JPH0364378B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides information on processing or packaging of perishable foods in trays, and then identifying the name, price, weight, date of processing, etc. of the packaged foods. This relates to a control panel for a weighing label issuing device that prints and affixes labels, etc.

Nowadays, most distributed foods are processed or arranged, packaged in trays, and sold with a label printed with the product name, price, weight, and other necessary information.

Labels for such distributed foods are affixed with price labels at the factory shipping stage, but as the types of distributed foods increase and their sales methods diversify, the number of items that need to be printed on the labels increases as well. Since the number of times printing items are changed also increases, the operation of the control panel of the weighing label issuing device also becomes complicated.

For example, FIG. 1 shows the panel surface of a conventional control panel, where 1 indicates a number key (numeric keypad), 2 indicates a function key, and 3 indicates a display section.

This display unit 3 usually displays the date of processing of the distributed food (hereinafter referred to as the product) using a light emitting diode or the like.
Displays sales price, product name code, unit price, weight, etc.
If necessary, departments within the factory, number of processes, etc. can also be displayed.

In such a weighing label issuing device with a control panel, the necessary information is entered in advance by operating various keys on the control panel, and the price labeler is controlled so that it affixes a label with predetermined information printed on it. However, when entering the product name, it is necessary to extract the code corresponding to the product name from the code table and enter this extracted code according to the setting program.In addition, tare weight, unit price, etc. must be entered in the specified program. Must be set.

Therefore, the type of product to be affixed with the label, the type of tray (tare), and the names of other auxiliary products (special price,
As the information printed on labels becomes more diverse, such as displaying selling prices, etc.), input operations become complex, and especially when product labeling is frequently changed, it becomes difficult for on-site workers to operate the control panel. It becomes extremely difficult to set the printing items.

This invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and includes a display section having a graphic function in addition to the above-mentioned display section on the control panel of the weighing label issuing device, and products registered in advance by the display section. In addition to displaying the name, auxiliary product name, etc. in kanji, English characters, katakana, and numerical values, there is also a program menu related to operations for registering settings or performing aggregation using the numeric keypad, function keys, etc. on the control panel; It is also possible to display operating procedures, etc., making it easier to operate.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a front view (panel surface) of the control panel of the weighing label issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the relationship between the weighing label issuing device, the control panel, and other equipment.

In FIG. 2, the panel surface of the control panel 10 can be roughly divided into a display section and an operation section. The second display section 12 used is configured, and the operation section includes a first operation section 13 provided with a large number of item keys for each product.
The second operating section 14 includes function keys, numeric keys (numeric keys), and the like.

These various keys are formed on a flat panel surface, and a display board displaying key names is disposed on a part of the panel surface (particularly on the first operation section 13) so as to be replaceable, if necessary.

Next, the operation of the control panel 10 and the operation of the weighing label issuing device will be explained based on FIG. 3.

When the product code, date of processing, unit price, tare (weight), etc. are input using the function keys, numeric keys, etc. located on the second operation unit 14, these input data are transmitted via the data bus. is input to the central control unit (CPU) 20, and
Necessary information is read out from the memory 30 under the control of 0, and this data is input to the label printing machine 60 as a printing signal. At the same time, if the printed data is a product code, it is converted to a product name and displayed on the first display section 11, and unit price, tare, weight data measured by the weighing device 50, etc. are displayed on the second display section 12. is shown.

Therefore, by inputting specified information through the control panel, each time a product is weighed by the weighing device 50, the product name, weight, unit price, date of processing, etc. will be displayed.
The selling price for the product is also calculated and printed and pasted on the label.

By the way, in the control panel of the present invention, input data is stored in the memory (RAM) 40, and item keys for each product are provided in the first operation section 13 from which the data can be read directly. By storing various types of data to be displayed in the memory 40, it is possible to change the displayed items on the label very easily.

Conventionally, such registration operations have been performed according to the operating procedures described in the instruction manual etc. attached to the weighing label issuing device, but in the present invention, the first display section 11 is provided. The operating procedures are shown below.

For example, when registering a product name, press the program button on the second operation section 14, and the first
First, a program menu is displayed on the display section 11 of. Then, the user inputs a numerical value indicating the product name registration item from this program menu using the numeric keypad, and then the operating procedure for product name registration is displayed. Therefore, when the item key is pressed in accordance with this operating procedure and the product name code is input using the numeric keypad and function key, the item key becomes a product-specific item key that calls up the registered product name.

Similarly, the product's tare, unit price, and auxiliary product names are also displayed as program menus, so
In accordance with the operating procedure displayed on the first display section 11, each product can be registered using an item key.

Items registered in item keys for each product can be read out immediately by pressing the item key, printed by the weighing label issuing device, and used as control data. is displayed on the display section 11 of. Therefore, after registration, the weighing label issuing device can be controlled using only the item keys for each product, but at this time, the control details are displayed on the first display section 11, eliminating operational errors.

4A to 4E show examples of displays on the first display unit 11. FIG. 4A is an example of a display when a program button is pressed, and FIG. Display example when a key is pressed,
Figure 4c is a display example where program number 7 is entered using the numeric keypad to register item keys, and Figure 4d is 10.
FIG. 4e shows an example of a display when the number item key is pressed, and after pressing 2, 2, 0 on the numeric keypad, the product number key is pressed.

Furthermore, if you select tally output 2 in the program menu display in Figure 4a, the operating procedure for tallying products can be displayed as shown in Figures 5a and b, for example, so you can select the desired tally from the display contents. If you specify a particular item, product numbers, quantities, etc. will be tallied and displayed in ascending or descending order, making the task of tallying easy.

Further, by providing the alarm device 70, when an abnormality occurs in the weighing label issuing device, the details of the abnormality are displayed, and the work procedure for recovering from the abnormal state is displayed according to pre-programmed contents. You can also do that.

As explained above, the weighing label issuing device of the present invention includes a first operating section consisting of a plurality of item keys for each product for registering and directly reading label printing data necessary for inputting information, and a numeric keypad. , a second operation section consisting of function keys, and a display section that displays the operation contents of these keys, and various data related to the product inputted by the first or second operation section. is issued as a display label, and in particular, the operating procedure for registering and the work procedure for performing aggregation using the first operating section are displayed as a program menu on the display section. Even those who are not familiar with the operation of the weighing label issuing device can smoothly input a large number of complex label printing data and register item keys for each product by following the instructions displayed on the display. There is no need to make input errors or take time to input data.

Moreover, once the product name and other data are registered in the item key for each product according to the registration procedure, the label printing data for the corresponding product name can be easily read out from now on by operating only this item key. This method has the advantage that key operation errors can be prevented because it does not require extensive key operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a control panel of a conventional weighing label issuing device, FIG. 2 is a front view of a control panel of a weighing label issuing device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a weighing label controlled by the control panel of the present invention. A functional block diagram showing the main circuits of the issuing device, Figures 4a to 4e are diagrams showing display examples on the first display section when registering settings, and Figures 5a and b are diagrams showing the first display in the counting operation. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a display part. In the figure, 10 is a control panel, 11 is a first display section, 1
2 is a second display section, 13 is a first operation section consisting of item keys for product names, 14 is a function key,
A second operation unit consisting of numeric keys is shown.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a weighing label issuing device that measures the weight of a product and issues a label on which information such as product name, price, and weight is printed on the weighed product, the label printing data necessary for inputting the information is registered and directly printed. a first operation section consisting of a plurality of product-specific item keys for reading; a second operation section consisting of a plurality of function keys including a numeric keypad and a program key provided for inputting the label printing data; Said first and second
a display section for displaying operation details of the second operation section; and a memory for storing in advance a program menu showing various operation procedures, and when the program key of the second operation section is operated, the program menu is displayed on the display. When the product item key registration procedure is selected from the displayed program menu, the registration procedure is displayed to prompt registration of the label printing data, and the second operation section is displayed. After being registered by operation, the label printing data of the corresponding product name is read out and displayed on the display section by simply operating the corresponding product-specific item key of the first operation section. .