TABLET PRINTING DEVICE AND TABLET PRINTING METHOD

摘要

This tablet printing device (1) is provided with: a conveyor (3) which conveys tablets in rows; a coating head (5A) which has multiple nozzles arranged in a direction intersecting with the direction of conveyance of the tablets conveyed by the conveyor (3), and which discharges a liquid from the nozzles to print on the tablets; and a control device (9) which controls discharge of the liquid from each nozzle of the coating head (5A). The length of the nozzle row in the arrangement direction of the multiple nozzles which is perpendicular to the conveyance direction is greater than or equal to the length of the tablets in the direction perpendicular to conveyance direction. The control device (9) exercises control such that the nozzles used in tablet printing are switched at multiple predetermined sections.