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本発明は、薬液などの液状の被乾燥材料を竪型チューブの内面に凍結させたのちこれを凍結乾燥する凍結乾燥方法とその装置に関し、さらに詳しくは、凍結乾燥物を容易に粗砕できるうえ、その粗砕物の取扱いが容易であり、安価に実施できる凍結乾燥方法および凍結乾燥装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a freeze-drying method and an apparatus for freeze-drying a liquid material to be dried such as a chemical solution on the inner surface of a vertical tube, and more particularly, the freeze-dried product can be easily crushed. The present invention relates to a freeze-drying method and a freeze-drying apparatus that can easily handle the coarsely crushed material and can be carried out at low cost.
従来、医薬品などを溶液にした液状の被乾燥材料を、効率よく凍結乾燥する方法としては、この被乾燥材料を竪型チューブの内面に供給して凍結し、これを減圧下で凍結乾燥させるものがある(例えば、特許文献1参照)。 Conventionally, as a method for efficiently freeze-drying a liquid to-be-dried material in a solution such as pharmaceuticals, the material to be dried is supplied to the inner surface of the vertical tube and frozen, and this is freeze-dried under reduced pressure. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
上記の従来技術は、竪型チューブと、この竪型チューブの上部に設けた噴霧手段と、この噴霧手段へ液状の被乾燥材料を供給する給液手段と、竪型チューブの下部に接続されて余剰の被乾燥材料を回収する液回収路と、竪型チューブの周囲に配置されて竪型チューブの内面の温度を制御する冷凍手段と、竪型チューブ内を真空状態にする減圧手段とを備えている。 The above prior art is connected to a vertical tube, spray means provided on the top of the vertical tube, liquid supply means for supplying a liquid material to be dried to the spray means, and a lower portion of the vertical tube. A liquid recovery path for recovering excess material to be dried, a refrigeration unit arranged around the vertical tube to control the temperature of the inner surface of the vertical tube, and a decompression unit for evacuating the vertical tube ing.
上記の給液手段から供給された液状の被乾燥材料は、上記の噴霧手段で散布されて竪型チューブの内面へ供給される。この竪型チューブの内面は上記の冷凍手段で冷却され、これにより上記の被乾燥材料がパイプ状に凍結される。このとき、竪型チューブの下部へ流下した余剰の被乾燥材料は、上記の給液手段へ液回収路を介して回収される。そして上記の被乾燥材料の凍結層が所定厚さになると、上記の給液手段からの被乾燥材料の供給が停止され、この竪型チューブ内を減圧して昇華熱を加えることにより、上記の凍結した被乾燥材料が凍結乾燥される。 The liquid material to be dried supplied from the liquid supply means is sprayed by the spray means and supplied to the inner surface of the vertical tube. The inner surface of the saddle tube is cooled by the above-described freezing means, whereby the material to be dried is frozen into a pipe shape. At this time, the excessive material to be dried flowing down to the lower part of the vertical tube is recovered to the liquid supply means via the liquid recovery path. When the frozen layer of the material to be dried reaches a predetermined thickness, the supply of the material to be dried from the liquid supply means is stopped, and the inside of the vertical tube is depressurized to apply sublimation heat, thereby The frozen material to be dried is lyophilized.
上記の竪型チューブの下端部には、ジェットノズルを組み込んだノズル付きフランジが組み付けてある。上記の竪型チューブ内の被乾燥材料は、パイプ状に凍結乾燥されると竪型チューブの内面から剥離して、上記のノズル付きフランジに受け止められるとともに、上記のジェットノズルから噴出されるエアーにより粗砕される。この粗砕された被乾燥材料は、上記のエアーによりジェットミルへ搬送され、さらに微細な粉末状に粉砕されたのち、サイクロン装置により捕集されてバルク缶などに回収される。 A flange with a nozzle incorporating a jet nozzle is assembled to the lower end of the vertical tube. When the material to be dried in the vertical tube is freeze-dried into a pipe shape, the material is peeled off from the inner surface of the vertical tube, received by the flange with the nozzle, and air blown from the jet nozzle. Crushed. The coarsely crushed material to be dried is conveyed to the jet mill by the air, and further pulverized into a fine powder, and then collected by a cyclone device and collected in a bulk can.
上記の従来技術では、竪型チューブ内へ供給された液状の被乾燥材料のうち、凍結されなかった余剰の被乾燥材料が竪型チューブの下部から液回収路を介して回収されるので、この被乾燥材料を循環使用することができ、効率がよい。しかしながら、上記の竪型チューブ内で凍結乾燥されたパイプ状の凍結乾燥物は、上記のノズル付きフランジでジェットノズルから噴出されるエアーにより粗砕されるため、次の問題点がある。 In the above prior art, of the liquid material to be dried supplied into the vertical tube, the excessive material to be dried that has not been frozen is recovered from the lower part of the vertical tube through the liquid recovery path. The material to be dried can be recycled and is efficient. However, since the pipe-like freeze-dried product freeze-dried in the vertical tube is coarsely crushed by the air ejected from the jet nozzle by the flange with the nozzle, there is the following problem.
(1)上記の凍結乾燥物はジェットノズルから噴出するエアーで粗砕されることから、このエアーの噴流に曝された部位が過剰に微粉化し易い。また粗砕により得られた粗砕物をジェットミルで粉砕する場合は、この粗砕物が一層微粉化し易い。このように凍結乾燥物が微粉化されると、粉立ちが生じやすくハンドリングなどの取り扱いが容易でないうえ、バイアルなどの容器への定量充填操作が容易でない問題がある。 (1) Since the lyophilized product is coarsely crushed by the air ejected from the jet nozzle, the portion exposed to the jet of air is likely to be excessively pulverized. When the crushed material obtained by crushing is pulverized with a jet mill, the crushed material is more easily pulverized. When the freeze-dried product is pulverized in this way, there is a problem that powdering tends to occur and handling such as handling is not easy, and quantitative filling operation into a container such as a vial is not easy.
(2)上記のジェットノズルから噴出されるエアーは、凍結乾燥物を粗砕したのち系外へ排出しなければならず、この排気と上記の粗砕されて微粉化した粗砕物との分離が容易でない。特に、この粗砕物をジェットミルで粉砕する場合は、得られた粉粒体の粒子径が一層小さくなり、排気との分離がさらに困難となる。この微粉状の粉粒体の一部が排気に混入して系外へ排出されると、製品の歩留りを低下させるだけでなく、特に医薬品などの場合は系外を汚損する虞もある。 (2) The air ejected from the jet nozzle must be discharged from the system after the freeze-dried product is roughly crushed. Not easy. In particular, when this coarsely crushed material is pulverized by a jet mill, the particle size of the obtained granular material is further reduced, and separation from exhaust gas becomes more difficult. If a part of the fine powder is mixed into the exhaust and discharged out of the system, not only the yield of the product is lowered, but also in the case of pharmaceuticals, the outside of the system may be contaminated.
(3)上記の排気と粉粒体との分離には、サイクロン装置やバッグフィルタなど大形の分離・捕集装置が必要とされ、装置全体が大形化し安価に実施できない問題があるうえ、このような装置を用いても、上記の排気から微粉化した粉粒体を確実に分離することは容易でない。 (3) Large separation and collection devices such as a cyclone device and a bag filter are required for the separation of the exhaust gas and the granular material, and there is a problem that the entire device becomes large and cannot be implemented at low cost. Even if such an apparatus is used, it is not easy to reliably separate the finely divided particles from the exhaust gas.
本発明の技術的課題は上記の問題点を解消し、凍結乾燥物を容易に粗砕できるうえ、その粗砕物の取扱いが容易であり、安価に実施できる凍結乾燥方法および凍結乾燥装置を提供することにある。 The technical problem of the present invention is to provide a freeze-drying method and a freeze-drying apparatus which can solve the above-mentioned problems and can easily crush a freeze-dried product, and can be easily handled at a low cost. There is.
本発明は上記の課題を解決するため、例えば本発明の実施の形態を示す図1から図5に基づいて説明すると、次のように構成したものである。
即ち本発明1は凍結乾燥方法に関し、給液手段(5)から供給された液状の被乾燥材料を竪型チューブ(2)の内面へ供給し、上記の竪型チューブ(2)の内面を冷却して上記の被乾燥材料をパイプ状に凍結させるとともに、竪型チューブ(2)の下部へ流下した余剰の被乾燥材料を上記の給液手段(5)へ液回収路(19)を介して回収し、次いで上記の給液手段(5)からの被乾燥材料の供給を停止したのち、この竪型チューブ(2)内を減圧して上記の凍結した被乾燥材料を凍結乾燥する、凍結乾燥方法であって、
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の下部にガイド筒(14)を上下方向へ接続し、このガイド筒(14)の上下方向中間部に粗砕手段(15)を設け、上記の竪型チューブ(2)内で凍結乾燥されたパイプ状の凍結乾燥物を、重力の作用で上記の粗砕手段(15)へ案内して粗砕し、得られた粗砕物をさらに重力の作用でガイド筒(14)の下端側に付設される解砕・整粒手段(22)へ案内し、
上記粗砕物を上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)が備える解砕アーム(25)で解砕してから上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)の下部に付設されているスクリーン(26)を透過させることによって所定の粒度に製粒し、
上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)の下方に接続される粉末充填手段(28)のファンネル(32)内に配置してあるオーガスクリュウ(33)の回転に応じて、上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)で整粒され重力の作用で上記の粉末充填装置(28)のファンネル(32)内へ案内された所定量の粗砕物を計量し、
この所定量の粗砕物を容器に充填することを特徴とする。
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is configured as follows, for example, based on FIGS. 1 to 5 showing an embodiment of the present invention.
That is, the
A guide cylinder (14) is connected to the lower part of the vertical tube (2) in the vertical direction, and a crushing means (15) is provided at the middle in the vertical direction of the guide cylinder (14). 2) The freeze-dried pipe-shaped lyophilized product is crushed by guiding it to the above-mentioned crushing means (15) by the action of gravity, and the obtained crushed substance is further subjected to gravity by a guide tube ( 14) guide to the crushing and sizing means (22) attached to the lower end side of
A screen (26 ) attached to the lower part of the pulverization / granulation means (22) after the crushed material is crushed by the crushing arm (25) provided in the crushing / granulation means (22). ) Is permeated to a predetermined particle size,
According to the rotation of the auger screw (33) arranged in the funnel (32) of the powder filling means (28) connected below the above-mentioned crushing / sizing means (22) , Weigh a predetermined amount of the coarsely crushed material that has been sized by the sizing means (22) and guided into the funnel (32) of the powder filling device (28) by the action of gravity ,
The container is filled with this predetermined amount of coarsely crushed material.
また本発明2は凍結乾燥装置に関し、竪型チューブ(2)と、この竪型チューブ(2)の内面に液体を供給する噴霧手段(4)と、この噴霧手段(4)へ液状の被乾燥材料を供給する給液手段(5)と、竪型チューブ(2)の下部に接続されて余剰の被乾燥材料を回収する液回収路(19)と、竪型チューブ(2)の周囲に配置されて竪型チューブ(2)の内面の温度を制御する冷凍手段(10)と、竪型チューブ(2)内を真空状態にする減圧手段(12)とを備えた凍結乾燥装置であって、
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の下部に上下方向のガイド筒(14)を接続し、このガイド筒(14)の中間部に粗砕手段(15)と第1開閉弁(18)とを上から順に配置し、この粗砕手段(15)と第1開閉弁(18)との間で上記の液回収路(19)を分岐し、この液回収路(19)に第2開閉弁(20)を付設し、
上記被乾燥材料を解砕する解砕アーム(25)とこの解砕された上記被乾燥材料を所定の粒度に製粒するスクリーン(26)とこのスクリーン(26)の下方に配置される取出口(27)とを備える解砕・製粒装置(22)を上記の上下方向のガイド筒(14)の下方に備え、
上記の解砕・製粒装置(22)の取出口(27)の下方には粉末充填装置(28)が配置してあり、
上記の粉末充填装置(28)は、
間欠回転するオーガスクリュウ(33)と、
上記のオーガスクリュウ(33)の回転に応じた上記被乾燥材料の所定量を計量する計量部(38)と、
上記被乾燥材料が充填される容器(39)の搬入搬出部(40)とを備えることを特徴とする。
The
A vertical guide tube (14) is connected to the lower part of the vertical tube (2), and a crushing means (15) and a first on-off valve (18) are placed in the middle of the guide tube (14). The liquid recovery path (19) is branched between the crushing means (15) and the first on-off valve (18), and the second on-off valve (20 )
A crushing arm (25) for crushing the material to be dried, a screen (26) for granulating the crushed material to be dried to a predetermined particle size , and an outlet disposed below the screen (26) with (27) and the crushing-made particle device Ru provided with a (22) downwardly in the vertical direction of the guide tube of the above (14),
A powder filling device (28) is disposed below the outlet (27) of the above-mentioned crushing and granulating device (22),
The powder filling device (28)
An intermittently rotating auger screw (33),
A weighing unit (38) for weighing a predetermined amount of the material to be dried according to the rotation of the auger screw (33);
And a carry-in / carry-out unit (40) of the container (39) filled with the material to be dried.
ここで、上記の粗砕手段は、例えば上記のガイド筒の内部で移動可能な可動部材であってもよく、或いはガイド筒の内面に突設された固定刃などの固定部材であってもよい。さらに可動部材と固定部材との両者を組み合わせて構成することも可能である。
上記の粗砕手段が可動部材で構成された場合は、上記のパイプ状の凍結乾燥物がガイド筒内を重力の作用で案内される過程で、可動部材の移動により衝撃を受けて粗砕される。なお、この可動部材は、ガイド筒の内部で往復移動するものであってもよく、あるいは回転移動するものであってもよい。これに対し、上記の粗砕手段が固定部材で構成された場合は、上記のパイプ状の凍結乾燥物が、重力の作用で落下してこの固定部材に衝突することにより粗砕される。
Here, the crushing means may be, for example, a movable member that can move inside the guide cylinder, or a fixed member such as a fixed blade that protrudes from the inner surface of the guide cylinder. . Furthermore, it is also possible to configure by combining both the movable member and the fixed member.
When the crushing means is composed of a movable member, the pipe-like lyophilized product is crushed by receiving a shock by the movement of the movable member in the process of being guided by the action of gravity in the guide cylinder. The The movable member may reciprocate within the guide tube, or may rotate. On the other hand, when said crushing means is comprised with the fixing member, said pipe-shaped freeze-dried material falls by the effect | action of gravity, and is crushed by colliding with this fixing member.
上記の竪型チューブは特定の寸法に限定されないが、この竪型チューブ内で凍結乾燥された被乾燥物は、横断形状の外寸が大きいほど上記の粗砕手段により容易に粗砕される。このためこの竪型チューブの横断形状の内寸は、好ましくは200mm以上に設定され、より好ましくは300mm以上に設定され、さらに好ましくは400mm以上に設定される。ここで、この竪型チューブの横断形状は、通常は円形に形成され、上記の内寸は内径をいうが、この横断形状は例えば多角形など他の形状であってもよく、この横断形状が多角形の場合の上記の内寸は、対角線の長さをいう。 The above-mentioned vertical tube is not limited to a specific size, but the material to be dried lyophilized in the vertical tube is easily crushed by the above-mentioned crushing means as the outer dimension of the transverse shape increases. For this reason, the inner dimension of the transverse shape of the saddle tube is preferably set to 200 mm or more, more preferably set to 300 mm or more, and further preferably set to 400 mm or more. Here, the cross-sectional shape of the vertical tube is usually formed in a circular shape, and the inner dimension is the inner diameter. However, the cross-sectional shape may be another shape such as a polygon. In the case of a polygon, the above-mentioned inner dimension refers to the length of the diagonal line.
また、上記の竪型チューブ内でパイプ状に凍結される被乾燥材料の凍結厚さは、凍結乾燥物が上記の粗砕手段で粗砕可能な厚さであればよく、特定の厚さに限定されない。しかしこの凍結厚さは、薄いほど落下の衝撃で容易に粗砕されるので、好ましくは15mm以下に設定され、より好ましくは10mm以下に設定され、さらに好ましくは5mm以下に設定される。 In addition, the freeze thickness of the material to be dried that is frozen in the shape of a pipe in the above-described saddle-shaped tube may be a thickness that allows the freeze-dried material to be crushed by the above-mentioned crushing means. It is not limited. However, since the frozen thickness is more easily crushed by the impact of dropping, it is preferably set to 15 mm or less, more preferably set to 10 mm or less, and further preferably set to 5 mm or less.
上記のガイド筒の下端部に解砕・整粒手段を接続して、この解砕・整粒装置により上記の粗砕物を所定の大きさの粒子に解砕し整粒すると、凍結乾燥工程から解砕・整粒工程までを一連の装置で行うことができるうえ、粗砕物を重力の作用で無駄なく搬送できるので好ましい。 Connect the crushing and sizing means to the lower end of the upper Symbol of the guide tube, when sizing beating above coarsely pulverized into a predetermined particle size by the crushing and granulating apparatus, freeze drying From the crushing / sizing step to the crushing / sizing step can be performed with a series of apparatuses, and the coarsely crushed material can be conveyed without waste by the action of gravity.
さらにこの場合、上記の解砕・整粒手段の下方に粉末充填手段を接続し、上記の解砕・整粒手段で所定の粒度に整粒された粉粒体が、重力の作用でこの粉末充填手段へ案内されるように構成すると、凍結乾燥工程から粉末充填工程までを一連の装置で行うことができるうえ、粗砕物や粉粒体を重力の作用で充填工程まで無駄なく搬送できるので、一層好ましい。 Further, in this case, a powder filling means is connected to the lower side of the above-mentioned crushing / sizing means, and the granular material sized to a predetermined particle size by the above-mentioned crushing / sizing means is subjected to the action of gravity. When configured to be guided to the filling means, it is possible to carry out from the freeze-drying process to the powder filling process with a series of devices, and it is possible to transport the coarsely crushed materials and granular materials without waste to the filling process by the action of gravity. Even more preferred.
また、上記の解砕・整粒手段と粉末充填装置との間に混合・供給手段を接続して、上記の解砕・整粒手段で所定の粒度に整粒された粉粒体が解砕・整粒手段から混合・供給手段を経て粉末充填手段へ重力の作用で案内されるように構成すると、凍結乾燥工程から粉末充填工程までを一連の装置で行うことができるうえ、上記の粉末充填手段へ供給される粉粒体が更に均一に混合されて分離することが無く、しかも粗砕物や粉粒体を重力の作用で充填工程まで無駄なく搬送できるので、一層好ましい。 In addition, a mixing / feeding unit is connected between the above-mentioned crushing / sizing unit and the powder filling device, so that the powder particles sized to a predetermined particle size by the above-mentioned crushing / sizing unit are crushed. -If it is configured to be guided by the action of gravity from the sizing means to the powder filling means through the mixing / feeding means, the freeze-drying process to the powder filling process can be performed with a series of devices, and the above powder filling It is more preferable because the granular material supplied to the means is not evenly mixed and separated, and the crushed material and granular material can be conveyed without waste to the filling step by the action of gravity.
なお、上記の凍結乾燥工程は、通常、上記の解砕・整粒工程に比べて長時間を要する。このため上記の解砕・整粒手段の上面には、ラインバランスを考慮して、それぞれガイド筒を介して複数の竪型チューブを接続すると好ましい。 In addition, said freeze-drying process usually requires a long time compared with said crushing and sizing process. For this reason, it is preferable that a plurality of vertical tubes are connected to the upper surface of the above-mentioned crushing and sizing means through respective guide tubes in consideration of line balance.
本発明は上記のように構成され作用することから、次の効果を奏する。
(1)パイプ状に凍結乾燥された凍結乾燥物は、上記のガイド筒内を重力の作用で下方へ案内される間に上記の粗砕手段で粗砕されることから、前記の従来技術の噴出エアーによる粗砕と異なって、過剰に微粒化することが抑制され、粗砕後のハンドリングやバイアルなどの容器への定量充填操作を容易に行うことができる。
Since the present invention is configured and operates as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The freeze-dried product freeze-dried into a pipe shape is crushed by the crushing means while being guided downward in the guide cylinder by the action of gravity. Unlike the coarse crushing by the blown air, excessive atomization is suppressed, and handling after the coarse crushing and a quantitative filling operation into a container such as a vial can be easily performed.
(2)前記の従来技術と異なってジェットノズルから噴出されるエアーを使用する必要がないことから、この粗砕物が系外へ排出することを容易に防止でき、歩留りを高く維持できるうえ、従来必要とされた排気と粗砕物との分離が不要であり、サイクロン装置やバッグフィルタなど大形の分離・捕集装置が不要で、安価に実施することができる。 (2) Since it is not necessary to use the air ejected from the jet nozzle unlike the prior art, it is possible to easily prevent the crushed material from being discharged out of the system, and to maintain a high yield. Separation between the required exhaust gas and crushed material is unnecessary, and a large separation / collection device such as a cyclone device or a bag filter is not required, which can be implemented at low cost.
以下、本発明の実施の形態を図面に基づき説明する。
図1および図2は本発明の第1実施形態を示し、図1は本発明の凍結乾燥装置の概略構成図、図2はこの凍結乾燥装置に接続された解砕・整粒装置と粉末充填装置の概略構成図である。
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a freeze-drying apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a crushing / sizing apparatus connected to the freeze-drying apparatus and powder filling It is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus.
図1に示すように、この凍結乾燥装置(1)は円筒状の竪型チューブ(2)を備えており、この竪型チューブ(2)の上部に気密室(3)が形成してある。この竪型チューブ(2)は特定の寸法に限定されないが、例えば内径は200mm以上に、好ましくは300〜600mmに、より好ましくは400〜600mmに形成される。またこの竪型チューブ(2)の高さは500〜4000mmに、好ましくは1000〜3000mmに形成される。 As shown in FIG. 1, this freeze-drying apparatus (1) is provided with a cylindrical vertical tube (2), and an airtight chamber (3) is formed above the vertical tube (2). Although this saddle-type tube (2) is not limited to a specific dimension, For example, an internal diameter is formed in 200 mm or more, Preferably it is 300-600 mm, More preferably, it is formed in 400-600 mm. The vertical tube (2) has a height of 500 to 4000 mm, preferably 1000 to 3000 mm.
上記の気密室(3)内には噴霧装置(4)が配置してある。この噴霧装置(4)は、給液装置(5)の精製水タンク(6)と給液タンク(7)とに給液路(8)を介して接続してある。この給液タンク(7)内には、例えば医薬品の水溶液など、液状の被乾燥材料が収容してある。上記の給液路(8)には給液バルブ(9)が付設してあり、この給液バルブ(9)と上記の精製水タンク(6)の取出しバルブ(6a)とを開くことにより、精製水が上記の噴霧装置(4)へ供給されて上記の気密室(3)内に散布され、給液バルブ(9)と上記の給液タンク(7)の取出しバルブ(7a)とを開くことにより、上記の被乾燥材料が上記の噴霧装置(4)へ供給されて上記の気密室(3)内に散布される。 A spraying device (4) is arranged in the airtight chamber (3). This spraying device (4) is connected to the purified water tank (6) and the liquid supply tank (7) of the liquid supply device (5) via the liquid supply path (8). The liquid supply tank (7) contains a liquid material to be dried, such as a pharmaceutical aqueous solution. The liquid supply path (8) is provided with a liquid supply valve (9). By opening the liquid supply valve (9) and the take-off valve (6a) of the purified water tank (6), Purified water is supplied to the spraying device (4) and sprayed into the airtight chamber (3), and the liquid supply valve (9) and the discharge valve (7a) of the liquid supply tank (7) are opened. Thus, the material to be dried is supplied to the spraying device (4) and sprayed into the airtight chamber (3).
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の周囲には加熱・冷凍装置(10)が配設してあり、この竪型チューブ(2)の内面が、例えば上記の被乾燥材料の凍結温度より低い所定温度に制御される。上記の気密室(3)は減圧路(11)を介して減圧装置(12)に接続してあり、この減圧路(11)に減圧路開閉弁(13)が配設してある。この減圧路開閉弁(13)を開いて上記の減圧装置(12)を駆動すると、上記の竪型チューブ(2)内が真空状態にされる。 A heating / freezing device (10) is disposed around the vertical tube (2), and the inner surface of the vertical tube (2) is, for example, a predetermined temperature lower than the freezing temperature of the material to be dried. Controlled. The airtight chamber (3) is connected to a pressure reducing device (12) through a pressure reducing path (11), and a pressure reducing path opening / closing valve (13) is disposed in the pressure reducing path (11). When the pressure reducing path on / off valve (13) is opened and the pressure reducing device (12) is driven, the inside of the vertical tube (2) is evacuated.
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の下端部には上下方向のガイド筒(14)が接続してある。このガイド筒(14)は上部の大径部(14a)と、中間部の下方ほど小径となる縮径部(14b)と、下部の細径部(14c)とからなる。上記の大径部(14a)の内部には粗砕装置(15)の回転刃(16)が配置してあり、モータ(17)によりこの回転刃(16)が回動される。また上記の細径部(14c)には第1開閉弁(18)が付設してある。
なお、上記の縮径部(14b)の内面は、粗砕物が滞留しない程度に傾斜させてあればよいが、垂直に近いほど上下長さが長くなるので、例えば水平面に対し60〜80度、より好ましくは70〜80度に設定される。
A vertical guide tube (14) is connected to the lower end of the vertical tube (2). The guide tube (14) includes an upper large diameter portion (14a), a reduced diameter portion (14b) having a smaller diameter toward the lower portion of the intermediate portion, and a lower thin diameter portion (14c). The rotary blade (16) of the crushing device (15) is disposed inside the large diameter portion (14a), and the rotary blade (16) is rotated by the motor (17). In addition, a first on-off valve (18) is attached to the small diameter portion (14c).
In addition, the inner surface of the reduced diameter portion (14b) may be inclined to such an extent that the coarsely crushed material does not stay, but the vertical length becomes longer as it is closer to the vertical, for example, 60 to 80 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane, More preferably, it is set to 70 to 80 degrees.
上記の第1開閉弁(18)の上方には液回収路(19)が分岐してあり、この液回収路(19)に第2開閉弁(20)と回収ポンプ(21)が付設してある。この液回収路(19)は、前記の給液タンク(7)に接続してあり、上記の竪型チューブ(2)内を流下した余剰の被乾燥材料が、上記の回収ポンプ(21)により液回収路(19)を経てこの給液タンク(7)へ戻される。 A liquid recovery path (19) branches above the first on-off valve (18), and a second on-off valve (20) and a recovery pump (21) are attached to the liquid recovery path (19). is there. The liquid recovery path (19) is connected to the liquid supply tank (7), and excess material to be dried flowing down in the vertical tube (2) is fed by the recovery pump (21). It returns to this liquid supply tank (7) through a liquid recovery path (19).
図2に示すように、上記のガイド筒(14)の下端は、解砕・整粒装置(22)の上蓋(23)に接続してある。この解砕・整粒装置(22)は、解砕用モータ(24)で回動される解砕アーム(25)が内部に配置してあり、下部に所定メッシュのスクリーン(26)が付設してある。
なお、上記の上蓋(23)には3本のガイド筒(14…)が接続してあり、各ガイド筒(14)の上部にはそれぞれ竪型チューブ(2)が接続してある。ただし本発明でこの上蓋(23)に接続される竪型チューブ(2)は、凍結乾燥速度と、後述の粉末充填装置による充填速度とのバランスなどを考慮して設定され、1本や2本でもよく、或いは4本以上であってもよい。
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower end of the guide tube (14) is connected to the upper lid (23) of the crushing / sizing device (22). In this crushing and sizing device (22), a crushing arm (25) rotated by a crushing motor (24) is arranged inside, and a screen (26) of a predetermined mesh is attached to the lower part. It is.
Three guide cylinders (14...) Are connected to the upper lid (23), and a saddle tube (2) is connected to the upper part of each guide cylinder (14). However, the vertical tube (2) connected to the upper lid (23) according to the present invention is set in consideration of the balance between the freeze-drying speed and the filling speed by the powder filling apparatus described later, and can be one or two. Or four or more.
上記の解砕・整粒装置(22)の取出口(27)の下方には粉末充填装置(28)が配置してあり、この粉末充填装置(28)の上蓋(29)に開口した投入口(30)と上記の取出口(27)が、第2ガイド筒(31)を介して接続してある。この粉末充填装置(28)のファンネル(32)内には、上下方向にオーガスクリュウ(33)が配置してあり、このオーガスクリュウ(33)に撹拌アーム(34)が付設してある。上記のオーガスクリュウ(33)は、支持アーム(35)を介して支持台(36)に支持されており、図示しない伝動機構により間欠回転駆動される。上記のファンネル(32)は、上記の支持アーム(35)とその下方の補助アーム(37)とに支持されている。このファンネル(32)の下部には計量部(38)が付設してあり、この計量部(38)の下方にバイアルなどの所定の容器(39)の搬入搬出部(40)が設けてある。 A powder filling device (28) is disposed below the outlet (27) of the above-mentioned crushing and sizing device (22), and an inlet opening to the upper lid (29) of this powder filling device (28) (30) and the outlet (27) are connected via the second guide tube (31). In the funnel (32) of the powder filling device (28), an auger screw (33) is arranged in the vertical direction, and an agitation arm (34) is attached to the auger screw (33). The auger screw (33) is supported by the support base (36) via the support arm (35), and is intermittently driven by a transmission mechanism (not shown). The funnel (32) is supported by the support arm (35) and the auxiliary arm (37) below the support arm (35). A measuring unit (38) is attached to the lower part of the funnel (32), and a loading / unloading unit (40) for a predetermined container (39) such as a vial is provided below the measuring unit (38).
次に、上記の凍結乾燥装置(1)等の操作手順について説明する。
最初に、上記の竪型チューブ(2)の内面を上記の加熱・冷凍装置(10)で氷点下に冷却しておき、上記の減圧路開閉弁(13)と第1開閉弁(18)とを閉じた状態で、上記の精製水タンク(6)の取出しバルブ(6a)と給液バルブ(9)とを開く。これにより、精製水が上記の噴霧装置(4)へ供給されて上記の気密室(3)内に散布され、上記の竪型チューブ(2)の内面に沿って流下して竪型チューブ(2)の内面に氷結する。
Next, an operation procedure of the freeze-drying apparatus (1) and the like will be described.
First, the inner surface of the vertical tube (2) is cooled below the freezing point by the heating / refrigeration apparatus (10), and the pressure reducing path on-off valve (13) and the first on-off valve (18) are connected. In the closed state, the take-out valve (6a) and the liquid supply valve (9) of the purified water tank (6) are opened. As a result, purified water is supplied to the spraying device (4) and sprayed into the airtight chamber (3), flows down along the inner surface of the vertical tube (2), and the vertical tube (2 ) Freezes on the inside.
上記の氷層が、例えば2mm程度の所定厚さになると、上記の精製水タンク(6)の取出しバルブ(6a)を閉じて前記の給液タンク(7)の取出しバルブ(7a)を開く。これにより、この給液タンク(7)から液状の被乾燥材料が上記の噴霧装置(4)へ供給されて上記の気密室(3)内に散布され、上記の竪型チューブ(2)の内面に沿って流下しながらパイプ状に凍結する。このとき、竪型チューブ(2)内を下端まで流下した余剰の被乾燥材料は、前記の回収ポンプ(21)により、上記の第2開閉弁(20)から液回収路(19)を経て、上記の給液タンク(7)へ回収される。 When the ice layer has a predetermined thickness of about 2 mm, for example, the take-out valve (6a) of the purified water tank (6) is closed and the take-out valve (7a) of the liquid supply tank (7) is opened. Thereby, the liquid material to be dried is supplied from the liquid supply tank (7) to the spraying device (4) and sprayed into the hermetic chamber (3), and the inner surface of the vertical tube (2). Frozen into a pipe shape while flowing down along the line. At this time, the excess material to be dried that has flowed down to the lower end of the vertical tube (2) is passed from the second on-off valve (20) to the liquid recovery path (19) by the recovery pump (21). It collect | recovers to said liquid supply tank (7).
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の内面に形成される被乾燥材料の凍結厚さが、所定の寸法に、例えば10〜15mm程度になると、上記の取出しバルブ(7a)と給液バルブ(9)を閉じて噴霧装置(4)からの散布を停止する。そして竪型チューブ(2)の下端へ流下した余剰の被乾燥材料が液回収路(19)から給液タンク(7)へ回収されたのち、上記の第2開閉弁(20)を閉じる。その後、前記の減圧路開閉弁(13)を開いて前記の減圧装置(12)を駆動し、上記の竪型チューブ(2)内を所定の真空度に維持するとともに、上記の加熱・冷凍装置(10)により竪型チューブ(2)の内面に昇華熱を加える。これにより上記の凍結した被乾燥材料が凍結乾燥される。 When the freeze thickness of the material to be dried formed on the inner surface of the vertical tube (2) reaches a predetermined dimension, for example, about 10 to 15 mm, the take-out valve (7a) and the liquid supply valve (9) Is closed to stop spraying from the spraying device (4). Then, after the excessive material to be dried flowing down to the lower end of the vertical tube (2) is recovered from the liquid recovery path (19) to the liquid supply tank (7), the second on-off valve (20) is closed. Thereafter, the pressure reducing path on / off valve (13) is opened to drive the pressure reducing device (12) to maintain the inside of the vertical tube (2) at a predetermined degree of vacuum, and the heating / refrigeration device described above. (10) Apply sublimation heat to the inner surface of the vertical tube (2). Thereby, the frozen material to be dried is freeze-dried.
上記の凍結乾燥が終了すると、竪型チューブ(2)の内面に形成されていた前記の氷層も昇華して消失されるので、上記の凍結乾燥物は竪型チューブ(2)の内面から剥離し、前記のガイド筒(14)内を落下して前記の粗砕装置(15)の回転刃(16)に受け止められる。 When the lyophilization is completed, the ice layer formed on the inner surface of the vertical tube (2) is sublimated and disappears, so that the lyophilized product is peeled off from the inner surface of the vertical tube (2). Then, it falls inside the guide cylinder (14) and is received by the rotary blade (16) of the crushing device (15).
次いで、上記の減圧装置(12)を停止して減圧路開閉弁(13)を閉じ、さらにガイド筒(14)に付設された前記の第1開閉弁(18)を開いて、竪型チューブ(2)内やガイド筒(14)内を大気圧に戻す。そして上記のモータ(17)を駆動して回転刃(16)を回転させ、上記の凍結乾燥物に衝撃を加えて粗砕する。このとき、凍結乾燥物はガイド筒(14)の下部の細径部(14c)を通過できる程度に粗砕されればよく、過剰に細かく粉砕する必要はない。 Next, the pressure reducing device (12) is stopped, the pressure reducing passage opening / closing valve (13) is closed, the first opening / closing valve (18) attached to the guide cylinder (14) is opened, and the vertical tube ( 2) Return the inside of the guide tube (14) to atmospheric pressure. Then, the motor (17) is driven to rotate the rotary blade (16), and the lyophilized material is impacted and crushed. At this time, the freeze-dried product may be roughly crushed to such an extent that it can pass through the narrow diameter portion (14c) at the lower part of the guide tube (14), and it is not necessary to crush it excessively finely.
上記の回転刃(16)で粗砕された粗砕物は、上記の縮径部(14b)と細径部(14c)とを順に通過して前記の解砕・整粒装置(22)へ重力の作用で案内され、前記の解砕アーム(25)で細かく解砕されるとともに、前記のスクリーン(26)を透過することで所定の粒度に整粒される。 The coarsely crushed material crushed by the rotary blade (16) passes through the reduced diameter portion (14b) and the narrow diameter portion (14c) in order, and is crushed by gravity to the crushing and sizing device (22). And is finely crushed by the crushing arm (25) and sized to a predetermined particle size by passing through the screen (26).
上記の解砕・整粒装置(22)で整粒された粒状体は、前記の第2ガイド筒(31)内を重力の作用で案内されて、前記の粉末充填装置(28)のファンネル(32)内へ投入される。この粒状体はこのファンネル(32)内で撹拌アーム(34)により撹拌されるとともに、ファンネル(32)下端の計量部(38)でオーガスクリュウ(33)の回転に応じた所定量が計量され、この計量部(38)から下方へ送り出されて所定の容器(39)内へ充填される。 Granules sized by the above-mentioned crushing and sizing device (22) are guided in the second guide cylinder (31) by the action of gravity, and the funnel ( 32) is put in. The granular material is stirred in the funnel (32) by the stirring arm (34), and a predetermined amount corresponding to the rotation of the auger screw (33) is measured by the weighing unit (38) at the lower end of the funnel (32), It is sent out downward from the measuring section (38) and filled into a predetermined container (39).
上記の第1実施形態では、解砕・整粒装置(22)の取出口(27)を粉末充填装置(28)の投入口(30)に、第2ガイド筒(31)を介して直接接続した。しかし本発明では、例えば図3に示す第2実施形態のように、上記の解砕・整粒装置(22)と粉末充填装置(28)との間に混合・供給装置(42)を接続してもよい。 In the first embodiment, the outlet (27) of the crushing / sizing device (22) is directly connected to the inlet (30) of the powder filling device (28) via the second guide tube (31). did. However, in the present invention, for example, as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a mixing / feeding device (42) is connected between the crushing / sizing device (22) and the powder filling device (28). May be.
即ち、この混合・供給装置(42)は、内部に上下方向の回転軸(43)とこれに付設された撹拌羽根(44)とを備えており、下部にスクリュウを内臓したオーガ供給部(45)を付設してある。上記の解砕・整粒装置(22)の取出口(27)はこの混合・供給装置(42)の上面に接続されており、上記のオーガ供給部(45)は、第2ガイド筒(31)を介して上記の粉末充填装置(28)の投入口(30)に接続してある。 That is, the mixing / feeding device (42) includes a vertical rotating shaft (43) and an agitating blade (44) attached thereto, and an auger feeding unit (45) containing a screw at the bottom. ) Is attached. The outlet (27) of the crushing / sizing device (22) is connected to the upper surface of the mixing / feeding device (42), and the auger feeding part (45) is connected to the second guide tube (31). ) To the charging port (30) of the powder filling device (28).
上記の解砕・整粒装置(22)で整粒された粉粒体は、この混合・供給装置(42)内へ案内されて上記の撹拌羽根(44)により撹拌され、均一に混合されて粒子径の相違による分離が防止される。そしてこの均一に混合された粉粒体が、上記のオーガ供給部(45)から上記の第2ガイド筒(31)を経て上記の粉末充填装置(28)の投入口(30)へ重力の作用で案内される。 The granular material sized by the crushing and sizing device (22) is guided into the mixing and feeding device (42) and stirred by the stirring blade (44), and mixed uniformly. Separation due to the difference in particle size is prevented. Then, the uniformly mixed powder is applied to the action of gravity from the auger supply section (45) to the inlet (30) of the powder filling device (28) through the second guide cylinder (31). Be guided by.
上記の各実施形態では、上記の粗砕装置(15)が回転刃(16)とこれを駆動するモータ(17)とで構成された場合について説明した。しかし本発明では、例えば図4に示す第1変形例のように、この粗砕装置(15)をガイド筒(14)の内面に突設された固定刃(41)で構成することができる。
即ち図4(a)に示すように、この粗砕装置(15)は、ガイド筒(14)の縮径部(14b)へ上下2段に装着された固定刃(41a・41b)からなる。各固定刃(41a・41b)は上端の刃が十字形に形成され、図4(b)に示すように、上段の固定刃(41a)と下段の固定刃(41b)とは平面視で互いに45度ずらせてある。そして凍結乾燥の終了により竪型チューブ(2)から剥離して落下した凍結乾燥物は、重力の作用で上記の固定刃(41)に衝突して粗砕され、粗砕物はガイド筒(14)内を重力の作用で下方へ案内される。
In each of the embodiments described above, a case has been described in which the crushing device (15) includes the rotary blade (16) and the motor (17) that drives the rotary blade (16). However, in the present invention, as in the first modification shown in FIG. 4, for example, the crushing device (15) can be configured by a fixed blade (41) protruding from the inner surface of the guide tube (14).
That is, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the crushing device (15) is composed of fixed blades (41a and 41b) mounted in two upper and lower stages on the reduced diameter portion (14b) of the guide tube (14). Each fixed blade (41a, 41b) has a cross-shaped upper end blade, and as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the upper fixed blade (41a) and the lower fixed blade (41b) are mutually in plan view. It is shifted 45 degrees. The freeze-dried material that has been peeled off and dropped from the vertical tube (2) upon completion of freeze-drying collides with the fixed blade (41) by the action of gravity and is crushed. The inside is guided downward by the action of gravity.
また上記の粗砕装置は、図5に示す第2変形例のように、回転手段と固定手段の両者を備えることも可能である。即ちこの第2変形例の粗砕装置(15)は、案内筒(14)のうちの上部の大径部(14a)を角筒状に形成して、この大径部(14a)内に固定配置した互いに平行な複数の固定刃(46)と、その固定刃(46)間を通過する回転刃(47)とから構成してある。前記の凍結乾燥装置(1)の竪型チューブ(2)から落下した凍結乾燥物は、この回転刃(47)と固定刃(46)とで解砕され、固定刃(46…)間の隙間よりも小さい粗砕物となって案内筒(14)の縮径部(14b)から下方へ案内される。 Moreover, said crushing apparatus can also be equipped with both a rotation means and a fixing means like the 2nd modification shown in FIG. That is, the crushing device (15) of the second modified example is formed by forming the upper large-diameter portion (14a) of the guide tube (14) into a rectangular tube shape and fixing it in the large-diameter portion (14a). A plurality of fixed blades (46) arranged in parallel to each other and a rotary blade (47) passing between the fixed blades (46) are configured. The freeze-dried material dropped from the vertical tube (2) of the freeze-drying device (1) is crushed by the rotary blade (47) and the fixed blade (46), and the gap between the fixed blades (46 ...). The smaller crushed material is guided downward from the reduced diameter portion (14b) of the guide tube (14).
上記の各実施形態や変形例で説明した凍結乾燥装置は、本発明の技術的思想を具体化するために例示したものであり、竪型チューブやガイド筒の形状、寸法、噴霧手段や給液手段、冷凍手段、減圧手段、あるいは粗砕手段などの構造や形状、配置等は、この実施形態のものに限定するものではなく、本発明の特許請求の範囲内において種々の変更を加え得るものであり、また、上記の被乾燥材料の凍結厚さなども特定の寸法に限定されないことはいうまでもない。 The freeze-drying apparatus described in each of the above embodiments and modifications is exemplified to embody the technical idea of the present invention, and the shape and dimensions of the saddle tube and guide cylinder, spraying means and liquid supply The structure, shape, arrangement, etc. of the means, the freezing means, the decompression means, or the crushing means are not limited to those of this embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims of the present invention. In addition, it goes without saying that the freeze thickness of the material to be dried is not limited to a specific dimension.
例えば上記の実施形態では、被乾燥材料を竪型チューブの内面へ供給するに先立って、精製水を供給したので、凍結乾燥が完了すると凍結乾燥物が竪型チューブの内面から剥離して落下する。しかし本発明では、被乾燥材料の凍結乾燥物が竪型チューブの内面から容易に剥離する場合は、上記の精製水による氷層の形成を省略することも可能である。また上記の各実施形態や変形例では、上記のガイド筒を鉛直方向に配置したが、このガイド筒は粗砕物が落下する範囲内で、鉛直方向に対し傾斜させることも可能である。 For example, in the above embodiment, purified water is supplied prior to supplying the material to be dried to the inner surface of the vertical tube. Therefore, when freeze-drying is completed, the freeze-dried product is peeled off from the inner surface of the vertical tube and dropped. . However, in the present invention, when the freeze-dried material to be dried easily peels from the inner surface of the bowl-shaped tube, the formation of the ice layer with the purified water can be omitted. In each of the above-described embodiments and modifications, the guide cylinder is arranged in the vertical direction, but the guide cylinder can be inclined with respect to the vertical direction within a range in which the crushed material falls.
さらに上記の各実施形態や変形例では凍結乾燥装置の下方に解砕・整粒装置や混合・供給装置、粉末充填装置などを配置して接続したが、これらの装置は上記の実施形態の構造のものに限定されないことはいうまでもない。 Further, in each of the above-described embodiments and modifications, a pulverization / granulation device, a mixing / feeding device, a powder filling device, and the like are arranged and connected below the freeze-drying device, but these devices have the structure of the above-described embodiment. Needless to say, it is not limited to those .
本発明の凍結乾燥装置は、凍結乾燥物を容易に粗砕できるうえ、その粗砕物の取扱いが容易であり、安価に実施できるので、医薬品の凍結乾燥粉末の製造に特に好適に用いられるが、他の分野の凍結乾燥粉末の製造にも好適に用いられる。 The freeze-drying apparatus of the present invention can be used for the production of a freeze-dried powder of a pharmaceutical product because it can easily crush a freeze-dried product and is easy to handle the crushed product and can be implemented at low cost. It is also suitably used for the production of lyophilized powder in other fields.
1…凍結乾燥装置
2…竪型チューブ
4…噴霧装置(噴霧手段)
5…給液装置(給液手段)
10…加熱・冷凍装置(冷凍手段)
12…減圧装置(減圧手段)
14…ガイド筒
15…粗砕装置(粗砕手段)
16…回転刃(可動部材)
18…第1開閉弁
19…液回収路
20…第2開閉弁
22…解砕・整粒装置(解砕・整粒手段)
28…粉末充填装置(粉末充填手段)
39…容器
41…固定刃(固定部材)
42…混合・供給装置(混合・供給手段)
46…固定刃(固定部材)
47…回転刃(回転部材)
DESCRIPTION OF
5. Liquid supply device (liquid supply means)
10 ... Heating / refrigeration equipment (refrigeration means)
12 ... Pressure reducing device (pressure reducing means)
14 ... Guide tube
15 ... Crushing device (crushing means)
16 ... Rotating blade (movable member)
18 ... First on-off valve
19 ... Liquid recovery path
20 ... Second open / close valve
22 ... Crushing and sizing equipment (Crushing and sizing means)
28 ... Powder filling device (powder filling means)
39 ... container
41 ... Fixed blade (fixing member)
42 ... Mixing / feeding device (mixing / feeding means)
46 ... Fixed blade (fixing member)
47… Rotating blade (rotating member)
Claims (5)
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の下部にガイド筒(14)を上下方向へ接続し、このガイド筒(14)の上下方向中間部に粗砕手段(15)を設け、上記の竪型チューブ(2)内で凍結乾燥されたパイプ状の凍結乾燥物を、重力の作用で上記の粗砕手段(15)へ案内して粗砕し、得られた粗砕物をさらに重力の作用でガイド筒(14)の下端側に付設される解砕・整粒手段(22)へ案内し、
上記粗砕物を上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)が備える解砕アーム(25)で解砕してから上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)の下部に付設されているスクリーン(26)を透過させることによって所定の粒度に製粒し、
上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)の下方に接続される粉末充填手段(28)のファンネル(32)内に配置してあるオーガスクリュウ(33)の回転に応じて、上記の解砕・整粒手段(22)で整粒され重力の作用で上記の粉末充填装置(28)のファンネル(32)内へ案内された所定量の粗砕物を計量し、
この所定量の粗砕物を容器に充填することを特徴とする、凍結乾燥方法。 The liquid material to be dried supplied from the liquid supply means (5) is supplied to the inner surface of the vertical tube (2), the inner surface of the vertical tube (2) is cooled, and the dried material is pipe-shaped. The excess material to be dried flowing down to the lower part of the vertical tube (2) is recovered to the liquid supply means (5) via the liquid recovery path (19), and then the liquid supply means ( 5) A freeze-drying method in which after the supply of the material to be dried from 5) is stopped, the inside of the vertical tube (2) is depressurized to freeze-dry the frozen material to be dried,
A guide cylinder (14) is connected to the lower part of the vertical tube (2) in the vertical direction, and a crushing means (15) is provided at the middle in the vertical direction of the guide cylinder (14). 2) The freeze-dried pipe-shaped lyophilized product is crushed by guiding it to the above-mentioned crushing means (15) by the action of gravity, and the obtained crushed substance is further subjected to gravity by a guide tube ( 14) guide to the crushing and sizing means (22) attached to the lower end side of
A screen (26 ) attached to the lower part of the pulverization / granulation means (22) after the crushed material is crushed by the crushing arm (25) provided in the crushing / granulation means (22). ) Is permeated to a predetermined particle size,
According to the rotation of the auger screw (33) arranged in the funnel (32) of the powder filling means (28) connected below the above-mentioned crushing / sizing means (22) , Weigh a predetermined amount of the coarsely crushed material that has been sized by the sizing means (22) and guided into the funnel (32) of the powder filling device (28) by the action of gravity ,
A freeze-drying method comprising filling a container with the predetermined amount of coarsely crushed material.
上記の竪型チューブ(2)の下部に上下方向のガイド筒(14)を接続し、このガイド筒(14)の中間部に粗砕手段(15)と第1開閉弁(18)とを上から順に配置し、この粗砕手段(15)と第1開閉弁(18)との間で上記の液回収路(19)を分岐し、この液回収路(19)に第2開閉弁(20)を付設し、
上記被乾燥材料を解砕する解砕アーム(25)とこの解砕された上記被乾燥材料を所定の粒度に製粒するスクリーン(26)とこのスクリーン(26)の下方に配置される取出口(27)とを備える解砕・製粒装置(22)を上記の上下方向のガイド筒(14)の下方に備え、
上記の解砕・製粒装置(22)の取出口(27)の下方には粉末充填装置(28)が配置してあり、
上記の粉末充填装置(28)は、
間欠回転するオーガスクリュウ(33)と、
上記のオーガスクリュウ(33)の回転に応じた上記被乾燥材料の所定量を計量する計量部(38)と、
上記被乾燥材料が充填される容器(39)の搬入搬出部(40)とを備えることを特徴とする、凍結乾燥装置。 Vertical tube (2), spray means (4) for supplying liquid to the inner surface of vertical tube (2), and liquid supply means (5) for supplying liquid material to be dried to spray means (4) A liquid recovery path (19) connected to the lower part of the vertical tube (2) for recovering excess material to be dried, and an inner surface of the vertical tube (2) disposed around the vertical tube (2) A freeze-drying apparatus comprising a refrigeration means (10) for controlling the temperature of the gas and a decompression means (12) for evacuating the vertical tube (2),
A vertical guide tube (14) is connected to the lower part of the vertical tube (2), and a crushing means (15) and a first on-off valve (18) are placed in the middle of the guide tube (14). The liquid recovery path (19) is branched between the crushing means (15) and the first on-off valve (18), and the second on-off valve (20 )
A crushing arm (25) for crushing the material to be dried, a screen (26) for granulating the crushed material to be dried to a predetermined particle size , and an outlet disposed below the screen (26) with (27) and the crushing-made particle device Ru provided with a (22) downwardly in the vertical direction of the guide tube of the above (14),
A powder filling device (28) is disposed below the outlet (27) of the above-mentioned crushing and granulating device (22),
The powder filling device (28)
An intermittently rotating auger screw (33),
A weighing unit (38) for weighing a predetermined amount of the material to be dried according to the rotation of the auger screw (33);
A freeze-drying apparatus comprising: a carrying-in / out part (40) of a container (39) filled with the material to be dried.
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