Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation

Junpei Tanaka

Azusa Hirano

Shinichi Ogimoto

Yasutsugu Tsuruoka

Ryo Ikuta

Hitoshi Aoyagi

Hironori Haijima

Hikaru Hoshino

Yutaka Okabe

Toru Kuribayashi

A tablet printing apparatusincludes an inspection unitdetermining whether or not the printed tablet T is good product, a good product collecting devicecollecting the tablet T of the good product from the carrying belt, a defective product collecting devicecollecting the tablet other than the good product from the carrying belt, a discharge confirming sensordetecting whether or not the tablet other than the good tablet is collected by the defective product collecting device, and a re-inspection product collecting devicecollecting the tablet T other than the good product from the carrying belta when a collecting operation for collecting the tablet T other than the good product is performed by the defective product collecting device, and the discharge confirming sensordetects that the tablet T other than the good tablet is not collected.

Tablet printing apparatus, tablet printing method, tablet manufacturing apparatus, and tablet manufacturing method

According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a first rotator having an inner space; a duct configured to communicate with the inner space of the first rotator; a suction pipe configured to suck inside the duct; a second rotator arranged to face the first rotator across the duct; a conveyor belt wrapped around the first rotator and the second rotator; and a print head that performs printing on a tablet held on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of suction holes which communicate with the inner space of the first rotator and that of the duct, and are arranged in the rotation direction of the first rotator. The first rotator and the duct constitutes a suction chamber that applies a suction force to those of the suction holes of the conveyor belt located around the outer periphery of the first rotator and the duct.

Tablet printing apparatus

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Yokohama, Japan

Junpei Tanaka