ES2336880B1 - BLISTER TYPE DISPENSING MACHINE. - Google Patents
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Abstract
Máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister para el suministro de pastillas que comprende un recinto de almacenamiento (1) donde se almacenan una pluralidad de pastillas de al menos dos tipos diferentes que incluye por lo menos una plataforma (2) sobre la que se depositan las pastillas o envases de tipo blister previamente rellenados que incluyen medios de selección de pastillas, medios de extracción de las pastillas desde dicha al menos una plataforma a una banda de blister a ser rellenada, un alimentador (4) de bandas de envase tipo blister (3) asociado a medios de transporte de las bandas de blister (3), medios de sellado de las bandas de blister (3), y medios de control e introducción de datos (5) asociados a los medios de selección de pastillas de modo que una banda de blister puede ser llenada con dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas.Blister pack dispensing machine for the supply of tablets comprising an enclosure of storage (1) where a plurality of tablets are stored at least two different types that includes at least one platform (2) on which the pads or containers of pre-filled blister type that includes selection means of tablets, means of extracting the tablets from said to less a platform to a blister band to be filled, a blister-type container strip feeder (4) associated with means of transporting the blister bands (3), sealing means of the blister bands (3), and control and introduction means of data (5) associated with the means for selecting pads so that a blister band can be filled with two or more types Different from pills.
Description
Máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister.Type dispensing machine blister.
La presente solicitud de Patente de Invención tiene por objeto el registro de una máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister para el suministro de pastillas que incorpora notables innovaciones y ventajas.The present invention patent application Its purpose is to register a packaging machine blister type for the supply of tablets that incorporates Remarkable innovations and advantages.
Más concretamente, la invención hace referencia a una máquina dispensadora de un envase de tipo blister de pastillas, en el que dicho blister incluye una pluralidad de alojamientos o celdillas para alojar sus correspondientes pastillas, tal que permite personalizar el contenido del interior de un blister de una forma eficiente y efectiva.More specifically, the invention makes reference to a dispensing machine of a blister pack of tablets, wherein said blister includes a plurality of housings or cells to accommodate their corresponding pads, such that it allows you to customize the contents inside a blister in an efficient and effective way.
Es conocido desde años el suministro de medicamentos, en particular, en forma de pastillas mediante un envase comúnmente conocido de tipo blister que puede proceder del propio fabricante. En este caso dicha banda de blister está dotada de una pluralidad de pastillas iguales alojadas de forma individual.The supply of medicines, in particular, in the form of pills by means of a commonly known blister pack that can come from own manufacturer. In this case, said blister band is equipped of a plurality of equal tablets housed in a manner individual.
Otra posibilidad de suministro de blister's consiste a un nivel no industrial, es decir, los realizados en establecimientos farmacéuticos, en cuyo caso es el farmacéutico quien por encargo rellena de forma manual un blister con diferentes tipos de pastillas, práctica habitualmente realizada para personas mayores de edad que requieren tomar de forma diaria un número considerable de medicamentos.Another possibility of supplying blister's it consists of a non-industrial level, that is, those made in pharmaceutical establishments, in which case it is the pharmacist who on request manually fills a blister with different types of pills, usually performed for people adults who need to take a number daily considerable medication.
En el primer caso, es decir a un nivel industrial, es bien conocido por aquellos expertos en la materia diferentes tipos de máquinas para la fabricación y suministro de blister's. Sin embargo, las máquinas actuales no permiten realizar una mezcla de diferentes pastillas de una forma predeterminada en un mismo blister.In the first case, that is to say at a level industrial, is well known to those skilled in the art different types of machines for the manufacture and supply of blister's. However, current machines do not allow a mixture of different pills in a predetermined way in a same blister
Por otro lado, con referencia a la preparación manual de blister's por personas en establecimientos o centros hospitalarios, tal preparación manual requiere un tiempo considerable de una o más personas dedicadas exclusivamente para la disposición y preparación de pastillas en las diversas bandas de blister, hecho que incrementa las posibilidades de error en el. ordenamiento de las pastillas en su correspondiente ubicación en un blister, especialmente, en la confección de blister's con un número considerable de alojamientos individuales donde deben incluirse dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas.On the other hand, with reference to the preparation Blister's manual by people in establishments or centers hospital, such manual preparation takes time considerable of one or more persons dedicated exclusively to the arrangement and preparation of tablets in the various bands of blister, a fact that increases the chances of error in it. arrangement of the tablets in their corresponding location in a Blister, especially in the making of blister's with a number considerable individual accommodation where two must be included or more different types of pills.
Es conocida la patente europea nº EP 1 627 813 que describe un aparato para la colocación de al menos dos productos diferentes en un envase blister. Este aparato dispone de tolvas en las cuales se almacenan a granel los diferentes tipos de pastillas. No obstante, este aparato no permite colocar en una misma celda dos productos diferentes ni cambiarlos mediante programas adicionales. Además, este aparato no resulta viable para instalar, por ejemplo, en un establecimiento farmacéutico ya que requeriría tantas tolvas como productos diferentes, de modo que sus posibilidades de uso están limitadas a un nivel industrial al requerir un espacio de trabajo de dimensiones considerables.European Patent No. EP 1 627 813 is known which describes an apparatus for placing at least two products different in a blister pack. This device has hoppers in which are stored in bulk the different types of pills. However, this device does not allow placing in the same cell two different products or change them through additional programs. In addition, this device is not viable to install, for example, in a pharmaceutical establishment since it would require so many hoppers as different products, so that its possibilities of use are limited to an industrial level by requiring a space of work of considerable dimensions.
Además, en ninguno de los aparatos conocidos por el solicitante, se contempla la existencia de una invención que disponga de las características que se describen en esta memoria.In addition, in none of the devices known for the applicant, contemplates the existence of an invention that have the features described in this memory.
La presente invención se ha desarrollado con el fin de proporcionar una máquina dispensadora que resuelva los inconvenientes anteriormente mencionados, aportando, además, otras ventajas adicionales que serán evidentes a partir de la descripción que se acompaña a continuación.The present invention has been developed with the in order to provide a dispensing machine that solves the drawbacks mentioned above, also providing other additional advantages that will be apparent from the description which is accompanied below.
Es por lo tanto un objeto de la invención proporcionar una máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister para el suministro de pastillas, en el que dicho blister incluye una pluralidad de alojamientos individuales para alojar pastillas, procediendo dichas pastillas de uno o varios envases de tipo blister previamente fabricado o a granel, que se caracteriza por el hecho de que comprende:It is therefore an object of the invention provide a blister pack dispensing machine for the supply of tablets, wherein said blister includes a plurality of individual housings to accommodate tablets, said tablets of one or more blister packs proceeding previously manufactured or in bulk, which is characterized by the fact which includes:
Un recinto de almacenamiento donde se almacenan una pluralidad de pastillas de al menos dos tipos diferentes que incluye por lo menos una plataforma sobre la que se depositan envases de tipo blister previamente rellenados que incluyen medios de selección de pastillas; medios de extracción de las pastillas desde dicha al menos una plataforma a un envase de tipo blister a ser rellenado; un alimentador de bandas de envase tipo blister no selladas y vacías que está asociado a unos medios de transporte de las bandas de blister desde el alimentador a un punto de recogida; medios de sellado de las bandas de blister; y medios de control e introducción de datos asociados a los medios de selección de pastillas de modo que cada una de las celdas de un envase o banda de tipo blister puede ser rellenada con dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas. Obviamente, la plataforma podría tener cualquier disposición adecuada, tal como horizontal o vertical en función del diseño de los componentes internos de la máquina expuesta en la primera reivindicación.A storage enclosure where they are stored a plurality of tablets of at least two different types that includes at least one platform on which they are deposited prefilled blister packs that include media Pill selection; means of extraction of the tablets from said at least one platform to a blister pack to be refilled; a blister pack no strip feeder sealed and empty that is associated with some means of transport of blister bands from the feeder to a collection point; sealing means of the blister bands; and control means e introduction of data associated with the means of selecting pills so that each of the cells in a container or band of Blister type can be filled with two or more different types of pills Obviously, the platform could have any proper arrangement, such as horizontal or vertical depending on the design of the internal components of the machine exposed in the first claim.
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Gracias a estas características, se obtiene una máquina dispensadora novedosa que permite simplificar y en particular, automatizar un proceso de llenado de envases de tipo blister de una forma sencilla y muy práctica hasta ahora desconocida. Dicha máquina permite rellenar un envase de tipo blister de forma personalizada, es decir, rellenando una banda de blister con dos o más tipos distintos de pastillas en una o en las diversas celdillas de un envase de tipo blister, a diferencia de las máquinas conocidas en la técnica las cuales no permiten suministrar dichos envases bajo pedido. Otra ventaja es que dicha máquina dispensadora puede ser instalada en establecimiento farmacéuticos en los cuales el espacio disponible es limitado por lo que no requiere de un espacio considerable para su instalación y funcionamiento.Thanks to these characteristics, you get a Novel dispensing machine that simplifies and in in particular, automate a filling process of type containers Blister in a simple and very practical way so far unknown Said machine allows filling a type container custom blister, that is, filling in a band of blister with two or more different types of pills in one or in the various cells in a blister pack, unlike machines known in the art which do not allow delivery Said containers upon request. Another advantage is that said machine dispenser can be installed in pharmaceutical establishment in which available space is limited so it does not require of a considerable space for its installation and operation.
De forma preferida, el recinto de almacenamiento comprende una pluralidad de plataformas horizontales dispuestas de forma separada a distintos niveles, tal que cada plataforma incluye medios de extracción de forma individualizada.Preferably, the storage enclosure it comprises a plurality of horizontal platforms arranged of separate form at different levels, such that each platform includes means of extraction individually.
En una realización de la invención, cada plataforma incluye una plantilla formada por un cuerpo sensiblemente laminar provisto de una pluralidad de alojamientos en los cuales se depositan de forma individual las pastillas a suministrar.In an embodiment of the invention, each platform includes a template formed by a body substantially laminate provided with a plurality of housings in which individually deposit the pills to be supplied.
Según otro aspecto de la invención, dichos medios de extracción consisten en un mecanismo empujador desplazable axialmente en dos ejes X e Y de una forma secuencial, soportado por una estructura de pórtico dispuesta sobre la al menos una plataforma.According to another aspect of the invention, said Extraction means consist of a movable pusher mechanism axially on two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure arranged on the at least one platform.
De forma ventajosa, están provistos medios de guiado de las pastillas desde la al menos una plataforma hasta el envase blister a ser rellenado.Advantageously, means of guiding the pads from the at least one platform to the Blister pack to be refilled.
Preferentemente, los medios de guiado de la máquina dosificadora comprenden una tolva dosificadora que recoge las pastillas procedentes de la al menos una plataforma, desplazable en un eje de coordenadas situada en la parte inferior de la al., menos una plataforma y por encima de los medios de transporte de los envases de tipo blister o bandas de blister.Preferably, the guiding means of the dosing machine comprise a dosing hopper that collects the pads coming from the at least one platform, movable on a coordinate axis located at the bottom of the al., less a platform and above the means of transport of blister packs or blister bands.
Según otra característica de la invención, cada plataforma dispone interiormente de un elemento de transporte, tal como una rampa ligeramente inclinada respecto al plano horizontal o en una realización alternativa de una cinta transportadora asociada a un canal de evacuación, cuyo extremo del canal de evacuación está acoplado a la tolva dosificadora.According to another feature of the invention, each platform internally has a transport element, such as a slightly inclined ramp with respect to the horizontal plane or in an alternative embodiment of an associated conveyor belt to an evacuation channel, whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to the dosing hopper.
En una realización preferida de la máquina de la invención, los medios de transporte consisten en una cinta transportadora provista de al menos dos poleas situadas en los extremos dispuesta horizontalmente desde el alimentador hasta el punto de recogida, estando el movimiento de desplazamiento de dicha cinta transportadora coordinado por el mecanismo empujador.In a preferred embodiment of the machine of the invention, the means of transport consist of a belt conveyor provided with at least two pulleys located in the ends arranged horizontally from the feeder to the collection point, the movement of said movement being Conveyor belt coordinated by the pusher mechanism.
Adicionalmente, comprende medios de impresión para imprimid el envase de tipo blister, tales como una impresora de tipo láser, de inyección de tinta o cualquier otro tipo conocido que pueda ser adecuada a tal fin.Additionally, it comprises printing media to print the blister pack, such as a printer laser type, inkjet or any other known type that may be adequate for that purpose.
Respecto al mecanismo empujador desplazable consiste en un elemento soporte desplazable axialmente en su sentido ascendente/descendente que sostiene un punzón orientado hacia la pastilla.Regarding the movable pusher mechanism it consists of an axially movable support element in its direction ascending / descending holding a punch oriented towards the tablet.
Además, la cinta transportadora puede incluir una pluralidas de elementos de apoyo con el fin de soportar individualmente un envase de tipo blister.In addition, the conveyor belt may include a plurality of support elements in order to support individually a blister pack.
Otras características y ventajas de la máquina dispensadora objeto de la presente invención resultarán evidentes a partir de la descripción de una realización preferida, pero no exclusiva, que se ilustra a modo de ejemplo no limitativo en los dibujos que se acompañan, en los cuales:Other features and advantages of the machine dispenser object of the present invention will be apparent to from the description of a preferred embodiment, but not exclusive, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figura 1.- Es una vista es perspectiva esquematizada de la apariencia exterior de una máquina dispensadora de un envase de tipo blister de pastillas de acuerdo con la presente invención;Figure 1.- It is a view is perspective schematized of the exterior appearance of a dispensing machine of a blister pack of pills according to this invention;
Figura 2.- Es una vista en planta de la máquina dispensadora en la cual se han omitido algunas partes de la misma por motivos de claridad;Figure 2.- It is a plan view of the machine dispenser in which some parts of it have been omitted for reasons of clarity;
Figura 3.- Es una vista en alzado esquematizada de la máquina dispensadora mostrada en la figura anterior;Figure 3.- It is a schematic elevation view of the dispensing machine shown in the previous figure;
Figura 4.- Es una vista esquematizada de una realización de los medios empujador;Figure 4.- It is a schematic view of a realization of the pusher means;
Figura 5.- Es una vista en alzado esquematizada del interior del recinto de almacenamiento de la máquina dispensadora; yFigure 5.- It is a schematic elevation view. Inside the machine storage enclosure dispenser; Y
Figura 6.- Muestra una vista en alzado lateral y en planta de una realización de plantilla alojada en el interior del recinto de almacenamiento.Figure 6.- Shows a side elevation view and in plan of a template embodiment housed inside the storage enclosure
Tal como se muestra en las figuras adjuntas, una realización de la máquina de la invención comprende un recinto de almacenamiento referenciado de forma general con (1) destinado para almacenar una pluralidad de pastillas. Tales pastillas proceden de envases de tipo blister previamente fabricado o a granel de al menos dos tipos de pastillas diferentes, presentando dicho recinto de almacenamiento (1) en su exterior una carcasa en cuyo interior se dispone de una pluralidad de plataformas (2) horizontales o bien sensiblemente horizontales situadas a distintos niveles en altura.As shown in the attached figures, a embodiment of the machine of the invention comprises an enclosure of general referenced storage with (1) intended for Store a plurality of pills. Such pills come from Blister-type containers previously manufactured or in bulk of at least two different types of pills, presenting said enclosure of storage (1) outside a housing inside It has a plurality of horizontal platforms (2) or substantially horizontal at different levels in height.
En esta memoria, los términos "banda de blister" y "envase de tipo blister" pueden considerarse como sinónimos que hacen referencia al mismo concepto bajo la referencia (3).In this report, the terms "band of blister "and" blister pack "can be considered as synonyms that refer to the same concept under the reference (3).
Además, la máquina dispensadora está provista de medios de extracción de las pastillas desde dichas plataformas (2) a una banda de blister a ser rellenada, un alimentador (4) de bandas de envase tipo blister no selladas y vacías que está asociado a unos medios de transporte de las bandas de blister desde el alimentador a un punto de recogida y medios de sellado de las bandas de blister (3). Tales medios de sellado consisten en un rodillo (12) calentado a una temperatura predeterminada sostenido mediante un soporte (18) dispuesto en un punto a lo largo de los medios de transporte de las bandas de blister.In addition, the dispensing machine is provided with means for extracting the pads from said platforms (2) to a blister band to be filled, a band feeder (4) of unsealed and empty blister pack that is associated with means of transporting the blister bands from the feeder to a collection point and sealing means of the blister bands (3). Such sealing means consist of a heated roller (12). at a predetermined temperature sustained by a support (18) disposed at a point along the means of transport of the blister bands
En las figuras adjuntas el alimentador se ha representado de forma esquematizada ya que puede emplearse un alimentador (4) de tipo conocido que dispone de un alojamiento para apilar un grupo de envases y medios mecánicos para depositar dicha banda desde el alimentador a los medios de transporte.In the attached figures the feeder has schematically represented as a feeder (4) of known type that has a housing for stack a group of containers and mechanical means to deposit said band from the feeder to the means of transport.
La máquina dispensadora incluye además medios de control e introducción de datos (5) que consisten en un ordenador con su pantalla, teclado y base de datos donde se guardan las ordenes de trabajo. Estos medios de control (5) están asociados a los medios de selección de pastillas de modo que una banda de blister (3) puede ser llenada con dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas.The dispensing machine also includes means of control and input of data (5) consisting of a computer with its screen, keyboard and database where the work orders. These control means (5) are associated with means of picking pills so that a band of blister (3) can be filled with two or more different types of pills
Haciendo referencia a los medios de extracción consisten en un mecanismo empujador (6) desplazable axialmente en dos ejes X e Y de una forma secuencial, soportado por una estructura de pórtico (7) dispuesta sobre cada plataforma (2). En las figuras mostradas solamente se ha visualizado un mecanismo empujador para una plataforma, si bien debe mencionarse que cada plataforma (2) dispone de su correspondiente mecanismo empujador de pastillas.Referring to the extraction means they consist of an axially movable pusher mechanism (6) in two X and Y axes in a sequential way, supported by a structure of gantry (7) arranged on each platform (2). In the figures Only one pusher mechanism has been displayed for a platform, although it should be mentioned that each platform (2) It has its corresponding pad pusher mechanism.
Están provistos medios de guiado de las pastillas desde la al menos una plataforma hasta el envase blister (3) a ser rellenado, comprendiendo los medios de guiado una tolva dosificadora (8) que recoge las pastillas procedentes de cada plataforma (2) desplazable en un eje de coordenadas situada en la parte inferior de la plataforma (2) y por encima de los medios de transporte de las bandas de blister.Guidance means are provided for tablets from the at least one platform to the blister pack (3) to be filled, the guiding means comprising a hopper dispenser (8) that collects the pills from each platform (2) movable on a coordinate axis located in the bottom of the platform (2) and above the means of transport of blister bands.
Cada plataforma (2) dispone inferiormente de una cinta transportadora (no mostrada) asociada a un canal de evacuación (no mostrado) situado en uno de los lados del recinto (1), cuyo extremo del canal de evacuación está acoplado a la citada tolva dosificadora (8). Este canal de evacuación consiste en un conducto (19) situado verticalmente de modo que las pastillas procedentes de la cinta transportadora (20) caigan por gravedad hacia dicha tolva dosificadora (8) en el sentido indicado mediante flechas, tal como puede apreciarse a partir de la figura 5.Each platform (2) has a lower conveyor belt (not shown) associated with an evacuation channel (not shown) located on one side of the enclosure (1), whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to said hopper dispenser (8). This evacuation channel consists of a conduit (19) located vertically so that the pads coming from the conveyor belt (20) falls by gravity towards said hopper dosing (8) in the direction indicated by arrows, such as It can be seen from Figure 5.
Como puede verse en las figuras 2 y 3, los medios de transporte de los envases tipo blister consisten en una cinta transportadora (9) provista de dos poleas dentadas (10, 11) situadas en los extremos, que está dispuesta horizontalmente desde el alimentador (4) hasta el punto de recogida, estando el movimiento de desplazamiento de dicha cinta transportadora (9) coordinado con el mecanismo empujador. Adicionalmente, la cinta transportadora (9) incluye una pluralidad de elementos de apoyo (17) fijados a la cinta transportadora (9) a fin de soportar individualmente un envase de tipo blister (3).As can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, the means of transport of blister packs consist of a conveyor belt (9) provided with two toothed pulleys (10, 11) located at the ends, which is arranged horizontally from the feeder (4) to the collection point, the movement being of displacement of said conveyor belt (9) coordinated with the pusher mechanism. Additionally, the conveyor belt (9) includes a plurality of support elements (17) fixed to the belt conveyor (9) in order to individually support a container of blister type (3).
A fin de que el usuario sepa cuando tomar cada pastilla o conocer el tipo de pastilla depositado en cada celdilla de blister, la máquina dispensadora incluye medios de impresión, tales como una impresora de tipo láser (16), situados a lo largo de la cinta transportadora (9) y en particular en la parte inferior de la cinta transportadora (9) que permiten la impresión del envase de tipo blister (3) por una de sus caras.In order for the user to know when to take each tablet or know the type of tablet deposited in each cell Blister, the dispensing machine includes printing media, such as a laser type printer (16), located along the conveyor belt (9) and in particular at the bottom of the conveyor belt (9) that allow the printing of the packaging of blister type (3) on one of its faces.
Una realización del mecanismo empujador (6) desplazable se muestra en la figura 4 donde puede verse como consiste en un elemento soporte desplazable (13) axialmente en su sentido ascendente/descendente que sostiene en la parte inferior un punzón (14) que empujará la pastilla (15).An embodiment of the pusher mechanism (6) scrollable is shown in figure 4 where it can be seen as it consists of an axially movable support element (13) in its upward / downward direction holding at the bottom a punch (14) that will push the tablet (15).
En la figura 6 se aprecia una plantilla indicada por (21), formada por un cuerpo sensiblemente laminar y de forma rectangular con una tapa superior (22) abisagrada provisto de una pluralidad de alojamientos (23) en los cuales se depositan de forma individual las pastillas a suministrar, estando dicha pluralidad de alojamientos (23) distribuidos matricialmente en filas y columnas. En esta plantilla en particular, las pastillas pueden permanecer dentro de un envase blister sin la necesidad de extraerlas ya que el posicionamiento de los alojamientos (21) coincide con el posicionamiento de las celdillas individuales de un envase de tipo blister de tipo estándar en el mercado. Tal plantilla (21) puede estar sostenida a través de guías laterales que mantienen la plantilla (21) en una posición horizontal y puede extraerse con relativa facilidad para una operación de recarga de pastillas una vez se han agotado.Figure 6 shows a template indicated by (21), formed by a substantially laminar and shaped body rectangular with a hinged top cover (22) provided with a plurality of housings (23) in which they are deposited so individual tablets to be supplied, said plurality of housings (23) distributed matrixally in rows and columns. In this particular template, the tablets can remain inside a blister pack without the need to extract them since the accommodation positioning (21) coincides with the positioning of the individual cells of a type container Standard type blister in the market. Such template (21) can be supported through lateral guides that maintain the template (21) in a horizontal position and can be extracted with relative ease for a tablet recharge operation a Once they have sold out.
En funcionamiento de la máquina dispensadora descrita anteriormente es tal como sigue:In operation of the dispensing machine described above is as follows:
Tras la introducción de datos en los medios de control a través de un ordenador (5), el elemento empujador de la correspondiente plataforma se desplaza hasta colocarse en la posición donde ese encuentra la pastilla a colocar en el blister, de tal modo que seguidamente presiona de arriba abajo hasta desprender la pastilla (15) del blister para que caiga por la cinta transportadora hasta la tolva dosificadora (8). Esta acción se repite tantas vences como pastillas deben dispensarse en mismo envase de blister, estando sincronizado el movimiento de desplazamiento de la cinta transportadora con los medios de extracción. Una vez el blister lleno sigue por la cadena transportadora donde seguidamente se realiza la impresión de la denominación de los medicamentos o periodos de consumo de los productos.After entering data in the media of control through a computer (5), the pusher element of the corresponding platform moves until placed in the position where that finds the pill to be placed in the blister, of such that then press up and down until detached the tablet (15) of the blister to fall through the tape conveyor to the dosing hopper (8). This action is repeat as many times as pills should be dispensed in it blister pack, the movement of being synchronized displacement of the conveyor belt with the means of extraction. Once the full blister continues along the chain conveyor where the printing of the name of the medicines or periods of consumption of products.
De esta manera, la máquina dispensadora permite colocar en un envase blister un número predeterminado de diferentes pastillas, ya sea en el blister en general o en cada una de las celdillas del propio envase blister de una forma automatizada y con gran fiabilidad sin margen de error por parte de operarios.In this way, the dispensing machine allows put in a blister pack a predetermined number of different pills, either in the blister in general or in each of the Blister pack cells in an automated way and with great reliability without margin of error on the part of operators.
Los detalles, las formas, las dimensiones y demás elementos accesorios, así como los materiales empleados en la fabricación de una máquina dispensadora de la invención podrán ser convenientemente sustituidos por otros que sean técnicamente equivalentes y no se aparten de la esencialidad de la invención ni del ámbito definido por las reivindicaciones que se incluyen a continuación.The details, the shapes, the dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of a dispensing machine of the invention may be conveniently substituted by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention nor of the scope defined by the claims included in continuation.
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