ES2701973A1 - SELECTION MACHINE AND PAD DISPENSER (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Pill sorting and dispensing machine, comprising a storage means for pastilles, a dosing means for pastilles for the extraction of pastilles from the storage means, and a driving means linked to the storage means and dosing means; wherein the dosing means includes a conveyor belt for pellets from the storage means and discriminating means enabled for the selection of the pellets from the storage means; said discriminating means comprising a template adjustable in volume and forming a housing suitable for the insertion of a standard pad, and means for adjusting the height, length and width of the housing; in such a way that the effective and resulting output amplitude of the pellets is determined and limited by the dimensions of the standard pellet. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

SELECTION MACHINE AND PAD DISPENSER

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present application for invention is the registration of a selection and dispensing machine for tablets, which incorporates notable innovations and advantages over the techniques used up to now.

More specifically, the invention proposes the development of a selection and dispensing machine of pills, in particular, for pharmacological treatments, which by their particular arrangement, allows an appropriate selection and automatic dispensing of pellets that have been previously stored, according to Proportions and measurements desired in the three directions of space given by a tablet previously chosen as a pattern.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Different means and systems are known in the current state of the art for the selection of elements, such as pills, which are produced in large series and runs.

In such known means and systems, the selection after production of the elements according to their size and accurate and appropriate proportions is carried out manually, which means that the adequate quality in said selection resides in the expertise and faculties of the media. humans used for that purpose.

This supposes that said selection is susceptible of suffering repeated human errors, and that therefore it can not be guaranteed that the quality resulting in said selection complies with the quality levels required in the overall manufacturing process.

The present invention contributes to solving and solving the present problem, since it allows an adequate selection and automatic dispensing of some pellets that they have been previously stored, according to desired proportions and measurements in the three directions of the space given by a tablet chosen as a pattern.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been developed for the purpose of providing a sorting and dispensing machine for pellets, comprising a storage means for pellets, a pellet dosing means enabled for the extraction of pellets from the storage means, and a means for drive linked with storage media and dosing means; which is characterized essentially by the fact that the dosing means include a linear conveyor belt of pellets from the storage means and also include discriminative means enabled for the selection of the pellets coming from the storage means; said discriminating means comprising a template or space that is adjustable in its volume in the three directions of the space and that is shaping a housing with a geometry and proportions suitable for the insertion of a standard pad, and means for adjusting the height, of the length and width of the housing; such regulation means have the ability to adjust up to their contact with the standard pad inserted in the housing, in such a way that the effective and resultant amplitude of exit of the tablets from the storage means through the conveyor belt is determined and limited by the dimensions of height, length and width determined by the contact of the regulating means with the standard pellet placed in the housing of the template.

Preferably, in the selection and dispensing machine of tablets, the housing is predetermined and limited by a horizontal table and base and a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall perpendicular to each other and in mutual contact and arranged on the upper face of the table and solidary between them, the mobile table being in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the movement of the conveyor belt and being fixed in the other two directions of the space, and the first wall being perpendicular to the movement of the table.

Preferably, in the sorting and dispensing machine of tablets, the means for adjusting height comprise a height limiter in the manner of a mobile plate which is displaceable in a vertical direction and which is incident on the storage means, a height sensing device in the manner of a stop that is displaceable in a vertical direction and incident on the housing until it contacts the standard pad inserted in said housing, and a manual driving mechanism; the manual actuator mechanism being simultaneously connected to the height limiter and the height probe, so that the height probe and the height limiter are linked in a vertical manner in their integral movement; the vertical and incident displacement of the height limiter on the storage means defining the height dimension of the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the tablets from the storage means.

Preferably, in the selection and dispensing machine of tablets, the width adjustment means comprise a width limiter which is displaceable in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the movement of the conveyor belt and which also has a flat surface perpendicular to its movement which is passing over the conveyor belt, a fixed stop interposed in the direction of movement of the table and a manual actuator mechanism; the table being movable horizontally until the contact of the fixed stop with the standard pad inserted in the housing; the manual actuator mechanism being simultaneously connected to the table and to the width limiter, so that the width limiter and the table are linked in a horizontal manner; defining the displacement of the width limiter with its flat surface passing over the conveyor belt the width dimension of the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the tablets from the storage means.

Preferably, in the pick sorting and dispensing machine, the length adjustment means comprises a door at the outlet of the conveyor belt and which is displaceable in a direction parallel to the conveyor belt and being disposed adjacent to the same conveyor belt, a stop-like length probe which is displaceable in a direction parallel to the movement of the conveyor belt and incident on the housing until it contacts the standard pad inserted in said housing, and a manual driving mechanism; the manual actuator mechanism being simultaneously connected to the exit door and the length sensor, so that the length sensor and the exit door are linked in a solid manner in their displacement; defining the horizontal displacement of the exit door adjacent to the conveyor belt the length dimension of the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the tablets from the storage means.

Preferably, in the selection and dispensing machine of tablets, the storage means comprise a receptacle of circular geometry and provided with a base rotating on its own axial axis and on which the tablets are deposited; the height limiter being interposed in the rotary path of the pellets deposited on the base, and the conveyor belt and the width limiter being arranged in a tangential geometry in relation to the rotating base.

Thanks to the present invention, a suitable selection and automatic dosage of tablets that have been previously stored, according to desired proportions and measurements in the three directions of space given by a tablet chosen as a pattern is achieved automatically.

Other features and advantages of the tablet sorting and dispensing machine will be apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive embodiment, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1.- It is a schematic view and from different perspectives of a preferred embodiment of a selection and dispensing machine of tablets of the present invention.

Figure 2 .- It is a schematic and plan view and elevation of a preferred embodiment of a selection and dispensing machine tablets of the present invention.

Figures 3 and 4 are descriptive schematic views of the height adjustment means of the housing of the standard tablet, of a preferred embodiment of a selection and dispensing machine of tablets of the present invention.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are descriptive schematic views of the means for adjusting the width of the housing of the standard tablet, of a preferred embodiment of a sorting and dispensing machine for tablets of the present invention.

Figures 7 and 8 .- are descriptive schematic views of the means of regulation in length of the housing of the standard pad, of a preferred embodiment of a machine selection and dispenser of tablets of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The pill selection and dispensing machine of the proposed invention comprises storage means for pellets, pellet dispensing means enabled for the extraction of pellets from the storage means, and drive means linked to the storage means and the dosing means.

Already according to the invention itself, the dosing means also include discriminating means that are enabled for the selection of the tablets from the storage means, previously stored and arranged in said storage means.

In this preferred embodiment of the tablet sorting and dispensing machine of the invention, as shown schematically and from different perspectives in figure 1 and in plan and elevation in figure 2, the storage means comprise a receptacle 1 of circular geometry endowed with a base 10 rotating on its own axial axis and on which the pads are previously arranged. The dosing means further includes a linear conveyor belt 2 from the storage means. The conveyor belt 2 is arranged in a tangential geometry in relation to the rotating base 10.

The discriminating means comprise a template or space that is adjustable in its volume in the three directions of space. In turn, the template is conformadora of a housing 3 with a geometry and proportions suitable for the insertion of a pattern pad 31. Said pattern pad 31 is the one that provides the desired proportions and measures in the three directions of the space that have to meet the pellets previously stored and disposed in the storage means, to be finally selected and dosed by the self-selecting and dispensing machine of tablets of the present invention.

In addition, the dosing means also include means for adjusting the height, length and width of the housing 3, that is, the desired proportions and measurements in the three directions of space and provided by the standard tablet 31 housed in the accommodation 3.

Such regulating means are located in an exit region of the pads of the storage means, and are adjustable up to their contact with the standard wafer 31 inserted in the housing 3.

This means that the effective and resultant amplitude of exit of the tablets from the storage means through the conveyor belt 2 is determined and limited by the dimensions of height, length and width determined by the contact of the regulation means with the tablet. pattern 31 placed in the housing 3 of the template.

In FIGS. 1 to 8, a possible preferred embodiment of the selection and dispensing machine for tablets of the proposed invention is shown schematically.

In this preferred embodiment of the tablet sorting and dispensing machine of the invention and shown in figures 1 to 8, the housing 3 is predetermined and limited by a table 7 or horizontal base and a first vertical wall 71 and a second wall 14 vertical.

The first vertical wall 71 and the second vertical wall 14 are perpendicular to each other and are in mutual contact, and are arranged on the upper face of the table 7 and are also integral with each other.

The table 7 is movable in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the movement of the conveyor belt 2, and is fixed in the other two directions of the space, the first wall 71 being perpendicular to the movement of the table 7, as indicated by the arrows of figures 5 and 6.

As shown schematically in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the height adjustment means comprise a height limiter 4 in the form of a moving plate, a height-adjustable probe 5, which acts as a stop, and an actuator mechanism. 6 manual.

As seen above all by the arrows in FIG. 4, the height limiter 4 is movable in a vertical direction and is incident on the receptacle 1, and the height sensor 5 is movable in a vertical direction and is incident on Accommodation 3 of the template until its contact with the pattern pad 31 inserted in said housing 3. In figure 3, the pattern pad 31 is shown in broken lines because it is hidden.

When, by means of the manual actuator mechanism 6, the height sensor 5 descends and makes contact with the pattern pad 31 of the housing 3, while the pattern pad 31 in turn is on the table 7, the downward movement of the height probe 5 is limited, as it is deduced from figures 3 and 4.

At the same time, the manual actuator mechanism 6 is simultaneously connected to the height limiter 4 and to the height sensor 5, so that the height sensor 5 and the height limiter 4 are linked in a vertical manner, such as as seen in figure 4.

The vertical and incident displacement of the height limiter 4 on the receptacle 1, which is in turn integral with the vertical displacement of the height probe 5, defines the height dimension in the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the pads from the receptacle 1 .

As seen in figures 1 and 2, the height limiter 4 is interposed in the rotary path of the pads arranged on the base 10, so that they can only pass below the height limiter 4 and reach the belt conveyor 2 the pellets whose height does not exceed the height dimension established by the height probe 5 when moving vertically and striking the housing 3 of the template until its contact with the standard pellet 31 inserted in said housing 3.

On the other hand, the adjustment means in width comprise a width limiter 6, a fixed stop 8 and a manual actuator mechanism 9, as can also be seen in figures 5 and 6.

The width limiter 6 is displaceable in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the movement generated by the conveyor belt 2. In addition, the width limiter 6 has a flat surface 61 perpendicular to its movement and which is passing on the conveyor belt 2.

The fixed stop 8 is interposed in the direction of movement of the movable table 7, as also deduced by the arrows in figures 5 and 6.

At the same time, the manual actuator mechanism 9 is simultaneously connected to the table 7 and to the width limiter 6, so that the width limiter 6 and the table 7 are linked in solidarity in their displacement, as can be seen from the arrows in figure 6.

When by means of the manual actuator mechanism 9, the table 7 and therefore the first wall 71 move horizontally and perpendicularly to the movement of the conveyor belt 2, the interposed stop 8 makes contact with the standard pellet 31 of the housing 3, and being In turn, the pattern pad 31 on the table 7 and limited its movement by the first wall 71, the movement of the table 7 and the first wall 71 is limited, as can be seen from figures 5 and 6.

The horizontal displacement of the width limiter 6 with its flat surface 61 passing over the conveyor belt 2, which is in turn integral with the horizontal displacement of the table 7 and the first wall 71, defines the width dimension in the effective amplitude resulting from leaving the pads of the receptacle 1.

As seen in figures 1 and 2, the width limiter 6 is arranged in a tangential geometry in relation to the rotating base 10, with its flat surface 61 contiguous and parallel to the conveyor belt 2, so that they can only entering the conveyor belt 2 the pads arranged on the rotating base 10 that its width does not exceed the width dimension established by the table 7 when moving horizontally until the standard pad 31 inserted in the housing 3 makes contact with the fixed stop 8.

On the other hand, the regulation means in length comprise a door 11, a feeler of length 12 as a stop and a manual actuator mechanism 13, as can be seen in figures 7 and 8.

The door 11 is disposed at the exit of the conveyor belt 2 and is displaceable in a direction parallel to the conveyor belt 2 and in an arrangement adjacent to the same conveyor belt 2.

The length-of-stop probe 12 is movable in a direction parallel to the displacement of the conveyor belt 2 and is incident on the housing 3 of the template until it contacts the standard pad 31 inserted in said housing 3, as shown in FIG. appreciate in figure 7.

When, by means of the manual actuator mechanism 13, the length probe 12 moves in the direction of movement of the conveyor belt 2 and makes contact with the standard pad 31 of the housing 3, in turn the standard pad 31 is limited in its movement by the second vertical wall 14, the movement of the feeler of length 12 is limited, as can be deduced from figures 7 and 8.

At the same time, the manual actuator mechanism 13 is simultaneously connected to the exit door 11 and to the length sensor 12, so that the length sensor 12 and the exit door 11 are connected in a solid manner in their horizontal movement, such and as seen by the arrows in figure 8.

The horizontal displacement of the exit door 11 adjacent to the conveyor belt 2, which is in turn integral with the longitudinal displacement of the stylus of length 12, defines the length dimension of the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the pads from the receptacle one.

The exit door 11 is disposed adjacent to the conveyor belt 2, so that only the pellets whose length does not exceed the length dimension established by the length sensor 12 when moving horizontally and striking the carriage 2 can leave the conveyor belt 2. housing 3 of the template until its contact with the pattern pad 31 inserted in said housing 3.

With the means of length regulation, an individualized final exit of the pads and one after another is achieved, thus avoiding the risk of two or more pads leaving simultaneously.

The pill selection and dispensing machine of the invention can use for its operation and performance standard pellets 31 of different geometry and shape, as can be seen comparatively between figures 3 and 7 with figures 5 and 6.

The details, shapes, dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of the selection and dispensing machine of tablets of the invention, may be conveniently replaced by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or the scope defined by the claims that are included below.

Claims (6)

A sorting and dispensing machine for pills, comprising storage means for pastilles, a means for dispensing pellets for extracting pellets from the storage means, and actuating means linked to the storage means and dosing means ; characterized in that the dosing means includes a linear conveyor belt (2) from the storage means and also includes discriminating means enabled for the selection of the tablets from the storage means; said discriminating means comprising a template or space that is adjustable in volume in the three directions of the space and that is shaping a housing (3) with a geometry and proportions suitable for the insertion of a standard pad (31), and means for adjusting the height, length and width of the housing (3); such regulation means have the ability to adjust up to its contact with the standard pad (31) inserted in the housing (3), in such a way that the effective and resulting output amplitude of the pads of the storage media through the tape The conveyor (2) is determined and limited by the dimensions of height, length and width determined by the contact of the regulating means with the standard pad (31) placed in the housing (3) of the template. 2. Pick-sorting and dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (3) is predetermined and limited by a table (7) or horizontal base and a first vertical wall (71) and a second wall ( 14) vertical perpendicular to each other and in mutual contact and arranged on the upper face of the table (7) and integral with each other, the table (7) being movable in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the movement of the conveyor belt (2) and being fixed in the other two directions of space, and the first wall (71) being perpendicular to the movement of the table (7). The sorting and dispensing machine for tablets according to claim 2, characterized in that the height adjustment means comprise a height limiter (4) in the manner of a mobile plate that is displaceable in a vertical direction and is incident on storage means, a height sensing (5) as a stop that is movable in a vertical direction and incident on the housing (3) up its contact with the pattern pad (31) inserted in said housing (3), and a manual actuator mechanism (6); the manual actuator mechanism (6) being simultaneously connected to the height limiter (4) and to the height sensor (5), so that the height probe (5) and the height limiter (4) are linked together in a joint manner. its displacement; defining the vertical and incident displacement of the height limiter (4) on the storage means the height dimension of the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the tablets from the storage means. The sorting and dispensing machine for tablets according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the means for adjusting the width comprise a width limiter (6) that is displaceable in a horizontal direction and perpendicular to the movement of the conveyor belt (2) and which also has a flat surface (61) perpendicular to its movement that is passing over the conveyor belt (2), a fixed stop (8) interposed in the direction of movement of the table (7) and a driving mechanism (9) manual; the table (7) being movable horizontally until the contact of the fixed stop (8) with the standard pad (31) inserted in the housing (3); the manual actuator mechanism (9) being simultaneously connected to the table (7) and to the width limiter (6), so that the width limiter (6) and the table (7) are connected in a solid manner in their displacement; defining the displacement of the width limiter (6) with its flat surface (61) passing over the conveyor belt (2) the width dimension of the effective amplitude resulting from the exit of the tablets from the storage means. The sorting and dispensing machine for tablets according to any of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the length adjustment means comprise a door (11) at the outlet of the conveyor belt (2) and which is movable in a direction parallel to the conveyor belt (2) and being disposed adjacent to the same conveyor belt (2), a feeler of length (12) as a stop that is movable in a direction parallel to the movement of the conveyor belt (2). ) and incident on the housing (3) until its contact with the standard pad (31) inserted in said housing (3), and a manual driving mechanism (13); the manual actuator mechanism (13) being simultaneously connected to the exit door (11) and the length sensor (12), so that the length sensor (12) and the exit door (11) are linked in solidarity in its displacement; defining the horizontal displacement of the exit door (11) adjacent to the conveyor belt (2) the dimension of length of the effective amplitude resulting from the output of the pads of the storage means. 6. Pick-sorting and dispensing machine according to claim 3 and 4, characterized in that the storage means comprise a receptacle (1) of circular geometry and provided with a base (10) rotating on its own axial axis and on the one that the pills are deposited; the height limiter (4) being interposed in the rotary path of the pellets deposited on the base (10), and the conveyor belt (2) and the width limiter (6) being arranged in a tangential geometry in relation to the base (10) rotating.