EP2886099B1 - Station à tige-poussoir et procédé de remplissage de capsule dans une station à tige-poussoir - Google Patents

Station à tige-poussoir et procédé de remplissage de capsule dans une station à tige-poussoir Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2886099B1
EP2886099B1 EP14199660.3A EP14199660A EP2886099B1 EP 2886099 B1 EP2886099 B1 EP 2886099B1 EP 14199660 A EP14199660 A EP 14199660A EP 2886099 B1 EP2886099 B1 EP 2886099B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
punches
tamping
bores
drive
punch
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
EP14199660.3A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
EP2886099A1 (fr
Inventor
Jan Fabian Scheffler
Daniel Malick
Thomas Heinrich
Jan-Eric Kruse
Afsaneh Nakhavoli
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Fette Engineering GmbH
Original Assignee
Fette Engineering GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Fette Engineering GmbH filed Critical Fette Engineering GmbH
Publication of EP2886099A1 publication Critical patent/EP2886099A1/fr
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2886099B1 publication Critical patent/EP2886099B1/fr
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J3/00—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
    • A61J3/07—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms into the form of capsules or similar small containers for oral use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J3/00—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
    • A61J3/07—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms into the form of capsules or similar small containers for oral use
    • A61J3/071—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms into the form of capsules or similar small containers for oral use into the form of telescopically engaged two-piece capsules
    • A61J3/074—Filling capsules; Related operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B1/00—Presses, using a press ram, characterised by the features of the drive therefor, pressure being transmitted directly, or through simple thrust or tension members only, to the press ram or platen
    • B30B1/18—Presses, using a press ram, characterised by the features of the drive therefor, pressure being transmitted directly, or through simple thrust or tension members only, to the press ram or platen by screw means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B9/00—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes
    • B30B9/30—Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for baling; Compression boxes therefor
    • B30B9/306—Mechanically-driven presses
    • B30B9/3064—Mechanically-driven presses by screw means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B63/00—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged
    • B65B63/02—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles
    • B65B63/026—Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on articles or materials to be packaged for compressing or compacting articles or materials prior to wrapping or insertion in containers or receptacles for compressing by feeding articles through a narrowing space

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a stuffing stamp station for filling capsules with filling material in a capsule filling machine, comprising a rotationally drivable metering disc comprising at least one group of bores, a filling device for filling the bores with the filling material, at least one group of stuffing punches and a group of ejection punches, the stuffing punches and the ejection punches being held on a vertically displaceable punch carrier, wherein the stuffing punches for pressing the filling material into the bores and the ejection punches for ejecting compacts produced in the bores by the stuffing punches can enter into the bores by vertical movement of the stamp carrier.
  • the invention also relates to a method for filling capsules with filler material in a stuffing die station of a capsule filling machine.
  • stuffing stamp stations are used in capsule filling machines, which are designed as so-called rotary machines. They have distributed around the circumference of various process stations, in particular a feed station and separation station for separating the capsule halves, one or more metering stations, a closing station for closing the capsule halves, one or more ejection stations and optionally one or more empty stations.
  • metering stations for example, stuffing stamp stations are used, which are suitable for metering filler material and transferring it into capsules.
  • the holes of Stopfstempelstationen are adapted in diameter and distance from one another to the capsules held in a capsule holder of the capsule filling machine to be filled capsules.
  • the stuffing stamp station further comprises, for example, 5 groups of stuff stamps and a group of Emissions temples. At five of the groups of stuffing dies are gradually produced from filling material pellets in the holes.
  • the group of ejection punches ejects the pellets from the holes and transfers the pellets into the capsule bases held in the capsule holders.
  • the dosing disc is usually cyclically driven via a stepping gear, so that the individual groups of holes successively approach the groups of stuffing dies and the group of ejection punches.
  • Each cycle is divided into a rest and switching time.
  • the rest time is the downtime in which the dosing is and formed or ejected into the pellets.
  • the switching time is the movement time of the metering disc in which the metering disc rotates about its axis and each group of bores continues to pace to the next group of punches.
  • the relationship between shift and rest time is determined in the course of the design of the rubble transmission and is then no longer changeable.
  • Stopfstempelstationen have a lifting device which carries the Stopfstkov and the ejection punch and vertically moves up and down in accordance with the clocked movement of the dosing.
  • the lifting device is usually driven by a mechanical curve, the stroke length is set once when designing the stuffing die station and also is no longer adjustable. Due to different mounting heights of the groups of stuffing dies on the lifting device, the compacts are built up step by step.
  • the two drive trains are mechanically coupled and are driven by a common drive.
  • the stuffing dies While the dosing disk is in its switching time and, for example, rotates 60 ° further with six groups of holes, the stuffing dies already begin their vertical downward movement. you reach the holes of the dosing and possibly a powder bed of filler only when the dosing has already reached its position for the resting time. After the pressing process, the punches return to their original position, with the metering disc already beginning to turn further before the punches have reached their uppermost position.
  • the ratio between locking and switching times is rigid. Must be extended for production reasons, the rest time, for example, by the need for a longer filling time due to poorly flowing filler, or the switching time must be extended, for example, because otherwise forms on the metering no uniform bed of filler, the other time is also automatically extended , This unnecessarily prolongs the total cycle time of latching and rotating the metering disc unnecessarily.
  • Another stuffing stamp station is known DE 10 2006 014 496 A1 ,
  • the stamps are held on a support, which is driven by columns.
  • the columns are connected via a crank drive with a common servo drive, so that the columns are to move synchronously.
  • a disadvantage is the required for driving the columns considerable design effort. Adjustments to the drive are difficult.
  • the entire pressing forces must be transmitted by a single servo drive.
  • Out EP 1 135 294 A1 a capsule filling machine with a stuffing stamp station is known in which the vertical starting position of the stamp can be changed to dose different amounts of pressing.
  • Out DE 10 2012 010 767 A1 a press for producing a compact of powdery material is known in which at least one drive unit comprises a spindle drive.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a stuffing stamp station and a method of the type mentioned above, with which in a structurally simple manner moldings of high quality can be produced.
  • the method is intended to achieve a high degree of flexibility, even in trial pressings in galenics.
  • the invention achieves the object by providing first drive means for incrementally rotating the metering disk along the at least one group of stuffing dies and the group of ejection punches and second drive means for vertically moving the stamp carrier, the second drive means being at least two acting on the punch carrier spindle drives each having a spindle nut and each one guided in the spindle nut vertical drive spindle, and wherein the second drive means comprise at least two drive motors, each driving one of the spindle drives for vertical movement of the punch carrier.
  • the rotating driven dosing disc can have several groups of holes, which are guided by rotating the dosing disc successively along the groups of stuffing dies and ejection punches. It can also be provided several groups of stuffing punches, which are passed through by the holes in succession. For example, there may be five sets of stuffing dies and a group of ejection stamps. In this case, for example, six groups of holes can be distributed along the circumference of the dosing. The holes are in relation to each other in terms of their diameter and their arrangement, in particular their distance from one another, adapted to the capsules to be filled in a capsule filling machine equipped with the stuffing die station and located in a capsule holder.
  • the stuffing punches each move by vertical movement in the appropriately aligned holes and compress in the holes located example, powdery filler to compacts.
  • the holes are filled mainly by gravity with the filler.
  • the stuffing punches may promote in the course of their downward movement filler in the holes, which is for example on the dosing.
  • the stoppers then solidify this filler in the holes.
  • the groups of stuffing dies can be arranged at different heights on the carrier or the stuffing punches of different groups can have a different length.
  • the diameter of the holes and the height of the metering disc give the size of the pellets produced and thus the amount of filler to be metered.
  • the compacts are ejected from the holes and passed into the capsule lower parts usually arranged with their capsule holder below the holes.
  • the holes are at their bottom closed when the stuffing dies retract into the holes and open at the bottom when the ejector punches into the holes.
  • the closing of the holes in the region of the stuffing dies can be done for example by a stuffing disc. It forms an abutment for the stuffing dies for pressing the filling material into compacts.
  • the metering disk is cyclically rotated in the course of production and transfer of the compacts, where they alternately downtime (stop times) and travel times (switching times) passes.
  • the punch carrier vertically traversing second drive means have at least two spindle drives with vertical drive spindles, which are guided with an external thread formed at least over a portion of its length in an internal thread of a spindle nut.
  • the second drive means have at least two drive motors, one of which drives one of the spindle drives, in particular the spindle nuts or the drive spindles in rotation.
  • the drive lines for the metering on the one hand and the stuffing die or ejection punch on the other hand are therefore separated.
  • a suitable drive for the first drive means it is possible to variably set the ratio between standstill times and movement times of the metering disk, that is to say the latching time and the switching time.
  • a suitable control device can be provided. This also makes it possible to variably set the rotational speed of the metering disk, the rotational travel and the direction of rotation.
  • due to the separate second Drive means for the punch carrier of the stroke and the stroke speed of the punch carrier and thus the stuffing and ejection punch can be variably adjusted. This can also be done by the controller.
  • the inventively provided spindle drives are characterized by a low design effort and can be precisely controlled synchronously.
  • the provision of two spindle drives for the punch carrier is therefore no problem in terms of synchronicity.
  • such spindle drives can transmit very high pressing forces.
  • variable adjustment of the stroke length of the stuffing die it is possible by a variable adjustment of the stroke length of the stuffing die to change the pressing force of the stuffing die, without having to provide separate adjustment options, for example, separate drives.
  • all groups of stuffing dies are set in the same way, resulting in consistently homogeneous compacts.
  • Due to the separately formed second drive means and variable pressing force curves can be adjusted.
  • the immersion speed and the duration of the maximum pressing force is set mechanically invariable over a corresponding curve, different pressing force profiles can be realized by the control device. This can be used, for example, for a suitable extension of the pressure holding time without undesirably influencing the switching time of the metering disk. This results in a larger processing window for different products.
  • the stuffing punches preferably the stuffing punches and the ejection punches, can be held on a vertically movable punch carrier, which is moved vertically by the second drive means.
  • the pressure holding time of the stuffing dies in the bores is defined as the time in which the maximum pressing force is exerted by the stuffing dies during a pressing process.
  • This pressure-holding time can be set specifically by a suitable control of the first and / or second drive means.
  • the stuffing punches by the second drive means retracted faster in the holes and / or extended out of the holes and thus the pressure holding time can be extended without changing the cycle times of the metering.
  • the separate first and second drive means it is also possible to empty the stuffing stamp station after the end of production in a simple manner.
  • the lifting movement of the punch carrier can be deactivated and the dosing can be driven, for example, to permanent rotation, so that even in the stuffing stamp station befindliches example pulverulent filler can be removed and collected.
  • the stuffing stamp station it is possible for the stuffing stamp station to have path measuring and / or press force sensors with which the path traveled by the carrier or the stuffing and / or ejection punches in the course of the production of the compacts and / or those occurring during the production of the compacts Press forces are measured.
  • the measurement results can be given to the control device and this can perform a suitable control on predetermined path lengths and / or pressing forces. For example, certain pressing forces can be specified, which in turn defines the mass and density of the produced compacts.
  • the punch carrier can be according to a particularly practical embodiment, a support plate or support bridge, with the provision of two spindle drives the spindle drives, in particular the drive spindles or the spindle nuts, are fastened to opposite ends of the carrier plate or carrier bridge. As a result, a particularly uniform force generation is achieved.
  • the spindle drives may each comprise a fixed to the punch carrier vertical drive spindle, wherein the drive spindles are each guided in a rotatably and axially fixed spindle nut, wherein the at least two drive motors each one of the spindle nuts for vertical movement of the die carrier rotatably drive.
  • the drive spindles and with them the punch carrier are moved vertically by the rotation of the axially fixed spindle nuts.
  • the spindle drives may each comprise a rotatably and axially fixedly mounted vertical drive spindle, wherein the drive spindles are each rotatably guided in a spindle nut secured to the punch carrier, wherein the at least two drive motors each rotationally drive one of the drive spindles for vertical movement of the die carrier.
  • the spindle nuts and thus the punch carrier are moved vertically by the rotation of the axially fixed drive spindles.
  • the drive motors of the second drive means may be electric motors.
  • the axially fixed spindle nuts or drive spindles can then be respectively attached to the rotors of the drive motors of the second drive means and rotated with them. It may in particular be direct drives.
  • electric motors are preferably servomotors or torque motors in question. These are particularly good and flexibly controllable.
  • the axially fixed spindle nuts or drive spindles each in a blind hole of Drive motors can be arranged.
  • the drive spindles can move axially limited by the end of the blind hole in this, so that an increased stroke length for the stuffing and ejection punch are available.
  • the drive motors of the second drive means are each hollow shaft motors
  • the axially fixed spindle nuts are respectively arranged in the hollow shafts of the drive motors.
  • the rotors of the drive motors can be designed as hollow shaft rotors. In this embodiment, a substantially unlimited stroke length for the stuffing and discharge punches is possible, in particular by the drive spindles moving axially in the hollow shaft.
  • the first drive means may comprise a servomotor. Furthermore, the first drive means may be a direct drive, for example a torque motor. By such drives a flexible method of metering is particularly easy to control.
  • the filling device can be formed by a filling trough which at least partially covers the metering disk and in which the filling material to be filled into the bores is located.
  • the dosing disc rotates under this filling trough. In particular, it covers the metering disk in such a way that the holes, as they are rotated, pass under the filling trough before they reach each group of tamping punches and are still below the filling trough, in particular in the region of each group of tamping tampers.
  • the stuffing punches then pass through the filling material located in the filling trough into the bores, thereby conveying by gravity not fallen filler material into the bores and then pressing the filling material into the bores.
  • the dosing disc can comprise at least two groups of bores.
  • the metering disk can comprise n groups of bores, where n is a natural number greater than 2.
  • n-1 groups of stuffing dies are held. For example, six sets of holes and correspondingly five sets of stuffing dies and one group of ejection punches may be provided.
  • the invention also relates to a capsule filling machine for filling capsules composed of a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, comprising a delivery wheel, on the circumference of which a plurality of capsule holders are provided, each having a group of capsule receptacles for each capsule, further comprising a conveyor wheel drive in that the conveyor wheel can be cyclically rotated, so that the capsule holders move cyclically along a conveyor track, and comprising a plurality of process stations arranged along the conveyor track, the process stations having at least one feed station for feeding capsules to be filled into the capsule receptacles, at least one opening station for Opening the capsules to be filled by separating the capsule tops from the capsule bases, at least one stuffing die station according to any one of the preceding claims, at least one closing station for closing the filled capsule ln by connecting the capsule tops to the capsule bottoms, and at least one ejection station to eject the filled capsules.
  • One or more process stations can be integrated into a common process station.
  • the stuffing punches can not in the course of retraction into the holes yet conveyed by gravity into the holes filling material into the holes, so that the dosing between the individual pressing operations does not necessarily have to be rotated.
  • it may be necessary to turn the metering disc between two pressing operations for example by 360 °), so that the powder bed is again uniformly closed. Accordingly, it can be provided that the dosing is rotated after each pressing operation and before the next pressing operation by means of the first drive means in a first direction of rotation and / or in a second direction of rotation until it again assumes the rotational position in which the holes are aligned with the stuffing dies.
  • the rotation of the metering in the aligned to the stuffing dies or discharge temples position of the holes and the subsequent further rotation and the vertical method of stuffing punches or ejection punches can be offset in time or at least partially parallel to each other, as basically explained above.
  • the method of the ejection punches can take place in the bores and out of the holes through the second drive means, ie together with the tamping dies.
  • a metering disk can be used which has only one group of holes.
  • the method of ejection punches in the bores and out of the bores by third drive means by means of which the ejection punches are movable independently of the stuffing dies.
  • the provision of separate drive means for the ejection punches is required so that they do not move together with the stuffing dies against the closed metering disk during the production of compacts in the holes by the stuffing dies. It is therefore possible in particular by the separate third drive means that the ejection punch does not move with these in a vertical retraction of the stuffing die in the holes.
  • the stroke of the ejection punch is not affected in an advantageous manner by the stroke of the stuffing die.
  • the inventive method can be carried out with a stuffing die station according to the invention or a capsule filling machine according to the invention. It is possible in the method according to the invention that the stuffing punches and the ejection punches are not arranged on a punch carrier.
  • the third drive means for the separate method can be arranged on the punch carrier so that the ejection punches can be moved separately from the stuffing punches despite the common arrangement on the punch carrier.
  • the stuffing die station shown in the figures is provided as part of a capsule filling machine for filling, for example, hard gelatin capsules with, for example, powdered filling material.
  • the capsules usually consist of a capsule shell and a capsule base.
  • the capsule filling machine comprises a delivery wheel, on whose circumference a plurality of capsule holders is provided, each having a group of capsule receptacles, in each of which a capsule or a capsule lower part is held.
  • the capsule filling machine comprises a conveyor wheel drive with which the conveyor wheel can be cyclically rotated, so that the capsule holders move cyclically along a conveyor track.
  • the capsule filling machine comprises a plurality of process stations arranged along the conveyor track, including at least one feed station for feeding capsules to be filled into the capsule receptacles, at least one opening station for opening the capsules to be filled by separating the capsule tops from the capsule bases shown in FIGS at least one closing station for closing the filled capsules by connecting the capsule tops with the capsule bottoms and at least one ejection station for ejecting the filled capsules.
  • the stuffing die station shown in the figures has a metering disk 10 which has a plurality of groups of bores 12 distributed uniformly along its circumference. Via a flange 14, a drive shaft 16 is connected to the metering disk 10, which can be driven in rotation by a first drive motor 18, for example a servomotor or torque motor, about the axis of rotation 20. With the drive shaft 16, the metering disk 10 is also rotated. On a non-rotating with the dosing disc holding plate 22, a base 24 is arranged, which carries a stuffing disc 26. The stopper plate 26 closes the holes 12 in Area of Stopfstempeln 28 down and forms an abutment for the stuffing ram 28.
  • the stuffing punches 28 are secured by springs 30 to a plate or bridge-shaped punch carrier 32.
  • drive spindles 34 are mounted in the example shown.
  • the drive spindles 34 are received in axially displaceable manner in guides 36 and are in engagement with spindle nuts 38 with an external thread.
  • the spindle nuts 38 are fixed axially to the rotor of a hollow shaft motor 40 designed as a hollow shaft and to the rotor of the hollow shaft motor 40 rotatable.
  • Fig. 1 Recognizable extending the drive spindles 34 through the support plate 22 into the hollow shafts of the hollow shaft motors 40.
  • the drive spindles 34 and with them By turning the spindle nuts 38, the drive spindles 34 and with them the punch carrier 32 with the stuffing dies 28 and below to be explained ejection punch in the vertical direction.
  • five groups of stuffing punches 28 may be provided.
  • six groups of bores 12 can then be formed in the metering disk 10.
  • a filling trough is also shown, which is filled with the filling material to be filled into the bores.
  • the reference numeral 46 also shows a stripping device for stripping filling material from the upper side of the metering disk 10 in the region of the ejection punches 44.
  • the metering disk 10 is rotated stepwise via the drive motor 18, wherein the groups of bores 12 each with a group of Stopfstkovn 28 and the group of Ausdorfstkovn 44th be aligned.
  • the hollow shaft motors 40 while the spindle nuts are rotated and thereby the drive spindles 34 and thus the punch carrier 32 with the stuffing dies 28 and the Ausdorfstkovn 44 in the vertical direction such that the stuffing die 28 in the holes 12 successive compacts from the located in the filling trough 42 form powdery filler.
  • the holes 12 which are aligned with the Austhestkovn 44 are open as mentioned on its underside.
  • the ejection punches 44 can eject the pellets produced in the bores 12 downwardly into capsule bases oriented in capsule holders of the capsule filling machine.
  • the method of stuffing punches 28 down and into the holes 12 is in the 3 and 4 illustrated.
  • a control device not shown in the figures which controls the drive motor 18 on the one hand and the hollow shaft motors 40 on the other hand coordinated in a suitable manner to each other. Due to the separation of the drive means for the metering disc 10 on the one hand and the punch carrier 32 with the stuffing dies 28 and the discharge punches 44 on the other hand, it is possible to variably set the switching and rest periods. It is also possible to change the stroke length of the stamp carrier 32 and thus the stuffing punch 28 and the ejection punch 44.
  • suitable sensors can be provided with which, for example, the pressing force in the region of the stuffing punches 28 is measured. The measurement results can be supplied to the control device and the control device can execute suitable control circuits in order to comply with predetermined pressing forces.
  • a stuffing stamp station is shown in the figures with several groups of stuffing dies 28, a configuration is also possible in which only one group of stuffing dies 28 and one group of discharge punches 44 are provided. It is then possible that the metering disc 10 so by the Drive motor 18 is rotated, that the possibly only formed in the metering disk 10 group of holes 12 in alignment with the stuffing dies 28.
  • the stuffing punches 28 can then driven by the hollow shaft motors 40 several times in succession vertically into the bores 12 and drive out again, so that in successive pressing a compact in each hole 12 is generated.
  • the metering disk 10 can be further rotated such that the group of bores 12 is aligned with the group of ejection dies 44 and the ejection punches 44 can eject the pellets produced in the bores 12 into capsule sub-parts as explained above.
  • third drive means are provided, with which the ejection punches are movable independently of the stuffing dies. This procedure is particularly suitable in the field of galenics. Particularly compact laboratory stoppers can be used.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Making Beverages (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Consolidation Of Soil By Introduction Of Solidifying Substances Into Soil (AREA)

Claims (16)

  1. Station à poinçons de bourrage pour remplir des capsules avec du matériau de remplissage dans une machine de remplissage de capsules, comprenant un disque de dosage (10) pouvant être entrainé en rotation et qui comprend au moins un groupe de perçages (12), un dispositif de remplissage pour remplir les perçages (12) avec le matériau de remplissage, au moins un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28) et un groupe de poinçons d'éjection (44), les poinçons de bourrage (28) et les poinçons d'éjection (44) étant tenues sur un support de poinçons (32) verticalement mobile, par mouvement vertical du support de poinçons (32), les poinçons de bourrage (28) pour presser le matériau de remplissage dans les perçages(12) et les poinçons d'éjection (44) pour éjecter des pièces moulées crées par les poinçons de bourrage (28) dans les perçages (12) pouvant entrer dans les perçages (12), caractérisée en ce que des premiers dispositifs d'entrainement pour une rotation graduelle du disque de dosage (10) le long de l'au moins un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28) et du groupe de poinçons d'éjection (44), et deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement pour le mouvement vertical du support de poinçons (32) pour introduire les poinçons de bourrage (28) et les poinçons d'éjection (44) dans les perçages(12) sont prévus, les lignes motrices pour tourner le disque de dosage (10) d'une part, et celles pour le mouvement vertical du support de poinçons (32) d'autre part étant séparées, les deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement comprenant au moins deux commandes à vis sans fin agissant sur le support de poinçons (32), chacune avec un écrou de broche (38) et une vis d'entrainement verticale (34) guidée dans l'écrou de broche (38), et les deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement comprenant au moins deux moteurs d'entrainement (18) dont chacun entraine une des commandes à vis sans fin pour le mouvement vertical du support de poinçons (32).
  2. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le support de poinçons (32) est une plaque de support ou un portique porteur, les commandes à vis sans fin étant fixées sur des côtés opposés de la plaque de support ou du portique porteur.
  3. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que chacune des commandes à vis sans fin comprend une vis d'entrainement verticale (34), fixée sur le support de poinçons (32), chacune des vis d'entrainement (34) étant guidée dans un écrou de broche (38) monté de façon axialement et en rotation fixe et chacun des au moins deux moteurs d'entrainement (18) entrainant en rotation un des écrous de broche (38) pour mouvement vertical du support de poinçons (32).
  4. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisée en ce que chacune des commandes à vis sans fin comprend une vis d'entrainement verticale (34) montée en rotation et axialement fixe, chacune des vis d'entrainements (34) étant guidée en rotation dans un écrou de broche (38) fixé sur le support de poinçons (32) et chacun des au moins deux moteurs d'entrainement (18) entrainant en rotation une des vis d'entrainement (34) pour le mouvement vertical du support de poinçons (32).
  5. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les moteurs d'entrainement (18) des deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement sont des moteurs électriques.
  6. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisée en ce que les écrous de broche (38) ou les vis d'entrainement (34) sont à chaque fois arrangés dans un trou borgne des moteurs d'entrainement (18).
  7. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisée en ce que les moteurs d'entrainement (18) des deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement sont chacun des moteurs à arbre creux (40), chacun des écrous de broche (38) étant arrangé dans les arbres creux des moteurs d'entrainement (18).
  8. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les premiers dispositifs d'entrainement comprennent un servomoteur.
  9. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les premiers dispositifs d'entrainement comprennent un entrainement direct, en particulier un moteur torque.
  10. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le disque de dosage (10) comprend au moins deux groupes de perçages (12).
  11. Station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le disque de dosage (10) comprend n groupes de perçages (12), n étant >2 et n-1 groupes de poinçons de bourrage (28) sont tenus sur le support de poinçons (32).
  12. Machine de remplissage de capsules pour remplir des capsules composées d'une partie supérieure de capsule et une partie inférieure de capsule, comprenant une roue de refoulement, sur le périmètre de laquelle est prévue une multitude de supports de capsule, dont chacun comporte un groupe de logements de capsule pour une capsule à chaque fois, comprenant en outre un entrainement pour la roue de refoulement, par lequel la roue de refoulement peut être tournée par intermittence, de sorte que les supports de capsule se déplacent par intermittence le long d'un trajet de transport, et comprenant une multitude de stations de procédé arrangées le long du trajet de transport, les stations de procédé comprenant au moins une station d'alimentation pour alimenter des capsules à remplir dans les logements de capsule, au moins une station d'ouverture pour ouvrir les capsules à remplir en séparant la partie supérieure des capsules de la partie inférieure des capsules, au moins une station à poinçons de bourrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, au moins une station de fermeture pour fermer les capsules remplies en reliant les parties supérieures des capsules avec les parties inférieures des capsules, et au moins une station d'éjection pour éjecter les capsules remplies.
  13. Procédé de remplir des capsules avec du matériau de remplissage dans une station à poinçons de bourrage d'une machine de remplissage de capsules, dans lequel la station à poinçons de bourrage comprend un disque de dosage (10) pouvant être entrainé en rotation avec au moins un groupe de perçages (12), en outre un dispositif de remplissage pour remplir les perçages (12) avec le matériau de remplissage, au moins un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28) et un groupe de poinçons d'éjection (44), les poinçons de bourrage (28) et les poinçons d'éjection (44) pouvant être verticalement déplacé et la station à poinçons de bourrage comprenant des premiers dispositifs d'entrainement pour rotation graduelle du disque de dosage (10) le long de l'au moins un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28) et du groupe de poinçons d'éjection (44), et deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement pour le mouvement vertical au moins de l'au moins un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28), les lignes motrices pour tourner le disque de dosage (10) d'une part, et celles pour le mouvement vertical au moins de l'au moins un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28) d'autre part étant séparées, caractérisé par les étapes de traitement suivantes :
    • par les premiers dispositifs d'entrainement, le disque de dosage (10) est tourné vers une position de rotation dans laquelle le groupe de perçages (12) est aligné à un groupe de poinçons de bourrage (28),
    • par les deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement, les poinçons de bourrage (28) sont avancés dans les perçages(12) pour comprimer du matériau de remplissage rempli dans les perçages(12) à des pièces moulées, les poinçons de bourrage (28) étant tenus dans les perçages(12) pour un temps d'action de pression, et puis étant rétractés des perçages (12),
    • par les premiers dispositifs d'entrainement, le disque de dosage (10) est tourné vers une position de rotation dans laquelle le groupe de perçages (12) est aligné à un groupe de poinçons d'éjection (44),
    • les poinçons d'éjection (44) sont avancés dans les perçages(12) pour éjecter les pièces moulées crées par les poinçons de bourrage (28) dans les perçages(12),
    • le temps d'action de pression des poinçons de bourrage (28) étant varié entre des procès de remplissage différents par commande variable des premiers dispositifs d'entrainement et/ou des deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement.
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le mouvement des poinçons d'éjection (44) dans les perçages (12) et en dehors des perçages (12) est fait par les deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement, ou que le mouvement des poinçons d'éjection (44) dans les perçages (12) et en dehors des perçages (12) est fait par troisièmes dispositifs d'entrainement, par lesquels les poinçons d'éjection (44) peuvent être déplacés indépendamment des poinçons de bourrage (28).
  15. Procédé selon une des revendications 13 ou 14, caractérisé en ce que les poinçons de bourrage (28), de préférence les poinçons de bourrage (28) et les poinçons d'éjection (44), sont tenues dans support de poinçons (32) verticalement mobile, qui est verticalement déplacé par les deuxièmes dispositifs d'entrainement.
  16. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 13 à 15, caractérisé en ce que il est fait par une station à poinçons de bourrage selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, ou par une machine de remplissage de capsules selon la revendication 12.
EP14199660.3A 2013-12-20 2014-12-22 Station à tige-poussoir et procédé de remplissage de capsule dans une station à tige-poussoir Active EP2886099B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102013114693.7A DE102013114693A1 (de) 2013-12-20 2013-12-20 Stopfstempelstation und Verfahren zum Füllen von Kapseln in einer Stopfstempelstation

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2886099A1 EP2886099A1 (fr) 2015-06-24
EP2886099B1 true EP2886099B1 (fr) 2016-07-20

Family

ID=52344985

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP14199660.3A Active EP2886099B1 (fr) 2013-12-20 2014-12-22 Station à tige-poussoir et procédé de remplissage de capsule dans une station à tige-poussoir

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US10569912B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP2886099B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP6254515B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR101766694B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN104721053B (fr)
DE (1) DE102013114693A1 (fr)
IN (1) IN2014MU04093A (fr)

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102015106369B4 (de) * 2015-04-24 2020-02-13 Fette Engineering GmbH Kapselfüllmaschine
CN105395368A (zh) * 2015-12-10 2016-03-16 浙江飞云科技有限公司 胶囊充填机的药粉充填装置
CN106974832A (zh) * 2017-04-10 2017-07-25 安徽黄山胶囊股份有限公司 一种胶囊填充装置
CN106975835A (zh) * 2017-04-26 2017-07-25 广东锐军智能设备有限公司 一种超声波焊接机
CN109157417B (zh) * 2018-09-30 2024-05-14 北京翰林航宇科技发展股份公司 一种装量调节装置
EP3790805A4 (fr) * 2018-10-11 2022-03-16 Scitech Centre Ensemble de bourrage
WO2020141416A1 (fr) * 2019-01-02 2020-07-09 Scitech Centre Ensemble compactage pour machine de remplissage de capsules
EP4003843A4 (fr) * 2019-07-24 2023-09-27 Scitech Centre Système de bourrage intelligent pour optimisation de dosage dans une machine de remplissage de capsules
CH716574A1 (de) * 2019-09-10 2021-03-15 Berhalter Ag Stanzmaschine zum Stanzen von Etiketten und Deckeln.
CN115027084A (zh) * 2022-08-09 2022-09-09 御马精密科技(江苏)股份有限公司 一种伺服定子专用四工位油压机
CN115179052B (zh) * 2022-09-14 2022-11-25 北京成立科技有限公司 一种航空航天发动机火焰筒头部加工装置及方法

Family Cites Families (41)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3213587A (en) * 1962-07-23 1965-10-26 Eben H Carruthers Method for packing compressible materials into containers
DE2322028A1 (de) * 1973-05-02 1975-01-30 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vorrichtung zum abfuellen von pulver in hartgelatinekapseln oder dgl
IT1033874B (it) * 1975-04-07 1979-08-10 Zanasi Nigris Spa Procedimento e dispositivo per il dosaggio di prodotti pastosi piu o meno densi,da immettere in un qualsivoglia contenitore
US4084497A (en) * 1977-03-04 1978-04-18 Whirlpool Corporation Refuse compactor
US4121400A (en) * 1977-06-30 1978-10-24 Standard Metal Products Co. Apparatus for and method of compacting contents in and filling liquid into containers
DE3110483A1 (de) * 1981-03-18 1982-10-07 Robert Bosch Gmbh, 7000 Stuttgart Maschine zum fuellen und verschliessen von hartgelatinekapseln
JPH0620919B2 (ja) * 1987-06-18 1994-03-23 日本エランコ株式会社 硬質カプセルへの粒状物充填方法およびその装置
DE3925866A1 (de) * 1989-08-04 1991-02-07 Friedhelm Schneider Vorrichtung zum entleeren von faessern mit hochviskosem inhalt
IT1245757B (it) * 1991-01-15 1994-10-14 Mg 2 Spa Macchina per il dosaggio di prodotti farmaceutici in polvere.
DK0577592T3 (da) 1991-03-28 1996-11-18 Leiras Oy Indretning til fremstilling af subcutane kapsler
DE4306170C1 (de) * 1993-02-27 1994-02-17 Uhlmann Pac Systeme Gmbh & Co Vorrichtung zum gleichzeitigen Einschieben von Packgut und Prospekten in schachtelförmige Behälter
ITBO940175A1 (it) * 1994-04-22 1995-10-22 Ima Spa Dispositivo per la teleregolazione del volume di dosatori montati su una giostra, particolarmente per le macchine adibite al
DE4428842C1 (de) * 1994-08-02 1996-01-18 Mannesmann Ag Vorrichtung zur Herstellung von Preßkörpern
DE19618237C1 (de) * 1996-05-07 1997-08-21 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vorrichtung zum Abfüllen von Pulver in Hartgelatinekapseln oder dergleichen
DE19651237A1 (de) * 1996-12-10 1998-06-18 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vorrichtung zum Dosieren und Abgeben von Pulver in Hartgelatinekapseln od. dgl.
IT1304779B1 (it) * 1998-12-03 2001-03-29 Ima Spa Dosatrice a disco ed a pestelli, a funzionamento intermittente,monogiostra, particolarmente adatta per il confezionamento di dosi
DE10001068C1 (de) * 2000-01-13 2001-05-31 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vorrichtung zum Dosieren und Abgeben von Pulver in Hartgelatinekapseln oder dergleichen
DE10026731C2 (de) * 2000-05-17 2002-08-14 Fette Wilhelm Gmbh Rundläufer-Tablettenpresse für die Herstellung von mehrschichtigen Tabletten
ATE333975T1 (de) * 2001-02-15 2006-08-15 Mannesmann Plastics Machinery Schliesseinrichtung in einer spritzgiessmaschine für kunststoffe
EP1275492A4 (fr) * 2001-02-15 2007-06-27 Inst Tech Prec Elect Discharge Dispositif a pressuriser
ITBO20010147A1 (it) * 2001-03-16 2002-09-16 Mg 2 Spa Macchina per il riempimento di capsule con almento un prodotto
DE10211118A1 (de) * 2002-03-14 2003-09-25 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vorrichtung zum Dosieren von pulverförmigen Füllgut
WO2005067674A2 (fr) * 2004-01-08 2005-07-28 Tol-O-Matic, Inc. Commande electrique
ITBO20040310A1 (it) * 2004-05-18 2004-08-18 Ima Spa Macchina opercolatrice e relativo metodo per la produzione di capsule in gelatina dura.
DE102005039765A1 (de) * 2005-08-23 2007-03-01 Robert Bosch Gmbh Sensiervorrichtung
DE102006014496A1 (de) * 2006-03-29 2007-10-04 Robert Bosch Gmbh Vorrichtung zum Befüllen von zumindest einer Dosierkammer
DE102007031856A1 (de) * 2007-07-09 2009-01-15 Robert Bosch Gmbh Vorrichtung zum Dosieren von pulverförmigem Füllgut
DE102008006045B4 (de) * 2008-01-25 2010-06-24 Fette Gmbh Tablettenpresse
DE102008013403A1 (de) * 2008-03-10 2009-09-17 Robert Bosch Gmbh Kapselträgeranordnung für Füll- und Verschließmaschinen
CN101647755A (zh) * 2009-09-11 2010-02-17 北京翰林航宇科技发展有限公司 一种胶囊填充机
EP2311587A1 (fr) * 2009-10-13 2011-04-20 Osterwalder AG Presse à poudre
DE102010040505A1 (de) * 2009-10-22 2011-04-28 Robert Bosch Gmbh Maschine und Verfahren zum Füllen und Verschließen von insbesondere aus Hartgelatine bestehenden Kapseln
FR2951989B1 (fr) * 2009-10-30 2012-02-03 Medelpharm Installation pour la realisation d'un produit solide a partir d'un ou de plusieurs materiaux pulverulents
IT1397690B1 (it) * 2009-12-22 2013-01-24 Mg 2 Srl Macchina rotativa intermittente per il riempimento di capsule con prodotti farmaceutici.
IT1397609B1 (it) * 2009-12-22 2013-01-18 Mg 2 Srl Macchina rotativa intermittente per il riempimento di capsule con prodotti farmaceutici.
ITBO20100275A1 (it) * 2010-05-03 2011-11-04 Andrea Barbolini Apparecchiatura di trattamento di un prodotto avente un organo di lavoro del prodotto e dispositivo per muovere un organo di lavoro.
ES2670848T3 (es) * 2010-08-16 2018-06-01 Schuler Pressen Gmbh Prensa de embutición con sujeción de chapa estática
DE102011116552B4 (de) * 2011-10-21 2015-08-20 Fette Compacting Gmbh Presse
DE102011116548B4 (de) * 2011-10-21 2014-05-15 Fette Compacting Gmbh Presse
DE102012010767A1 (de) 2012-05-31 2013-12-05 Fette Compacting Gmbh Presse
ITBO20130315A1 (it) * 2013-06-21 2014-12-22 Ima Ind Srl Unita¿ e metodo di riempimento di elementi di contenimento di capsule monouso per bevande da estrazione o infusione

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN104721053A (zh) 2015-06-24
DE102013114693A1 (de) 2015-06-25
JP6254515B2 (ja) 2017-12-27
US20150175279A1 (en) 2015-06-25
EP2886099A1 (fr) 2015-06-24
IN2014MU04093A (fr) 2015-10-16
US10569912B2 (en) 2020-02-25
KR101766694B1 (ko) 2017-08-09
CN104721053B (zh) 2018-11-02
KR20150073127A (ko) 2015-06-30
JP2015119970A (ja) 2015-07-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2886099B1 (fr) Station à tige-poussoir et procédé de remplissage de capsule dans une station à tige-poussoir
DE69325924T2 (de) Versetzte mehrteilige pressform
DE102005030312B4 (de) Rundläufer-Tablettiermaschine und Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Mehrschichttablette
EP0894045A1 (fr) Machine a souffler
DE60310137T2 (de) Pressform-vorrichtung für verschlusskappen
EP2364247B1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé de fabrication de conteneurs en forme de tube
EP1854722A2 (fr) Dispositif pour alimenter et disposer de façon ordonnée des petits produits à emballer dans les alvéoles d'un film
EP2823958B1 (fr) Presse à comprimés et procédé de fabrication d'un comprimé
WO2003099541A1 (fr) Installation de thermoformage pour la production de corps façonnes a partir d'un film de plastique, et procede de production de tels corps
WO2007113048A1 (fr) dispositif de remplissage d'au moins une chambre de dosage
EP3000737B1 (fr) Station de dosage pour une machine de remplissage de capsule
EP2828061B1 (fr) Appareil de thermoformage
DE68905931T2 (de) Vorrichtung zum positionieren von aus einer form entnommenen produkten auf einem foerderband, insbesondere fuer seifen-formmaschinen oder aehnliches.
EP1636097B1 (fr) Dispositif et procede de traitement d'emballages approvisionnes en continu sur des elements supports
EP2881102B1 (fr) Dispositif et procédé destinés au remplissage de capsules
EP1521532A1 (fr) Dispositif servant a inserer des batonnets dans des moules pour produire des confiseries sur batonnet
DE2932387A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum herstellen von platten aus pflanzlichen fasern
DE3337243A1 (de) Einrichtung zur fertigung gepresster gegenstaende
EP1613462B1 (fr) Appareil de moulage avec un dispositif pour déplacer les moules
DE102010033997A1 (de) Metall- oder Keramikpulver-Elektropresse und Steuerverfahren dafür
DE10218511B4 (de) Thermoformanlage zur Herstellung von Formkörpern aus Kunststofffolie, sowie Verfahren zu deren Herstellung
EP3363421A1 (fr) Dispositif et processus pour remplir récipients, en particulier gélules en gélatine dure
EP2697141B1 (fr) Dispositif de transport
EP1613461B1 (fr) Ensemble moule
EP0684122A2 (fr) Dispositif de production par emboutissage d'un gobelet avec pied

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20141222

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): 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

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

R17P Request for examination filed (corrected)

Effective date: 20151218

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): 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

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20160324

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): 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

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: LANGUAGE OF EP DOCUMENT: GERMAN

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 813440

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20160815

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 502014001150

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20160720

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: ISLER AND PEDRAZZINI AG, CH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 3

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20161120

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20161020

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20161021

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20161121

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 502014001150

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20161020

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20170421

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: MM4A

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20161222

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20161222

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 4

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT; INVALID AB INITIO

Effective date: 20141222

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20160720

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MM01

Ref document number: 813440

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20191222

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R082

Ref document number: 502014001150

Country of ref document: DE

Representative=s name: HAUCK PATENTANWALTSPARTNERSCHAFT MBB, DE

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R081

Ref document number: 502014001150

Country of ref document: DE

Owner name: FETTE COMPACTING GMBH, DE

Free format text: FORMER OWNER: FETTE ENGINEERING GMBH, 21493 SCHWARZENBEK, DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20191222

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: PD

Owner name: FETTE COMPACTING GMBH; DE

Free format text: DETAILS ASSIGNMENT: CHANGE OF OWNER(S), ASSIGNMENT; FORMER OWNER NAME: FETTE ENGINEERING GMBH

Effective date: 20210531

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: 732E

Free format text: REGISTERED BETWEEN 20210701 AND 20210707

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230530

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20231220

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20231220

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20231218

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20240208

Year of fee payment: 10

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20240110

Year of fee payment: 10

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20231229

Year of fee payment: 10