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Unit for orienting and supplying bottom shells of medicinal capsules

  • US 6,168,045 B1
  • Filed: 05/04/1999
  • Issued: 01/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A unit (1) for orienting and supplying bottom shells (2) of medicinal capsules;

  • the unit comprising an orienting assembly (4) for receiving the bottom shells (2) in bulk at the input and supplying a succession of equioriented bottom shells (2) at the output; and

    the unit being characterized by said orienting assembly (4) comprising a drum (9), which is mounted for rotation about a first axis (X), has a number of seats (13), each for housing a bottom shell (2), and has a number of unloading conduits (35), each communicating with a respective seat (13) and by which the bottom shell (2) housed in the seat is conveyed outwards of the seat (13);

    the orienting assembly (4) also comprising supply means (10) for successively feeding into each seat (13) on the drum (9) a bottom shell (2) coaxial with a second axis (A); and

    extracting means (40) for successively ejecting each bottom shell (2) from the respective seat (13) and into the respective unloading conduit (35);

    said seats (13) on the drum (9) being so formed as to equiorient the bottom shells (2) ejected from the seats (13).

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