JPS583263B2 - Ticket printing and issuing device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an improvement in a ticket printing and issuing device.

Tickets printed and issued by this type of ticket printing device are generally printed by printing on roll paper, feeding the paper for line breaks, and then printing the next line a predetermined number of times. It is then cut up and issued as tickets.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a ticket printed and issued by this type of ticket printing and issuing device, in which 1 is a roll paper;
1 shows the ticket portion of the roll paper 1 that is printed, cut and issued.

1a indicates the tip of the roll paper 1, 1b indicates the tip of the new roll paper 1 after the ticket 11 is cut, and P, Q, and R indicate the first, second, and third lines, respectively. Mainly printing.

P' indicates the printing center of the first line printed on the roll paper 1 after the bill 11 has been cut in accordance with the next bill issue command.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of a conventional ticket printing and issuing device, and the device shown in FIG. 2 will be explained below with reference to FIG. 1.

In the figure, 2 is a paper feed roller that feeds the roll paper 1, 3 is a printing device that prints on the roll 1 according to a ticket issue command (not shown), and 4 is a ticket printed on the roll 1 by the printing device 3. 11 is a cutting device which cuts 11 parts, 5 is a component of the cutting device 4, and 6 is a take-out device for the ticket 11 (hereinafter referred to as a ticket take-out device).

The leading end 1a of the roll paper 1 shown in FIG. 2 is at the position where the previous print issue process for the ticket 11 has been completed, and is in a state where it is waiting for the next ticket issue command.

Now, when a ticket issue command is given to the ticket printing and issuing device,
According to the issuance instruction, the first line shown in FIG.
"Irohanihohe" is printed by the printing device 3 with P as the printing center.

After printing, the paper is fed by a predetermined line feed length L1 by the paper feed roller 2 to the printing center Q of the second line for line feed, and then stopped.
"123456" is printed with Q on the second line as the printing center.

After repeating the same procedure and printing the last line "ABCDEF" by the last line feed length L2 with R as the printing center, the printing center P of the first line in the next print issue is printed.
’, the predetermined paper feed length L3 and the line feed lengths L1 and L
2 and the length L4, that is, the length L1+L2+L3=L4, the cutting device 4 sends the length L5 in the positive direction, stops, and is cut by the cutting device 4 according to the cutting command, and the roll 1 from the tip 1a to the tip 1b is cut into a card. It is passed to the ticket take-out device 6 and issued as a ticket 11 having a length L4, and then the leading edge 1b of the new roll paper 1 is sent in the opposite direction by a length L6 and then stopped, becoming the leading edge of the new roll paper for the next printing. Wait for issue command.

Therefore, in the conventional ticket printing and issuing device of this type shown in FIG. Although it is not a problem because the printing is done, the length L4 for printing the ticket and the length L for feeding the ticket after printing to the cutting position
5, the length L5 is an extra step although necessary for the purpose of printing and issuing, and has the disadvantage of prolonging the time required for printing and issuing until the ticket in the standby state is delivered to the ticket takeout device 6. Ta.

The present invention has been made to eliminate this drawback, and aims to provide a bill printing and issuing device that eliminates the above-mentioned extra steps and shortens the time required for printing and issuing.

The present invention prints on roll paper, feeds the paper for a line feed, and then prints the next line, which is repeated a predetermined number of times, and then the paper is cut and issued as a ticket. The issuing device is equipped with a forward/reverse paper feeding device, and by controlling this paper feeding device, one print of the ticket can be processed once before starting a series of printing line feeds for issuing the ticket once. Shorten the print issue time by feeding the paper to the paper feed length required for the line feed required for printing, waiting the roll paper at the print standby position, and conversely feeding the paper while printing line feeds, printing, and then cutting. It is characterized by

The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings of the embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the ticket printing and issuing apparatus according to the present invention, and the same components as in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 3, the leading edge 1a of the roll paper 1 is at the position where the previous print issue process was completed, and is waiting for the next issue command.

“ABCDEF” in the third line of Figure 1 is printed by the print issue command.
" is printed by the printing device 3 with R as the printing center, and then the paper feed roller 2 moves to the printing center Q of the second line for line feed.
It is sent in the opposite direction by a predetermined line feed length L2 and stopped, and the second line "123456" is printed with Q as the printing center.

The same method is repeated, and after the last line feed length L1 is sent and the last line "Irohaha to" is printed with P as the printing center, it is further moved in the opposite direction by a length L7 in order to avoid the printing device 3. The paper is fed and stopped, and the cutting device 4 receives a cutting command.
The roll paper 1 is cut from the leading edge 1a to the leading edge 1b as a ticket 11 with a face length L4.Then, the leading edge 1b of the new roll paper 1 is fed in the forward direction by a length L8 and stopped, and a new It becomes the leading edge of the roll paper and waits for the next print issue command.

Note that in the above description of the printing and issuing device according to the present invention, the third
In the diagram, we explained that the printing order is to be printed in the order of 3rd line, 2nd line, and 1st line in Figure 1, but of course, in Figure 1, the printed contents of the 3rd line are printed as they are on the 1st line of the ticket. It goes without saying that the paper may be printed while feeding the paper in the opposite direction in the following order: the second line and the third line.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the time required to send the length L5 in FIG. 2 during conventional printing can be shortened to the time to send the length L7 in FIG. By changing the shape of , the length L7 becomes zero, that is, the length L in Figure 2
The time required for sending 5 can be completely omitted, and the time required for all printing issues can be shortened.

Note that since the time required to send the length L8 in FIG. 3 is performed in parallel with the operation of the ticket takeout device 6, etc., this does not hinder the shortening of the printing and issuing time according to the present invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a ticket printed and issued by a ticket printing and issuing device, FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of a conventional ticket printing and issuing device, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows an example. 1... Roll paper, 2... Paper feed roller, 3... Printing device, 4... Cutting device,
5... Component parts of the cutting device, 6... Bill ejecting device, P, P', Q, R... Printing center.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a ticket printing and issuing device that prints on roll paper, feeds the paper for a line feed, and then prints the next line a predetermined number of times, then cuts the paper and issues it as a ticket. Equipped with a paper feeding device that can forward and reverse the paper,
Before starting a series of printing line feeds for issuing the ticket once, the paper feed device feeds the paper to the paper feed length for the line feed required for issuing the ticket once, and the roll paper is placed in the print standby position. 1. A ticket printing and issuing device, characterized in that the device is configured to stand by, feed the paper in the reverse direction from the printing standby position, print with a new line, print, and then cut.