EP 1759152 A1 20070307 - APPARATUS FOR SHELL FREEZING A LIQUID CONTENT IN A CONTAINER
Title (en)
APPARATUS FOR SHELL FREEZING A LIQUID CONTENT IN A CONTAINER
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUM OBERFLÄCHENGEFRIEREN EINES FLÜSSIGEN INHALTS IN EINEM BEHÄLTER
Title (fr)
APPAREIL POUR CONGELATION EN COQUILLE D'UN CONTENU LIQUIDE DANS UN RECIPIENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2005005124 W 20050509
- GB 0410382 A 20040510
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005108885A1] An apparatus for shell freezing a liquid content in a container, comprising an endless loop conveyor (100) having a conveying length (101) adapted to convey plural containers such as pharmaceutical vials (1010), incorporating plural rollers (106) to spin the containers as they are conveyed by the conveyor (100), and a return length (102), along at least part of the return length (102) the rollers (106) are immersed in a cooling liquid at a temperature below the freezing point of the liquid content of the containers, and along the conveying length (101) the rollers (106) are entirely above the surface of the cooling liquid. A preferred cooling liquid is liquid nitrogen (201), the evaporating vapour (203) of which can be used to shield vials (1010) on the conveying length (101).
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2005108885A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
HR LV
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005108885 A1 20051117; CA 2566014 A1 20051117; EP 1759152 A1 20070307; GB 0410382 D0 20040616; JP 2007536495 A 20071213; US 2008196437 A1 20080821
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 2005005124 W 20050509; CA 2566014 A 20050509; EP 05748202 A 20050509; GB 0410382 A 20040510; JP 2007512092 A 20050509; US 56888205 A 20050509