EP1737750A1

EP1737750A1 - Blister packing device

Info

Publication number: EP1737750A1
Application number: EP04816256A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Simon Udo; Ernst-Rudolf Radtke
Original assignee: Simon Udo
Current assignee: Simon Udo
Priority date: 2003-12-19
Filing date: 2004-12-14
Publication date: 2007-01-03
Anticipated expiration: 2024-12-14
Also published as: US8151990B2; ATE376524T1; WO2005058723A8; DE102004060213A1; US20070084746A1; DE502004005343D1; EP1737750B1; WO2005058723A1; ES2297532T3

Abstract

The invention relates to a blister packing device comprising a blister package (1) and a strip conductor carrier (10) connected thereto, wherein openings (4) of said carrier (10) are oriented towards the pouches (3) of said blister package (1) and wherein, when a tablet (2) is removed from the pouch (3), the sealing film (13) of the blister package (1) closing the pouch (3) is separated in such a way that the tablet (2) is removable therefrom through the opening (4) associated therewith. Said openings (4) are formed by the cutting lines (41) which are disposed in the strip conductor carrier (10), circularly surround the pouches (3) of the associated areas and are interrupted by at least two crosspieces (43) by which a cover (30) covering the pouch (3) separated from the strip conductor carrier (10) is connected thereto. Said crosspieces (43) are distributed along the periphery of the cutting (41) in such a way that at least one crosspiece (43) is separated by pressure applied to the tablet (2) from the pouch (3). The strip conductor carrier (10) comprises on the part thereof opposite to the blister package (1) individual strip conductors (52) each of which extends from an individual contact pad (51) to at least the crosspiece (43) interrupted by one tablet removal.

Description

Blisterpac.kungsanordn.ung

The present invention relates to a blister pack arrangement according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

Blister packs containing dragees in the pockets provided are known. In this case, individual conductor tracks usually run over the areas of the pockets on the surface of a sealing film which closes the pockets, so that they are interrupted when a dragee is removed from the pockets of the blister pack. A

Blister pack arrangement of the type mentioned at the outset comprises a receiving device for the blister pack, which has an electronic unit which determines and stores the interruption for recording the medication removal. Such a blister pack arrangement is evident, for example, from EP 0 180 073 AI.

The object of the present invention is to design a blister pack arrangement for a blister pack, the sealing film of which does not have any individual conductor tracks, in such a way that simple removal of coated tablets from the pockets of the blister pack and simultaneous separation of the individual conductor track of a conductor track carrier part assigned to the pocket are ensured , This object is achieved by a blister pack arrangement with the features of patent claim 1.

The main advantage of the present invention is that those areas of a conductor carrier part assigned to the blister pack, which cover the pockets of a blister pack and over which the individual conductor tracks run, are each separated from the conductor carrier part by a stamped line surrounding the pocket in a ring. This ensures that the coated tablets can be removed in a particularly simple and precisely defined manner.

The fact that at least two web parts are provided, via which the area separated by the punching line from the conductor track support part (hereinafter referred to as overlap) is connected to the conductor track support part, advantageously allows a very specific and defined unfolding of the overlap when a dragee is removed from the the pocket assigned to the overlap and a secure severing of the assigned individual conductor track is ensured. Advantageously, the conductor track guidance over the overlap, depending on the overlap parameters desired for the overlap, can be carried out individually via the at least two web parts or only one of the two web parts, wherein it is ensured in each case that the corresponding individual conductor track is severed each time the dragee is removed ,

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention emerge from the subclaims. Show it:

Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a known blister pack;

Figure la shows a section through a conductor track support part, which is to be glued with the aid of an adhesive layer to the blister pack of FIG. 1 for the production of the blister pack arrangement;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blister pack of Figure 1 from the side of the thermoforming film;

FIG. 3 shows a view of the side of the conductor track carrier part facing the blister pack arrangement of FIGS. 1, 2;

FIG. 4 shows a view of the conductor track carrier part according to FIG. 3, a blister pack according to FIG. 2 being connected to the conductor track carrier part;

FIG. 5 shows a view of the side of the conductor track carrier part facing away from the blister pack;

FIG. 6 the conductor track support part of FIG. 5 with a protective layer covering the conductor tracks;

FIG. 7 shows the blister pack arrangement inserted into a receiving device comprising the electronics;

FIG. 8 shows a view of the side of the conductor track carrier part facing away from the blister pack, three different types of web arrangements and conductor track guides being shown for the purpose of explanation;

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the punching line separating the cover over two in the longitudinal direction of the cover has opposite web parts, the individual conductor track running over both web parts;

FIG. 10 shows an embodiment in which a web part, seen in the longitudinal direction of the overlap, is arranged at one end of the overlap and a further web part is arranged approximately centrally in a longitudinally extending region of the stamped line, the individual conductor track running over both web parts;

FIG. 11 shows a further embodiment in which the web parts are arranged similarly to FIG. 10, but the individual conductor track runs in a loop over one or the other web part; one as a book-like carrier device

Figures designed conductor track support part; and 12 to 16 figures further developments of the invention 17a to 17e

The following considerations led to the invention: If, in a conventional blister pack known per se, which does not have any individual conductor tracks running over the areas of the sealing film assigned to its pockets, a conductor track carrier part with overlaps for the named areas of the sealing film is to be provided, with the Overlaps the individual conductor tracks run, it is to be ensured that when a dragee is usually removed from a pocket when the area of the sealing film of the blister pack is opened, it is simultaneously clean and simple and also defines the area arranged over the area Coverage of the conductor carrier part is separated from the conductor carrier part. Only then is a simple and clean dragee removal ensured. In this context, the first thought was given to separating the overlap from the remaining area of the conductor carrier part by means of a punched line in such a way that in a simple manner it applied to the dragee from the side of the pocket and from the dragee to the sealing film and the Cover pressure exerted can be separated from the conductor track support part. If such an overlap separated from the conductor carrier part by a punching line is provided, care must be taken that on the one hand a conductor path from the conductor carrier part over the overlap is possible and that on the other hand when removing the cover when taking a dragee it is ensured that the individual Trace is interrupted. For this purpose, it is proposed according to the invention to connect the overlap to the conductor track support part via at least two web parts, the web parts mentioned interrupting the stamped line. The at least two web parts are to be arranged along the course of the annular punching line in such a way that one of the web parts is severed in any case when a dragee is removed. When severing precisely this web part, the individual conductor track assigned to the pocket must also be severed and electrically interrupted.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a blister pack 1 known per se, FIG. 2 showing a top view of the blister pack 1 on the side of the thermoforming film 14 and FIG. 1 showing a side view of the blister pack 1. The individual cups or bags for receiving medicaments or dragees 2 are designated by 3.

According to FIG. 1 a, a conductor track carrier part 10 to be connected to the blister pack 1 comprises on its side Blister pack 1 facing side an adhesive layer 11 for gluing the conductor track carrier part 10 to the blister pack 1 and on the side facing away from the blister pack 1 connection contact pads 51, 54 of an interface 5 which, when the conductor track carrier part 10 is inserted into a receiving device 40 with an electronic unit arranged in the receiving device 40 (not designated) are electrically connected. This receiving device 40 is shown in FIG. In a manner known per se, an individual conductor track 52 runs from each individual connection contact pad 51 on the surface of the conductor track support part 10 via a pocket 3 of the blister pack 1 containing a dragee 2 when the blister pack is applied to a common conductor track 53, which in turn has a common connection contact pad 54 is connected to the interface 5. A display for displaying the data relating to dragee withdrawals is designated 45.

Each pocket 3 of the blister pack 1 is assigned an opening 4 of the conductor track carrier part 10, wherein when a dragee is removed by exerting pressure against a pocket 3 of the blister pack 1 containing a dragee 2, the sealing film 13 is cut and the dragee through the opening 4 of the conductor track carrier part 10 is pushed through. FIG. 3 shows the conductor track carrier part 10 from the side facing the blister pack 1, the blister pack 1, however, not yet being arranged or fastened to the conductor track carrier part 10. FIG. 4 shows a corresponding view of the conductor track carrier part 10, but the blister pack 1 is already connected to the conductor track carrier part 10.

According to the invention, the opening 4 for taking the dragee is formed by introducing an annularly closed stamping line 41 in the conductor track carrier part 10, each of which separates that area from the conductor track support part 10 which covers the area of an assigned pocket 3 of the blister pack 1. In the following, the area separated by the stamped line 41 from the conductor track support part 10 is referred to as overlap 30. Therefore, if a pressure is exerted against the conductor support part 10 during a dragee removal, the corresponding overlap 30 is pressed out of the conductor support part 10 to form the opening 4 because of the punched line 41.

FIG. 5 shows a view of the conductor track support part 10 from the side facing away from the blister pack 1 connected to it.

FIG. 6 shows that a protective layer 12 can be applied on the surface of the conductor carrier part 10 facing away from the blister pack 1, which protective layer 12 covers at least the outer surface of the individual conductor paths 52 and the common conductor path 53. The connection contact pads 51, 54 of the interface 5 are recessed in order to enable reliable contacting with the receiving device 40.

According to the invention, the overlaps 30 are each connected to the conductor track support part 10 via at least two web parts 42, 43, each web part 42, 43 representing an interruption of the punching line 41, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 3.

The web parts 42, 43 are distributed over the circumference of the punching line 41 in such a way that dragee removal is only possible in such a way that at least one web part 42 or 43 is cut through and the overlap 30 is lifted out of the plane of the conductor carrier part 10, which is not the case in each case severed Web part 43 or 42 can serve as a hinge axis when pivoting the cover 30.

Exemplary and particularly preferred arrangements of the web parts 42, 43 in the punching line 41 will now be explained in connection with FIGS. 9 to 11. According to FIG. 9, the web parts 42, 43 are arranged opposite one another in the punching line 41 in the direction of the longer extension (longitudinal direction) of the overlap 30, so that at least one of these web parts or both web parts are inevitably cut when a dragee is removed. In this case, the individual conductor track 52 runs in the longitudinal direction over the cover 30 and over the web parts 42 and 43. The individual conductor track 52 preferably runs along the longitudinal center line L of the cover 30.

According to FIG. 10, a web part 43, seen in the longitudinal direction of the overlap 30, is arranged at one end of the overlap 30 and a further web part 42 is arranged approximately centrally in a longitudinally extending region of the stamped line 41, the individual conductor track 52 over both web parts 42, 43 runs. One web part 43 is preferably arranged outside the longitudinal center line L of the cover 30. The further web part 42 is preferably located on the side of the longitudinal center line L facing away from the one web part 43, in particular outside the cross center line Q of the cover 30. The individual conductor track 52 can extend over the cover 30 in any shape.

According to FIG. 11, the one web part 43 is again seen at the end of the punching line 41 in the direction of the longitudinal center line L. The other web part 42 is relatively wide and is located approximately on the axis of the transverse center line Q. The individual conductor track 52 runs thereby coming from the conductor track support part 10 via the web part 42 to the cover 30, forms a loop there and runs from the cover 30 via the web part 42 back to the conductor track support part 10. In the case of a dragee removal, the cover 30 is opened in any case, that the web part 42 and the conductor track 52 running above it are interrupted.

FIG. 8 shows an example of all three embodiments of FIGS. 9 to 11 in a conductor pattern comprising the individual conductor tracks 52, the common conductor track 53 and the connection contact pads 51, 54 of the interface 5.

FIGS. 12 to 16 show a carrier part 60 designed in the form of a book, in which the conductor track carrier part 10, as a first part, can be congruently folded around a fold line 61 to form a second part 63, which is connected to the conductor track carrier part 10. In the second part 63 insertion openings 62 are arranged which are aligned with the punching lines 41 when the parts 10 and 63 are folded together in book-like fashion along the folding line 61. To produce the present blister pack arrangement 10, a blister pack 1 is arranged on the second part 63 in such a way that its pockets 3 engage in the insertion openings 62 of the part 63, the blister pack 1 being aligned with the part 63 and also with the conductor carrier part part 10 at the same time , The parts 10 and 63 are then folded onto one another in a book-like manner around the fold line 61 and connected to one another, preferably glued to one another. The blister pack 1 is then in the exactly correct position between the parts 10 and 63. The parts 10 and 63 are preferably dimensioned such that they protrude beyond the blister pack 1 on all sides, the protruding edge regions of the parts 10 and 63 being fixed are glued to each other so that the blister pack 1 cannot be separated and removed.

It is pointed out that instead of the plurality of individual insertion openings 62, a single insertion opening 62 'can also be provided, which can accommodate all the pockets of the blister pack 1 at the same time.

FIGS. 12 to 14 show a view of the carrier part 60 from the inside, the blister pack 1 being inserted according to FIG. 13 and already being inserted according to FIG. 14. FIG. 15 shows part 63 with the blister pack 1 inserted from the outside and FIG. 16 shows a view of the carrier part 10 from the outside.

A further embodiment of the invention is explained below in connection with FIGS. 17a to 17c. Details of FIGS. 17a to 17c, which have already been explained in connection with the preceding figures, are designated in the corresponding manner, although a “'” is added to the respective reference numbers.

FIG. 17b shows a conductor track support part 10 'which has the individual contact connection pads 51', the individual conductor tracks 52 ', the common conductor track and the common connection contact patch on the side facing the blister pack 1' (FIG. 17a). On the side of the conductor track carrier part 10 'facing the blister pack 1' there is an electrically insulating, dielectric layer 64 'which covers the individual conductor tracks 52' and the common conductor track at least in the area in which the blister pack 1 'according to FIG. 17c is preferably through Gluing the sealing film 13 'to the dielectric layer 64' is applied. FIGS. 17d and 17e show a modification of the conductor track carrier part 10 ', in which an adhesive layer 66' is applied to the dielectric layer 64 'and is covered by a release film 65'. The peel-off film 65 'according to FIG. 17d preferably projects on one side beyond the adhesive layer 66', so that an area is formed which can be gripped manually by the adhesive layer 66 'in order to peel off the peel-off film 65'. After peeling off the / peeling film 65 ', the then exposed adhesive layer 66' can be connected to the blister pack 1 simply by pressing against the sealing film 13 'of the blister pack 1'.

It is also conceivable to simultaneously form the electrically insulating layer 64 'as an adhesive layer, so that it can be connected directly to the sealing film 13' of the blister pack 1 '.

It is pointed out that the embodiments of the carrier parts 10 ′ of FIGS. 17b to 17e may also be part of the book-type carrier device explained in connection with FIGS. 12 to 16.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1, 1 'blister pack

2, 2 'dragee

3, 3 'pocket

4 opening

5 intersection

10, 10 'conductor track support part

11 adhesive layer

12 protective layer 13, 13 'sealing film 14 thermoformed film

30 coverage

40 receiving device

41 punching line

42 bridge part

43 bridge part

45 display

51, 51 'individual connection pad

52, 52 'individual conductor track

53 common conductor track

54 common connection pad

60 support part

61 fold line

62, 62 'insertion openings

63 part

64 'dielectric layer

65 'peel-off film

66 'adhesive layer

L longitudinal center line

Q cross-center line

Claims

claims

Blister pack arrangement with a blister pack (1) and a conductor track carrier part (10) connected to it, wherein openings (4) of the conductor track carrier part (10) are aligned with pockets (3) of the blister pack (1), and when a dragee (2) is removed a pocket (3) a sealing film (13) of the blister pack (1) which closes the pocket (3) and the dragee (2) can be removed through an opening (4) assigned to it, characterized in that the openings (4) are closed by in punching lines (41) arranged on the conductor support part (10) are formed, each of which surrounds the areas assigned to the pockets (3) in a ring and are interrupted by at least two web parts (42, 43), one of which is separated by the punching line (41) from the Conductor support part (10) separated, covering the pocket (3) covering (30) with the

Conductor support part (10) is connected so that the web parts (42, 43) are distributed over the circumference of the stamped line (41) in such a way that when a coated tablet (2) is pressed out, at least one web part (42) is severed from a pocket (3) , and that the conductor track support part (10) has individual conductor tracks (52), each of which, starting from an individual connection contact spot (51), runs over at least one web part (42), which is interrupted when a dragee is removed. Blister pack arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that each individual conductor track (52) is connected on its side facing away from the associated individual connection contact pad (51) to a common conductor track (53) which is connected to a common connection contact pad (54).

Blister pack arrangement according to Claim 2, characterized in that the individual connection contact pads (51) and the common connection contact pad (54) are part of an interface (5) which, when the blister pack arrangement is plugged into a receiving device (40), brings about a clear positional orientation and is electrically connected to a the receiving device (40) arranged electronics unit for detecting the interruption of the individual conductor tracks (52) is connected.

Blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to

3, characterized in that the punched lines (41) are angular, circular or oval.

Blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to

4, characterized in that the web parts (43) are arranged approximately diametrically opposite one another on the punching line (41), and in that the individual conductor track (52) runs over both web parts (42, 43).

Blister pack arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the two web parts (42, 43) each lie in the direction of the longer extension of the punching line (41).

7. blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the individual conductor track (52) over the one and the further web part (42, 43).

8. blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the individual conductor track (52) only via one of the web parts (42 or 43) from the conductor track support part (10) to the cover (30) and from the cover (30 ) runs back loop-shaped on the conductor track support part (10), the web part (42 or 43) guiding the conductor track being reliably severed when the dragee is removed.

9. blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the conductor track support part (10) has the individual conductor tracks on its side facing away from the blister pack (1) and with its side facing the blister pack (1) with the sealing film (13) Blister pack (1) connected, preferably glued.

10. Blister pack arrangement according to claim 9, characterized in that the conductor track support part (10) on the side facing away from the blister pack (1), apart from the interface (5), at least partially with at least the individual conductor tracks (52) and the common conductor track ( 53) covering, electrically insulating protective layer (12) is provided.

11. Blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the conductor track support part (10 ') has the individual conductor tracks (52') on its side facing the blister pack (1 ') and that the blister pack (1') faces Side of the The conductor track part (10 ') is provided with an electrically insulating layer (64') covering the individual conductor tracks (52 '), and that the side of the electrically insulating layer (64') facing the blister pack arrangement (1 ') with the sealing film (13 ') the blister pack (1) is connected.

12. Blister pack arrangement according to claim 11, characterized in that the electrically insulating layer (64 ') is provided with an adhesive layer (66') which can be connected to the sealing film (13 ') of the blister pack (1') or that the electrically insulating layer Layer is at the same time an adhesive layer which can be connected to the sealing film (13 ') of the blister pack (1').

13. The blister pack arrangement according to claim 12, characterized in that the adhesive layer (66 ') is covered by a release film (65') which is used to connect the adhesive layer (66 ') to the sealing film (13') from the adhesive layer (66 '). is removable.

14. blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the conductor track support part (10) at least on the side of the interface (5) over the blister pack (1).

15. Blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the conductor track carrier part (10, 10 ') forms a first part of a book-like foldable carrier part (60), the second part (63) of which there is an insertion opening (62) for each pocket ( 3, 3 ') of the blister pack (1, 1') or a common insertion opening (62 ') for all pockets (3, 3') of the blister pack (1, 1 ') and around a fold line (61) in relation to the Leiterbahntragerteil (10, 10 ') can be folded in such a way that the blister pack (1, 1') is accommodated between the conductor track support part (10, 10 ') and the second part (63), one pocket (3, 3') each of the blister pack (1, 1 ') through an insertion opening (62) of the second part (63) or all pockets (3, 3') of the blister pack (1, 1 ') through the common insertion opening (62') of the second part (63) , and that the conductor track carrier part (10, 10 '), the blister pack (1, 1') and the second part (63) receiving the pockets (3, 3 ') of the blister pack (1, 1') are connected to one another, preferably glued ,

16. Blister pack arrangement according to claim 15, characterized in that the conductor track carrier part (10, 10 ') and the second part (63) at least on the side of the interface (5) of the conductor track carrier part (10, 10') via the blister pack (1, 1 ') survive.

17. Blister pack arrangement according to claim 16, characterized in that the conductor track support part (10, 10 ') and the second part (63) protrude on all sides over the blister pack (1, 1').

18. Blister pack arrangement according to one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that the fold line (61) runs along the longer side of the conductor carrier part (10, 10 ') and the second part (63).