EP0460134A1 - Orientation and loading device for vials in general and syringe vials in particular. - Google Patents
Orientation and loading device for vials in general and syringe vials in particular.Info
- Publication number
- EP0460134A1 EP0460134A1 EP90917663A EP90917663A EP0460134A1 EP 0460134 A1 EP0460134 A1 EP 0460134A1 EP 90917663 A EP90917663 A EP 90917663A EP 90917663 A EP90917663 A EP 90917663A EP 0460134 A1 EP0460134 A1 EP 0460134A1
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- Prior art keywords
- vials
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
- B65B19/34—Packaging other rod-shaped articles, e.g. sausages, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws, welding electrodes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B23/00—Packaging fragile or shock-sensitive articles other than bottles; Unpacking eggs
- B65B23/22—Packaging glass ampoules, lamp bulbs, radio valves or tubes, or the like
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
- B65B35/56—Orientating, i.e. changing the attitude of, articles, e.g. of non-uniform cross-section
- B65B35/58—Turning articles by positively-acting means, e.g. to present labelled portions in uppermost position
Definitions
- This invention relates to a device for firstly orientating vials in general and syringe vials in particular, and then loading them into their sales packages, in particular into thermoformed containers, comprising a seat for each vial, and which are then themselves boxed.
- a device characterised essentially by comprising: a feed section, an endless conveyor with orientatable cells, each for removably receiving at least one vial fed to it by the feed section, and means for modifying the orientation of the cell and hence of the vial during the movement of the conveyor from the feed section to a discharge section which comprises means for simultaneously releasing a predetemined number of vials from the relative cells, with their consequent fall into an underlying container.
- vial also and in particular includes syringe vials (as already implicitly stated).
- Figure 1 is a schematic plan view of the device of the invention
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of an orientatable cell, shown in the particular orientation which enables it to receive a vial
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of the orientatable cell, shown in the particular orientation which enable it to discharge the vial
- Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of a detail of a differently shaped orientatable cell.
- the reference numeral 1 indicates overall a feed section which feeds the vials A with vertical orientation along two parallel lines 2, 3 to an endless conveyor indicated overall by 5, and specifically into orientatable cells 6 with which the conveyor in question is formed.
- the cells change their orientation so as to move the vials A from the vertical position in which they are received in the cells, to a horizontal position.
- means 9 are operated to simultaneously release a determines number of horizontal vials from the relative cells so that they arrive by gravity into an underlying container 7 divided into cavities 8, each designed to hold one vial.
- the feed section 1 comprises two parallel feed lines 2, 3. Each of these lines is bounded by active confronting portions 11, 12 of a pair of endless belts or bands 13, 14 situated at such a distance apart as not to exert any conveying action on the vials A which via their flange Al rest on a pair of support parallel bars 15, 16 positioned at a height greater than that of the belts 13, 14.
- a presser operated by for example an hydraulic, a pneumatic or electromagnetic actuator 90 against the action of spring 71.
- each presser formed by a metal plate is connected with two parallel guide rods 72 axially slidable in fixed guides 73 and provided with an head 74 at their free ends.
- a spring 71 is mounted between head and guide.
- the actuator 90 located between the guide rods comprises a cylinder wherein a piston connected with the presser is located.
- the cylinder of each actuator is hydraulically connected with an electromagnetic three-way valve 100.
- valve 103 In its unenergized status the valve maintains the connection between the cylinder and a liquid reservoir 101 and in its energized status it closes said connection and connects the cylinder with a pump 102 which intakes from the reservoir 101.
- a valve 103 will exhaust the delivery of the pump to the reservoir 101 when the connection between pump and actuator is closed.
- the presser acts on the active portion 11, 12 in front of it, and which is thus urged against the vials A, which are located along the line 2, 3 and applied also against the other belt; this causes a rapid motion to be transmitted to the vials in the direction of the arrow K, i.e. towards the conveyor 5 comprising orientatable cells 6, so that the first vial of the row enters a cell, which is in an aligned position to receive it.
- the conveyor 5 comprises a plurality of identical orientatable cells 6.
- the cells 6 comprise a rear part 20 rigid with drive chains 21 and having a constant orientation, i.e. vertical.
- the effectively orientatable part 25 of the cell 6 is hinged to the lower end of the rear part 20 at 24.
- Said orientatable part 25 comprises a groove of rounded base 26, its axis being perpendicular to the direction of movement of the conveyor 5. As can be seen from Figure 2 this groove receives the syringe A when it is fed by the feed section 1, as stated heretofore.
- the orientatable part 25 thereof is provided with a clamp 27 comprising a slot 28 and mounted on a pair of pins 29.
- a cam or guide 33 extending within the region in which the feed section 1 is provided and arranged to move the clamp 27 upwards, enables the vial A to enter the groove 26 with its flange Al resting on the face 34 below the raised clamp 27, which is then lowered to lock the flange Al and hence the vial A on leaving the vial loading region where said guide is provided.
- the orientatable part 25 also comprises an appendix 35 carrying an idle roller 36, the axis of rotation of which is parallel to the axis of the groove 26.
- this idle roller is to cooperate with fixed guides 40, 41 shown schematically on the drawing and distributed along the extension of the conveyor 5, their orientation and purpose being to control the orientation of the orientatable part 6 in such a manner that it passes gradually from vertical ( Figure 2) to horizontal ( Figure 3) at the point at which that section of the conveyor 5 within which the vials A are to be discharged from the relative cells and fall into the underlying container 7 begins.
- the orientation then returns to vertical at the exit from the discharge section R so that the cells again present themselves as in Figure 2 before the feeding section 1, ready for receiving new vials.
- the conveyor 5 moves along a substantially triangular path.
- idle deviation sprockets 40 one for each chain 21 which are coaxial but are mounted conventionally to be able to adjust the tension of the chains 21, idle coaxial fixed-position sprockets 41, and coaxial drive sprockets 42 mounted at the exit of a reduction gear unit driven by an electric stepping motor 44.
- the discharge means 9 which comprises at least one thrust member 50 in the form of a crosspiece mounted slidingly in guides 51 in the direction of the arrows X ( Figure 1) and rigid with the ends of two rods 52 guided in a fixed support 52A and joined together by a second crosspiece 53 on which for example a double-acting electromagnetic or pneumatic actuator 54 acts.
- a pulse provided by this actuator 54 moves the crosspiece 50 against the rollers 32 and these move the clamps 27 in the direction to release the flanges Al of the vials A within the discharge section R, the vials then falling into the cavities 8 of the underlying container 7, such as a thermoformed container.
- the guide 40 is extended to 40A ( Figure 3) within the discharge section R of the device so to counteract the torque.
- the device of the invention can be used with traditional vials and not only with the syringe vials shown.
- the cells or rather their orientatable part can have the shape shown in Figure 4, in which the vial is indicated by 3, the groove 26a has a constriction at its top, at 26b, to support the vial at its constricted part 70, and the clamp 27a has an inclined-edge slot 28a to adapt to the conical shape of the end 80A of the vial B.
- the device 9 When for example by processing the number of steps undergone by the stepping motor it is determined that a given number of loaded cells lie within the discharge region R, the device 9 is operated so that the appropriate clamps 27 open by the effect of the thrust exerted by the crosspiece 50, with the result that the corresponding vials fall into the underlying container 7, each into the corresponding cavity 8.
- INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The device of the invention is applicable in the packaging industry.
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Abstract
Les fioles et notamment les fioles de seringue (A) disposées avec leur axe sensiblement vertical sont acheminées par une unité d'acheminement (1) jusqu'à un convoyeur sans fin (5) comprenant une pluralité de cellules orientables (6), dont chacune reçoit de manière amovible une fiole acheminée. Dans une position déterminée (R) du convoyeur (5), les cellules (6) et par conséquent les fioles reçues reposent à l'horizontale au-dessus d'un récipient (7) doté de plusieurs sièges (8) recevant les fioles, et destinés à faire partie de l'ensemble dans lequel les fioles sont vendues. Lorsqu'ils se trouvent dans cette position horizontale, un moyen de libération (9) libère les fioles (A) des cellules (6) et provoque leur chute dans le récipient sous-jacent (7), par exemple un récipiet thermoformé.The vials and in particular the syringe vials (A) arranged with their axis substantially vertical are conveyed by a conveying unit (1) to an endless conveyor (5) comprising a plurality of orientable cells (6), each of which removably receives a conveyed vial. In a determined position (R) of the conveyor (5), the cells (6) and therefore the vials received rest horizontally above a container (7) provided with several seats (8) receiving the vials, and intended to be part of the set in which the vials are sold. When they are in this horizontal position, a release means (9) releases the vials (A) from the cells (6) and causes them to fall into the underlying container (7), for example a thermoformed container.
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Priority Applications (1)
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AT90917663T ATE94132T1 (en) | 1989-12-14 | 1990-12-05 | ORIENTATION AND PACKAGING DEVICE FOR AMPOULES, IN PARTICULAR FOR AMPOULES FOR INJECTION SYRINGES. |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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IT2269389 | 1989-12-14 | ||
IT02269889A IT1237907B (en) | 1989-12-14 | 1989-12-14 | ORIENTATION DEVICE AND LOADER OF AMPOULTS IN GENERAL, AND OF AMPOULES-SYRINGE IN PARTICULAR |
Publications (2)
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EP0460134A1 true EP0460134A1 (en) | 1991-12-11 |
EP0460134B1 EP0460134B1 (en) | 1993-09-08 |
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EP (1) | EP0460134B1 (en) |
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WO (1) | WO1991006475A1 (en) |
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ATE156451T1 (en) * | 1992-12-18 | 1997-08-15 | Procter & Gamble | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONVEYING, GROUPING AND ALIGNING OBJECTS |
DE29503391U1 (en) * | 1994-12-03 | 1995-04-27 | Ostma Maschinenbau GmbH, 53909 Zülpich | Assembly system for packaging objects, in particular vial objects |
DE102005047268B4 (en) * | 2005-10-01 | 2008-03-27 | Uhlmann Pac-Systeme Gmbh & Co. Kg | Device for transferring syringes, ampoules or the like |
CN101508354B (en) * | 2009-03-19 | 2010-08-11 | 常熟乙星包装机械有限公司 | Disposable plastic needle cylinder transferring device |
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US4509309A (en) * | 1983-08-08 | 1985-04-09 | H. J. Langen & Sons Limited | Load orienting receptacles for carton loading machines |
FR2624094B1 (en) * | 1987-12-07 | 1990-04-13 | Rhone Poulenc Sante Propharm | SYRINGE DISPENSER IN A BUCKET CARTONER |
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- 1989-12-14 IT IT02269889A patent/IT1237907B/en active IP Right Grant
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- 1990-12-05 WO PCT/EP1990/002103 patent/WO1991006475A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1990-12-05 EP EP90917663A patent/EP0460134B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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IT8922698A0 (en) | 1989-12-14 |
IT1237907B (en) | 1993-06-18 |
EP0460134B1 (en) | 1993-09-08 |
WO1991006475A1 (en) | 1991-05-16 |
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