Device for packaging of medicine-units
AssigneeDd Innovations B.V.
InventorDennis Raymond Bijlsma
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for packaging of medicine-units, comprising a controllable conveyor for conveying a packaging film extending in a longitudinal direction along a path through the device in a direction of conveyance, a first controllable medicine-unit dispensing device positioned at a first location along the path, at least one second controllable medicine-unit dispensing device, positioned at a second location along the path downstream in the conveying direction relative to the first controllable medicine-unit delivery device, a controller, arranged for controlling the conveyor for moving stepwise in the direction of conveyance and simultaneously controlling the first and at least second dispensing device for dispensing a medicine-unit between displacement steps of the conveyor.
Claims14
A device for packaging of medicine-units, comprising:
- a controllable conveyor for conveying a packaging film extending in a longitudinal direction along a path through the device in a direction of conveyance;
- a first controllable medicine-unit dispensing device positioned at a first location along the path;
- a controller, arranged for:
- controlling the controllable conveyor for moving stepwise in the direction of conveyance;
- and
- simultaneously controlling the first controllable medicine-unit dispensing device and at least a second controllable medicine-unit dispensing device for dispensing the medicine-unit between displacement steps of the conveyor
- characterized by:
- the at least one second controllable medicine-unit dispensing device, positioned at a second location along the path downstream in the direction of conveyance relative to the first controllable medicine-unit dispensing device;
- at least one vertical sealing device for applying a vertical seal in the packaging film, placed upstream in the direction of conveyance relative to the first controllable medicine-unit dispensing device, wherein the controller is configured for controlling the at least one vertical sealing device and the conveyor in conjunction such that the displacement steps correspond to twice a distance between two vertical seals;
- a first gripping device for gripping the packaging film;
- and
- a second gripping device, located upstream in the direction of conveyance, adapted for gripping the packaging film simultaneously with the first gripping device and wherein the first and the second gripping devices are configured to move toward each other while gripping the packaging film to facilitate opening compartments in the packaging film for receiving the medicine-units;
- wherein two of the compartments are located between the first and second gripping devices, and the device is free of any additional gripping device between the first and second gripping devices;
- and
- wherein the two compartments remain connected prior to and while being filled by the first and second controllable medicine-unit dispensing devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.