JPS6352143A - Preparing method for code printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for creating a code printed material by printing a code in which information is encoded using bars and spaces, a so-called barcode, on a label or the like. , PO3 (
Point of 5ales) S/Stem is being adopted 0 In this PoS system, a barcode label that encodes and prints the product number, product price, etc. is pasted on each product in advance, and when the customer purchases the product. The barcode label is optically scanned and read automatically, and the amount to be deposited for each customer is automatically calculated.In addition, the information at each point of sale is aggregated by a processing device to calculate the sales amount.
It has the feature of being able to quickly and accurately grasp product inventory, etc.

A large number of barcode labels of the same type are required for use in this type of POS system. BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a device manufactured by Intermec Co., Ltd. is known as a barcode label production device. This type of device has a rotating drum with a bit-by-bit barcode engraved on its circumference.
The hammer is driven in accordance with the input information to press the label onto the drum to print. However, although this device is convenient for producing a wide variety of barcode labels in small quantities, it is not suitable for producing large quantities of the same 110 barcode labels in a short period of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a large number of code prints of the same type at high speed.

The non-invention will be explained below along with examples.

FIG. 1 shows a film recording device used in the process of creating code prints. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a magnetic tape device in which information to be recorded on the film, such as store name, product number, product price, etc., is recorded. 2 detects the information signal read from the magnetic tape device 1 and outputs "1".
, 0"; 3 is a 1-character register; 4 controls the number of people in the magnetic tape device 1; and when information is registered in register 3, it records on the film and starts recording the film. This is a control circuit that generates a control signal to cause movement, etc.

6 is a character generator that generates signals to draw characters, figures, etc. on the cathode ray tube according to the information read from register 3, and displays bar codes, numbers, alphabets, etc. corresponding to 0" to 19". RO for
M (consisting of a diode matrix)
have. 6 is a high-resolution cathode ray tube (product name: Characton tube) using PLL as a fluorescent material, a deflection coil 7 for deflecting a large amplitude, and a tube for drawing characters, figures, etc. It includes a deflection coil 8, a focus coil 9, a grid 10, and the like. The above-mentioned Pll is defined by the EIA standard, and is zinc sulfide (hew-zns) containing 0.01 (weight ratio) of AC as an activator, and is a phosphor used in CRTs for photographic observation. be.

11 is a brightness modulation circuit that generates a signal for performing brightness modulation according to the output of the character 9 generator 5; 12;
is a character/figure display deflection circuit that deflects an electron beam horizontally and vertically to generate a deflection signal for drawing letters, figures, etc. A deflection circuit 13 is controlled by the control circuit 4 to sequentially change the display position of characters, figures, etc. displayed on the cathode ray tube θ, and deflects the vertical deflection circuit 14 and the vertical deflection circuit 15. 16 is a focus circuit for dynamically focusing the cathode ray tube 6;

17 is a splitting prism for guiding the image projected by the cathode ray tube θ to the film 2o and to the outside of the device housing via the monitoring window 18; 18a is a splitting prism for guiding the image projected by the cathode ray tube θ to the outside of the device housing; it's shown. 19 is film 2
21 is a carriage 22 holding a film 20 with a width of 105 mm, and 23 is a carriage 22 for moving the carriage in the column direction (X-axis direction) and the row direction (Y-axis direction), respectively. Pulse motor, 24
．． 25 are lower drive circuits of pulse motors 22 and 23, respectively. 26 is a slide with a predetermined form drawn,
Under the control of the control circuit 4, when the light source 27 is turned on, the film 2Q is exposed to light via the prism 17 and the optical system 19. 28 and 29 are rollers that wind up the film 2o.

Next, the operation of this film recording apparatus will be explained. Before explaining the operation of the entire apparatus, the operation of the main parts will be explained. First, the deflection circuit 13 will be explained. The projection surface of the cathode ray tube 6 has a maximum size of 88 (digits) x 1 as shown in Figure 2.
It is displayed divided into 44 (columns) (sections), and symbols, characters, etc. can be drawn in each square (section) with a stroke of 22 strokes or less. The horizontal deflection circuit 14:% and the vertical deflection circuit 15 are each controlled by the control circuit 4, and each time a symbol, etc. is drawn on the cathode ray tube 6, the deflection current is applied so that the electron beam moves to the center of the next square. deflection carp)
Supplies to V7. In other words, the horizontal deflection circuit 14 and the vertical deflection circuit 15 deflect the current having a staircase waveform.
It serves to sequentially switch the positions where symbols, characters, etc. are displayed by supplying the signals to v7.

Next, the operations of the character generator, fan circuit 12, etc. will be explained. The character generator has a 41.times.24 diode matrix constructed for each symbol or character to be displayed, and a corresponding display signal is read out based on the information read out from the register 3. This display signal is a signal for performing ff111 degree modulation,
Consists of signals that display the beam coordinates for moving the electron beam of the cathode ray tube 6 by a maximum of 22 strokes.These signals are applied to the brightness modulation circuit 11 and the deflection circuit 12, respectively, and are used to generate the designated standard signals and characters. is drawn on the cathode ray tube 6.

Here, the display of symbols, characters, etc. will be specifically explained.

The third panel shows a state in which R1 is displayed using a 2o stroke on a matrix of 41 (vertical) x 24 (horizontal). That is, in an initial state where the electron beam is controlled by the deflection circuit 13 and positioned in a predetermined square, the electron beam is at the 0 position.

The first stroke is blanked (the electron beam is cut off) and moves the coordinates by 17 bits in the I-axis direction and 17 bits in the Y-axis direction, or (-7+”). Ranked (-1, -3)
Moving. In the third stroke, the electron beam is turned on (
or 5) Move.

In the fourth stroke, the electron beam is turned on and moves (o, e). Thereafter, the electron beam similarly moves in a broken line until the 20th stroke, and @l(s is displayed.

In the figures, numbers with round bars indicate stroke numbers.

Further, FIG. 4 shows the state in which bars in a barcode are displayed, where A is a wide bar and the mouth is a narrow bar.

Note that the wide bar is set to have at least twice the width of the narrow bar. First, in FIG. 4A, the electron beam controlled by the deflection circuit 13 is initially at position 1. In the first stroke, the electron beam is turned on and does not move.

In the second stroke the electron beam is turned on and (-7,7
). Thereafter, in the same manner, from the third stroke to the 22nd stroke, the preset middle thickness is reciprocated in a zigzag pattern at predetermined intervals to draw a broken line.

Similarly, in the case of the narrow bar shown in Figure 4, the bending line is drawn by reciprocating the preset middle thickness at a predetermined interval in 22 strokes. Although the details will be described later, the present invention has the feature that a highly accurate bar can be printed using the broken lines shown in Figure 4, A9.

Next, the operation of the entire apparatus shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

information recorded on the magnetic tape under the control of the control circuit 4;
For example, product numbers, product prices, etc. are read from the magnetic tape device 1. This read information is applied to the detector 2, where it is detected and converted into a predetermined digital signal. This digital signal is sent to register 3. Every time one character of information is recorded in this register 3, the magnetic tape device 1 is driven via the control circuit 4, and a new next character is recorded.
Controls reading of character information.

In this way, information is recorded in the register 3 in units of one character. At the same time, a parity check is performed, and if an error is found, the magnetic tape device 1 is controlled to read out the erroneous information again. The information recorded in the register 3 in this way is added to the character generator 5, and signals for displaying the corresponding barcode, numbers, characters, etc. are sent to the brightness modulation circuit 11 and the deflection circuit 12.
added to. The output of the brightness modulation circuit 11 is the grid 10
The output of the deflection circuit 12 is applied to the deflection coil 8, and the bar code, numbers, characters, etc.
displayed above. The display position is set by controlling the deflection circuit 13 by the control circuit 4 and causing a predetermined deflection current to flow through the deflection coil 7 before the information is transmitted from the register 3 to the character threat generator.

A bar code or the like is displayed corresponding to the information of one character read from the magnetic tape 1 in this manner. Furthermore, 88 (rows) x 144 (columns) displayed on the shaded line tube 6
If one bar or character is too small to be displayed using just one of the squares, it is also possible to display one bar or the like using a plurality of squares. That is, only a part of one bar may be displayed in one square, and other parts of the bar may be displayed in an adjacent square.

For example, in the case of a bar, one bar is displayed using several squares in the vertical direction.

The image of the barcode etc. displayed on the cathode ray tube 6 is displayed on the prism 1.
7. An image is formed on the film 20 via the optical system 19 and exposed. Also, under the control of the control circuit 4, the light source 27 is turned on at an appropriate time, and the image of the slide 26 is projected onto the prism 17.
An image is formed on the film 20 via the optical system 19, and exposed overlapping the image displayed by the cathode 1-ray tube 6. The overlapping state of the two images can be monitored and adjusted by looking through the monitoring window 18.

After barcodes, numbers, etc. are displayed on a portion of the film 20 having a width of 105 mm by one screen of the cathode ray tube 6, the control circuit 4 controls the drive circuit 24.25 and drives the pulse motor 22.23. . Then, the carriage 21 moves by a predetermined distance.

Then, exposure is performed using the image newly displayed on the cathode ray tube e.

In this way, the carriage is moved intermittently in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, and a desired image is recorded on the film 20.

This exposed film 2o is developed and fixed to obtain a film 2o on which an image is recorded, for example as shown in FIG.

The frames indicated by AI, B1, . . ., A4, and B4 are generated by exposure using the slide 26, respectively. Further, the numbers in frames A and B and the bar codes corresponding to these are generated by exposure of the image displayed by the cathode ray tube 6. The parts surrounded by dotted lines in C and D are the parts held by the carriage 21, and first the frame A1 part is exposed facing the optical system 19, then the B1 part is exposed, and then the A2 part, B2 , the barcode corresponding to A1, the barcode corresponding to B1, etc. are exposed in sequence.

Next, a film 20 made by the above-described apparatus and method
This section explains how to create barcode labels using .

First, a film 2Q having a width of 106+nm shown in FIG. 6 is cut along dotted lines C and D. Also, prepare two more films of the same size with other Q (- codes, etc. recorded on them).Then, as shown in FIG. Polarization is performed by placing a transparent glass 31 on top.

This concentrated state is photographed using a plate-making camera to create a printing master 32. This printing master 32 is made of films 20a, 20b, 20c shown in FIG.
An image is formed that is 1.2 to 1.3 times larger.

Next, this printing master 32 is attached to the outer periphery of the row 233 as shown in FIG. Ink from a container 35 is applied to the printing master 32 via an ink roller 34. Therefore, ink in a portion corresponding to the image recorded on the print master 32 is attached to the rubber roller 36 and transferred to the printing paper 38 transported by the feed roller 37. The paper printed in this way is then subjected to Thomson punching (pressing) to obtain a barcode label as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, printing on the printing paper 38 using the printing master 32 and Thomson punching can be performed at extremely high speeds, so a large number of barcode labels of several types can be printed in a short time. can be created.

In the above embodiment, the bar code bar displayed by the cathode ray tube 6 is composed of folded lines as shown in Figure 4, A9, and is exposed to the film 20, developed, fixed, and further Due to the tulsion effect in which the printing master 32 is created and the printing characteristic in which the lines are collapsed during the process of printing onto the printing paper, the gaps between the lines 1 are eliminated and the bars are displayed with extremely high precision.

Microscopically, some unevenness occurs around the bar, but this is due to the quality of the printing paper 38, and the effect of creating the bar image on the film 20 with the fold line can be ignored.

As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the ifC of the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for producing printed matter in which barcodes are accurately expressed. Furthermore, code printed matter can be produced in large quantities.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the main parts of an apparatus that realizes a code printed matter production method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the projection surface of a cathode ray tube, and FIGS. Figure 5 is a front view of the film, Figure 6 is an enlarged view of the displayed image, and Figure 6 is a front view of the film.
Figure A2 shows the editing state for creating a print master, Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the printing device, and Figure 8 is a front view of the barcode label. 6...Cathode ray tube, 19...Optical system, 2
o... Film, 21... Carriage, 32... Printing master. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 2nd
Figure 3 Figure 4 (A)
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A code composed of spaces and bars formed by zigzag broken lines is displayed on a cathode ray tube, the displayed image is exposed to a photosensitive material, a print master is created using the photosensitive material, and the print master is printed. A method for creating a code printed material, comprising creating a printed material on which the code is printed using a master.