Patents by Inventor Hironori Haijima

Hironori Haijima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11203215
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa Hirano, Hironori Haijima, Junpei Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20210094331
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa HIRANO, Hironori HAIJIMA, Junpei TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10596828
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa Hirano, Yasutsugu Tsuruoka, Hironori Haijima, Ryo Ikuta
  • Patent number: 10486440
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa Hirano, Yasutsugu Tsuruoka, Hironori Haijima, Toru Kuribayashi
  • Publication number: 20190084318
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa HIRANO, Yasutsugu TSURUOKA, Hironori HAIJIMA, Ryo IKUTA
  • Patent number: 10220640
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutsugu Tsuruoka, Hironori Haijima, Toru Kuribayashi, Yuki Umemura
  • Publication number: 20180370256
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Azusa HIRANO, Yasutsugu TSURUOKA, Hironori HAIJIMA, Toru KURIBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20180311974
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutsugu Tsuruoka, Hironori Haijima, Toru Kuribayashi, Yuki Umemura