JPH06539B2 - Label issuing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a label issuing device used in conjunction with, for example, an electronic scale, and more particularly to a label issuing device capable of issuing two labels having the same data printed thereon. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a product is weighed and shipped from a factory or a warehouse, a label on which the weight of the product is printed is sometimes attached to the packaging container. In that case,
If the packaging is small, one label is enough, but if the packaging is large, you need to attach two labels before you can check the printed contents at the time of shipping, transportation or receiving. The inconvenience occurs.

By the way, as a device for issuing this type of label, a device for manually instructing the issuance of labels one by one in conjunction with a scale has hitherto been used. However, when this conventional apparatus is used, two manual operations are required when two labels are required, which is extremely troublesome, and particularly, input data such as the weight of a product is issued each time a label is issued. In the case of a device having a function of adding the value and printing the total, the data is added twice for one product, which causes a problem that the addition result is twice the correct value. is there.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and, for example, two labels with input data sent from an electronic scale or the like are printed in succession. It can be issued, and when adding the above input data, even if two labels are issued, the addition of the input data is performed once for each input data, and the correct total value is obtained. It is an object of the present invention to realize a label issuing device in which is printed.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is characterized by having the following configuration.

That is, the label issuing device according to the present invention manually selects a printing device for printing data on a label and issuing the label, and whether to issue one label or two labels on the printing device. Selecting means, first print command means for giving a print command to the printer so as to print the input data on the label, peeling detection means for detecting peeling of the label printed by the printer, and the selecting means. In the case where issuance of two labels is selected in step 2, when the peeling detection means detects the peeling of the label, the print command is given to the printer so that the input data is printed on the second label. A print command means, an adder means for adding the input data each time the print command from the first print command means is given, and a subtotal print command for printing the addition result by the printer. Characterized by comprising a stage.

[0007]

According to the above construction, when data is input from, for example, an electronic scale, a print command is output from the first print command means to the printer, whereby a label with the data printed is issued. It will be. When the selection means selects the issuance of two labels, when the peeling detection means detects the peeling of the label after the first label is issued as described above, Second
The print command means gives a print command to the printer so as to print the above data on the second label, whereby the second label is issued. In that case, this 2
For the first label, the print command is output on condition that the selection of issuing the second label and the peeling of the first label are output.
Even if the first label is not peeled off, it is possible to avoid a problem such as issuing the second label and causing a jam in the issuing unit of the label.

In particular, according to the present invention, the adding means adds the input data when the print command for printing the first label is output from the first print command means, so that two sheets are issued. Even if is selected, the addition of data is performed once for each input data, and the addition result is printed on the label according to the instruction of the subtotal print instruction means.

[0009]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the label issuing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Reference numeral 1 is an input means for inputting data from an electronic scale (not shown). Includes a register 11 (see FIG. 2) for temporarily storing the input data D ₁ from the balance.

Reference numeral 2 is a label printing apparatus, and this printing apparatus 2 also has a built-in print register 21 (see FIG. 2) for temporarily storing data to be printed, that is, the input data D ₁ .

Reference numeral 3 is a selection means for manually selecting whether to print one label or two labels. As the selection means 3, for example, a changeover switch is used. When the selection means 3 selects the issuance of two sheets, the selection signal St is sent to the second print command means 5 described later.
Is output.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a first print commanding means, which outputs a first print commanding signal S ₁ to the input means 1, the printer 2 and the second print commanding means 5. Of these, the first print command signal S ₁ output to the input means 1 is for transferring the input data D ₁ from the input means 1 to the printer 2.

The first print command means 4 is composed of a switch that operates when detecting that the operation of the electronic scale is stable when the electronic scale is weighed, or a manual switch or the like. When is turned on, the above first
The print command signal S ₁ is output.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a second print commanding means, which is when the first print commanding signal S ₁ is outputted from the first print commanding means 4 and the selecting means 3 outputs the selection signal St. The fact that the first sheet was printed is memorized. Then, when a peeling signal Sf, which will be described later, is input, a second print command signal S ₂ that commands the printing of the second sheet is output to the printer 2.

6 is after the printing of the first label is completed,
It is a peeling detection unit that detects that the label has been peeled from the mount and outputs a peeling signal Sf at the time of detection, and for example, an optical element is used.

Further, 7 is an addition means, and when the input data D ₁ is transferred from the input means 1 to the printer 2 by the print command from the first print command means 4, the addition means 7 The data D ₁ is input at the same time and is added each time.

Numeral 8 is a subtotal print command means for printing the addition result of the addition means 7 on the label as a subtotal, which is constituted by a switch, and when it is turned on, the subtotal print command means 8 issues a subtotal print command. signal S ₃ is output, along with the subtotal data D ₂ to the printing device 2 from the adder means 7 is transferred, the subtotal data D ₂ is adapted to be printed on the label by the printer 2.

Part of the above construction, particularly the input means 1 and the second
The print command means 5 and further the addition means 7 can be replaced by a CPU, and in this case, it is necessary to incorporate a program for performing the above-mentioned function in the CPU.

FIG. 2 shows a concrete example in which the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is implemented by hardware.

The input means 1 is composed of a register 11 for temporarily storing the input data D ₁ and an AND gate 12 for using the first print command signal S ₁ from the first print command means 4 as a control signal. That is, the input data D ₁ is transferred from the register 11 to the register 21 of the printer 2 when the first print command signal S ₁ is input to the AND gate 12.

The second print command means 5 includes the following members 51, 5
It is composed of 2, 53, 54.

Reference numeral 51 denotes an AND gate on the input side, which receives the output signal of the selection means 3 and the output signal of the first print command means 4 and outputs the selection signal St from the selection means 3. Then, when the first print command signal S ₁ is output from the first print command means 4, the set side of the flip-flop 52 is turned on. The output signal of the peeling 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 peeling detection means 6 when the first label is peeled.

Reference numeral 53 denotes an AND gate on the output side, which outputs the second print command signal S ₂ when the set output of the flip-flop 52 immediately before being reset by the peeling signal Sf and the peeling signal Sf are input. Output.

Further, 54 is a delay circuit which sets the flip-flop 52 so that the set output of the flip-flop 52 immediately before being reset by the peeling signal Sf is inputted to the AND gate 53 at the same time as the peeling signal Sf. It is interposed between the output end and the AND gate 53.

The adding means 7 uses the adder 71, the register 72 for temporarily storing the addition result, and the subtotal print command signal S ₃ from the subtotal print command means 8 as control signals, and the command signal S ₃ is present. And the AND gate 73 on the output side that transfers the subtotal data D ₂ to the register 21 of the printer 2.

Reference numeral 9 is an OR gate for taking the OR of the first print command signal S ₁ , the second print command signal S ₂ and the subtotal print command signal S ₃ and inputting them to the printer 2.

According to the label issuing apparatus having the above-described structure, first, the selecting means 3 is used to determine whether to issue one label or two labels. In the case of issuing one sheet, when the first print command means 4 is operated, that is, when the electronic weighing machine stabilizes the weighing operation of the merchandise, or a manual operation separately provided. When the switch is operated, the first print command signal S ₁ is output from the first print command means 4, and each time new input data D ₁ is transferred from the register 11 of the input means 1 to the register 21 of the printer 2. And is printed on the label by the printer 2. At this time, since the selection signal St is not output from the selection means 3, the second print command means 5 does not operate.

On the other hand, when the selection means 3 selects the issuance of two sheets, the first print command means 4 operates to output the first print command signal S ₁ to the printer 2,
Similar to the case of issuing one sheet, the input data D ₁ is printed on the label, and at the same time, the first print instruction signal S ₁ operates the second print instruction means 5 to activate the first label. Remember that was issued. At this time, the already-printed input data D ₁ is temporarily stored in the register 21 in the printer 2 as it is. The peeling signal S from the peeling detection means 6 when the first label is peeled off
When f is input to the second print command means 5, the second print command means 5 outputs the second print command signal S ₂ to the printer 2 and is stored in the register 21 of the printer 2. The input data D ₁ is printed on the second label.
At this time, the second print command means 5 is reset to the original state.

In the label issuing operation as described above, the input data D ₁ is input to the adding means 7 to be sequentially added every time the print command is output from the first print command means 4 and the subtotal is added. If the subcommand print command signal S ₃ is output from the print command means 8, the register 72 of the addition means 7
At the same time that the sub-total value temporarily stored in, that is, the value which is the addition result of the input data D ₁ is transferred to the register 21 of the printer ₂ as the sub-total data D ₂ , the sub-total data D ₂
Will be printed on the label by the printing device 2 which has received the subtotal print command signal S ₃ .

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When selecting the issuance of two labels, the second label is printed and issued by using the peeling detection of the first label, so the second label is printed before the first label is peeled. When it is possible to issue two labels continuously and smoothly while avoiding the problem of issuing one label, especially according to the present invention, when two labels are selected. In addition, since the addition of data is performed once for each input data, the problem of adding the same data twice is prevented, and the correct addition result is printed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram specifically showing a configuration of blocks in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Means 2 Printer 3 Selection Means 4 First Print Command Means 5 Second Print Command Means 6 Separation Detection Means 7 Addition Means 8 Subtotal Print Command Means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printing device that prints and prints data on a label, and whether or not the printing device prints the label on one sheet.
Selection means for manually selecting whether to make a sheet, first print command means for giving a print command to the printer so that input data is printed on the label, and peeling of the label printed by the printer is detected. The printing is performed so that the input data is printed on the second label when the peeling detection means detects the peeling of the label when the issuance of the two labels is selected by the peeling detection means and the selection means. Second print command means for giving a print command to the apparatus, addition means for adding the input data each time the print command from the first print command means is given, and subtotal printing for printing the addition result by the printer. A label issuing device comprising: a command unit.