JPH0257541A - Total inspection method for label printers - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is a method for total inspection of a label printer, which uses paper with a label attached to a long mount and issues a label with inspection data printed on it at the time of inspection. It is related to.

Conventional technology Conventionally, in label printers, the number of sheets printed, total weight,
There is a device that has a total memory such as price total, and prints the contents of each total memory on a label and issues it so that it can be checked and hung.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Conventionally, labels with printed data of various total memories at the time of inspection were issued by specifying the type of total memory to be inspected using numeric keys, etc., and printing them sequentially according to the order. The operation for issuance is difficult and time-consuming.

In addition, regarding electronic registers, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-1063
As shown in Publication No. 0, there is also a system in which the total data of a designated department is continuously printed.

However, in this format, a plurality of pieces of total data are printed on one sheet of paper, and the total data on different sheets cannot be obtained for each total memory.

Means for Solving the Problems: A label printer equipped with a label detector that prints and issues necessary information on a label affixed to a long mount and detects when the printed label is peeled from the mount. , when inspecting the total memory, the contents of one total memory are printed and issued on one label, and the label detector detects that the printed label is peeled from the backing paper. Now prints a label with the following total memory contents printed on it.

At the time of effect total check, the contents of one total memory are printed on one label and issued, but the label on which the next total memory is printed is printed first by the label detector. This is done on the condition that the attached label is peeled off from the backing paper, so multiple labels can be issued in a certain manner, and the labels that are issued sequentially do not overlap, making it easier to manage them. It is designed to be easy.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

First, labels 2 of a predetermined size are continuously pasted on a mount 1, and this mount 1 is attached to a roller 3, a platen 4,
It is wound up by a winding section (not shown) via a peeling plate 5 and a roller 6. A thermal head 7 is provided above the platen 4 and serves as a printing device that is connected to the label 2 and performs printing. A label detector 9 for detecting the leading edge 8 of the label 2 is provided at the tip of the peeling plate 5.

The overall configuration will now be explained based on FIG. First, the scale 1o communicates with the CPU 1 via the scale interface 11.
2, and this CPU 12 includes the label detector 9.
is connected thereto, and a memory 13 consisting of ROM and RAM is also connected. Then, the CPU1
A key/display control 14 is connected to 2, and a full key 15, a panel switch 16, and a display 17 are connected to this key/display control 14, respectively. Further, a printer control 18 is connected to the CPU 12, and a motor 19 is connected to the printer control 18.
a motor drive 20 that drives the thermal head 7;
A thermal head drive 21 that drives the is connected.

Next, the structure and operation of the thermal head 7 will be explained based on FIGS. 3 and 4. First, R1-R2
Each of the 56 256 heating elements 22 is a diode 23.
These heating elements 22 are connected to R1-
They are grouped into 32 groups such as R32, R32 to R64, and so on, and divided into eight groups, COMI to C0M8. Then, the COM electrode selection circuit 24
It is divided into four categories by four transistors 25, MI to C0M4, and COMI is connected to the heating element 22 of COMI and C0M8. Similarly, C0M2 is 00M2 and C0M7
C0M3 is connected to the heating elements 22 of 00M3 and C0M6, and C0M4 is connected to the heating elements of C0M4 and C0M5, respectively.

Thus, two data latch/image signal drive circuits 26 operate upon receiving a data latch signal and an image signal drive control signal from the printer control 18.
．． 27 are provided, and one of these has COMI to C0M.
4 heating elements 22 are connected, and the other one is connected to C0M5 to C0M.
Eight heating elements 22 are connected.

The heating elements 22 of such a thermal head 7 are arranged perpendicularly to the feeding direction of the label 2.
On the second side of the label, a product name field 29 in which the product name 28 is printed is formed, and a processing date 30, an effective date 31, a unit price 32, a weight 33, a price 34, and a bar code 35 are also printed. The total width of the label 2 is, for example, R15
~R242, which is narrower than the printable width of the thermal head 7.

Then, when actual printing is performed, it is performed at the timing shown in FIG. In other words, the line printing cycle is divided into four equal parts and the motor 19 is intermittently fed to perform 1/4 line feed, and this 1/4 line printing cycle is
C0M1 and C0M8, C0M2 and C0 every 4 line feed
The heating elements 22 of M7, C0M3 and C0M6, and C0M4 and C0M5 are energized.

Next, the operation panel 36 will be explained based on FIG.

First, there is a label issuing port 37 in the center, a power switch 38, a panel switch 16, and a mode changeover switch 39 are located below, and a numeric keypad 40, function keys 41, and a display 17 are located above. In addition, regarding the contents of each display, only those necessary in the following explanation will be described each time.

Next, what is shown in FIG. 6 is a product name memory 42 in RAM, which includes a PLU number 43, a code number 44, a unit price 45, a validity period 46, a number of issued pieces 47, a total weight 48,
It has a memory of 49 total prices, 50 product names, 51 spares, etc. Also, what is shown in Fig. 7 is a total memory 52, a subtotal memory 53, a total memory 54, an MD (price reduction) memory 55, an R-W (repackaging ) has a memory 56. Here, M-D means markdown (price reduction), and R-W means re-wrapping.
For such special conditions, it is necessary to calculate the total for each item.

The state of business execution will now be explained based on FIGS. 8 to 11. First, after initialization is completed, the mode changeover switch 39 is read.

If this is in the position of MARK DOWN REKEN RAP, if there is print data and there is a unit price change, M-
It is added to the D (price reduction) memory 55, and if there is no change in the unit price, it is added to the R-W (repacking) memory 56, print data is set and printed on the label 2, and the process returns.

Next, the mode selector switch 39 is set to LABELISS.
If it is in the UE position, add it to each PLU single item total memory on the condition that there is print data from the scale, add it to the total memory 52 of the subtotal memory 53 and total memory 54, set the print data, and print the label 2. Print and return.

Further, when the mode selector switch 39 is in the READ position, the routine of the key l shown in FIG. 9 is followed. First, if the inspection flag is O, there is a set number, and there is a PLU key, check the set number data, set PLU single item inspection data with the conditions of PLU presence and total key presence, and set the inspection flag to 3.

Further, when there is no set number, no PLU key, and total key is present, total inspection data is set and the inspection flag is set to 3.

Therefore, when there is no set number and the PLU key and total key are present, the check flag is set to 1.

Note that the portion labeled RET in FIG. 9 means that the position in FIG. 8 is reached where the presence or absence of label detection is checked.

The presence or absence of this label detection is determined by the detection of label 2 by the label detector 9, and if label 2 is present, it is on standby.

Then, when the label 2 is removed, if the inspection flag is not 1 or 2, and also not O, the process prints on the label 2, sets the inspection flag to -0, and returns.

Therefore, when the inspection flag is 1 or 2 is an important part of the present invention. That is, in the routine shown in FIG. 9, there is no case where the inspection flag is 2. Therefore, when the mode selector switch 39 is in the READ state,
The inspection flag is set to 1 on the condition that there is no digit and the PLU key is pressed and the total key is pressed. Therefore, the M-D inspection data is set and the inspection flag is set to 2.
and print it on the label 2 as shown in FIG.

At this time, mark MD on label 2.

When the label 2 on which the M-D inspection data is printed in this way is issued, the inspection flag is set to 2, so when the label 2 is removed and peeled off from the mount ■, the label detector 9 detects that state. is detected, and as a result, the next label issuance is started. That is, R-W inspection data is set, and the inspection flag is set to O and printed. This printing is carried out as shown in FIG. 11, and is marked with the symbol RW. In this way, the label 2 on which the R-W total data is printed is automatically issued.

After that, since the check flag is O, the system waits until the next command is received.

In the above embodiment, a case was explained in which the labels printed with total data and issued are a label with M-D inspection data printed and a label with R-W total data printed. In this case, it may be a total label on which subtotal data, total data, total data for each department, etc. are printed.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes a label detector that prints and issues necessary information on a label attached to a long mount and detects when the printed label is peeled off from the mount. In the label printer equipped with the above-mentioned label printer, when checking the total memory, the contents of one total memory are printed and issued on one label, and the label detector detects that the printed label is peeled off from the backing paper. Since the label with the contents of the next total memory printed on it is issued on the condition that the contents of one total memory are printed, the next total memory is printed after issuing one label with the contents of one total memory printed. Labels are issued on the condition that the previously issued label is peeled off from the mount by the label detector, so it is possible to issue multiple labels in a certain manner, and also to print them sequentially. This has the advantage that the issued labels are not duplicated and can be easily managed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a side view of the main parts, FIG. 2 is a block diagram, FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing the relationship between the printer and the label, and FIG. Timing chart, Figure 5 is a front view of the operation panel, Figure 6 is a RAM map of one item name memory, Figure 7 is a RAM map of total memory, Figures 8 and 9 are flowcharts, Figures 10 and 9 are FIG. 11 is a plan view of the label. 1... Mount, 2... Label, 9... Label detector, 52... Total memory 53... Subtotal memory 54... Total memory 55... M-D (price reduction) memory 56...R-W (repackaging) memory application Person Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. NimoZdal δ Mouth ○ Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a label printer equipped with a label detector that prints necessary information on a label attached to a long backing paper and detects when the printed label is removed from the backing paper, when checking the total memory. , the contents of one total memory are printed and issued on one label, and the contents of the next total memory are issued on the condition that the label detector detects that the printed label has been peeled off from the backing paper. A total inspection method for a label printer, characterized in that the label printer is configured to issue a label printed with the following.