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US 6,402,496 B2Granted
Gelatin capsule manufacturing apparatus
AssigneeTimeCaps Inc.
InventorsToshimitsu Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Wada
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Abstract
A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing gelatin capsules is disclosed in which two gelatin sheets having preliminarily formed pockets are supplied between a pair of opposing rolls. The pocket are preliminarily sutured together by action of the rolls to form the pocket. A pusher is selectively driven through a hole to drive a weighed amount of capsule content into the pocket after which the die rolls complete the suture to form the pocket containing the capsule content.
Claims2
Apparatus for manufacturing gelatin capsules comprising:
- means for supplying two gelatin sheets having preliminarily preformed pockets between a pair of die rolls for forming a capsule sheath in a gelatin capsule;
- means for preliminarily suturing said two gelatin sheets by action of said die rolls to form a pocket;
- means for weighing a predetermined amount of a capsule content in a weighing hole aligned with said pocket, said capsule content comprising a fine or granular powder or time release pellets;
- a pusher;
- means for driving said pusher through said weighing hole to thereby drive said weighed amount of capsule content into said pocket;
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- means for thereafter suturing said two gelatin sheets by action of said die rolls to envelop said capsule content in said pocket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.