Patent ID: 8333052

Claim:
Machine for filling capsules ( 2 ) with pharmaceutical products, each capsule ( 2 ) comprising a bottom ( 3 ) and a cap ( 4 ) for closing the bottom ( 3 ), the machine comprising a first wheel ( 10 a ), mounted to rotate around its own first longitudinal axis ( 12 ) and provided with a first operating unit ( 25 ) to direct and open each capsule ( 2 ), the first operating unit ( 25 ) comprising at least a first actuating member ( 25 ) mobile in a direction ( 13 ) substantially parallel to the first axis ( 12 ); a feeding device ( 21 ) to move forward in succession the bottoms ( 3 ) along a determined path (P); a dosing group ( 10 b ) mounted along the path (P) to dose a determined amount of a pharmaceutical product inside each bottom ( 3 ); a second wheel ( 10 d ) mounted to rotate around its own second longitudinal axis ( 12 ) parallel to the first axis ( 12 ) and provided with a second operating unit ( 63 a , 63 b ) to close each capsule ( 2 ), the second operating unit ( 63 a , 63 b ) comprising at least a second actuating member ( 63 a , 63 b ) mobile in said direction ( 13 ); and a first and a second operating cam device ( 27 , 65 , 73 ), which are able to move the first and, respectively, the second actuating member ( 25 , 63 a , 63 b ) in said direction ( 13 ), and comprise a first and, respectively, a second cam ( 28 , 66 , 74 ); and being characterized in that it further comprises a drum ( 16 ) mounted to rotate around its own third longitudinal axis ( 17 ); the first and the second cam ( 28 , 66 , 74 ) being formed on an external surface ( 29 ) of said drum ( 16 ).