PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow processing including printing to be applied to each of tablets, even when two or more tablets are carried adjacently.SOLUTION: A tablet printing apparatus comprises: a carrying device 20 that carries tablets Tb； a sensor 30 that detects wave shapes showing change in height of the tablets Tb to be carried by the carrying device 20； a tablet determining part 92 that when two or more tablets Tb are carried adjacently to each other, identifies the tablets Tb on the basis of the wave shapes showing the change in height； a printing possibility determining part 93a that determines whether printing of the tablets Tb identified by the tablet determining part 92 is made possible or not, on the basis of the wave shapes showing change in height； and a printing part 50 that performs printing on the tablet Tb determined to be printable by the printing possibility determining part 93a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,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こと。【解決手段】錠剤Ｔｂを搬送する搬送装置２０と、搬送装置２０により搬送される錠剤Ｔｂの高さの変化を示す波形を検出するセンサ３０と、２以上の錠剤Ｔｂが接して搬送されている場合に、高さの変化を示す波形に基づいて、各錠剤Ｔｂを識別する錠剤判定部９２と、高さの変化を示す波形に基づいて、錠剤判定部９２により識別された各錠剤Ｔｂの印刷の可否を判定する印刷可否判定部９３ａと、印刷可否判定部９３ａにより印刷可能と判定された錠剤Ｔｂに対して印刷する印刷部５０とを有する。【選択図】図１
