JP5081531B2 - Drying device for capsule filling material - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a capsule formed by fitting a main body and a lid to each other, and relates to an apparatus for filling the capsule with a liquid, powder, or granular material and gluing and drying the capsule.

  FIG. 1 shows a conventionally known general capsule form, which consists of a cylindrical main body and a cylindrical lid, and the outer diameter of the main body is smaller than the outer diameter of the lid. Of course, the cylindrical lid having a larger outer diameter may be determined as the main body, but in the present invention, the smaller outer diameter is defined as the main body. By the way, this capsule is filled with liquid medicine, powder medicine, or granular medicine.

  When filling the capsule with medicine, remove the lid and separate it from the main body. After filling the main body with the top open, cover the lid and glue (seal) the lid so that it does not come off. Dried from. The empty capsules with lids are randomly placed in the hopper, taken out one by one from the hopper, the lids are opened, the medicine is packed into the body, and the lids are sealed so as not to come off.

  “Capsule filling method and apparatus” according to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-59602 includes an orientation device for directing a capsule in a vertical direction so that an apparatus for filling a capsule with a pharmaceutical product has an upper shell on the capsule. , The capsules so oriented are sequentially fed to a removal device for removing the upper shell, where the device checks at least one device for the absence of the capsule, and the capsule that is still closed from the orientation device. Transfer means for transferring the inspection apparatus to the removal apparatus is provided.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-92393 discloses a “device for metering and filling a medicine container, particularly a capsule”, which is continuously operated and includes a simple and reliable device for detecting the presence of a capsule and a liquid. And a device for metering and filling drugs designed to be easily applied to both pasty fillings.
That is, a rotating bottom portion formed with a hole engaged by a movable piston; a belt for transferring a capsule; a rotating top portion having a medicine container; a bottom central portion and a rotating central portion integral with the top portion; formed in the central portion The first position in which the container communicates with the hole along each hole in each rotation, and each piston moves downward to be drawn into the drug, and the piston moves upward to open the opening. And a mechanism for controlling movement of the other valve; and one valve adapted to travel between the second positions where a predetermined amount of medicine is supplied into the lower capsule.
"Capsule filling method and apparatus" according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-59602 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-92393 “Apparatus for Metering and Filling Drugs into Containers, Especially Capsules”

  Thus, there are various devices for filling capsules with medicine. Basically, the lid body is removed and the capsule body is filled with the medicine, but then the lid body is attached and sealed, and finally dried and taken out. The present invention is an apparatus for embodying this drying process, and provides a compact and highly efficient capsule drying apparatus.

  The capsule drying apparatus according to the present invention includes a cylinder and a blower that blows air, and the blower is accommodated in the central hole of the cylinder. The cylindrical body is composed of a plurality of ring plates, and a plurality of holes into which the capsules are fitted are formed on the circumference at equal intervals on each ring plate. The cylinder has an odd-numbered ring plate and an even-numbered ring plate stacked on top of each other, the odd-numbered accommodation ring plates are connected to form an odd-numbered ring body, and the even-numbered shutter ring plates are connected to form an even-numbered ring body. Is configured.

  By the way, if the capsule fitted in the hole formed in the odd-numbered accommodation ring plate is displaced by a predetermined angle from the even-numbered shutter ring plate, the capsule falls and fits into the even-numbered shutter ring plate. A hole is formed as follows. In other words, the even-numbered shutter ring plate has a predetermined phase angle with respect to the holes of the odd-numbered ring plate. And if the even-numbered shutter ring plate returns to its original position even if it rotates in the opposite direction, the capsule fitted in the hole of the even-numbered shutter ring plate is the hole formed in the odd-numbered ring plate Fall and fit.

  The even-numbered shutter ring plate and the odd-numbered accommodation ring plate are laminated in a coaxial manner, and each ring plate is placed around the cylindrical body, that is, capsules are placed in all holes of the uppermost accommodation ring plate. A cam is attached so as to swing by a predetermined angle when fitted. And a capsule has the discharge hole for falling from the hole of the accommodation ring board of the lowest end, and discharging.

  The drying device according to the present invention has a structure in which a plurality of ring plates are coaxially stacked, and the first accommodation ring plate, which is the first uppermost stage, rotates once and capsules are fitted in all holes. The even-numbered shutter ring plate is reciprocated by a predetermined angle to fall into the hole of the third accommodation ring plate. When one more rotation is made, the even-numbered shutter ring plate is also reciprocally rotated and falls to the fifth accommodation ring plate. And since the air blower which blows air is set in the center hole, the sealed capsule is slowly dried over time. And since it is the structure which laminated | stacked the several ring board, it becomes a very compact external appearance.

  FIG. 1 is a specific example showing a capsule 1, which consists of a main body 2 and a lid 3, and the outer diameter of the main body 2 is smaller than the outer diameter of the lid 3, that is, the main body 2 is thinner than the lid 3. Yes. The present invention is an apparatus for filling the capsule 1 with a liquid medicine, powder medicine, or granular medicine. When the liquid medicine, powder medicine, or granular medicine is filled with the capsule 1, the lid body is used. 3 is removed and filled into the main body 2, and the lid 3 is attached and glued so as not to be removed, and then dried.

  By the way, the capsules 1, 1... That are randomly accommodated in the hopper fall into the accommodation holes of the rotating body provided on the outer periphery of the rotary table, but the capsule 1 that is fallen and accommodated is in the opposite direction In this case, it is necessary to reverse the direction and align it in the correct direction. In the reversing mechanism according to the present invention, the capsule 1 dropped and accommodated in the correct direction with the main body 2 facing down is left as it is, and the capsule 1 dropped and accommodated in the reverse direction with the lid 3 facing down is reversed. The direction of all capsules 1, 1,.

When the main body 2 is unified downward, the lid 3 is removed, and the main body 2 is filled with a liquid medicine, a powder medicine, or a granular medicine. Then, after the lid 3 is attached again, it is glued (sealed), then dried and discharged. FIG. 2 shows a series of steps in which the capsule 1 drops from the hopper, puts liquid medicine, powdery medicine, or granular medicine into the main body 2 and then dries the lid 3.
(A) of the figure is the correct orientation with the main body 2 facing down, while (b) is the reverse orientation with the lid 3 facing down. Therefore, as shown in (b), when the capsule 1 dropped from the hopper is in the reverse direction, the lid 3 is removed after reversing and the body 2 is liquid medicine, powder medicine, or granular. Filled with medicines.

  FIG. 3 is a specific example showing the reversing mechanism of the capsule 1 according to the present invention, in which 29 is a hopper, 4 is a rotary table, and 5 is a rotating body. A large number of capsules 1, 1... Are randomly accommodated in the hopper 29, and the capsule 1 falls from a drop hole 7 of a pipe 6 that extends downward from the central axis of the hopper 29.

  The hopper 29 is attached to the upper end of the support column 8 rising from the base 58, and a guide pipe 9 is provided on the outer periphery of the pipe 6 (the pipe 6 fits into the hole of the guide pipe 9), and the guide pipe 9 moves up and down. Installed as possible. That is, the swing pipe 9 is fitted with the pipe 6, and the upper end thereof is located at the center bottom of the hopper 29, and acts to guide the capsules 1, 1... In a random state to the drop hole 7 of the pipe 6. . The guide pipe 9 can be moved up and down through the rod 11 by the operation of the air cylinder 10 provided on the base side. That is, the capsule 1 in the hopper 29 can be moved up and down in synchronization with the intermittent rotational motion of the rotary table 4 so that the capsules 1 fall into the hole 7 one by one.

  On the other hand, the rotary table 4 is supported by a support column 12 standing from a base 58, and a support shaft 13 passes through the support column 12, and the rotary table 4 is attached to the upper end of the support shaft 13. The lower end portion of the support shaft 13 extends downward from the support column 12, and a pulley 14 is attached to the lower end. The pulley 14 rotates via a timing belt (not shown), so that the rotary table 4 can also rotate. . In this case, the turntable 4 is driven to rotate intermittently by 90 °.

  There are various mechanisms for intermittently driving the rotary table 4. However, in general, a cam is used, and the other pulley connected to the pulley 14 via a timing belt is attached to the cam to perform an intermittent motion. It is composed. This intermittent motion is generally used in a feeding device for supplying a material to a press machine, and the description thereof is omitted here.

  And the rotary body 5,5 ... which has a horizontal axis in the radial direction is attached to the outer periphery of the rotary table 4, and this rotary body 5 has a receiving hole 15 in which the capsule 1 fits in the vertical direction, The engaging piece 16 is provided so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the rotary table 4. Therefore, the capsule 1 dropped from the hopper 29 and passing through the hole 7 fits into the accommodation hole 15 of the rotating body 5. A push-up pin 17 is provided below the accommodation hole 15 of the rotating body 5, and the push-up pin 17 can be moved up and down by the air cylinder 30.

  There are various height (length) dimensions of the capsule 1, and the plurality of capsules 1, 1... Are continuously stacked in the drop hole 7. The capsule 1 may be engaged with the receiving hole 15, and the capsule 1 is pushed up to raise the push-up pin 17. Therefore, it is assumed that one capsule 1 is accommodated in the accommodation hole 15 of the rotating body 5, and the upper capsule 1 does not fall and enter the accommodation hole 15 even when the push-up pin 17 is lowered. Can be adsorbed by air.

  Thus, the capsule 1 fitted in the accommodation hole 15 of the rotating body 5 rotates 90 ° with the rotation of the rotary table 4, and the orientation of the capsule 1 is detected at this position. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a state of the capsule 1 accommodated in the accommodation hole 15 of the rotating body 5. FIG. 4A shows the correct orientation, the main body 2 is located on the lower side, and the lid 3 is located on the upper side. On the other hand, FIG. 4B shows a case where the capsule 1 is in the reverse direction, in which the main body 2 is located on the upper side and the lid 3 is located on the lower side.

  A substantially ring-shaped base 18 is provided on the lower side of the rotating body 5, and the main body 2 is fitted into a hole 19 formed in the base 18 and protrudes downward. However, when it is formed in the reverse direction as shown in (b), the outer diameter of the lid 3 is large and does not fit into the hole 19. Accordingly, it is possible to know the orientation of the capsule 1 by detecting the main body 2 protruding downward from the base 18 with a sensor. Thus, the accommodation hole 15 of the rotating body 5 and the hole 19 of the base 18 form a stepped hole.

  FIG. 5 is a front view of the rotary table 4, and rotary bodies 5, 5... Are rotatably supported at four locations on the outer periphery of the rotary table 4, and each rotary body 5, 5. 16, 16, ... protrudes. A base 18 is provided on the lower side of the rotary table 4, and the body 2 of the capsule 1 protruding into the lower side of the base by being fitted in the hole 19 can be detected by a sensor 20 provided on the lower side of the base 18. I can do it. A push-up pin 21 is attached below the hole 19, and the push-up pin 21 can be moved up and down by the operation of the air cylinder 22.

  When the turntable 4 rotates, it is necessary to push up the main body 2 of the capsule 1 fitted in the hole 19 as shown in FIG. 4A, and a lid with a lower end partly fitted as shown in FIG. 4B. It is necessary to push up the body 3. Therefore, the capsule 1 can be pushed up by raising the push-up pin 21 by the operation of the air cylinder 22. The rotary body 5 in which the rotary table 4 rotates and accommodates the capsule 1 while being pushed up to a predetermined height rotates its position by 90 °.

  If the rotating body 5 is rotated 90 °, the engaging piece 16 projecting outward from the rotating body 5 is engaged with the concave groove of the engaging portion 23 as shown in FIG. Since the engagement piece 16 forms an elongated horizontal portion, the engagement piece 16 is fitted into a concave groove that is also cut out horizontally. Therefore, if the engaging portion 23 rotates 180 °, the engaging piece 16 and the rotating body 5 engaged with the concave groove of the engaging portion 23 also rotate 180 °.

  Accordingly, the capsule 1 fitted in the receiving hole 15 of the rotating body 5 in the reverse direction is reversed so that the main body 2 is located on the lower side and the lid 3 is located on the upper side. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the orientation of the capsule 1 is detected by the sensor 20, and when the capsule 1 is in the correct orientation, the engaging portion 23 does not rotate, but the orientation of the capsule 1 is When in the reverse direction, the engaging portion 23 can rotate 180 ° to correct the direction of the capsule 1.

  FIG. 6 is a specific example showing the rotation mechanism of the engaging portion 23. The engagement portion 23 is provided with a shaft 24, and is supported by a support 25 standing up from a base 58 via a bearing. A pinion 26 is attached to the shaft 24. The pinion 26 meshes with the rack 27. If the rack 27 moves up and down by the operation of the air cylinder 28, the piston 26 can rotate. As for the rack 27, the ascending distance or descending distance is controlled so that the rotating body 5 rotates 180 °.

  The raised or lowered rack 27 is returned to the original position when the rotating table 4 further rotates and the engaging piece 16 is removed from the concave groove of the engaging portion 23. When the capsule 1 is aligned in the correct orientation by the reversing mechanism, the main body 2 and the lid 3 are separated from the capsule 1. Then, after the separated main body 2 is filled with liquid, powder, or granules, the lid 3 is attached and further glued.

  FIG. 7 is a specific example showing a mechanism for removing the lid 3. A main table 31 is provided on the lower side of the base 18, and the capsule 1 whose direction is corrected falls in a stepped hole 32 formed on the outer periphery of the main table 31. A hole 33 is provided in the base 18 at a position where the rotary table 4 is rotated and rotated 90 ° from the engaging portion 23, and the capsule 1 that has passed through the hole 33 falls into the stepped hole 32 of the main table 31. The lid 3 having a large outer diameter is locked in the stepped hole 32 and the capsule 1 does not fall, but in this state, the lower body 2 is separated.

  The rod 35 is pushed up by the operation of the air cylinder 34, the separation vacuum valve 36 attached to the upper end of the rod rises, pushes up the main body receiving portion 37, and moves close to the main table 31 so that the main body 2 is moved. Can be pulled out. That is, the separation vacuum valve 36 can suck the air and extract the main body 2, the main body receiving portion 37 rotates together with the main table 31, and the capsule main body 2 supported by the main body receiving portion 37 is in a predetermined position. When the body is rotated, the main body 2 is filled with liquid, powder, or particles. The capsule 1 that could not be separated by the separation vacuum valve 36 is removed from the stepped hole 32 by an exclusion pin that rises from below at an appropriate position where the main table 31 rotates.

  FIG. 8 is a specific example showing the main table 31. A plurality of stepped holes 32 are formed in the main table 31, but a plurality of stepped holes 32a, 32b, 32c,... Having different inner diameters are formed so as to fit according to the size of the capsule 1. Yes. Then, the main body 2 filled with liquid, powder, or particles rotates with the main body receiving portion 37, raises the main body receiving portion 37 at a predetermined position, and pushes up the main body 2 with a push-up pin to cover the body. Combine with 3. Of course, a stopper for closing the stepped hole 32 is arranged close to the upper surface of the main table 31 so that the lid 3 fitted in the stepped hole 32 of the main table 31 does not rise.

  FIG. 9 shows a case where the capsule 1 with the lid 3 attached to the main body 2 is moved from the main table 31 to the seal disk 38 (in the figure, the main table 31 is omitted). The capsule 1 fits into the stepped hole 32 of the main table 31 and rotates, and is pushed up by a push-up pin 39 at a predetermined position and fits into a groove formed in the swing lever 40, and the swing lever 40 is swung. It moves to fit into the hole 41 formed in the seal disk 38.

  A fixing plate 42 is provided on the lower side of the seal disk 38, and is carried by the swing lever 40 to a hole formed in the receiving member 43 attached to the fixing plate 42 and extending to the upper side of the seal disk 38. The capsule 1 is inserted and falls into the hole 41 formed in the circumference of the seal disk 38. The receptacle 43 is arranged at a predetermined position without rotating, and the capsule 1 carried by the swing lever 40 is inserted into a hole of the stationary receptacle 43, and the seal disk 38 rotating from this hole is inserted. Move to hole 41.

  FIG. 10 shows a state in which the capsule 1 in the stepped hole 32 of the main table 31 is pushed up from below and is fitted in the groove of the swing lever 40. It is inserted into the hole, and falls and fits into the hole 41 of the seal disc 38 from the hole. Then, the capsule 1 fitted in the hole 41 of the seal disk 38 rotates and moves with the rotation of the seal disk 38, and the main body 2 and the lid 3 are sealed at a predetermined position.

  FIG. 11 is a specific example showing a sealing mechanism. 38 is a seal disk, and the capsules 1, 1... Fit into the holes 41, 41. A disk 44 that rotates about a horizontal axis is vertically attached to the lower side of the seal disk 38, and the outer periphery of the disk 44 contacts the capsules 1, 1. A sealing liquid filled in the container 45 adheres to the outer peripheral portion of the disk 44, and this sealing liquid adheres to the capsules 1, 1... Via the disk 44 and is sealed. Of course, there are various methods for sealing the capsule 1, and the method is not limited to the case shown in FIG.

  The capsules 1, 1... Thus sealed are guided to the drying apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 12 shows an embodiment showing the drying apparatus of the present invention. The drying device includes a cylindrical body 46 and a blower 47, and the blower 47 can be fitted into the central hole of the cylindrical body 46 to send air. The cylindrical body 46 rotates slowly and can efficiently dry a large number of capsules 1, 1.

  By the way, the cylindrical body 46 constituting the drying device is formed by laminating a plurality of storage ring plates and shutter ring plates, and the storage ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,. The shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Are arranged at even numbers, such as second, fourth, sixth,.

  Usually, the accommodation ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,... And the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,. When the capsules 1, 1... Fitted in the holes formed in the receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c... Are dropped to the lower receiving ring plates 48b, 48c, 48d. 49a, 49b, 49c,... Change the rotational speed to cause a phase shift of a predetermined angle.

  In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a connecting bolt for connecting the receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,... 51 denotes a connecting bolt for connecting the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,. Therefore, the accommodation ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,... Always rotate integrally, and the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,. The receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,... Connected by the connecting bolts 50, 50,... Rotate at a constant speed with the rotation of the pulley 52, and the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,. Rotates at a constant speed with 48b, 48c,.

  However, when the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Connected by the connecting bolts 51, 15,... Rotate to a predetermined position, the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,. A phase angle is generated between This is because the attachment roller 54 engages with the cam 59 at the tip of the lever 53, and the speed is reduced. The cam 59 is fixed at a fixed position, and the rotating roller 54 engages with the cam 59. When the roller 54 moves away from the cam 59, the spring force is urged so that the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Return to their original positions.

  The plurality of connecting bolts 50, 50... Stand up from the connecting plate 60, and the plurality of connecting bolts 51, 51. Accordingly, a plurality of receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,... And shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,.・ ・ Rotates each as a unit. Then, at a predetermined rotational position, the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Oscillate within a certain angle range, and a rotational phase is generated between the receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,.

  As described above, the phase shift of the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Is performed every time the cylindrical body 46 makes one round, and at this time, the capsule 1 fitted in the holes of the receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,. , 1... Fall to the lower receiving ring plates 48 b, 48 c, 48 d..., And the capsules 1, 1... Dropped from the lowermost receiving ring plate are discharged from the discharge port 55.

FIG. 13 shows a process in which the capsules 1, 1... Are dropped by the movement of the receiving ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c... And the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c. The ring plate is composed of 20 sheets. The accommodation ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c,... Are arranged in odd numbers 1, 3, 5,. 49a, 49b, 49c... Are arranged.
(A) is a case where the accommodation ring plates 48a, 48b, 48c... And the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c. In this case, the capsules 1, 1... Are fitted into the holes 56, 56... Of the receiving rings 48a, 48b, 48c. In the figure, for convenience of explanation, a state in which the capsule 1 is fitted only in one hole 56 is shown, but in reality, the capsules 1, 1,... Are fitted in all the holes 56, 56. Become. In this case, the capsules 1, 1... Do not exist in the holes 57, 57... Of the shutter ring plates 49a, 49, 49c.
(B) shows a case where the shutter ring plates 49a, 49, 49c. That is, the rotational speed of the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Slows down and the phase angle shifts, and as a result, the capsule 1 fitted in the hole 56 of the receiving ring plate 48a becomes the The capsule 1 that falls into the hole 56 of the accommodation ring plate 48b falls into the hole 57 of the shutter ring plate 49b. In the same manner, the capsules 1, 1... Fitted in the holes 56, 56... Of the receiving ring plates 48c, 48d... Fall into the holes 57, 57. become.
(C) shows a case where the rotational speed of the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Is increased and the shifted phase angle is restored. When the phase angle of the shutter ring plates 49a, 49b, 49c,... Is restored, the capsule 1 fitted in the hole 57 of the shutter ring plate 49a falls and fits into the hole 56 of the receiving ring plate 48b. In addition, the capsule 1 fitted in the hole 57 of the shutter ring plate 49b falls into the hole 56 of the accommodation ring plate 48c. In the same manner, the capsules 1, 1... Fitted in the holes 57, 57... Of the shutter ring plates 49c, 49d .. fall into the holes 56, 56.

  The capsule 1 dropped from the lowermost shutter ring plate is discharged from the discharge port 55. Thus, the capsule 1 falls to the lower accommodation ring plate by making a round of the cylindrical body 46, and all the accommodation ring plates are dropped and discharged from the discharge port 55, so that it takes a long time to dry. Is done. However, a large number of capsules 1, 1... Can be fitted into the holes 56, 56... Formed in one receiving ring plate, and the drying time per one is short and efficient.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the arrangement of the drying device with the main table 31, the seal disk 38, and the blower 47 removed, but the sealed capsules 1, 1... Are the uppermost accommodation ring plate 48a of the drying device. Moved to. That is, the capsules 1, 1... Fitted in the holes 41, 41... Of the seal disc 38 are rotated in synchronization with each other to fall and fit into the holes 56, 56.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a substance filling apparatus for capsules equipped with the drying apparatus of the present invention. This substance filling apparatus includes a hopper that randomly accommodates the capsules 1, 1..., A capsule reversing mechanism, a separation part between the main body and the lid, a filling part for liquids, and a drying device.

Specific examples of capsules. A series of steps to fill a capsule with a substance. The Example which shows the inversion mechanism based on this invention. The direction of the capsule that fits in the receiving hole of the rotating body. The front view of the turntable provided with the rotary body. The specific example which shows the rotation mechanism of a rotary body. A specific example of a capsule separation mechanism. Specific example of the main table. A mechanism to move the capsule from the main table to the seal disk. A swing lever between the main table and the seal disc. Capsule sealing mechanism. Specific example of a drying device. Capsule drop movement based on movement of receiving ring plate and shutter ring plate. Schematic which shows arrangement | positioning of a hopper, a main table, a seal disc, and a drying apparatus. The schematic of the substance filling apparatus to a capsule.

Explanation of symbols

1 Capsule 2 Body 3 Lid 4 Rotating Table 5 Rotating Body 6 Pipe 7 Pit Hole 8 Strut 9 Guide Pipe
10 Air cylinder
11 Rod
12 props
13 Spindle
14 pulley
15 receiving hole
16 Engagement piece
17 Push pin
18 base
19 holes
20 sensors
21 Push-up pin
22 Air cylinder
23 Engagement part
24 axes
25 prop
26 Pinion
27 racks
28 Air cylinder
29 Hopper
30 Air cylinder
31 Main table
32 Stepped hole
33 holes
34 Air cylinder
35 rod
36 Vacuum valve for separation
37 Body holder
38 Seal disc
39 Push-up pin
40 Swing lever
41 holes
42 Fixed plate
43 Receiver
44 discs
45 containers
46 cylinder
47 Blower
48 receiving ring plate
49 Shutter ring plate
50 connecting bolt
51 Connecting bolt
52 pulley
53 Lever
54 Laura
55 outlet
56 holes
57 holes
58 base
59 cam
60 Connecting plate
61 Connecting plate

Claims (3)

A filling device for filling liquid, powder, or granules inside a capsule formed by fitting a main body and a lid, and removing the lid from the main body of the capsule falling from a hopper accommodated at random, and the main body In a device for filling a liquid, powder, or granule with a lid, sealing and drying, a plurality of storage ring plates and a plurality of shutter ring plates are alternately stacked to form a cylinder, A blower is set in the central hole of the cylindrical body, and a plurality of holes in which the capsule fits are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction in the housing ring plate, and a plurality of holes in which the capsule fits also in the shutter ring plate. Provided at equal intervals, the positions thereof are shifted by a predetermined angle with respect to the hole of the receiving ring plate, and the plurality of receiving ring plates are connected to each other so as to rotate integrally. Ring plate Are connected together to rotate as a body, further, the capsule of the drying apparatus being characterized in that controlled to cause the phase shift of the rotational movement of the shutter ring plate against housing ring plate at a predetermined rotational position. 2. The roller at the tip of a lever attached to the shutter ring plate side is engageable with a fixed cam so that the shutter ring plate reciprocally swings within a predetermined range when a plurality of shutter ring plates come to a predetermined rotational position. The capsule drying apparatus as described. A plurality of stacked receiving ring plates are connected by a plurality of connecting bolts, a plurality of similarly stacked shutter ring plates are also connected by a plurality of connecting bolts, and the plurality of connecting bolts are connected to each connecting plate. 3. The capsule drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the capsule drying apparatus stands.