Patent ID: 6168045
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A61J,B65G,G07F

Abstract:
A unit (1) for orienting and supplying bottom shells (2) of medicinal capsules; the unit comprising an orienting assembly (4) for receiving the bottom shells (2) in bulk at the input and supplying a succession of equioriented bottom shells (2) at the output; and the unit being characterized by said orienting assembly (4) comprising a drum (9), which is mounted for rotation about a first axis (X), has a number of seats (13), each for housing a bottom shell (2), and has a number of unloading conduits (35), each communicating with a respective seat (13) and by which the bottom shell (2) housed in the seat is conveyed outwards of the seat (13); the orienting assembly (4) also comprising supply means (10) for successively feeding into each seat (13) on the drum (9) a bottom shell (2) coaxial with a second axis (A); and extracting means (40) for successively ejecting each bottom shell (2) from the respective seat (13) and into the respective unloading conduit (35); said seats (13) on the drum (9) being so formed as to equiorient the bottom shells (2) ejected from the seats (13).