EP2030895A1 - Device for monitored tablet filling - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a device for monitored tablet filling.
- the invention has for its object to provide a device for supervised tablet filling, which works very reliable, in which an extremely fast quantitative examination of the tablets during the filling process is possible and excluded by a sorting good tablets, and a corresponding method for supervised Indicate tablet filling.
- the monitored tablet-filling device has a device for feeding tablets into a drop-down path and a capacitive sensor for checking each falling tablet in the drop-down path.
- it has a separating device for separating good and bad tablets, which is arranged below the sensor in the drop section, and a control device, which is connected to the sensor and the separating device and controls the separating device on the basis of the values supplied by the sensor.
- the senor has a voltage generator for a high-frequency alternating electric field, two opposing, vertically extending and from the voltage generator respectively briefly opposite charged capacitor plates and an ammeter.
- the alternating electric field preferably has a frequency of between 500 kHz and 10 MHz, more preferably 1 MHz.
- the senor is capable of detecting more than 1,000 tablets per minute.
- the sensor is preferably also suitable for recording the data of a tablet within a time window of less than 100 ms, preferably less than 50 ms, more preferably less than 10 ms, which enables the exact and rapid activation of the separating device.
- the capacitor plates have a height of between 5 and 20 mm, preferably 10 mm, and have a distance of between 5 and 30 mm to each other, but at least 10% larger than the tablet width.
- the device also comprises a camera, which is arranged above the sensor and is connected to the control device.
- the controller is designed to use the values provided by the sensor and the information provided by the camera on a particular tablet as a common basis for controlling the separator. Thus, not only tablets are discarded which have a wrong mass, but also, for example, tablets of correct mass, which have a different color.
- the separating device is designed as a blowing device, which directs a lateral air blast on selected falling tablets.
- the method according to the invention for monitored tablet filling comprises the following steps: feeding tablets into a drop zone, checking each falling tablet in the falling distance by means of a capacitive sensor, and controlled separation of good and bad tablets below the sensor in the falling distance on the basis of the values supplied by the sensor.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of the device according to the invention for monitored tablet filling.
- the device comprises a feeding device 2 for tablets 4, which is usually designed as a vibratory conveyor.
- the tablets are already singulated by the feeder 2.
- the tablets 4 pass into a drop zone 6, through which they fall into can-like or bottle-like containers 14.
- the containers 14 are transported by means of a conveying device 20.
- a sensor 12 for receiving quantitative properties, in particular the mass of the tablets 4, is arranged in the fall section 6, here in the upper edge region of the drop section 6.
- the sensor 12 conveys, as will be described in more detail below, the measured values to a control device 7, which in turn is aligned immediately afterward, ie within 10 ms, a control command to a separator 8 based on the values transmitted by the sensor 12 to send.
- the separating device 8 ensures a separation of good and bad tablets 4. In the present example, bad tablets 4 are actively sorted out, but it is also conceivable that each good tablet 4 is actively conducted into the container 14 by the separating device 8.
- the separating device 8 is preferably a blowing device which specifically directs an air jet from the side onto a specific tablet 4. Such a blowing device has the advantage over mechanical devices that the reaction time is significantly shorter and thus the accuracy is ensured even at high throughput of the filling device.
- the bad tablets 4 end up in a reject container 9a.
- the control device 7 preferably takes into account the size and speed of the respective tablet 4 on the basis of previously recorded calibration values. Due to the high speed of the sensor 12, the control device 7 and the separator 8, the separator 8 may be located near below the sensor 12.
- a camera e.g. a color camera
- the controller 7 may also be used by the controller 7 to control the separator 8.
- the image data may require a longer processing time than the sensor data. This allows both a discharge of tablets 4 with different mass (via the sensor 12) and with a different color (via the camera 11) can be achieved.
- a filling control 9 can be activated by the control device 7 when a certain number of good tablets 4 has entered a container 14. It is possible that the filling control 9 upon complete filling of a container 14 via movable filling means 10, for example via a pivoting of feed channels or the temporary closing and reopening of a storage flap in the feed channel, a filling of the next container 14 initiated.
- the conveyor device 20 is preferably moved clocked, so that the next container 14 is brought into the filling position.
- the sensor 12 is designed as a capacitive measuring sensor and comprises two vertically extending, opposing capacitor plates 15, 16, between which tablets 4 fall through.
- the capacitor plates 15, 16 are charged in opposite directions by a voltage generator 13 for high-frequency alternating voltage in very short distances.
- the frequency is between 500 kHz and 10 MHz, preferably 1 MHz.
- the charge states of the capacitor plates 15, 16 are respectively represented when opposing voltage concerns. In the left section, the capacitor plate 15 is positively charged and the capacitor plate 16 negatively charged, while in the right section, the capacitor plate 16 is positive and the capacitor plate 15 is negatively charged.
- the change in the applied voltage U generator (t) results in minimal polarization changes in the tablet 4, which in itself represents an insulator, in the alternating electric field. These minimum polarization changes can be accommodated by an ammeter 18.
- the measured current I M (t) is proportional to the number of charged particles in the tablet 4. Even during the fall, and thus the extremely short time during which each tablet 4 is in the region of the sensor 12, excellent results are obtained.
- the constant acceleration of the tablets 4 also has no negative effect on the measurement result.
- the capacitor plates 15, 16 have a height of between 5 and 20 mm, preferably 10 mm, and have a spacing of between 5 and 30 mm to each other, but preferably at least 10% greater than the tablet width.
- corresponding reference models must first be included for the respective tablet type in order to calibrate the sensor 12 for the relevant field of application.
- an analysis of more than 1,000 tablets per minute can be made, with the data of a tablet 4 being received by the sensor 12 within a time window of less than 100 ms, preferably less than 50 ms, more preferably less than 10 ms.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zur überwachten Tablettenabfüllung.The invention relates to a device for monitored tablet filling.
Bei der Abfüllung pharmazeutischer Produkte müssen strenge Qualitätskriterien eingehalten werden. Hierzu sind bei der Abfüllung pharmazeutischer Produkte in Medikamentenbehälter wie Dosen oder Fläschchen verschiedene Arten von Sensoren bekannt. Diese Sensoren werden verwendet, um die Anzahl von Tabletten während des Fallens in den Behälter zu zählen und somit einen korrekt befüllten Behälter zu gewährleisten. Hauptsächlich werden hierzu Lichtschranken verwendet, die aber verschmutzen können. Auch der Einsatz von elektrostatischen Sensoren wurde angedacht.When filling pharmaceutical products, strict quality criteria must be adhered to. For this purpose, various types of sensors are known in the filling of pharmaceutical products in drug containers such as cans or vials. These sensors are used to count the number of tablets as they fall into the container, thus ensuring a properly filled container. Mainly this photoelectric sensors are used, but can pollute. The use of electrostatic sensors was also considered.
Aus der
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vorrichtung zur überwachten Tablettenabfüllung zu schaffen, die sehr zuverlässig arbeitet, bei der eine extrem schnelle quantitative Untersuchung der Tabletten während des Abfüllvorgangs möglich ist und durch die eine Aussortierung guter Tabletten ausgeschlossen wird, sowie ein entsprechendes Verfahren zur überwachten Tablettenabfüllung anzugeben.The invention has for its object to provide a device for supervised tablet filling, which works very reliable, in which an extremely fast quantitative examination of the tablets during the filling process is possible and excluded by a sorting good tablets, and a corresponding method for supervised Indicate tablet filling.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 bzw. des Anspruchs 10 gelöst.This object is solved by the features of claim 1 and of
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung zur überwachten Tablettenabfüllung weist eine Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Tabletten in eine Fallstrecke und einen kapazitiven Sensor zum Überprüfen jeder fallenden Tablette in der Fallstrecke auf. Außerdem weist sie eine Trenneinrichtung zum Trennen von guten und schlechten Tabletten auf, welche unterhalb des Sensors in der Fallstrecke angeordnet ist, sowie eine Steuereinrichtung, welche mit dem Sensor und der Trenneinrichtung verbunden ist und die Trenneinrichtung auf Basis der vom Sensor gelieferten Werte ansteuert.The monitored tablet-filling device according to the invention has a device for feeding tablets into a drop-down path and a capacitive sensor for checking each falling tablet in the drop-down path. In addition, it has a separating device for separating good and bad tablets, which is arranged below the sensor in the drop section, and a control device, which is connected to the sensor and the separating device and controls the separating device on the basis of the values supplied by the sensor.
Damit ist es möglich, die Tabletten direkt während des Abfüllvorgangs quantitativ zu untersuchen. Durch die Ausschleusung schlechter Tabletten noch vor dem zu befüllenden Behälter wird die Anzahl guter Tabletten, welche ausgesondert werden müssen, auf Null reduziert.This makes it possible to quantitatively examine the tablets directly during the filling process. Due to the discharge of bad tablets even before the container to be filled, the number of good tablets, which must be discarded, is reduced to zero.
Vorzugsweise weist der Sensor einen Spannungsgenerator für ein hochfrequentes elektrisches Wechselfeld, zwei sich gegenüberliegende, sich vertikal erstreckende und vom Spannungsgenerator jeweils kurzzeitig entgegengesetzt aufgeladene Kondensatorplatten und ein Strommessgerät auf. Das elektrische Wechselfeld weist vorzugsweise eine Frequenz von zwischen 500 kHz und 10 MHz, mehr bevorzugt 1 MHz auf.Preferably, the sensor has a voltage generator for a high-frequency alternating electric field, two opposing, vertically extending and from the voltage generator respectively briefly opposite charged capacitor plates and an ammeter. The alternating electric field preferably has a frequency of between 500 kHz and 10 MHz, more preferably 1 MHz.
Mit diesem Aufbau ist der Sensor geeignet, mehr als 1.000 Tabletten pro Minute zu detektieren. Dabei ist der Sensor vorzugsweise auch geeignet, die Daten einer Tablette innerhalb eines Zeitfensters von weniger als 100 ms, bevorzugt weniger als 50 ms, mehr bevorzugt weniger als 10 ms, aufzunehmen, was die exakte und schnelle Ansteuerung der Trennvorrichtung erst ermöglicht.With this construction, the sensor is capable of detecting more than 1,000 tablets per minute. In this case, the sensor is preferably also suitable for recording the data of a tablet within a time window of less than 100 ms, preferably less than 50 ms, more preferably less than 10 ms, which enables the exact and rapid activation of the separating device.
In einer Ausführungsform weisen die Kondensatorplatten eine Höhe von zwischen 5 und 20 mm, vorzugsweise 10 mm, auf und besitzen einen Abstand von zwischen 5 und 30 mm zueinander, der aber mindestens 10% größer als die Tablettenbreite ist.In one embodiment, the capacitor plates have a height of between 5 and 20 mm, preferably 10 mm, and have a distance of between 5 and 30 mm to each other, but at least 10% larger than the tablet width.
In einer weiterführenden Ausführungsform umfasst die Vorrichtung außerdem eine Kamera, welche oberhalb des Sensors angeordnet ist und mit der Steuereinrichtung verbunden ist. In diesem Fall ist die Steuereinrichtung darauf ausgerichtet, die vom Sensor gelieferten Werte und die von der Kamera gelieferten Informationen über eine bestimmte Tablette als gemeinsame Basis für die Ansteuerung der Trenneinrichtung zu verwenden. Somit werden nicht nur Tabletten ausgesondert, welche eine falsche Masse besitzen, sondern beispielsweise auch Tabletten korrekter Masse, welche eine andere Farbe haben.In a further embodiment, the device also comprises a camera, which is arranged above the sensor and is connected to the control device. In this case, the controller is designed to use the values provided by the sensor and the information provided by the camera on a particular tablet as a common basis for controlling the separator. Thus, not only tablets are discarded which have a wrong mass, but also, for example, tablets of correct mass, which have a different color.
In einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist die Trenneinrichtung als Blaseinrichtung ausgebildet, welche einen seitlichen Luftstoß auf ausgewählte fallende Tabletten richtet. Dadurch wird die zielgenaue Aussonderung schlechter Tabletten auch bei schnell ablaufender Befüllung gewährleistet, ohne den Betrieb der Vorrichtung zu stören.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the separating device is designed as a blowing device, which directs a lateral air blast on selected falling tablets. As a result, the targeted disposal of bad tablets is guaranteed even with fast-running filling, without disturbing the operation of the device.
Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren zur überwachten Tablettenabfüllung weist folgende Schritte auf: Zuführen von Tabletten in eine Fallstrecke, Überprüfen jeder fallenden Tablette in der Fallstrecke mittels eines kapazitiven Sensors, und gesteuertes Trennen von guten und schlechten Tabletten unterhalb des Sensors in der Fallstrecke auf Basis der vom Sensor gelieferten Werte.The method according to the invention for monitored tablet filling comprises the following steps: feeding tablets into a drop zone, checking each falling tablet in the falling distance by means of a capacitive sensor, and controlled separation of good and bad tablets below the sensor in the falling distance on the basis of the values supplied by the sensor.
Weitere Einzelheiten, Merkmale und Vorteile der vorliegenden Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen.
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- ist eine schematische Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zur überwachten Tablettenabfüllung; und
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- Fig. 1
- is a schematic view of the device according to the invention for monitored tablet filling; and
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Der Sensor 12 übermittelt, wie weiter unten noch näher beschrieben wird, die gemessenen Werte an eine Steuereinrichtung 7, die wiederum darauf ausgerichtet ist, unmittelbar anschließend, d.h. innerhalb von 10 ms, einen Steuerbefehl an eine Trenneinrichtung 8 auf Basis der vom Sensor 12 übermittelten Werte zu senden. Die Trenneinrichtung 8 sorgt für eine Trennung von guten und schlechten Tabletten 4. Im vorliegenden Beispielsfall werden schlechte Tabletten 4 aktiv aussortiert, es ist jedoch auch denkbar, dass jede gute Tablette 4 durch die Trenneinrichtung 8 aktiv in den Behälter 14 geleitet wird. Die Trenneinrichtung 8 ist vorzugsweise eine Blaseinrichtung, welche einen Luftstrahl von der Seite gezielt auf eine bestimmte Tablette 4 richtet. Eine solche Blaseinrichtung hat den Vorteil gegenüber mechanischen Vorrichtungen, dass die Reaktionszeit deutlich kürzer ist und somit die Zielgenauigkeit auch bei hohem Durchsatz der Füllvorrichtung gewährleistet ist. Die schlechten Tabletten 4 landen in einem Ausschussbehälter 9a.The
Für die Berechnung der genauen Zeit der Einschaltung der Trenneinrichtung 8 berücksichtigt die Steuereinrichtung 7 vorzugsweise die Größe und Geschwindigkeit der jeweiligen Tablette 4 anhand von zuvor aufgenommenen Kalibrationswerten. Aufgrund der hohen Geschwindigkeit des Sensors 12, der Steuereinrichtung 7 und der Trenneinrichtung 8 kann die Trenneinrichtung 8 nahe unterhalb des Sensors 12 angeordnet sein.For the calculation of the exact time of activation of the
Außerdem kann eine Kamera 11, z.B. eine Farbkamera, oberhalb der Zuführvorrichtung 2 angeordnet sein und Informationen über die einzelnen Tabletten 4 aufnehmen. Diese Informationen können von der Steuereinrichtung 7 ebenfalls verwendet werden, um die Trenneinrichtung 8 zu steuern. Die Bilddaten dürfen dabei eine längere Verarbeitungszeit als die Sensordaten erfordern. Damit kann sowohl eine Ausschleusung von Tabletten 4 mit abweichender Masse (über den Sensor 12) als auch mit abweichender Farbe (über die Kamera 11) erzielt werden.In addition, a
In Einklang mit der Detektion der Tabletten 4 kann durch die Steuereinrichtung 7 eine Abfüllsteuerung 9 aktiviert werden, wenn eine bestimmte Anzahl an guten Tabletten 4 in einen Behälter 14 gelangt ist. Dabei ist es möglich, dass die Abfüllsteuerung 9 bei vollständiger Befüllung eines Behälters 14 über bewegliche Abfüllmittel 10, beispielsweise über eine Schwenkung von Zuführkanälen oder das vorübergehende Schließen und erneute Öffnen einer Speicherklappe im Zuführkanal, eine Befüllung des nächsten Behälters 14 initiiert. Hierzu wird auch die Fördervorrichtung 20 vorzugsweise getaktet weiterbewegt, sodass der nächste Behälter 14 in die Füllposition gebracht wird.In accordance with the detection of the
In
Durch die Änderung der angelegten Spannung UGenerator(t) ergeben sich minimale Polarisationsänderungen in der an sich einen Isolator darstellenden Tablette 4 im elektrischen Wechselfeld. Diese minimalen Polarisationsänderungen können durch ein Strommessgerät 18 aufgenommen werden. Der gemessene Strom IM(t) ist proportional zur Anzahl der geladenen Teilchen in der Tablette 4. Selbst während des Fallens und damit der extrem kurzen Zeit, während der sich jede Tablette 4 im Bereich des Sensors 12 befindet, werden hervorragende Ergebnisse erzielt. Auch die stete Beschleunigung der Tabletten 4 wirkt sich nicht negativ auf das Messergebnis aus.The change in the applied voltage U generator (t) results in minimal polarization changes in the
Die detaillierten Ausgestaltungen des Sensors 12 sind vielfältig, solange der in
Auf diese Weise ist es möglich, beim Abfüllen nicht nur die Tabletten 4 zu zählen, sondern auch quantitative Merkmale der Tabletten 4 zu verifizieren und somit sowohl gebrochene Tabletten 4, im Doppel eintreffende Tabletten 4 als auch im bevorzugten Fall farblich abweichende Tabletten 4 zu entdecken und in-line auszusortieren, bevor sie in den Behälter 14 gelangen.In this way, it is possible not only to count the
Mit dem beschriebenen System kann eine Analyse von mehr als 1.000 Tabletten pro Minute erfolgen, wobei die Daten einer Tablette 4 vom Sensor 12 innerhalb eines Zeitfensters von weniger als 100 ms, bevorzugt weniger als 50 ms, mehr bevorzugt weniger als 10 ms, aufgenommen werden.With the system described, an analysis of more than 1,000 tablets per minute can be made, with the data of a
Als Tabletten werden hier auch alle möglichen Formen von festen pharmazeutischen Produkten bezeichnet, auch Dragees, Kapseln etc.As tablets, all possible forms of solid pharmaceutical products are also referred to here, including dragees, capsules, etc.
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einer Vorrichtung (2) zum Zuführen von Tabletten (4) in eine Fallstrecke (6), und
einem kapazitiven Sensor (12) zum Überprüfen jeder fallenden Tablette (4) in der Fallstrecke (6),
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
sie eine Trenneinrichtung (8) zum Trennen von guten und schlechten Tabletten (4) aufweist, welche unterhalb des Sensors (12) in der Fallstrecke (6) angeordnet ist, sowie eine Steuereinrichtung (7), welche mit dem Sensor (12) und der Trenneinrichtung (8) verbunden ist und die Trenneinrichtung (8) auf Basis der vom Sensor (12) gelieferten Werte ansteuert.Apparatus for supervised tablet filling with
a device (2) for feeding tablets (4) into a drop zone (6), and
a capacitive sensor (12) for checking each falling tablet (4) in the drop section (6),
characterized in that
it has a separating device (8) for separating good and bad tablets (4), which is arranged below the sensor (12) in the drop section (6), and a control device (7) connected to the sensor (12) and the Separating device (8) is connected and controls the separating device (8) based on the values supplied by the sensor (12).
gekennzeichnet durch
gesteuertes Trennen von guten und schlechten Tabletten (4) unterhalb des Sensors (12) in der Fallstrecke (6) auf Basis der vom Sensor (12) gelieferten Werte.
marked by
controlled separation of good and bad tablets (4) below the sensor (12) in the drop section (6) on the basis of the values supplied by the sensor (12).
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