Capsule filling machine
US6834475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S53/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A capsule filling machine (1) for the production of hard gelatine capsules (C) of the type with a capsule lid and a capsule body and containing a product, preferably a pharmaceutical product, comprises at least a first station (2), rotating with a stepping motion, for supporting and moving at least one capsule body (3) to a second station (4) for feeding and dosing the product, the second station (4) rotating with a stepping motion synchrozised with that of the first station (2) and having at least one cylindrical hole (5) containing a dose (6) of the product; between the first station (2) and the second station (4) there being slide means (7) for supporting and moving the capsule body (3) between a first operating position, in which the capsule body (3) is distanced from a lower end (5a) of the cylindrical hole (5), and a second operating position, in which the capsule body (3) is exactly below the lower end (5a) of the cylindrical hole (5), allowing the dose of product (6) to be released into the capsule body (3); the slide means (7) comprising a first and a second support (8, 9) operating in conjunction with one another, the first support (8) being carried by the first station (…
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