EP0454802B1 - Device for packing high-length-to-width-ratio packages, such as drug ampoules, into individual moulded cavities open on one side - Google Patents

Device for packing high-length-to-width-ratio packages, such as drug ampoules, into individual moulded cavities open on one side Download PDF

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EP0454802B1
EP0454802B1 EP90915745A EP90915745A EP0454802B1 EP 0454802 B1 EP0454802 B1 EP 0454802B1 EP 90915745 A EP90915745 A EP 90915745A EP 90915745 A EP90915745 A EP 90915745A EP 0454802 B1 EP0454802 B1 EP 0454802B1
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  • the invention relates to a device for packaging elongated packs, such as pharmaceutical ampoules, by means of mold cavities which are open on one side for individual packs according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Packaging devices of this type which are primarily concerned with the packaging of pharmaceutical ampoules and comparable rod-shaped packs, are known in various designs. These packs are usually plumbed vertically into a bed made of plastic material such as foam rubber, deep-drawn plastic material such as PVC or the like. pinched and can be sealed or inserted with one end in a cardboard box.
  • suction cups To the extent that it cannot be inserted by hand, as is the case at today's working speeds, suction cups must be used which require complicated movement and gripping control. In addition, the suction cups and other gripping elements on the gripping surfaces are worn out in a short time and must be replaced.
  • a pick-up wheel with semicircular grooves formed on its circumference at the outlet end of a funnel receiving the ampoules is guided transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ampoules and these are deposited on a subsequent conveyor. So it must be picked up by a separate element and then given to a conveyor.
  • DE-A 22 62 951 shows a device that can be used for packaging ampoules for inserting elongated objects into the wells of a thermoplastic film web from a series of parallel feed channels arranged next to one another, which is only led up to the top of an upper perforated plate provided with transfer openings is in turn guided across a lower perforated plate.
  • the capsules used there therefore first get into the openings of the upper plate, the longitudinal web parts between the openings of the lower plate forming a support for the capsules until all of the upper plate openings are filled with capsules and a new insertion process is started in the starting position thus achieved can be.
  • the invention is based on the last-mentioned device and pursues the task of developing this device in such a way that ampoules and comparable packs can be packed in a material-friendly manner and at low operating costs at appropriate operating speeds.
  • the feed belt is formed according to the invention by a multi-layer belt, which consists at least in an outer layer of wear-resistant, flexible material such as rubber or rubber-like plastic of high elasticity, in the mold cavities of which the packings are slidably and shock-absorbing.
  • the loading of the feed conveyor is made possible by inserting the packs in its upper feed level without noticeable frictional forces and risk of damage. Removal from this feed conveyor also only requires the previous holder to be released in that the support of the packs is briefly removed and they can slide out of their recesses with little friction.
  • the packaging conveyor provided in the lower packaging level also has mold cavities for receiving the packaging, and finally a transfer device for transferring the packaging to the packaging conveyor is arranged between the supply and packaging level without the packaging having to be directly grasped and "inserted". Rather, they are simply transferred to the packaging conveyor and placed there, so they are not subject to any gripping and other non-positive or positive external forces. In addition, the packs move with little friction due to sliding and rolling processes.
  • the transport force is mainly applied by the weight of the packs, which usually weigh only a few grams, so that only correspondingly small forces act on the mostly smooth outer surfaces. Wear can therefore only occur if you work at speeds that are significantly higher than in previous cycle times. Even if the cycle time is not increased, the number of ampoules or other packs to be packed in the time unit can be increased as required.
  • the ampoules or other elongated packs are disordered before being taken up into the feed conveyor and are directly aligned when they are taken up into this feed conveyor.
  • the feed conveyor has an endless feed element which is provided with mold cavities which run predominantly transversely to its direction of movement and which are open on at least one side and are shielded from the outside in the package transport area. In this way, especially in the case of directional changes, it is ensured that the packs can only leave the feed conveyor exactly from a predetermined point.
  • the mold cavities receiving the packs are formed as grooves which are open at least in one direction component radially to the direction of rotation of the endless feed belt.
  • the packs supplied can be brought into a specific position by the feed belt itself, without significant wear and tear, for further transport and for delivery and delivery.
  • a particular advantage of the feed belt designed in this way is that it can be guided over two or more deflecting rollers as desired and is not tied to any particular orientation in space, for example with its circumferential plane at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees to an approximately vertical one Lets you set the default level. This level as a whole can also be adjusted during operation, and the belt can be guided on a curved surface that deviates from a common level in many ways. Although the transverse arrangement of the packages in the feed belt is preferred, any other arrangement can be considered.
  • a multi-layer feed belt - the feed belt for the molded parts can also be a toothed belt with any tooth pitch - with at least one thin, tensile and low-stretch inner layer and at least one thicker, easily deformable outer layer forming the mold cavities has proven to be particularly advantageous.
  • the tensile forces causing the transport are almost exclusively taken over by the thin inner layer, the shape of which does not change or changes only slightly during operation, while the remaining functions are brought about by the design of the easily deformable outer layer, which is basically created in one piece on the little stretchable inner layer leaves.
  • the packs of a row can be brought together or spread apart in their common plane or area transversely to their length during the falling or sliding process. You can either convey packs closely at will and pack them at larger intervals, or vice versa.
  • trigger elements for non-contact triggering of a push-button switch can be arranged with the same spacing of n cavity divisions (t), which controls the stopping and, after a delay, the restarting of the infeed conveyor.
  • a feed conveyor (1) arranged in an overhead feed level A and a packaging conveyor (2) arranged in a lower packaging level B are connected by a transfer device (3) arranged between the two levels A and B.
  • the feed conveyor (1) has an endless feed belt (6) which surrounds transport wheels (5,5.1) which can rotate on vertical axes (4).
  • the feed belt (6) has vertical U-shaped grooves (7) on its outside with a rounded base, the clear width of which is somewhat larger than the diameter of the ampoules (8) to be accommodated.
  • These grooves are provided at intervals t so that a row of n grooves (7) can accommodate a row of n ampoules (8), which are treated and conveyed simultaneously.
  • a chain belt (11) is attached, which is partially provided at the top with a covering (12), which forms an insertion sector (13), in which the pre-packaging empty ampoules (8) with a vertical axis.
  • the chain belt (11) can be inclined slightly towards the feed conveyor (1) so that the upright ampoules (8) are concentrated in the direction of the transport wheel (5.1) rotating according to arrow (14).
  • a run-up bar (15) is attached below the grooves (7) moving from there, which has a protruding flange (16) which shields the ampoules (8) to the side and prevents them from falling out.
  • the slide bar (15) is adjoined by a slide bar (17) with a flange (18) arranged on the opposite side to the flange (16).
  • a vertical edge plate (21) is provided opposite the flange (18) and, like the mounting of the feed conveyor (1), is fastened to a support plate (22).
  • the slide bar (17) closes in the same plane as the overrun bar (15). It can be moved back and forth along this plane according to the double arrow (23), FIGS. 1 and 2, by means of a double-acting compressed air cylinder (24) transversely to the transport direction of the feed belt. If it is retracted as shown in FIG. 1, the support is withdrawn from the 6 ampoules of a row of ampoules (8) treated at the same time. So they fall into the transfer device (3).
  • An electric motor (25) is used to drive the feed conveyor (1) and is also attached to the support plate (22).
  • screws (29) attached between adjacent rows of ampoules (28) in the feed belt (6) are used, the entry of which is recognized by a non-contact button (30) of a controller (31).
  • the ampoules (8) fall down into the guide grooves of the transfer device (3) to be mentioned later and are passed on until the packaging conveyor (2) is in contact.
  • the packaging conveyor (2) which is only shown in limited length, can be a plate belt or also a plastic belt or the like which only passes through in one direction and is previously deep-drawn and can thus be divided or subdivided.
  • a blister pack is formed by packaging trays (37) into which trough-shaped cavities (33) open at the top for receiving ampoules (8) are molded.
  • These elongated cavities (33) are each made transversely to the band in the number n with a division (t1) so that they can accommodate a whole row of ampoules (28), but which are arranged horizontally in Fig.2; whose pitch (t1) is smaller than the pitch (t) in the feed belt (6).
  • the transfer device (3) which is designed in one piece here. It is designed as a slightly curved angle plate, in the inner surface of which six, otherwise ten or 2 x 5 guide grooves (34) are formed in the exemplary embodiment, which extend just below the contact surface for the ampoules (8) and just above the top (35) of the the packaging conveyor (2) lying on the packaging trays (37), and that a cavity (33) close to the front end (38).
  • the speeds of movement of the plastic shells (37) and the ampoules (8) can, but do not have to be of the same dimensions, so that each ampoule abuts the end of a cavity (33) and, when conveyed further, is placed on the somewhat narrowed edge of this cavity (33) becomes.
  • an indentation device (41) with a double-acting compressed air cylinder (43) is provided, which is fastened on a support plate (42) fixed to the housing.
  • the piston (44) can also be loaded in the lifting direction by a spring or the like.
  • At the lower end of its piston rod (45) it carries an impression plate (46) which spans one or more rows of ampoules (28).
  • the packaging belt must be shut down in the same way as the feed belt.
  • the packaging trays (37) are supported on strips (49) of the packaging tape arranged upright, which engage between the cavities (33) receiving the ampoules.
  • the transfer device (3) consists of a one-piece shell made of slidable material, in particular hard plastic, into which n guide grooves (34) are formed.
  • the pitch of these grooves changes from their top to bottom from (t) to (t1). This compensates for the guiding play which is provided on the feed conveyor (1) in order to allow it to fall freely, but does not appear on the packaging conveyor, since there should be non-positive adhesion after being pressed in. In some cases, it may also be expedient to increase the division and to spread the guide grooves or other guide means apart.
  • the feed belt can run around three or more transport wheels (5,5.1) of a polygonal track. Although this path will generally be convex at all points, it can also be locally concave.
  • the load on the feed belt is usually very different on the inside than on the outside. This different Requirements can best be met by a multi-layer design, whereby the inner layer should be particularly flexible and flexible, but also tensile and not very stretchy, while the outer layer is primarily about carrying and guiding the packs.
  • the transport wheels can be mounted in a fixed association on a common rigid support, which in turn can be adjusted relative to its support.
  • the transport wheels themselves can also be provided such that they can be adjusted relative to one another in many ways.
  • they can be provided so as to be pivotable transversely to their axis in order to achieve a limited twisting of the feed belt; there may also be switchovers in predetermined operating positions, which may automatically and cyclically enable a change setting of these transport wheels and thus the belt guide.
  • This allows transfer funding to be carried out on a large variety of lanes with the least amount of resources and at reasonable operating speeds while protecting the material.

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The packing device of the invention has a feed conveyor (1) located at an upper, feed, level (A) and a packing conveyor (2) located at a lower, packing, level (B) and driven to move at right angles to the feed conveyor (1). The two conveyors are linked by a bridging device (3) in the form of a chute with a multiplicity of adjacent guide grooves (34). The feed conveyor turns about two or more conveyor wheels (5, 5.1). The conveyor band (6) has at least on the outside a thick layer of a highly elastic, easily deformed material, such as rubber or a plastics material similar to rubber, in which outwards-facing grooves (7) designed to hold individual vertical packages (8) are moulded, giving the belt a toothed shape. The packages are arranged in line by the conveyor band (6) and conveyed over a support table (17) which is drawn back briefly by a compressed-air-operated cylinder (24) when the conveyor band is periodically halted, thus allowing a row of packages (8) to drop into the guide grooves (34) and be deposited on the packing conveyor (2) driven to move at right angles to the feed conveyor. In this way, the packages (8) are turned gently but relatively rapidly and simply on their sides and packed.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken langgestreckter Packungen wie Arzneimittelampullen mittels einseitig offener Formhöhlungen für einzelne Packungen gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for packaging elongated packs, such as pharmaceutical ampoules, by means of mold cavities which are open on one side for individual packs according to the preamble of claim 1.

Verpackungsvorrichtungen dieser Art, die sich vornehmlich mit dem Verpacken von Arzneimittelampullen und vergleichbaren stabförmigen Packungen befassen, sind in mancherlei Ausführungen bekannt. Diese Packungen werden in der Regel lotrecht in ein Steckbett aus plastischem Werkstoff wie Schaumgummi, tiefgezogenes Plastikmaterial wie PVC o.ä. eingeklemmt und können versiegelt oder mit einem Ende in einen Karton vorragend eingebracht werden.Packaging devices of this type, which are primarily concerned with the packaging of pharmaceutical ampoules and comparable rod-shaped packs, are known in various designs. These packs are usually plumbed vertically into a bed made of plastic material such as foam rubber, deep-drawn plastic material such as PVC or the like. pinched and can be sealed or inserted with one end in a cardboard box.

Soweit das Einbringen, wie bei den heutigen Arbeitsgeschwindigkeiten, nicht von Hand erfolgen kann, müssen Saugnäpfe eingesetzt werden, die eine komplizierte Bewegungs- und Greifsteuerung erfordern. Zudem werden die Saugnäpfe und andere Greifelemente an den Greifflächen schon in kurzer Zeit verschlissen und müssen ersetzt werden.To the extent that it cannot be inserted by hand, as is the case at today's working speeds, suction cups must be used which require complicated movement and gripping control. In addition, the suction cups and other gripping elements on the gripping surfaces are worn out in a short time and must be replaced.

Dies hat dazu geführt, daß man bei neueren Verpackungsvorrichtungen die Packungen nicht mehr positiv erfaßt, sondern nur auf einem geförderten Träger aufliegen läßt und mit oder ohne Überdeckung durch diesen weiterfördert und ggf. an einen weiteren Förderer abgibt. Dabei muß sich in der Regel die Förderrichtung ändern, wie überdies die Ampullen, ob sie nun in Längsrichtung oder Querrichtung gefördert werden, unterschiedlichen Bahnen folgen können (US-PS 28 46 830).This has resulted in the fact that in newer packaging devices the packs are no longer recorded positively, but are only left to rest on a supported carrier and are conveyed further with or without overlap by this and, if necessary, passed on to a further conveyor. As a rule, the direction of conveyance must change, as moreover the ampoules, whether they are conveyed in the longitudinal direction or the transverse direction, can follow different paths (US Pat. No. 2,846,830).

Wesentlich ist auch die Aufnahme und Überführung der Ampullen aus einem ungeordneten Zustand in einem Vorratsraum in eine Reihen-Ordnung des ersten Förderers. Hierzu wird nach der französischen Anmeldeschrift 23 11 716 ein Aufnahmerad mit an seinem Umfang eingeformten Halbrund-Nuten am Auslaßende eines die Ampullen aufnehmenden Trichters quer zur Längsrichtung der Ampullen entlanggeführt und diese über einem anschließenden Förderer abgelagert. Es muß also durch ein gesondertes Element aufgenommen und dann an einen Förderer abgegeben werden.It is also essential to pick up and transfer the ampoules from an unordered state in a storage room into a row order of the first conveyor. For this purpose, according to the French application 23 11 716, a pick-up wheel with semicircular grooves formed on its circumference at the outlet end of a funnel receiving the ampoules is guided transversely to the longitudinal direction of the ampoules and these are deposited on a subsequent conveyor. So it must be picked up by a separate element and then given to a conveyor.

Eine ähnliche Anordnung zeigt auch die deutsche Offenlegungsschrift A 22 00 947, wobei die Ampullen von einem Nutenrad zunächst zu einem Schacht übergeben und von einem zweiten Nutenrad in die Quernuten eines Förderers eingegeben und durch eine Druckplatte eingedrückt werden. Auch dabei steigt der Verschleiß mit der Anzahl der Übergabevorgänge.A similar arrangement is also shown in German Offenlegungsschrift A 22 00 947, in which the ampoules are first transferred from a grooved wheel to a shaft and are inserted into the transverse grooves of a conveyor by a second grooved wheel and pressed in by a pressure plate. Here, too, the wear increases with the number of transfer processes.

Die DE-A 22 62 951 zeigt zwar eine beim Verpacken von Ampullen verwendbare Vorrichtung zum Einlegen von länglichen Gegenständen in die Näpfe einer thermoplastischen Folienbahn aus einer Reihe nebeneinander angeordneter paralleler Zuführrinnen, die nur bis zur Oberseite einer mit Übergabeöffnungen versehene oberen Lochplatte geführt ist, die wiederum quer zu einer unteren Lochplatte geführt ist. Die dort verwendeten Kapseln gelangen daher zunächst in die Öffnungen der oberen Platte, wobei die längslaufenden Stegteile zwischen den Öffnungen der unteren Platte eine Auflage für die Kapseln bilden, bis zunächst alle oberen Plattendruchbrechungen mit Kapseln gefüllt sind und bei der dadurch erreichten Ausgangsstellung ein neuer Einlegevorgang begonnen werden kann.DE-A 22 62 951 shows a device that can be used for packaging ampoules for inserting elongated objects into the wells of a thermoplastic film web from a series of parallel feed channels arranged next to one another, which is only led up to the top of an upper perforated plate provided with transfer openings is in turn guided across a lower perforated plate. The capsules used there therefore first get into the openings of the upper plate, the longitudinal web parts between the openings of the lower plate forming a support for the capsules until all of the upper plate openings are filled with capsules and a new insertion process is started in the starting position thus achieved can be.

Bei sorgfältiger Abstimmung der Bewegungsgeschwindigkeiten lassen sich die verschiedenen Umsetzvorgänge grundsätzlich erledigen, aber auch dabei ist der Verschleiß noch beträchtlich und die Umsetzleistung begrenzt.With careful coordination of the movement speeds, the various repositioning processes can basically be done take care of it, but even then the wear is still considerable and the conversion performance is limited.

Die Erfindung geht aus von der letztgeschilderten Vorrichtung und verfolgt die Aufgabe, diese Vorrichtung derart weiterzubilden, daß Ampullen und vergleichbare Packungen bei angemessenen Arbeitsgeschwindigkeiten materialschonend und mit geringem Betriebsmittelaufwand verpackt werden können.The invention is based on the last-mentioned device and pursues the task of developing this device in such a way that ampoules and comparable packs can be packed in a material-friendly manner and at low operating costs at appropriate operating speeds.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß das Zuführband durch einen mehrlagigen Riemen gebildet, der wenigstens in einer Außenschicht aus verschleißfestem, flexiblen Werkstoff wie Gummi oder gummiartiger Kunststoff hoher Elastizität besteht, in dessen Formhöhlungen die Packungen gleitbar und stoßdämpfend eingelagert sind.To solve this problem, the feed belt is formed according to the invention by a multi-layer belt, which consists at least in an outer layer of wear-resistant, flexible material such as rubber or rubber-like plastic of high elasticity, in the mold cavities of which the packings are slidably and shock-absorbing.

Auf diese Weise ist das Beschicken des Zuführförderers durch Einsetzen der Packungen in dessen oberer Zuführebene ohne merkliche Reibungskräfte und Beschädigungsgefahr ermöglicht. Auch das Herausnehmen aus diesem Zuführförderer erfordert nur ein Freigeben der bisherigen Halterung dadurch, daß die Abstützung der Packungen kurzzeitig aufgehoben wird und diese reibungsarm aus ihren Ausnehmungen herausgleiten können. Auch der in der unteren Verpackungsebene vorgesehene Verpakkungsförderer weist Formhöhlungen zur Aufnahme der Packungen auf, und schließlich ist zwischen Zuführ- und Verpackungsebene eine Überleitvorrichtung zum Überführen der Packungen auf den Verpackungsförderer angeordnet, ohne daß die Packungen direkt erfaßt und "eingesetzt" werden müssen. Sie werden vielmehr lediglich auf den Verpackungsförderer überführt und dort abgelegt, sind also keinen Greif- und anderen kraft- oder formschlüssig wirkenden Fremdkräften unterworfen. Zudem erfolgt die Bewegung der Packungen reibungsarm durch Gleit- und Rollvorgänge.In this way the loading of the feed conveyor is made possible by inserting the packs in its upper feed level without noticeable frictional forces and risk of damage. Removal from this feed conveyor also only requires the previous holder to be released in that the support of the packs is briefly removed and they can slide out of their recesses with little friction. The packaging conveyor provided in the lower packaging level also has mold cavities for receiving the packaging, and finally a transfer device for transferring the packaging to the packaging conveyor is arranged between the supply and packaging level without the packaging having to be directly grasped and "inserted". Rather, they are simply transferred to the packaging conveyor and placed there, so they are not subject to any gripping and other non-positive or positive external forces. In addition, the packs move with little friction due to sliding and rolling processes.

Die Beförderungskraft wird vornehmlich durch die Gewichtskräfte der meist nur wenige Gramm wiegenden Packungen aufgebracht, so daß nur entsprechend kleine Kräfte an den meist glatten Außenflächen zur Einwirkung kommen. Verschleiß kann daher auch dann nur eintreten, wenn mit gegenüber bisherigen Taktzeiten deutlich gesteigerten Geschwindigkeiten gearbeitet wird. Selbst wenn die Taktzeit nicht erhöht wird, läßt sich die Anzahl der in der Zeiteinheit zu verpackenden Ampullen oder anderen Packungen nach Bedarf steigern.The transport force is mainly applied by the weight of the packs, which usually weigh only a few grams, so that only correspondingly small forces act on the mostly smooth outer surfaces. Wear can therefore only occur if you work at speeds that are significantly higher than in previous cycle times. Even if the cycle time is not increased, the number of ampoules or other packs to be packed in the time unit can be increased as required.

Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Ausführung sind die Ampullen oder anderen langgestreckten Packungen vor der Aufnahme in den Zuführförderer ungeordnet vorhanden und werden bei der Aufnahme in diesen Zuführförderer unmittelbar ausgerichtet.In the embodiment according to the invention, the ampoules or other elongated packs are disordered before being taken up into the feed conveyor and are directly aligned when they are taken up into this feed conveyor.

Wesentlich ist auch, daß die Packungen möglichst augenblicklich aus dem Zuführförderer herausgleiten, wenn ihre lotrechte Abstützung aufgehoben wird. Dies kann zwar in aller Regel vollständig durch die Gewichtskräfte der Packungen bewirkt werden, schließt aber ein behutsames Auslösen oder Anstoßen nicht aus. Solche Auslösevorrichtungen sind an sich ebenso bekannt wie zwischen Zuführ- und Verpackungsebene vorgesehene Überleitvorrichtungen. Ihre Wirksamkeit und schonende Arbeitsweise ist hier aber nahezu optimal.It is also essential that the packs slide out of the feed conveyor as soon as possible when their vertical support is released. As a rule, this can be completely caused by the weight of the packs, but it does not rule out careful triggering or bumping. Such triggering devices are known per se, as are transfer devices provided between the feed and packaging levels. Their effectiveness and gentle way of working is almost optimal here.

Nach einer besonderen Ausführungsform der Erfindung weist der Zuführförderer ein endloses Zuführelement auf, das mit überwiegend quer zu seiner Bewegungsrichtung verlaufenden Formhöhlungen versehen ist, die nach wenigstens einer Seite geöffnet und im Packungs-Transportbereich nach seitlich außen abgeschirmt sind. Auf diese Weise wird vor allem bei Richtungsumlenkungen sichergestellt, daß die Packungen den Zuführförderer erst exakt ab einer vorgegebenen Stelle verlassen können.According to a special embodiment of the invention, the feed conveyor has an endless feed element which is provided with mold cavities which run predominantly transversely to its direction of movement and which are open on at least one side and are shielded from the outside in the package transport area. In this way, especially in the case of directional changes, it is ensured that the packs can only leave the feed conveyor exactly from a predetermined point.

Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung werden die die Packungen aufnehmenden Formhöhlungen als wenigstens in einer Richtungskomponente radial zur Umlaufrichtung des endlosen Zuführbandes geöffnete Nuten ausgebildet. Dabei lassen sich die zugeführten Packungen ohne wesentliche Verschleißbeanspruchung durch das Zuführband selbst in eine bestimmte, für den Weitertransport und die Ab- und Übergabe in eine zweckmäßige Stellung bringen.According to a further embodiment of the invention, the mold cavities receiving the packs are formed as grooves which are open at least in one direction component radially to the direction of rotation of the endless feed belt. The packs supplied can be brought into a specific position by the feed belt itself, without significant wear and tear, for further transport and for delivery and delivery.

Ein besonderer Vorteil des so gestalteten Zuführbandes ist es einmal, daß es nach Belieben über zwei oder mehr Umlenkrollen geführt werden kann und an keine bestimmte Ausrichtung im Raum gebunden ist, sich beispielsweise also mit seiner Umlaufebene unter Winkeln von 0 bis 90 Grad zu einer etwa lotrechten Vorgabeebene einstellen läßt. Diese Ebene ist als Ganzes gegebenenfalls auch während des Betriebes verstellbar, und das Band kann auf einer in mancherlei Weise von einer gemeinsamen Ebene abweichende Kurvenfläche geführt werden. Wenn auch die Queranordnung der Packungen im Zuführriemen bevorzugt wird, können doch beliebige andere Anordnungen in Betracht kommen.A particular advantage of the feed belt designed in this way is that it can be guided over two or more deflecting rollers as desired and is not tied to any particular orientation in space, for example with its circumferential plane at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees to an approximately vertical one Lets you set the default level. This level as a whole can also be adjusted during operation, and the belt can be guided on a curved surface that deviates from a common level in many ways. Although the transverse arrangement of the packages in the feed belt is preferred, any other arrangement can be considered.

Als besonders vorteilhaft hat sich die Verwendung eines mehrlagigen Zuführriemens - der Zuführriemen für die Formteile kann auch ein Zahnriemen mit beliebiger Zähneteilung sein - mit wenigstens einer dünnen zugfesten und dehnungsarmen Innenschicht und mindestens einer dickeren, die Formhöhlungen bildenden leicht verformbare Außenschicht erwiesen. Dabei werden die den Transport bewirkenden Zugkräfte nahezu ausschließlich von der dünnen Innenschicht übernommen, deren Form sich im Betrieb nicht oder nur wenig ändert, während die restlichen Funktionen durch die Gestaltung der leicht verformbaren Außenschicht bewirkt werden, die sich grundsätzlich einstückig auf der wenig dehnbaren Innenschicht erstellen läßt.The use of a multi-layer feed belt - the feed belt for the molded parts can also be a toothed belt with any tooth pitch - with at least one thin, tensile and low-stretch inner layer and at least one thicker, easily deformable outer layer forming the mold cavities has proven to be particularly advantageous. The tensile forces causing the transport are almost exclusively taken over by the thin inner layer, the shape of which does not change or changes only slightly during operation, while the remaining functions are brought about by the design of the easily deformable outer layer, which is basically created in one piece on the little stretchable inner layer leaves.

Da die Packungen bei Längs- oder Queranordnung im Zuführförderer gruppenweise zusammengefaßt sind, empfiehlt es sich, den Zuführförderer in Förderschritten für eine Bandlänge von n Höhlungsteilungen (t) taktweise zu steuern. Demgemäß sollten jeweils eine Reihe Packungen aus der oberen Zuführebene ausgelöst und quer zu ihrer gemeinsamen Ebene aus der Lotrechten zur Waagrechten abgelenkt werden.Since the packs are grouped together in a longitudinal or transverse arrangement in the feed conveyor, it is advisable to control the feed conveyor in increments for a belt length of n cavity divisions (t) in cycles. Accordingly, a series of packs should be triggered from the upper feed level and deflected transversely to their common level from the vertical to the horizontal.

Dabei lassen sich die Packungen einer Reihe während des Fall- oder Gleitvorganges in ihrer gemeinsamen Ebene bzw. Fläche quer zu ihrer Länge zusammen- oder auseinanderführen. Man kann also nach Belieben entweder Packungen eng fördern und in größeren Zwischenabständen verpacken oder umgekehrt.The packs of a row can be brought together or spread apart in their common plane or area transversely to their length during the falling or sliding process. You can either convey packs closely at will and pack them at larger intervals, or vice versa.

In einem Zuführriemen des Zuführförderers lassen sich mit gleichen Abständen von n Höhlungsteilungen (t) Auslöserelemente zur berührungsfreien Auslösung eines Tastschalters anordnen, der in Folge zunächst das Anhalten und mit Verzögerung das Wiedereinschalten des Zuführförderers steuert.In an infeed belt of the infeed conveyor, trigger elements for non-contact triggering of a push-button switch can be arranged with the same spacing of n cavity divisions (t), which controls the stopping and, after a delay, the restarting of the infeed conveyor.

Weitere Vorteile und Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in Unteransprüchen angegeben und sollen im folgenden unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung näher erläutert werden. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäß ausgeführten Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Arzneimittelampullen in Richtung des Pfeiles I in Fig.2 gesehen und teilweise nach der Linie I-I in dieser Figur geschnitten,
Fig. 2
eine Ansicht dieser Vorrichtung nach Pfeil II von oben in Fig.1 gesehen und
Fig. 3
einen Schnitt durch diese Verpackungsvorrichtung längs der Linie III-III in Fig.1.
Further advantages and refinements of the invention are specified in subclaims and are to be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1
2 is a view of a device for packaging pharmaceutical ampoules according to the invention in the direction of arrow I in FIG. 2 and partially cut along line II in this figure,
Fig. 2
a view of this device according to arrow II seen from above in Fig.1 and
Fig. 3
a section through this packaging device along the line III-III in Fig.1.

In der dargestellten Vorrichtung sind ein in einer oben liegenden Zuführebene A angeordneter Zuführförderer (1) und ein in einer unteren Verpackungsebene B angeordneter Verpackungsförderer (2) durch eine zwischen den beiden Ebenen A und B angeordnete Überleitvorrichtung (3) verbunden.In the device shown, a feed conveyor (1) arranged in an overhead feed level A and a packaging conveyor (2) arranged in a lower packaging level B are connected by a transfer device (3) arranged between the two levels A and B.

Der Zuführförderer (1) weist einen endlosen Zuführriemen (6) auf, der auf lotrechten Achsen (4) drehbare Transporträder (5,5.1) umschließt. Der Zuführriemen (6) hat auf seiner Außenseite lotrechte U-förmige Nuten (7) mit gerundetem Grund, deren lichte Weite etwas größer ist als der Durchmesser der aufzunehmenden Ampullen (8).The feed conveyor (1) has an endless feed belt (6) which surrounds transport wheels (5,5.1) which can rotate on vertical axes (4). The feed belt (6) has vertical U-shaped grooves (7) on its outside with a rounded base, the clear width of which is somewhat larger than the diameter of the ampoules (8) to be accommodated.

Diese Nuten sind unter Teilungsabständen t vorgesehen, so daß eine Reihe von n Nuten (7) eine Reihe von n Ampullen (8) aufnehmen kann, die jeweils gleichzeitig behandelt und gefördert werden.These grooves are provided at intervals t so that a row of n grooves (7) can accommodate a row of n ampoules (8), which are treated and conveyed simultaneously.

Im Einzugsbereich des in der Zeichnung rechten Transportrades (5.1) des Zuführförderers (1) ist ein Kettenband (11) angebracht, das oben teilweise mit einer Umhüllung (12) versehen ist, die einen Einführsektor (13) bildet, in welchen die aus einer Vorverpackung entleerten Ampullen (8) mit lotrechter Achse aufgestellt werden. Dabei kann das Kettenband (11) etwas zum Zuführförderer (1) hin geneigt sein, so daß die aufstehenden Ampullen (8) in Richtung auf das sich gemäß Pfeil (14) drehende Transportrad (5.1) konzentriert werden.In the feed area of the transport wheel (5.1) on the right of the feed conveyor (1), a chain belt (11) is attached, which is partially provided at the top with a covering (12), which forms an insertion sector (13), in which the pre-packaging empty ampoules (8) with a vertical axis. The chain belt (11) can be inclined slightly towards the feed conveyor (1) so that the upright ampoules (8) are concentrated in the direction of the transport wheel (5.1) rotating according to arrow (14).

Im Anschluß an das Kettenband (11) ist unterhalb der sich von dort bewegenden Nuten (7) eine Auflaufleiste (15) angebracht, die einen hochragenden Flansch (16) aufweist, der die Ampullen (8) zur Seite hin abschirmt und ihr Herausfallen verhindert.Following the chain belt (11), a run-up bar (15) is attached below the grooves (7) moving from there, which has a protruding flange (16) which shields the ampoules (8) to the side and prevents them from falling out.

In der Transportrichtung schließt sich an die Auflaufleiste (15) eine Schieberleiste (17) mit einem auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite zum Flansch (16) angeordneten Flansch (18) an. Zudem ist gegenüber dem Flansch (18) eine lotrechte Randplatte (21) vorgesehen, die ebenso wie die Lagerung des Zuführförderers (1) an einer Tragplatte (22) befestigt ist.In the transport direction, the slide bar (15) is adjoined by a slide bar (17) with a flange (18) arranged on the opposite side to the flange (16). In addition, a vertical edge plate (21) is provided opposite the flange (18) and, like the mounting of the feed conveyor (1), is fastened to a support plate (22).

Die Schieberleiste (17) schließt in der gleichen Ebene wie die Auflaufleiste (15) ab. Sie kann längs dieser Ebene gemäß Doppelpfeil (23), Fig.1 und 2, durch einen doppelt wirkenden Druckluftzylinder (24) quer zur Transportrichtung des Zuführbandes hin- und hergehend bewegt werden. Wird sie gemäß Fig.1 eingefahren, so wird den 6 Ampullen einer gleichzeitig behandelten Reihe von Ampullen (8) die Abstützung entzogen. Sie fallen also in die überleitvorrichtung (3).The slide bar (17) closes in the same plane as the overrun bar (15). It can be moved back and forth along this plane according to the double arrow (23), FIGS. 1 and 2, by means of a double-acting compressed air cylinder (24) transversely to the transport direction of the feed belt. If it is retracted as shown in FIG. 1, the support is withdrawn from the 6 ampoules of a row of ampoules (8) treated at the same time. So they fall into the transfer device (3).

Zum Antrieb des Zuführförderers (1) dient ein Elektromotor (25), der ebenfalls auf der Tragplatte (22) befestigt ist. Zur gleichzeitigen Steuerung von Verpackungsvorgängen betreffend die n Ampullen einer Ampullenreihe (28) dienen zwischen benachbarten Ampullenreihen (28) im Zuführriemen (6) angebrachte Schrauben (29), deren Einlauf durch einen berührungsfreien Taster (30) einer Steuerung (31) erkannt wird.An electric motor (25) is used to drive the feed conveyor (1) and is also attached to the support plate (22). For simultaneous control of packaging processes relating to the n ampoules of a row of ampoules (28), screws (29) attached between adjacent rows of ampoules (28) in the feed belt (6) are used, the entry of which is recognized by a non-contact button (30) of a controller (31).

Ein vom Taster (30) ausgelöstes Signal führt zunächst zu einem Abschalten des Elektromotors (25) und damit zum Stillsetzen des Zuführförderers (1). Es wird ferner die Einzugssteuerung für den Druckluftzylinder (24) betätigt, der die Schieberleiste (17) nach innen zur Bandmitte hin einzieht. Dadurch fallen die Ampullen (8) nach unten in die später noch zu erwähnenden Führungsnuten der Überleitvorrichtung (3) und werden bis zur Auflage des Verpackungsförderers (2) weitergeleitet.A signal triggered by the button (30) initially leads to the electric motor (25) being switched off and thus to the stopping of the feed conveyor (1). The feed control for the compressed air cylinder (24), which pulls in the slide bar (17) inwards towards the center of the belt, is also actuated. As a result, the ampoules (8) fall down into the guide grooves of the transfer device (3) to be mentioned later and are passed on until the packaging conveyor (2) is in contact.

Der nur in begrenzter Länge gezeigte Verpackungsförderer (2) kann ein Plattenband oder auch ein lediglich in einer Richtung durchlaufendes und vorher tiefgezogenes und damit unterteiltes bzw unterteilbares Kunststoffband oder dergleichen sein.The packaging conveyor (2), which is only shown in limited length, can be a plate belt or also a plastic belt or the like which only passes through in one direction and is previously deep-drawn and can thus be divided or subdivided.

Hier ist das Unterteil einer Blisterpackung durch Verpackungsschalen (37) gebildet, in die oben offene wannenförmige Höhlungen (33) zur Aufnahme von Ampullen (8) eingeformt sind.Here the lower part of a blister pack is formed by packaging trays (37) into which trough-shaped cavities (33) open at the top for receiving ampoules (8) are molded.

Diese langgestreckten Höhlungen (33) sind jeweils quer zum Band in der Anzahl n mit einer Teilung (t1) angebracht, so daß sie eine ganze Ampullenreihe (28) aufnehmen können, die jedoch in Fig.2 liegend angeordnet sind; deren Teilung (t1) ist kleiner als die Teilung (t) im Zuführriemen (6).These elongated cavities (33) are each made transversely to the band in the number n with a division (t1) so that they can accommodate a whole row of ampoules (28), but which are arranged horizontally in Fig.2; whose pitch (t1) is smaller than the pitch (t) in the feed belt (6).

Auch dies ist bei der Ausbildung der hier einstückig ausgeführten Überleitvorrichtung (3) berücksichtigt. Sie ist als schwach gebogene Winkelplatte ausgebildet, in deren Innenfläche beim Ausführungsbeispiel sechs, sonst zehn oder 2 x 5 Leitnuten (34) eingeformt sind, die dicht unterhalb der Auflagfläche für die Ampullen (8) ausgehen und dicht oberhalb der Oberseite (35) der auf dem Verpackungsförderer (2) aufliegenden Verpackungsschalen (37) und zwar dicht am Vorderende (38) eine Höhlung (33) enden. Die Bewegungsgeschwindigkeiten der Kunststoffschalen (37) und der Ampullen (8) können, müssen aber nicht gleich bemessen sein, so daß jede Ampulle an das Ende einer Höhlung (33) anstößt und bei der Weiterförderung auf den etwas verengten Rand dieser Höhlung (33) aufgelegt wird.This is also taken into account when designing the transfer device (3), which is designed in one piece here. It is designed as a slightly curved angle plate, in the inner surface of which six, otherwise ten or 2 x 5 guide grooves (34) are formed in the exemplary embodiment, which extend just below the contact surface for the ampoules (8) and just above the top (35) of the the packaging conveyor (2) lying on the packaging trays (37), and that a cavity (33) close to the front end (38). The speeds of movement of the plastic shells (37) and the ampoules (8) can, but do not have to be of the same dimensions, so that each ampoule abuts the end of a cavity (33) and, when conveyed further, is placed on the somewhat narrowed edge of this cavity (33) becomes.

In der nächsten Behandlungsstation ist eine Eindrückvorrichtung (41) mit einem doppelt wirkenden Druckluftzylinder (43) vorgesehen, der auf einer gehäusefesten Tragplatte (42) befestigt ist. Der Kolben (44) kann auch in Anhubrichtung durch eine Feder oder dergleichen belastet sein. Er trägt am unteren Ende seiner Kolbenstange (45) eine Eindrückplatte (46), die eine oder mehrere Ampullenreihen (28) überspannt. Für den Eindrückvorgang muß also entweder das Verpackungsband in ähnlicher Weise zwischenzeitig stillgesetzt werden wie das Zuführband. Die Verpackungsschalen (37) stützen sich bei diesem Vorgang auf hochkant angeordneten Leisten (49) des Verpackungsbandes ab, die zwischen den die Ampullen aufnehmenden Höhlungen (33) eingreifen.In the next treatment station, an indentation device (41) with a double-acting compressed air cylinder (43) is provided, which is fastened on a support plate (42) fixed to the housing. The piston (44) can also be loaded in the lifting direction by a spring or the like. At the lower end of its piston rod (45) it carries an impression plate (46) which spans one or more rows of ampoules (28). For the pressing-in process, therefore, either the packaging belt must be shut down in the same way as the feed belt. In this process, the packaging trays (37) are supported on strips (49) of the packaging tape arranged upright, which engage between the cavities (33) receiving the ampoules.

Die Überleitvorrichtung (3) besteht aus einer einstückigen Schale aus gleitfähigem Werkstoff, insbesondere Hartkunststoff, in welche n Leitnuten (34) eingeformt sind.The transfer device (3) consists of a one-piece shell made of slidable material, in particular hard plastic, into which n guide grooves (34) are formed.

Die Teilung dieser Nuten verändert sich von ihrem oberen zum unteren Ende von (t) auf (t1). Dadurch wird das Führungsspiel ausgeglichen, das am Zuführförderer (1) vorgesehen ist, um ein freies Herabfallen zu ermöglichen, am Verpackungsförderer jedoch nicht in Erscheinung tritt, da dort nach dem Eindrücken eine kraftschlüssige Haftung herrschen soll. Für manche Fälle kann es auch zweckmäßig sein, die Teilung zu vergrößern und die Leitnuten beziehungsweise anderen Leitmittel auseinanderzuspreizen.The pitch of these grooves changes from their top to bottom from (t) to (t1). This compensates for the guiding play which is provided on the feed conveyor (1) in order to allow it to fall freely, but does not appear on the packaging conveyor, since there should be non-positive adhesion after being pressed in. In some cases, it may also be expedient to increase the division and to spread the guide grooves or other guide means apart.

Mechanische Beanspruchungen werden nach der bisherigen Schilderung praktisch nicht auf die Ampullen ausgeübt. Es kann jedoch zur Beschleunigung der Umsetzung zweckmäßig sein, die Ampullen nach der Freigabe etwas anzustoßen, um eine größere Anfangsbeschleunigung zu erreichen. Es genügt dazu, von einer gemeinsamen angetriebenen Anstoßleiste einige Vorsprünge innerhalb der Nuten (7) herab oder von außen über die Ampullen vorragen zu lassen. Sonderlicher Aufwand ist auch mit dieser Ausgestaltung nicht verbunden.According to the previous description, mechanical stresses are practically not exerted on the ampoules. However, in order to accelerate the implementation, it may be expedient to push the ampoules slightly after the release in order to achieve a greater initial acceleration. It is sufficient to let a common driven abutment bar project a few projections inside the grooves (7) or project from the outside over the ampoules. This configuration does not involve any special effort either.

Das hier geschilderte Ausführungsbeispiel kann der Fachmann in mancherlei Weise abwandeln. Das gilt zunächst für die Anordnung der beiden Bänder im Raum, zur Neigung ihrer Ebenen gegeneinander und dergleichen. Beispielsweise kann das Zuführband um drei oder mehr Transporträder (5,5.1) einer Vieleckbahn umlaufen. Diese Bahn wird zwar in der Regel an allen Stellen konvex verlaufen, kann aber auch örtlich konkav ausgebildet sein.The person skilled in the art can modify the exemplary embodiment described here in various ways. This applies first of all to the arrangement of the two bands in space, to the inclination of their levels against one another and the like. For example, the feed belt can run around three or more transport wheels (5,5.1) of a polygonal track. Although this path will generally be convex at all points, it can also be locally concave.

Die Beanspruchung des Zuführriemens ist auf der Innenseite meist ganz anders als an der Außenseite. Diesen unterschiedlichen Anforderungen kann am besten durch eine Mehrlagen-Gestaltung entsprochen werden, wobei die Innenlage innen und damit besonders biegsam, aber auch zugfest und wenig dehnbar sein sollte, während es bei der Außenlage vor allem auf die Mitnahme und Führung der Packungen ankommt.The load on the feed belt is usually very different on the inside than on the outside. This different Requirements can best be met by a multi-layer design, whereby the inner layer should be particularly flexible and flexible, but also tensile and not very stretchy, while the outer layer is primarily about carrying and guiding the packs.

Die Transporträder können in fester Zuordnung an einen gemeinsamen starren Träger gelagert sein, der sich aber wiederum gegenüber seinem Träger einstellen läßt. Es können aber auch bei der Verformbarkeit eines mit flexiblem Werkstoff ausgestatteten Zuführriemens die Transporträder selbst in mancherlei Weise zueinander verstellbar vorgesehen sein. Insbesondere können sie quer zu ihrer Achse verschwenkbar vorgesehen werden, um eine begrenzte Verwindung des Zuführriemens zu erzielen; es können auch Umschaltungen in fest vorgegebenen Betriebsstellungen vorhanden sein, die eventuell selbsttätig und zyklisch eine Änderungseinstellung dieser Transporträder und damit der Riemenführung ermöglichen. Dies wiederum erlaubt es, Umsetzförderungen auf einer großen Vielzahl von Bahnen mit geringsten Betriebsmittelaufwand und bei angemessenen Arbeitsgeschwindigkeiten materialschonend zu bewerkstelligen.The transport wheels can be mounted in a fixed association on a common rigid support, which in turn can be adjusted relative to its support. However, in the case of the deformability of a feed belt equipped with flexible material, the transport wheels themselves can also be provided such that they can be adjusted relative to one another in many ways. In particular, they can be provided so as to be pivotable transversely to their axis in order to achieve a limited twisting of the feed belt; there may also be switchovers in predetermined operating positions, which may automatically and cyclically enable a change setting of these transport wheels and thus the belt guide. This, in turn, allows transfer funding to be carried out on a large variety of lanes with the least amount of resources and at reasonable operating speeds while protecting the material.

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  1. A device for packing elongated packages (9) such as medicament ampoules using shaped cavity means (33) open on one side for individual packages with the following features:
    a) a supply conveyor (1) is arranged in an upper supply plane (A);
    b) which possesses elongated aligning recesses (grooves 7) arranged in a row;
    c) the aligning recesses have a greater width than the external dimensions of the packages (8) to be received and supported in them and in the supply conveyor are so arranged transversely in relation to the direction of movement of the same that the packages after discontinuance of the supporting action therefor may slide out of their aligning recesses with little friction;
    d) in a lower packing plane (B) a package conveyor (2) is arranged, which is also provided with shaped cavity means (33) for receiving packages (8);
    e) between the supply and the packing plane (A and B) a transfer device (3) for transfer of the packages (8) as far as the conveyor (2) is arranged;
    f) the supply conveyor (1) has an endless supply element (supply belts 6), which is provided with shaped cavity means (grooves 7) extending for the most part transversely in relation to its direction of movement, which shaped cavity means are open towards at least one side and in the conveyance zone of the packages are shielded off laterally from the outside;
    g) the shaped cavity means being designed in the form of open grooves (7) with at least one component of the direction arranged radially in relation to the direction of circulation of the endless supply element (supply belt 6),
    characterized in that the supply belt (6) is constituted by a multi-ply belt, which at least in an outer ply consists of a wear-resistant flexible material such as rubber or a rubber-like synthetic resin with a high elasticity, in whose shaped cavity means (grooves 7) the packages (8) are nested in a sliding and shock absorbing fashion.
  2. The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the supply belt (6) is provided with at least one thin pull tension stress resistant and low stretch inner ply and at least one thicker readily deformed outer ply forming the shaped cavity means (groove 7).
  3. The device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the supply conveyor (1) is able to be controlled to perform conveying steps for a belt length of n height divisions (t).
  4. The device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that each respective row of packages (8) is provided which is able to be taken out of the upper supply plane (A) and to be deflected transversely in relation to their common plane out of the perpendicular to the horizontal.
  5. The device as claimed in any one of the claims 1 through 4, characterized in that during the dropping or sliding movement out of their common plane or, respectively, area, the packages (8) of a row (28) thereof are provided so that they may be moved together or apart transversely in relation to their length.
  6. The device as claimed in any one of the claims 3 through 5, characterized in that in one supply belt (6) of the supply conveyor (1) actuating elements (screws 29) are provided with equal spacings of n height divisions (t) for the contact-free actuation of a touch contact switch (30) which thereafter causes firstly the supply conveyor (1) to halt and then - with a delay - to start again.
  7. The device as claimed in any one of the claims 3 through 5, characterized in that underneath the shaped cavity means (grooves 7) for a row (28) of packages with n packages (8) a moving rest part (17) is provided, which responsive to the halt command of the contact switch (30) is able to be moved out of its functional position and thereafter causes the previously supported packages (8) to drop out of the shaped cavity means (7) of the supply belt.
  8. The device as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the support means has a sliding rail (17) which is able to be moved transversely in relation to its length generally horizontally.
  9. The device as claimed in claim 7 or in claim 8, characterized by a fluid power motor (compressed air cylinder 24) for moving the support (17).
  10. The device as claimed in any one of the claims 1 through 9, characterized in that the package conveyor (2) possesses a belt or a plurality of joined plate elements, which with intermediate spaces form respectively transversely arranged rows of shaped cavity means (33) aligned longitudinally in the direction of conveying for the elongated packages (8).
  11. The device as claimed in any one of the claims 1 through 10, characterized in that package casings (37) for the packages (8) are associated with the package conveyor (2).
  12. The device as claimed in claim 11, characterized by the design of the package conveyor (2) in the form of a plate conveyor with vertical ribs (49), which externally on the edge and between any molded shaped cavity means (33) for the packages (8) come into engagement with a supporting action on the package casings (37) receiving the packages.
  13. The device as claimed in claim 11 or in claim 12, characterized by the design of the package casings (37) in the form of plate elements joined together in an articulated fashion.
  14. The device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the transfer device (3) provided between the supply plane (A) with the supply conveyor (1) and the package plane (B) with the package conveyor (2) has n package guides (34) which when the supply conveying belt (1) is stationary extend underneath a shaped cavity means (groove 7) for a package (8) and end just above a hollow (shaped cavity means 33) for the reception of a package (8) in the package conveyor (2).
  15. The device as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that the guides for the transfer of the packages are formed between the supply conveyor (1) and the package conveyor (2) by adjacently arranged guide grooves (34) whose lower parts end perpendicularly over the hollows (33) of the package belt (2), whereas at least the upper parts of the guide grooves (34) extend together or extend apart at predetermined intermediate distances.
  16. The device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized by a pressing in means (41) with a pressing plate (46) which extends over one or more transverse rows of hollows (33) for packages (8) and which firstly merely presses against package laid on the openings thereof at least with a non-positive engagement into the hollows (31).
EP90915745A 1989-11-17 1990-11-02 Device for packing high-length-to-width-ratio packages, such as drug ampoules, into individual moulded cavities open on one side Expired - Lifetime EP0454802B1 (en)

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