Qualicaps Co., Ltd.

Hiroshi Sakuramoto

Motohiro Yagyu

Tetsuhisa Ishida

Masahiro Seo

Junsuke Yasui

Yoshihisa Konishi

Kyosuke Ikeuchi

Kousuke Ookita

Kazuaki Matsutani

Katsuaki Shimaoka

Yuta Igarashi

A capsule marking deviceincludes: a conveying unitthat conveys a capsule C along a conveyance path; a first imaging unitthat captures an image of the capsule C being conveyed, to obtain first imaging data; a marking unitthat performs marking on the capsule C being conveyed; and a control unit that sets a marking region on the capsule C on the basis of the first imaging data, and forms a marking pattern in the marking region by controlling the operation of the marking unit. The capsule marking devicefurther includes a separating unitthat selectively separates the capsule C being conveyed from the conveyance path, and the control unit controls the operation of the separating unitto separate the capsule C having a seam with a size equal to or larger than a predetermined reference size in the marking region in the first imaging data without forming a marking pattern.

Capsule marking device and method

Disclosed is an edible object marking apparatus () wherein a carrier means () successively conveys an edible object to a detecting means (), a marking means (), and a marking inspecting means () while holding the edible object, wherein the detecting means () captures an image of the edible object to acquire orientational data indicating the orientation of the edible object, the marking means () forms a pre-set marking pattern in accordance with the orientation of the edible object based on the orientational data, and the marking inspecting means () captures an image of the edible object, extracts marking pattern data, compares the marking pattern data with pre-set reference pattern data based on the orientational data acquired by the detecting means () to thereby inspect marking accuracy. This edible object marking apparatus makes it possible to promptly and easily obtain edible objects provided with an accurate marking.

Apparatus and method for marking edible object

An inkjet marking apparatus, wherein a printing meanscomprises a printheadprovided with a plurality of nozzlesin a direction intersecting the conveying direction of printing substrates P, the printheadis supported so as to be movable in a direction in which the nozzlesare arranged, and a control means, at a time of nozzle change when the nozzlesto be used are changed, suspends the operation of a feeding meansto form a non-holding area on a carrier meanswhere the printing substrates P are not held in a holding partand, after the printing substrates P are printed, moves the printheadduring a time when the non-holding area passes through a printing area A.

Inkjet marking device and method

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Hiroshi Sakuramoto