EP 2190745 A1 20100602 - PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PILLS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Title (en)
PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PILLS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Title (de)
VERPACKUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON TABLETTEN UND ZUGEHÖRIGES VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE CONDITIONNEMENT POUR LA MANUTENTION DE PILULES ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2008072595 W 20080808
- US 95496907 P 20070809
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009021171A1] An automated packaging apparatus (10) and associated method are provided for depositing pills (12) into a container (16). A cylindrical rotary slat (18) is rotatable about a longitudinal axis and defines a plurality of pill apertures (22) for receiving pills deposited into an interior space of the cylinder, at a first angular position of the rotary slat. A negative pressure system (90) applies a negative pressure the pill apertures for retaining the pills therein, as the rotary slat rotates from the first (23A) to a second angular position (23B). A removal system (95) interacts with the pill apertures, as the respective pill aperture is at the second angular position, to remove the pill therefrom through a radially outward portion (21B) of the rotary slat. A collection system (60), adjacent to the radially outward portion of the rotary slat about the second angular position, is configured to direct each pill removed from each respective pill aperture toward a container for deposition therein.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 1/14 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 7/14 (2006.01); B65B 35/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B65B 1/16 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 5/103 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 35/46 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 35/48 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 1/14 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009021171A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009021171 A1 20090212; EP 2190745 A1 20100602; US 2009044495 A1 20090219
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2008072595 W 20080808; EP 08797462 A 20080808; US 18862508 A 20080808