis at stations 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. The individual segment blocks are arranged along the path of revolution as shown. At station 16, the empty capsules c to be filled are placed in random order and then delivered straightened and in order to the feed wheel 14. At station 18, the caps b are then separated from the capsule bottoms a, and both parts are checked by a checking device 40 for their presence and intactness. At station 20, the caps b are separated from the capsule bottoms so that at stations 22, 24 and 26 product can be placed in the capsule bottom a. At station 28, any capsule bottoms a and caps b that have been found defective are expelled. At station 30, the caps b are pushed...

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Abstract

A cleaning station for a capsule filling and closing machine has a number of segment blocks each having receptacles which carry some product residue that needs to be removed for the machine to operate efficiently and productively. A brush is placed in each receptacle to engage its interior wall, and compressed air is directed toward the interior wall just behind the brush. The moving brush and compressed air blast remove the product residue on the interior wall, and the dislodged residue, with assistance from a vacuum source, is moved out of the receptacle.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a machine for filling and closing two-piece capsules and, more particularly, to a cleaning station for a machine joining capsule bottoms and caps, separating the bottoms and caps with the caps transported to receptacles of a different conveyor station and the bottoms transported to receptacles of yet another conveyor station. They are thereafter transported first to a filling apparatus, then to a monitoring apparatus and finally to a closing apparatus where the caps are put on the bottoms of the capsules. The closed capsules are then ejected from the machine, and the segment block with its empty receptacles is moved to the cleaning station for cleaning. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Cleaning stations of conventional capsule filling and closing machines usually involve the application of positive or compressed air flow to remove spilled product, defective capsule parts...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B1/04
CPCB65B55/24A61J3/074
Inventor GAUTHIER, DARRELL
Owner INT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
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