Support device for supporting a plurality of containers for pharmaceutical use to be handled in a processing line
A support device for supporting a plurality of containers for pharmaceutical use to be handled in a processing line includes a plate having a plurality of housing seats configured to house the containers, each housing seat including a support base configured to support the containers and a side wall extended from the base along a longitudinal direction. The base includes at least three rest elements projecting inwardly in the housing seat and equally spaced from each other. The side wall includes a plurality of centering ribs extended along the longitudinal direction and projecting inwardly in the housing seat. A pair of centering ribs is arranged above a respective rest element.
1 . A support device for supporting a plurality of containers for pharmaceutical use to be handled in a processing line, comprising:
a plate having a plurality of housing seats;
wherein each housing seat comprises:
a base; and
a side wall extended from the base along a longitudinal direction;
wherein the base comprises at least three rest elements projecting inwardly in said housing seat and equally spaced from each other;
wherein the side wall comprises a plurality of centering ribs extending along the longitudinal direction and projecting inwardly in the housing seat; and
wherein the plurality of centering ribs comprises a pair of centering ribs arranged only above each of said at least three rest elements wherein each centering rib is connected with the respective rest element.
2 . The support device of claim 1 , wherein each of the three rest elements comprises:
a first side connected to the side wall;
a second side arranged inside the housing seat in a distal position with respect to the side wall;
two opposite third sides connecting the first side with the second side; and
wherein each centering rib of each pair of centering ribs is arranged at a respective third side of the respective rest element.
3 . The support device of claim 1 , wherein a free end of each centering rib distal from the respective rest element has a tapered portion.
4 . The support device of claim 1 , wherein the centering ribs extend on opposite sides with respect to the plate.
5 . The support device of claim 1 , wherein there are four rest elements and four pairs of centering ribs.
6 . The support device of claim 1 , wherein there are six rest elements and six pairs of centering ribs.
7 . The support device of claim 1 , wherein the plate further comprises a flat surface which is perforated adjacent each housing seat and wherein the longitudinal direction is substantially orthogonal to the flat surface.
8 . A support device for supporting a plurality of containers for pharmaceutical use to be handled in a processing line, comprising:
a plate having a plurality of housing seats;
wherein each housing seat comprises:
a base having at least six rest elements projecting inwardly in the housing seat, wherein the at least six rest elements are equally spaced from each other; and
a side wall extended from the base along a longitudinal direction, wherein the side wall comprises at least six pairs of centering ribs extending along the longitudinal direction and projecting inwardly in the housing seat; and
wherein the at least six pairs of centering ribs are arranged only above said at least six rest elements.