Qualicaps Co., Ltd.

Kazuaki Matsutani

Junsuke Yasui

Kousuke Ookita

Hiroshi Sakuramoto

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

A marking inspection devicefor transparent edible objects includes: a conveying unitthat conveys, along a linear conveyance path, a transparent edible object C on which a marking pattern has been formed; an inspecting imaging unitthat captures an image of the transparent edible object C being conveyed on the conveyance path, and obtains inspecting imaging data; and a control unit that determines quality of the marking pattern, on the basis of the inspecting imaging data. In the marking inspection device, the inspecting imaging unitincludes: a cameradisposed so that the imaging direction is orthogonal to the conveyance path; a reflective illuminating unitdisposed on a same side of the conveyance pathas the camera; and a transmissive illuminating unitdisposed on an opposite side of the conveyance pathfrom the camera

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Kazuaki Matsutani