Global Patent Index - EP 1129009 A1

EP 1129009 A1 20010905 - DEVICE FOR FEEDING TABLETS TO BLISTER PACKS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR FEEDING TABLETS TO BLISTER PACKS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ZUFÜHREN VON TABLETTEN IN BLISTER-VERPACKUNGEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'ALIMENTATION EN COMPRIMES DE PLAQUETTES ALVEOLEES

Publication

EP 1129009 A1 20010905 (FR)

Application

EP 99950799 A 19991019

Priority

  • FR 9902538 W 19991019
  • FR 9814444 A 19981113

Abstract (en)

[origin: US6510676B1] This device includes a single enclosure (7) containing and carrying the reservoir (A), the dispenser (B), and the distributor (C) made of cylindrical and rotary brushes (39a to 39c), and the dispenser (B) having two parallel flaps (15, 16) which come into closure contact against the upstream transverse wall (12a) of the enclosure (7), near to the blister sheet (5), and are linked, by their posterior ends, to independent motors (18, 19) able to move the flaps in one direction or the reverse, the control of the opening and closing of each flap (15 and 16) reacting, in respect of the upper flap (15), to a volumetric sensor (34) detecting the quantity of tablets accumulated in the buffer bay (40) and, in respect of the lower flap, to a sensor (38) disposed above the blister sheet (5), upstream of the first brush (39a).

IPC 1-7

B65B 1/36; B65B 9/04; B65B 5/10; G01F 11/40; B65B 37/00

IPC 8 full level

B65B 35/00 (2006.01); B65B 57/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65B 35/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 57/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0029288A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 6510676 B1 20030128; AT E220025 T1 20020715; AU 6344299 A 20000605; DE 69902051 D1 20020808; EP 1129009 A1 20010905; EP 1129009 B1 20020703; FR 2785866 A1 20000519; FR 2785866 B1 20010126; WO 0029288 A1 20000525

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 83150401 A 20010626; AT 99950799 T 19991019; AU 6344299 A 19991019; DE 69902051 T 19991019; EP 99950799 A 19991019; FR 9814444 A 19981113; FR 9902538 W 19991019