JPH097019A - Time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a timer recorder where the time display is easily inverted in the vertical and horizontal directions for the purpose of coping with two attitudes of erect installation and horizontal installation. CONSTITUTION: A time display control part 26 of a timer recorder 1 is provided with a rotation processing part 27 which rotates XY coordinates or display data, which is based on data or the date, the time, etc., of an IC 12 for clock, 180 deg.. When a time display changeover switch 28 connected to the time display control part 26 is switched to the upside-down display position, the rotation processing of display data is executed, and display contents on an LCD 4 are rotated 180 deg..

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a time recorder, and more particularly to a time display function of the time recorder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a time recorder is provided with a time card slot on the upper surface of an outer casing and a time display device for a clock on the front surface. The time registrant stands up front of the time recorder, confirms the current time on the time display device, inserts the time card into the time card insertion slot from above, and prints the time. Therefore, a space for inserting the time card by hand is required above the time recorder.For example, when installing the time recorder on a shelf or the like where an upper space for inserting the time card cannot be secured,
The time recorder may be installed in a horizontal posture in which the back surface of the time recorder is grounded to the shelf surface and the time card insertion slot faces the time registrant.

When the time recorder is installed in a horizontal position in this way, the time card insertion port, which is originally located above, faces the time registrant, so that the time card can be inserted, but the time registrant is inverted vertically and horizontally. The user will see the displayed time, which causes a problem that it is not easy to confirm the current time.

To solve this problem, the real fairness 4
The time recorder described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 41407/1992 is known. In this time recorder, the time display device is screwed to the bracket of the housing, and by rotating the time display device up and down and left and right by 180 degrees according to the installation posture of the time recorder, the time can be displayed regardless of the installation posture. It can be displayed in an upright position.

[0005]

A time recorder in which the time display device can be mounted by reversing the time display device needs to be attached and detached when reversing the time display vertically and horizontally depending on the installation posture. However, there is a drawback that the user or service person must be troubled each time the installation posture is changed.

Therefore, there arises a technical problem to be solved in order to eliminate the trouble of reversing work of the time display device, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above problem.

[0007]

The present invention is proposed in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and has a timepiece device and a time printing device built in an outer casing, and a time card is inserted into the upper face of the outer casing. In a time recorder provided with a mouth and a time display device such as a fluorescent display tube or a liquid crystal display device on the front surface,
The display elements of the time display device are arranged so as to correspond to the normal display of time, date, etc. and the inverted display rotated by 180 degrees, and the time display control device is provided with a display data rotation processing unit for rotating the display pattern by 180 degrees. A time recorder characterized in that the time can be switched between normal display and inverted display by an input device such as a switch or a key, and a tilt sensor for detecting the tilt angle of the time recorder is provided. According to the present invention, there is provided a control means for controlling the rotation processing section, and when the tilt angle is equal to or larger than the reference value, the time is displayed upside down.

[0008]

A time display device such as a fluorescent display tube or a liquid crystal display device provided in the time recorder of the present invention has a display element so that it can cope with a normal upright display posture such as time and date and an inverted display rotated by 180 degrees. It is arranged.

In the time recorder according to the present invention, when the time display changeover switch or the key is switched to the inverted display position, the rotation processing section of the time display control device performs the XY coordinate rotation processing on the time display data to set the time. It is output to the display decoder of the display device and the date, time, etc. are displayed in an inverted posture rotated by 180 degrees. In the case of a horizontal installation posture in which the back surface of the time recorder is grounded on the table and the card insertion slot is opposed to the user, the time display is inverted so that the display viewed from the user is an upright posture.

In the time recorder according to the second aspect of the invention, when the tilt angle of the main body measured by the tilt sensor reaches a certain degree or more, the time display control device controls the rotation processing unit to display the XY coordinate with respect to the time display data. Rotation processing is performed, and similarly to the time recorder according to the first aspect, in the case of horizontal installation, the time is displayed in an inverted posture rotated by 180 degrees.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a time recorder 1 in an upright state, in which a time card insertion slot 3 is provided on an upper surface of a trapezoidal outer casing 2 having a front inclined surface. A liquid crystal display device 4 is provided on the front surface of the outer casing 2 and displays the date, day of the week, am / pm, and time. Various operation buttons are arranged in the hinged door 5 provided on the lower part of the front surface, and setting of time, working conditions, etc. and totaling operation can be performed.

When a time card is inserted into the time card insertion slot 3, the feeding mechanism of the card printing device retracts the time card to a predetermined position, then reverses the feeding direction to feed the time card in the ejecting direction, Print the current time in the relevant date field on the time card and eject the time card.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit block of the time card 1. The CPU 11 which controls the time display and the printing operation,
The time data is read from the clock IC 12, and the display driver circuit 13 is driven to display the current time on the liquid crystal display device 4. When an insertion detection signal is input from the card sensor 14 that detects the insertion of the time card, the motor drive circuit 15 is controlled to drive the card feed motor 16 and the printer drive circuit 17 is controlled to determine the type of ring type. The printer head 18 or the wire dot impact head is driven to print the current time in the relevant date column of the time card.

The ID code written on the time card is read by the CPU 1 through the optical ID code reading sensor 19 when the card is inserted, as in the conventional time recorder with the counting function.
The time data read in 1 and printed is stored in the storage device 20 in association with the ID code written on the time card. The work data saved for each individual in the storage device 20 can be printed on the corresponding time card by operating the totaling operation button 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display device 4 has a segment type time display section 22 arranged in the center thereof, and a date display section 23 and an AM / PM display section 24 on the left and right thereof, respectively.
In addition, the day of the week display section 25 is arranged above and below the time display section 22 in a rotationally symmetrical manner, and an upright display of the time, date, etc.
It is arranged so that it can support an inverted display rotated by 80 degrees.

The time display control unit 26 of the CPU 11 is provided with a rotation processing unit 27 for rotating the XY coordinates of the display data based on the data such as the date and time of the timepiece IC 12 by 180 degrees, and the normal display and the inverted display are provided. When the time display changeover switch 28 for selecting and is switched to the inverted display, the rotation process of the display data is executed.

When the normal display is selected, the current time, date, day of the week, AM / PM are displayed in a normal upright posture as shown in FIG. 3, and when the time display switch 28 is switched to the inverted display, As shown in FIG. 4, all display contents are rotated 180 degrees vertically and horizontally. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
When the time recorder 1 is used in a horizontal posture in which the back surface of the time recorder 1 is grounded to a shelf board or a base, the time display changeover switch 28 is switched to the inverted display, and the display of the liquid crystal display device 4 is rotated by 180 degrees. The time display when viewed is in the normal posture, and the time and the like can be easily visually recognized.

Although the circuit diagram of the time recorder according to claim 2 is omitted, a tilt sensor is connected instead of the time display changeover switch 28 in the circuit diagram of FIG. The tilt sensor is built in the time recorder main body and inputs an angle detection signal corresponding to the tilt angle of the time recorder to the CPU 11. The time display control unit 26 of the CPU 11 controls the time display to be in the upright state from the normal posture to the tilt angle within a certain range, and when the time recorder 1 is tilted more than the set angle, the rotation processing unit 27 rotates the display data. Perform processing to switch to inverted display. Therefore, the user does not need to operate the changeover switch, and the display attitude is automatically switched according to the installation attitude of the time recorder.

The present invention is not limited to the one embodiment described above, and the time display device may be a segment type fluorescent display tube other than the segment type liquid crystal display device 4 described above, and a dot matrix type liquid crystal display. The device may be used. Further, the time management function of the time recorder main body should be selectively configured according to the required specifications, and various modifications can be made within the technical scope of the present invention. It goes without saying.

[0020]

As described in detail in the above-mentioned one embodiment, the present invention corresponds to the conventional horizontal posture because the time display of the time recorder is automatically inverted vertically or horizontally depending on the switch operation or the installation posture. Unlike other type time recorders, it is not necessary to attach and detach the time display device, and it is possible to quickly respond to changes in the installation posture, and the handleability is significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a time recorder in an upright posture.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the time recorder according to claim 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the time display device and is an explanatory diagram showing an upright display state.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the time display device and is an explanatory diagram showing an inverted display state.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a time recorder in a horizontal posture.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Time Recorder 3 Time Card Insertion Port 4 Liquid Crystal Display 26 Time Display Control Section 27 Rotation Processing Section 28 Time Display Changeover Switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A timepiece device and a time printing device are built in an outer casing, a time card insertion opening is provided on the upper surface of the outer casing, and a time display device such as a fluorescent display tube or a liquid crystal display device is provided on the front surface. In the time recorder, the display elements of the time display device are arranged so as to correspond to the normal display of time, date, etc. and the inverted display rotated by 180 degrees, and the time display control device rotates the display pattern by 180 degrees. The time recorder is characterized in that the time is switched between a normal display and an inverted display by turning on / off the rotation process by an input device such as a switch or a key. 2. A timepiece device and a time printing device are built in the outer casing, a time card insertion opening is provided on the upper surface of the outer casing, and a time display device such as a fluorescent display tube or a liquid crystal display device is provided on the front surface. In the time recorder, the display elements of the time display device are arranged so as to correspond to the normal display of time, date, etc. and the inverted display rotated by 180 degrees, and the time display control device rotates the display pattern by 180 degrees. And a tilt sensor for detecting the tilt angle of the time recorder, and a control means for executing a rotation process according to the tilt angle detected by the tilt sensor. When the tilt angle detected by the tilt sensor is equal to or greater than a reference value, A time recorder characterized by being configured to display the time upside down.