公开(公告)号：US20200282747A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16807241

申请日：2020-03-03

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J3/407

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor configured to convey a tablet while sucking and holding the tablet by the discharge of air; an inkjet head configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor; an exhaust pipe which the air discharged from the conveyor passes through; an exhaust blower as a heat source that generates heat; a heat conductive member that is in contact with the exhaust pipe and the exhaust blower; and a housing configured to house the conveyor, the inkjet head, the exhaust pipe, the exhaust blower, and the heat conductive member.

公开(公告)号：US20180344573A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US16059097

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA

IPC: A61J3/06 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B41J21/00 ,  B41J29/387

CPC classification number: A61J3/06 ,  A61J3/007 ,  B41J2/2135 ,  B41J2/2146 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J21/00 ,  B41J29/387 ,  B65H5/224 ,  B65H7/14 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H2511/20 ,  B65H2511/512 ,  B65H2513/41 ,  B65H2515/60 ,  B65H2553/42 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/03

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt configured to convey a tablet; a print head configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt; and a belt-position detector configured to detect the position of the conveyor belt in a direction crossing the conveying direction of the tablet in a horizontal plane. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of holes arranged in a row along the conveying direction of the tablet to hold the tablet. The belt-position detector includes an imaging device configured to capture an image of two or more of the holes; and an image processing device configured to detect the position of the conveyor belt in the crossing direction based on the image captured by the imaging device.

公开(公告)号：US20210094331A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17026427

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Hironori HAIJIMA ,  Junpei TANAKA

IPC: B41J29/393 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B41J13/10 ,  B41J13/08

Abstract: A tablet printing apparatus 1 includes an inspection unit 53 determining whether or not the printed tablet T is good product, a good product collecting device 43 collecting the tablet T of the good product from the carrying belt 31a, a defective product collecting device 41 collecting the tablet other than the good product from the carrying belt 31a, a discharge confirming sensor 41c detecting whether or not the tablet other than the good tablet is collected by the defective product collecting device 41, and a re-inspection product collecting device 42 collecting the tablet T other than the good product from the carrying belt 31 a when a collecting operation for collecting the tablet T other than the good product is performed by the defective product collecting device 41, and the discharge confirming sensor 41c detects that the tablet T other than the good tablet is not collected.

公开(公告)号：US20180194132A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15740465

申请日：2016-05-30

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA ,  Junsuke KOMITO

IPC: B41J2/045 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B41J2/145

CPC classification number: B41J2/04526 ,  A61J3/06 ,  B41J2/04581 ,  B41J2/125 ,  B41J2/14153 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J2/1714 ,  B41J2/2135 ,  B41J3/4073 ,  B41J11/008 ,  B41J11/0095 ,  B41J29/17 ,  B41M5/0088

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a tablet printing apparatus and a tablet printing method that can perform printing with high quality by ejecting ink droplets to a tablet with a various posture from a plurality of nozzles.[Solution] A tablet printing apparatus includes: inclined posture detector (23, 100) that detects an inclined posture of a conveyed tablet with respect to a conveying surface; a printer including an inkjet head 21 equipped with a plurality of nozzles for ejecting an ink droplet, the printer performing printing on the conveyed tablet by ejecting ink to the conveyed tablet from the plurality of nozzles; and a controller 100 for adjusting preset printing data corresponding to an inclined posture of the tablet detected by the inclined posture detector such that predetermined printing is performed on the tablet, wherein the printer performs printing on the tablet based on printing data adjusted by the printing data adjuster.

公开(公告)号：US20190084318A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16132935

申请日：2018-09-17

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA ,  Hironori HAIJIMA ,  Ryo IKUTA

IPC: B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/42 ,  A61J3/06 ,  B41F17/36 ,  B41J2/045 ,  A61J3/00 ,  B41J11/00

CPC classification number: B41J3/407 ,  A61J3/007 ,  A61J3/06 ,  B41F17/36 ,  B41J2/04531 ,  B41J11/002 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/42

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveying path where a tablet is conveyed; a drying device configured to dry the tablet in the conveying path; and a print head device located on the downstream side of the drying device in the conveying path. The print head device is configured to perform printing on the tablet dried by the drying device.

公开(公告)号：US20180229493A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15897513

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Yasutsugu Tsuruoka ,  Yuki Umemura ,  Junsuke Komito

IPC: B41F17/36 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J13/08 ,  B41M5/00 ,  B41J13/00 ,  B41J2/165 ,  A61J3/00

CPC classification number: B41F17/36 ,  A61J3/007 ,  A61J2200/70 ,  A61J2205/50 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J2/165 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/007 ,  B41J11/0085 ,  B41J13/0009 ,  B41J13/08 ,  B41M5/0088

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt that includes a suction hole connected to a suction chamber, and conveys a tablet while sucking the tablet to the suction hole; an ink jet print head that has a nozzle surface where a nozzle is formed, and is located above the conveyor belt such that the nozzle surface faces the conveyor belt, and performs printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt; and a control plate that is located on the upstream side of the print head in the conveying direction of the tablet between the conveyor belt and the height position of the nozzle surface of the print head, and controls an airflow generated between the conveyor belt and the print head.

公开(公告)号：US20180086059A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15567789

申请日：2016-04-19

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Ryo IKUTA ,  Hitoshi AOYAGI ,  Azusa HIRANO ,  Hikaru HOSHINO

IPC: B41J2/045 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41J3/407

Abstract: To provide a tablet printing apparatus that can prevent drying of ink on the tip end of each nozzle of an inkjet printing mechanism, when a tablet does not arrive at a print position. A tablet printing apparatus includes: conveyor mechanism 17 that conveys sequentially fed tablets by moving a conveyor belt 171; an inkjet printing mechanism that performs printing on a tablet in a print position; a suction mechanism 174a that holds a tablet on the surface of the conveyor belt in a predetermined area including at least the print position by sucking in air; determination means (S15) that determines whether a tablet arrives at the print position; and head retreat means (32, S21) that retreats an inkjet head 31 such that a tip end part of each of the nozzles of the inkjet printing mechanism goes away from the surface of the conveyor belt, when it is determined that a tablet does not arrive at the print position.

公开(公告)号：US20210213726A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US17214155

申请日：2021-03-26

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Junpei TANAKA ,  Junsuke KOMITO ,  Noritsugu TANIO ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA ,  Azusa HIRANO

IPC: B41F17/36 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41F33/00 ,  B41F33/16

Abstract: A tablet printing apparatus 1 according to embodiments includes an imaging device 23 that images a side surface of a tablet T on which a split line is formed on one surface, a carrying device 21 that carries the tablet T, a printing head device 24 that prints information on the tablet T carried by the carrying device 21, and a controlling device 50 that specifies an angle of the split line based on an image obtained by the imaging device 23, creates a printing data for printing the information in accordance with the split line using the specified angle, and controls the printing head device 24 using the created printing data.

公开(公告)号：US20190091990A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16204229

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Shinichi OGIMOTO ,  Ryo IKUTA ,  Yutaka OKABE ,  Hitoshi AOYAGI ,  Hikaru HOSHINO ,  Azusa HIRANO ,  Toru KURIBAYASHI ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA ,  Junpei TANAKA

IPC: B41F17/36 ,  B41F23/00 ,  B65G47/14

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a first rotator having an inner space; a duct configured to communicate with the inner space of the first rotator; a suction pipe configured to suck inside the duct; a second rotator arranged to face the first rotator across the duct; a conveyor belt wrapped around the first rotator and the second rotator; and a print head that performs printing on a tablet held on the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt includes a plurality of suction holes which communicate with the inner space of the first rotator and that of the duct, and are arranged in the rotation direction of the first rotator. The first rotator and the duct constitutes a suction chamber that applies a suction force to those of the suction holes of the conveyor belt located around the outer periphery of the first rotator and the duct.

公开(公告)号：US20180370256A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16017397

申请日：2018-06-25

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Azusa HIRANO ,  Yasutsugu TSURUOKA ,  Hironori HAIJIMA ,  Toru KURIBAYASHI

IPC: B41J11/00

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus performs printing by using an inkjet print head device for a tablet conveyed by a conveying device. The conveying device includes a conveyor belt having a suction hole and configured to convey the tablet while sucking the tablet from the suction hole. The tablet printing apparatus further includes a rectifying board arranged at a distance from the conveyor belt so as to face a surface of the conveyor belt. The rectifying board has a gas permeability to let an airflow flowing toward the suction hole pass therethrough.