JPH0816625B2 - Electronic charge balance for sale - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic charge balance for sale, which is mainly used in stores.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various types of electronic charge scales for sale, which are equipped with a printer that weighs a weighing object and issues a label or the like on which information based on the weighing result is printed, but there is only one printer. Yes, and issue label or detailed receipt.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In an electronic charge balance for sale equipped with a printer for issuing a label, when a customer purchases several points, a label with unit price, weight, price, etc. is issued and individual labels are printed. Although it can be attached to an item, it is not possible to issue a detailed receipt that lists the prices of several items, and only the total amount label is issued. Therefore, when the customer wants a detailed receipt, there is a disadvantage that each label must be collected and created by himself.

In an electronic charge balance for sale equipped with a printer for issuing detailed receipts, when a customer buys several items, detailed receipts listing the prices of several items are delivered to the customer. It is not possible to easily check the contents of the items packaged in. For this reason, there is a drawback in that the packaging has to be unpacked when it is divided into one to be used on the day of purchase and one to be stored.

Further, if there is only one printer, there is a disadvantage that the scale cannot be used until the repair is completed when the printer fails.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and can issue a label for each item and also issue a detailed receipt showing a list of prices of several items and the like, an electronic fee for sale. The purpose is to obtain a balance.

Means for Solving ProblemsProviding a scale main body for measuring the weight of a weighing object and issuing a label that prints information for each weighing object on this weighing scale main body, and information for each weighing object A second printer for issuing the detailed receipts shown in the list is provided, and the scales are viewed from the front of the first printer and the second printer with the label issuing port and the detailed receipt issuing port facing the front. The roll paper storage units are located on one side of the right or left side of the main body, and the respective roll paper storage units are vertically overlapped with each other and are displaced in the front-back direction to be arranged in two upper and lower stages.

Function A first printer issues a label on which information for each weighing object is printed, and a second printer issues a detailed receipt showing a list of information for each weighing object. The first printer and the second printer are arranged on one side of the balance main body, and replacement of printing paper and the like are performed only from one side of the balance main body.

Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. A keyboard 3 and a display tube 4 are provided on the front surface of a balance main body 2 having a weighing pan 1 at its upper end. Further, a first printer 5 and a second printer 6 are arranged in two tiers on the right side of the scale main body 2 when viewed from the front side (the left side may be used for implementation).

As shown in FIG. 2, the first printer 5 issues a label 7 on which information for each weighed item is printed. The label 7 is affixed on a mount 8 and rolled into a roll. The paper 9 is supported by the roll paper support shaft 10. The leading edge of the roll paper 9 is pulled out along with the label sensor 11, the platen 12, and the label leading edge detection section 13.
A thermal head 14 for printing on the label 7 is provided at a position opposite to 12. A take-up shaft that winds the mount 8 after the label 7 is peeled off is provided with a peeling unit 16 that faces the label issuing port 15 for issuing the label 7 on which predetermined information is printed, and peels off the label 7 from the mount 8. A winding motor 18 for driving the winding shaft 17 is provided. Platen 12
A driving motor 19 is connected to the.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second printer 6 issues a detailed receipt 20 in which a list of information for each item is displayed. Although it is structurally the same as the first printer 5, the backing sheet is not used for the detailed receipt 20 wound in a roll shape, and the peeling section 16 and the winding position which face the detailed receipt issuing port 21 are used. The spindle 17 etc. is not used. In addition,
The roll paper storage unit for storing the detailed receipt 20 of the second printer 6 and the roll paper storage unit for storing the roll paper 9 of the first printer 5 overlap each other in the vertical direction and are positioned in the front-back direction. They are arranged in two rows, one above the other. Further, a receipt cutter 22 facing the detailed receipt issuing port 21 is used.

Next, an electrical connection state for issuing the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 will be described with reference to FIG. A main CPU 23 is provided inside the balance main body 2, and a load cell 25 is connected to the main CPU 23 via an AD converter 24. Further, the main CPU 23 is connected to the first printer CPU 27 and the second printer CP via the I / O block 26.
U28, display tube 4, mode setting switch 29, in-line
Interface 30 is connected.

Next, the details of the electrical connection state from the main CPU 23 to the first printer CPU 27 and the second printer CPU 28 will be described in the fourth section.
It will be described with reference to the drawings. A selection circuit 34 having a first switch 31, a second switch 32, and a third switch 33 is provided between the I / O block 26 and the first printer CPU 27 and the second printer CPU 28. The first printer CPU2
7 and the second printer CPU 28 have the same structure, and the first printer CPU 27 will be described. Printer controller C
A print command signal and a signal from the label tip detector 13 are given to the PU 35. Then, signals such as weight data and product name data from the balance section are input to the AND gate 36 together with signals from the printer controller CPU 35, and the output thereof is input to the character generator converter 37. A print image for the label 7 is stored in the RAM 38 by the output from the character generator converter 37 and the address signal, CLK signal, etc. from the printer controller CPU 35. The output signal from the RAM 38 and the printer controller CPU 35
The thermal head 14 is operated by a control signal from the printer to print on the label 7. The motor (pulse motor) 19 is connected to the printer controller CPU 35 via a driver 39.

In such a configuration, the label 7 is issued from the first printer 5, and the detailed receipt 20 listing the information printed on each label 7 from the second printer 6
Is issued. Here, the printing on the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 is performed based on the flowchart shown in FIG. According to this flow chart, the printing of the label 7 and the printing of the detailed receipt 20 are sequential, but the data output to the second printer 6 is compared with the actual printing time after the printing command to the first printer 5. It is sufficiently short, and the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 are simultaneously printed and issued simultaneously.

Next, by switching the first switch 31 and the second switch 32 of the selection circuit 34, it is possible to switch between issuing the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 or issuing only the label 7 or the detailed receipt 20. , Switch 31,32
If both are ON or the switch 31 is ON and the switch 32 is OFF, both the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 are issued. When switch 31 is off and switch 32 is on, only label 7 is issued and both switches 31 and 32 are off.
In this case, only the detailed receipt 20 is issued. If the third switch 33 is turned off, switch 31
When the switch is OFF and the switch 32 is ON, only the detailed receipt 20 is issued, and when both the switches 31 and 32 are OFF, only the label 7 is issued.

Next, the first printer 5 and the second printer 6 are arranged on one side of the balance main body 2 in upper and lower two stages. For this reason,
The supply and replacement of the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 are performed from one side of the scale main body 2, so that it is possible to place products and the like on the other side of the scale main body 2 and to save space around the scale main body 2. Effective use can be achieved.

If one of the printers 5 or 6 fails, the normal printer 5 or 6 can issue the label 7 or the detailed receipt 20 and continue to use it until repair is performed.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The same parts as those described in FIGS. 1 to 5 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the first printer 5 that issues the label 7 is used as the second printer 40 that issues the detailed receipt 20.
And a different structure is used. The detailed receipt 20 rolled into a roll is stored in the roll paper holder 41, and the leading end of the detailed receipt 20 pulled out is the platen 12.
The detailed receipt issuance port
It has reached 21. The winding shaft 17 and the winding motor 18, which are not used when issuing the detailed receipt 20, can be omitted, and the structure can be simplified and downsized.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a label for each weighing object by providing the first printer for issuing a label and the second printer for issuing a detailed receipt as described above. The label can be affixed to each weighing item, and even if you buy several items, you can know the contents of the purchased item at a glance by the detailed receipt, and you can check the first printer and the second printer. By arranging the upper and lower stages on one side of the balance main body, it is possible to exchange labels and receipts from one side of the balance main body and to effectively use the space around the balance main body. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical side view, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an internal circuit, and FIG. 4 is a block showing a part of FIG. 3 in detail. 5 and 5 are flowcharts for explaining the printing operation, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a vertical side view thereof. 2 ... Scale main unit, 5 ... First printer, 6 ... Second printer, 7 ... Label, 20 ... Detail receipt, 40 ... Second printer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scale main body for measuring the weight of an object to be weighed, a first printer for issuing a label on which information for each object is printed and a list of information for each object. And a second printer for issuing detailed statement sheets,
With the label issuing port and the detailed receipt issuing port facing the front, the first printer and the second printer are positioned on the right or left side of the scale main body when viewed from the front, and the respective rolls are placed. An electronic charge balance for sale, characterized in that the paper storage parts are vertically overlapped with each other and the positions of the paper storage parts are shifted in the front-rear direction so as to be arranged in two upper and lower stages.