US20140096490A1 - Device and Method for the Monitored Loading of Tablets into Pockets in a Web of Plastic Sheet - Google Patents
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Abstract
The device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet for the production of blister packs comprises a transport device for conveying the plastic sheet and a feed unit for feeding the tablets into the pockets in the plastic sheet. The feed unit comprises a plurality of filling channels. Downstream from the feed unit, an inspection device is provided to verify that each individual pocket in the plastic sheet has been filled. A control unit actuates a lighting or beam-emitting device on the basis of the results acquired by the inspection device to visually identify any blocked filling channel.
Description
- The present patent document claims the benefit of priority to European Patent Application No. EP 12187633.8, filed Oct. 8, 2012, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- For the production of blister packs in the pharmaceutical industry, pockets are first formed in a web of plastic sheet, after which the pockets are filled with tablets by a feed unit. To achieve the greatest throughput, a feed unit of this type usually comprises a plurality of filling channels. Once the pockets have been filled, the plastic sheet is then sealed with a cover sheet and finally stamped into individual blister packs.
- In the case of feed units of this type, it is possible for tablets to become jammed in the filling channels, either by tipping over on their own or as a result of the fragments or dust present in the associated filling channel. The blocked filling channel results in the failure to fill a pocket in the plastic sheet, and thus the resulting blister pack will be only partially filled and must be rejected. To correct this problem, the blister machine must be stopped and the blocked filling channel emptied by hand.
- Problems with the feed unit usually lead to the mechanical shut-down of the entire packaging line. The faster the system goes back into operation, the less the loss of productivity. The availability of the system is therefore increased by correcting such problems speedily. Because of the large number of filling channels, however, correcting problems in modern feed units is often difficult, because it is impossible to see from the outside which filling channels are blocked.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a device and a method for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet, which device and method make it easier to detect blockages in the filling channels of a feed unit and allow the problems to be corrected in a more user-friendly manner.
- According to an aspect of the invention, the device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet for the production of blister packs comprises:
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- a transport device for conveying the plastic sheet in a transport direction;
- a feed unit for feeding the tablets into the pockets in the plastic sheet, wherein the feed unit comprises a plurality of filling channels;
- an inspection device downstream from the feed unit to verify that each individual pocket in the plastic sheet has been filled;
- a control unit, which receives the results acquired by the inspection device; and
- a lighting or beam-emitting device, which is actuated on the basis of the results acquired by the inspection device and which visually identifies the filling channels which are blocked, wherein the lighting or beam-emitting device comprises at least one laser pointer, which directs a laser pointer beam at a blocked filling channel, or comprises a plurality of lighting devices, each of which is assigned to a separate one of the filling channels.
- In this way, data acquired from the filled plastic sheet are used to detect any defects which may have occurred previously in the feed unit, to assign this defect to a specific location, and to identify it visually to the operator. This simplifies the problem-correction process and guarantees the fastest possible resumption of production.
- The inspection device preferably comprises a camera system. The visual field of a camera system of this type covers a large number of pockets in the plastic sheet, and the system is able to examine them all simultaneously, so that the monitoring of the pockets in the plastic sheet to verify that they are filled can be conducted reliably even at high production speeds.
- If the lighting or beam-emitting device comprises at least one laser pointer, which directs its beam at the blocked filling channel, the lighting or beam-emitting device is separate from the filling channels in question and can be used in conjunction with different feed units.
- The at least one laser pointer can preferably be pivoted in several directions This offers the advantage that the number of laser pointers can be reduced to a minimum. It is especially preferable to reduce it to precisely one laser pointer. This can be done because of the pivotable mounting, which makes it possible for the laser pointer to be directed at any one of the filling channels in the filling channel matrix.
- As an alternative, it is also conceivable that the lighting or beam-emitting device could comprise a plurality of lighting devices, each one being assigned to a separate filling channel. In this way, several channels can be identified simultaneously as being blocked. In this case, the lighting devices are preferably designed as LEDs.
- It is especially preferred that each filling channel be designed as a filling tube, and that the lighting devices be integrated into the filling tubes.
- A method for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet for the production of blister packs comprises the following steps:
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- conveying the plastic sheet in a transport direction;
- feeding the tablets into the pockets in the plastic sheet by means of a feed unit, which comprises a plurality of filling channels;
- inspecting each individual pocket in the plastic sheet downstream from the feed unit by means of an inspection device to verify that each pocket has been filled;
- actuating a lighting or beam-emitting device on the basis of the results acquired by the inspection device to visually identify the channels which are blocked, wherein the lighting or beam-emitting device comprises at least one laser pointer, which directs a laser pointer beam at a blocked filling channel, or comprises a plurality of lighting devices, each of which is assigned to a separate one of the filling channels.
- According to the principle which is preferred here, the control unit recognizes regularly recurring defects in the pockets of the plastic sheet and assigns them to a specific filling channel.
- If at least one laser pointer is used as the lighting or beam-emitting device which directs a beam at the blocked filling channel and if several blocked filling channels are present, it is preferable for the laser pointer to indicate the blocked filling channels in succession, preferably in a repeating cycle.
- If, conversely, the lighting or beam-emitting device is designed as a plurality of lighting devices, each of which is assigned to a separate filling channel, and if several blocked filling channels are present, the lighting devices will preferably light up the blocked filling channels simultaneously.
- Additional features and advantages of the present invention can be derived from the following description, which refers to the drawings:
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FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first embodiment of the device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet according to the invention; -
FIG. 2 shows a side view of the device according toFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 shows a top view of the device according toFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a second embodiment of the device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet according to the invention with an enlarged view of a detail. - The device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet is used in the production of blister packs. The term “tablets” is intended to include all possible similar pharmaceutical products such as oblongs, coated tablets, capsules, etc.
- The embodiment of the device according to the invention shown in
FIGS. 1-3 comprises, first, atransport device 2 for conveying aplastic sheet 4 in a transport direction (arrow A). Thetransport device 2 is merely suggested inFIG. 2 for the sake of clarity. Thetransport device 2 can be realized in many different ways, its design depending on the design of the blisters. Thetransport device 2 conveys theplastic sheet 4 preferably in step-by-step fashion, but it could also travel continuously. - The
plastic sheet 4 comprises a plurality ofpockets 6 open toward the top, which are to be filled with tablets. For this purpose, afeed unit 8 is provided, which feeds the tablets 10 (seeFIG. 3 ) into thepockets 6 of theplastic sheet 4. Thefeed unit 8 comprises a plurality offilling channels 12. Eachfilling channel 12 is preferably assigned to precisely one filling position, so that thefilling channels 12 can be mounted in stationary fashion. It is also conceivable that thefilling channels 12 could move individually or in groups in one or several directions and thus travel tovarious pockets 6 in theplastic sheet 4. - In the preferred embodiment shown here, the
filling channels 12 are formed by filling tubes. Eachfilling tube 12 preferably has the cross-sectional shape of thetablets 10 to be supplied, which leads to the optimal guidance of thetablets 10 in thefilling channels 12. Movable blocking plates (not shown) are preferably provided in theindividual filling channels 12 to dispense thetablets 10 in eachfilling channel 12 one at a time. Downstream from thefeed unit 8, aninspection device 14 for verifying that eachindividual pocket 6 of theplastic sheet 4 has been filled is arranged. Theinspection device 14 is preferably a camera system, which covers a wide visual area and thus can quickly inspect eachindividual pocket 6 in theplastic sheet 4 to verify that it is filled. Other types ofinspection devices 14 operating on, for example, the principle of capacitance could also be provided. - The results acquired by the
inspection device 14 are transmitted to acontrol unit 16, which receives these results and actuates a lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18 on the basis of these results of theinspection device 14. The lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18 serves to visually identify the fillingchannels 12 which are blocked, this visual identification taking place directly in the area of the fillingchannel 12 itself, so that an operator can see which fillingchannel 12 is blocked and proceed to clean it without undue effort. - In the embodiment shown in
FIGS. 1-3 , the lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18 is designed as a laser pointer. More than one laser pointer can also be provided. Preferably, however, only a single laser pointer is provided, which directs its beam at a blocked fillingchannel 12 from above. For this purpose, it is advantageous for the laser pointer to be pivotable in several directions and to comprise a suitable design which allows it to direct its beam onto any desired fillingchannel 12 in the large matrix of fillingchannels 12. The dot of light produced by the laser pointer is therefore located directly on the blocked fillingtube 12, thus identifying it. The laser pointer can also target the fillingtube 12 in question from some other direction and thus visually identify where the blockage is. Other lighting or beam-emittingdevices 18 which project light onto the blocked fillingchannels 12 are also conceivable. - The embodiment of the device for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet according to the invention shown in
FIG. 4 is identical in its essential parts to the embodiment ofFIGS. 1-3 . Here, however, the lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18 comprises a plurality oflighting devices 20, each of which is assigned to a fillingchannel 12. Theselighting devices 20 are therefore installed in stationary fashion on the fillingchannels 12. Thelighting devices 20 are preferably designed as LEDs. Thelighting devices 20 can be arranged directly next to the fillingchannels 12. In cases where the fillingchannels 12 are designed as filling tubes, the lighting devices can also be integrated into the filling tubes, as can be seen from the enlarged view inFIG. 4 . - The method for the monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet proceeds as follows. First, the
plastic sheet 4 is conveyed in the transport direction A. During the pauses in the transport cycle of theplastic sheet 4, thefeed unit 8 feedstablets 10 into thepockets 6 in theplastic sheet 4. Then eachindividual pocket 6 in theplastic sheet 4 is inspected downstream from thefeed unit 8 by theinspection device 14, which detects any recurringdefects 22 which may be present, such defects indicating the presence of a persistent blockage of aspecific filling channel 12. On the basis of the results acquired by theinspection device 14, the lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18 is actuated and thus identifies visually the one ormore filling channels 12 which are blocked. - If the lighting or beam-emitting
device 18 comprises a laser pointer and if several blocked fillingchannels 12 are present, the laser pointer will preferably identify the blocked fillingchannels 12 in succession according to, for example, a recurring pattern. If the lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18 comprises a plurality oflighting devices 20, each of which is assigned to aseparate filling channel 12, and if several blocked filling channels are present, thelighting devices 20 of the blocked fillingchannels 12 will preferably light up simultaneously. Blinking patterns or other types of signals are also conceivable. - The
control unit 16 does not have to be designed as an independent element; it can instead be integrated into theinspection device 14 or into the lighting or beam-emittingdevice 18.
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1. A device for monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet for a production of blister packs, the device comprising:
a transport device for conveying the plastic sheet in a transport direction;
a feed unit for feeding the tablets into the pockets in the plastic sheet, wherein the feed unit comprises a plurality of filling channels;
an inspection device downstream from the feed unit to check whether each individual pocket in the plastic sheet has been filled;
a control unit, which receives results acquired by the inspection device; and
a lighting or beam-emitting device, which is actuatable by the control unit on the basis of the results acquired by the inspection device and which visually identifies a blocked filling channel,
wherein the lighting or beam-emitting device comprises at least one laser pointer, which directs a laser pointer beam at a blocked filling channel, or comprises a plurality of lighting devices, each of which is assigned to a separate one of the filling channels.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the inspection device comprises an optical camera system.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein each filling channel is designed as a filling tube.
4. The device of claim 1 relating to the laser pointer wherein the at least one laser pointer is pivotable in several directions.
5. The device of claim 1 relating to the lighting devices wherein the lighting devices are designed as LEDs.
6. The device of claim 1 relating to the lighting devices wherein each filling channel is designed as a filling tube, and wherein the lighting devices are integrated into the filling tubes.
7. A method for monitored loading of tablets into pockets in a web of plastic sheet for a production of blister packs, comprising:
conveying the plastic sheet in a transport direction;
feeding the tablets into the pockets in the plastic sheet by means of a feed unit, which comprises a plurality of filling channels;
inspecting each individual pocket in the plastic sheet downstream from the feed unit by means of an inspection device to check whether the pocket is filled;
actuating a lighting or beam-emitting device on the basis of results acquired by the inspection device to visually identify a blocked filling channel, wherein the lighting or beam-emitting device comprises at least one laser pointer, which directs a laser pointer beam at a blocked filling channel, or comprises a plurality of lighting devices, each of which is assigned to a separate one of the filling channels.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the control unit detects regularly recurring defects in the pockets of the plastic sheet and assigns the defects to a specific filling channel.
9. The method of claim 7 relating to the laser pointer wherein, if several blocked filling channels are present, the laser pointer identifies the blocked filling channels in succession.
10. The method of claim 7 relating to the lighting devices wherein, if several blocked filling channels are present, the lighting devices light up the blocked filling channels simultaneously.
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