Manual Apparatus For Dividing And Encapsulating Drug Powders

Abstract

A manual apparatus for dividing drug powders and encapsulating the divided drug powders into capsules is provided. According to the present invention, drug powders are loaded in vertical slots. Then, a partitioning plate is drawn to expose holes configured thereunder, so that the drug powders fall down from the drug loader into the capsule bodies previously provided in the channels. Then the capsule caps are manually provided onto the capsule bodies, so as to apply a downward pressure onto the capsule bodies. Correspondingly, the sticks provide counterforces in response to the downward pressures to upwardly push the capsule bodies so that the capsule bodies and the capsule caps can be more solidly assembled.

1 . A manual apparatus for dividing and encapsulating drug powders, comprising:
 a main body, adapted to combine capsule bodies with capsule caps for obtaining capsules containing drug powders therein, the main body comprising:
 a base; 
 an assembly board, having a plurality of channels for accommodating the capsule bodies therein; 
 a plurality of supporters, disposed on the base for supporting the main body; and 
 a plurality of sticks, secured on the base and respectively sleeved inside a plurality of through holes defined through the main body until reaching bottoms of the channels for providing a counterforce to the capsule bodies; and 
   a drug loader, disposed on the main body, the drug loader comprising:
 a plurality of slots for accommodating the drug powders; and 
 a partitioning plate, movable and serving as a temporary bottom of the slots, 
   wherein the channels of the assembly board are respectively aligned with the slots of the drug loader for receiving the drug powders falling down therefrom.   
   
   
       2 . The manual apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the supporters is provided with a spring at a top side thereof. 
   
   
       3 . The manual apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the drug loader further comprises a plurality of funnels at a bottom of the drug loader, for allowing the drug powders to completely fall down into the channels of the assembly board. 
   
   
       4 . The manual apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the partitioning plate is movable relative to the drug loader, and comprises a plurality of holes for controlling the falling down of the drug powders from the slots of the drug loader into the channels of the assembly board.