An apparatus and method for producing an oral tubular container preparation

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of oral tubular container preparation production equipment and method, including being equipped with multiple positioning and clamping carriers magnetic suspension conveying line, along magnetic suspension conveying line is sequentially provided with for pushing tubular container into the pipe body feeding mechanism in positioning and clamping carrier, for filter assembly device on the tubular container on positioning and clamping carrier, for filling mechanism for filling drug into the tubular container in positioning and clamping carrier, for cap assembly mechanism for covering cap on the tubular container on positioning and clamping carrier and discharging mechanism.Compared with prior art, the tubular container is transported to each station to complete assembly by magnetic suspension conveying line, since the tubular container is in vertical state transmission, the assembly equipment outside magnetic suspension conveying line can sequentially assemble filter and cap on both ends of tubular container, without being limited by the structure of magnetic suspension conveying line, and the assembly mode is efficient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of tubular preparation manufacturing technology, and in particular to an equipment and method for manufacturing oral tubular container preparations. Background Technology

[0002] In daily life, people often take various medications, including sugar pills and other granules and powders, with water. This often requires swallowing the medication first, then drinking water to allow it to enter the stomach for digestion and absorption. This feeding process is cumbersome and prone to choking, causing discomfort. For bedridden individuals, administering medication is even more difficult. With market development, customized tubular containers have emerged, primarily for storing and quickly administering powdered (pill) medications. Currently, most domestic dry powder inhaler manufacturers use manual loading and unloading methods for tubular container production. Even those using automated equipment typically place the tubular containers horizontally on a conveyor belt, fill them with the powder, and then unload them from the conveyor belt. However, conveyor belts are generally circular or elliptical, making it difficult to install large equipment on their inner side, hindering the assembly of the inward-facing end of the tubular containers. Patent CN214086606U discloses a pharmaceutical tube assembly machine. Tubular containers enter a tubular container waiting trough via a first or second tubular container feeding component. The first or second tubular container picking component removes the tubular containers, raises and rotates them to a horizontal position for assembly onto the cylinder body via a first or second tubular container assembly component. The assembled finished product is then lifted to the right and forward by the first or second tubular container assembly component and delivered to a finished product discharge device. Workers then collect the finished products on a conveyor belt. During tubular container assembly, the tubular container assembly component removes the container from the waiting trough and assembles it once at an assembly station before sending it to the finished product discharge device. This means that the tubular container assembly component is needed for transfer between the waiting trough and the assembly station; the more assembly stations there are, the more time is spent on transfer. It solves the problem of difficulty in assembling the inner end of the tubular container near the conveyor belt when the tubular container is placed horizontally, but the process also becomes more complex, affecting production efficiency. Since components need to be installed at both ends of the tubular container, vertical transport of the tubular container to each workstation has significant advantages. The need to vertically transport tubular containers to each workstation for processing into oral formulations is an important issue that the industry urgently needs to address. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This invention provides an equipment and method for producing oral tubular container formulations, which solves the problem in the prior art that the end of the tubular container near the inside of the conveyor belt is difficult to assemble when the tubular container is placed horizontally.

[0004] This invention provides an oral tubular container formulation production equipment, including a magnetic levitation conveyor line. The magnetic levitation conveyor line is provided with multiple positioning and clamping carriers. Along the magnetic levitation conveyor line, there are sequentially arranged a tube feeding mechanism for pushing the tubular container into the positioning and clamping carriers, a filter assembly device for assembling a filter on the tubular container on the positioning and clamping carriers, a filling mechanism for filling the medicine into the tubular container on the positioning and clamping carriers, a cap assembly mechanism for covering the cap on the tubular container on the positioning and clamping carriers, and a feeding mechanism for unloading the tubular container assembled with the filter and cap from the magnetic levitation conveyor line.

[0005] Preferably, an antistatic mechanism is provided between the filter assembly device and the filling mechanism, the antistatic mechanism being used to remove static electricity from the tubular container on the positioning clamping carrier.

[0006] Preferably, a filter detection mechanism is provided between the filter assembly device and the static elimination mechanism. The filter detection mechanism is used to detect whether the tubular container on the positioning clamping carrier is equipped with a filter.

[0007] Preferably, the filter detection mechanism includes a probe, a spring, a trigger switch and a cylinder arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The spring is located between the probe and the trigger switch, and the cylinder drives the probe to enter the tubular container from bottom to top.

[0008] Preferably, the tube feeding mechanism includes a first mesh belt and a feeding assembly. The first mesh belt transports the horizontally positioned tubular container to the feeding assembly. The feeding assembly removes the tubular container from the first mesh belt, then flips the tubular container into a vertical position and pushes it into the positioning and clamping carrier.

[0009] Preferably, the unloading mechanism removes the tubular container from the positioning clamping carrier, then flips the tubular container to a horizontal position and places it on the second mesh belt.

[0010] Preferably, the cap assembly mechanism includes a cap pre-compression assembly and a cap clamping assembly. The cap pre-compression assembly is used to assemble the cap onto the tubular container of the positioning clamping carrier and pre-compress it. The cap clamping assembly is used to clamp the cap on the tubular container of the positioning clamping carrier.

[0011] Preferably, the filter assembly device includes a filter assembly machine, which includes a filter manufacturing mechanism, a positioning and clamping mechanism, and a lifting and pressing mechanism. The filter manufacturing mechanism is used to manufacture filters and transport the manufactured filters to the bottom of the tubular container. The lifting and pressing mechanism is used to move the filters upward and assemble them with the tubular container. The positioning and clamping mechanism cooperates with the positioning and clamping carrier to clamp the tubular container when the filters are assembled with the tubular container.

[0012] Preferably, the positioning clamping carrier is provided with multiple clamping slots for clamping the tubular container, the multiple clamping slots are arranged in two rows, the two rows of clamping slots are staggered, and there are two of each of the filter assembly machine and the cap pre-compression assembly.

[0013] Preferably, the tube feeding mechanism further includes: a third mesh belt, a temporary storage plate, and a tube positioning component. The third mesh belt is arranged parallel to the first mesh belt. The temporary storage plate is located in front of the discharge end of the first mesh belt. The tube positioning component is used to transfer the tubular container of the third mesh belt to the temporary storage plate. The feeding component takes out the tubular container from the first mesh belt and the temporary storage plate, flips the tubular container into a vertical state, and pushes it into two positioning clamping carriers.

[0014] The present invention also provides a method for producing an oral tubular container formulation, comprising the following steps:

[0015] Feeding: vertically feeding the tubular container into the positioning and clamping carrier;

[0016] Filter assembly: The filter is assembled onto the tubular container of the positioning and clamping carrier by lifting it upwards;

[0017] Drug filling: Filling drugs into the tubular container of a positioning and clamping carrier;

[0018] Cap pressing: Pressing the cap onto the tubular container of the positioning clamping carrier to complete the assembly of oral tubular container formulations.

[0019] Preferably, in the feeding step, the tube feeding mechanism pushes two rows of tubular containers into the clamping slots of two positioning clamping carriers each time, wherein the first row of clamping slots of one positioning clamping carrier holds one row of tubular containers, and the second row of clamping slots of the other positioning clamping carrier holds the other row of tubular containers.

[0020] Preferably, in the filter assembly step, the filter is assembled onto the tubular container of the positioning clamping carrier by a filter assembly device. The filter assembly device includes two filter assembly machines distributed sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line. One filter assembly machine assembles the filter onto a row of tubular containers of the positioning clamping carrier, and then the magnetic levitation conveyor line transports the positioning clamping carrier to the other filter assembly machine, which assembles the filter onto another row of tubular containers of the positioning clamping carrier.

[0021] Preferably, the filter assembly machine assembles the filter simultaneously with the tubular container being fed, and then assembles the assembled filter with the tubular container that has been transported to the filter assembly machine.

[0022] Preferably, the filter assembly machine drives the filter to move upward and then fits it onto the bottom of the tubular container; before the filter assembly machine drives the filter to move upward, the filter assembly machine cooperates with the positioning and clamping carrier to clamp and fix the tubular container.

[0023] Preferably, in the drug filling step, the drug is filled into the tubular containers of the positioning and clamping carrier by a filling mechanism. The filling mechanism includes two powder filling machines distributed sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line. One powder filling machine fills powder into a row of tubular containers of the positioning and clamping carrier, and then the magnetic levitation conveyor line transports the positioning and clamping carrier to another powder filling machine, which fills powder into another row of tubular containers of the positioning and clamping carrier.

[0024] Preferably, between the drug filling step and the capping step, a cap pre-compression is further included: two cap pre-compression assemblies are distributed sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line. One of the cap pre-compression assemblies attaches a cap to a row of tubular containers on the positioning clamping carrier and performs pre-compression. Then, the magnetic levitation conveyor line transports the positioning clamping carrier to another cap pre-compression assembly, where the other cap pre-compression assembly attaches a cap to another row of tubular containers on the positioning clamping carrier and performs pre-compression.

[0025] Preferably, in the feeding step, the tube feeding mechanism sucks up the tubular container by vacuuming, then flips it into a vertical state, and finally pushes it into the clamping groove of the positioning and holding carrier.

[0026] Preferably, the clamping groove includes a first slot and a second slot arranged vertically, a support portion is provided between the first slot and the second slot, the first slot and the second slot are respectively interference-fitted with the upper end and the lower end of the tubular container, and the support portion is fitted with the corrugated section of the tubular container.

[0027] Compared with existing technologies, this invention feeds the tubular container vertically into a positioning and clamping carrier. The positioning and clamping carrier then uses a magnetic levitation conveyor line to sequentially transport the tubular container to the filter assembly, drug filling, and cap pressing stations for assembly. This achieves automated production of tubular container formulations, significantly improving production efficiency. Because the tubular container is transported vertically, the assembly equipment outside the magnetic levitation conveyor line can sequentially assemble the filter and cap at both ends of the tubular container without being restricted by the structure of the magnetic levitation conveyor line, resulting in a highly efficient assembly method. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point A;

[0032] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point B;

[0033] Figure 5 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point C;

[0034] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the workflow of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the oral tubular container formulation of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 8 This is a step diagram illustrating the assembly process of the tubular container of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the tubular container assembly of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of a tubular container from another perspective of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 11 for Figure 9 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point D;

[0040] Figure 12 for Figure 9 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point E;

[0041] Figure 13 for Figure 10 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point F;

[0042] Figure 14 for Figure 10 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point G;

[0043] Figure 15 for Figure 10 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point H;

[0044] Figure 16 This is a top view of the positioning and clamping carrier of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 17 Left view of the tubular container assembly of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 18 for Figure 17 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point I.

[0047] Figure label:

[0048] 1. Magnetic levitation conveyor line, 2. Positioning and clamping carrier, 3. Tube feeding mechanism, 4. Filter assembly device, 5. Filling mechanism, 6. Cap assembly mechanism, 7. Unloading mechanism, 8. Tubular container, 9. Static elimination mechanism, 21. Clamping groove, 211. First clamping groove, 212. Second clamping groove, 213. Support part, 31. First mesh belt, 32. Feeding assembly, 33. Third mesh belt, 34. Temporary storage plate, 35. Tube material positioning assembly, 41. Filter manufacturing mechanism, 42. Positioning and clamping mechanism, 43. Lifting and pressing mechanism, 61. Cap pre-compression assembly, 62. Cap pressing assembly, 100. Filter testing mechanism, 200. Second mesh belt, 300. Cap, 400. Filter, 500. Filter assembly machine, 600. Powder filling machine. Detailed Implementation

[0049] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the technical solutions of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0050] See attached document Figure 1-2 This embodiment provides an oral tubular container formulation production equipment, including a magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. Multiple positioning and clamping carriers 2 are provided on the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. Along the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1, there are sequentially arranged a tube feeding mechanism 3 for pushing tubular containers 8 into the positioning and clamping carriers 2, a filter assembly device 4 for assembling filters 400 onto the tubular containers 8 on the positioning and clamping carriers 2, a filling mechanism 5 for filling the medication into the tubular containers 8 on the positioning and clamping carriers 2, a cap assembly mechanism 6 for covering the tubular containers 8 on the positioning and clamping carriers 2 with caps 300, and a unloading mechanism 7 for unloading the tubular containers 8 assembled with filters 400 and caps 300 from the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. The tubular containers 8 on the positioning and clamping carriers 2 are in a vertical position.

[0051] In another embodiment of the present invention, an antistatic mechanism 9 is provided between the filter assembly device 4 and the filling mechanism 5. The antistatic mechanism 9 is used to remove static electricity from the tubular container 8 on the positioning clamping carrier 2. The antistatic mechanism 9 removes static electricity by blowing ion air onto the tubular container 8.

[0052] As another embodiment of the present invention: a filter detection mechanism 100 is provided between the filter assembly device 4 and the static elimination mechanism 9. The filter detection mechanism 100 is used to detect whether the tubular container 8 on the positioning clamping carrier 2 is equipped with a filter 400, and sends the detection result to the control system, thereby controlling whether the downstream equipment performs the corresponding work station action.

[0053] Specifically, the filter detection mechanism 100 includes a probe, a spring, a trigger switch, and a cylinder arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The spring is located between the probe and the trigger switch. A detection piece is fixed on the probe. The trigger switch is a proximity switch. The cylinder drives the probe to enter the tubular container 8 from bottom to top. If the tubular container contains a filter 400, after the probe contacts the filter 400, the spring is compressed, and the probe and detection piece move downwards. The proximity switch detects the detection piece. The filter detection mechanism 100 determines whether the tubular container contains a filter 400 by judging whether the proximity switch detects the detection piece, and sends the detection result to the control system, thereby controlling whether the downstream equipment performs the corresponding station action.

[0054] As another embodiment of the present invention: the tube feeding mechanism 3 includes a first mesh belt 31 and a feeding component 32. The first mesh belt 31 transports the horizontally positioned tubular container 8 to the feeding component 32. The feeding component 32 takes the tubular container 8 out of the first mesh belt 31, then flips the tubular container 8 into a vertical position and pushes it into the positioning clamping carrier 2.

[0055] In another embodiment of the present invention: the feeding mechanism 7 removes the tubular container 8 from the positioning clamping carrier 2, and then flips the tubular container 8 into a horizontal state and places it on the second mesh belt 200.

[0056] In another embodiment of the present invention: the cap assembly mechanism 6 includes a cap pre-compression assembly 61 and a cap clamping assembly 62. The cap pre-compression assembly 61 is used to assemble the cap 300 onto the top of the tubular container 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2 and pre-compress it. The cap clamping assembly 62 is used to clamp the cap 300 on the tubular container 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2. (Refer to the attached drawing.) Figure 5 There are two cap pre-compression components 61, each cap pre-compression component 61 caps and pre-compresses a tubular container 8 of a positioning clamping carrier 2.

[0057] In another embodiment of the present invention: the filter assembly device 4 includes a filter assembly machine 500, which includes a filter manufacturing mechanism 41, a positioning and clamping mechanism 42, and a lifting and pressing mechanism 43. The filter manufacturing mechanism 41 is used to manufacture the filter 400 and transport the manufactured filter 400 to the bottom of the tubular container 8. The lifting and pressing mechanism 43 is used to move the filter 400 upward and assemble it with the tubular container 8. The positioning and clamping mechanism 42 cooperates with the positioning and clamping carrier 2 to clamp the tubular container 8 when the filter 400 is assembled with the tubular container 8. (See attached figure) Figure 4 The filter assembly machine 500 assembles the filter 400 on a tubular container on a positioning clamping carrier 2.

[0058] The positioning and clamping carrier 2 is provided with multiple clamping slots 21 for clamping the tubular container 8. The multiple clamping slots 21 are arranged in two rows, and the two rows of clamping slots 21 are staggered. There are two filter assembly machines 500 and two cap pre-compression assemblies 61. The filling mechanism 5 includes two powder filling machines arranged sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. The two filter assembly machines 500 and the two cap pre-compression assemblies 61 are arranged sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1.

[0059] The tube feeding mechanism 3 also includes: a third mesh belt 33, a temporary storage plate 34, and a tube positioning assembly 35. The third mesh belt 33 is arranged parallel to the first mesh belt 31. The temporary storage plate 34 is located in front of the discharge end of the first mesh belt 31. The tube positioning assembly 35 is used to transfer the tubular container 8 of the third mesh belt 33 onto the temporary storage plate 34. The feeding assembly 32 takes out the tubular container 8 from the first mesh belt 31 and the temporary storage plate 34, then flips the tubular container 8 into a vertical position and pushes it into the two positioning clamping carriers 2. (Refer to the attached diagram.) Figure 3 The tube feeding mechanism 3 simultaneously feeds the two positioning clamping carriers 2 in a staggered manner.

[0060] The cap assembly mechanism 6 also includes a cap detection component located at the cap clamping assembly 62. The cap detection component detects whether there is a cap 300 on the tubular container 8 when the cap clamping assembly 62 presses down on the cap 300.

[0061] This invention also provides a method for producing oral tubular container formulations, as shown in the appendix. Figure 6-10 It includes the following steps:

[0062] Feeding: Multiple positioning clamping carriers 2 are set on the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. Each time the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 moves a positioning clamping carrier 2 to the tube feeding mechanism 3, the tube feeding mechanism 3 feeds the tubular container 8 into the positioning clamping carrier 2 in a vertical state. Specifically, the tube feeding mechanism 3 sucks up the tubular container 8 by vacuuming, flips it into a vertical state, and finally feeds it into the positioning clamping carrier 2. For example, the tube feeding mechanism 3 sucks up the tubular container 8 with a suction nozzle, flips it into a vertical state, and then feeds it into the positioning clamping carrier 2.

[0063] Filter assembly: After the material is loaded, the positioning clamping carrier 2 is conveyed to the filter assembly device 4 by the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. The filter assembly device 4 assembles the filter 400 at the bottom of the tubular container 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2 by lifting it upward.

[0064] Drug filling: After the filter assembly is completed, the positioning clamping carrier 2 is conveyed to the filling mechanism 5 by the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. The filling mechanism 5 fills the powder into the tubular container 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2.

[0065] Pre-compression of cap: After the powder is filled, the positioning clamping carrier 2 is conveyed to the cap pre-compression assembly 61 by the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1. The cap pre-compression assembly 61 assembles the cap 300 on the top of the tubular container 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2 and pre-compresses it. Then the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 conveys it to the cap pressing assembly 62.

[0066] Cap pressing: Refer to the attached document Figure 15 The cap clamping assembly 62 clamps the cap 300 on the tubular container 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2, thus completing the assembly of the oral tubular container formulation.

[0067] The tube feeding mechanism 3, filter assembly device 4, filling mechanism 5, cap pre-compression component 61 and cap pressing component 62 are all equipped with positioning and clamping carriers 2. While the tubular container 8 is being fed, the filter assembly device 4, filling mechanism 5, cap pre-compression component 61 and cap pressing component 62 are also performing filter assembly, drug filling, cap pre-compression and cap pressing processes.

[0068] As another embodiment of the present invention: refer to the appendix Figure 16 The positioning clamping carrier 2 is provided with two rows of clamping slots 21 for clamping tubular containers 8. The two rows of clamping slots 21 are staggered. Each row of clamping slots 21 clamps a set of tubular containers 8. One positioning clamping carrier 2 will transport two sets of tubular containers 8 for the assembly of oral tubular container preparations. After the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 has transported one positioning clamping carrier 2, it can complete the production of two rows of oral tubular container preparations. This setting can effectively improve the assembly efficiency of oral tubular container preparations.

[0069] In the feeding process: the tube feeding mechanism 3 pushes two rows of tubular containers 8 into the clamping slots 21 of the two positioning clamping carriers 2 each time. The first row of clamping slots 21 of one positioning clamping carrier 2 holds one row of tubular containers 8, and the second row of clamping slots 21 of the other positioning clamping carrier 2 holds the other row of tubular containers 8. Specifically, the tube feeding mechanism 3 pushes two rows of tubular containers 8 into the two positioning clamping carriers 2, then the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 moves the rear positioning clamping carrier 2 to the position of the front positioning clamping carrier 2. The tube feeding mechanism 3 then pushes two rows of tubular containers 8 into the two positioning clamping carriers 2 again, repeating the above steps to achieve staggered feeding. For example, four positioning and clamping carriers 2 (a, b, c, d) are used. A tube feeding mechanism 3 pushes two rows of tubular containers 8 into a and b. A magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 moves c to position b. The tube feeding mechanism 3 then pushes the two rows of tubular containers 8 into b and c, at which point b clamps the two rows of tubular containers 8. The magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 moves d to position c. The tube feeding mechanism 3 then pushes the two rows of tubular containers 8 into c and d. (See attached diagram.) Figure 11 At this time, c clamps two rows of tubular containers 8 to achieve staggered feeding.

[0070] When the positioning and clamping carrier 2 clamps two rows of staggered tubular containers 8, one way to achieve filter assembly is as follows: the filter assembly device 4 includes two filter assembly machines 500 distributed sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 12 One filter assembly machine 500 assembles the filter 400 onto a row of tubular containers 8 on the positioning and clamping carrier 2. Then, the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 transports the positioning and clamping carrier 2 to another filter assembly machine 500, which assembles the filter 400 onto another row of tubular containers 8 on the positioning and clamping carrier 2. The assembly process of the filter assembly machine 500 with the tubular containers 8 is as follows: the filter assembly machine 500 transports the filter 400 to the bottom of the tubular containers 8, and the lifting mechanism of the filter assembly machine 500 pushes the filter 400 upward so that it fits onto the bottom of the tubular containers 8. After the assembly is completed, the filter assembly machine 500 releases its clamp on the tubular containers 8, and the positioning and clamping carrier 2 is conveyed to the drug filling process by the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1.

[0071] In this process, the filter assembly machine 500 assembles the filter 400 simultaneously with the tubular container 8 while it is being fed. Then, the assembled filter 400 is assembled with the tubular container 8 that has been delivered to the filter assembly machine 500. This setup can improve the assembly efficiency of oral tubular container formulations.

[0072] When the positioning and clamping carrier 2 clamps two rows of staggered tubular containers 8, one method of drug filling is as follows: the filling mechanism 5 includes two powder filling machines 600 distributed sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 13One powder filling machine 600 fills powder onto a row of tubular containers 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2, and then the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 transports the positioning clamping carrier 2 to another powder filling machine 600, which fills powder onto another row of tubular containers 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2.

[0073] When the positioning and clamping carrier 2 clamps two rows of staggered tubular containers 8, one way to achieve cap preloading is as follows: two cap preloading components 61 are distributed sequentially along the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 14 A cap pre-compression assembly 61 attaches caps 300 to a row of tubular containers 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2 and performs pre-compression. Then, the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 transports the positioning clamping carrier 2 to another cap pre-compression assembly 61, which attaches caps 300 to another row of tubular containers 8 of the positioning clamping carrier 2 and performs pre-compression.

[0074] See attached document Figure 17-18 Specifically, the clamping groove 21 includes a first groove 211 and a second groove 212 arranged vertically. A support part 213 is provided between the first groove 211 and the second groove 212. The first groove 211 and the second groove 212 are respectively press-fitted to the upper end and the lower end of the tubular container 8. The support part 213 is fitted to the corrugated section of the tubular container 8. This arrangement can ensure that the tubular container 8 will not bend or deform when it is on the positioning clamping carrier 2, which is convenient for subsequent assembly. Secondly, this structure is also convenient for loading and unloading materials.

[0075] Specifically, the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 is a ring-shaped conveyor belt consisting of two straight segments and two curved segments.

[0076] The tubular feeding mechanism 3 of the present invention feeds the tubular container 8 vertically into the positioning and clamping carrier 2. The positioning and clamping carrier 2 then uses a magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 to sequentially transport the tubular container 8 to the filter assembly, drug filling, and cap pressing stations to complete the assembly. This achieves automated production of tubular container preparations and significantly improves production efficiency. Since the tubular container 8 is transported vertically, the assembly equipment outside the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1 can sequentially assemble the filter 400 and the cap 300 at both ends of the tubular container 8 without being restricted by the structure of the magnetic levitation conveyor line 1, resulting in a highly efficient assembly method.

[0077] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and not to limit them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An oral tubular container formulation manufacturing equipment, characterized in that, The system includes a magnetic levitation conveyor line (1), on which multiple positioning clamping carriers (2) are provided. Along the magnetic levitation conveyor line (1) are arranged in sequence a tube feeding mechanism (3) for pushing a tubular container (8) into the positioning clamping carrier (2), a filter assembly device (4) for assembling a filter (400) on the tubular container (8) on the positioning clamping carrier (2), and a filling device (5) for filling the agent into the tubular container (8) on the positioning clamping carrier (2). The system includes a loading mechanism (5), a cap assembly mechanism (6) for placing a cap (300) onto a tubular container (8) on a positioning clamping carrier (2), and a unloading mechanism (7) for loading and unloading the tubular container (8) with the filter (400) and cap (300) assembled from the magnetic levitation conveyor line (1); the tubular loading mechanism (3) includes a first mesh belt (31) and a feeding assembly (32), the first mesh belt (31) conveying the horizontally positioned tubular container (8) to the feeding assembly. At component (32), the feeding component (32) removes the tubular container (8) from the first mesh belt (31), then flips the tubular container (8) into a vertical position and pushes it into the positioning clamping carrier (2); the positioning clamping carrier (2) is provided with multiple clamping slots (21) for clamping the tubular container (8); the filter assembly device (4) includes a filter assembly machine (500), which includes: a filter manufacturing mechanism (41) and a positioning clamping mechanism. (42) and lifting and pressing mechanism (43), the filter making mechanism (41) is used to make filter (400) and transport the made filter (400) to the bottom of tubular container (8), the lifting and pressing mechanism (43) is used to move filter (400) upward and assemble it with tubular container (8), the positioning and clamping mechanism (42) cooperates with positioning and clamping carrier (2) to clamp tubular container (8) when filter (400) is assembled with tubular container (8).

2. The oral tubular container formulation production equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, An antistatic mechanism (9) is provided between the filter assembly device (4) and the filling mechanism (5). The antistatic mechanism (9) is used to remove static electricity from the tubular container (8) on the positioning clamping carrier (2).

3. The oral tubular container formulation production equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, A filter detection mechanism (100) is provided between the filter assembly device (4) and the static elimination mechanism (9). The filter detection mechanism (100) is used to detect whether the tubular container (8) on the positioning clamping carrier (2) is equipped with a filter (400).

4. The oral tubular container formulation production equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, The filter detection mechanism (100) includes a probe, a spring, a trigger switch and a cylinder arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The spring is located between the probe and the trigger switch, and the cylinder drives the probe to enter the tubular container (8) from bottom to top.

5. The oral tubular container formulation production equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism (7) removes the tubular container (8) from the positioning clamping carrier (2), and then flips the tubular container (8) into a horizontal state and places it on the second mesh belt (200).

6. The oral tubular container formulation production equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cap assembly mechanism (6) includes a cap pre-compression assembly (61) and a cap clamping assembly (62). The cap pre-compression assembly (61) is used to assemble the cap (300) onto the tubular container (8) of the positioning clamping carrier (2) and pre-compress it. The cap clamping assembly (62) is used to clamp the cap (300) on the tubular container (8) of the positioning clamping carrier (2).

7. The oral tubular container formulation production equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that, The multiple clamping grooves (21) are arranged in two rows, and the two rows of clamping grooves (21) are staggered. There are two filter assembly machines (500) and cap pre-compression components (61).

8. A method for producing oral tubular container formulations using the equipment described in claim 1, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Feeding: The tubular container (8) is vertically fed into the positioning and clamping carrier (2); Filter assembly: The filter (400) is assembled onto the tubular container (8) of the positioning clamping carrier (2) by lifting upwards; Drug filling: The drug is filled into the tubular container (8) of the positioning clamping carrier (2); Cap pressing: Press the cap (300) against the tubular container (3) of the positioning clamping carrier (2) to complete the assembly of the oral tubular container formulation.

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