公开(公告)号：EP0302920A1

公开(公告)日：1989-02-15

申请号：EP88901728.0

申请日：1988-02-05

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael

IPC分类号： A61J3 ,  B41F17 ,  B41J3 ,  B65G47

CPC分类号： B41J3/4073 ,  A61J3/007 ,  B41F17/36 ,  B65G47/1471

摘要： Appareil (1) de marquage de pastilles sans contact avec les pastilles (P) à marquer, utilisant un mécanisme transporteur (4) transportant les articles en forme de pastilles (P) à imprimer, et un système de jet d'encre (6) permettant d'appliquer les symboles de marquage sur les articles (P) à mesure que ceux-ci traversent l'appareil (1). Des poches de formes différentes (25, 40) sont utilisées pour faciliter l'orientation des pastilles (P) en vue de leur impression.

摘要翻译： 使用携带要被打印的颗粒状物品（P）的传送机构（4）和喷墨系统（6）来标记与要被标记的颗粒（P）不接触的颗粒的装置（1） 用于当物品（P）通过装置（1）时将标记符号施加到物品（P）上。 使用不同形状的口袋（25,40）来促进用于印刷的丸粒（P）的取向。

公开(公告)号：EP2577260A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-10

申请号：EP11790275.9

申请日：2011-05-31

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael ,  FORD, Mark

IPC分类号： G01N21/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： B07C5/3422 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B07C5/3412 ,  B07C5/362 ,  B07C5/363 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N21/8806 ,  G01N21/8851 ,  G01N2021/845 ,  G01N2021/8592 ,  G01N2201/02 ,  G01N2201/062 ,  G01N2201/0621 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： An inspection system is configured for use with a conveyer apparatus including carrier bars. Each carrier bar conveys pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The inspection system includes at least one camera unit for sensing a predetermined characteristic of the pellet-shaped articles, a removal unit, and a controller. The removal unit, downstream from the at least one camera unit, removes selected pellet-shaped article(s) from the carrier bar(s) depending on whether the characteristic is sensed by the at least one camera unit. The controller is in communication with the at least one camera unit and the removal unit. The controller provides a signal to the removal unit in accordance with the sensed characteristic. The removal unit includes a rotatable ejection drum having extended vacuum nozzles along its length, equal to the number of articles conveyed in each carrier bar. Each vacuum nozzle selectively removes article(s) from the carrier bar(s) by suction.

摘要翻译： 检查系统构造成与包括承载杆的输送装置一起使用。 每个承载杆沿预定路径传送颗粒状物品。 检查系统包括用于感测颗粒状物品的预定特性的至少一个照相机单元，去除单元和控制器。 取决于所述至少一个照相机单元下游的所述去除单元，根据所述特征是否被所述至少一个照相机单元感测到，从所述载体杆去除所选择的颗粒状物品。 控制器与至少一个照相机单元和移除单元通信。 控制器根据感测到的特性向去除单元提供信号。 去除单元包括可旋转的排出滚筒，其具有沿其长度延伸的真空喷嘴，其等于在每个承载杆中传送的物品的数量。 每个真空喷嘴通过抽吸选择性地从承载杆去除物品。

公开(公告)号：EP1185420A1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-13

申请号：EP00947621.9

申请日：2000-06-07

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael

IPC分类号： B41F17/36

CPC分类号： B41F17/36

摘要： An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars (24) and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles (A) are laterally, longitudinally and rotationally positioned within the pockets at a predetermined position, and at least a first processing station at a first position along the transport loop performs a first operation on the articles while within the pocket in the predetermined position. The articles may be pharmaceutical tablets or capsules and the first porcessing station (18) may be a drill that drills a series of holes on the pharmaceuticals to create a mechanical time-release mechanism. A second processing station (20) coordinated with the first processing station may perform a second operation on the articles. The first and second processing stations may be first and second printers that print first and second component images in registration with another to form a composite image. The apparatus can be used to manufacture shaped edible articles having a non-planar portion that receive serially registered component images from first and second printers. The first and second component images are formed in registration with one another to form a composite image even though the non-planar portion is spaced from the printing plane by variable distances.

公开(公告)号：EP1185420B1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-15

申请号：EP00947621.9

申请日：2000-06-07

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael

IPC分类号： B41F17/36

CPC分类号： B41F17/36

摘要： An apparatus for transporting and processing a plurality of articles includes a transport loop including a plurality of carrier bars (24) and a plurality of pockets formed between adjacent ones of the carrier bars. The articles (A) are laterally, longitudinally and rotationally positioned within the pockets at a predetermined position, and at least a first processing station at a first position along the transport loop performs a first operation on the articles while within the pocket in the predetermined position. The articles may be pharmaceutical tablets or capsules and the first porcessing station (18) may be a drill that drills a series of holes on the pharmaceuticals to create a mechanical time-release mechanism. A second processing station (20) coordinated with the first processing station may perform a second operation on the articles. The first and second processing stations may be first and second printers that print first and second component images in registration with another to form a composite image. The apparatus can be used to manufacture shaped edible articles having a non-planar portion that receive serially registered component images from first and second printers. The first and second component images are formed in registration with one another to form a composite image even though the non-planar portion is spaced from the printing plane by variable distances.

公开(公告)号：EP0302920B1

公开(公告)日：1992-09-23

申请号：EP88901728.1

申请日：1988-02-05

申请人： ACKLEY MACHINE CORP.

发明人： ACKLEY, E., Michael

IPC分类号： B41F17/00 ,  B41F17/36 ,  B65G47/14

CPC分类号： B41J3/4073 ,  A61J3/007 ,  B41F17/36 ,  B65G47/1471

摘要： A pellet marking apparatus (1) which does not rely upon contact between the marking device and the pellets (P) to be marked in the course of its operation makes use of a conveyor mechanism (4) for carrying the pellet-shaped articles (P) to be imprinted, and an ink jet system (6) for applying the indicia to the articles (P) as the articles (P) as carried through the apparatus (1). Variously shaped pockets (25, 40) are used to aid orientation of the pellets (P) for printing.