Patent ID: 8464765

Claim:
A machine for filling bottles ( 2 ) with solid forms ( 3 ) of pharmaceutical products, in particular capsules, pills, pastilles, and/or tablets, the machine comprising a conveying device ( 4 , 5 , 7 ) for moving forward, one after the other, a plurality of bottles ( 2 ) along a given path (P); and a dosing device ( 4 ), which is arranged along the path (P), and comprises a plurality of feeding channels ( 23 ), each of which is suited to feed a given number of solid forms ( 3 ) into a relative bottle ( 2 ), and presents an inlet 24 for the solid forms 3 to be fed into the feeding channel 23 and an outlet 25 for the solid forms 3 to be discharged from the feeding channel itself; and wherein: the dosing device ( 4 ) comprises a vibrating distribution plate ( 21 ), which is assembled so as to continuously rotate around its own longitudinal axis ( 12 ), and presents said feeding channels ( 23 ); the feeding channels ( 23 ) are wound in a helix around and along said longitudinal axis ( 12 ); said outlets ( 25 ) are uniformly distributed along a peripheral edge of the distribution plate ( 21 ) and around said longitudinal axis ( 12 ); and the conveying device ( 4 , 5 , 7 ) comprises actuating means ( 11 , 50 ) for continuously moving forward each bottle ( 2 ) along the path (P) in phase with a relative said outlet ( 25 ).