PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tablet inspecting device which can accurately inspect tablets by overcoming an error in counting the number of tablets or the difficulty in discriminating the tablets which occurs when tablets which are accommodated in a medicine packaging envelope are arranged adjacent to each other.SOLUTION: In the tablet inspecting device in which the medicine packaging envelope strip which is formed in a strip shape by continuously connecting the plurality of medicine packaging envelopes separated when a user takes the tablets is imaged thus counting the tablets in the inside of the medicine packaging envelope, the tablet inspecting device includes: a conveyance passage along which the medicine packaging envelope strip placed thereon is conveyed in the longitudinal direction of the medicine packaging envelope strip； a conveyance mechanism which conveys the medicine packaging envelope strip along the conveyance passage； and a gap forming part which forms a gap between the adjacent tablets, wherein the conveyance passage includes: a horizontal conveyance passage； a first inclined passage with upward inclination which extends from the horizontal conveyance passage in the conveyance direction； and a second inclined passage with downward inclination from a position slightly spaced apart from an upper end of the first inclined passage in the conveyance direction, wherein the gap forming part includes a rod body which is provided with the plurality of projecting portions arranged in a staggered manner at predetermined intervals on the peripheral surface thereof, is arranged at the space in the state approximately orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and is rotatable about a center axis thereof.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】分包中に収容された錠剤どうしが隣接することによって生じる錠剤の計数齟齬や錠剤識別の困難性を解消し、錠剤を正確に検査可能とする。【解決手段】服用時に分離される複数の分包袋が帯状に連続してなる薬包帯を撮像して分包袋内の剤数を計数する錠剤検査装置において、載置させた薬包帯をその長手方向に搬送させる搬送路と、搬送路に沿って薬包帯を搬送する搬送機構と、隣接した錠剤間に隙間を付与する隙間付与部とを備え、搬送路は、水平搬送路と、水平搬送路から搬送方向に延設されて上
