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Gate of a tablet discharge of a tablet press

US11267215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fette Compacting GmbH · DE

Inventors

Sven Kolbe · Höchst im Odenwald, DE
Stefan Mallon · Kollow, DE
Friedrich Meissner · Schwarzenbek, DE
Jan Naeve · Gudow, DE
Stefan Luedemann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB30B15/041
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tablet discharge gate for a tablet press comprises a tablet channel having an inlet and an outlet and comprising one of a tube shape and a trough shape, a first outlet channel, and a second outlet channel. A gate chamber is positioned between the outlet of the tablet channel and the first and second outlet channels. A drive apparatus is configured to move the tablet discharge gate between a first position in which tablets are supplied from the tablet channel to the gate chamber and into the first outlet channel of the gate, and a second position in which tablets are supplied to the tablet discharge gate chamber and into the second outlet channel.

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