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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Qualicaps Co., Ltd., Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Kousuke Ookita, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Kazuaki Matsutani, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Junsuke Yasui, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Hiroshi Sakuramoto, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
QUALICAPS CO., LTD., Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Abstract
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.