Patent ID: 6311462
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
An assembly for handling and packaging pharmaceutical dosage forms, including:(a) an infeed structure for accepting a series of dosage forms including a surface movable in a downstream direction, a laning structure defining a plurality of lanes extending in said downstream direction and having a downstream end, and a plenum structure extending from said infeed structure to said laning structure including a guide portion for guiding dosage forms carried by said surface into said laning structure;(b) a form handling device for receiving dosage forms and transporting dosage forms from said laning structure to a packaging device;(c) a dump gate having a closed position wherein said dump gate blocks said lanes at said downstream ends thereof and an open position in which said dump gate does not block the lanes; and(d) a timed controller for opening said dump gate after said handling device receives dosage forms.