Gate for a tablet discharge of a tablet press and method for actuating a gate

US11464743B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fette Compacting GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Friedrich Meissner · Schwarzenbek, DE
• Stefan Luedemann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2019
• Grant date: Oct 11, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G43/08
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A tablet press comprises a gate that defines a first switching position that feeds tablets into a first tablet outlet and at least a second switching position that feeds tablets into at least one second tablet outlet. The table press further comprises a control apparatus and a drive apparatus. The drive apparatus is configured to be actuated by the control apparatus to move the gate from a home position defined as one of the first switching position and the at least a second switching position into a target position defined as a switching position that is not the home position. The gate is moved from the home switching position at a speed of movement toward the target position such that the speed of movement of the gate is reduced before the target position is reached.