Patent ID: 6739455
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A61J,B65B,B65G,G07F

Abstract:
A defective capsule removing mechanism for removing, when a capsule composed of a cap and a body coupled to each other is accommodated and transported in a capsule pocket, only when the cap or the body of a coupling defective capsule whose cap and body are separated from each other is accommodated into said capsule pocket, the cap or the capsule from said capsule pocket, wherein:a defective capsule discharging window shorter in length than that of the capsule is provided in a portion of a circumferential wall of said capsule pocket adjacent one end of the capsule accommodated in said capsule pocket in a longitudinal direction of the capsule, and said capsule pocket is subject to suction through said defective capsule discharging window such that the cap or the body of the coupling defective capsule accommodated in said capsule pocket is drawn into said defective capsule discharging window in a rolling manner from one end side thereof directed forwardly so that the cap or the body of the coupling defective capsule is discharged to the outside of said capsule pocket through said defective capsule discharging window.