PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet printing apparatus which can perform maintenance of a coating head performing printing on a tablet conveyed by a conveyor belt without including a movement mechanism on a conveyance device if possible.SOLUTION: A tablet printing apparatus comprises: a conveyance device 1 which includes a conveyor belt 13 provided with an adsorption part 132 adsorbing a tablet T and conveys the tablet by adsorbing and holding the tablet T with a suction force by the adsorption part 132 an ink jet type coating head H which performs printing to the tablet T conveyed by the conveyance device 1 and a maintenance member 60 which is used when performing maintenance of the coating head H. The maintenance member 60 is applied with the suction force from the conveyance device 1 and absorbs ink discharged from the coating head H.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】搬送ベルトによって搬送されてくる錠剤に対して印刷を行う塗布ヘッドのメンテナンスを、搬送装置上に移動機構を極力設けることなく行うことのできる錠剤印刷装置を提供する。【解決手段】錠剤Tを吸着する吸着部132を備える搬送ベルト13を備え、この吸着部132に錠剤Tを吸引力によって吸着保持して搬送する搬送装置1と、搬送装置1によって搬送される錠剤Tに対して印刷を行うインクジェット方式の塗布ヘッドHと、塗布ヘッドHのメンテナンスを行う際に用いるメンテナンス部材60と、を備え、メンテナンス部材60は、搬送装置1による吸引力が付与され、塗布ヘッドHから吐出されるインクを吸引する。【選択図】図3
