(19)
(11) EP 0 878 182 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/53

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.11.1998 Bulletin 1998/47

(21) Application number: 98108733.1

(22) Date of filing: 13.05.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: A61J 3/07
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 14.05.1997 IT BO970292

(71) Applicant: MG2 S.P.A.
40065 Pian di Macina (Pianoro) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ansaloni, Angelo
    40056 Crespellano (IT)

(74) Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l., Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Method and system for filling capsules with products, in particular pharmaceuticals products


(57) The method includes a first step in which, at an orienting station (F), the capsules (3) are oriented vertically with the top shells (4) of the capsules (3) upwards; a second step in which the capsules (3) are fed successively to a detaching station (S) for detaching the top shells (4) from the bottom shells (5); a third step in which the bottom shells (5) are fed successively to a filling station (7, 8) to be filled with a predetermined quantity of at least one product; and an additional step, between the first step and the second step, in which the capsules (3), still closed, are fed successively to a checking station (31) for checking empty capsules (3).






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