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：US10220640B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-05

申请号：US15963549

申请日：2018-04-26

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasutsugu Tsuruoka ,  Hironori Haijima ,  Toru Kuribayashi ,  Yuki Umemura

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B65G15/58 ,  B41J3/407

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt including a suction hole to suck a tablet; and an ink jet print head configured to perform printing on the tablet; wherein the conveyor belt further includes a plurality of protrusions formed around the suction hole and configured to support the tablet in contact with the tablet, and a recess formed between the protrusions and communicated with the suction hole, each of the protrusions has a bottom surface, an upper surface, area of which is smaller than that of the bottom surface, and a side surface having an inclined surface, the protrusions support the tablet such that a gap is formed between a surface of the tablet on conveyor belt side and the suction hole, and a suction force is applied to the gap and space of the recess through the suction hole to suck the tablet.

公开(公告)号：US10293597B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15897513

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

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

IPC: B41J3/407 ,  B41F17/36 ,  B41J2/145 ,  B41J13/08 ,  B41J13/00 ,  B41J2/165 ,  A61J3/00 ,  B41J11/00 ,  B41M5/00

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：US20180311974A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-01

申请号：US15963549

申请日：2018-04-26

Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasutsugu Tsuruoka ,  Hironori Haijima ,  Toru Kuribayashi ,  Yuki Umemura

IPC: B41J11/00 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B65G15/58

CPC classification number: B41J11/007 ,  B41J3/407 ,  B41J11/0085 ,  B65G15/58

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor belt including a suction hole to suck a tablet; and an ink jet print head configured to perform printing on the tablet; wherein the conveyor belt further includes a plurality of protrusions formed around the suction hole and configured to support the tablet in contact with the tablet, and a recess formed between the protrusions and communicated with the suction hole, each of the protrusions has a bottom surface, an upper surface, area of which is smaller than that of the bottom surface, and a side surface having an inclined surface, the protrusions support the tablet such that a gap is formed between a surface of the tablet on conveyor belt side and the suction hole, and a suction force is applied to the gap and space of the recess through the suction hole to suck the tablet.