Method and wheel for transferring top shells of capsules on a machine for filling capsules with at least one pharmaceutical product

摘要

On a continuous machine for filling capsules with at least one pharmaceutical product, the top shell of a capsule is transferred by advancing the top shell inside a relative seat, which is normally connected to a suction device to retain the top shell as of a loading station, and is connected to a blow device to release the top shell at an unloading station; pneumatic connection of the seat to the suction device being cut off upstream from the loading station in a travelling direction of the seat, so as to pick up the top shell directly at the loading station.