Global Patent Index - EP 3263467 A2

EP 3263467 A2 20180103 - A FILLING MACHINE FOR CAPSULES

Title (en)

A FILLING MACHINE FOR CAPSULES

Title (de)

EINE FÜLLMASCHINE FÜR KAPSELN

Title (fr)

UNE MASCHINE POUR REMPLISSAGE DE CAPSULES

Publication

EP 3263467 A2 20180103 (EN)

Application

EP 17179085 A 20170630

Priority

IT 201600068514 A 20160701

Abstract (en)

A filling machine (6) to fill capsules (1) with respective quantities (2) of an incoherent product; the filling machine (6) has: at least one tray (8) having a plurality of pockets (9), which are designed to each hold a corresponding capsule (1); a feeding unit (7), which receives a disorderly mass of empty capsules (1) and inserts the capsule (1) into the pockets (9) of the tray (8), so as to fill the tray (8); a filling unit (11), which receives, from the feeding unit (7), the tray (8) containing empty capsules (1), so as to feed into each capsule (1) the corresponding quantity (2) of product; a transferring unit (12), which receives, from the filling unit (11), the tray (8) containing full capsules (1) and transfers the full capsules (1) to an output (13) of the filling machine (6); and a main conveyor (15), which feeds the tray (8) from an output station (S2) of the feeding unit (7) to an input station (S1) of the feeding unit (7) passing through the filling unit (11) and the transferring unit (12).

IPC 8 full level

B65B 29/02 (2006.01); B65B 43/52 (2006.01); B65B 55/04 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 29/022 (2017.08); B65B 43/52 (2013.01); B65B 55/04 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3263467 A2 20180103; EP 3263467 A3 20180214; EP 3263467 B1 20190102; IT 201600068514 A1 20180101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17179085 A 20170630; IT 201600068514 A 20160701