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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Freund Industrial Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An upper processing section is provided by evenly spacing out functional stations having respective functions of steps constituting a fluidized bed granulation coating process, on circumferential points. An intermediate storing section is provided under the upper processing section by evenly spacing out powder grain storing vessels corresponding to the plurality of functional stations on circumferential points. A lower gas supply section is provided under the intermediate storing section by evenly spacing out gas supply stations corresponding to the plurality of powder grain storing vessels The powder grain storing vessels storing powder grains sequentially proceed to the respective functional stations to execute respective processes to the powder grains, and thereby granulation coating of the powder grains is performed in a batch type and a continuous type. Alternatively, the plurality of functional stations having respective functions of steps constituting the fluidized bed granulation coating process may be disposed on a straight line.