US3540609A - Apparatus for the turning-over trays of containers - Google Patents

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US3540609A
US3540609A US775288A US3540609DA US3540609A US 3540609 A US3540609 A US 3540609A US 775288 A US775288 A US 775288A US 3540609D A US3540609D A US 3540609DA US 3540609 A US3540609 A US 3540609A
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Alfred Lefort
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  • the present invention relates to apparatus for turning over trays of containers.
  • apparatus for turning over trays of containers comprising: a flat plate rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis in the plane of the plate; means for rotating the plate about said axis; a pair of tray support elements on the same side of, and spaced from the plane of the plate, and spaced apart from one another; means connecting the support elements to the plate for rotation'therewith; and means for increasing'the distance apart of the support elements upon rotation of said plate from a first position in which the support elements are below the plate, to a second position in which the support elements are above the plate.
  • the apparatus according to the invention is particularly well suited for working with trays provided with lids containing sterile bottles intended for supplying a machine for distributing a sterile pharmaceutical product in unitary doses into the bottles.
  • the product In order to condition sterile pharmaceutical products the product is divided under sterile conditions and dispensed in doses into sterile bottles.
  • the division and dispensing into botties are effected automatically by means of machines known as dividing machines. Supplying the accumulation tables of these machines with sterile bottles whilst preventing all contact either with the outside air or with the hands of the operators has always presented some difficulties.
  • the apparatus according to the invention makes it possible in a simple manner to proceed, once the lid of the bottle tray has been removed with the charging in a sterile atmosphere of the trays full of sterile bottles resting on their necks, with the turning-over -of these trays, with the removal of the trays, and with the supplying of the accumulation table of the dividing machine.
  • FIG. I is a vertical sectional view in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the assembly, showing one embodiment of the turning-over apparatus of the invention, associated with a circular accumulation table of a dividing machine;
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view through the turning-over apparatus on a vertical plane passing through its axis; 1
  • FIG. 3 is a detail view of the mechanism of the turning-over apparatus
  • FIGS. 4, and 6 are schematic vertical sectional views passing through the axis of the apparatus; illustrating the stages ofoperation;
  • FIGS. 4A, 5A and 6A are corresponding schematic vertical 7 sectional views taken in a plane in section those FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 respectively.
  • the turning-over apparatus comprises (FIGS. l and 2) a support 1 which is preferably made of steel sections, and is vertically adjustable by screw feet 2. As illustrated in'FIG. 1, it is associated with a dividing machine, substantially at the height of the supply or accumulation table 3 of the machine.
  • the apparatus of the invention includes an essentially flat plate 4 provided with end flanges, and mounted for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis passing essentially through the plane of the plate 4. Mounting of the plate 4 about this axis is effected by means of stub shafts 6 rotatable in sleeved bearings 7 having at their axially inner ends inclined faces carrying annular bearing members 8. These bearing members are'inclined to the axis of the stub shafts 6, and converge downwardly towards one another. Mounted for rotation about these bearing members 8, by means of bearing rings 9, are channel section members 10 having a web portion 11, and flange portions 12 diverging outwardly from the web portion. As can be seen from the drawings, the lower flange portion of the channel members, when at a position immediately below the plate 4 is parallel to the plate 4.
  • apertures 13 are formed in the web portion, and these are engaged by pins 14 mounted on members 15 secured to the flanges 5.
  • Each longitudinal edge of the plate 4 is turned down to form a portion 16, the two portions 16 being turned in opposite directions.
  • the whole of the apparatus is mounted in a housing 17 having a sliding door 18 for filling the apparatus.
  • Rotation of the plate 4 may be effected by a handle 20, and the direction of rotation may be limited to one direction by a ratchet 19 (FIGS. 2 and 4) secured to one of the stub shafts 6. Rotation of the plate may be prevented selectively; with the plate horizontal, by a locking pin 21 which is resiliently urged by a spring 22 to engage one of the downturned portions 16 of the plate 4. i
  • the door 18 is opened, and a tray of sterilized bottlesprovided with its lid is presented manually with the bottles resting upside down on their necks.
  • the lid is removed and the tray of bottles slid onto the lower flange portions 12, which then form tray support elements (FIGS. 4 and 4A).
  • the tray is'pushed so as to engage the locking pins 21 (see FIG. 4A), until these locking pins are disengaged from the downturned portions 16.
  • Rotation of the plate 4 brings the bottles to rest on the plate, the bottom of the tray bearing on the necks of the of the bottles.
  • flange portions or tray support elements 12 comes into the upper position and have moved apart, whilst the flange portions or tray perpendicular to support elements 12 which were in the upper position have come closer together and move to the lower position below the plate (FIG. 5A).
  • the bottom of the tray is then removed by lifting it to release the bottles, this being possible, since the flanges 12 are now sufficiently far apart to permit removal of the tray.
  • the bottles are then pushed, for example by a rake 23, onto the accumulating table 3 of the dividing machine.
  • the apparatus of the invention is then free, as can be seen in FIG. 6, and the door can be closed and the operations recommenced at will.
  • the plate 4, and the bearing members 7 and 9 are preferably formed of stainless steel.
  • the housing 17 may be made of plastic material, preferably of the transparent type such as cellulose acetate, methyl methacrylate or acrylate. It is also possible to use translucent plastic material such as polyesters, which may or may not be provided with glass fibre The materials used have simply to meet the desired mechanical requirements and permit the preservation of a sterile condition.
  • the rings, bearings, shafts, flanges, and bearing members may be made of any suitable material in accordance with the usual rules of mechanical construction.
  • the annular bearing member 8 is advantageously made of a material providing good sliding properties such as polyvinyl chloride, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyamides, high-density polyethylene.
  • the flange portions 12 which have to support the trays are advantageously lined with a material such as polyvinyl chloride or polyamides, which sound-deadens the assembly and ensures good sliding of the trays.
  • the dimensions of the apparatus are not critical, and they have simply to be such that the entry and exit of the trays can be effected without difficulty and there is no excessive play between the flanges 12 in the lower horizontal position and the lower face of the plate 4. This distance is to be adapted to the height of the bottles and the thickness of the trays, so that the turning-over is effected without excessive shaking of the bottles.
  • the plate 4 was made of stainless steel of 10/10 mm. with side bearing plates of stainless steel and channel section members 10 made of stainless steel plate of 3 mm. thickness, with flange portions 50 mm. in width, having an inclination relative to the web of the channel section members of 1 10 was found suitable for trays of 220 bottles, 26 mm. in diameter and 60 mm. in height.
  • an antibiotic dividing machine operating at a rate of 220 bottles per minute can be supplied.
  • the turning over apparatus may be used in many other cases, and its dimensions have simply to be adapted to the containers and the batch supports used. If it is not necessary to operate in a sterile medium, the covering may, of course, be dispensed with. It is possible for example to use the turning over apparatus for supplying an automatic bottling machine with bottles made to drain on grids with their head downwards.
  • Apparatus for turning over trays of containers comprising, in combination:
  • a flat plate defining a plane and rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis in said plane;
  • Apparatus for turning-over trays of containers comprising, in combination:
  • a flat plate defining a plane and rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis in said plane;
  • a bearing member fixe ly located axially outwardly over each of said ends of said plate, said bearing members being inclined to said axis so as to be downwardly convergent;
  • each flange portion forming a tray support element spaced from the plane of said plate, the tray support elements being arranged in pairs on opposite sides to the plane of said plates;

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