Abstract

The apparatus according to the invention serves for feeding inserts (cores) (11) from a separating device (12) to a tablet press (13). To this end, the apparatus (10) has an endless conveyor (14) which transports the inserts (11) with an endless, circulating conveying element, such as a conveying belt (15). It is provided according to the invention that the endless conveyor has a first conveyor part (16) and a second conveyor part (17) which can be adjusted linearly relative to the first conveyor part (16) in a direction (18) parallel to the conveying direction (19) of the inserts which are transported by the conveying element, whereby it becomes possible to decouple the second conveyor part from the tablet press and to withdraw it for maintenance purposes, with the result that sufficient working space is produced for maintenance/repair of the tablet press.

IPC Classes  ?

• B30B 11/08 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space co-operating with moulds carried by a turn-table
• B30B 11/34 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses for coating articles, e.g. tablets
• B65G 15/26 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising a series of co-operating units extensible, e.g. telescopic

Abstract

The apparatus according to the invention (10) serves for inserting inserts (14) into dies (16) of a tablet press. It comprises a feed device (11) with a transfer wheel (12) which is provided with pockets (13) for receiving singled-out inserts, and has, in addition, an insert unit (15) for taking over inserts from the transfer wheel and transferring the taken-over inserts into the dies of the tablet press downstream. In addition, means (19) for transferring inserts to the pockets of the transfer wheel are provided, it being proposed according to the invention that the inserts are supplied to the apparatus by means of at least one strip-shaped supply ribbon (23) and the means for transferring inserts to the transfer wheel comprise at least one gripper (28) which is movable back and forth between a take-over position (25) at the supply ribbon and a transfer position (30) at a pocket of the transfer wheel.

IPC Classes  ?

• B30B 15/02 - DiesInserts therefor or mountings thereofMoulds
• B30B 11/08 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space co-operating with moulds carried by a turn-table
• B30B 15/30 - Feeding material to presses
• B30B 11/34 - Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses or tabletting presses for coating articles, e.g. tablets
• A61J 3/10 - Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms into the form of compressed tablets