Assembly nest for a pen injection device with locking function

US11565036B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Matthias Rau · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Winfried Huthmacher · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Sebastian Braun · Rüsselsheim am Main, DE
• Marc Schader · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Markus Janiak · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Michael Kneip · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Martin Baumeyer · Rüsselsheim am Main, DE
• Peter Nober · Rommersheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 6, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 31, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16B21/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An assembly nest for transporting a tubular sub assembly of a drug delivery device on an automated production line, in which the tubular sub assembly includes a tubular body and a cap that is wider than the tubular body. The assembly nest includes a base against which a sub assembly of a drug delivery device is mountable to orientate said sub assembly in a predetermined position; and locking mechanism having a resilient member to urge the locking mechanism into one of: an unlocked position, in which a sub assembly of a drug delivery device can be mounted to the base; or a locked position, in which the locking mechanism engages a mounted sub assembly to retain it in its predetermined position on the base.