JPH04137670U - small copy device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a device that can easily copy one line or several lines of a lyric card on a jacket of a CD or the like. [Structure] A long window 2 is formed in the lower protruding part of the case 1 with an L-shaped side surface to form a visible part. R is visible. Then, when the start button 6 is pressed, the inside of the protrusion is pulled by the wire W, and the sensor 3
moves back and forth. Every time the sensor 3 moves, an image is read for each row extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement, and the read images for one row are simultaneously printed by the print head 65. The tape T that is the printing target
is connected by a gear train to the pulleys 17a and 17b that drive the wire W, and is rotated by a tape feed roller 20.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a small-sized copying device, and particularly for copying one or several lines of character strings, etc. This invention relates to a small-sized copying device capable of copying without destroying the data.

0002

[Conventional technology]

For example, if you select some songs from a CD (compact disc) on which multiple songs are recorded, songs may be selected and recorded on a cassette tape. In this case, the recorded If you record (memo) the name of the recorded song on the case of the set tape, you can play it back at a later date. This is useful in some cases.

0003 In addition, the lyrics card, jacket, explanatory manual, etc. of the CD are as shown in Figure 9. , the record number, song title, lyricist name, composer name, etc. recorded on the CD are printed. It is common to

0004 In such a case, for example, reading a handheld copy machine using rolled thermal paper While bringing the picking part into contact with the part you want to copy (object to be read) shown in Figure 9, move it to the desired position. Just move it to the desired location and copy the song title, etc.

[0005]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, the above-mentioned device had the following problems. Since the operator manually moves the copy machine while copying, it is possible to copy at a constant speed in a straight line. It is difficult to move the character string, and the output string may be wavy or cut off. There was.

[0006] Also, since all scanned images were stored in memory as image data, The problem was that it required a large amount of memory. Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems. To write one line of text on a jacket without breaking columns and requiring a large amount of memory. The purpose is to provide an inexpensive, compact copying device that can easily copy without do.

[0007]

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention aims at solving the above-mentioned purpose by The device is configured such that the surface of the object to be read can be visually recognized from outside the device through a window portion of the device. a reader having a viewing part that extends in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the window; a step, and a driving means for driving the reading means to move the reading means in the longitudinal direction of the window. , a printing section for printing information possessed by the object to be read read by the reading means; and a conveying device for conveying the print medium along a path passing through the printing unit, The reading section includes a group of reading elements arranged in a row in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the window section. and the printing unit prints on the printing medium for each column read by this reading element group. The system is equipped with a control section that controls the

[0008]

[Effect]

According to the present invention, a compact copying device is placed on an object to be read (for example, a lyrics card). Place the window on the line you want to copy on the object while viewing it through the viewing section. Let me touch you. In this state, the reading means is made to run by itself by the driving means, and the object to be read is read things. The information read from the object to be read is transferred to a printing medium (for example, a tape) by the printing unit. After printing, the print medium is discharged outside the copying machine. Said reading The reading means consists of a group of reading elements arranged in a row (for example, one row), and is read line by line and printed line by line. Therefore, RAM has a large capacity. don't need anything.

[0009]

【Example】

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the illustrated embodiments. First, first to third embodiments of the mechanical configuration will be described. In addition, for those controls This will be explained later.

First Embodiment FIG. 1(A) shows an external perspective view of a small-sized copying device HC according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1(B) shows a block diagram of a control system used in the small-sized copying device. FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B) show driving diagrams of the sensor, etc., which is the reading section.

First, the external configuration of the compact copying apparatus HC will be explained based on FIG. 1(A). As shown in FIG. 1(A), a long window 2, which is an "elongated window", is formed on the bottom surface of the casing 1, which has an L-shaped side surface. The sensor 3, which is the ``reading section'' of the ``reading means'', can be moved left and right in the directions of arrows _A1 and _A2 . A shelf-shaped viewing part 4 made of a transparent member is formed in front of the housing 1, and when viewed from above, the printed character string R of the printed matter 5, which is the "object to be read", is in contact with the lower surface of the housing. is visible through the long window 2. When pressed on the top surface of the housing 1, the sensor 3 is moved in the arrow _A1 direction to read the character string R, etc. When released, the sensor 3 is moved in the arrow _A2 direction and returned to the home position, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, A start button 6 is arranged to stop the rotation of the drive motor. On the right front side of the housing 1, there are provided an inversion button 7 for inverting the black and white of printed characters, and shading setting buttons 8a and 8b for setting a black and white inversion standard according to the shading level of the object to be read. . A reading width setting knob 9 for setting the height range of characters to be read is provided below the buttons 7, 8a, and 8b.

0012 Next, the control block of the compact copying apparatus HC will be explained based on FIG. 1(B). As shown in FIG. 1(B), 64 reading elements are arranged vertically orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the long window 2. Sensor 3, which consists of CIS (Contact Image Sensor) arranged in a row, via an A/D converter 62 that converts the log signal into a digital signal of 0 to 255. It is connected to a CPU 61 which is a "control unit". The CPU 61 has a sensor RAM 63 that temporarily stores the data read in step 3, and a program that controls the entire device. A ROM 64 that stores a RAM and a drive that drives a print head 65 that is a “print unit”. Driver 66, drive control of motor M which is a “drive source”, and start button 6 switch 14, inversion button 7, gray setting buttons 8a, 8b, and reading width setting An interface 68 for converting input signals from the fixed knob 9 and the like is connected.

[0013] Next, based on FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B), we will examine the horizontal movement of the sensor 3 and the printing text. The operation of feeding the loop T will be explained. FIG. 2(A) mainly shows sensors (not shown) Fig. 2(B) mainly shows the switching when moving the tape T horizontally. This figure shows gear switching when printing enlarged characters. Which of Figure 2 (A) and (B) In this case, sensor 3 and tape T are not driven by motor M, which is the same drive source. It will be done.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 2(A), a switching gear 12 is meshed with the output gear 11 of the motor M. It is. The switching gear 12 includes a lever 13 with a start button 6 attached to one end. The lever 13 is attached to the other end and is biased in the direction of arrow B by a spring S. Therefore, the switching gear 12 is normally meshed with the relay gear 15 and the start button 6 is pressed. When pushed in, the switching gear 12 is moved to the position indicated by reference numeral 12a, and the wire W is connected to the pulley 1. 6a is switched to the wire drive gear 16 side. The wire W has two The sensor 3 is installed between the cables 17a and 17b.

[0015] A large diameter relay gear 19 meshes with the output gear 11 via a small diameter relay gear 18. This relay gear 19 meshes with a gear 20a fixed to the tape feed roller 20. has been done. An auxiliary roller 21 for pressing is provided above the tape feed roller 20. It is. The tape feed roller 20 feeds the ink ribbon IR via the relay gear 22. It is meshed with a gear 23a fixed to a winding shaft 23 for winding. Ink ribbon I R is supplied from an ink ribbon supply section (not shown). Winding shaft A print head 65 and a platen roller 24 are arranged above the print head 23 . ink The ribbon IR is overlapped with the tape T and connected between the print head 65 and the platen roller 24. It is designed to pass between.

[0016] Next, I will explain the operation. When the start button 6 is pressed, the switch 14 is turned on and the motor M rotates. Then, the output gear 11 is rotated clockwise. On the other hand, when the start button 6 is pressed, The switching gear 12 is switched to the position shown by reference numeral 12a, and the wire drive gear 16 is switched to the position indicated by the reference numeral 12a. The wire W and sensor 3 are driven in the direction of arrow A1.

On the other hand, when the reading of a predetermined length is completed visually through the visual recognition unit (see FIG. 1) 4, when the start button 6 is released, the switch 14 is turned off, but the motor M is turned off for a certain period of time. is programmed to continue rotating. By releasing the start button 6, the switching gear 12 is disengaged from the wire drive gear 16 and switched to the relay gear 15, and the wire drive gear 16 is driven by the relay gear 15 and rotates counterclockwise. This counterclockwise rotation drives the wire W and the sensor 3 in the direction of arrow _A2 . This drive in the _A2 direction causes the sensor 3 to return to its home position.

Further, the clockwise rotation of the output gear 11 causes the gear 20a to rotate counterclockwise via the relay gears 18 and 19 regardless of the state of the start button 6, and simultaneously sends the tape T to the left. , the gear 23a is rotated counterclockwise via the relay gear 22, and the ink ribbon IR is wound onto the winding shaft 23. The feeding speeds of the tape T and the ink ribbon IR are synchronized by the gear ratios of these gears 20a, 22, and 23a. Further, the feeding speed of the sensor 3 in the _A1 direction and the feeding speed of the tape T are constant.

[0019] Next, when printing "reduced characters" or "enlarged characters" based on Figure 2 (B) Explain. Note that among the parts explained in FIG. 1(A), some parts are not involved in the above operation. The figure has been simplified by omitting it.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2(B), a switching gear 25 is meshed with the output gear 11. The gear 25 is normally meshed with the relay gear 19. The switching gear 25 is connected to the lever 26. It is rotatably attached to one end, and when the lever 26 is pushed in, the switching gear 25 is switched to the reference numeral 25a. It is moved to the position shown by and meshed with the first gear 27a. this A second gear 27b that is coaxially fixed with the gear 27a and has a slightly different number of teeth is the gear 20. It is meshed with a. That is, the gear train [gear 11- 25-19-20a-22-23a], when the lever 26 is pressed down. For gear train [gear 11-25-27a-27b-20a-22-23a] However, the individual gear ratios are set so that the rotation of gears 20a and 23 is reduced. There is.

[0021] With this configuration, when the lever 26 is pushed in, the gear 20, 23 becomes slower and the characters printed on the tape T become horizontally reduced characters. Become. In addition, if you change the gear ratio of gears 19 and 27, you can print enlarged characters in the same way. Wear.

[0022] As described above, as shown in Figs. 2(A) and (B), based on the rotation of one motor, Then, the feed of sensor 3 and the feed of tape T are synchronized, so the motor Precision in rotational speed is not required, and relatively inexpensive motors can be used.

Second Embodiment The device shown in the second embodiment has the same external appearance as the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1(A), and the electrical configuration shown in FIG. 1(B). equal.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 3, the output gear 11 has a large diameter fixed coaxially with the small diameter gear 31b. The small diameter gear 31b is meshed with the gear 31a, and the small diameter gear 31b is fixed coaxially with the small diameter gear 32b. It is meshed with the large diameter gear 32a. The small diameter gear 32b is meshed with the large diameter gear 33. There is. The large-diameter gear 33 is connected to the tape feed roller 20 and a winder for winding the ink ribbon. It is meshed with a gear 23a fixed to the shaft 23. The gear 23a is the large diameter gear 12 b and the small diameter gear 12c are molded coaxially to mesh with the large diameter gear 12b side of the switching gear 12. It is. The relay gear 15 is formed by molding a small diameter gear 15a and a large diameter gear 15b coaxially. The large diameter gear 12b side of the switching gear is meshed with the small diameter gear 15a.

The upper end of the lever 13 is in contact with a slope 6 a of a push-down member formed on the start button 6 . Further, the tape T is sent from the tape supply section TS to the print head 45 and tape feed roller 20 via guide shafts G ₁ and G ₂ . The ink ribbon IR is sent from the ink ribbon supply section IS to the take-up shaft 23 via the print head 45 section.

Third Embodiment This embodiment deals with the case where the width of printed characters is narrowed (reduced characters). First, the configuration of the gear will be explained based on FIG. Note that in FIG. 8, illustration of the tape supply section and the ink ribbon supply section is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the output gear 11 of the motor M is meshed with a relay gear 52 via a switching gear 51. The switching gear 51 is rotatably attached to one end of the lever 59, and the other end of the lever 59 is in contact with the lower slope of the push-out member 58a of the reduction button 58. The lever 59 is urged toward the upper left by a spring _S2 . The relay gear 52 is meshed with a gear 20 that is integrally formed with a tape feed roller (not shown). This gear 20 is meshed with a gear 23a that is integrally formed with the winding shaft 23 via a relay gear 54. Further, the output gear 11 is meshed with the switching gear 12 via relay gears 55, 56, and 57.

[0028] Next, the operation will be explained. The feed speed of sensor 3 is the gear train [11-55-56-57-12-16b] Therefore, the speed is constant.

When the reduction button 58 is not pressed, the font is normal (see FIG. 8 (A ₁ )), and the gear train is [11-51-52-20-54-23a]. On the other hand, when the reduction button 58 is pressed, the font is reduced (see FIG. 8 (A ₂ )), and the gear train is [1 1-51-53-20-54-23a]. That is, as is clear from these gear trains, the font is reduced according to the gear ratio of gears 52 and 53.

[0030] Next, based on FIGS. 1(A) and (B), FIGS. The operation of the compact copying apparatus HC of the embodiment and the second embodiment will be explained. First, as shown in FIG. 1(A), a character string R (e.g. For example, the long window 2 of the compact copying device HC is brought into contact with ABC......). this When the start button 6 is pressed in this state, the motor M rotates and the sensor 3 and tape are The feeding of the tape T is started (step S1). Here, the small diameter gear 12c of the switching gear is It meshes with gear 16b. The sensor 3 has a reading element 3a, which is a component thereof, as shown in the figure. 4(B) is read (step S2). Here, sensor 3 The reading element group consists of 64 elements arranged in a vertical line.Slide the reading width setting knob 9. By doing so, the reading width L shown in FIG. 4(B) can be adjusted. sensor The signal for 1 dot output from 3 is converted from 0 to 25 by the A/D converter 62. It is binarized into 5 and read.

[0031] Next, in step S3, the threshold value (the threshold value set with the reading width setting knob 9) is set. (step S3). greater than the threshold If there is, “D=0” (reverse switch off) or “D=255” (reverse switch off) (on) is input to the RAM 63 (steps S4, S6), and if it is small, it is taken in. The data is input as is to the RAM 63 (steps S5 and S6). step In S7, the dot input earlier in step S2 is the 64th dot from the top. It is determined whether or not. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 4(B), the reading width is "L". ”, the upper part of width l becomes D (data) = 0 and cannot be read. It is programmed not to be taken. The operation of steps S2 to S7 is 64 dots. It is repeated until the number is reached.

[0032] When the reading of 64 dots is completed in step S7, the process proceeds to step S8. It is determined whether or not the inversion button 7 is set to on. If it is reversed The data stored in the RAM 63 is inverted (step S9), and the data stored in the RAM 63 is inverted, for example, as shown in FIG. ), convert "white text on a black background" to "black text on a white background" and print it. . At this time, the driver 66 of the print head 65 is loaded with the multi-value data read in step S6. The data is output, but within the driver circuit, it is compared with a predetermined threshold value. The binarized data is output from the print head 65 (step S10). ). If the inversion button 7 is not turned on in step S8, printing continues ( Step S10). In steps S2 to S10 above, the character string R is read. Only the first vertical column is read and printed. By doing this, you can read The capacity of the RAM 63 that stores the dots can be reduced, contributing to cost reduction. .

[0033] Next, in step S11, it is determined whether the start button 6 is on (i.e., being pressed) or not. If it is on, the process returns to step S2 and the same operation as described above is repeated. be done. If the start button 6 is not turned on, the motor M continues to rotate for a certain period of time. (Step S12). That is, when the start button 6 is released, the state shown in FIG. ), the reading of the desired character string R is completed, but when the start button is pressed When the button 6 is released, the lever 13 is pulled upward by the spring S, and the switching gear 12 is meshed with the relay gear 15a, and the wire drive gear 16 is rotated clockwise. child Due to the rotation of , the sensor 3 moves in the direction of arrow A2 and returns to the home position.

[0034] In this way, even if the motor rotates in one direction, the sensor can be It can be operated in both directions: "return" and "return". Also, when sensor 3 returns, feed the tape T and print the printed part of the tape T. It is fed to the end of cutter C (see Figure 3), which is placed away from the character. . At this time, the return speed of the sensor 3 is increased to reduce the time required for return, Furthermore, the ratio of the gears 12 and 15a, 15b is adjusted so that the feed amount of the tape T is also appropriate. The rotation amount of motor M is set.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6(B), it is also possible to set the margins l ₁ and l ₂ before and after the printed characters on the printed tape T ₁ to be equal. Furthermore, the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 may be used. This flowchart shows a case where a black background is automatically detected, and black and white is automatically inverted if the background is black.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 5, when the start button 6 is pressed, the motor M starts rotating ( Step S31), the sensor 3 reads one line of character string R (step S3 2). Here, one line is defined as a white line on a black background on the printed matter 5, as shown in Figure 6(C). This refers to the first line on the left end that is read first when printed in This one lie It is determined whether both the top and bottom pixels of the row are "black" (step S3). 3). If both are black, there is a high probability that the document has a black background, so use the black and white inversion mode. mode (step S34). One of the top and bottom is “ If both are "black" or "white", the document is determined to be white. Then step In S35, it is determined whether the black and white inversion mode is set (step S35). 35), in the case of black and white inversion mode, invert the data read in step S32 ( Step S36) and printing (Step S37). Inverted in step S35 If it is not the mode, it is printed as is. Next, in step S38, the step Check whether the start button 6 is on or not, and if it is not on, the motor will not rotate for a certain period of time. After continuing (step S39), motor M is stopped (step S40). vinegar In step S38, if the start button 6 is on, the sensor 3 detects the next one. Read the line original and repeat steps S35 to S38 (step S41 ).

[0037]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, the object to be read can be visually recognized through the window and copied. -Identified the desired position and read the information by the reading means while moving the reading means by itself. Since the information is printed and output, only the lines you want to copy can be copied from the object to be read. For example, printing can be performed without disrupting the straight line shape. Further, the reading means is, for example, 1 Consists of rows of reading elements, reads the object line by line, and stores RAM one line at a time. Since it prints one line at a time, the reading element and RAM can be constructed with inexpensive ones. Can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 (A) is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention;
(B) is a block diagram of the control system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a gear train in the first embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a diagram showing the forwarding and returning of the sensor, (B)
is a diagram when printing reduced/enlarged characters.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a gear train in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4(A) is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and FIG. 4(B) is a diagram showing a reading element arrangement of a sensor.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of operation in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

[Figure 6] (A) is a diagram showing inverted printing, (B)
is a diagram showing equal margins formed before and after the output tape,
(C) is a diagram of an example in which white characters are formed on a black background.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a gear train in a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of reduction of printed characters.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a CD jacket.

[Explanation of symbols]

1...Housing 2...Long window (elongated window part) 3...Sensor (reading section) 3a...Reading element (reading element group) 4...Visibility part 5...Printed matter 6...Start button (push button) 7...Reverse button (reverse designation switch) 8a, 8b...Shade setting knob 9…Reading width setting button 11...Output gear 12...Switching gear 13...Lever 20...Tape feed roller (conveyance device) 25...Switching gear (rotational force switching mechanism) 26...Lever 45...Thermal head (printing part) 58...Reduce button 61...CPU (control unit) C...Cutter IR…ink ribbon M...Motor (drive source, drive means) R…Print character string T...Tape (printing medium) W...Wire (driving means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A viewing section configured to allow the surface of the object to be read such as a character string to be viewed from outside the device through an elongated window that comes into contact with the object to be read, and the window section. a reading means having a reading section extending in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the
A driving means for driving the reading means to move in the longitudinal direction of the window, a printing section for printing information on the object read by the reading means, and printing along a path passing through the printing section. A small-sized copying apparatus is provided with a conveying device for conveying a medium, and the reading section has a group of reading elements arranged in a row in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the window section, A small-sized copying apparatus comprising: a control section that controls the printing section to print on the printing medium for each column read by the element group.