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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2020
Qualicaps Co., Ltd., Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Kyosuke Ikeuchi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Naoki Yoshimoto, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting an appearance of capsulein which capis fitted to bodyincludes a carrying body that carries capsulehoused in housing part, contact bodythat rotates capsulecarried inside housing partdue to a contact friction, imaging devicethat takes an image of the capsule rotating, and a determination device that determines if the capsule is good or poor based on an imaging data taken by imaging device. Wherein contact bodymoves an inside of housing partto a side of bodyby rotating the capsule, which is housed in housing partbeing separated from other capsules, around an axis direction, and the determination device determines an orientation of capsulebased on a position of capsulein housing part