Blister packaging machinery
US5329750A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B11/50
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for fabricating blister packs comprising a first support for a web of plastic material located at the input end of the apparatus; a feeder to feed the web of plastic material along a path of travel through the apparatus to the output end thereof; a former means along the path of travel to form wells in a conveyed web of plastic material; dispensers means along the path of travel to dispense pills into the wells; a second support for a web of rupturable material located above the linear path of travel to feed rupturable material onto the plastic material for movement therewith in a two part laminate; a tray for a stack of cards laterally offset from the path of travel; a conveyor to sequentially feed cards from the support means to a location adjacent to the web of plastic material and then into contact therewith; a coupler along the path of travel to couple the plastic material with the cards to form a three part laminate; and a cutter along the linear path of travel to cut the laminate for forming individual blister packs.
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