(19)
(11)EP 2 108 453 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
07.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/10

(43)Date of publication A2:
14.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/42

(21)Application number: 09075160.3

(22)Date of filing:  02.04.2009
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B02C 1/04(2006.01)
A61J 7/00(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
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 SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30)Priority: 09.04.2008 NL 1035277

(71)Applicant: Quattron Techniek B.V.
2984 AN Ridderkerk (NL)

(72)Inventors:
  • van den Dungen, Frans W.M.
    3053 NL Rotterdam (NL)
  • Westerhof, Nicolaas B.
    3021 CN Rotterdam (NL)

(74)Representative: Reynvaan, Lambertus Johannes 
Octrooibureau Reynvaan Twintighoevenweg 13
3312 LS Dordrecht
3312 LS Dordrecht (NL)

  


(54)Portable device for crushing pills and method for using said device


(57) Device for crushing pills and the like in order to facilitate the intake thereof. Said device comprising a frame (1) with a moveable crushing element (4), having a plate (6) which is curves in the shape of a segment of a circle. Said crushing element is driven via a guide (7, 8) in such a way that the segment of a circle-shaped plate performs a rolling movement over a substrate (13) on which a bag (14) of flexible plastics material containing the pills (15) to be crushed is placed. The substrate consists of a plate (13) resting on a layer (12) of a resilient plastics material.







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