EP3406437A1 - Dispositif de remplissage pour une machine à fabriquer des comprimés - Google Patents

Dispositif de remplissage pour une machine à fabriquer des comprimés Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3406437A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: filling; filling device; cone; drive; cover
Prior art date: 2017-05-24
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EP17198467.7A

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Ingo Klaer

Stephan Mies

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Korsch AG

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Korsch AG

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2017-05-24

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2017-10-26

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2018-11-28

2017-10-26 Application filed by Korsch AG filed Critical Korsch AG

2018-07-17 Priority to PCT/IB2018/055269 priority Critical patent/WO2018215998A1/fr

2018-07-17 Priority to US16/615,686 priority patent/US20200114610A1/en

2018-07-17 Priority to KR1020197036579A priority patent/KR20200063101A/ko

2018-07-17 Priority to JP2019564042A priority patent/JP6915790B2/ja

2018-07-17 Priority to CN201880033743.5A priority patent/CN110662649A/zh

2018-11-28 Publication of EP3406437A1 publication Critical patent/EP3406437A1/fr

2020-03-11 Application granted granted Critical

2020-03-11 Publication of EP3406437B1 publication Critical patent/EP3406437B1/fr

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B15/00—Details of, or accessories for, presses; Auxiliary measures in connection with pressing
- B30B15/30—Feeding material to presses
- B30B15/302—Feeding material in particulate or plastic state to moulding presses
- B30B15/304—Feeding material in particulate or plastic state to moulding presses by using feed frames or shoes with relative movement with regard to the mould or moulds
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B30—PRESSES
- B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
- B30B11/00—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses
- B30B11/02—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space
- B30B11/08—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses using a ram exerting pressure on the material in a moulding space co-operating with moulds carried by a turntable

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the invention relates to a filling device for a tableting machine comprising a capping device and a cone, wherein between the capping device and cone a gap is formed, which is adapted to lead Tablettiermaterial from a filling tube of the filling device in a range of die holes of a die plate.
Tablettiermaschinen which are known from the prior art, it is necessary that the material to be tabletted, which is referred to in the context of the invention preferably as Tablettiermaterial or as powder to be pressed, is transported from a material supply in the area of the die plate, so that it can get into the die holes or die openings, where it is pressed into compacts.
the pressing is usually carried out in that upper and lower punches drive into the die holes or die openings and compress the material located there.
the filling process is usually carried out in such a way that the lower punch is in the die bore or the die opening, the material is filled from above into the bore or the opening, the lower punch is moved upwards by a certain distance and from the die opening over the surface of the Die plate protruding material is scraped off.
the filling of the material usually takes place in such a way that the material is guided from a storage chamber for the powder to be pressed by means of the filling device to the die holes or die openings, so that they are successively filled with the tabletting material. It should be noted that this usually happens at high rotational speeds of the rotor.
the filling device according to the invention should have a small footprint and be easy to clean.
a filling device which comprises a capping device and a cone, wherein a gap is formed between the capping device and cones, which is arranged to guide tabletting material from a filling tube of the filling device into a region of die bores of a die plate, wherein the covering device is rotatable and the tabletting machine comprises a drive device for generating the rotational movement of the cover device.
a filling device may preferably also be referred to as a filling shoe, the covering device preferably also as a lid or as a funnel.
the lid closes the filling shoe in the spatial direction upwards, wherein the spatial direction "upward” in the context of the invention preferably represents the away from the ground spatial direction, while the term “down” preferably describes the direction of the earth pointing spatial direction ,
the powder material to be pressed is filled through a filling tube in the filling shoe, wherein the filling tube preferably does not rotate and / or moves, in other words, resting in the room.
the cover or the cover device is rotatable, wherein the tabletting machine comprises a drive device for generating the rotational movement of the cover.
the filling tube preferably rotates together with the cover.
a preferably stationary rod can then be arranged, which is preferably attached to the inlet funnel of the press. It may be preferred for the purposes of the invention that the rod comprises baffles.
the filling device has no impeller and no impeller. This is advantageously achieved by the rotation of the lid. Due to the pogelradssel an undesirable mechanical grinding of the compact powder is particularly effectively avoided, for example, possible grinding points are reduced. This allows a particularly gentle processing of the powder and ensures that the powder in the desired consistency and sufficient amount in the die holes and / or openings passes.
the avoidance of an impeller or an impeller represents in particular a departure from the conventional principle of operation of known from the prior art filling devices for tabletting machines. In particular, the experts had previously assumed that not waived an impeller and / or a stirring blade in a filling device for tabletting can be.
the trained rotatable, preferably conical Lids are advantageously provided the functionalities of conventional filling devices and in particular the powder material evenly, homogeneously and gently transported from the stuffing tube through the gap between the lid and cone to the die holes and holes.
This transport is advantageously carried out with minimal frictional load of the press material, this advantage is ensured in particular by the preferably smooth surfaces of the cone and the rotation of the lid.
the preferred funnel-shaped configuration of the lid is preferably realized in such a way that the funnel has a smaller diameter in an upper region, in which, for example, the filling tube opens, than in a lower region which, for example, faces the die plate and / or the rotor.
a tabletting machine according to the invention is, for example, a tablet press. Meant are also all other devices that can be commonly used for the production of tablets or pellets.
the "pellet” comprises not only tablets but also dragees, capsules, candies, dishwashing machine tablets, compacts of coffee or compacts of chemical substances, for example for the production of batteries and / or accumulators.
the filling device comprises a cone, which is preferably arranged centrally in the interior of the filling device and which is preferably referred to as a cone in the context of the invention.
the term "cone” in the context of the invention preferably designates a surface of revolution which is formed by a curve rotating about an axis.
the term designates a technical component, which preferably has the shape of a cone. It is particularly preferred for the purposes of the invention to designate the change in the diameter of a cone as conicity.
these drive means are arranged above and / or below the filling device. They may be formed for example by a gear drive and / or a belt drive, these preferred Embodiments of the invention are particularly preferred when the drive device is present above the cover device of the filling device.
the cone comprises a cone tip and the filling tube of a material supply is centrally located above the cone tip. It may also be preferred according to the invention that the filling tube is arranged centrally with respect to an inlet opening of the covering device.
the press material enters the filling shoe, wherein the lid of the filling shoe rotates and forms a gap between the lid and cone in the interior of the filling shoe, through which the powder material to be pressed is guided to the die openings.
the covering device comprises on its inside guide means which are adapted to guide the tabletting material within the gap between the covering device and the cone.
the guide means are not connected to the drive shaft.
the guide means also preferably rotate due to the rotation of the lid and thus advantageously contribute to the conveyance of the powder material within the filling device.
the guide means are preferably designed so that the powder material is mixed particularly gently and transported in the direction Matrizenrace.
the drive device is arranged below the filling device.
This preferred embodiment of the invention has the advantage of a small footprint, advantageously due to a conditional by the arrangement compact design of the filler.
covering devices with smaller diameters can be used in such an embodiment of the filling device.
It is further characterized by a small number of components, which in particular are not maintenance-intensive or additionally made ready for operation must be, for example, by lubricating the components. In particular, this can be dispensed with an additional covering of the drive means to avoid any contamination.
the filling device comprises a drive shaft which is adapted to transmit the rotational movement of the drive device to the cover device.
the drive shaft is excited to a rotational movement, which is transmitted to the lid of the filling device, so that it rotates.
the drive shaft can preferably be driven directly by a motor as part of the filling system or the filling device or by an additional bearing housing, which is preferably not part of the filling device.
the filling device has a bearing housing for mounting the cover device.
the storage may in particular be designed to be closed or open, wherein in particular a roller bearing, a deep groove ball bearing and / or an outer bearing come into consideration.
the storage is adapted to store the lid in a suitable manner, regardless of whether the drive means, which drive the rotatable lid to a rotational movement, are arranged above or below the filling device.
the bearing has a clearance and effectively prevents up and / or down movement of the drive shaft.
a clearance-free elimination of the bearing air is advantageously achieved by the appropriate storage of the covering.
the filling device comprises a separate motor, which is connected by means of a propeller shaft connected to the drive shaft, wherein the own motor may for example also be part of the drive shaft and / or wherein the motor is part of the filling device.
the transmission of the rotation of the drive shaft is effected by coupling means, wherein the cover device and the drive shaft are connected to each other by means of coupling means.
the coupling means are fastened both to the inside of the cover and to the drive shaft and rigidly connect these two components with each other. This allows the lid follow the rotational movement of the drive shaft, with drive shaft and cover rotate in the same direction.
the coupling means may be formed, for example, in one or more parts. In particular, they must not be confused with agitator blades, but serve to connect the drive shaft to the hopper in order to transmit the rotational movement of the drive shaft to the hopper.
the coupling means may for example be formed by connecting webs, which are preferably arranged between the drive shaft and the cover.
connecting webs which are preferably arranged between the drive shaft and the cover.
three or four connecting webs may be used, wherein these webs are preferably made narrow and have a streamlined cross section in order to minimize their flow resistance. It is particularly preferred according to the invention to arrange the webs vertically in order to keep the contact between pressing material and coupling means as small as possible.
the cone is formed at least in two parts, wherein the cone comprises at least one truncated cone and a conical tip. It is preferred in this embodiment that the truncated cone and the cone apex and possibly other conical components are present so separated from each other that each component can be moved independently of other conical components.
a cone component lying between the cone tip and the truncated cone is preferably referred to as a conical disk in the sense of the invention.
the cone tip is rotatable, in which case in particular the conical tip is connected by the coupling means with the rotatable drive shaft in order to transmit the rotational movement of the drive shaft to the apex of the cone.
the cone tip it is preferable for the cone tip to be connected to the drive shaft, as a result of which the cone tip preferably rotates in the same direction as the cover device.
the truncated cone is statically formed, i. he is not set up to make a turn.
the cone comprises different sections, wherein the different sections have different cross sections and / or pitch angles, thereby producing different pressure conditions at different locations in the gap between covering device and cone can be and specifically a pressure load or pressure relief of Tablettiermaterials can be made possible.
the sections may be the truncated cone and the apex of the cone.
the term "lead angle" preferably denotes the angle enclosed by the outer edge of the cone portion and an imaginary ground plane of this portion.
the pitch angle is in a preferred range between 30 and 75 °, wherein the cone apex may, for example, have a greater pitch angle than the truncated cone or any intervening cone portions.
cross section in the sense of the invention preferably means that the conical sections can be shaped differently in the side view, for example by having different pitch angles.
the pitch angle is determined in particular by the upper and lower outer diameters of the conical sections, and it is particularly preferred for the purposes of the present invention that the upper diameters are smaller than the lower diameters.
the term of the upper outer diameter in the sense of the invention preferably designates the outer diameter, which has a conical section at its upper end, while the term of the lower outer diameter preferably describes the outer diameter of the conical section in the region of the imaginary bottom plate.
the average outer diameter of the truncated cone is greater than the average outer diameter of the apex and / or the possibly existing conical disks.
the term of the average outside diameter preferably denotes the mean value between the upper and lower outer diameters of a conical section.
the outer diameters of the cone portions may be in a preferred range of 30 to 150 mm; however, depending on the application in different tableting machines, other outer diameters may also be preferred.
variable pitch angles and / or cross-sections with respect to the individual cone sections is therefore particularly advantageous, because thereby a pressure relief of the powder material within the filling device can be achieved.
This pressure relief is due to the variable Slope angle and / or cross-sections in particular adjustable, so that the cone sections can be selected depending on the pitch angle and / or cross-section in order to respond to different textures in different Tablettiermaterialien can.
the tableting machines obtained ie those tabletting machines which are equipped with Gu Pont designed in such a form, particularly flexible use.
a ventilation of the powder material can be ensured by the variable pitch angle and / or cross-sections.
the amount of air which enters the die bores or openings together with the powder can be significantly reduced, as a result of which it is possible advantageously to obtain more homogeneous compacts or to considerably reduce the number of defective compacts.
a non-rotating adapter is arranged between the filling tube and the covering device.
This adapter preferably forms the transition between the rotating lid and the non-rotating filling tube through which preferably the powder material passes into the filling device.
the filling device comprises sealing devices, wherein the sealing means are adapted to prevent the escape of Tablettiermaterial in the region of the Greschuh base plate and / or in a transition region between cover and Gurohradapter.
seals are provided in the region of the bearing of the drive shaft, whereby advantageously a sealing of the cone relative to the drive shaft is achieved.
seals may be provided in the region of the transition between the rotating funnel and the stationary filling tube, this transition preferably being formed by a filling tube adapter.
the lid rotates within a filling shoe base plate, and also the transition between this base plate and the rotating funnel may be provided with seals to prevent leakage of the powder material.
FIG. 1 shows a filling tube (12) for a filling device (10), wherein the filling device (10) comprises a cone (14) and a lid (16).
the tableting machine (18) comprises drive means (20) which transmit the rotational movement of the drive means (20) to the cover (16), for example by means of a bridge.
the bridge may preferably be referred to as coupling means (22) or coupling (not shown).
the drive means (20) can be realized for example by a belt drive or a gear drive.
the cone (14) is made in one piece, with this cone (14) preferably does not rotate.
the side walls of the funnel-shaped lid (16) are preferably formed corresponding to the outer surfaces of the cone (14) and the cone components, wherein the term "correspond" in the sense of the invention preferably means that the side walls of the lid (16) and the outer surfaces of the Cone (14) completely or in places parallel to each other. It is preferred that the area between the side walls of the lid (16) and the outer surfaces of the cone (14) is referred to as a gap or flow channel portion (24) through which the powder material passes to the die plate (26). There, the powder material in the die holes and / or openings (28) is pressed into compacts.
the hopper (16) preferably rotates within a base plate (30) of the filling device (10).
FIGS. 2 to 4 show preferred embodiments of the invention with a drive (20), which is arranged below the filling device (10).
the cone (14) is made in two parts, wherein the cone tip (32) can rotate and the truncated cone (34) non-rotating is trained.
the conical tip (32) may, for example, in its interior with the drive shaft (36) are present, whereby the rotational movement of the apex (32) is caused.
the cone tip (32) is also connected to the coupling means (22, not shown) with the hopper (16), whereby the rotation of the drive shaft (36) is transmitted to the hopper (16).
the coupling means (22) are adapted to transmit the rotational movement of the drive shaft (36) to the cover device (16).
the drive shaft (36) can for example be mounted (38) and provided with seals, wherein seals can be provided for example in the region of the transition between rotating funnel (16) and filling tube (12). This transition can be realized for example with a Guiding means (40) in the interior of the filling device (10) facilitate the conveyance of the tableting material within the filling device (10).

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Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/IB2018/055269 WO2018215998A1 (fr)	2017-05-24	2018-07-17	Dispositif de remplissage pour machine à fabriquer des comprimés
US16/615,686 US20200114610A1 (en)	2017-05-24	2018-07-17	Filling apparatus for a tableting machine
KR1020197036579A KR20200063101A (ko)	2017-05-24	2018-07-17	정제 장치를 위한 충전 장치
JP2019564042A JP6915790B2 (ja)	2017-05-24	2018-07-17	打錠機の充填装置
CN201880033743.5A CN110662649A (zh)	2017-05-24	2018-07-17	用于压片机的加料装置

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KR (1)	KR20200063101A (fr)
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- 2017-10-26 EP EP17198467.7A patent/EP3406437B1/fr active Active
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- 2018-07-17 KR KR1020197036579A patent/KR20200063101A/ko not_active Ceased
- 2018-07-17 US US16/615,686 patent/US20200114610A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2018-07-17 CN CN201880033743.5A patent/CN110662649A/zh active Pending
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