EP3000737B1 - Metering station for a capsule filling machine - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a metering station for a capsule filling machine for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule top and a capsule lower part, wherein the metering comprises a metering unit in which the metering station supplied capsule bottoms are filled via a filling device with filling material, and wherein the metering station with a drive unit comprises at least one drive, which drives at least one component of the dosing unit.
- the invention also relates to a capsule filling machine for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, comprising such a metering station.
- capsule filling machines for example, hard gelatin capsules are filled with a filling material.
- the filler may be powdered, for example.
- Capsule filling machines have a plurality of process stations, which are approached intermittently, for example, by capsule holders which hold the capsules or capsule bottoms to be filled. Such capsule filling machines are also referred to as rotary capsule filling machines.
- the process stations provided along the conveyor path usually include a feed station for feeding the prefilled capsules to be filled, an opening station in which the capsule halves are separated, one or more metering stations in which the material to be filled is filled into the capsule sub-parts Closing station in which the capsule halves are closed and an ejection station in which the capsules produced are ejected.
- a plurality of dosing stations are provided for a capsule filling machine, which are assigned, for example, different applications.
- a capsule filling machine which are assigned, for example, different applications.
- several different mounting positions are provided in the capsule filling machine.
- the dosing station to be used in each case is then fitted with a dosing station at different positions of the capsule filling machine.
- Out EP 1 512 632 B1 is designed as a trolley dosing known, the trolley can be completely removed from the capsule filling machine and replaced with another trolley.
- a drive of the dosing is arranged in a cabinet and must be coupled with a restart in a complex manner with the other components of the capsule filling machine. This also applies to the other required during a restart of the dosing station signal exchange.
- the positioning of the trolley on the capsule filling machine is complex and there is an increased space and higher costs, not least due to doubly required parts, eg drive, frame.
- there is a risk of increased error rate due to an increased number of parts, such as pivoting doors on the capsule filling machine, a base unit for the drive, doors on the base unit, a lifting system for the trolley.
- the present invention seeks to provide a dosing of the type mentioned, whose removal or replacement is simplified against another dosing in comparison to the prior art.
- the dosing station according to the invention is intended for a capsule filling machine.
- the capsule filling machine serves in a manner known per se for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, for example hard gelatine capsules.
- it comprises a plurality of along a preferably circular conveyor track arranged process stations and a plurality of capsule delivery devices, each having a plurality of capsule receptacles for receiving a respective capsule or a capsule half.
- the capsule conveyors convey collected capsules along the conveyor through the process stations.
- such capsule filling machines are also referred to as rotary capillary filling machines.
- Various process stations are provided along the conveyor track, in particular a feed station for feeding the prefilled capsules to be filled, an opening station in which the capsule halves are separated, one or more dosing stations in which the material to be filled is filled into the capsule sub-parts, a closing station, in which the capsule halves are closed and an ejection station in which the capsules produced are ejected.
- a feed station for feeding the prefilled capsules to be filled
- an opening station in which the capsule halves are separated
- one or more dosing stations in which the material to be filled is filled into the capsule sub-parts
- a closing station in which the capsule halves are closed
- an ejection station in which the capsules produced are ejected.
- empty stations are provided, which can be used differently depending on the application.
- the present invention is concerned with the dosing station and its integration into the capsule filling machine.
- the dosing station according to the invention is subdivided into a dosing unit and a drive unit.
- it may consist exclusively of the dosing unit and the drive unit, that is to say comprise no further units.
- the filling material is dosed and transferred to the capsule parts.
- the metering unit has a filling device.
- One or more components of the dosing unit are driven by one or more drives of the drive unit which can be coupled to the dosing unit.
- the at least one drive of the drive unit may in particular be a different drive than the main drive of the capsule filling machine.
- the drive unit may therefore be a separate drive, which serves only for driving the at least one component of the dosing unit.
- the drive unit is arranged below a support plate.
- the drive unit may be attached to the support plate.
- To couple the dosing with the drive unit is the Dosing arranged on the support plate and secured with the releasable attachment and coupling means on the support plate.
- the at least one drive of the drive unit is coupled to the at least one component of the dosing unit driven by the at least one drive, and the dosing station can be operated together with the capsule filling machine. For detaching the dosing unit or replacing the dosing unit with another dosing unit, the detachable fastening and coupling means are released.
- the coupling of the at least one drive with the at least one driven by the at least one drive component of the dosing is canceled and the dosing unit can be removed as a module or as a total package from the dosing and, for example against another also forming such a module dosing be replaced.
- the drive unit with the at least one drive remains in the capsule filling machine.
- the coupling of the at least one drive with the at least one component driven by the at least one drive when the dosing unit is placed on the support plate can, in particular, take place automatically in the course of attachment by the attachment and coupling means.
- the decoupling of the at least one drive from the at least one component driven by the at least one drive in the course of releasing the fastening and coupling means can also take place automatically when the dosing unit is lifted off the carrier plate.
- the modular design of the dosing and the simple coupling with the drive unit on the support plate and the releasable attachment and coupling means allow in comparison to the prior art in a simplified manner a removal of the dosing unit from the capsule filling machine and a reinserting the removed dosing or other dosing.
- the dosing station according to the invention thus achieves a reduced assembly or disassembly effort.
- a quick change of the dosing unit enables a quick product change and therefore a cost saving.
- a reserve module of the dosing unit can be provided. Downtimes are reduced.
- no disassembly of individual parts of the dosing unit for removal from the capsule filling machine is necessary, but the dosing unit is removed as a whole package.
- the accessibility in particular in the disassembled state is improved over the prior art, so that also reduces assembly errors and error detection is improved.
- the handling is simplified by the better accessibility, the easy alignment and positioning of the parts to each other and the test in the disassembled state. This also applies to the cleaning. It also achieves high flexibility. It remains in the capsule filling machine only the support plate with the underlying drive unit back without disturbing other components. By eliminating a trolley or a cabinet, a compact, space-saving and cost-saving design is achieved.
- the dosing unit After releasing the fastening and coupling means, the dosing unit can be moved out or swung out with a mechanical device from the capsule filling machine and parked, for example, on a Hinstwagen and secured or fixed there.
- the metering unit is mounted on a mounting plate, wherein the metering unit can be arranged with the mounting plate on the support plate and in the arranged on the support plate state by the releasable attachment and coupling means releasably attachable to the support plate, and wherein the metering unit in the support plate dissolved state can be removed with the mounting plate as a module from the dosing.
- the mounting plate releasably fastened to the support plate.
- the mounting plate forms the basis for the dosing unit forming a module. The assembly and disassembly is further facilitated.
- the attachment of the dosing unit to the support plate can be realized in a force-locking manner (for example by means of screws, pins, springs, pneumatic means) and / or in a form-fitting manner (for example by means of a clutch, gears, bayonet closure).
- the detachable fastening and coupling means comprise first clamping means, preferably one or more first clamping bolts with which the mounting plate is clamped in the arranged on the support plate state with the support plate.
- the dosing unit is aligned by means of an auxiliary device in the expansion state, so that an accurate positioning for the (re) installation, especially in terms of height and angular position, is ensured.
- the first clamping means By the first clamping means the mounting plate is firmly clamped to the support plate.
- the first clamping means can be used simultaneously for positioning the dosing unit or its orientation for assembly.
- the holding force of the clamping means for fixing the dosing unit can be generated, for example, mechanically, pneumatically, magnetically or otherwise.
- the releasable attachment and coupling means comprise one or more attached to the mounting plate or on the support plate (s), first (n) clamping bolt, the or in a placement of the mounting plate on the support plate in one or more lock on the other of the support plate or mounting plate attached, mechanically closing clamping receptacle (s) preferably self-locking.
- the clamping receptacle (s) each comprise a transversely to the insertion direction of the respective clamping bolt in the clamping receptacle axially slidably mounted clamping slide, wherein the cocking slide in a Locking position is biased, in which engages the cocking slide locking in a circumferential groove of each inserted into the clamping fixture clamping bolt.
- one or more attached to the mounting plate or on the support plate first clamping bolt are provided. If the one or more clamping bolts are fastened to the mounting plate, one or more mechanically closing clamping receptacles are provided on the support plate.
- the mechanically closing clamping receptacle (s) is or are provided correspondingly on the mounting plate.
- the one or more clamping bolts can be tapered at its free end facing the clamping receptacle, in particular tapered conically. This results in a self-centering of the dosing in the course of placement on the support plate.
- the first clamping bolts lock preferably self-locking in the mechanically closing clamping receptacles, so that the mounting plate and with it the metering unit is securely held on the support plate.
- the clamping receptacles may each comprise a clamping slide mounted axially displaceably mounted transversely to the insertion of the clamping bolt in the clamping receptacles.
- the cocking slide can be biased for example by a spring bias in a projecting into the insertion of the respective clamping bolt locking position. If a clamping bolt is located in the clamping receptacle, the clamping slide engages in the locking position with its free end into a circumferential groove formed in the respective clamping bolt, so that the clamping bolt is preferably locked in the clamping receptacle in a self-locking manner.
- the cocking slide of the clamping receptacles can each be pneumatically movable, for example, against their bias from the locking position into an unlocking position releasing the respective clamping bolt.
- the unlocking of the clamping bolt and thus the release of the mounting plate with the dosing of the support plate can be triggered manually or for example by a switch.
- the release pneumatically the cocking slide is forced by introducing compressed air into an air chamber in its unlocked position and thus released the respective clamping bolt.
- the movement of the cocking slide in the unlocked position can be effected by a piston actuated by the compressed air.
- the movement of the cocking slide from the locking position to the unlocked position can also be done, for example, hydraulically, mechanically or by motor.
- At least one drive of the drive unit may be a rotary drive which can be coupled to a rotationally driven component of the dosing unit.
- the releasable fastening and coupling means may comprise biasing means, preferably spring biasing means which press a drive shaft of the rotary drive against the rotationally driven component of the metering unit with the metering unit mounted on the support plate.
- the rotary drive and / or the drive shaft of the rotary drive can be mounted floating in the axial direction of the drive shaft.
- the axially floating mounting of the rotary drive or its drive shaft can allow in particular only one movement in the axial direction of the drive shaft.
- the drive shaft of the rotary drive can be pressed in particular against a carrying the metering shaft support shaft.
- the biasing means in combination with an axially floating mounting of the rotary drive or the drive shaft and optionally in combination with the metering unit or mounting plate with the support plate spanning first clamping means the required friction torque for power transmission between the rotary drive or its drive shaft and achieved the rotationally driven component.
- a spring assembly providing the spring assembly generates on the one hand the required counterforce and on the other hand, a required stroke, for example, the rotary drive or its rotary drive shaft, if necessary to compensate for a length tolerance and / or thermal expansion of the drive elements.
- a drive shaft of the rotary drive at removed metering unit are positioned with a defined height projection with respect to the top of the support plate.
- the rotationally driven component or a supporting shaft supporting it is pressed, for example by the first clamping means on the rotary drive or its drive shaft in conjunction with the biasing means.
- the height projection of the rotary drive or its drive shaft is overcome via the top of the support plate.
- the spring travel of the spring biasing means can just match this height difference.
- a further embodiment may be arranged at the interface between the drive shaft of the rotary drive and the rotationally driven component or a support shaft carrying this a friction coefficient-increasing intermediate element, preferably a diamond wheel.
- an anti-rotation can be provided which prevents rotation of the rotary drive.
- the component of the dosing unit rotationally driven by the rotary drive is a dosing disc having at least one group of bores
- the dosing unit further comprises at least one group of stuffing punches and a group of ejection punches, the stuffing punches and the Ejection punches are held on a by at least one lifting drive of the drive unit vertically movable punch carrier, wherein by stuffing the punch carrier for stuffing the filling material into the bores and the ejection punches for ejecting the stuffing punches generated in the bores can enter into the holes by vertical movement of the punch carrier.
- the dosing station is thus a stuffing stamp station.
- other dosing stations are conceivable, for example, riser stations, pellet or tablet filling stations or roller filling stations.
- the releasable attachment and coupling means further comprise second clamping means, preferably at least one second clamping bolt, with which the at least one lifting drive or at least one connected to the at least one lifting drive lifting element with at least one attacking on the punch carrier Lifting element can be selectively clamped or can be solved by at least one acting on the punch carrier lifting element.
- the linear actuators may, for example, be spindle drives.
- the at least one lifting element connected to the at least one lifting drive and / or the at least one lifting element acting on the punch carrier can be a spindle of such a spindle drive.
- the spindle runs, for example, in a spindle nut rotating with the rotary drive but axially stationary.
- two lifting drives can be provided which engage on opposite sides of the punch carrier.
- the detachable lifting elements By the aforementioned embodiment of the detachable lifting elements a simple separation of the metering unit is realized by the drive unit in this respect.
- the connection of the lifting elements with each other can be done both non-positively (for example, by screws, pins, springs, pneumatic cylinders) as well as form-fitting (for example, by a clutch) or combined.
- the second clamping bolt of the second clamping means may be formed by tie rods which are guided by the lifting elements to be joined together and in each case at least one of the lifting elements to be connected to one another are screwed.
- an anti-rotation which is a rotation of the at least one lifting drive and / or the at least one with the at least prevents a Hubantrieb connected lifting element in the dissolved from the at least one attacking on the punch carrier lifting state.
- the at least one lifting element acting on the punch carrier can be axially guided in at least one guide column fixed to the metering unit and / or the at least one lifting element connected to the at least one lifting drive can be axially guided in at least one guide column fixedly arranged on the drive unit.
- At least one on the punch carrier or the at least one acting on the punch carrier lifting element attacking spacer is provided, which after releasing the at least one lifting drive and / or at least one firmly connected to the at least one lifting drive lifting element prevented by the at least one attacking on the punch carrier lifting element uncontrolled lowering of the punch carrier.
- the spacers prevent uncontrolled lowering of the stamp carrier after separating the lifting elements from each other or the metering unit of the drive unit.
- a spacer clamps or the like may be provided, for example.
- Dosing station shown is intended for use in a capsule filling machine for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule top and a capsule lower part.
- the dosing station comprises a dosing unit shown generally at 10 in the figures, in which the dosing station supplied capsule bottoms are filled via a filling device not shown with filling material.
- the dosing station also includes a in the FIGS. 1 to 3 generally shown at 12, drive unit.
- the dosing unit 10 is arranged and fastened on a mounting plate 14, for example screwed or otherwise fastened.
- the drive unit 12 is arranged below a support plate 16 and fixed to the support plate 16, also screwed for example or otherwise secured.
- the dosing unit 10 comprises a punch carrier 18 which carries at least one group of stuffing punches 20 and at least one group of ejection punches 22.
- the dosing unit 10 further has a metering disk 24 with one or more groups of bores.
- the dosing disc 24 is annular and is held by a support shaft 26.
- first clamping means 28 releasable fastening and coupling means with the support plate 16 and thus the drive unit 12 braced.
- the drive unit 12 comprises a rotary drive 30, for example an electric motor, which is coupled to a drive shaft 32.
- a rotary drive 30 for example an electric motor, which is coupled to a drive shaft 32.
- the metering disk 24 is pressed with its support shaft 26 against the drive shaft 32 of the rotary drive 30.
- a diamond disk 34 is arranged between the support shaft 26 and the drive shaft 32.
- an anti-rotation device for the rotary drive 30 is shown.
- a provided with springs 38 spring assembly 40 presses the floating in the axial direction of the drive shaft 32 rotary drive 30 with the drive shaft 32 in the Fig. 1 and 2 up against the support shaft 26.
- a frictional engagement between the drive shaft 32 and the support shaft 26 so that the metering disk 24 can be driven by the rotary drive 30 rotating.
- the drive unit 12 further comprises, in the illustrated example, two hoist drives, generally shown at 42, which also include, for example, electric motors.
- the electric motors of the linear actuators 42 drive in the illustrated example an axially fixed, but rotatably mounted spindle nut, in each of which a spindle 44 is guided axially movable. In a driven by the respective electric motor rotation of the spindle nut, the spindle 44 is thus moved up or down in the vertical direction.
- two lifting sleeves 46 are fastened in the example shown, each by a tie rod 48 in which in the Fig.
- FIG. 1 a state of the punches 20, 22 moved out of the bores of the metering disk 24 is shown, while in FIG Fig. 2 the punch 20, 22 are retracted by vertical movement of the punch carrier 18 down into the holes of the metering disk 24.
- the spindles 44 are each mounted in fixedly connected to the drive unit 12 guide columns 50 and guided axially.
- the Hubhülsen 46 are respectively guided and stored in fixedly connected to the metering unit 10 guide columns 52.
- a rotation lock 54 prevents rotation of the lifting drives 42 in one of the lifting sleeves 46 of the die carrier 18 dissolved state.
- the tie rods 48 are released, so that the lifting sleeves 46 are no longer connected to the spindles 44 of the lifting drives 42.
- the first clamping means 28 are released.
- the first clamping means 28 each have a first clamping bolt, which in Fig. 4 at 60.
- the other first clamping bolts 60 of the first clamping means 28 are identical, so that subsequently the in Fig. 4 shown first clamping bolt 60 is exemplified.
- the first clamping bolt 60 tapers at its free end 62.
- Reference numeral 64 indicates a circumferential groove of the first clamping bolt 60.
- the reference numeral 66 designates a clamping receptacle which is also used, for example, in the left-hand pictorial component of FIG Fig. 3 is shown schematically. Pro first clamping bolt 60, a clamping receptacle is provided.
- the cocking slide 68 is biased, for example, by spring bias in a projecting into the insertion of the clamping bolt 60 locking position. In this way takes place in a particularly simple Type a self-locking locking of the clamping bolt 60 in the clamping receptacle 66 and thus a clamping of the dosing unit 10 with the mounting plate 14 on the drive unit 12 with the support plate 16.
- pneumatically actuated by compressed air unlocking piston 74 along the arrow 76 for example, pneumatically actuated by compressed air unlocking piston 74 along the arrow 76.
- a locking bolt 78 can be triggered, which pushes the cocking slide 68 against its spring bias from the circumferential groove 64 of the clamping bolt 60, so that the clamping bolt 60 and thus the metering unit 10 can be solved with its mounting plate 14 of the support plate 16.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Dosierstation für eine Kapselfüllmaschine zum Befüllen und Verschließen von aus einem Kapseloberteil und einem Kapselunterteil zusammengesetzten Kapseln, wobei die Dosierstation eine Dosiereinheit umfasst, in der der Dosierstation zugeführte Kapselunterteile über eine Fülleinrichtung mit Füllmaterial befüllt werden, und wobei die Dosierstation eine Antriebseinheit mit mindestens einem Antrieb umfasst, der mindestens eine Komponente der Dosiereinheit antreibt. Die Erfindung betrifft außerdem eine Kapselfüllmaschine zum Befüllen und Verschließen von aus einem Kapseloberteil und einem Kapselunterteil zusammengesetzten Kapseln, umfassend eine solche Dosierstation.The invention relates to a metering station for a capsule filling machine for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule top and a capsule lower part, wherein the metering comprises a metering unit in which the metering station supplied capsule bottoms are filled via a filling device with filling material, and wherein the metering station with a drive unit comprises at least one drive, which drives at least one component of the dosing unit. The invention also relates to a capsule filling machine for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, comprising such a metering station.
In Kapselfüllmaschinen werden beispielsweise Hartgelatinekapseln mit einem Füllmaterial befüllt. Das Füllmaterial kann zum Beispiel pulverförmig sein. Kapselfüllmaschinen weisen mehrere Prozessstationen auf, die zum Beispiel taktweise von Kapselhaltern angefahren werden, die die zu befüllenden Kapseln bzw. Kapselunterteile halten. Derartige Kapselfüllmaschinen werden auch als Rundläuferkapselfüllmaschinen bezeichnet. Zu den entlang der Förderbahn vorgesehenen Prozessstationen gehören in der Regel eine Zuführstation zur Zuführung der zu befüllenden, vorverschlossenen Kapseln, eine Öffnungsstation, in der die Kapselhälften getrennt werden, eine oder mehrere Dosierstationen, in denen das zu befüllende Material in die Kapselunterteile gefüllt wird, eine Schließstation, in der die Kapselhälften geschlossen werden und eine Auswurfstation, in der die hergestellten Kapseln ausgeworfen werden.In capsule filling machines, for example, hard gelatin capsules are filled with a filling material. The filler may be powdered, for example. Capsule filling machines have a plurality of process stations, which are approached intermittently, for example, by capsule holders which hold the capsules or capsule bottoms to be filled. Such capsule filling machines are also referred to as rotary capsule filling machines. The process stations provided along the conveyor path usually include a feed station for feeding the prefilled capsules to be filled, an opening station in which the capsule halves are separated, one or more metering stations in which the material to be filled is filled into the capsule sub-parts Closing station in which the capsule halves are closed and an ejection station in which the capsules produced are ejected.
Häufig sind für eine Kapselfüllmaschine mehrere Dosierstationen vorgesehen, die beispielsweise unterschiedlichen Anwendungszwecken zugeordnet sind. Für die unterschiedlichen Dosierstationen sind häufig mehrere unterschiedliche Einbaupositionen in der Kapselfüllmaschine vorgesehen. Abhängig von dem Typ der jeweils zu verwendenden Dosierstation wird dann an unterschiedlichen Positionen der Kapselfüllmaschine eine Dosierstation eingebaut. Sofern eine fest in die Kapselfüllmaschine eingebaute Dosierstation für eine Reinigung, eine Wartung oder einen Austausch gegen eine andere Dosierstation des gleichen Typs ausgebaut werden soll, ist dies bei abgeschalteter Kapselfüllmaschine nur durch eine sukzessive, schichtweise Demontage der Dosierstation und eine entsprechend sukzessive, schichtweise Wiedermontage möglich. Der entsprechende Demontage- bzw. Montageaufwand sowie Stillstandszeiten beispielsweise bei einem Produktwechsel sind hoch. Die Demontage und Montage wird zusätzlich dadurch erschwert, dass die Dosierstation in der Regel durch den Hautpantrieb der Kapselfüllmaschine angetrieben wird. Die Zugänglichkeit ist bei fest eingebauten Dosierstationen schlecht, wodurch auch eine Fehlererkennung erschwert wird. Durch das hohe Gewicht der einzelnen Bauteile wird der Austausch der Dosierstationen weiter erschwert.Often, a plurality of dosing stations are provided for a capsule filling machine, which are assigned, for example, different applications. For the different metering often several different mounting positions are provided in the capsule filling machine. Depending on the type The dosing station to be used in each case is then fitted with a dosing station at different positions of the capsule filling machine. If a permanently installed in the capsule filling dosing is to be removed for cleaning, maintenance or replacement against another dosing of the same type, this is possible with switched off capsule filling only by a successive, layered disassembly of the dosing and a corresponding successive, layered reassembly , The corresponding disassembly or assembly costs and downtime, for example, in a product change are high. The disassembly and assembly is further complicated by the fact that the dosing is usually driven by the Hautsptrieb the capsule filling machine. The accessibility is bad for permanently installed metering stations, which also makes fault detection difficult. Due to the high weight of the individual components, the replacement of dosing stations is made even more difficult.
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Ausgehend von dem erläuterten Stand der Technik liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Dosierstation der eingangs genannten Art bereitzustellen, deren Ausbau bzw. Austausch gegen eine andere Dosierstation im Vergleich zum Stand der Technik vereinfacht ist.Based on the explained prior art, the present invention seeks to provide a dosing of the type mentioned, whose removal or replacement is simplified against another dosing in comparison to the prior art.
Die Erfindung löst die Aufgabe durch den Gegenstand von Anspruch 1. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen finden sich in den abhängigen Ansprüchen, der Beschreibung und den Figuren.The invention achieves the object by the subject matter of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments can be found in the dependent claims, the description and the figures.
Für eine Dosierstation der eingangs genannten Art löst die Erfindung die Aufgabe dadurch,
- dass die Antriebseinheit unterhalb einer Tragplatte angeordnet ist,
- dass die Dosiereinheit auf der Tragplatte angeordnet werden kann, wobei lösbare Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel vorgesehen sind, mit denen die Dosiereinheit im auf der Tragplatte angeordneten Zustand lösbar an der Tragplatte befestigbar ist, wobei bei durch die Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel lösbar an der Tragplatte befestigter Dosiereinheit der mindestens eine Antrieb mit der mindestens einen durch den mindestens einen Antrieb angetriebenen Komponente gekoppelt ist, und wobei im von der Tragplatte gelösten Zustand der Dosiereinheit die Kopplung des mindestens einen Antriebs mit der mindestens einen durch den mindestens einen Antrieb angetriebenen Komponente aufgehoben ist, so dass die Dosiereinheit als Modul aus der Dosierstation entnommen werden kann.
- that the drive unit is arranged below a support plate,
- in that the dosing unit can be arranged on the support plate, releasable attachment and coupling means being provided, with which the dosing unit can be detachably fastened to the support plate in the state arranged on the support plate, with the dosing unit being fastened detachably to the support plate by the attachment and coupling means the at least one drive is coupled to the at least one component driven by the at least one drive, and wherein the coupling of the at least one drive with the at least one component driven by the at least one drive is canceled in the state of the dosing unit detached from the support plate, so that the dosing unit can be removed as a module from the dosing.
Die erfindungsgemäße Dosierstation ist für eine Kapselfüllmaschine vorgesehen. Die Kapselfüllmaschine dient in an sich bekannter Weise zum Befüllen und Verschließen von aus einem Kapseloberteil und einem Kapselunterteil zusammengesetzten Kapseln, beispielsweise Hartgelatinekapseln. Sie umfasst in der Regel eine Mehrzahl von entlang einer vorzugsweise kreisförmigen Förderbahn angeordneten Prozessstationen und eine Mehrzahl von Kapselfördereinrichtungen, die jeweils eine Mehrzahl von Kapselaufnahmen zur Aufnahme jeweils einer Kapsel bzw. einer Kapselhälfte aufweisen. Die Kapselfördereinrichtungen fördern aufgenommene Kapseln entlang der Förderbahn durch die Prozessstationen. Wie eingangs erwähnt, werden derartige Kapselfüllmaschinen auch als Rundläuferkapselfüllmaschinen bezeichnet. Entlang der Förderbahn sind verschiedene Prozessstationen vorgesehen, insbesondere eine Zuführstation zur Zuführung der zu befüllenden, vorverschlossenen Kapseln, eine Öffnungsstation, in der die Kapselhälften getrennt werden, eine oder mehrere Dosierstationen, in denen das zu befüllende Material in die Kapselunterteile gefüllt wird, eine Schließstation, in der die Kapselhälften geschlossen werden und eine Auswurfstation, in der die hergestellten Kapseln ausgeworfen werden. Darüber hinaus sind häufig mehrere Leerstationen vorgesehen, die je nach Anwendungszweck unterschiedlich genutzt werden können.The dosing station according to the invention is intended for a capsule filling machine. The capsule filling machine serves in a manner known per se for filling and closing capsules composed of a capsule upper part and a capsule lower part, for example hard gelatine capsules. As a rule, it comprises a plurality of along a preferably circular conveyor track arranged process stations and a plurality of capsule delivery devices, each having a plurality of capsule receptacles for receiving a respective capsule or a capsule half. The capsule conveyors convey collected capsules along the conveyor through the process stations. As mentioned above, such capsule filling machines are also referred to as rotary capillary filling machines. Various process stations are provided along the conveyor track, in particular a feed station for feeding the prefilled capsules to be filled, an opening station in which the capsule halves are separated, one or more dosing stations in which the material to be filled is filled into the capsule sub-parts, a closing station, in which the capsule halves are closed and an ejection station in which the capsules produced are ejected. In addition, often several empty stations are provided, which can be used differently depending on the application.
Die vorliegende Erfindung befasst sich mit der Dosierstation und ihrer Integration in die Kapselfüllmaschine. Die erfindungsgemäße Dosierstation ist unterteilt in eine Dosiereinheit und eine Antriebseinheit. Sie kann insbesondere ausschließlich aus der Dosiereinheit und der Antriebseinheit bestehen, also keine weiteren Einheiten umfassen. In der Dosiereinheit wird das Füllmaterial dosiert und in die Kapselunterteile übergeben. Dazu weist die Dosiereinheit eine Fülleinrichtung auf. Eine oder mehrere Komponenten der Dosiereinheit werden durch einen oder mehrere Antriebe der mit der Dosiereinheit koppelbaren Antriebseinheit angetrieben. Der mindestens eine Antrieb der Antriebseinheit kann dabei insbesondere ein anderer Antrieb sein als der Hauptantrieb der Kapselfüllmaschine. Es kann sich also um einen separaten Antrieb handeln, der nur zum Antreiben der mindestens einen Komponente der Dosiereinheit dient. Die Antriebseinheit ist unterhalb einer Tragplatte angeordnet. Die Antriebseinheit kann an der Tragplatte befestigt sein. Zum Koppeln der Dosiereinheit mit der Antriebseinheit wird die Dosiereinheit auf der Tragplatte angeordnet und mit den lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmitteln an der Tragplatte befestigt. Dabei wird der mindestens eine Antrieb der Antriebseinheit mit der mindestens einen durch den mindestens einen Antrieb angetriebenen Komponente der Dosiereinheit gekoppelt und die Dosierstation kann zusammen mit der Kapselfüllmaschine betrieben werden. Für eine Entnahme der Dosiereinheit bzw. einen Austausch der Dosiereinheit gegen eine andere Dosiereinheit werden die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel gelöst. Dabei wird auch die Kopplung des mindestens einen Antriebs mit der mindestens einen durch den mindestens einen Antrieb angetriebenen Komponente der Dosiereinheit aufgehoben und die Dosiereinheit kann als Modul bzw. als ein Gesamtpaket aus der Dosierstation entnommen werden und beispielsweise gegen eine andere ebenfalls ein solches Modul bildende Dosiereinheit ausgetauscht werden. Die Antriebseinheit mit dem mindestens einen Antrieb verbleibt dabei in der Kapselfüllmaschine.The present invention is concerned with the dosing station and its integration into the capsule filling machine. The dosing station according to the invention is subdivided into a dosing unit and a drive unit. In particular, it may consist exclusively of the dosing unit and the drive unit, that is to say comprise no further units. In the dosing unit, the filling material is dosed and transferred to the capsule parts. For this purpose, the metering unit has a filling device. One or more components of the dosing unit are driven by one or more drives of the drive unit which can be coupled to the dosing unit. The at least one drive of the drive unit may in particular be a different drive than the main drive of the capsule filling machine. It may therefore be a separate drive, which serves only for driving the at least one component of the dosing unit. The drive unit is arranged below a support plate. The drive unit may be attached to the support plate. To couple the dosing with the drive unit is the Dosing arranged on the support plate and secured with the releasable attachment and coupling means on the support plate. In this case, the at least one drive of the drive unit is coupled to the at least one component of the dosing unit driven by the at least one drive, and the dosing station can be operated together with the capsule filling machine. For detaching the dosing unit or replacing the dosing unit with another dosing unit, the detachable fastening and coupling means are released. In this case, the coupling of the at least one drive with the at least one driven by the at least one drive component of the dosing is canceled and the dosing unit can be removed as a module or as a total package from the dosing and, for example against another also forming such a module dosing be replaced. The drive unit with the at least one drive remains in the capsule filling machine.
Die Kopplung des mindestens einen Antriebs mit der mindestens einen durch den mindestens einen Antrieb angetriebenen Komponente bei einem Aufsetzen der Dosiereinheit auf die Tragplatte kann im Zuge der Befestigung durch die Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel insbesondere automatisch erfolgen. Entsprechend kann die Entkopplung des mindestens einen Antriebs von der mindestens einen durch den mindestens einen Antrieb angetriebenen Komponente im Zuge des Lösens der Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel bei einem Abheben der Dosiereinheit von der Tragplatte insbesondere ebenfalls automatisch erfolgen. Die modulartige Ausbildung der Dosiereinheit und die einfache Kopplung mit der Antriebseinheit über die Tragplatte sowie die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel erlauben im Vergleich zum Stand der Technik in vereinfachter Weise eine Entnahme der Dosiereinheit aus der Kapselfüllmaschine und ein Wiedereinsetzen der entnommenen Dosiereinheit oder einer anderen Dosiereinheit.The coupling of the at least one drive with the at least one component driven by the at least one drive when the dosing unit is placed on the support plate can, in particular, take place automatically in the course of attachment by the attachment and coupling means. Correspondingly, the decoupling of the at least one drive from the at least one component driven by the at least one drive in the course of releasing the fastening and coupling means can also take place automatically when the dosing unit is lifted off the carrier plate. The modular design of the dosing and the simple coupling with the drive unit on the support plate and the releasable attachment and coupling means allow in comparison to the prior art in a simplified manner a removal of the dosing unit from the capsule filling machine and a reinserting the removed dosing or other dosing.
Durch die erfindungsgemäße Dosierstation wird somit ein verringerter Montage- bzw. Demontageaufwand erreicht. Durch einen schnellen Wechsel der Dosiereinheit ist ein schneller Produktwechsel möglich und dadurch eine Kosteneinsparung. Insbesondere kann ein Reservemodul der Dosiereinheit vorgehalten werden. Die Stillstandszeiten werden reduziert. Insbesondere ist keinerlei Demontage einzelner Teile der Dosiereinheit für den Ausbau aus der Kapselfüllmaschine notwendig, sondern die Dosiereinheit wird als ganzes Paket entnommen. Die Zugänglichkeit insbesondere im ausgebauten Zustand ist gegenüber dem Stand der Technik verbessert, so dass auch Montagefehler verringert und die Fehlererkennung verbessert wird. Das Handling wird durch die bessere Zugänglichkeit, die einfache Ausrichtung und Positionierung der Teile zueinander und die Prüfung im ausgebauten Zustand vereinfacht. Dies gilt auch für die Reinigung. Es wird außerdem eine hohe Flexibilität erreicht. Es bleibt in der Kapselfüllmaschine lediglich die Tragplatte mit der darunter befindlichen Antriebseinheit ohne störende weitere Komponenten zurück. Durch den Wegfall eines Trolleys oder eines Unterschranks wird eine kompakte, platzsparende und kostensparende Bauweise erreicht.The dosing station according to the invention thus achieves a reduced assembly or disassembly effort. A quick change of the dosing unit enables a quick product change and therefore a cost saving. In particular, a reserve module of the dosing unit can be provided. Downtimes are reduced. In particular, no disassembly of individual parts of the dosing unit for removal from the capsule filling machine is necessary, but the dosing unit is removed as a whole package. The accessibility in particular in the disassembled state is improved over the prior art, so that also reduces assembly errors and error detection is improved. The handling is simplified by the better accessibility, the easy alignment and positioning of the parts to each other and the test in the disassembled state. This also applies to the cleaning. It also achieves high flexibility. It remains in the capsule filling machine only the support plate with the underlying drive unit back without disturbing other components. By eliminating a trolley or a cabinet, a compact, space-saving and cost-saving design is achieved.
Nach dem Lösen der Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel kann die Dosiereinheit mit einer mechanischen Vorrichtung aus der Kapselfüllmaschine herausgefahren oder herausgeschwenkt und beispielsweise auf einen Rüstwagen abgestellt und dort gesichert bzw. fixiert werden.After releasing the fastening and coupling means, the dosing unit can be moved out or swung out with a mechanical device from the capsule filling machine and parked, for example, on a Rüstwagen and secured or fixed there.
Bevorzugt ist die Dosiereinheit auf einer Montageplatte befestigt, wobei die Dosiereinheit mit der Montageplatte auf der Tragplatte angeordnet werden kann und im auf der Tragplatte angeordneten Zustand durch die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel lösbar an der Tragplatte befestigbar ist, und wobei die Dosiereinheit im von der Tragplatte gelösten Zustand mit der Montageplatte als Modul aus der Dosierstation entnommen werden kann. Insbesondere kann durch die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel die Montageplatte lösbar an der Tragplatte befestigbar sein. Die Montageplatte bildet die Basis für die ein Modul bildende Dosiereinheit. Die Montage und Demontage wird dadurch weiter erleichtert.Preferably, the metering unit is mounted on a mounting plate, wherein the metering unit can be arranged with the mounting plate on the support plate and in the arranged on the support plate state by the releasable attachment and coupling means releasably attachable to the support plate, and wherein the metering unit in the support plate dissolved state can be removed with the mounting plate as a module from the dosing. In particular, by the detachable Attachment and coupling means, the mounting plate releasably fastened to the support plate. The mounting plate forms the basis for the dosing unit forming a module. The assembly and disassembly is further facilitated.
Grundsätzlich kann die Befestigung der Dosiereinheit an der Tragplatte kraftschlüssig (zum Beispiel durch Schrauben, Stifte, Federn, pneumatische Mittel) und/oder formschlüssig (beispielsweise durch Kupplung, Zahnräder, Bajonettverschluss) realisiert werden. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung umfassen die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel erste Spannmittel, vorzugsweise einen oder mehrere erste Spannbolzen, mit denen die Montageplatte im auf der Tragplatte angeordneten Zustand mit der Tragplatte verspannt wird. Die Dosiereinheit wird mittels einer Hilfsvorrichtung im Ausbauzustand ausgerichtet, so dass eine genaue Positionierung für den (Wieder-)Einbau, insbesondere hinsichtlich Höhe und Winkelstellung, gewährleistet wird. Durch die ersten Spannmittel wird die Montageplatte fest mit der Tragplatte verspannt. Die ersten Spannmittel können gleichzeitig zur Positionierung der Dosiereinheit bzw. deren Ausrichtung für die Montage eingesetzt werden. Die Haltekraft der Spannmittel zur Fixierung der Dosiereinheit kann beispielsweise mechanisch, pneumatisch, magnetisch oder anderweitig erzeugt werden.In principle, the attachment of the dosing unit to the support plate can be realized in a force-locking manner (for example by means of screws, pins, springs, pneumatic means) and / or in a form-fitting manner (for example by means of a clutch, gears, bayonet closure). According to a preferred embodiment, the detachable fastening and coupling means comprise first clamping means, preferably one or more first clamping bolts with which the mounting plate is clamped in the arranged on the support plate state with the support plate. The dosing unit is aligned by means of an auxiliary device in the expansion state, so that an accurate positioning for the (re) installation, especially in terms of height and angular position, is ensured. By the first clamping means the mounting plate is firmly clamped to the support plate. The first clamping means can be used simultaneously for positioning the dosing unit or its orientation for assembly. The holding force of the clamping means for fixing the dosing unit can be generated, for example, mechanically, pneumatically, magnetically or otherwise.
Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung kann vorgesehen sein, dass die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel einen oder mehrere an der Montageplatte oder an der Tragplatte befestigte(n), erste(n) Spannbolzen umfassen, der bzw. die bei einem Aufsetzen der Montageplatte auf der Tragplatte in einer oder mehreren an der jeweils anderen von Tragplatte oder Montageplatte befestigten, mechanisch schließenden Spannaufnahme(n) vorzugsweise selbsthemmend verriegeln. Weiterhin kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Spannaufnahme(n) jeweils einen quer zur Einführrichtung des jeweiligen Spannbolzens in die Spannaufnahme axial verschiebbar gelagerten Spannschieber umfassen, wobei der Spannschieber in eine Verriegelungsstellung vorgespannt ist, in der der Spannschieber verriegelnd in eine Umfangsnut eines jeweils in die Spannaufnahme eingeführten Spannbolzens eingreift. Bei diesen Ausgestaltungen sind ein oder mehrere an der Montageplatte oder an der Tragplatte befestigte erste Spannbolzen vorgesehen. Sofern der oder die ersten Spannbolzen an der Montageplatte befestigt sind, sind an der Tragplatte eine oder mehrere mechanisch schließende Spannaufnahmen vorgesehen. Sind der oder die ersten Spannbolzen dagegen an der Tragplatte ausgebildet, ist bzw. sind die mechanisch schließende(n) Spannaufnahme(n) entsprechend an der Montageplatte vorgesehen. Zur Erleichterung der Positionierung können der oder die Spannbolzen an ihrem der Spannaufnahme zugewandten freien Ende verjüngt sein, insbesondere kegelförmig verjüngt sein. Hierdurch erfolgt eine Selbstzentrierung der Dosiereinheit im Zuge des Aufsetzens auf die Tragplatte. Die ersten Spannbolzen verriegeln vorzugsweise selbsthemmend in den mechanisch schließenden Spannaufnahmen, so dass die Montageplatte und mit ihr die Dosiereinheit sicher an der Tragplatte gehalten ist. Die Spannaufnahmen können jeweils einen quer zur Einführrichtung der Spannbolzen in die Spannaufnahmen axial verschiebbar gelagerten Spannschieber umfassen. Der Spannschieber kann beispielsweise durch eine Federvorspannung in eine in den Einführweg des jeweiligen Spannbolzens ragende Verriegelungsstellung vorgespannt sein. Befindet sich in der Spannaufnahme ein Spannbolzen, greift der Spannschieber in der Verriegelungsstellung mit seinem freien Ende in eine in dem jeweiligen Spannbolzen ausgebildete Umfangsnut ein, so dass der Spannbolzen in der Spannaufnahme vorzugsweise selbsthemmend verriegelt ist.According to a further embodiment it can be provided that the releasable attachment and coupling means comprise one or more attached to the mounting plate or on the support plate (s), first (n) clamping bolt, the or in a placement of the mounting plate on the support plate in one or more lock on the other of the support plate or mounting plate attached, mechanically closing clamping receptacle (s) preferably self-locking. Furthermore, it can be provided that the clamping receptacle (s) each comprise a transversely to the insertion direction of the respective clamping bolt in the clamping receptacle axially slidably mounted clamping slide, wherein the cocking slide in a Locking position is biased, in which engages the cocking slide locking in a circumferential groove of each inserted into the clamping fixture clamping bolt. In these embodiments, one or more attached to the mounting plate or on the support plate first clamping bolt are provided. If the one or more clamping bolts are fastened to the mounting plate, one or more mechanically closing clamping receptacles are provided on the support plate. On the other hand, if the one or more clamping bolts are formed on the support plate, then the mechanically closing clamping receptacle (s) is or are provided correspondingly on the mounting plate. To facilitate positioning, the one or more clamping bolts can be tapered at its free end facing the clamping receptacle, in particular tapered conically. This results in a self-centering of the dosing in the course of placement on the support plate. The first clamping bolts lock preferably self-locking in the mechanically closing clamping receptacles, so that the mounting plate and with it the metering unit is securely held on the support plate. The clamping receptacles may each comprise a clamping slide mounted axially displaceably mounted transversely to the insertion of the clamping bolt in the clamping receptacles. The cocking slide can be biased for example by a spring bias in a projecting into the insertion of the respective clamping bolt locking position. If a clamping bolt is located in the clamping receptacle, the clamping slide engages in the locking position with its free end into a circumferential groove formed in the respective clamping bolt, so that the clamping bolt is preferably locked in the clamping receptacle in a self-locking manner.
Die Spannschieber der Spannaufnahmen können jeweils beispielsweise pneumatisch gegen ihre Vorspannung aus der Verriegelungsstellung in eine den jeweiligen Spannbolzen freigebende Entriegelungsstellung bewegbar sein. Die Entriegelung der Spannbolzen und damit das Lösen der Montageplatte mit der Dosiereinheit von der Tragplatte kann manuell oder beispielsweise durch einen Schalter ausgelöst werden. Erfolgt die Entriegelung pneumatisch, wird der Spannschieber durch Einleiten von Druckluft in eine Luftkammer in seine Entriegelungsstellung gedrückt und damit der jeweilige Spannbolzen freigegeben. Die Bewegung des Spannschiebers in die Entriegelungsstellung kann durch einen durch die Druckluft betätigten Kolben erfolgen. Die Bewegung der Spannschieber aus der Verriegelungsstellung in die Entriegelungsstellung kann jedoch auch beispielsweise hydraulisch, mechanisch oder motorisch erfolgen.The cocking slide of the clamping receptacles can each be pneumatically movable, for example, against their bias from the locking position into an unlocking position releasing the respective clamping bolt. The unlocking of the clamping bolt and thus the release of the mounting plate with the dosing of the support plate can be triggered manually or for example by a switch. If the release pneumatically, the cocking slide is forced by introducing compressed air into an air chamber in its unlocked position and thus released the respective clamping bolt. The movement of the cocking slide in the unlocked position can be effected by a piston actuated by the compressed air. However, the movement of the cocking slide from the locking position to the unlocked position can also be done, for example, hydraulically, mechanically or by motor.
Mindestens ein Antrieb der Antriebseinheit kann ein Drehantrieb sein, der mit einer drehend angetriebenen Komponente der Dosiereinheit koppelbar ist. Die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel können Vorspannmittel umfassen, vorzugsweise Federvorspannmittel, die bei auf der Tragplatte aufgesetzter Dosiereinheit eine Antriebswelle des Drehantriebs gegen die drehend angetriebene Komponente der Dosiereinheit pressen. Der Drehantrieb und/oder die Antriebswelle des Drehantriebs können in axialer Richtung der Antriebswelle schwimmend gelagert sein. Die axial schwimmende Lagerung des Drehantriebs bzw. seiner Antriebswelle kann dabei insbesondere nur eine Bewegung in axialer Richtung der Antriebswelle zulassen. Die Antriebswelle des Drehantriebs kann dabei insbesondere gegen eine die Dosierscheibe tragende Tragwelle gepresst werden. In diesem Fall wird durch die Vorspannmittel in Kombination mit einer axial schwimmenden Lagerung des Drehantriebs bzw. der Antriebswelle und gegebenenfalls in Kombination mit den die Dosiereinheit bzw. Montageplatte mit der Tragplatte verspannenden ersten Spannmitteln das erforderliche Reibmoment zur Kraftübertragung zwischen dem Drehantrieb bzw. seiner Antriebswelle und der drehend angetriebenen Komponente erreicht. Ein die Federvorspannung bereitstellendes Federpaket erzeugt einerseits die erforderliche Gegenkraft und andererseits einen erforderlichen Hub beispielsweise des Drehantriebs bzw. seiner Drehantriebswelle, um gegebenenfalls eine Längentoleranz und/oder Wärmeausdehnung der Antriebselemente zu kompensieren. Beispielsweise kann eine Antriebswelle des Drehantriebs bei ausgebauter Dosiereinheit mit einem definierten Höhenüberstand in Bezug auf die Oberseite der Tragplatte positioniert werden. Durch das Aufsetzen der Dosiereinheit wird die drehend angetriebene Komponente bzw. eine diese tragende Tragwelle beispielsweise durch die ersten Spannmittel auf den Drehantrieb bzw. seine Antriebswelle in Verbindung mit den Vorspannmitteln gepresst. Dadurch wird der Höhenüberstand des Drehantriebs bzw. seiner Antriebswelle über die Oberseite der Tragplatte überwunden. Der Federweg der Federvorspannmittel kann eben dieser Höhendifferenz entsprechen.At least one drive of the drive unit may be a rotary drive which can be coupled to a rotationally driven component of the dosing unit. The releasable fastening and coupling means may comprise biasing means, preferably spring biasing means which press a drive shaft of the rotary drive against the rotationally driven component of the metering unit with the metering unit mounted on the support plate. The rotary drive and / or the drive shaft of the rotary drive can be mounted floating in the axial direction of the drive shaft. The axially floating mounting of the rotary drive or its drive shaft can allow in particular only one movement in the axial direction of the drive shaft. The drive shaft of the rotary drive can be pressed in particular against a carrying the metering shaft support shaft. In this case, by the biasing means in combination with an axially floating mounting of the rotary drive or the drive shaft and optionally in combination with the metering unit or mounting plate with the support plate spanning first clamping means the required friction torque for power transmission between the rotary drive or its drive shaft and achieved the rotationally driven component. A spring assembly providing the spring assembly generates on the one hand the required counterforce and on the other hand, a required stroke, for example, the rotary drive or its rotary drive shaft, if necessary to compensate for a length tolerance and / or thermal expansion of the drive elements. For example, a drive shaft of the rotary drive at removed metering unit are positioned with a defined height projection with respect to the top of the support plate. By placing the metering unit, the rotationally driven component or a supporting shaft supporting it is pressed, for example by the first clamping means on the rotary drive or its drive shaft in conjunction with the biasing means. As a result, the height projection of the rotary drive or its drive shaft is overcome via the top of the support plate. The spring travel of the spring biasing means can just match this height difference.
Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung kann an der Schnittstelle zwischen der Antriebswelle des Drehantriebs und der drehend angetriebenen Komponente bzw. einer diese tragenden Tragwelle ein den Reibungskoeffizienten erhöhendes Zwischenelement angeordnet sein, vorzugsweise eine Diamantscheibe.According to a further embodiment may be arranged at the interface between the drive shaft of the rotary drive and the rotationally driven component or a support shaft carrying this a friction coefficient-increasing intermediate element, preferably a diamond wheel.
Weiterhin kann eine Verdrehsicherung vorgesehen sein, die ein Verdrehen des Drehantriebs verhindert.Furthermore, an anti-rotation can be provided which prevents rotation of the rotary drive.
Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung kann vorgesehen sein, dass die durch den Drehantrieb drehend angetriebene Komponente der Dosiereinheit eine Dosierscheibe ist mit mindestens einer Gruppe von Bohrungen, und dass die Dosiereinheit weiterhin mindestens eine Gruppe von Stopfstempeln und eine Gruppe von Ausstoßstempeln umfasst, wobei die Stopfstempel und die Ausstoßstempel an einem durch mindestens einen Hubantrieb der Antriebseinheit vertikal verfahrbaren Stempelträger gehalten sind, wobei durch vertikales Verfahren des Stempelträgers die Stopfstempel zum Verpressen des Füllmaterials in die Bohrungen und die Ausstoßstempel zum Ausstoßen von durch die Stopfstempel in den Bohrungen erzeugten Presslingen in die Bohrungen einfahren können. Bei dieser Ausgestaltung handelt es sich bei der Dosierstation also um eine Stopfstempelstation. Alternativ sind natürlich auch andere Dosierstationen denkbar, beispielsweise Stechheberstationen, Pellet- oder Tablettenfüllstationen oder Walzenfüllstationen.According to a further embodiment, it may be provided that the component of the dosing unit rotationally driven by the rotary drive is a dosing disc having at least one group of bores, and that the dosing unit further comprises at least one group of stuffing punches and a group of ejection punches, the stuffing punches and the Ejection punches are held on a by at least one lifting drive of the drive unit vertically movable punch carrier, wherein by stuffing the punch carrier for stuffing the filling material into the bores and the ejection punches for ejecting the stuffing punches generated in the bores can enter into the holes by vertical movement of the punch carrier. In this embodiment, the dosing station is thus a stuffing stamp station. alternative Of course, other dosing stations are conceivable, for example, riser stations, pellet or tablet filling stations or roller filling stations.
Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung kann vorgesehen sein, dass die lösbaren Befestigungs- und Koppelmittel weiterhin zweite Spannmittel, vorzugsweise mindestens einen zweiten Spannbolzen, umfassen, mit denen der mindestens eine Hubantrieb oder mindestens ein mit dem mindestens einen Hubantrieb verbundenes Hubelement mit mindestens einem an dem Stempelträger angreifenden Hubelement wahlweise verspannt werden kann oder von dem mindestens einen an dem Stempelträger angreifenden Hubelement gelöst werden kann. Bei den Hubantrieben kann es sich zum Beispiel um Spindelantriebe handeln. Entsprechend kann das mindestens eine mit dem mindestens einen Hubantrieb verbundene Hubelement und/oder das mindestens eine an dem Stempelträger angreifende Hubelement eine Spindel eines solchen Spindelantriebs sein. Die Spindel läuft beispielsweise in einer mit dem Drehantrieb drehend, jedoch axial feststehend verbundenen Spindelmutter. Es können beispielsweise zwei Hubantriebe vorgesehen sein, die an gegenüberliegenden Seiten des Stempelträgers angreifen. Durch die vorgenannte Ausgestaltung der voneinander lösbaren Hubelemente wird auch in dieser Hinsicht eine einfache Trennung der Dosiereinheit von der Antriebseinheit realisiert. Die Verbindung der Hubelemente miteinander kann sowohl kraftschlüssig (zum Beispiel durch Schrauben, Stifte, Federn, Pneumatikzylinder) als auch formschlüssig (zum Beispiel durch eine Kupplung) oder kombiniert erfolgen. Beispielsweise können die zweiten Spannbolzen der zweiten Spannmittel durch Zuganker gebildet sein, die durch die miteinander zu verbindenden Hubelemente geführt sind und in jeweils mindestens einem der miteinander zu verbindenden Hubelemente verschraubbar sind.According to a further embodiment it can be provided that the releasable attachment and coupling means further comprise second clamping means, preferably at least one second clamping bolt, with which the at least one lifting drive or at least one connected to the at least one lifting drive lifting element with at least one attacking on the punch carrier Lifting element can be selectively clamped or can be solved by at least one acting on the punch carrier lifting element. The linear actuators may, for example, be spindle drives. Accordingly, the at least one lifting element connected to the at least one lifting drive and / or the at least one lifting element acting on the punch carrier can be a spindle of such a spindle drive. The spindle runs, for example, in a spindle nut rotating with the rotary drive but axially stationary. For example, two lifting drives can be provided which engage on opposite sides of the punch carrier. By the aforementioned embodiment of the detachable lifting elements a simple separation of the metering unit is realized by the drive unit in this respect. The connection of the lifting elements with each other can be done both non-positively (for example, by screws, pins, springs, pneumatic cylinders) as well as form-fitting (for example, by a clutch) or combined. For example, the second clamping bolt of the second clamping means may be formed by tie rods which are guided by the lifting elements to be joined together and in each case at least one of the lifting elements to be connected to one another are screwed.
Es kann weiterhin eine Verdrehsicherung vorgesehen sein, die ein Verdrehen des mindestens einen Hubantriebs und/oder des mindestens einen mit dem mindestens einen Hubantrieb verbundenen Hubelements im von dem mindestens einen an dem Stempelträger angreifenden Hubelement gelösten Zustand verhindert. Das mindestens eine an dem Stempelträger angreifende Hubelement kann in mindestens einer fest an der Dosiereinheit angeordneten Führungssäule axial geführt sein und/oder das mindestens eine mit dem mindestens einen Hubantrieb verbundene Hubelement kann in mindestens einer fest an der Antriebseinheit angeordneten Führungssäule axial geführt sein. Durch die Verdrehsicherung wird eine unkontrollierte Rotation der Hubelemente insbesondere im voneinander getrennten Zustand von Dosiereinheit und Antriebseinheit verhindert. Die Führungssäulen können gleichzeitig geeignete Lager für die Hubelemente besitzen.It can also be provided an anti-rotation, which is a rotation of the at least one lifting drive and / or the at least one with the at least prevents a Hubantrieb connected lifting element in the dissolved from the at least one attacking on the punch carrier lifting state. The at least one lifting element acting on the punch carrier can be axially guided in at least one guide column fixed to the metering unit and / or the at least one lifting element connected to the at least one lifting drive can be axially guided in at least one guide column fixedly arranged on the drive unit. By preventing rotation, an uncontrolled rotation of the lifting elements is prevented in particular in the separate state of metering unit and drive unit. The guide columns can simultaneously have suitable bearings for the lifting elements.
Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung kann vorgesehen sein, dass mindestens ein an dem Stempelträger oder dem mindestens einen an dem Stempelträger angreifenden Hubelement angreifender Distanzhalter vorgesehen ist, der nach einem Lösen des mindestens einen Hubantriebs und/oder des mindestens einen mit dem mindestens einen Hubantrieb fest verbundenen Hubelements von dem mindestens einen an dem Stempelträger angreifenden Hubelement ein unkontrolliertes Absenken des Stempelträgers verhindert. Die Distanzhalter verhindern ein unkontrolliertes Absenken des Stempelträgers nach dem Trennen der Hubelemente voneinander bzw. der Dosiereinheit von der Antriebseinheit. Als Distanzhalter können beispielsweise Klemmschellen oder ähnliches vorgesehen sein.According to a further embodiment it can be provided that at least one on the punch carrier or the at least one acting on the punch carrier lifting element attacking spacer is provided, which after releasing the at least one lifting drive and / or at least one firmly connected to the at least one lifting drive lifting element prevented by the at least one attacking on the punch carrier lifting element uncontrolled lowering of the punch carrier. The spacers prevent uncontrolled lowering of the stamp carrier after separating the lifting elements from each other or the metering unit of the drive unit. As a spacer clamps or the like may be provided, for example.
Die Erfindung betrifft auch eine Kapselfüllmaschine zum Befüllen und Verschließen von aus einem Kapseloberteil und einem Kapselunterteil zusammengesetzten Kapseln, umfassend eine oder mehrere Dosierstationen nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche. Soweit die Kapselfüllmaschine mehrere Dosierstationen umfasst, können diese identisch oder unterschiedlich zueinander ausgebildet sein. Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden nachfolgend anhand von Figuren näher erläutert. Es zeigen schematisch:
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Soweit nichts anderes angegeben ist, bezeichnen in den Figuren gleiche Bezugszeichen gleiche Gegenstände. Die in den
Die Dosiereinheit 10 umfasst einen Stempelträger 18, der mindestens eine Gruppe von Stopfstempeln 20 und mindestens eine Gruppe von Ausstoßstempeln 22 trägt. Die Dosiereinheit 10 besitzt weiterhin eine Dosierscheibe 24 mit einer oder mehreren Gruppen von Bohrungen. Die Dosierscheibe 24 ist ringförmig ausgebildet und wird von einer Tragwelle 26 gehalten. In den
Die Antriebseinheit 12 umfasst einen Drehantrieb 30, beispielsweise einen Elektromotor, der mit einer Antriebswelle 32 gekoppelt ist. In dem in den
Die Antriebseinheit 12 umfasst darüber hinaus in dem dargestellten Beispiel zwei allgemein bei dem Bezugszeichen 42 gezeigte Hubantriebe, die beispielsweise ebenfalls Elektromotoren umfassen. Die Elektromotoren der Hubantriebe 42 treiben in dem dargestellten Beispiel eine nicht näher dargestellte axial feststehend, jedoch drehbar gelagerte Spindelmutter an, in der jeweils eine Spindel 44 axial beweglich geführt ist. Bei einer durch den jeweiligen Elektromotor angetriebenen Drehung der Spindelmutter wird die Spindel 44 somit in vertikaler Richtung auf- bzw. abbewegt. An dem Stempelträger 18 sind in dem dargestellten Beispiel zwei Hubhülsen 46 befestigt, die durch jeweils einen Zuganker 48 in dem in den
Für einen Ausbau der Dosiereinheit 10 werden einerseits die Zuganker 48 gelöst, so dass die Hubhülsen 46 nicht mehr mit den Spindeln 44 der Hubantriebe 42 verbunden sind. Um ein unkontrolliertes Absenken des Stempelträgers 18 zu verhindern, werden in
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Claims (16)
- A dosing station for a capsule filling machine for filling and closing capsules made up of a capsule top part and a capsule bottom part, wherein the dosing station comprises a dosing unit (10), in which capsule bottom parts supplied to the dosing station are filled with filling material via a filling apparatus, and wherein the dosing station comprises a drive unit (12) with at least one drive (42, 30), which drives at least one component (18, 20, 22, 24) of the dosing unit (10), characterized in that- the drive unit (12) is arranged below a carrier plate (16),- the dosing unit (10) is arranged on the carrier plate (16), wherein releasable fastening and coupling means are provided, with which the dosing unit (10) is fastened releasably on the carrier plate (16) in a state arranged on the carrier plate (16), wherein the at least one drive is coupled with the at least one component driven by the at least one drive in the case of the dosing unit (10) releasably fastened on the carrier plate (16) by the fastening and coupling means, and wherein the coupling of the at least one drive with the at least one component driven by the at least one drive in the state of the dosing unit (10) released from the carrier plate (16) so that the dosing unit (10) can be removed as a module from the dosing station.
- The dosing station according to claim 1, characterized in that the dosing unit (10) is fastened on an assembly plate (14), wherein the dosing unit (10) with the assembly plate (14) can be arranged on the carrier plate (16) and is releasably fastenable on the carrier plate (16) in a state arranged on the carrier plate (16) by the releasable fastening and coupling means, and wherein the dosing unit (10) can be removed from the dosing station with the assembly plate (14) as a module in the state of the assembly plate (14) released from the carrier plate (16).
- The dosing station according to claim 2, characterized in that the releasable fastening and coupling means comprise first tensioning means (28), preferably at least one first tensioning bolt (60), with which the assembly plate (14) is tensioned with the carrier plate (16) in the state arranged on the carrier plate (16).
- The dosing station according to claim 3, characterized in that the releasable fastening and coupling means comprise at least one first tensioning bolt (60) fastened on the assembly plate (14) or on the carrier plate (16), which locks in the case of a placement of the assembly plate (14) on the carrier plate (16) in at least one mechanically closing tensioning receiver (66) fastened on the respective other of the carrier plate (16) or assembly plate (14).
- The dosing station according to claim 4, characterized in that the at least one tensioning receiver (66) comprises at least one tensioning pusher (68) mounted in an axially displaceable manner transversely to the insertion direction of the at least one tensioning bolt (60) into the at least one tensioning receiver (66), wherein the at least one tensioning pusher (68) is pretensioned into a locking position, in which the at least one tensioning pusher (68) engages in a locking manner in at least one circumferential groove (64) of at least one tensioning bolt (60) inserted into the at least one tensioning receiver (66).
- The dosing station according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one tensioning pusher (68) of the at least one tensioning receiver (66) is moveable pneumatically against its pretensioning out of the locking position into an unlocked position releasing the at least one tensioning bolt (60).
- The dosing station according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that at least one drive of the drive unit (12) is a rotary drive (30), which can be coupled with a rotatably driven component of the dosing unit (10).
- The dosing station according to claim 7, characterized in that the releasable fastening and coupling means comprise pretensioning means, preferably spring pretensioning means, which in the case of the dosing station (10) placed on the carrier plate (16) press a drive shaft (32) of the rotary drive (30) against the rotatably driven component of the dosing unit (10).
- The dosing station according to claim 8, characterized in that the rotary drive (30) and/or the drive shaft (32) of the rotary drive (30) is mounted in a floating manner in the axial direction of the drive shaft (32).
- The dosing station according to one of claims 8 or 9, characterized in that an intermediate element, preferably a diamond grinding wheel (34), increasing the friction coefficients is arranged at the interface between the drive shaft (32) and the rotatably driven component.
- The dosing station according to one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the component of the dosing unit (10) rotatably driven by the rotary drive (30) is a dosing disk (24) with at least one group of bore holes, and that the dosing unit (10) further comprises at least one group of tamping punches (20) and a group of ejection punches (22), wherein the tamping punches (20) and the ejection punches (22) are held on a punch carrier (18) vertically moveable by at least one lift drive (42) of the drive unit (12), wherein the tamping punches (20) for the pressing of the filling material into the bore holes and the ejection punches (22) for the ejection of pellets created by the tamping punches (20) into the bore holes can move in through vertical movement of the punch carrier (18).
- The dosing station according to claim 11, characterized in that the releasable fastening and coupling means further comprise a second tensioning means, preferably at least one second tensioning bolt, with which the at least one lift drive (42) or at least one lift element connected with the at least one lift drive (42) can optionally be tensioned with at least one lift element acting on the punch carrier (18) or can be released from the at least one lift element acting on the punch carrier (18).
- The dosing station according to claim 12, characterized in that an anti-rotation protection (54) is provided, which prevents a rotation of the at least one lift drive (42) and/or the at least one lift element connected with the at least one lift drive (42) in the state releasable from the at least one lift element acting with the punch carrier (18).
- The dosing station according to one of claims 12 or 13, characterized in that the at least one lift element acting on the punch carrier (18) is axially guided into at least one guide column (52) permanently arranged on the dosing unit (10) and/or that the at least one lift element connected with the at least one lift drive (42) is axially guided into at least one guide column (50) permanently arranged on the drive unit (12).
- The dosing station according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that at least one spacer (56) acting on the punch carrier (18) or the at least one lift element acting on the punch carrier (18) is provided, which prevents an uncontrolled lowering of the punch carrier (18) after a release of the at least one lift drive (42) and/or the at least one lift element permanently connected with the least one lift drive (42) from the at least one lift element acting on the punch carrier (18).
- A capsule filling machine for the filling and closing of capsules made up of a capsule top part and a capsule bottom part, comprising one or more dosing stations according to one of the previous claims.
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