Patent ID: 8627640

Claim:
Intermittent rotating machine for filling capsules with pharmaceutical products, each capsule comprising a bottom and a cap for closing the bottom, the machine comprising a conveying wheel, which is mounted to intermittently rotate around a rotation axis parallel to a substantially vertical direction, and is provided with a plurality of pockets arranged around said axis, wherein each of them receives a respective capsule, and is moved forward by the conveying wheel along a given path; an opening station of the capsules; at least a dosing station of a pharmaceutical product in the capsules; a closing station of the capsules comprising first raising means for raising the bottoms against the relative caps in said direction and upper stopping means to lock the caps in the direction; an outlet station of the capsules from the conveying wheel comprising second raising means for disengaging the capsules from the relative pockets and upper diverting means for diverting the capsules outside the conveying wheel; and a cleaning station comprising blowing pneumatic means and sucking pneumatic means mutually cooperating for cleaning the pockets; and being characterized in that it further comprises a supporting block extending around said axis; said upper stopping means, upper diverting means and sucking pneumatic means being formed in said supporting block.