EP3608015B1 - Powder provision device for a powder metering apparatus - Google Patents

Powder provision device for a powder metering apparatus Download PDF

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EP3608015B1
EP3608015B1 EP18187934.7A EP18187934A EP3608015B1 EP 3608015 B1 EP3608015 B1 EP 3608015B1 EP 18187934 A EP18187934 A EP 18187934A EP 3608015 B1 EP3608015 B1 EP 3608015B1
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Marco Weigel
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/80—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/80—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis
    • B01F29/83—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis with rotary paddles or arms, e.g. movable out of the receptacle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/71—Feed mechanisms
    • B01F35/717—Feed mechanisms characterised by the means for feeding the components to the mixer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/80—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed
    • B01F35/83—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed by controlling the ratio of two or more flows, e.g. using flow sensing or flow controlling devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/80—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed
    • B01F35/88—Forming a predetermined ratio of the substances to be mixed by feeding the materials batchwise
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B1/00—Packaging fluent solid material, e.g. powders, granular or loose fibrous material, loose masses of small articles, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, or jars
    • B65B1/04—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
    • B65B1/10—Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles by rotary feeders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/30—Arranging and feeding articles in groups
    • B65B35/34—Arranging and feeding articles in groups by agitators or vibrators

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  • the invention relates to a powder supply device for a powder dispenser with the features according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the amount of powder to be dosed is delimited by piercing a sleeve into a powder bed which is kept ready in a powder container.
  • the defined amount of powder is compacted in the sleeve by means of a punch.
  • the sleeve with the delimited amount of powder contained therein is then withdrawn from the powder bed.
  • the powder container, together with the powder bed it contains, is now rotated relative to the fixedly positioned metering device so that the siphon sleeve of the metering device can dip into a fresh area of the powder bed.
  • the components mentioned namely the rakes and baffles, which hang passively in the powder bed, have the disadvantage that they create a trail behind them in the direction of movement, that is to say cast a "shadow” that forms a furrow-shaped depression in the powder bed and also the density of the powder changed locally. If a sleeve sticks into such a furrow, its filling quantity is reduced compared to those sleeves which are immersed in a powder bed area without a furrow.
  • the rake and guide plates are set manually. Their effect is hardly reproducible, sensitive to changes of all kinds and also depends on the speed.
  • a kitchen appliance with a stationary agitator and a container that is driven to rotate relative thereto is known.
  • the food processor is intended for mixing food ingredients and is designed in such a way that even comparatively small amounts of ingredients can be mixed well in the container of uniform size.
  • a direct drive or an indirect drive by means of the frictional effect generated by the agitator is considered for generating the rotary movement of the container.
  • the invention is now based on the object of developing a generic powder supply device in such a way that a powder bed can be made available in a more uniform and more reproducible state.
  • a powder supply device for a powder metering device comprising an agitator with at least one rotatable stirrer protruding into the interior of the powder container.
  • the stirrer ensures reliable leveling of puncture craters in the Powder bed without adversely affecting the powder properties such as powder density or the like.
  • the stirring rotary movement of the stirrer means that its effect is homogeneous within a certain width. There are no locally deepened furrows in the wake of the stirrer. Rather, the stationary, but rotatably mounted and driven stirrer in the powder bed moved relative to it generates a wide and uniform wake within which the plunger (s) find reproducible dosing conditions.
  • the at least one stirrer can dip into the interior of the powder container or into the powder bed with the axis of rotation inclined to the vertical.
  • it preferably has a vertically oriented axis of rotation. This ensures that the stirring effect does not have any significant vertical or axial components. This contributes to the further equalization of the powder surface or the powder height level while avoiding local elevations or depressions.
  • the agitator has two intermeshing agitators which can be driven in opposite directions.
  • a symmetrically designed agitating effect with further improved uniformity is created.
  • the stirrer expediently has at least one axial mixing element and / or one radial mixing element.
  • the axial mixing element here means a mixing element which extends at least partially in the direction of the axis of rotation of the stirrer.
  • a radial mixing element here means a mixing element which extends at least partially in the radial direction relative to the axis of rotation of the stirrer. It does not have to be an exactly axial or radial alignment. Rather, those embodiments are also included that are inclined to the respective Directions run and only partially have a directional component with respect to the directions mentioned. In any case, this ensures that the mixing effect occurs within a target volume of the powder bed with pronounced uniformity.
  • the rotary movement of the stirrer is coupled to the rotary movement of the powder container.
  • the run of the stirrer is therefore synchronized with the run of the powder container.
  • the effect of the stirrer is consequently independent of the operating speed. In particular, this also allows clocked operation with acceleration and deceleration phases in which the powder bed is always prepared evenly despite varying speeds.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic top view of a section of a system which comprises a powder metering device 1 and a powder supply device 4 for the powder metering device 1.
  • Part of the powder supply device 4 according to the invention is a powder container 5 in which a powder bed 3 made of a powdery product is kept ready.
  • the powdery product here is a pharmaceutical preparation.
  • other powdery products can also be used for forming the powder bed 3 and for processing by means of the powder supply device 4.
  • partial quantities of the powdery product are removed from the powder bed 3 and are each defined as a defined metering quantity.
  • the powder metering device 1 is an only schematically indicated plunger station with, for example, four indicated plunger 2, the cylindrical Sleeves from above, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of the drawing Fig. 1 Immerse in the powder bed 3 in order to delimit a quantity of powder there in a known manner, to compact it and to remove it for further processing, in particular for transferring it to target containers (not shown).
  • a plunger station instead of a plunger station, however, other types of powder dispenser 1 can also be used.
  • the powder supply device 4 comprises, in addition to the aforementioned pot-shaped powder container 5, a smoothing device 6 for the powder bed 3, the further details of which can be seen from the synopsis of the Fig. 1 with Fig. 2 result.
  • Fig. 2 shows the powder supply device in a sectional view Fig. 1 in a cutting plane perpendicular to the plane of the drawing Fig. 1 .
  • the smoothing device 6, like the powder dispenser 1 is mounted in a stationary manner, while the powder container 5 is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis of rotation 12 and, during operation, about this axis of rotation according to an arrow 13 ( Fig. 1 ) is driven in rotation.
  • the powder bed 3 in the powder container 5 follows this rotary movement so that it exerts a relative movement with respect to the fixedly positioned powder metering device 1 and also with respect to the fixedly positioned smoothing device 6.
  • the mentioned rotary movement of the powder container 5 and powder bed 3 about the axis of rotation 12 is intermittent or clocked.
  • the rotary movement is stopped.
  • the rotary movement of the unit consisting of powder container 5 and powder bed 3 is started and stopped again after a defined angular step has been carried out, after which the measuring or dosing process begins again.
  • the powder bed 3 shows according to the illustration Fig. 2 a surface 19 in which the plunger 2 ( Fig. 1 ) leave craters after pulling them out. Carrying out the aforementioned angular step helps the powder dispenser 1 to find a powder bed 3 with properties that are as homogeneous as possible and a surface 19 that is as undisturbed as possible during each measuring or dispensing process.
  • the above-mentioned smoothing device 6 for the powder bed 3 is positioned behind the powder metering device 1 in the direction of rotation (arrow 13).
  • the smoothing device 6 includes an agitator 7, which in turn includes at least one, here two, agitators 8, 9.
  • the two stirrers 8, 9 have drive shafts by means of which they are rotatably mounted in a stationary bearing plate 18 that does not rotate with the powder container.
  • One stirrer 8 has a vertical axis of rotation 14 and the other stirrer 9 has a vertical axis of rotation 16. Both axes of rotation 14, 16 of the stirrers 8, 9 are axially parallel to one another and also axially parallel to the axis of rotation 12 of the powder container 5.
  • Both stirrers 8, 9 each have at least one, here four axial mixing elements 10 and optionally also at least one, here four radial mixing elements 11 each made of bent wire.
  • the axial mixing elements 10 run parallel to the respective axis of rotation 14, 16, but can also lie at an oblique angle thereto and run helically, for example.
  • the radial mixing elements run radially to the respective axis of rotation 14, 16. It also applies to them that they do not have to have exactly this course, but rather also lie at an oblique angle to it and can run in a spiral, for example.
  • the stirrers 8, 9 are positioned in such a way that their axial and radial mixing elements 10, 11 protrude into the interior of the powder container 5 and there into the powder bed 3.
  • the immersion depth of the stirrers 8, 9 below the surface 19 of the powder bed 3 extends practically to the bottom of the powder container 5. In any case, it is preferably at least as great as the immersion depth of the plunger 2.
  • both stirrers 8, 9 are in the same position relative to the powder dispenser 1 in the direction of rotation of the powder container 5, however are spaced apart from one another in the radial direction. However, a positional offset of the two stirrers 8, 9 in the direction of rotation of the powder container 5 can also be expedient.
  • both stirrers 8, 9 are driven in opposite directions about their respective axes of rotation 14, 16 during operation, as indicated by arrows 15, 17. The distance between the two axes of rotation 14, 16 is smaller than the diameter of the stirrers 8, 9, as a result of which the mixing elements 10, 11 of both stirrers 8, 9 mesh with one another.
  • both stirrers 8, 9 produce a gap-free effective width that extends radially to the axis of rotation 12 of the powder container 5 to such an extent that the effective width of the powder dispenser 1 or all of its plunger 2, which is also measured radially to the axis of rotation 12 of the powder container 5, is completely covered.
  • the after-run of the entire powder metering device 1 that occurs in the powder bed 3 is completely covered by the mixing elements 8, 9.
  • the rotary movement of both stirrers 8, 9 is coupled to the rotary movement of the powder container 5. This can be brought about, for example, by a common drive and a mechanical positive coupling by means of gearwheels, but also by a suitable electronic control in the case of separate drives.
  • the stirrers 8, 9 stand still when the powder container 5 stands still. And they rotate when the powder container 5 also rotates. In the acceleration and deceleration phases of the powder container 5, the stirrers 8, 9 also execute correspondingly accelerated or decelerated rotary movements.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung für einen Pulverdosierer mit den Merkmalen nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a powder supply device for a powder dispenser with the features according to the preamble of claim 1.

Bei der Dosierung von Pulvern insbesondere mittels sogenannter Stechheber erfolgt die Abgrenzung der zu dosierenden Pulvermenge durch das Einstechen einer Hülse in ein Pulverbett, welches in einem Pulverbehälter bereitgehalten wird. Die abgegrenzte Pulvermenge wird mittels eines Stempels in der Hülse kompaktiert. Die Hülse mit der darin enthaltenen abgegrenzten Pulvermenge wird dann aus dem Pulverbett herausgezogen. Der Pulverbehälter wird nun zusammen mit seinem darin enthaltenen Pulverbett relativ zum ortsfest positionierten Dosierer gedreht, damit die Stechheberhülse des Dosierers in einen frischen Bereich des Pulverbettes eintauchen kann.When dosing powders, in particular by means of so-called lancing devices, the amount of powder to be dosed is delimited by piercing a sleeve into a powder bed which is kept ready in a powder container. The defined amount of powder is compacted in the sleeve by means of a punch. The sleeve with the delimited amount of powder contained therein is then withdrawn from the powder bed. The powder container, together with the powder bed it contains, is now rotated relative to the fixedly positioned metering device so that the siphon sleeve of the metering device can dip into a fresh area of the powder bed.

Der vorstehend umrissene Vorgang hinterlässt Einstichkrater im Pulverbett, die beim Weiterdrehen des Pulverbehälters wieder geschlossen werden müssen. Viele Pulversorten sind jedoch so beschaffen, dass sich die Krater nicht in jedem Fall von alleine schließen. Zur Unterstützung des Schließvorganges wird deshalb eine ortsfest gelagerte Glättungseinrichtung eingesetzt, die im Stand der Technik Rechen und Leitbleche umfasst. In Folge der Relativbewegung des sich mit dem Pulverbehälter mitdrehenden Pulverbetts gegenüber den ortsfesten Rechen und Leitblechen sollen sich die Krater schließen.The process outlined above leaves puncture craters in the powder bed, which have to be closed again when the powder container is rotated further. However, many types of powder are made in such a way that the craters do not close on their own in every case. To support the closing process, a stationary smoothing device is therefore used which, in the prior art, comprises rakes and baffles. As a result of the relative movement of the powder bed, which rotates with the powder container, in relation to the stationary rakes and baffles, the craters should close.

Die genannten Bauteile, namentlich die Rechen und Leitbleche, welche passiv im Pulverbett hängen, haben jedoch den Nachteil, dass sie in Bewegungsrichtung hinter sich einen Nachlauf erzeugen, also quasi einen "Schatten" werfen, der eine furchenförmige Vertiefung im Pulverbett bildet und zudem die Dichte des Pulvers lokal verändert. Sofern nun eine Hülse in eine solche Furche sticht, ist deren Füllmenge gegenüber denjenigen Hülsen reduziert, welche in einen Pulverbettbereich ohne Furche eintauchen. Es kommt noch hinzu, dass im Stand der Technik die Einstellung der Rechen und Leitbleche manuell erfolgt. Ihre Wirkung ist kaum reproduzierbar, sensibel gegen Änderungen aller Art und außerdem geschwindigkeitsabhängig.The components mentioned, namely the rakes and baffles, which hang passively in the powder bed, have the disadvantage that they create a trail behind them in the direction of movement, that is to say cast a "shadow" that forms a furrow-shaped depression in the powder bed and also the density of the powder changed locally. If a sleeve sticks into such a furrow, its filling quantity is reduced compared to those sleeves which are immersed in a powder bed area without a furrow. In addition, in the prior art, the rake and guide plates are set manually. Their effect is hardly reproducible, sensitive to changes of all kinds and also depends on the speed.

Aus der WO 2005/089606 A1 ist eine Küchenmaschine mit einem ortsfest gelagerten Rührwerk und einem relativ dazu drehend angetriebenen Behälter bekannt. Die Küchenmaschine ist für das Mischen von Lebensmittel-Zutaten vorgesehen und dahingehend ausgelegt, dass in dem Behälter von einheitlicher Größe auch vergleichsweise kleine Zutatenmengen gut gemischt werden können. Für die Erzeugung der Behälter-Drehbewegung wird ein Direktantrieb oder ein indirekter Antrieb mittels der vom Rührwerk erzeugten Reibungswirkung in Betracht gezogen.From the WO 2005/089606 A1 a kitchen appliance with a stationary agitator and a container that is driven to rotate relative thereto is known. The food processor is intended for mixing food ingredients and is designed in such a way that even comparatively small amounts of ingredients can be mixed well in the container of uniform size. A direct drive or an indirect drive by means of the frictional effect generated by the agitator is considered for generating the rotary movement of the container.

Der Erfindung liegt nun die Aufgabe zu Grunde, eine gattungsbildende Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung derart weiterzubilden, dass damit ein Pulverbett in einem gleichmäßigeren und besser reproduzierbaren Zustand bereitgestellt werden kann.The invention is now based on the object of developing a generic powder supply device in such a way that a powder bed can be made available in a more uniform and more reproducible state.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch eine Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung mit den Merkmalen nach dem Anspruch 1 gelöst.This object is achieved by a powder supply device having the features according to claim 1.

Nach der Erfindung ist eine Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung für einen Pulverdosierer vorgesehen, deren ortsfest gelagerte Glättungseinrichtung ein Rührwerk mit mindestens einem in den Innenraum des Pulverbehälters ragenden, drehend antreibbaren Rührer umfasst. Der Rührer bewirkt eine zuverlässige Einebnung von Einstichkratern im Pulverbett, ohne die Pulvereigenschaften wie Pulverdichte oder dergleichen nachteilig zu beeinflussen. Anders als bei einem passiven, also unbewegten Element führt die rührende Drehbewegung des Rührers dazu, dass seine Wirkung innerhalb einer bestimmten Breite homogen ist. Im Nachlauf der Rührers entstehen keine lokal vertieften Furchen. Vielmehr erzeugt der ortsfest, aber drehbar gelagerte und angetriebene Rührer im relativ dazu bewegten Pulverbett einen breiten und gleichförmigen Nachlauf, innerhalb dessen der oder die Stechheber reproduzierbare Dosierbedingungen vorfinden.According to the invention, a powder supply device for a powder metering device is provided, the stationary smoothing device of which comprises an agitator with at least one rotatable stirrer protruding into the interior of the powder container. The stirrer ensures reliable leveling of puncture craters in the Powder bed without adversely affecting the powder properties such as powder density or the like. In contrast to a passive, i.e. immobile element, the stirring rotary movement of the stirrer means that its effect is homogeneous within a certain width. There are no locally deepened furrows in the wake of the stirrer. Rather, the stationary, but rotatably mounted and driven stirrer in the powder bed moved relative to it generates a wide and uniform wake within which the plunger (s) find reproducible dosing conditions.

Es kann zweckmäßig sein, dass der mindestens eine Rührer mit schräg zur Vertikalen liegender Drehachse in den Innenraum des Pulverbehälters bzw. in das Pulverbett eintaucht. Bevorzugt weist er jedoch eine vertikal ausgerichtete Drehachse auf. Hierdurch wird erreicht, dass die Rührwirkung keine wesentlichen Vertikal- bzw. Axialkomponenten aufweist. Dies trägt zur weiteren Vergleichmäßigung der Pulveroberfläche bzw. des Pulverhöhenniveaus unter Vermeidung von lokalen Erhöhungen bzw. Vertiefungen bei.It can be expedient for the at least one stirrer to dip into the interior of the powder container or into the powder bed with the axis of rotation inclined to the vertical. However, it preferably has a vertically oriented axis of rotation. This ensures that the stirring effect does not have any significant vertical or axial components. This contributes to the further equalization of the powder surface or the powder height level while avoiding local elevations or depressions.

In bevorzugter Weiterbildung der Erfindung weist das Rührwerk zwei gegenläufig antreibbare und ineinander greifende Rührer auf. Bezüglich der relativen Drehbewegung des Pulverbehälters zusammen mit dem Pulverbett gegenüber dem Rührwerk entsteht eine symmetrisch ausgebildete Rührwirkung mit weiter verbesserter Gleichförmigkeit.In a preferred further development of the invention, the agitator has two intermeshing agitators which can be driven in opposite directions. With regard to the relative rotational movement of the powder container together with the powder bed in relation to the agitator, a symmetrically designed agitating effect with further improved uniformity is created.

Der Rührer weist zweckmäßig mindestens ein axiales Mischelement und/oder ein radiales Mischelement auf. Als axiales Mischelement ist hier ein Mischelement gemeint, welches sich zumindest anteilig in Richtung der Drehachse des Rührers erstreckt. Als radiales Mischelement ist hier ein Mischelement gemeint, welches sich zumindest anteilig in radialer Richtung relativ zur Drehachse des Rührers erstreckt. Dabei muss es sich nicht um eine exakt axiale oder radiale Ausrichtung handeln. Vielmehr sind auch solche Ausführungsformen mit umfasst, die schräg zu den jeweiligen Richtungen verlaufen und dabei nur anteilig eine Richtungskomponente bezüglich der genannten Richtungen aufweisen. Jedenfalls wird dadurch sichergestellt, dass die Durchmischungswirkung innerhalb eines Zielvolumens des Pulverbetts mit ausgeprägter Gleichmäßigkeit eintrifft.The stirrer expediently has at least one axial mixing element and / or one radial mixing element. The axial mixing element here means a mixing element which extends at least partially in the direction of the axis of rotation of the stirrer. A radial mixing element here means a mixing element which extends at least partially in the radial direction relative to the axis of rotation of the stirrer. It does not have to be an exactly axial or radial alignment. Rather, those embodiments are also included that are inclined to the respective Directions run and only partially have a directional component with respect to the directions mentioned. In any case, this ensures that the mixing effect occurs within a target volume of the powder bed with pronounced uniformity.

In der erfindungsgemäßen Ausgestaltung der Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung ist die Drehbewegung des Rührers an die Drehbewegung des Pulverbehälters gekoppelt. Der Lauf des Rührers ist also mit dem Lauf des Pulverbehälters synchronisiert. Die Wirkung des Rührers ist folglich unabhängig von der Betriebsgeschwindigkeit. Dies erlaubt insbesondere auch einen getakteten Betrieb mit Beschleunigungs- und Verzögerungsphasen, in denen die Pulverbettaufbereitung trotz variierender Geschwindigkeiten immer gleichmäßig erfolgt.In the embodiment of the powder supply device according to the invention, the rotary movement of the stirrer is coupled to the rotary movement of the powder container. The run of the stirrer is therefore synchronized with the run of the powder container. The effect of the stirrer is consequently independent of the operating speed. In particular, this also allows clocked operation with acceleration and deceleration phases in which the powder bed is always prepared evenly despite varying speeds.

Insgesamt ist erreicht, dass die Pulverbettaufbereitung mit erheblich verbesserter Reproduzierbarkeit und Gleichmäßigkeit erfolgt. Einstellarbeiten sind praktisch nicht erforderlich. Die Dosiergenauigkeit des aus der erfindungsgemäßen Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung entnommenen Pulvers ist deutlich gesteigert.Overall, it is achieved that the powder bed preparation takes place with significantly improved reproducibility and uniformity. Adjustments are practically not necessary. The metering accuracy of the powder removed from the powder supply device according to the invention is significantly increased.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
in einer schematischen Draufsicht ein System aus einem Pulverdosierer und einer erfindungsgemäßen Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung mit zwei gegenläufig angetriebenen Rührern, und
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in einer Schnittdarstellung die Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung nach Fig. 1 mit Einzelheiten seiner als Rührwerk ausgebildeten Glättungseinrichtung.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
in a schematic plan view a system of a powder dispenser and a powder supply device according to the invention with two stirrers driven in opposite directions, and
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in a sectional view the powder supply device according to Fig. 1 with details of its smoothing device designed as an agitator.

Fig. 1 zeigt in einer schematischen Draufsicht einen Ausschnitt eines Systems, welches einen Pulverdosierer 1 und eine Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung 4 für den Pulverdosierer 1 umfasst. Teil der erfindungsgemäßen Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung 4 ist ein Pulverbehälter 5, in dem ein Pulverbett 3 aus einem pulvrigen Produkt bereitgehalten wird. Das pulvrige Produkt ist hier ein pharmazeutisches Präparat. Es kommen aber auch andere pulvrige Produkte zur Bildung des Pulverbetts 3 und zur Prozessierung mittels der Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung 4 in Betracht. Mittels des Pulverdosierers 1 werden Teilmengen des pulvrigen Produkts aus dem Pulverbett 3 entnommen und jeweils als definierte Dosiermenge abgegrenzt. Im gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel ist der Pulverdosierer 1 eine nur schematisch angedeutete Stechheberstation mit beispielhaft vier angedeuteten Stechhebern 2, deren zylindrische Hülsen von oben, also senkrecht zur Zeichnungsebene der Fig. 1 in das Pulverbett 3 eintauchen, um dort in bekannter Weise jeweils eine Pulvermenge abzugrenzen, zu kompaktieren und für die Weiterverarbeitung, insbesondere für die Überführung in nicht dargestellte Zielbehälter zu entnehmen. Anstelle einer Stechheberstation können aber auch andere Bauformen eines Pulverdosierers 1 zum Einsatz kommen. Fig. 1 shows a schematic top view of a section of a system which comprises a powder metering device 1 and a powder supply device 4 for the powder metering device 1. Part of the powder supply device 4 according to the invention is a powder container 5 in which a powder bed 3 made of a powdery product is kept ready. The powdery product here is a pharmaceutical preparation. However, other powdery products can also be used for forming the powder bed 3 and for processing by means of the powder supply device 4. By means of the powder metering device 1, partial quantities of the powdery product are removed from the powder bed 3 and are each defined as a defined metering quantity. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the powder metering device 1 is an only schematically indicated plunger station with, for example, four indicated plunger 2, the cylindrical Sleeves from above, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of the drawing Fig. 1 Immerse in the powder bed 3 in order to delimit a quantity of powder there in a known manner, to compact it and to remove it for further processing, in particular for transferring it to target containers (not shown). Instead of a plunger station, however, other types of powder dispenser 1 can also be used.

Die Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung 4 umfasst neben dem genannten topfförmigen Pulverbehälter 5 eine Glättungseinrichtung 6 für das Pulverbett 3, deren weitere Einzelheiten sich aus der Zusammenschau der Fig. 1 mit Fig. 2 ergeben. Fig. 2 zeigt in einer Schnittdarstellung die Pulverbereitstellungseinrichtung nach Fig. 1 in einer Schnittebene senkrecht zur Zeichnungsebene nach Fig. 1. Aus der Zusammenschau der Fig. 1 und 2 ergibt sich, dass die Glättungseinrichtung 6 ebenso wie der Pulverdosierer 1 ortsfest gelagert ist, während der Pulverbehälter 5 um eine vertikale Drehachse 12 drehbar gelagert ist und im Betrieb um diese Drehachse entsprechend einem Pfeil 13 (Fig. 1) drehend angetrieben wird. Das Pulverbett 3 im Pulverbehälter 5 folgt dieser Drehbewegung, so dass es gegenüber dem fest positionierten Pulverdosierer 1 und auch gegenüber der fest positionieren Glättungseinrichtung 6 eine Relativbewegung ausübt.The powder supply device 4 comprises, in addition to the aforementioned pot-shaped powder container 5, a smoothing device 6 for the powder bed 3, the further details of which can be seen from the synopsis of the Fig. 1 with Fig. 2 result. Fig. 2 shows the powder supply device in a sectional view Fig. 1 in a cutting plane perpendicular to the plane of the drawing Fig. 1 . From the synopsis of the Fig. 1 and 2 the result is that the smoothing device 6, like the powder dispenser 1, is mounted in a stationary manner, while the powder container 5 is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis of rotation 12 and, during operation, about this axis of rotation according to an arrow 13 ( Fig. 1 ) is driven in rotation. The powder bed 3 in the powder container 5 follows this rotary movement so that it exerts a relative movement with respect to the fixedly positioned powder metering device 1 and also with respect to the fixedly positioned smoothing device 6.

Die genannte Drehbewegung von Pulverbehälter 5 und Pulverbett 3 um die Drehachse 12 ist intermittierend bzw. getaktet. Beim oben umrissenen Abmessen der einzelnen Pulverdosiermengen, also bei Eintauchen der Stechheberhülse in das Pulverbett 3 bis hin zum Zurückziehen desselben ist die Drehbewegung angehalten. Danach wird die Drehbewegung der Einheit aus Pulverbehälter 5 und Pulverbett 3 in Gang gesetzt und nach Ausführung eines definierten Winkelschritts erneut angehalten, wonach der Abmessungs- bzw. Dosiervorgang erneut beginnt. Das Pulverbett 3 weist gemäß der Darstellung nach Fig. 2 eine Oberfläche 19 auf, in der die Stechheber 2 (Fig. 1) nach dem Herausziehen Krater hinterlassen. Die Ausführung des genannten Winkelschritts trägt dazu bei, dass der Pulverdosierer 1 bei jedem Abmessungs- bzw. Dosiervorgang ein Pulverbett 3 mit möglichst homogenen Eigenschaften und möglichst ungestörter Oberfläche 19 vorfindet.The mentioned rotary movement of the powder container 5 and powder bed 3 about the axis of rotation 12 is intermittent or clocked. When measuring the individual powder dosing quantities outlined above, that is to say when the plunger sleeve is immersed in the powder bed 3 until it is withdrawn, the rotary movement is stopped. Then the rotary movement of the unit consisting of powder container 5 and powder bed 3 is started and stopped again after a defined angular step has been carried out, after which the measuring or dosing process begins again. The powder bed 3 shows according to the illustration Fig. 2 a surface 19 in which the plunger 2 ( Fig. 1 ) leave craters after pulling them out. Carrying out the aforementioned angular step helps the powder dispenser 1 to find a powder bed 3 with properties that are as homogeneous as possible and a surface 19 that is as undisturbed as possible during each measuring or dispensing process.

Eventuell vorhandene Krater in der Oberfläche 19 oder auch andere durch den Pulverdosierer 1 hervorgerufene Störungen im Pulverbett 3 wandern zunächst mit der Drehbewegung des Pulverbehälters 5 in Richtung des Pfeils 13 mit. Zur Beseitigung solcher Störungen ist in Drehrichtung (Pfeil 13) hinter dem Pulverdosierer 1 die oben schon erwähnte Glättungseinrichtung 6 für das Pulverbett 3 positioniert. Die Glättungseinrichtung 6 umfasst ein Rührwerk 7, welches seinerseits mindestens einen, hier zwei Rührer 8, 9 umfasst. Die beiden Rührer 8, 9 weisen Antriebswellen auf, mittels derer sie in einer ortsfesten, nicht mit dem Pulverbehälter mitdrehenden Lagerplatte 18 drehbar gelagert sind. Dabei weisen der eine Rührer 8 eine vertikale Drehachse 14 und der andere Rührer 9 eine vertikale Drehachse 16 auf. Beide Drehachsen 14, 16 der Rührer 8, 9 sind achsparallel zueinander und auch achsparallel zur Drehachse 12 des Pulverbehälters 5.Any existing craters in the surface 19 or other disturbances in the powder bed 3 caused by the powder feeder 1 initially move with the rotary movement of the powder container 5 in the direction of the arrow 13. To eliminate such disturbances, the above-mentioned smoothing device 6 for the powder bed 3 is positioned behind the powder metering device 1 in the direction of rotation (arrow 13). The smoothing device 6 includes an agitator 7, which in turn includes at least one, here two, agitators 8, 9. The two stirrers 8, 9 have drive shafts by means of which they are rotatably mounted in a stationary bearing plate 18 that does not rotate with the powder container. One stirrer 8 has a vertical axis of rotation 14 and the other stirrer 9 has a vertical axis of rotation 16. Both axes of rotation 14, 16 of the stirrers 8, 9 are axially parallel to one another and also axially parallel to the axis of rotation 12 of the powder container 5.

Beide Rührer 8, 9 weisen jeweils mindestens ein, hier vier axiale Mischelemente 10 sowie optional auch mindestens ein, hier vier radiale Mischelemente 11 jeweils aus gebogenem Draht auf. Die axialen Mischelemente 10 verlaufen parallel zur jeweiligen Drehachse 14, 16, können aber auch in einem schrägen Winkel dazu liegen und beispielsweise schraubenförmig verlaufen. Die radialen Mischelemente verlaufen radial zur jeweiligen Drehachse 14, 16. Auch für sie gilt, dass sie nicht exakt diesen Verlauf haben müssen, sondern auch in einem schrägen Winkel dazu liegen und beispielsweise spiralig verlaufen können. Die Rührer 8, 9 sind derart positioniert, dass sie mit ihren axialen und radialen Mischelementen 10, 11 in den Innenraum des Pulverbehälters 5 und dort in das Pulverbett 3 hineinragen. Die Eintauchtiefe der Rührer 8, 9 unter die Oberfläche 19 des Pulverbettes 3 reicht praktisch bis zum Boden des Pulverbehälters 5. Jedenfalls ist sie bevorzugt mindestens so groß wie die Eintauchtiefe der Stechheber 2.Both stirrers 8, 9 each have at least one, here four axial mixing elements 10 and optionally also at least one, here four radial mixing elements 11 each made of bent wire. The axial mixing elements 10 run parallel to the respective axis of rotation 14, 16, but can also lie at an oblique angle thereto and run helically, for example. The radial mixing elements run radially to the respective axis of rotation 14, 16. It also applies to them that they do not have to have exactly this course, but rather also lie at an oblique angle to it and can run in a spiral, for example. The stirrers 8, 9 are positioned in such a way that their axial and radial mixing elements 10, 11 protrude into the interior of the powder container 5 and there into the powder bed 3. The immersion depth of the stirrers 8, 9 below the surface 19 of the powder bed 3 extends practically to the bottom of the powder container 5. In any case, it is preferably at least as great as the immersion depth of the plunger 2.

Aus der Draufsicht nach Fig. 1 ergibt sich noch, dass beide Rührer 8, 9 in Drehrichtung des Pulverbehälters 5 auf gleicher Relativposition zum Pulverdosierer 1 liegen, jedoch in radialer Richtung zueinander beabstandet sind. Es kann aber auch ein Positionsversatz beider Rührer 8, 9 in Drehrichtung des Pulverbehälters 5 zweckmäßig sein. Außerdem ist in Fig. 1 zu erkennen, dass beide Rührer 8, 9 im Betrieb um ihre jeweiligen Drehachsen 14, 16 gegenläufig angetrieben werden, wie dies durch Pfeile 15, 17 kenntlich gemacht ist. Der Abstand der beiden Drehachsen 14, 16 ist kleiner als der Durchmesser der Rührer 8, 9, in dessen Folge die Mischelemente 10, 11 beider Rührer 8, 9 ineinander kämmen. Durch geeigneten Drehwinkelversatz wird dabei eine Kollision der Mischelemente 8, 9 miteinander verhindert. Insgesamt erzeugen beide Rührer 8, 9 eine lückenfreie Wirkbreite, die sich radial zur Drehachse 12 des Pulverbehälters 5 soweit erstreckt, dass die ebenfalls radial zur Drehachse 12 des Pulverbehälters 5 gemessene Wirkbreite des Pulverdosierers 1 bzw. seiner sämtlichen Stechheber 2 vollständig abgedeckt ist. Der im Pulverbett 3 sich einstellende Nachlauf des gesamten Pulverdosierers 1 wird vollständig von den Mischelementen 8, 9 erfasst.From the top view after Fig. 1 it also emerges that both stirrers 8, 9 are in the same position relative to the powder dispenser 1 in the direction of rotation of the powder container 5, however are spaced apart from one another in the radial direction. However, a positional offset of the two stirrers 8, 9 in the direction of rotation of the powder container 5 can also be expedient. In addition, in Fig. 1 It can be seen that both stirrers 8, 9 are driven in opposite directions about their respective axes of rotation 14, 16 during operation, as indicated by arrows 15, 17. The distance between the two axes of rotation 14, 16 is smaller than the diameter of the stirrers 8, 9, as a result of which the mixing elements 10, 11 of both stirrers 8, 9 mesh with one another. A collision of the mixing elements 8, 9 with one another is prevented by a suitable angular offset. Overall, both stirrers 8, 9 produce a gap-free effective width that extends radially to the axis of rotation 12 of the powder container 5 to such an extent that the effective width of the powder dispenser 1 or all of its plunger 2, which is also measured radially to the axis of rotation 12 of the powder container 5, is completely covered. The after-run of the entire powder metering device 1 that occurs in the powder bed 3 is completely covered by the mixing elements 8, 9.

Die Drehbewegung beider Rührer 8, 9 ist an die Drehbewegung des Pulverbehälters 5 gekoppelt. Dies kann beispielsweise durch einen gemeinsamen Antrieb und eine mechanische Zwangskopplung mittels Zahnrädern, aber auch durch eine geeignete elektronische Steuerung bei separaten Antrieben herbeigeführt werden. Jedenfalls stehen die Rührer 8, 9 still, wenn der Pulverbehälter 5 still steht. Und sie drehen sich, wenn auch der Pulverbehälter 5 eine Drehbewegung ausführt. In Beschleunigungs- und Verzögerungsphasen des Pulverbehälters 5 führen auch die Rührer 8, 9 korrespondierend beschleunigte oder verzögerte Drehbewegungen aus.The rotary movement of both stirrers 8, 9 is coupled to the rotary movement of the powder container 5. This can be brought about, for example, by a common drive and a mechanical positive coupling by means of gearwheels, but also by a suitable electronic control in the case of separate drives. In any case, the stirrers 8, 9 stand still when the powder container 5 stands still. And they rotate when the powder container 5 also rotates. In the acceleration and deceleration phases of the powder container 5, the stirrers 8, 9 also execute correspondingly accelerated or decelerated rotary movements.

Insgesamt wird erreicht, dass mittels des Rührwerks 7 Störungen des Pulverbetts 3 im Nachlauf des Pulverdosierers 1 beseitigt werden, und dass dem Pulverdosierer 1 kontinuierlich ein Pulverbett 3 mit homogenen Pulvereigenschaften und mit einer Oberfläche 19 auf konstantem Höhenniveau zugeführt wird.Overall it is achieved that by means of the agitator 7 disturbances of the powder bed 3 in the wake of the powder feeder 1 are eliminated, and that the powder feeder 1 is continuously fed with a powder bed 3 with homogeneous powder properties and with a surface 19 at a constant height level.

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  1. Powder providing device (4) for a powder metering unit (1), in particular for a tamping pin station, having a powder container (5), which can be driven in rotation, for receiving a powder bed (3), and having a smoothing device (6), which is mounted in a positionally fixed manner, for the powder bed (3),
    wherein the smoothing device (6), which is mounted in a positionally fixed manner, comprises a stirring unit (7) having at least one stirrer (8, 9), which projects into the interior space of the powder container (5) and can be driven in rotation, characterized in that the rotational movement of the stirrer (8, 9) is coupled in a synchronized manner to the rotational movement of the powder container (5).
  2. Powder providing device according to claim 1,
    characterized in that the at least one stirrer (8, 9) has a vertically oriented axis of rotation.
  3. Powder providing device according to claim 1 or 2,
    characterized in that the stirring unit (7) has two interengaging stirrers (8, 9) which can be driven in opposite directions.
  4. Powder providing device according to one of claims 1 to 3,
    characterized in that the stirrer (8, 9) has at least one axial mixing element (10).
  5. Powder providing device according to one of claims 1 to 4,
    characterized in that the stirrer (8, 9) has at least one radial mixing element (11).
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