Patent · US Expired

Metering device

US6435230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

16Claims

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Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Reiner Wurst · Auenwald, DE
Manfred Kuhnle · Schwaikheim, DE
Werner Runft · Winnenden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2001
Grant date	Aug 20, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61J3/074
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A metering device has a filling material container with a metering disk. Metering bores for products such as microtablets are disposed in the metering disk. Underneath the metering disk in a transfer region, there is a capsule filling shaft which is disposed in line with prepared capsule bottoms. The invention proposes supporting the filling material container so that it can rotate on an axis which is disposed inclined in relation to the vertical. This permits the microcapsules to be easily dispensed into the metering bores, permits the microtablets to be handled in a manner that is gentle on the product, and permits a high performance of the metering device.

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