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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Shibaura Mechatronics Corporation, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Inventor:
Yutaka Okabe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 17/36 (2006.01); B41M 1/40 (2006.01); A61J 3/00 (2006.01); B65G 15/58 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); A61J 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 3/007 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01); B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B65G 15/58 (2013.01); A61J 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt configured to convey a tablet; a first suction path configured to suck the tablet to hold the tablet on the conveyor belt and suck the conveyor belt while allowing the conveyor belt to convey the tablet; a second suction path configured as a different path from the first suction path to suck only the conveyor belt while allowing the conveyor belt to convey the tablet; and a printer configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt.