EP3318497A1 - Solid pharmaceuticals feeder for a blister machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) for a blister strip machine (2) has a universal receiving device (12) with a first receiving element (15) and a second receiving element (16). The universal receiving device (12) is designed and arranged such that at the first receiving element (15) and / or the second receiving element (16) as a dispensing device (17) for dispensing the solid pharmaceuticals in courtyards (6) of a film web (4) alternatively a gravity discharge channel (21), a gravity channel (22a) with an underlying discharge roller (22b) or a multi-row dispenser (23) can be fastened.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical delivery device for a blister strip machine.

By means of the blister strip machine, solid pharmaceuticals - in particular tablets, capsules, pills or dragees - are packed in blister packs. For this, the solid pharmaceuticals are first supplied to a dispenser by means of a delivery device. The dispenser serves to dispense the solid pharmaceuticals into farms of a film web driven in a conveying direction. The blister pack is then closed by a lidding film. The finished unit from the blister pack and the products packaged therein are referred to as blister strips or blisters.

STATE OF THE ART

A solid pharmaceutical delivery device for a blister strip machine is known from European patent applications EP 2 110 322 A1 and EP 2 110 326 A1 known. The solid pharmaceutical delivery device has a delivery device and a delivery device for delivering the solid pharmaceuticals into courtyards of a film web driven in a conveying direction. The dispensing device is designed as a multi-row dispenser and has a sorting plate and a gate valve unit arranged underneath. The sorting plate is fastened by means of a first receiving element and the gate valve unit by means of a second receiving element to a base unit. The electronic control unit of the drive of the multi-row dispenser is disposed in a dust-tight sealed area of a cabinet in the base unit.

Other solid pharmaceutical delivery devices for blister strip machines are known from the European patent applications EP 0 224 017 A1 and EP 1 086 895 A2 , the European patent EP 0 797 525 B1 and the US patents US 5,737,902 and US 6,494,022 known.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The invention has for its object to provide a Festpharmaceutikacupühreinrichtung for a blister strip machine, which is easier and faster convertible for the production of different blister strips.

SOLUTION

The object of the invention is achieved with the features of the independent claims.

Further preferred embodiments according to the invention can be found in the dependent claims.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical supply device for a blister strip machine with a universal receiving device having a first receiving element and a second receiving element. The universal receiving device is designed and arranged such that a gravity delivery channel, a gravity channel with a discharge roller arranged underneath or a multi-row delivery device can be attached to the first receiving element and / or the second receiving element as a delivery device for dispensing the solid pharmaceuticals in courtyards of a film web.

The invention further relates to a blister strip machine with a conveyor for continuously or cyclically conveying a film web in a horizontal conveying direction and such a Festpharmaceutikazuführeinrichtung.

The invention further relates to a solid pharmaceutical supply device for a blister strip machine with a universal receiving device with a dust-proof housing, a first receiving element, a second receiving element and a receiving bore for a drive shaft of a dispenser.

definitions

Solid pharmaceuticals: In this application, solid pharmaceuticals are understood as meaning solid pharmaceutical products, ie products which are not liquid, pasty or gaseous, but solid. These are, in particular, tablets, capsules, pills or dragees, which are suitable for being deposited in an open-topped courtyard of a blister pack. Not to be understood therefore are powders and granules. The pharmaceutical products are pharmaceuticals, medical devices or dietary supplements.

Solid Pharmaceutical Supply Device: A solid pharmaceutical delivery device in this application is understood to mean a mechanical device which serves to supply the solid pharmaceuticals to that part of a blister strip machine in which the solid pharmaceuticals are deposited in the blisters of a blister pack.

Provisioning device : In this application, a delivery device is understood to mean a device as part of the solid-pharmaceutical delivery device, with which the final disposal of the solid-state pharmaceuticals in the blisters of a blister pack is not carried out, but an upstream preparatory supply step. The delivery device thereby provides the solid pharmaceuticals of the delivery device.

Delivery device: A delivery device in this application is understood to mean a device as part of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device, which serves for dispensing the solid pharmaceuticals into the courtyards of a blister pack. This delivery of the solid pharmaceuticals is understood to mean the actual deposition of the solid pharmaceuticals in the blister pack farms. Thus, this dispensing represents the last step of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device. Such dispensers are often referred to in the technical art of the invention as a format part or feeder.

Further description

The new solid pharmaceutical delivery device has a new universal receiving device that can easily and quickly alternately mount various types of dispensers. The universal receiving device is designed with its at least two receiving elements so that at least three different types of typical dispensers can be attached to it alternately. Thus, the solid pharmaceutical delivery device can be inexpensively retrofitted for filling different blister packs by releasing a dispenser of a first type from the receptacles and removing it from the universal receptacle and then attaching a dispenser of another, second type to the receptacles. By "alternative" fastening, it is to be understood that only one of the dispensers is attached to the universal receptacle. With the new universal pick-up device, the available technologies can be set up by retrofitting on a minimum machine length.

The first type of dispenser is a gravity dispensing channel. This is a structurally very simple dispensing device with which only a number of farms in the film web is filled at the same time. Separate channels for the solid pharmaceuticals are provided in the gravity delivery channel, the number of channels corresponding to the number of courtyards in the row of the film web. The distance between the channels corresponds to the distance of the courtyards in the row of the film web. The solid pharmaceuticals fall by gravity into the courtyards of the film web. Such gravity delivery channels are used in particular for relatively easy to be filled blister packs. These are in particular blister packs with a plastic film web, z. B. PVC.

The second type of dispenser is a gravity channel with a dispensing roller disposed thereunder. The gravity channel itself has a similar structure as the above-described gravity channel, but is shorter and thus does not end immediately above the film web, but above a delivery roller. The delivery roller is thus arranged in the vertical direction between the lower end of the gravity channel and the film web. The dispensing roller has cavities in its outer surface in which the solid pharmaceuticals are intermediately stored. The distances between the recesses in the direction of the axis of rotation of the delivery roller often correspond to the distances the courtyards in the row of the film web. The distance can also be chosen larger or smaller. In this case, the speed of the roller is adjusted accordingly relative to the film web. The solid pharmaceuticals are placed in the then up-facing row of wells in the delivery roller. The delivery roller is rotated synchronously to the film web by means of a drive shaft connected to a motor, so that the next row of recesses faces upwards and in this case solid pharmaceuticals are deposited. Accordingly, the solid pharmaceuticals, which are in the downwardly facing row of depressions in the dispensing roll, are deposited in the webs of the film web. To prevent falling out of the solid pharmaceuticals from the wells, these z. B. subjected to negative pressure or by means of a counterpart, over which slide the solid pharmaceuticals prevented from falling out. Such gravity channels with subjacent dispensing roller are used for about average difficult to fill blister packs. These are in particular blister packs with a film web consisting of aluminum foil, since in such cases comparatively large farms are required for comparatively small products. This second type of delivery device is also used for difficult forms of solid pharmaceuticals, special geometrical arrangements of the solid pharmaceuticals in the film web or special blister geometries (eg with beads).

The third type of dispenser is a multi-row dispenser. In the relevant field, these are also referred to as "dedicated feeder" or "individual discharge". These terms are a bit misleading. It is characteristic of such devices that they not only fill a number of courtyards of the film web at the same time, but several rows of webs of the film web simultaneously with solid pharmaceuticals. The multi-row dispenser includes a sorting unit and a release unit disposed thereunder. The units are interconnected by tubes through which the solid-state pharmaceuticals pass from the sorting unit to the release unit. The sorting unit has its own drive by which it is movable relative to the release unit to supply the solid pharmaceuticals to the tube as part of the sorting process. There are further drives, by means of which the sorting unit is movable together with the release unit for alignment relative to the film web. These drives are described below. There are also actuating pins present, by means of which the solid pharmaceutical contained in the tubes depending on the position of the actuating pins in the tube be held or released. This will be further described below. Such multi-row dispensers are used when the blister strip machine is to operate particularly efficiently. They provide the highest throughput per unit of time. But their structure is relatively complex, whereby the cost of such a multi-row dispenser are relatively high.

The universal receiving device may have a bore through which a drive shaft of the delivery roller can be passed. Since the drive shaft of the delivery roller is driven in rotation, the universal pickup device is designed to allow this rotational movement. For this, if necessary, a hollow shaft for the drive shaft in the universal receiving device is arranged. In order to prevent the dust produced in the processing of solid pharmaceuticals from entering the interior of the universal receiving device, a seal may be provided in the region of the bore. Furthermore, it is preferable to close the bore by means of a cover, when a dispenser other than the dispensing roller is used.

The universal receiving device may comprise a housing. The dispensers may each comprise a drive with a motor, mechanical drive components and an electronic control unit, wherein the mechanical drive components are arranged in the housing. When changing the dispenser these parts remain in the Festpharmaceutikuzuführeinrichtung. The arrangement of the mechanical drive components in the housing, these are dust-protected. As a result, the life of the drive of the respective dispensing device is substantially increased. In addition, an arrangement of other components for attachment of a dispenser outside the housing is not required. As a result, this area of the feeder is particularly simple and can be cleaned well.

The motors of the drives can be arranged below a plane in which the film web is located. In particular, they are arranged below the bottom plate of the machine frame of the solid-pharmaceutical feed device. As a result, the motors are not arranged in an area that are exposed to the dust resulting from the processing of the solid pharmaceuticals. This has the further advantage that the delivery area is not heated by the engines. By such heating is in the prior art namely the problem that the film web and possibly other components of the feeder expand and thus the solid pharmaceuticals no longer get properly into the courtyards of the film web.

The dispensing devices and the film web are thus arranged in a region of the feed device, which is referred to as dispensing area. In this delivery area, there is the problem of dust formation due to attrition of the solid pharmaceuticals. In order to limit this negative influence of the dust, the electronic control units can be arranged outside the delivery area.

The electronic control units may in particular be arranged in a control cabinet which is arranged on the fixed pharmaceutical supply device or spaced therefrom. For example, the control cabinet can be arranged adjacent to the motors entertaining the plane of the film web.

The film web is conveyed on a conveyor in a horizontal conveying direction continuously or clocked.

The universal receiving device may comprise two pairs of stacked actuating pins, by means of which the multi-row dispenser is actuated. The lower actuating pins are formed by a first drive in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction and the upper actuating pins by means of a separate second drive in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction movable independently. The actuating pins are associated with the multi-row dispenser. The actuation pins each have a retention position and a release position for the solid pharmaceuticals in the multi-row delivery device. The lower actuating pins serve for the eventual release of the lowest matrix level of the solid pharmaceuticals in the release unit in the sense of delivery into the courtyards of the film web. The upper actuating pins serve for the subsequent refilling of the lowermost matrix plane.

The first receiving element and the second receiving element can be designed and arranged to be movable by means of a drive together in the horizontal direction in the conveying direction and opposite to the conveying direction. This movement is associated with all three types of dispensers and serves to direct the dispenser in that direction relative to the yards in different rows. It could also be separate drives.

The first receiving element and the second receiving element can be designed and arranged to be movable by means of a drive together in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. This movement is associated with all three types of dispensing devices. It serves to position the dispenser in that direction relative to the yards in a row. It could also be separate drives.

The first receiving element may be the lower receiving element and the second receiving element may be the upper receiving element. The upper second receiving element can be designed and arranged to be movable in the vertical direction by means of a drive relative to the lower first receiving element. This movement is associated with the multi-row dispenser. It serves to move the sorting unit of the multi-row dispenser such that the solid pharmaceuticals enter the tubes.

Upstream of the dispenser, a delivery device may be arranged by which the solid pharmaceuticals of the dispenser are provided. The provisioning device may, for. B. be designed as a linear transporting vibratory conveyor or as a spiral conveyor.

All drives described above can be designed as separate drives and have its own motor.

Advantageous developments of the invention will become apparent from the claims, the description and the drawings. The advantages of features and of combinations of several features mentioned in the description are merely exemplary and can take effect alternatively or cumulatively, without the advantages having to be achieved by embodiments according to the invention. Without thereby altering the subject matter of the appended claims, as regards the disclosure of the original application documents and the patent, further features can be found in the drawings, in particular the illustrated geometries and the relative dimensions of several components and their relative arrangement and operative connection. The combination of features of different embodiments of the invention or of Features of different claims is also different from the chosen relationships of the claims possible and is hereby stimulated. This also applies to those features which are shown in separate drawings or are mentioned in their description. These features can also be combined with features of different claims. Likewise, in the claims listed features for further embodiments of the invention can be omitted.

The features mentioned in the patent claims and the description are to be understood in terms of their number that exactly this number or a greater number than the said number is present, without requiring an explicit use of the adverb "at least". If, for example, a first receiving element is mentioned, this is to be understood as meaning that exactly one first receiving element, two first receiving elements or more first receiving elements are present. These features may be supplemented by other features or be the only characteristics that make up the product in question.

The reference numerals contained in the claims do not limit the scope of the objects protected by the claims. They are for the sole purpose of making the claims easier to understand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Fig. 1

zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht einer beispielhaften Ausführungsform der neuen Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung ohne Abgabevorrichtung.

Fig. 2

zeigt eine Seitenansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1.

Fig. 3

zeigt eine Rückansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1.

Fig. 4

zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 mit einer montierten Abgabevorrichtung, die als Schwerkraftabgabekanal ausgebildet ist.

Fig. 5

zeigt eine Seitenansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 4.

Fig. 6

zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 mit einer montierten Abgabevorrichtung, die als Schwerkraftkanal mit darunter angeordneter Abgabewalze ausgebildet ist.

Fig. 7

zeigt eine Seitenansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 6.

Fig. 8

zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 1 mit einer montierten Abgabevorrichtung, die als Mehrreihenabgabevorrichtung ausgebildet ist.

Fig. 9

zeigt eine Seitenansicht der Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung gemäß Fig. 8.

In the following the invention will be further explained and described with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the figures.

Fig. 1

shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of the new solid pharmaceutical delivery without dispenser.

Fig. 2

shows a side view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 1 ,

Fig. 3

shows a rear view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 1 ,

Fig. 4

shows a perspective view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 1 with a mounted dispenser, which is designed as a gravity discharge channel.

Fig. 5

shows a side view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 4 ,

Fig. 6

shows a perspective view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 1 with a mounted dispensing device, which is designed as a gravity channel with arranged underneath discharge roller.

Fig. 7

shows a side view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 6 ,

Fig. 8

shows a perspective view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 1 with a mounted dispenser, which is designed as a multi-row dispenser.

Fig. 9

shows a side view of the solid pharmaceutical delivery device according to Fig. 8 ,

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Fig. 1-3 12 show various views of an exemplary embodiment of a new solid pharmaceutical delivery device 1 that is part of a blister strip machine 2.

The blister strip machine 2 has a driven conveyor 3, with which a film web 4 is conveyed continuously or clocked in a conveying direction 5. The film web 4 has upwardly open courtyards 6, which are arranged in a plurality of parallel rows, which extend along the width of the film web 4 and thus perpendicular to the conveying direction 5. In each row a plurality of yards 6 are arranged. In the present example, these are seven yards 6. The number of yards 6 could also be smaller or larger. In the yards 6 (not shown) solid pharmaceuticals - in particular tablets, capsules, pills or dragees - introduced. Subsequently, the blister pack is closed by a lid film. As a result, in a manner known per se, a finished unit is produced from the blister pack and the products packed therein, which are also referred to as blister strips or blisters. These technical aspects are known to those skilled in the art, so that further explanations in this regard are not required.

The solid pharmaceutical delivery device 1 comprises a machine frame 7 having a horizontal bottom plate 8, a vertical side wall 9, a vertical rear wall 10 and a vertical one

Front wall 11 on. In the horizontal direction between the conveyor 3 and the rear wall 10, a universal receptacle 12 is arranged. A part of the universal receptacle 12 is disposed above the bottom plate 8 and another part below the bottom plate 8 (see Fig. 2 ). The universal receiving device 12 has a housing 13 which is designed to be dust-proof so that no or only little in the processing of solid pharmaceuticals resulting dust can get into the interior of the housing 13. The housing 13 has a cuboidal shape and comparatively compact dimensions, so that it occupies only a small part of the area and the volume of the delivery area 14.

The universal receiving device 12 has a first receiving element 15 and a second receiving element 16, which are used for fastening a dispensing device 17 (see Fig. 4 . 6 and 8th ) serve. In order to better recognize the details of the universal receiving device 12 and the receiving elements 15, 16, is at the in Fig. 1-3 shown universal receiving device 12 no dispenser 17 mounted. The receiving elements 15, 16 are each formed as plate-shaped elements which form an undercut at its upper edge into which a corresponding element of the dispensing device 17 engages for attachment of a dispensing device 17.

The receiving elements 15, 16 serve to alternatively secure at least three different types of dispensers 17. The first type of dispenser in Fig. 17 is a gravity dispensing channel 21 (see Figs Fig. 4 . 5 ), at the second about a gravity channel 22a with an underlying discharge roller 22b (FIG. Fig. 6 . 7 ) and the third one around a multi-row dispenser 23 (FIG. Fig. 8 . 9 ). By "alternative" fastening, it should be understood that only one of the dispensers 17 is attached to the receiving member 15 and / or the receiving member 16, detached therefrom and removed from the universal receiving device 12 and replaced by another type of dispenser 17 ,

In the lower first receiving element 15, a semicircular opening is provided which allows access to a hole provided behind 18th Through this bore 18 is a drive shaft 19 of the gravitational channel 22a with arranged underneath discharge roller 22b (see Fig. 6 . 7 ) trained dispensing device 17 can be passed.

The first receiving element 15 and the second receiving element 16 are arranged on a common Aufnahmejustierelement 20.

The universal receiving device 12 also has two pairs of actuating pins 24 arranged one above the other. The pairs are arranged at a distance from the longitudinal center plane of the universal receiving device 12. As a result, the central arrangement of the bore 18 is made possible.

The solid pharmaceutical delivery device 1 has a plurality of drives 25. Each of the drives 25 includes a motor 26, mechanical drive components 27 (not shown), and an electronic control unit (not shown). In Fig. 3 the seven motors 26 of the seven drives 25 shown here can be seen. The number of drives 25 and motors 26 could also be larger or smaller.

As in Fig. 4-9 As can be seen, the solid pharmaceutical delivery device 1, in addition to various types of dispensing devices 17, has an upstream delivery device 28, by means of which solid pharmaceuticals are provided to the dispensing device 17. In the present example shown, the delivery device 28 is a spiral conveyor 29 with a linear conveyor 33 connected upstream. Since the structure and function of a spiral conveyor 29 and a linear conveyor 33 are known to the person skilled in the art, further explanation is omitted. However, another suitable provision device 28 could also be used.

The functionality of the various drives 25 for setting and operating the various types of dispensers 17 will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Fig. 4 . 5 As a delivery device 27, a gravity discharge channel 21 is attached to the upper receiving element 16. The gravity delivery channel 21 receives the solid pharmaceuticals from the delivery device 28, from where they enter the top of the gravity delivery channel 21. Separate channels for the solid pharmaceuticals are present in the gravity delivery channel 21, the number of channels corresponding to the number of courtyards 6 in the row of the film web 4. The solid pharmaceuticals then enter the courtyards 6 of the channels following gravity.

The position of the gravity discharge channel 21 relative to the yards 6 is adjustable in two directions. A first drive 25 is designed and arranged so that it moves the Aufnahmejustierelement 20 and thus the two receiving elements 15, 16 together in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction 5 ("in and out"). A second drive 25 is designed and arranged so that it moves the two receiving elements 15, 16 together in the horizontal direction in the conveying direction 5 and opposite to the conveying direction 5 ("back and forth").

In Fig. 6 . 7 is as a dispenser 17, a gravity channel 22a with an underlying discharge roller 22b grown. The gravity channel 22a has apart from its length the same structure as the gravity discharge channel 21, so that reference is made to the above-mentioned relevant embodiments. However, it does not serve for dispensing the solid pharmaceuticals into the courtyards 6 of the film web 4, but for transferring the solid pharmaceuticals in recesses 30 of the delivery roller 22b. The dispensing roller 22b then serves to dispense the solid pharmaceuticals into the courtyards 6 of the film web 4. For this purpose, a third drive 25 is assigned to it. This drive 25 has the drive shaft 19, which extends through the bore 18 and over which the discharge roller 22b is driven in clocked rotation. The position of this dispenser 17 is also adjustable by means of the first drive 25 and the second drive 25 in two mutually perpendicular directions. A fourth drive 25 enables the positioning of the first receiving element 15 including the discharge roller 22b attached thereto in the vertical direction and thus the adjustment of the distance of the delivery roller 22b to the yards 6.

In Fig. 8 . 9 As a dispensing device 17, a multi-row dispenser 23 is attached to the receiving elements 15, 16. The multi-row dispenser 23 has a sorting unit 31 and a release unit 32 arranged thereunder. The units 31, 32 are interconnected by tubes (not shown) through which the solid-state pharmaceuticals from the sorting unit 31 enter the release unit 32. The structure and functionality of such a multi-row dispenser 23 is known per se to the person skilled in the art, so that further relevant explanations are dispensed with. The position of this dispenser 17 is also adjustable by means of the first drive 25 and the second drive 25 in two mutually perpendicular horizontal directions. By means of a fourth drive, it is adjustable in the vertical direction.

A fifth drive 25 is designed and arranged such that the upper second receiving element 16 is movable relative to the lower first receiving element 15 in the vertical direction ("up and down"). This serves to generate a movement of the sorting units 31 relative to the release unit 32 to supply the solid pharmaceuticals to the tubes as part of the sorting process. The fifth drive 25 can also be used for adjusting the gravity discharge channel 21 in this direction relative to the yards 6. The fifth drive 25 can also be used to adjust the gravity channel 22a relative to the discharge roller 22b. The channel 21, 22 a is then attached only to the upper second receiving element 16.

A sixth drive 25 is designed and arranged such that it moves the lower actuating pins 24 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction 5 ("in and out"). A seventh drive 25 is designed and arranged such that it moves the upper actuating pins 24 in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction 5 independently of the sixth drive 25 ("in and out"). The actuation pins 24 each have a retention position and a release position for the solid pharmaceuticals in the multi-row delivery device 23. The lower actuation pins 24 serve for the eventual release of the lowermost matrix level of the solid pharmaceuticals in the release unit 32 in the sense of delivery into the courtyards 6 of the film web 4. The upper actuation pins 24 serve the subsequent refilling of the lowermost matrix level with solid pharmaceuticals.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Festpharmazeutikazuführeinrichtung

2

Blisterstreifenmaschine

3

funding

4

sheet

5

conveying direction

6

court

7

machine frame

8th

baseplate

9

Side wall

10

rear wall

11

front wall

12

Universal Cradle

13

casing

14

delivery area

15

First receiving element

16

Second receiving element

17

dispenser

18

drilling

19

drive shaft

20

Aufnahmejustierelement

21

Gravity discharge channel

22a

Gravity channel

22b

delivery roller

23

More number dispenser

24

actuating pin

25

drive

26

engine

27

Mechanical drive component

28

Providing device

29

Bowl feeders

30

deepening

31

sorting unit

32

release unit

33

linear Feeders

Claims (15)

A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) for a blister strip machine (2), with
a universal receiving device (12) having a first receiving element (15) and a second receiving element (16), wherein the universal receiving device (12) is designed and arranged so that on the first receiving element (15) and / or the second receiving element (16) Dispensing device (17) for dispensing the solid pharmaceuticals in courtyards (6) of a film web (4) alternatively a gravity discharge channel (21), a gravity channel (22a) with an underlying discharge roller (22b) or a multi-row dispenser (23) can be fastened. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the universal receiving device (12) has a bore (18) through which a drive shaft (19) of the delivery roller (22b) can be passed. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
the universal receiving device (12) has a housing (13), and
the dispensing devices (17) have a drive (25) with a motor (26), mechanical drive components (27) and an electronic control unit, wherein the mechanical drive components (27) are arranged in the housing (13). A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the motors (26) of the drives (25) are arranged below a plane in which the film web (4) is located. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that
the dispensers (27) and the film web (4) are arranged in a dispensing area (14), and
the electronic control units are arranged outside the delivery area (14). A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the electronic control units are arranged in a control cabinet which is arranged on the fixed pharmaceutical supply device (1) or spaced therefrom. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the universal receiving device (12) comprises two pairs of superposed actuating pins (24) by means of which the multiple row dispenser (23) is actuated. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the film web (4) is conveyed continuously or clocked on a conveying means (3) in a horizontal conveying direction (5). A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 7 and 8, characterized in that the lower actuating pins (24) by means of a first drive (25) in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction (5) and the upper actuating pins (24) by means of a separate second drive (25 ) are formed and arranged to be movable independently of one another in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction (5). A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to claim 7 and 8 or claim 9, characterized in that the first receiving element (15) and the second receiving element (16) by means of a drive (25) together in the horizontal direction in the conveying direction (5) and opposite to Conveying direction (5) are designed and arranged movable. Festpharmaceutikazuführeinrichtung (1) according to claim 7 and 8 or claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the first receiving element (15) and the second receiving element (16) by means of a drive (25) together in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the conveying direction (5) movable are formed and arranged. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first receiving element (15) is the lower receiving element (15) and the second receiving element (16) is the upper receiving element (16) upper second receiving element (16) by means of a Drive (25) relative to the lower first receiving element (15) is designed to be movable in the vertical direction and arranged. A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a supply device (28) is provided upstream of the delivery device (17), by means of which the solid pharmaceuticals of the delivery device (17) are provided. Festpharmaceutikazuführeinrichtung (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drives (25) each have their own motor (26). Blister strip machine (2), with
a conveying means (3) for continuously or cyclically conveying a film web (4) in a horizontal conveying direction (5), characterized by
A solid pharmaceutical delivery device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims.

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