Qualicaps Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Seo

Motohiro Yagyu

Tetsuhisa Ishida

Hiroshi Sakuramoto

Yoshihisa Konishi

Katsuaki Shimaoka

Yuta Igarashi

An inkjet head cleaning apparatusthat moves an inkjet headfrom a printing position Pto a cleaning position Pto perform cleaning, the inkjet head cleaning apparatuscomprising a conveying meansfor conveying the inkjet headbetween the printing position Pand the cleaning position Pand a cleaning meansfor cleaning a discharge surfaceof the inkjet headconveyed to the cleaning position P, wherein the conveying meanschanges the orientation of the inkjet headsuch that the orientation of the discharge surfaceof the inkjet headis different in the printing position Pand in the cleaning position P

Inkjet-head cleaning 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.

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Yamatokoriyama, Japan

Masahiro Seo