Device for dosing a powder, in particular a pulverulent pharmaceutical

US11345491B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Syntegon Technology GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernhard Wagner · Fellbach, DE
• Thomas Brinz · Bissingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2022
• Grant date: May 31, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 20, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01F1/58
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device (10) for dosing a powder, in particular a pulverulent pharmaceutical, having a storage container (24) which has a storage chamber for storing a stored quantity of the powder to be dosed, wherein the storage container has a dosing opening (32), wherein the device has a dosing control element which can be movably driven and which, in a closing position, closes the dosing opening and, in at least one freeing position, frees the dosing opening for the dispensing of powder from the storage container into a target container to be filled, wherein the device has a vibration means which sets the powder in vibration in order to assist with the dispensing of powder, wherein the storage container has two container parts which are movable relative to one another and which delimit mutually connected sub-chambers of the storage chamber and each store a portion of the stored quantity of powder, wherein a first container part (28) has the dosing opening and wherein the vibration means cooperates with the first container part and thus sets the portion of the powder that is disposed in the first container part in vibration, and wherein the vibration means is uncoupled from the second contain…