IE40838L - Pick-off mechanism for capsule inspection machine - Google Patents

Pick-off mechanism for capsule inspection machine

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Publication number
IE40838L
IE40838L IE750586A IE58675A IE40838L IE 40838 L IE40838 L IE 40838L IE 750586 A IE750586 A IE 750586A IE 58675 A IE58675 A IE 58675A IE 40838 L IE40838 L IE 40838L
Authority
IE
Ireland
Prior art keywords
capsules
pick
wheel
capsule
head
Prior art date
Application number
IE750586A
Other versions
IE40838B1 (en
Original Assignee
Lilly Co Eli
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Publication date
Application filed by Lilly Co Eli filed Critical Lilly Co Eli
Publication of IE40838L publication Critical patent/IE40838L/en
Publication of IE40838B1 publication Critical patent/IE40838B1/en

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/02—Measures preceding sorting, e.g. arranging articles in a stream orientating
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
    • B65G2201/0244—Bottles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/905—Feeder conveyor holding item by suction

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  • Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)

Abstract

A pick-off mechanism for a high-speed medicinal capsule inspection machine or the like. Bulk capsules are loaded from a hopper to a chain conveyor, rectified, and transferred to an inspection head. A circumferential series of rolls on the head defines vertical grooves to receive and spin capsules on their axes. The head indexes forward to carry capsules stepwise from the loading station, through an optical-electronic inspection station, to a transfer point. There, the capsules are transferred to a pick-off wheel, which indexes forward in timed relation with the head. The capsules are received on spaced seats on the pick-off wheel, and held thereon by suction. Each unacceptable capsule is swept off the pick-off wheel at an early point in the capsule movement on the pick-off wheel, by projecting a reject arm into the capsule path in response to the inspection results. The rejected capsules fall to a reject chute. Acceptable capsules are carried further by the wheel to a discharge point, where a cam removes them to an accept chute. [US3920541A]
IE586/75A 1974-05-13 1975-03-18 Capsule classifying machine IE40838B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US469357A US3920541A (en) 1974-05-13 1974-05-13 Pick-off mechanism for capsule inspection machine

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
IE40838L true IE40838L (en) 1975-11-13
IE40838B1 IE40838B1 (en) 1979-08-29

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
IE586/75A IE40838B1 (en) 1974-05-13 1975-03-18 Capsule classifying machine

Country Status (24)

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US (1) US3920541A (en)
JP (1) JPS581636B2 (en)
AR (1) AR209098A1 (en)
AT (1) AT343536B (en)
BE (1) BE828982A (en)
BR (1) BR7502917A (en)
CA (1) CA1005393A (en)
CH (1) CH598875A5 (en)
DD (1) DD119721A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2518524C2 (en)
DK (1) DK206875A (en)
FR (1) FR2270958B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1504902A (en)
HU (1) HU173444B (en)
IE (1) IE40838B1 (en)
IL (1) IL46878A (en)
IN (1) IN141857B (en)
IT (1) IT1037972B (en)
NL (1) NL176756C (en)
PH (1) PH11801A (en)
PL (1) PL102933B1 (en)
SE (1) SE410407B (en)
SU (1) SU586825A3 (en)
ZA (1) ZA751726B (en)

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US3687285A (en) * 1970-12-23 1972-08-29 Clifford H Messervey Positive two channel can discharge
US3756402A (en) * 1971-01-11 1973-09-04 Lilly Co Eli Capsule inspection apparatus and method
JPS5219798B2 (en) * 1971-12-22 1977-05-30

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Publication number Publication date
BE828982A (en) 1975-11-13
DE2518524C2 (en) 1987-01-08
IL46878A (en) 1977-05-31
AT343536B (en) 1978-06-12
IL46878A0 (en) 1975-05-22
NL176756B (en) 1985-01-02
PL102933B1 (en) 1979-05-31
CA1005393A (en) 1977-02-15
ATA358475A (en) 1977-09-15
FR2270958A1 (en) 1975-12-12
BR7502917A (en) 1976-03-23
JPS581636B2 (en) 1983-01-12
CH598875A5 (en) 1978-05-12
SE410407B (en) 1979-10-15
DD119721A5 (en) 1976-05-12
SE7505440L (en) 1975-11-14
HU173444B (en) 1979-05-28
GB1504902A (en) 1978-03-22
IE40838B1 (en) 1979-08-29
IN141857B (en) 1977-04-23
ZA751726B (en) 1976-10-27
NL7504137A (en) 1975-11-17
FR2270958B1 (en) 1982-07-23
IT1037972B (en) 1979-11-20
NL176756C (en) 1985-06-03
DD119271A1 (en) 1976-04-12
DE2518524A1 (en) 1975-11-27
DK206875A (en) 1975-11-14
PH11801A (en) 1978-07-05
SU586825A3 (en) 1977-12-30
JPS50156951A (en) 1975-12-18
AU7937675A (en) 1976-09-23
AR209098A1 (en) 1977-03-31
US3920541A (en) 1975-11-18

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