PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet printing device which can perform processing of printing and the like to each tablet even if two or more tablets are conveyed in contact with each other, and a tablet manufacturing method.SOLUTION: A tablet printing device includes: a conveyance device 20 which conveys tablets Tb a sensor 30 which detects the presence/absence of the tablets Tb conveyed by the conveyance device 20 a first signal generation part 92a which generates a first trigger signal on the basis of detection of presence of the tablet Tb by the sensor 30 a second signal generation part 92b which generates a second trigger signal at the prescribed timing calculated on the basis of the size of the tablet Tb while the sensor 30 maintains detection of presence of the tablet Tb and a printing part 50 which performs printing to the tablets Tb conveyed by the conveyance device 20 and corresponding to the first trigger signal and the second trigger signal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】2以上の錠剤が接して搬送されていても、各錠剤に印刷等の処理を行うことができる錠剤印刷装置、錠剤製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】錠剤Tbを搬送する搬送装置20と、搬送装置20に搬送される錠剤Tbの有無を検出するセンサ30と、センサ30による錠剤Tb有りの検出に基づいて、第1のトリガ信号を生成する第1の信号生成部92aと、センサ30が錠剤Tb有りの検出を維持している間、錠剤Tbのサイズに基づいて算出される所定のタイミングで、第2のトリガ信号を生成する第2の信号生成部92bと、搬送装置20に搬送され、第1のトリガ信号及び前記第2のトリガ信号に対応する錠剤Tbに印刷する印刷部50とを有する。【選択図】図3
