TABLET PRINTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A tablet printing apparatus, comprising:
- a conveyor belt including a suction hole connected to a suction chamber, and configured to convey a tablet while sucking the tablet to the suction hole;
an ink jet print head having a nozzle surface where a nozzle is formed, located above the conveyor belt such that the nozzle surface faces the conveyor belt, and configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt; and
a control plate located on an upstream side of the print head in a conveying direction of the tablet between the conveyor belt and a height position of the nozzle surface of the print head, and configured to control an airflow generated between the conveyor belt and the print head.
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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.
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8 Claims
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1. A tablet printing apparatus, comprising:
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a conveyor belt including a suction hole connected to a suction chamber, and configured to convey a tablet while sucking the tablet to the suction hole; an ink jet print head having a nozzle surface where a nozzle is formed, located above the conveyor belt such that the nozzle surface faces the conveyor belt, and configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor belt; and a control plate located on an upstream side of the print head in a conveying direction of the tablet between the conveyor belt and a height position of the nozzle surface of the print head, and configured to control an airflow generated between the conveyor belt and the print head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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