Device for filling soluble containers with an improved assembly for orienting and filling capsules

A device for filling capsules comprising:

• an assembly for orienting capsules, and
• an assembly for filling capsules,
• wherein the assembly for filling capsules comprises:
• a sheet component for holding a body portion of capsules thereby facilitating separation of a body portion and a cap portion of the capsules resulting in separated capsules;
• and
• a base component for supporting a body portion of the separated capsules;
• wherein the sheet component comprises:
• a top sheet and at least two sliding sheets, a first sliding sheet located below the top sheet and adapted to move relative to the top sheet;
• and
• a second sliding sheet located below the first sliding sheet and adapted to move relative to the first sliding sheet,
• wherein each of the sheets has a plurality of holes therein to allow passage of capsules therethrough for holding a portion of each of the capsules for facilitating separation into the body portion and the cap portion;
• wherein the top sheet has a spacer with groove fastened on its bottom surface such that the sliding sheets move within the groove;
• wherein the sheet component is fastened to the base component;
• and
• wherein each sheet of the sheet component has a thickness of about 1 mm and is fastened with screws in a centre of the sheet component.

A method of orienting capsules, the method comprising:

• providing a sheet component comprising at least one top sheet, a bottom sheet and a sliding sheet adapted to move in between the top sheet and the bottom sheet from a first position to a second position;
• loading a plurality of capsules in the top sheet keeping the sliding sheet in the first position such that the sliding sheet aligns with the top sheet, positioning the capsules in at least two layers, a top layer and a bottom layer;
• causing the capsules in the bottom layer to fall in a plurality of notches of the bottom sheet and orienting the capsules in the bottom layer to a filling position by moving the sliding sheet from the first position to the second position;
• dropping the capsules in the top layer to the bottom layer by moving the sliding sheet from the second position to the first position;
• and
• orienting the capsules in the bottom layer by moving the sliding sheet from the first position to the second position.