WO1999052705A1 - Dispositif et procede pour traiter une substance pulverulente ou granulaire - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a powder processing technology used for manufacturing pharmaceuticals, foods, agricultural chemicals, resins, fertilizers, and the like, and is particularly effective when applied to a dry granulator that manufactures a product by compression-molding a powder.
- Technology. Background art
- Granulation of granules to produce pharmaceuticals and foods includes wet granulation using a wetting agent such as water or alcohol, and dry granulation in which dried granules are compression-molded with a pair of compression rollers.
- a wetting agent such as water or alcohol
- dry granulation in which dried granules are compression-molded with a pair of compression rollers.
- the dry granulation method has the advantage that stable and high-density granules can be obtained without the need for a wet material, and the intermediate step of the wet granulation method can be omitted, thereby shortening the time and improving production efficiency.
- its use has been increasing in recent years.
- both compression rollers receive a force to push open between them from the supplied granular material as a reaction of the compression force in the compression molding.
- FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are explanatory diagrams showing these configurations.
- the dry granulator of FIG. 14 is provided with a powder / particle storage hopper 101 which is located at an upper portion and temporarily stores a powder / particle 109 serving as a raw material transported together with air.
- a feeder 102 equipped with a screw blade for feeding the granular material 109 discharged from the hopper 101 in the horizontal direction is attached to a lower portion of the granular material storage hopper 101.
- compression rollers 104, 104 for compressing the granular material 109 sent by the feeder 102 at a high pressure and compressing it at a high density.
- a pressure cylinder 105 is attached to one of the rollers 104. Then, by pressing one roller 104 toward the other roller 104, This prevents the rollers 104 from escaping during compression molding.
- a needle shearing machine 106 for shearing the compression molded product sent from the roller 104 is provided. Further, below the shearing machine 106, a cutter shearing machine 107 for obtaining an appropriate granular material by further shearing the sheared granular material is provided. Below that, a sizing machine 108 for sizing the sheared granules is further provided.
- These devices are usually disassembled into individual components at appropriate times, such as for each product lot, to prevent contamination, and each component room is individually cleaned. As a result, it is possible to perform operations such as granulation while always keeping the device clean even for products that dislike the mixing of foreign components, such as pharmaceuticals.
- the sealing plates 1 1 1 and 1 1 1 1 are pressed by the pressure-resistant device 113 so as not to separate from the end face of the roller 104. Therefore, the granular material supplied between the rollers 104 and 104 is compressed by the rollers 104 and 104 without the rollers 104 escaping and flowing out between them. Molded.
- the same seal plates 125 and 125 are provided in the granulator of FIG. In the granulator of FIG. 15, the powder is supplied from the powder storage hopper 121 to the pair of compression rollers 123, 123 via the screw feeder 122. Sealing plates 125 are provided on both end surfaces of the supplied granules so as to escape from between the rollers 123 and 123 during compression molding.
- a hydraulic cylinder 124 is installed on one roller 123 as described above.
- the supply of the granular material to the compression roller is often performed using the screw feeder.
- screw Feeders are often used.
- the screw feeder has a small apparent specific volume, and there is no particular problem with respect to the supply efficiency of the granular material.
- the supply efficiency is reduced when the apparent specific volume is increased.
- compression molding can be performed without any problem.
- a filter tube 132 is provided inside a trough 131, and a screw tube is provided in the filter tube 132. Arrange the feathers 1 3 3.
- an annular chamber 134 is formed between the trough 13 1 and the filter cylinder 13 2.
- the annular chamber 134 is connected to a vacuum pump via a communication pipe 135.
- the fine powder 1337 supplied to the hopper 1336 is degassed by the vacuum pump while being sent to the pressure roller 1338 by the screw blades 133. Therefore, the fine powder 1337 is supplied as a fine powder having a small apparent specific volume between the pressure rollers 1338.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a powder compression apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 51-96882, which is an example of such a proposal.
- the feed hopper 1 41, a screw 144 rotated by a motor 144, and compression rollers 144 and 145 are provided.
- the powder and granular material supplied from the hopper 144 is compressed and formed between the rollers 144 and 145, and in this respect, it is similar to the conventional apparatus.
- the device includes a roller 144 and a roller 45, a thickness detector 144 that detects the distance between the rollers, and a motor 1442 that controls the number of revolutions of the motor according to the detected thickness to adjust the powder supply amount.
- a powder supply amount control device 147 is provided.
- the thickness detecting device 144 the rotation shafts of the rollers 144 and 145 are supported by springs, and a device that detects the roller interval based on the pressure applied to the spring or a differential transformer is used.
- a device that detects the interval between rollers 144 and 144 is used as the thickness detecting device 144.
- a conventional granular material processing apparatus has the following problems.
- the seal plate must be pressed with a hydraulic cylinder in order to increase the compression molding effect of the powder and granules by the roller.
- an actuator for pressing the seal plate and the compression roller and ancillary parts thereof are required, and the mechanism is complicated, the number of parts is increased, and the cost is increased.
- since the powdery and granular materials adhere to the accessory parts of the actuator there is a possibility that the function of the device may be impaired by such dirt, and a simplification of the mechanism has been desired.
- fluid (hydraulic) leaks from hydraulic cylinders and pressure-resistant machines may contaminate the product, and the contact between the seal plate and the compression roller may cause the abrasion powder on the seal plate to mix.
- it is not preferable in terms of manufacturing rules in order to prevent the generation of abrasion powder, it is necessary to use a hard sealing material at a contact portion of the sealing plate with the compression opening. For this reason, there arises a problem that the price of the seal plate is increased and the cost of the apparatus is increased.
- An object of the present invention is, first of all, to provide a granular material processing apparatus capable of obtaining a compression molded product of a granular material having a uniform thickness and hardness.
- the main body housing of the granular material processing apparatus is divided into a chamber and a drive chamber, and each component such as a hopper, a compression roller and the like in the mechanical chamber and the mechanical processing can be automatically cleaned. It is to provide a device.
- the granular material processing apparatus includes a pair of compression rollers arranged in parallel, and supplies the granular material to a granular material introduction / compression unit formed between the compression rollers, and supplies the compressed material to the compression molded product.
- the compression roller is opposed to a side surface of the compression roller.
- a sealing member that is disposed with a gap between the compression roller and a side surface of the compression roller when the granular material enters the clearance to seal the granular material introduction compression section. have.
- a powder / particle processing apparatus including a pair of side-by-side compression rollers, and supplying a powder / particle between the compression rollers to form a compression-molded product thereof.
- a pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure applied to the granular material when the granular material is compressed between the compression rollers; and a pressure applied to the granular material obtained by the pressure detecting means.
- Control means for adjusting the hardness of the granular material sent out from the compression roller based on the above.
- a powder-particle processing apparatus including a pair of side-by-side compression rollers, and supplying a powder-particle between the compression rollers to form a compression-molded product thereof.
- a fine movement amount detecting means for detecting a fine movement of a distance between the compression rollers caused by a pressure applied to the powder material when the powder material is compressed between the compression rollers;
- Control means for adjusting the hardness of the granular material sent out from the compression roller based on the fine movement amount between the compression rollers obtained by the detection means.
- control means may adjust the pressure applied to the granular material.
- a powder / particle processing apparatus includes a pair of compression rollers arranged in parallel, and supplies powder / particles between the compression rollers to form a compression molded product thereof.
- a pair of compression roller support shafts that support the compression roller, a compression roller support portion that holds the compression roller support shaft, and a compression roller support portion attached to the compression roller support portion.
- Distortion detecting means for measuring distortion generated in the compression roller support due to the pressure applied to the compression roller when compressed; and a distortion value of the compression roller support obtained by the distortion detection means.
- Control means for adjusting the pressure applied to the granular material.
- the granular material processing apparatus further includes a granular material pumping unit configured to supply the granular material to the compression roller, and the control unit controls the granular material compressing unit to control the granular material.
- the feed amount of the granules may be adjusted.
- the control means may be configured to control the pressure It is good to control the number of rotations of the compression roller.
- a powder-particle processing apparatus is a powder-particle processing apparatus that includes a pair of compression rollers arranged side by side, and supplies powder particles between the compression ports to form a compression-molded product.
- a charging hopper that is disposed in front of the compression roller and stores the powder and granular material to be supplied to the compression roller; a charging hopper connected to the charging hopper and disposed between the charging hopper and the compression roller.
- a powder and granule pumping means for pumping the powder and granules to the compression roller, wherein the powder and granule pumping means has a transport pipe having a screw member for powder and granule feeding therein.
- the transport pipe stores the screw member, and is capable of passing air, but is formed of a member formed of a member that does not allow powder to pass therethrough. It is also possible to use a degassing jacket in which a barrel is externally provided and a degassing opening is provided in a part of the barrel.
- the degassing barrel may be formed of a porous metal material.
- the hopper can be installed so as to be relatively movable with respect to the screw member.
- the hopper and the transport pipe may be installed so as to be relatively movable with respect to the screw member.
- the distance between the screw member and the compression roller may be set to be variable.
- a powder-particle processing apparatus is a powder-particle processing apparatus that includes a pair of compression rollers arranged side by side, and supplies powder particles between the compression ports to form a compression-molded product.
- the cleaning means may be disposed on at least one of an upper portion and a side portion of the granular material processing chamber.
- the granular material processing apparatus includes: a pair of compression rollers arranged in parallel; and a granular material pressure feeding unit configured to supply a granular material to the compression roller.
- a powdery and granular material processing apparatus for supplying a powdery and granular material using a means to form a compression molded product thereof, the device being disposed downstream of the compression roller and shearing the compression molded product formed by the compression roller. It has a shearing means and a load detecting means for detecting a load applied to the shearing means.
- the granular material processing apparatus according to the present invention may further include control means for controlling at least one of the compression roller and the granular material pumping means based on data detected by the load detecting means. Further, the load detecting means may detect a rotational torque of the shearing means.
- the granular material processing apparatus of the present invention may be a dry granulation apparatus.
- the method for treating a granular material comprises the steps of: supplying a granular material between a pair of compressed rollers arranged in parallel using a granular material pumping means disposed upstream of the compression roller; A method for treating a granular material including a step of forming an object, wherein the shearing means provided at a stage subsequent to the compression roller shears the compression-formed product formed by the compression roller while applying shear to the shearing means. Detecting the applied load; and controlling at least one of the compression roller and the granular material feeding means based on the detected load.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a dry granulation apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams showing a configuration inside a powder processing chamber of the dry granulation apparatus of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the dry granulation apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a granular material conveying means in the dry granulation apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams showing the configuration of the sealing member, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. 5C is a bottom view.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the compression roller mechanism.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the side seal.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the shearing device.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit related to the shearing device.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the lifting device.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a dry granulation apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
- FIGS. 12A and 12B are explanatory diagrams showing the configuration of the inside of the powdery granule processing chamber of the dry granulation apparatus of FIG. 9, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view of the dry granulation apparatus of FIG.
- FIGS. 14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams showing the configuration of a conventional granular material processing apparatus.
- FIG. 14A is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration
- FIG. 14B is an explanatory diagram used in the granulator of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a seal plate and a metal plate
- FIG. 4C is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between the seal plate and a compression roller.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of another conventional granular material processing apparatus.
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of another conventional granular material processing apparatus.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of another conventional granular material processing apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of a dry granulation apparatus (powder processing apparatus) according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.
- FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory views showing the configuration of the inside of a powder processing chamber of the dry granulation apparatus shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG. 2B is a side view.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the dry granulation apparatus of FIG.
- the dry granulation apparatus includes a housing body 1 installed on a floor G.
- the housing 1 is divided by a partition wall 2 into a granular material processing chamber 70 for actually processing the granular material and a drive room 4 in which a control panel, a motor, and the like are installed.
- Granules are supplied to the processing chamber 70 from a supply hopper 8 provided on the upper part of the housing 1.
- the granular material is vacuum-transported from the granular material storage tank 5 through the hose 71 using, for example, an ejector and sent to the hopper 8.
- Inside the processing room 70 there are A stage 17 and a compression roller mechanism 18 are provided.
- the transporting means 17 includes a charging hopper 19 for receiving and storing the supplied granular material, and a vertically feeding granular material pressing means 20 connected to a lower portion of the hopper 19. have.
- the pressure feeding means 20 is composed of a screw (screw member) 23 and a transfer pipe 69.
- the screw 23 is connected to a drive shaft of a motor 21 installed on an upper part of the housing 1 via a speed reducer 22.
- the transfer pipe 69 is composed of a degassing barrel 24, a degassing jacket 25 that covers the barrel 24, and a degassing port 26 that is provided in the jacket 25 and connected to vacuum suction means (not shown). It is configured.
- the transport pipe 69 does not necessarily have to have a structure having the degassing function as described above.
- the hopper 19 is a funnel-shaped container having a handle 27 attached to the outer peripheral surface side, as shown in FIG.
- a screw 23 is inserted through the hopper 19 vertically along the center axis thereof.
- a scraper 28 attached to a screw 23 is slidably provided along a funnel-shaped inner peripheral surface 19a of the hopper 19.
- a short pipe portion 29 is formed at the lower end of the hopper 19 whose diameter is reduced.
- a joining flange 29 a is provided on the outer periphery of the short pipe portion 29.
- On the upper surface of the hopper 19, a flange 31 fitted with the annular packing 30 is welded.
- a degassing barrel 24 having the same diameter as the short pipe portion 29 is joined to the lower portion of the short pipe portion 29.
- the barrel 24 is formed of a member that allows air to pass through but does not allow powders to pass through, for example, a porous material such as sintered metal / ceramic. Further, the barrel 24 has a flange portion 24a formed on the outer periphery thereof.
- FIG. 4 shows a configuration in which the end surfaces of the short tube portion 29 and the barrel 24 are joined to each other, they may be joined to each other to improve the adhesion between them.
- Joint flanges 32, 33 are welded to the upper and lower sides of the degassing jacket 25.
- the joining flange 29 a of the short pipe portion 29 is joined to the upper flange 32 with the flange 24 a of the barrel 24 sandwiched therebetween.
- Flange 32 and flange 29a are fixed by clamp 34.
- the jacket 25 is integrally and coaxially fixed to the lower portion of the hopper 19 with the barrel 24 accommodated therein.
- the jacket 25 has a jacket structure that surrounds the barrel 24 from the outside at an appropriate interval, and a deaeration chamber 3 is provided between the jacket 25 and the nozzle 24. 5 is formed.
- a deaeration port 26 is provided in communication with the deaeration chamber 35, and is connected to a vacuum pump (not shown).
- the flange 33 at the lower part of the jacket 25 is formed in a quadrilateral shape, and the sealing member 36 is joined to the lower part.
- the flange 33 is provided with a through hole 33a for a long screw. By tightening a long screw (not shown) into the through hole 33a, the sealing member 36 and the compression roller mechanism 18 are formed. Be linked.
- FIG. 5A and 5B are explanatory views showing the configuration of the sealing member 36, wherein FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. 5C is a bottom view.
- the sealing member 36 is formed in a quadrilateral shape, and the convex portion 36a that is inserted and joined to the flange 33 of the jacket 25, and the hole diameter of the same diameter as the barrel 24 And a through-hole 36 b having the following structure.
- a dovetail groove 36 c formed on a lower surface thereof so that a side seal (seal member) 37 attached to a compression roller mechanism 18 described later can be inserted thereinto.
- An escape portion 36d for avoiding interference with the compression rollers 38a and 38b is provided. Further, a through hole 36 e for a long screw inserted through the jacket 25 is formed in the sealing member 36, and handles 36 f are fixed to both sides of the outer shape.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the roller mechanism 18.
- the roller mechanism 18 has a pair of compression rollers 38a, 38b keyed to the compression roller support shafts 39a, 39b. Then, the powder supplied from the powder transporting means 17 is compression-formed by the rollers 38a and 38b.
- the roller mechanism 18 is provided with a front side frame block (hereinafter abbreviated as a frame) 41 and a rear side frame block (hereinafter abbreviated as a frame) 42.
- a screw hole 40 is formed in the frame 41 so as to correspond to the above-mentioned through holes 33a and 36e, and into which a long screw is screwed.
- the frame 41 and the frame 42 are juxtaposed in parallel with the movable wall 46 attached to the partition wall 2.
- Rollers 38a and 38b are provided between the frames 41 and 42 in a state where the rollers 38a and 38b are combined with each other.
- the bearings 43a to 43d are mounted on the frames 41 and 42 with bearing holders 44a to 44d. I have.
- the compression roller support shafts 39a and 39b are supported by these bearings 43a to 43d.
- the frames 41 and 42, the bearings 43a to 43d, and the bearing retainers 44a to 44d form a compression roller support that holds the shafts 39a and 39b.
- a tie rod 45 is provided between the frames 41 and 42 to maintain a distance between the two frame blocks.
- Constant-speed gears 47a and 47b are attached to the pair of shafts 39a and 39b, respectively.
- a compression roller driving motor 48 is connected to the shaft 39 b via a coupling 49.
- the roller 38b rotates clockwise and the roller 38a rotates counterclockwise at a constant speed.
- a powder introduction compression section 50 is formed between the rollers 38a, 38b, as shown in FIG. 4, a powder introduction compression section 50 is formed. Granules are supplied to the introduction compression section 50 from the granule conveying means 17. Further, the supplied granular material is compressed between the two as the rollers 38a and 38b rotate.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the side seal 37. That is, in the device, by arranging the side seal 37 between the rollers 38a and 38b and the frame 41 and the frame 42, the powder and the granular material are configured not to leak from the rollers 38a and 38b. I have.
- the side seal 37 is made of, for example, a Teflon material, and a convex portion 37a slidably fitted in the dovetail groove 36c of the sealing member 36 is formed on an upper portion thereof. Have been.
- the lower portion of the side seal 37 has a tapered portion 37b corresponding to the shape of the introduction compression portion 50.
- the side seal 37 is sandwiched between the frame 41 and the rollers 38a, 38b and between the frame 42 and the rollers 38a, 38b with a gap 72 of about 0 :!
- the granular material enters between the both side surfaces of the rollers 38a and 38b and the side seal 37, a sealing layer is formed by the granular material, and the granular material introduction / compression section 50 is sealed.
- the size of the gap 72 is exaggerated for easy understanding of the relationship between the side seal 37 and the rollers 38a and 38b.
- the inlet / compressor 50 is sealed by forming the hermetically closed layer by using the side seal 37 with the granular material itself. This eliminates the need for an actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder for pressing the seal plate as in the conventional powder and particle processing apparatus, and makes it possible to shorten the interval between the frames 41 and 42 as compared with the conventional apparatus. Therefore, the shafts 39a and 39b can be shortened, and the rigidity of the roller mechanism 18 itself can be increased accordingly.
- the introduction compression section 50 is surrounded by the side seal 37, the pair of rollers 38 a and 38 b, and the lower surface of the sealing member 36. This makes it possible to obtain a robust pressure-resistant structure that can withstand the pressure generated when the powder and granular material fed by the feeding means 20 is sent out between the rollers 38a and 38b.
- the rollers 38a, 38b are separated by the reaction force from the granular material to prevent the force of compressing the granular material from being reduced.
- 38b is pressed by a hydraulic cylinder or the like.
- the rollers 38a and 38b are fixedly installed at a fixed center distance without using an actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder.
- the powerful structure can greatly simplify the roller mechanism 18 compared to the conventional device and can prevent dirt from the hydraulic device, etc., but if no measures are taken, the roller 38 is required to compress the powder.
- a, 38 b may be separated from each other, and it may not be possible to obtain sufficient compressive force.
- a strain sensor (strain detecting means) 51 for detecting metal strain (strain) is attached to the frame 42 so that the state of the rollers 38a and 38b can be detected in a close manner. ing. That is, when a reaction force is applied to the rollers 38a and 38b from the granular material, the force is applied to the frames 41 and 42 via the roller support shafts 39a and 39b and the bearings 43a to 43d. This force causes the frame 42 to be distorted. In this case, the distortion of the frame 42 corresponds to the reaction force applied to the rollers 38 a and 38 b from the powder and granules in the introduction compression section 50.
- a commercially available, for example, adhesive metal strain sensor is used for the sensor 51.
- This metal strain sensor is composed of a foil made of a copper alloy such as nickel copper or copper constantan, and detects a change in strain as a change in resistance.
- the sensor 51 is connected to a strain detector 52, and is an indicator such as a pressure gauge 54 or a control device via a DC amplifier 53. 5 Connected to 5.
- the controller 55 automatically controls the operating conditions of the pressure feeding means 20 and the rollers 38a and 38b, and adjusts the compression force to a predetermined value. You. It is also possible to output this output value to a warning buzzer, and the warning buzzer may be used to notify the person in charge of a decrease in compression force or a withstand pressure limit value and to manually control the operating conditions.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory views showing the configuration of the shearing device 75, wherein FIG. 8A is a plan view and FIG. 8B is a front view.
- the shearing device 75 includes a shearing member 76 for shearing the compression-molded product W squeezed from the rollers 38 a and 38 b, and a shear member driving motor serving as a rotational drive source of the shearing member 76. 7 (hereinafter abbreviated as a motor 77), and a torque sensor (load detecting means) 78 for measuring a load when the shearing member 76 rotates.
- the shearing member 76 is formed in a tuning fork shape having two arms 76a, and is located below the granular material introduction / compression section 50 of the mouths 38a, 38b. It is installed as follows. Then, by rotating the arm 76a by the motor 77, The compression molded product W squeezed from the rollers 38a and 38b is sheared and pulverized.
- the motor 77 is fixed on a slider 60 of an elevating mechanism 56 described later adjacent to the motor 48. Then, the sensor shaft 81 of the torque sensor 78 is rotationally driven from the drive shaft 77 a of the motor 77 via the belt 80.
- the sensor 78 is mounted between the shear member 76 and the motor 77 via a sensor shaft 81 so as to connect them. Then, the load when the shearing member 76 rotates is converted into an electric signal and output.
- the shearing member 76 and the sensor 78 are supported by bearings 79 a and 79 b mounted on a motor base 57 of the elevating mechanism 56. Therefore, the sensor 78 can accurately measure the fragility of the compression molded product W without being affected by the shearing operation of the shearing member 76.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control circuit related to the shearing device 75. As shown in FIG. 9, a detection value obtained from the sensor 78 is output to a control unit (control means) 91 including a microcomputer 89 and servo amplifiers 90a to 90c. Then, a rotation control signal is output from the control unit 91 to the motor 21 of the pressure feeding means 20 or the motor 48 of the rollers 38a, 38b.
- control unit control means
- the control unit 91 includes a microcomputer 89 that performs a process of creating a rotation control signal for instructing the rotation speed of the motors 21 and 48 based on the voltage output from the sensor 78.
- the control unit 91 further includes a servo amplifier 90 a that drives the motors 21 and 48 based on the rotation control signals created and output by the microcomputer 89 and the signals from the tachogenerators 93 a and 93 b, respectively. , 90 b. Then, the control section 91 controls the rotation of the rollers 38a, 38b and the pumping means 20 by the microcomputer 89 and the servo amplifiers 90a, 90b.
- the compression molding W is determined to be hard (high density), and the rotation speed of the rollers 38a, 38b and the pumping means 20 is determined. To reduce the density of the compression molded product W.
- Tonoretaka S becomes smaller, it is determined that the density has decreased, and the rotation speed of the rollers 38a and 38b and the pumping means 20 is controlled.
- the rollers 38a and 38b and the pumping means 20 are controlled. It is not always necessary to control both, and it is acceptable to control the state of the compression molded product W by either control.
- the hardness, brittleness, and the like of the compression-molded product W are detected at any time by the sensor 78 of the shearing device 75, and the pressure feeding means 20 and the roller 3 are determined based on the detected data. 8a, 38b operation can be controlled.
- the shearing member 76 can be driven in accordance with the squeezing speed of the compression-molded product W, and the shearing device 75 can be operated under optimal conditions suitable for the brittleness of the compression-molded product W. it can.
- the compression roller driving motor 48 is mounted on a motor base 57 provided to be able to move up and down in the processing chamber 70 by an elevating mechanism 56.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the lift mechanism 56.
- the base 57 is fixed to the movable wall 46 as shown in FIG. 2 (b).
- a movable roller 46 is fixedly provided with a compression roller mechanism 18 to which a hopper 19, a jacket 25, and a sealing member 36 are physically connected. Therefore, as the base 57 moves up and down, the roller mechanism 18 and the like move up and down in the processing chamber 70 integrally.
- the elevating mechanism 56 for raising and lowering the base 57 is provided with guides 58, 58 fixed to both inner surfaces of the housing 1, a hydraulic cylinder 59, and a cylinder 59.
- the slider 58 is configured to move up and down on the guide 58. Therefore, when the cylinder 59 is operated, the base 57 moves up and down, and the roller mechanism 18 and the hopper 19 installed on the movable wall 46 move up and down in the processing chamber 70.
- FIG. 2 (b) shows the ascending and descending state of the hopper 19, and the hopper 19 can move between the position indicated by the solid line and the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line.
- the distance between the end of the screw 23 and the ports 38a, 38b can be changed as appropriate. Therefore, for example, in the case of powder particles that agglomerate due to the supply force of the screw 23 before the rollers 38a and 38b, it is necessary to increase the distance between the two to prevent the aggregation. it can. Conventionally, this cohesion has been prevented by changing the length of the screw 23. Therefore, a large number of screws of different lengths are prepared, They were changed whenever the class changed.
- the screw 23 is fixed and the hopper 19 is made movable, so that one screw can be applied to a wide range of powder and granules, and the screw exchange operation can be performed. And types of screens can be reduced.
- the screw 23 of the pumping means 20 is fixed on the force housing 1, the positional relationship between the screw 23 and the hopper 19 can be changed as shown in FIG. 2 (b) as appropriate. . That is, the length of the screw 23 entering the barrel 24 can be appropriately adjusted, and the distance over which the granular material is fed by the pressure feeding means 20 can be changed. Therefore, the state of compression by the screw 23 can be appropriately changed depending on the type of the granular material, and in this case also, it is not necessary to prepare the screw 23 for each type of the granular material.
- a cleaning device (cleaning means) 73 for cleaning the inside of the processing chamber 70, the hopper 19, and the roller mechanism 18 is provided.
- the cleaning device 73 includes a cleaning nozzle 61 that is disposed at appropriate intervals on the inner circumference of the hopper 19 and sprays a cleaning liquid toward the inner surface of the hopper 19, and a cleaning chamber 70. It consists of a cleaning nozzle 62 and a force arranged at appropriate places on the wall.
- the nozzle 62 is attached to a cleaning pipe 63 provided in the processing chamber 70 so as to extend in the vertical direction.
- the cleaning pipe 63 and the nozzle 61 are connected to a cleaning liquid supply pump (not shown).
- a drain pipe 64 for discharging the processing liquid after washing is provided.
- the inside of the processing chamber 70 is watertight so that the cleaning liquid does not leak out during cleaning. Accordingly, a seal member 65 is attached to the edge of the opening 2a opened in the partition wall 2 for installing the roller mechanism 18 and the motor 48. Then, the movable wall 46 is attached so as to be in sliding contact with the seal 65 in an airtight manner, so that the processing chamber 70 side and the drive chamber 4 are kept in a watertight and airtight state.
- a door 66 that can be opened and closed with respect to the housing 1 is provided at the front of the processing chamber 70.
- a transparent window 67 is fitted into the door 66 so that the inside of the processing chamber 70 can be seen from the outside.
- a vibration isolator 68 is interposed between the housing 1 and the floor surface G to support the dry granulator with vibration isolation.
- raw material particles are vacuum-transported from a storage tank 5 to a hopper 8 via a hose 71.
- the granular material sent to the hopper 8 is a granular material having a high specific volume and a high bulk density. Then, the granular material sent to the hopper 8 is injected into the hopper 19.
- the packing 30 at the top is in close contact with the rear surface of the top plate of the housing 1.
- the supply of the granular material to the hopper 19 is performed by descending the hopper 19.
- the hopper 19 is raised, and the inside of the hopper 19 is kept in a sealed state. Therefore, the granular material supplied into the hopper 19 is stored in the hopper 19 without scattering or leaking to the outside of the hopper 19.
- the hopper 19 is attached by a lifting mechanism 56 so as to be able to move up and down from a position where the top abuts against the back surface of the housing body 1 to a position separated downward. For this reason, it is also possible to lower the hopper 19 and to manually input different types of powder or the like from the gap formed above the hopper 19.
- the granular material in the hopper 19 is sent to the roller mechanism 18 via the conveying means 17. That is, it is sent downward from the hopper 19 by the screw 23 of the pressure feeding means 20. At this time, the scraper 28 also rotates with the rotation of the screw 23, and the powdery material in the hopper 19 is sent to the lower conveying pipe 69 by its own weight and the rotation of the screw 23.
- the transfer pipe 69 communicates with the short pipe section 29 of the hopper 19, and the granular material is sent into the barrel 24 of the transfer pipe 69 via the short pipe section 29.
- the barrel 24 is formed of a member having air permeability, and a jacket 25 connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) is arranged around the barrel 24. Further, a sealing member 36 and a roller mechanism 18 are arranged below the lower part. Therefore, the body in the barrel 24 is pressure-fed by the screw 23 under negative pressure in a state where the flow is temporarily stored and squeezed by the sealing member 36 and the roller mechanism 18. For this reason, the granular material is compressed in the barrel 24 and the air inside is degassed. Then, the air contained in the granular material passes through the deaeration chamber 35 through the fine holes of the barrel 24 and is forcibly evacuated from the deaeration port 26 of the jacket 25.
- the powder and granular material pumped by the pumping means 20 is formed between the rollers 38a and 38b. Is supplied to the introduction compression section 50.
- the rollers 38a and 38b rotate inward so as to join each other, and the powder is sandwiched between the rollers 38a and 38b to be sent out and compressed at a high density.
- the side seal 37 of the roller mechanism 18 slides slightly in the dovetail groove 36 c of the sealing member 36 due to the compressive force of the granular material by the pumping means 20, and the side seal 37 of the roller 38 a, 38 b
- a gap 72 of about 0:! ⁇ 0.3 is formed between the side seals 37. And this about 0.:!
- the granular material enters the gap 72 of ⁇ 0.3 mm, and forms a bridge between both side surfaces of the rollers 38a and 38b and the side seal 37 by the granular material itself. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the granular material from leaking from the rollers 38a and 38b to the outside. Further, since the rollers 38a and 38b do not come into contact with the side seal 37, abrasion powder of the side seals 37 or the rollers 38a and 38b does not enter the particles. Further, heat due to friction is not generated in both the rollers 38a and 38b and the side seal 37, and the product quality can be stabilized.
- the rollers 38a and 38b receive a reaction force due to the compressive force of the granular material, the force is transmitted to the frames 41 and 42 via the shafts 39a and 39b and the bearings 43a to 43d.
- the force causes the frame 42 to be distorted.
- the sensor 51 is attached to the frame 42 to detect the state of the rollers 38a and 38b during the compression of the granular material. That is, the deformation of the frame 42 changes the resistance balance of the sensor 51, and this is detected by the distortion detector 52 as a voltage difference. Then, this voltage difference is transmitted to the pressure gauge 54 and the control device 55 via the DC amplifier 53.
- the compression molded product W sent out from the rollers 38a and 38b is sheared by the shearing member 76 of the lower shearing device 75.
- the rotational torque of the shear member 76 is detected by the sensor 78, and the control unit 91 controls the rotational speed of the motor 21 or the motor 48 based on the detected data. Therefore, in the dry granulation apparatus, the state of the compression molded product W is grasped in real time. And always optimal hardness and vulnerability
- the rotation of the pumping means 20 and the rollers 38a, 38b is controlled so as to obtain a compression-molded article having the same. After the shearing by the shearing device 75, it is supplied to a granulating device (not shown) to obtain a granular product.
- the processing chamber 70 is cleaned using the cleaning device 73 after the granulation step of the desired granular product is completed.
- the hopper 19 is washed by the elevating mechanism 56 in a state where the top is raised to the upper limit position where the top is in contact with the back surface of the housing 1.
- the processing chamber 70 is in a sealed state, and in this state, the inner surface of the hopper 19, the nozzle 24, the sealing member 36, the side seal 37 of the roller mechanism 18, and the roller Wash the rollers 38a and 38b of the mechanism 18.
- the hopper 19, the jacket 25, the sealing member 36, and the roller mechanism 18 are lowered by the elevating mechanism 56, and they are washed from the outside by the nozzle 62, and the inside of the processing chamber 70 is cleaned. Wash.
- the dry granulation apparatus according to the present invention it is not necessary to disassemble and wash each component as in the conventional apparatus, and it is possible to greatly reduce the man-hour required for that. is there.
- the barrel 24 and the jacket 25 can be appropriately replaced with those having different length dimensions, finer pores, etc. depending on the type of the granular material.
- the replacement work of the barrel 24 and the jacket 25 is performed as follows. That is, first, the hopper 19 is lowered by the elevating mechanism 56, and the screw 23 is retreated from the barrel 24. Next, the clamp 34 connecting the flange 29 of the short pipe portion 29 and the flange 32 of the barrel 24 is removed. Also, the long screws screwed into the frames 41 and 42 through the through holes 33a of the flange 33 are loosened and removed from the through holes 33a. In this state, remove the jacket 25 together with the barrel 24.
- a barrel and a jacket having different specifications are arranged below the flange 29a, and attached between the hopper 19 and the sealing member 36 using a long screw and a clamp 34. After that, the long screws are screwed into the frames 41 and 42 and fixed, and the work of replacing the barrel 24 and the jacket 25 is completed.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B are explanatory views showing the configuration of a dry granulation apparatus (powder processing apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 11A is a front view and FIG. 11B is a side view. .
- Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the configuration inside a powder processing chamber of a dry granulation apparatus of FIG. 1, (a) is a front view thereof, and (b) is a side view.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view of the dry granulation apparatus of FIG.
- the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the details are omitted.
- the product quality may not be kept constant due to insufficient degassing, or the yield may be reduced.
- the compaction density has an effect on the product properties, for example in the compression molding of pharmaceuticals, the stability, disintegration (solubility) or potency of the compression molded drug will differ depending on the compressed part. Therefore, the product quality may not be kept constant or the yield (the ratio of the amount actually produced in the production process to the theoretically expected amount) may decrease.
- the granular material transport means is provided in two stages to reduce the specific volume of the granular material step by step. In addition, a stable supply of the granular material is performed to the compression roller mechanism.
- the dry granulation apparatus also includes a housing body 1 installed on the floor G, and the housing 1 is provided with a partition wall 2 for actually treating the granular material. It is divided into a powder and particle processing room 70 for performing the operation, and a drive room 4 in which a control operation panel and a motor are installed.
- a powdery material vacuum-transported through a hose 71 from a powdery material storage tank 5 using, for example, an ejector 1 is first degassed and then supplied to a processing chamber 70.
- 1 means for transporting powder and granules 7 is provided.
- the transporting means 7 first has a supply hopper 8 for temporarily storing the granular material sent thereto, and a granular material pressing means 9 connected to a lower part of the hopper 8.
- the tip of the pumping means 9 is orthogonal to the pumping means 9
- the discharge port 10 is erected on the housing 1.
- the lower part of the discharge port 10 penetrates the housing 1 and is provided facing the processing chamber 70.
- the pumping means 9 includes a screw 13 connected to the drive shaft 12 of the motor 11 therein, and a transport pipe 14 in which the screw 13 is completely sealed. Then, a transfer pipe 14 is provided so as to penetrate the supply hopper 8 from the right side in FIG. 11 (b) of the supply hopper 8 toward the axis of the supply hopper 8, and the powder particles in the hopper 8 are screened. Are transported to the discharge port 10 while being wound by the spiral fin.
- the pumping means 9 is provided with a deaeration nozzle 15 (a deaeration port) which is communicated with the end of the transfer pipe 14 and is disposed above the discharge port 10.
- the nozzle 15 communicates with the transfer pipe 14 and the discharge port 10, whereby the air degassed while the granular material is transferred by the screw 13 is discharged to the atmosphere. . Therefore, in the dry granulation apparatus, the raw material powder is firstly degassed before being charged into the processing chamber 70. Further, the provision of the transfer means 7 makes it possible to stably supply the granular material to the next stage, that is, the second granular material transfer means 17 in the processing chamber 70. Note that an air filter 16 is attached to the nozzle 15 so that no particulate matter is released into the air.
- a transfer means 17 and a roller mechanism 18 are provided in the processing chamber 70.
- the transfer means 17 is connected to the input hopper 19 for receiving and storing the powder and granular material sent from the transfer means 7 and the lower part of the hopper 19, similarly to the above-mentioned one shown in FIG. And vertically fed powder and granular material feeding means 20.
- the pumping means 20 is disposed eccentrically with respect to the pumping means 9 above the housing 1 as shown in FIGS. Further, the discharge port 10 of the conveying means 7 is located at the center of the hopper 19, and the powdery particles coming out of the discharge port 10 are supplied to the center of the hopper 19.
- the transfer means 7 is provided on the upper part of the housing 1 eccentrically with respect to the center axis of the transfer means 17. Therefore, the pumping means 9 and the pumping means 20 are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other, and the whole apparatus can be made compact.
- the other configuration is the same as that of the dry granulation apparatus of the first embodiment.
- the specific volume of the granular material can be reduced in a stepwise manner by providing the granular material transport means in the first and second stages.
- the granular material transport means in the first and second stages.
- the barrel 24 is formed of a porous metal.
- a non-woven fabric having fine pores, a filter made of paper, cloth, a synthetic resin film, or the like may be supported by a metal frame.
- the state of the rollers 38a and 38b is detected by the sensor 51 attached to the frame 42, but the pressure of the granular material in the introduction compression section 50 is directly measured by a pressure sensor, It is possible to detect the state by measuring the displacement and distortion of the side seal 37, measuring the distance between the shafts of the rollers 38a and 38b, and distorting the shaft.
- a side seal that does not come into contact with the compression roller is provided, and the granular material enters between them to form a sealing layer, thereby forming a sealing layer.
- the side seal is not pressed against the compression roller by an actuator or the like as in the related art. Therefore, there is no risk that the wear powder generated by the contact between the compression roller and the side seal is mixed into the product or the product is stained by the wear powder, and the quality of the product can be stabilized.
- the compression roller or side seal there is no need to press the compression roller or side seal with an actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder, so there is no danger of product contamination due to oil leaks or abrasion powder from the operating parts. Also, since the distance between the frames is shorter than the conventional compression roller mechanism, the compression roller support shaft is short. Therefore, the compression roller mechanism should have a strong and okay structure. Can be. Further, since an actuator is not required, the number of components can be reduced as compared with the conventional compression roller mechanism, so that the apparatus price can be reduced and maintenance can be facilitated.
- the apparent specific gravity of the powder and granules is further increased to increase the bulk density of the compression roller mechanism.
- the interior of the housing body is divided into a powder processing chamber and a driving chamber by a partition wall, and the powder processing chamber is made watertight so that the inside can be automatically cleaned by a cleaning device. It can automatically clean the inside and outside of the various equipment installed in the plant and the powder processing chamber, and provide a powder processing equipment compatible with GMP.
- the partitioning of the housing body facilitates maintenance and inspection of the drive room.
- the distance between the end of the screw and the compression roller can be changed as appropriate by disposing the charging hopper and the like so as to be able to move up and down in the powder processing chamber by the lifting mechanism. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of screws with different lengths as in the conventional equipment and replace them as needed each time the type of powder or granule changes, and one screw can be used for a wide range of powder and granules. It is possible to reduce the number of types of screw exchange.
- the state of the compression molded product such as the brittleness
- the operation of the powder and granular material feeding means and the compression roller can be automatically controlled based on the detected value. This eliminates the need to rely on the intuition of the operator to set the conditions, and makes it possible to always obtain stable quality compression molded products. You. In addition, it is not necessary to monitor the state of the compression molded product one by one, and since the measurement of the fragility, etc. can be performed while the device is operating, the labor for granulation can be saved and the work efficiency is improved. be able to.
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