WO2009121983A1 - Blister pack dispensing machine - Google Patents

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WO2009121983A1
WO2009121983A1 PCT/ES2009/000082 ES2009000082W WO2009121983A1 WO 2009121983 A1 WO2009121983 A1 WO 2009121983A1 ES 2009000082 W ES2009000082 W ES 2009000082W WO 2009121983 A1 WO2009121983 A1 WO 2009121983A1
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Marti Garcia Sala
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Priority to US12/934,694 priority patent/US20110011880A1/en
Priority to ES09728412T priority patent/ES2397684T3/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B35/00—Supplying, feeding, arranging or orientating articles to be packaged
    • B65B35/02—Supply magazines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/48—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by folding a wrapper, e.g. a pocketed wrapper, and securing its opposed free margins to enclose contents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B11/00—Wrapping, e.g. partially or wholly enclosing, articles or quantities of material, in strips, sheets or blanks, of flexible material
    • B65B11/50—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins
    • B65B11/52—Enclosing articles, or quantities of material, by disposing contents between two sheets, e.g. pocketed sheets, and securing their opposed free margins one sheet being rendered plastic, e.g. by heating, and forced by fluid pressure, e.g. vacuum, into engagement with the other sheet and contents, e.g. skin-, blister-, or bubble- packaging
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
    • B65B5/103—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity for packaging pills or tablets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B69/00—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B69/005—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for by expelling contents, e.g. by squeezing the container
    • B65B69/0058—Solid contents

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  • the purpose of the present invention patent application is to register a blister pack dispensing machine for the supply of tablets incorporating notable innovations and advantages.
  • the invention refers to a dispensing machine of a pill blister pack, in which said blister includes a plurality of housings or cells to accommodate their corresponding pads, such that it allows to customize the contents of the inside of a blister pack. An efficient and effective way.
  • European Patent No. EP 1 627 813 which describes an apparatus for placing at least two different products in a blister pack.
  • This device has hoppers in which different types of tablets are stored in bulk.
  • this device does not allow two different products to be placed in the same cell or exchanged with additional programs.
  • this device is not viable to install, for example, in a pharmaceutical establishment since it is required by as many hoppers as different products, so that its possibilities of use they are limited to an industrial level by requiring a workspace of considerable dimensions.
  • the present invention has been developed in order to provide a dispensing machine that resolves the aforementioned drawbacks, also providing additional advantages that will be apparent from the description that follows.
  • a storage enclosure where a plurality of tablets of at least two different types are stored that includes at least one platform on which previously filled blister packs are deposited that include tablet selection means; means for extracting the tablets from said at least one platform to a blister pack to be filled; an unsealed and empty blister pack belt feeder that is associated with means of transporting 9 000082
  • the platform could have any suitable arrangement, such as horizontal or vertical depending on the design of the internal components of the machine set forth in the first claim. Thanks to these characteristics, a novel dispensing machine is obtained that makes it possible to simplify and in particular, automate a process of filling blister packs in a simple and very practical way hitherto unknown.
  • Said machine allows filling a blister pack in a personalized way, that is, filling a blister pack with two or more different types of pads in one or in the various cells of a blister pack, unlike the machines known in the technique which do not allow to supply said containers upon request.
  • Another advantage is that said dispensing machine can be installed in pharmaceutical establishments in which the available space is limited, so it does not require a considerable space for its installation and operation.
  • the storage enclosure comprises a plurality of horizontally arranged platforms 9 000082
  • each platform includes means of extraction individually.
  • each platform includes a template formed by a substantially laminar body provided with a plurality of housings in which the tablets to be supplied are deposited individually.
  • said extraction means consist of an axially movable pusher mechanism in two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure arranged on the at least one platform.
  • the guiding means of the dosing machine comprise a dosing hopper that collects the pads coming from the at least one platform, movable on a coordinate axis located at the bottom of the at least one platform and above the means of transport of blister packs or blister bands.
  • each platform has a transport element inferiorly, such as a slightly inclined ramp with respect to the horizontal plane or in an alternative embodiment of a conveyor belt associated with an evacuation channel, whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to the dosing hopper.
  • the transport means consist of a conveyor belt provided with at least two pulleys located at the ends arranged horizontally from the feeder to the collection point, the movement of movement of said conveyor belt being coordinated by the pusher mechanism.
  • the blister pack comprises printing means for printing the blister pack, such as a laser, inkjet printer or any other known type that may be suitable for this purpose.
  • the movable pusher mechanism consists of an axially movable support element in its upward / downward direction that supports a punch oriented towards the pad.
  • the conveyor belt can include a plurality of support elements in order to individually support a blister pack.
  • Figure 1. It is a schematic perspective view of the exterior appearance of a dispensing machine of a blister pack of pills according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2. It is a plan view of the dispensing machine in which some parts thereof have been omitted for reasons of clarity;
  • Figure 3. It is a schematic elevation view of the dispensing machine shown in the previous figure;
  • Figure 4.- It is a schematic view of an embodiment of the pushing means
  • Figure 5. It is a schematic elevation view of the interior of the storage enclosure of the dispensing machine; and Figure 6.- Shows a side elevation and plan view of a template embodiment housed inside the storage enclosure.
  • an embodiment of the machine of the invention comprises a storage enclosure generally referenced with (1) intended to store a plurality of pads.
  • pads come from blister-type containers previously manufactured or in bulk from at least two different types of pads, said storage enclosure (1) having in its exterior a housing in which there are a plurality of horizontal platforms (2) or substantially horizontal at different levels in height.
  • blister band and "blister pack” can be considered as synonyms that refer to the same concept under reference (3).
  • the dispensing machine is provided with means for extracting the tablets from said platforms (2) to a blister strip to be filled, a feeder (4) of unsealed and empty blister pack bands which is associated with means of transporting the blister bands from the feeder to a collection point and sealing means of the blister bands (3).
  • sealing means consist of a roller (12) heated to a predetermined temperature sustained by a support (18) disposed at a point along the means of transporting the blister bands.
  • the feeder has been schematically represented since a feeder (4) of known type can be used that has a housing for stacking a group of packages and mechanical means to deposit said band from the feeder to the transport means .
  • the dispensing machine also includes control and data entry means (5) consisting of a computer with its screen, keyboard and database where work orders are stored. These control means (5) are associated with the tablet selection means so that a blister band (3) can be filled with two or more different types of tablets.
  • the extraction means consist of a thrust mechanism (6) axially movable on two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure (7) arranged on each platform (2).
  • a thrust mechanism (6) axially movable on two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure (7) arranged on each platform (2).
  • each platform (2) has its corresponding pad pusher mechanism.
  • Guiding means for the pads are provided from the at least one platform to the blister pack (3) to be filled, the guiding means comprising a dosing hopper (8) that collects the pads from each platform (2) movable in a coordinate axis located at the bottom of the platform (2) and above the means of transport of the blister bands.
  • Each platform (2) has a lower conveyor belt (not shown) associated with an evacuation channel (not shown) located on one of the sides of the enclosure (1), whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to said dosing hopper (8).
  • This evacuation channel consists of a duct (19) located vertically so that the pads coming from the conveyor belt (20) fall by gravity towards said dosing hopper (8) in the direction indicated by arrows, as can be seen from Figure 5
  • the means of transporting the blister packs consist of a conveyor belt (9) provided with two toothed pulleys (10, 11) located at the ends, which is arranged horizontally from the feeder ( 4) to the collection point, the movement of movement of said conveyor belt (9) being coordinated with the pushing mechanism.
  • the conveyor belt (9) includes a plurality of support elements (17) fixed to the conveyor belt (9) in order to individually support a blister pack (3).
  • the dispensing machine includes printing means, such as a laser type printer (16), located along the tape conveyor (9) and in particular at the bottom of the conveyor belt (9) that allow the printing of the blister pack (3) by one of its faces.
  • printing means such as a laser type printer (16) located along the tape conveyor (9) and in particular at the bottom of the conveyor belt (9) that allow the printing of the blister pack (3) by one of its faces.
  • An embodiment of the movable pusher mechanism (6) is shown in Figure 4 where it can be seen as consisting of a movable support element (13) axially in its upward / downward direction that holds a punch in the lower part
  • Figure 6 shows a template indicated by (21) formed by a substantially laminar and rectangular shaped body with a hinged top cover (22) provided with a plurality of housings (23) in which the pads are individually deposited to be supplied, said plurality of housings (23) being distributed matrixally in rows and columns.
  • the pads can remain inside a blister pack without the need to extract them since the positioning of the housings (21) coincides with the positioning of the individual cells of a standard type blister pack in the market.
  • Such a template (21) can be supported through lateral guides They keep the template (21) in a horizontal position and can be removed with relative ease for a tablet refill operation once they have been used up.
  • the pusher element of the corresponding platform moves until it is placed in the position where it finds the tablet to be placed in the blister, so that it then presses from top to bottom until the tablet (15) is released from the blister pack so that it falls down the conveyor belt to the dosing hopper (8).
  • This action is repeated as many times as pills should be dispensed in the same blister pack, the movement of movement of the conveyor belt being synchronized with the extraction means.
  • the dispensing machine allows a predetermined number of different tablets to be placed in a blister pack, either in the blister pack in general or in each of the cells of the blister pack itself in an automated way and with great reliability without any margin of error by operators.
  • a dispensing machine of the invention may conveniently be replaced by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or the scope defined by the claims set forth below.

Abstract

The invention relates to a machine for dispensing blister packs that are used to supply tablets, comprising: a storage enclosure (1) for storing a plurality of at least two different types of tablets, including at least one platform (2) on which the tablets or pre-filled blister packs are deposited, which packs include tablet selection means; means for extracting the tablets from said at least one platform and conveying same to a blister strip to be filled; a device (4) for supplying blister pack strips (3), associated with means for transporting said blister strips (3); means for sealing the blister strips (3); and means for controlling and introducing data (5) associated with the tablet selection means, such that a blister strip can be filled with two or more different types of tablets.

Description

Máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister Blister pack dispensing machine
MEMORIA DESCRIPTIVA OBJETO DE IA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTIVE MEMORY OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente solicitud de Patente de Invención tiene por objeto el registro de una máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister para el suministro de pastillas que incorpora notables innovaciones y ventajas.The purpose of the present invention patent application is to register a blister pack dispensing machine for the supply of tablets incorporating notable innovations and advantages.
Más concretamente, la invención hace referencia a una máquina dispensadora de un envase de tipo blister de pastillas, en el que dicho blister incluye una pluralidad de alojamientos o celdillas para alojar sus correspondientes pastillas, tal que permite personalizar el contenido del interior de un blister de una forma eficiente y efectiva.More specifically, the invention refers to a dispensing machine of a pill blister pack, in which said blister includes a plurality of housings or cells to accommodate their corresponding pads, such that it allows to customize the contents of the inside of a blister pack. An efficient and effective way.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓN Es conocido desde años el suministro de medicamentos, en particular, en forma de pastillas mediante un envase comúnmente conocido de tipo blister que puede proceder del propio fabricante. En este caso dicha banda de blister está dotada de una pluralidad de pastillas iguales alojadas de forma individual, Otra posibilidad de suministro de blister' s consiste a un nivel no industrial, es decir, los realizados en establecimientos farmacéuticos, en cuyo caso es el farmacéutico quien por encargo rellena de forma manual un blister con diferentes tipos de pastillas, práctica habitualmente realizada para personas mayores de edad que requieren tomar de forma diaria un número considerable de medicamentos. En el primer caso, es decir a un nivel industrial, es bien conocido por aquellos expertos en la materia diferentes tipos de máquinas para la fabricación y suministro de blister's. Sin embargo, las máquinas actuales no permiten realizar una mezcla de diferentes pastillas de una forma predeterminada en un mismo blister .BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It has been known for years the supply of medicaments, in particular, in the form of pills by means of a commonly known blister pack that can come from the manufacturer itself. In this case, said blister band is provided with a plurality of equal tablets housed individually. Another possibility of supplying blister 's consists at a non-industrial level, that is, those carried out in pharmaceutical establishments, in which case the pharmacist is who on request manually fills a blister with different types of pills, a practice usually performed for persons of legal age who require a considerable number of medications to be taken daily. In the first case, that is to say at an industrial level, different types of machines for the manufacture and supply of blister's are well known to those skilled in the art. However, current machines do not allow mixing different pads in a predetermined way in the same blister.
Por otro lado, con referencia a la preparación manual de blister' s por personas en establecimientos o centros hospitalarios, tal preparación manual requiere un tiempo considerable de una o más personas dedicadas exclusivamente para la disposición y preparación de pastillas en las diversas bandas de blister, hecho que incrementa las posibilidades de error en el ordenamiento de las pastillas en su correspondiente ubicación en un blister, especialmente, en la confección de blister's con un número considerable de alojamientos individuales donde deben incluirse dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas.On the other hand, with reference to the manual preparation of blister packs by persons in establishments or hospital centers, such manual preparation requires a considerable time of one or more persons dedicated exclusively for the arrangement and preparation of pills in the various blister pads, This fact increases the chances of error in the arrangement of the tablets in their corresponding location in a blister, especially in the manufacture of blister packs with a considerable number of individual housings where two or more different types of tablets must be included.
Es conocida la patente europea n° EP 1 627 813 que describe un aparato para la colocación de al menos dos productos diferentes en un envase blister. Este aparato dispone de tolvas en las cuales se almacenan a granel los diferentes tipos de pastillas. No obstante, este aparato no permite colocar en una misma celda dos productos diferentes ni cambiarlos mediante programas adicionales. Además, este aparato no resulta viable para instalar, por ejemplo, en un establecimiento farmacéutico ya que requerirla tantas tolvas como productos diferentes, de modo que sus posibilidades de uso están limitadas a un nivel industrial al requerir un espacio de trabajo de dimensiones considerables.European Patent No. EP 1 627 813 is known which describes an apparatus for placing at least two different products in a blister pack. This device has hoppers in which different types of tablets are stored in bulk. However, this device does not allow two different products to be placed in the same cell or exchanged with additional programs. In addition, this device is not viable to install, for example, in a pharmaceutical establishment since it is required by as many hoppers as different products, so that its possibilities of use they are limited to an industrial level by requiring a workspace of considerable dimensions.
Además, en ninguno de los aparatos conocidos por el solicitante, se contempla la existencia de una invención que disponga de las características que se describen en esta memoria.In addition, in none of the devices known to the applicant, the existence of an invention that has the characteristics described herein is contemplated.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE IA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se ha desarrollado con el fin de proporcionar una máquina dispensadora que resuelva los inconvenientes anteriormente mencionados, aportando, además, otras ventajas adicionales que serán evidentes a partir de la descripción que se acompaña a continuación.The present invention has been developed in order to provide a dispensing machine that resolves the aforementioned drawbacks, also providing additional advantages that will be apparent from the description that follows.
Es por lo tanto un objeto de la invención proporcionar una máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister para el suministro de pastillas, en el que dicho blister incluye una pluralidad de alojamientos individuales para alojar pastillas, procediendo dichas pastillas de uno o varios envases de tipo blister previamente fabricado o a granel, que se caracteriza por el hecho de que comprende :It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a blister pack dispensing machine for the supply of pads, wherein said blister includes a plurality of individual housings for accommodating pads, said pads proceeding from one or more blister packs. previously manufactured or in bulk, characterized by the fact that it comprises:
Un recinto de almacenamiento donde se almacenan una pluralidad de pastillas de al menos dos tipos diferentes que incluye por lo menos una plataforma sobre la que se depositan envases de tipo blister previamente rellenados que incluyen medios de selección de pastillas; medios de extracción de las pastillas desde dicha al menos una plataforma a un envase de tipo blister a ser rellenado; un alimentador de bandas de envase tipo blister no selladas y vacias que está asociado a unos medios de transporte de 9 000082A storage enclosure where a plurality of tablets of at least two different types are stored that includes at least one platform on which previously filled blister packs are deposited that include tablet selection means; means for extracting the tablets from said at least one platform to a blister pack to be filled; an unsealed and empty blister pack belt feeder that is associated with means of transporting 9 000082
las bandas de blister desde el alimentador a un punto de recogida; medios de sellado de las bandas de blister; y medios de control e introducción de datos asociados a los medios de selección de pastillas de modo que cada una de las celdas de un envase o banda de tipo blister puede ser rellenada con dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas. Obviamente, la plataforma podría tener cualquier disposición adecuada, tal como horizontal o vertical en función del diseño de los componentes internos de la máquina expuesta en la primera reivindicación. Gracias a estas características, se obtiene una máquina dispensadora novedosa que permite simplificar y en particular, automatizar un proceso de llenado de envases de tipo blister de una forma sencilla y muy práctica hasta ahora desconocida. Dicha máquina permite rellenar un envase de tipo blister de forma personalizada, es decir, rellenando una banda de blister con dos o más tipos distintos de pastillas en una o en las diversas celdillas de un envase de tipo blister, a diferencia de las máquinas conocidas en la técnica las cuales no permiten suministrar dichos envases bajo pedido. Otra ventaja es que dicha máquina dispensadora puede ser instalada en establecimiento farmacéuticos en los cuales el espacio disponible es limitado por lo que no requiere de un espacio considerable para su instalación y funcionamiento.blister bands from the feeder to a collection point; sealing means of the blister bands; and means for controlling and entering data associated with the tablet selection means so that each of the cells of a blister pack or band can be filled with two or more different types of tablets. Obviously, the platform could have any suitable arrangement, such as horizontal or vertical depending on the design of the internal components of the machine set forth in the first claim. Thanks to these characteristics, a novel dispensing machine is obtained that makes it possible to simplify and in particular, automate a process of filling blister packs in a simple and very practical way hitherto unknown. Said machine allows filling a blister pack in a personalized way, that is, filling a blister pack with two or more different types of pads in one or in the various cells of a blister pack, unlike the machines known in the technique which do not allow to supply said containers upon request. Another advantage is that said dispensing machine can be installed in pharmaceutical establishments in which the available space is limited, so it does not require a considerable space for its installation and operation.
De forma preferida, el recinto de almacenamiento comprende una pluralidad de plataformas horizontales dispuestas de forma 9 000082Preferably, the storage enclosure comprises a plurality of horizontally arranged platforms 9 000082
separada a distintos niveles, tal que cada plataforma incluye medios de extracción de forma individualizada.separated at different levels, such that each platform includes means of extraction individually.
En una realización de la invención, cada plataforma incluye una plantilla formada por un cuerpo sensiblemente laminar provisto de una pluralidad de alojamientos en los cuales se depositan de forma individual las pastillas a suministrar.In an embodiment of the invention, each platform includes a template formed by a substantially laminar body provided with a plurality of housings in which the tablets to be supplied are deposited individually.
Según otro aspecto de la invención, dichos medios de extracción consisten en un mecanismo empujador desplazable axialmente en dos ejes X e Y de una forma secuencial, soportado por una estructura de pórtico dispuesta sobre la al menos una plataforma.According to another aspect of the invention, said extraction means consist of an axially movable pusher mechanism in two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure arranged on the at least one platform.
De forma ventajosa, están provistos medios de guiado de las pastillas desde la al menos una plataforma hasta el envase blister a ser rellenado. Preferentemente, los medios de guiado de la máquina dosificadora comprenden una tolva dosificadora que recoge las pastillas procedentes de la al menos una plataforma, desplazable en un eje de coordenadas situada en la parte inferior de la al menos una plataforma y por encima de los medios de transporte de los envases de tipo blister o bandas de blister.Advantageously, means for guiding the tablets from the at least one platform to the blister pack to be filled are provided. Preferably, the guiding means of the dosing machine comprise a dosing hopper that collects the pads coming from the at least one platform, movable on a coordinate axis located at the bottom of the at least one platform and above the means of transport of blister packs or blister bands.
Según otra característica de la invención, cada plataforma dispone inferiormente de un elemento de transporte, tal como una rampa ligeramente inclinada respecto al plano horizontal o en una realización alternativa de una cinta transportadora asociada a un canal de evacuación, cuyo extremo del canal de evacuación está acoplado a la tolva dosificadora. 82According to another feature of the invention, each platform has a transport element inferiorly, such as a slightly inclined ramp with respect to the horizontal plane or in an alternative embodiment of a conveyor belt associated with an evacuation channel, whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to the dosing hopper. 82
En una realización preferida de la máquina de la invención, los medios de transporte consisten en una cinta transportadora provista de al menos dos poleas situadas en los extremos dispuesta horizontalmente desde el alimentador hasta el punto de recogida, estando el movimiento de desplazamiento de dicha cinta transportadora coordinado por el mecanismo empujador.In a preferred embodiment of the machine of the invention, the transport means consist of a conveyor belt provided with at least two pulleys located at the ends arranged horizontally from the feeder to the collection point, the movement of movement of said conveyor belt being coordinated by the pusher mechanism.
Adicionalmente, comprende medios de impresión para imprimir el envase de tipo blister, tales como una impresora de tipo láser, de inyección de tinta o cualquier otro tipo conocido que pueda ser adecuada a tal fin.Additionally, it comprises printing means for printing the blister pack, such as a laser, inkjet printer or any other known type that may be suitable for this purpose.
Respecto al mecanismo empujador desplazable consiste en un elemento soporte desplazable axialmente en su sentido ascendente/descendente que sostiene un punzón orientado hacia la pastilla. Además, la cinta transportadora puede incluir una pluralidad de elementos de apoyo con el fin de soportar individualmente un envase de tipo blister.With respect to the movable pusher mechanism it consists of an axially movable support element in its upward / downward direction that supports a punch oriented towards the pad. In addition, the conveyor belt can include a plurality of support elements in order to individually support a blister pack.
Otras características y ventajas de la máquina dispensadora objeto de la presente invención resultarán evidentes a partir de la descripción de una realización preferida, pero no exclusiva, que se ilustra a modo de ejemplo no limitativo en los dibujos que se acompañan, en los cuales:Other features and advantages of the dispensing machine object of the present invention will be apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment, which is illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figura 1.- Es una vista es perspectiva esquematizada de la apariencia exterior de una máquina dispensadora de un envase de tipo blister de pastillas de acuerdo con la presente invención; Figura 2.- Es una vista en planta de la máquina dispensadora en la cual se han omitido algunas partes de la misma por motivos de claridad;Figure 1.- It is a schematic perspective view of the exterior appearance of a dispensing machine of a blister pack of pills according to the present invention; Figure 2.- It is a plan view of the dispensing machine in which some parts thereof have been omitted for reasons of clarity;
Figura 3.- Es una vista en alzado esquematizada de la máquina dispensadora mostrada en la figura anterior;Figure 3.- It is a schematic elevation view of the dispensing machine shown in the previous figure;
Figura 4.- Es una vista esquematizada de una realización de los medios empujador;Figure 4.- It is a schematic view of an embodiment of the pushing means;
Figura 5.- Es una vista en alzado esquematizada del interior del recinto de almacenamiento de la máquina dispensadora; y Figura 6.- Muestra una vista en alzado lateral y en planta de una realización de plantilla alojada en el interior del recinto de almacenamiento .Figure 5.- It is a schematic elevation view of the interior of the storage enclosure of the dispensing machine; and Figure 6.- Shows a side elevation and plan view of a template embodiment housed inside the storage enclosure.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE UNA REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTEDESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Tal como se muestra en las figuras adjuntas, una realización de la máquina de la invención comprende un recinto de almacenamiento referenciado de forma general con (1) destinado para almacenar una pluralidad de pastillas. Tales pastillas proceden de envases de tipo blister previamente fabricado o a granel de al menos dos tipos de pastillas diferentes, presentando dicho recinto de almacenamiento (1) en su exterior una carcasa en cuyo interior se dispone de una pluralidad de plataformas (2) horizontales o bien sensiblemente horizontales situadas a distintos niveles en altura.As shown in the attached figures, an embodiment of the machine of the invention comprises a storage enclosure generally referenced with (1) intended to store a plurality of pads. Such pads come from blister-type containers previously manufactured or in bulk from at least two different types of pads, said storage enclosure (1) having in its exterior a housing in which there are a plurality of horizontal platforms (2) or substantially horizontal at different levels in height.
En esta memoria, los términos "banda de blister" y "envase de tipo blister" pueden considerarse como sinónimos que hacen referencia al mismo concepto bajo la referencia (3) . ES2009/000082In this report, the terms "blister band" and "blister pack" can be considered as synonyms that refer to the same concept under reference (3). ES2009 / 000082
Además, la máquina dispensadora está provista de medios de extracción de las pastillas desde dichas plataformas (2) a una banda de blister a ser rellenada, un alimentador (4) de bandas de envase tipo blister no selladas y vacias que está asociado a unos medios de transporte de las bandas de blister desde el alimentador a un punto de recogida y medios de sellado de las bandas de blister (3) . Tales medios de sellado consisten en un rodillo (12) calentado a una temperatura predeterminada sostenido mediante un soporte (18) dispuesto en un punto a lo largo de los medios de transporte de las bandas de blister.In addition, the dispensing machine is provided with means for extracting the tablets from said platforms (2) to a blister strip to be filled, a feeder (4) of unsealed and empty blister pack bands which is associated with means of transporting the blister bands from the feeder to a collection point and sealing means of the blister bands (3). Such sealing means consist of a roller (12) heated to a predetermined temperature sustained by a support (18) disposed at a point along the means of transporting the blister bands.
En las figuras adjuntas el alimentador se ha representado de forma esquematizada ya que puede emplearse un alimentador (4) de tipo conocido que dispone de un alojamiento para apilar un grupo de envases y medios mecánicos para depositar dicha banda desde el alimentador a los medios de transporte.In the attached figures the feeder has been schematically represented since a feeder (4) of known type can be used that has a housing for stacking a group of packages and mechanical means to deposit said band from the feeder to the transport means .
La máquina dispensadora incluye además medios de control e introducción de datos (5) que consisten en un ordenador con su pantalla, teclado y base de datos donde se guardan las ordenes de trabajo. Estos medios de control (5) están asociados a los medios de selección de pastillas de modo que una banda de blister (3) puede ser llenada con dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas.The dispensing machine also includes control and data entry means (5) consisting of a computer with its screen, keyboard and database where work orders are stored. These control means (5) are associated with the tablet selection means so that a blister band (3) can be filled with two or more different types of tablets.
Haciendo referencia a los medios de extracción consisten en un mecanismo empujador (6) desplazable axialmente en dos ejes X e Y de una forma secuencial, soportado por una estructura de pórtico (7) dispuesta sobre cada plataforma (2) . En las figuras mostradas solamente se ha visualizado un mecanismo empujador para una T/ES2009/000082Referring to the extraction means, they consist of a thrust mechanism (6) axially movable on two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure (7) arranged on each platform (2). In the figures shown only a pusher mechanism for a T / ES2009 / 000082
plataforma, si bien debe mencionarse que cada plataforma (2) dispone de su correspondiente mecanismo empujador de pastillas.platform, although it should be mentioned that each platform (2) has its corresponding pad pusher mechanism.
Están provistos medios de guiado de las pastillas desde la al menos una plataforma hasta el envase blister (3) a ser rellenado, comprendiendo los medios de guiado una tolva dosificadora (8) que recoge las pastillas procedentes de cada plataforma (2) desplazable en un eje de coordenadas situada en la parte inferior de la plataforma (2) y por encima de los medios de transporte de las bandas de blister. Cada plataforma (2) dispone inferiormente de una cinta transportadora (no mostrada) asociada a un canal de evacuación (no mostrado) situado en uno de los lados del recinto (1) , cuyo extremo del canal de evacuación está acoplado a la citada tolva dosificadora (8) . Este canal de evacuación consiste en un conducto (19) situado verticalmente de modo que las pastillas procedentes de la cinta transportadora (20) caigan por gravedad hacia dicha tolva dosificadora (8) en el sentido indicado mediante flechas, tal como puede apreciarse a partir de la figura 5.Guiding means for the pads are provided from the at least one platform to the blister pack (3) to be filled, the guiding means comprising a dosing hopper (8) that collects the pads from each platform (2) movable in a coordinate axis located at the bottom of the platform (2) and above the means of transport of the blister bands. Each platform (2) has a lower conveyor belt (not shown) associated with an evacuation channel (not shown) located on one of the sides of the enclosure (1), whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to said dosing hopper (8). This evacuation channel consists of a duct (19) located vertically so that the pads coming from the conveyor belt (20) fall by gravity towards said dosing hopper (8) in the direction indicated by arrows, as can be seen from Figure 5
Como puede verse en las figuras 2 y 3, los medios de transporte de los envases tipo blister consisten en una cinta transportadora (9) provista de dos poleas dentadas (10, 11) situadas en los extremos, que está dispuesta horizontalmente desde el alimentador (4) hasta el punto de recogida, estando el movimiento de desplazamiento de dicha cinta transportadora (9) coordinado con el mecanismo empujador. Adicionalmente, la cinta transportadora (9) incluye una pluralidad de elementos de apoyo (17) fijados a la cinta transportadora (9) a fin de soportar individualmente un envase de tipo blister (3) .As can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, the means of transporting the blister packs consist of a conveyor belt (9) provided with two toothed pulleys (10, 11) located at the ends, which is arranged horizontally from the feeder ( 4) to the collection point, the movement of movement of said conveyor belt (9) being coordinated with the pushing mechanism. Additionally, the conveyor belt (9) includes a plurality of support elements (17) fixed to the conveyor belt (9) in order to individually support a blister pack (3).
A fin de que el usuario sepa cuando tomar cada pastilla o conocer el tipo de pastilla depositado en cada celdilla de blister, la máquina dispensadora incluye medios de impresión, tales como una impresora de tipo láser (16) , situados a lo largo de la cinta transportadora (9) y en particular en la parte inferior de la cinta transportadora (9) que permiten la impresión del envase de tipo blister (3) por una de sus caras. Una realización del mecanismo empujador (6) desplazable se muestra en la figura 4 donde puede verse como consiste en un elemento soporte desplazable (13) axialmente en su sentido ascendente/descendente que sostiene en la parte inferior un punzónIn order for the user to know when to take each tablet or to know the type of tablet deposited in each blister cell, the dispensing machine includes printing means, such as a laser type printer (16), located along the tape conveyor (9) and in particular at the bottom of the conveyor belt (9) that allow the printing of the blister pack (3) by one of its faces. An embodiment of the movable pusher mechanism (6) is shown in Figure 4 where it can be seen as consisting of a movable support element (13) axially in its upward / downward direction that holds a punch in the lower part
(14) que empujará la pastilla (15) . En la figura 6 se aprecia una plantilla indicada por (21) formada por un cuerpo sensiblemente laminar y de forma rectangular con una tapa superior (22) abisagrada provisto de una pluralidad de alojamientos (23) en los cuales se depositan de forma individual las pastillas a suministrar, estando dicha pluralidad de alojamientos (23) distribuidos matricialmente en filas y columnas. En esta plantilla en particular, las pastillas pueden permanecer dentro de un envase blister sin la necesidad de extraerlas ya que el posicionamiento de los alojamientos (21) coincide con el posicionamiento de las celdillas individuales de un envase de tipo blister de tipo estándar en el mercado. Tal plantilla (21) puede estar sostenida a través de guias laterales que mantienen la plantilla (21) en una posición horizontal y puede extraerse con relativa facilidad para una operación de recarga de pastillas una vez se han agotado.(14) that will push the tablet (15). Figure 6 shows a template indicated by (21) formed by a substantially laminar and rectangular shaped body with a hinged top cover (22) provided with a plurality of housings (23) in which the pads are individually deposited to be supplied, said plurality of housings (23) being distributed matrixally in rows and columns. In this particular template, the pads can remain inside a blister pack without the need to extract them since the positioning of the housings (21) coincides with the positioning of the individual cells of a standard type blister pack in the market. . Such a template (21) can be supported through lateral guides They keep the template (21) in a horizontal position and can be removed with relative ease for a tablet refill operation once they have been used up.
En funcionamiento de la máquina dispensadora descrita anteriormente es tal como sigue:In operation of the dispensing machine described above is as follows:
Tras la introducción de datos en los medios de control a través de un ordenador (5) , el elemento empujador de la correspondiente plataforma se desplaza hasta colocarse en la posición donde ese encuentra la pastilla a colocar en el blister, de tal modo que seguidamente presiona de arriba abajo hasta desprender la pastilla (15) del blister para que caiga por la cinta transportadora hasta la tolva dosificadora (8) . Esta acción se repite tantas vences como pastillas deben dispensarse en un mismo envase de blister, estando sincronizado el movimiento de desplazamiento de la cinta transportadora con los medios de extracción. Una vez el blister lleno sigue por la cadena transportadora donde seguidamente se realiza la impresión de la denominación de los medicamentos o periodos de consumo de los productos . De esta manera, la máquina dispensadora permite colocar en un envase blister un número predeterminado de diferentes pastillas, ya sea en el blister en general o en cada una de las celdillas del propio envase blister de una forma automatizada y con gran fiabilidad sin margen de error por parte de operarios. Los detalles, las formas, las dimensiones y demás elementos accesorios, asi como los materiales empleados en la fabricación de 9 000082After entering data in the control means through a computer (5), the pusher element of the corresponding platform moves until it is placed in the position where it finds the tablet to be placed in the blister, so that it then presses from top to bottom until the tablet (15) is released from the blister pack so that it falls down the conveyor belt to the dosing hopper (8). This action is repeated as many times as pills should be dispensed in the same blister pack, the movement of movement of the conveyor belt being synchronized with the extraction means. Once the full blister continues along the conveyor chain where the impression of the name of the medicines or periods of consumption of the products is then made. In this way, the dispensing machine allows a predetermined number of different tablets to be placed in a blister pack, either in the blister pack in general or in each of the cells of the blister pack itself in an automated way and with great reliability without any margin of error by operators. The details, shapes, dimensions and other accessory elements, as well as the materials used in the manufacture of 9 000082
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una máquina dispensadora de la invención podrán ser convenientemente sustituidos por otros que sean técnicamente equivalentes y no se aparten de la esencialidad de la invención ni del ámbito definido por las reivindicaciones que se incluyen a continuación. A dispensing machine of the invention may conveniently be replaced by others that are technically equivalent and do not depart from the essentiality of the invention or the scope defined by the claims set forth below.

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REIVINDICACIONES
1. Máquina dispensadora de envases de tipo blister para el suministro de pastillas, en el que dicho blister incluye una pluralidad de alojamientos individuales para alojar pastillas, procediendo dichas pastillas de un envase de tipo blister previamente fabricado o a granel, caracterizada por el hecho de que comprende : un recinto de almacenamiento (1) donde se almacenan una pluralidad de pastillas de al menos dos tipos diferentes que incluye por lo menos una plataforma (2) sobre la que se depositan las pastillas o envases de tipo blister previamente rellenados que incluyen medios de selección de pastillas; medios de extracción de las pastillas desde dicha al menos una plataforma a una banda de blister a ser rellenada; un alimentador (4) de bandas de envase tipo blister (3) no selladas y vacias que está asociado a unos medios de transporte de las bandas de blister (3) desde el alimentador (4) a un punto de recogida; medios de sellado de las bandas de blister (3) ; y medios de control e introducción de datos (5) asociados a los medios de selección de pastillas de modo que una banda de blister puede ser llenada con dos o más tipos diferentes de pastillas.1. Blister-type container dispensing machine for the supply of tablets, wherein said blister includes a plurality of individual housings for accommodating tablets, said tablets proceeding from a blister-type container previously manufactured or in bulk, characterized by the fact that it comprises: a storage enclosure (1) where a plurality of tablets of at least two different types are stored which includes at least one platform (2) on which the previously filled blister packs or containers are deposited that include means of pickup selection; means for extracting the tablets from said at least one platform to a blister strip to be filled; a feeder (4) of unsealed and empty blister pack bands (3) which is associated with means of transporting the blister bands (3) from the feeder (4) to a collection point; sealing means of the blister bands (3); and data control and input means (5) associated with the tablet selection means so that a blister band can be filled with two or more different types of tablets.
2. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que el recinto de almacenamiento comprende una pluralidad de plataformas horizontales (2) dispuestas de forma separada entre si a distintos niveles de altura, tal que cada plataforma incluye medios de extracción de forma individualizada.2. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage enclosure comprises a plurality of horizontal platforms (2) arranged separately from each other at different levels of height, such that each platform includes means of extraction individually.
3. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que los medios de extracción consisten en un mecanismo empujador (6) desplazable axialmente en dos ejes X e Y de una forma secuencial, soportado por una estructura de pórtico (7) dispuesta sobre la al menos una plataforma (2) .3. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the extraction means consist of a thrust mechanism (6) axially movable on two X and Y axes in a sequential manner, supported by a gantry structure (7) arranged on the at least one platform (2).
4. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que están provistos medios de guiado de las pastillas desde la al menos una plataforma (2) hasta el envase blister a ser rellenado.4. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that guiding means of the pads are provided from the at least one platform (2) to the blister pack to be refilled.
5. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 4, caracterizado por el hecho de que los medios de guiado comprenden una tolva dosificadora (8) que recoge las pastillas procedentes de la al menos plataforma, desplazable en un eje de coordenadas situada en la parte inferior de la al menos una plataforma, y por encima de los medios de transporte de las bandas de blister (3) .5. Dispensing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that the guiding means comprise a dosing hopper (8) that collects the pads coming from the at least platform, movable on a coordinate axis located at the bottom of the at least one platform, and above the means of transport of the blister bands (3).
6. Máquina dispensadora según las reivindicaciones 2 y 5, caracterizada por el hecho de que cada plataforma dispone inferiormente de una rampa ligeramente inclinada respecto al plano horizontal asociada a un canal de evacuación, cuyo extremo del canal de evacuación está acoplado a la tolva dosificadora (8) .6. Dispensing machine according to claims 2 and 5, characterized in that each platform has a slightly inclined ramp inferiorly to the horizontal plane associated with an evacuation channel, whose end of the evacuation channel is coupled to the dosing hopper ( 8).
7. Máquina dispensadora según las reivindicaciones 2 y 5, caracterizada por el hecho de que cada plataforma (2) dispone inferiormente de una cinta transportadora asociada a un canal de T/ES2009/0000827. Dispensing machine according to claims 2 and 5, characterized in that each platform (2) has a lower conveyor belt associated with a channel of T / ES2009 / 000082
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evacuación, cuyo extremo del canal de evacuación (19) está acoplado a la tolva dosificadora (8) .evacuation, whose end of the evacuation channel (19) is coupled to the dosing hopper (8).
8. Máquina dispensadora según cualquiera de las reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizada por el hecho de que los medios de transporte consisten en una cinta transportadora (9) provista de al menos dos poleas (10,11) situadas en los extremos dispuesta horizontalmente desde el alimentador (4) hasta el punto de recogida, estando el movimiento de desplazamiento de dicha cinta transportadora (9) coordinado por el mecanismo empujador. 8. Dispensing machine according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transport means consist of a conveyor belt (9) provided with at least two pulleys (10,11) located at the ends arranged horizontally from the feeder ( 4) to the collection point, the movement of movement of said conveyor belt (9) being coordinated by the pushing mechanism.
9. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que comprende medios de impresión para imprimir el envase de tipo blister (3) .9. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises printing means for printing the blister pack (3).
10. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 3, caracterizada por el hecho de que el mecanismo empujador (6) desplazable consiste en un elemento soporte (13) desplazable axialmente en su sentido ascendente/descendente que sostiene un punzón (14) orientado hacia la pastilla (15) .10. Dispensing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the movable pusher mechanism (6) consists of an axially movable support element (13) in its upward / downward direction that supports a punch (14) oriented towards the tablet ( fifteen) .
11. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que los medios de sellado consisten en un rodillo (12) calentado a una temperatura predeterminada dispuesto en un punto a lo largo de la cinta transportadora (9) y por encima de ésta.11. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing means consist of a roller (12) heated to a predetermined temperature disposed at a point along the conveyor belt (9) and above it .
12. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 8, caracterizada por el hecho de que la cinta transportadora (9) incluye una pluralidad de elementos de apoyo (17) con el fin de soportar individualmente un envase de tipo blister. ES2009/00008212. Dispensing machine according to claim 8, characterized in that the conveyor belt (9) includes a plurality of support elements (17) in order to individually support a blister pack. ES2009 / 000082
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13. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que los medios de extracción consisten en un mecanismo aspirador.13. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the extraction means consist of a suction mechanism.
14. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que la plataforma (2) incluye al menos una plantilla (21) formada por un cuerpo sensiblemente laminar provisto de una pluralidad de alojamientos (23) en los cuales se depositan de forma individual las pastillas (15) a suministrar . 14. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the platform (2) includes at least one template (21) formed by a substantially laminar body provided with a plurality of housings (23) in which they are deposited so Individual tablets (15) to be supplied.
15. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 1, caracterizada por el hecho de que la plataforma (2) incluye al menos una plantilla (21) formada por un cuerpo sensiblemente laminar provisto de una pluralidad de alojamientos (23) en los cuales se depositan de forma matricial bandas de blister pre- ensambladas.15. Dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the platform (2) includes at least one template (21) formed by a substantially laminar body provided with a plurality of housings (23) in which they are deposited so Matrix pre-assembled blister bands.
16. Máquina dispensadora según la reivindicación 14, caracterizado por el hecho de que la pluralidad de alojamientos (23) están distribuidos matricialmente en filas y columnas. 16. Dispensing machine according to claim 14, characterized in that the plurality of housings (23) are distributed in rows and columns.
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