JPH0253299B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a label issuing device used for electronic scales, and more particularly to a label issuing device that issues two labels with the same data printed thereon.

When a product is weighed and shipped from a factory or warehouse, a label on which the weight of the product, etc. is printed may be attached to the packaging container. If the packaging container is small, it is enough to affix one label, but if the packaging container is large, two labels must be affixed, otherwise the printed contents cannot be confirmed at the time of shipping, transportation, or receiving the goods. This will cause inconvenience.

Conventionally, in order to issue the above-mentioned labels, a device has been used that is linked to an electronic scale or the like and manually instructs the issue of labels one by one. However, when using this conventional device, when two labels are required, it is troublesome to perform two manual operations, and if the electronic scale vibrates, the first and second labels are printed. This caused the inconvenience that the value could change.

In addition, in a device having a function of adding the weight of a product each time a label is issued, the weight is added twice for one product, resulting in the inconvenience that the result of addition is doubled.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a label issuing device that can issue two consecutive labels with the same data printed thereon.

This invention allows you to manually select whether to issue one label or two labels, and if you choose to issue two labels, it is detected that the first label has been peeled off from the mount, and the second label is printed. The main feature of this system is that it commands the printing of labels, and in addition to the above, even if two sheets are printed, the addition is only one time.This will be explained in more detail below. .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the outline of the invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes an input means for connecting an electronic scale and the label printing apparatus of the present invention, and includes a register 11 for temporarily storing input data _D1 . Reference numeral 2 is a label printing device and includes a print register 21 for temporarily storing data to be printed, that is, input data _D1 and subtotal data _D2 to be described later. Reference numeral 3 denotes a selection means that can manually select whether to print one label or two labels, and uses, for example, a changeover switch. When the selection means 3 selects printing on two sheets, a selection signal St is output to the second printing command means described below. 4 is a first print command means which inputs a first print command signal _S1 to the input means 1, the printing device 2, and the second print command means 5 described below. The first printing command signal S 1 input to the input means ₁ is for inputting input data D ₁ from the input means 1 to the printing device 2 .

This first printing command means 4 uses a switch that is linked to a key or the like, or a switch that operates when it detects that the electronic scale has stabilized when weighing the product.
When the switch is turned ON, the above first print command signal S ₁
Output. 5 is a second printing command means,
When the first printing command signal S ₁ is output from the first printing command means, and the number of sheets selection means 3
When the selection signal St is output by , it is remembered that the first sheet has been printed, and when the peeling signal Sf described below is input, the second sheet is commanded to be printed. 2 outputs a printing command signal S ₂ to the printing device 2.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a peeling detection means that outputs a peeling signal Sf when the first label is peeled off from the mount after printing is completed, and uses an optical element, for example.

Part of this device, especially the input means 1 and the second print command means, can be replaced by the CPU, in which case
It is necessary to incorporate a program into the CPU to perform the above functions.

FIG. 2 shows an example in which the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is implemented in hardware.

The input means 1 includes a register 11 for temporarily storing input data, and an AND gate 12 which uses the first print command signal _S1 as a control signal. In other words, the input data D ₁ is the first print command signal S ₁ and the AND gate 12
is output from the register 11 to the printing device 2.

The second printing command means 5 is as follows 51, 52, 5
It consists of 3,54 members.

51 is an AND gate on the input side, which inputs the output of the selection means 3 and the output of the first print command means 4, and when the selection signal St is outputted from the selection means 3, the first print command means When the first print command signal _S1 is input from the flip-flop 52
Turn on the set side. The output of the peel detection means 6 is input to the reset side of the flip-flop 52, and is reset by the peeling signal Sf output from the peel detection means when the first label is peeled off. 53 is an AND gate on the output side, which outputs the set output of the flip-flop just before being reset by the peeling signal Sf and the peeling signal.
When Sf is input, a second print command signal _S2 is output. 54 is a delay circuit, and a peeling signal Sf
The set output terminal is inserted between the set output terminal and the AND gate 53 so that the set output immediately before being reset by the peel signal Sf is input to the AND gate 53 at the same time.

Furthermore, 9 is an OR gate, which is the first print command signal.
The OR result of S ₁ and the second print command signal S ₂ is inputted to the printing device 2 .

FIG. 3 shows the present invention shown in FIG.
Addition means 7 and subtotal printing command means 8 such as a switch are added to enable subtotal printing. That is, the input data D ₁ input to the printing device 2 is simultaneously input to the adding means, and the input data D ₁ is added each time there is a first printing command.
When necessary, the subtotal printing command means 8 is used to print the subtotal of the adding means 7.

The addition means 7 can be implemented together with the input means 1 and the second print command means 5 by using a CPU.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a hardware implementation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and the means or devices numbered 1 to 6 are the same as those shown in FIG. 2.

The addition means 7 includes an adder 71, a register 72 that temporarily stores the addition result, and an output that inputs subtotal data _D2 to the printing device 2 when a subtotal print command is issued using the subtotal print command signal _S3 as a control signal. It consists of an AND gate 73 on the side.

The subtotal printing command signal is input to the printing device 2 via the OR gate 9 mentioned above.

The label issuing device configured as described above, firstly,
Use selection means 3 to issue one label or 2
Decide whether to issue a copy. If one sheet is issued, new input data is printed each time the first print command means 4 is activated, and since the selection signal St is not output, the second print command means 5 is not activated.
When two sheets are to be issued, when the first printing command means 4 is activated, the first printing command signal _S1 is output to the printing device 2, and at the same time as the input data is printed, the signal _S1 is sent to the second printing command. The command means 5 is activated and the fact that one label has been issued is stored. At this time, the input data that has already been printed is stored in the register 21 in the printing device 2.
D ₁ is temporarily stored as is. When the first label is peeled off, the peeling signal Sf is input to the second printing command means 5, and from the command means 5 the second
The print command signal _S2 is output to the printing device 2, and the input data _D1 remaining in the register 21 is printed.
At this time, the second printing command means 5 is reset to its original state.

Furthermore, if a subtotal printing means is added,
The subtotal temporarily stored in the adding means 7, that is, the subtotal data _D2 , which is the result of adding the input data _D1 each time the first print command is issued, is printed by issuing the subtotal print command signal _S3 . That will happen.

As explained above, this invention uses detection of peeling of the first label to print and issue the second label in succession, so it is easy to print and issue the second label.
You can issue multiple labels. In addition, the data printed on the first label is stored in the printing device until a command to print the second label is issued.
This has the effect that the printed contents on the first and second sheets are the same. Furthermore, when adding the weight of products, etc., the addition is only done once even if two labels are issued for one product, so there is an inconvenience that would occur if the addition result was doubled as in the past. do not have.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an embodiment showing the inside of the block of Fig. 1 in hardware, Fig. 3 is another embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. An embodiment showing the contents of FIG. 3 in hardware. In the figure, 1...input means, 2...printing device, 3...
...Selecting means, 4...First printing command means, 5...Second printing command means, 6...Peeling detection means, 7...Addition means, 8...Subtotal printing command means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printing device that prints data on a label and issues it; and 2. Whether the printing device issues one label.
a selection means for manually selecting whether to print a label; and a first printing command means for inputting and storing data and giving a printing command for a first sheet to the printing device for printing the stored data on a label; a peeling detection means for detecting peeling of a label printed by the printing device; and a peeling detection means for detecting peeling of a label when the selection means selects to issue two labels; A label issuing device comprising: second printing command means for giving a printing command to the printing device to print a second sheet using the input and stored data. 2. Should the printing device that prints data on the label and issue one label with the above printing device?2
a selection means for manually selecting whether to print a label; and a first printing command means for inputting and storing data and giving a printing command for a first sheet to the printing device for printing the stored data on a label; a peeling detection means for detecting peeling of a label printed by the printing device; and a peeling detection means for detecting peeling of a label when the selection means selects to issue two labels; a second printing command means for giving a printing command to the printing device to print a second sheet using the input and stored data; and every time the printing command for the first sheet is given; ,
A label issuing device comprising: adding means for adding the input data;