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Capsule sealing machine

  • US 4,761,932 A
  • Filed: 02/13/1987
  • Issued: 08/09/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a capsule sealing machine having a supply source for capsules to be sealed, a horizontally disposed rotating capsule transport plate or sealing table with a plurality of elongate, spaced apart capsule-receiving pockets in a stop surface thereof for receiving and supporting capsules therein, said pockets being oriented with their respective longitudinal axes parallel to the plane of the table whereby the capsules are supported on their side, capsule feed and guide means for guiding and conveying capsules from the source to the table, and means associated with the table for sealing capsules carried in the pockets, the improvement comprising:

  • said capsule feed and guide means having means for guiding and conveying capsules from the source to the table and depositing the capsules on their side into the pockets in the table, said guide means comprising a first substantially horizontally disposed plate means having a plurality of elongate, parallel guide slots in the upper surface thereof and having an inlet end and an outlet end; and

    a second plate means having a plurality of elongate, parallel guide slots therein and having an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end being positioned to receive capsules from the outlet end of the first plate means, and the outlet end of the second plate means being disposed adjacent said table and being configured and arranged to deposit said capsules on their side in said pockets.

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