Capsule weight measuring apparatus
First Claim
1. A capsule weight measuring apparatus comprising:
- a capsule supply unit for supplying a plurality of capsules one by one;
a capsule receiving unit including a first guide portion having a shape by which one of the capsules supplied one by one from said capsule supply unit can be received in a lying state, rolling of the capsule can be inhibited, and the capsule can be discharged along a longitudinal direction thereof while being held in the lying state;
a weighing unit including a second guide portion having a shape by which the capsule discharged from said first guide portion of said capsule receiving unit can be received while being held in the lying state, a weight of the capsule can be measured, and a measured capsule can be discharged;
a transfer unit for pushing the capsule, received in the lying state by said first guide portion of said capsule receiving unit, to said second guide portion of said weighing unit while holding the capsule in the lying state; and
a discharge unit for discharging the measured capsule from said second guide portion of said weighing unit.
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Abstract
A supply path which communicates with the bottom of a hopper and drops capsules is formed in a magazine which is periodically moved vertically. When the magazine comes off the lower end position of the vertical motion, a stopper stops the falling of capsules from the lower end of the supply path. A groove for receiving capsules falling from the lower end of the supply path is formed in a capsule receiving table. In synchronism with the vertical motion of the magazine, a push transfer mechanism lays a capsule falling from the lower end of the supply path into the groove of the capsule receiving table, and pushes the capsule in the extending direction of the groove. A groove communicating with the groove of the capsule receiving table is formed in a weighing table. The weighing table weighs the capsule pushed from the capsule receiving table by the push transfer mechanism. A discharge member discharges the weighed capsule. The weight of each capsule is rapidly measured while a high measurement accuracy is maintained.
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11 Claims
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1. A capsule weight measuring apparatus comprising:
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a capsule supply unit for supplying a plurality of capsules one by one; a capsule receiving unit including a first guide portion having a shape by which one of the capsules supplied one by one from said capsule supply unit can be received in a lying state, rolling of the capsule can be inhibited, and the capsule can be discharged along a longitudinal direction thereof while being held in the lying state; a weighing unit including a second guide portion having a shape by which the capsule discharged from said first guide portion of said capsule receiving unit can be received while being held in the lying state, a weight of the capsule can be measured, and a measured capsule can be discharged; a transfer unit for pushing the capsule, received in the lying state by said first guide portion of said capsule receiving unit, to said second guide portion of said weighing unit while holding the capsule in the lying state; and a discharge unit for discharging the measured capsule from said second guide portion of said weighing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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