High-speed tablet sorting machine
US5240118A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/932
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for feeding tablets in an aligned and uniformly oriented sequence onto a tablet measuring device, including a movable turntable having a deflector for guiding the tablets to a circumferential edge, a guide member and plow assembly respectively aligned in parallel and spaced apart relationship, the guide member having longitudinally-spaced air jets and the plow assembly having respective edge surfaces for slidably guiding tablets to a uniform orientation, and including a gate for removing particles and broken tablets from the channel to prevent them from being conveyed onto the measuring system.
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