DEVICE FOR FILLING PACKAGING RECEPTACLES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

• US 20100154354A1
• Filed: 12/15/2009
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: SINGER, ANTON
• Granted Patent: US 8,826,631 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 53/266.100
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 35/12 by gravity
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 39/007 Guides or funnels for introducing articles into containers or wrappers
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 5/103 for packaging pills or tablets

Abstract

The device for filling packaging receptacles with pharmaceutical products has a supply container for the pharmaceutical products and a feed device with at least one guide channel for conducting the pharmaceutical products by means of gravity from the supply container to the packaging receptacles. At least one high-voltage ionizer element supplied with alternating voltage is arranged in the area of the at least one guide channel.

Claims

1. A device for filling packaging receptacles with pharmaceutical products, comprising:

a supply container for the pharmaceutical products;

a feed device with at least one guide channel for conducting the pharmaceutical products by means of gravity from the supply container to the packaging receptacles; and

at least one high-voltage ionizer element supplied with alternating voltage and arranged in an area of the at least one guide channel.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one high-voltage ionizer element at least partially surrounds the at least one guide channel.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one high-voltage ionizer element is designed as a plate or strip.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the plate or strip extends horizontally.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the feed device is made at least partially of plastic.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one grounding element is arranged in the area of the at least one guide channel.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the at least one grounding element is designed as a plate or strip.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the plate or strip extends horizontally.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one guide channel comprises an upper segment, which is formed by a conveyor tube, and the at least one high-voltage ionizer element is arranged in the area of the conveyor tube.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one grounding element is arranged below the high-voltage ionizer element.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one guide channel comprises a lower segment, which is formed by a drop chute, and the at least one high-voltage ionizer element is arranged in an area of the drop chute.

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the drop chute comprises, in a lower area thereof, a section with a horizontal component for a proper filling of the packaging receptacles with the pharmaceutical products, and wherein the at least one high-voltage ionizer element is arranged in an area of the section with the horizontal component.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the at least one grounding element is arranged above the high-voltage ionizer element.

14. The device according to claim 1, wherein the guide channel comprises an upper segment and a lower segment, and wherein at least one high-voltage ionizer element is arranged in an area of the upper segment and in an area of the lower segment.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein at least one grounding element is arranged in an area of the upper segment and in an area of the lower segment.