JPH05229195A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make exchange and replenishment continuous paper easy and simple in a printer which uses the continuous form. CONSTITUTION:Carrying routes 11, 12 of continuous paper from paper holding parts 7, 8 to printing parts 9, 10 are formed by a paper guide. A paper-cutting blade 19 cutting the continuous paper is provided at a position opposed to the paper guide from an upside. When the remaining continuous paper is drawn out upward from the paper holding parts 7, 8, it is made to be cut automatically with the paper cutting blade 19. When a tip part of new continuous paper set to the paper holding parts 7, 8 is also drawn out upward from the paper cutting blade 19, it is made to be cut automatically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer device used as a receipt printer or a journal printer for electronic cash registers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In devices such as electronic cash registers,
We have realized the management of information on sales operations by issuing receipts that print out almost the same contents related to sales operations and storing journals, and receipt printers and journal printers that print out such receipts and journals Continuous paper is used as printing paper.

An electronic cash register equipped with such a printer will be described as a conventional example of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. First, in the electronic cash register 1, as shown in FIG. 6, a receipt printer 2 and a journal printer 3 are built in as printer devices that use continuous paper.
3 are arranged side by side on the main body housing 4. Here, in the printers 2 and 3, the paper holding portion that holds the receipt paper 5 and the journal paper 6 that are continuous papers so as to be freely fed is formed by curved concave portions 7 and 8. These concave portions 7 and 8 are provided. A sheet transport mechanism (not shown) for sequentially transporting the sheets 5 and 6 held therein is provided by a platen roller (not shown) in the printing units 9 and 10. Here, the printing units 9 and 10 are located above the recesses 7 and 8, and the transport paths 11 and 12 of the papers 5 and 6 from the recesses 7 and 8 to the printing units 9 and 10. However, here, the paper guide 13 is formed by extending the front edges of the recesses 7 and 8 upward.

In the electronic cash register 1, a keyboard 14, a display 15 and the like are integrally provided on the main body housing 4. For example, the main body housing 4 is mounted on a drawer (not shown). It is placed. In the electronic cash register 1, a part of the main body housing 4 is formed as a detachable printer cover, and the printer cover covers the printers 2 and 3.

In such a configuration, in the electronic cash register 1, for example, when business information is input by manually operating the keyboard 14 or the like, the business information is edited by the central processing unit and displayed on the display 15, and further, It is printed on the receipt paper 5 by the receipt printer 2 and issued to the outside, and is printed on the journal paper 6 by the journal printer 3 and stored inside.

For example, when the receipt printer 5 of the electronic cash register 1 is replenished with the receipt paper 5, the remaining receipt paper 5 is taken out from the concave portion 7 and manually cut as shown in FIG. Printing section 9
After the receipt paper 5 remaining inside is fed, the next receipt paper 5 is set in the recess 7 or the printing unit 9. At this time, since the new receipt paper 5 is generally wound in a roll shape and the front end is glued, the peeled front end is cut linearly with scissors (not shown) and then printed. It will be inserted into the part 9.

Although the work for replenishing the receipt paper 5 to the receipt printer 2 has been described here, the work for replenishing the journal paper 6 of the journal printer 3 is the same as that for the receipt paper 5 described above. ..

[0008]

In the electronic cash register 1 as described above, substantially the same business information is printed on the receipt paper 5 by the receipt printer 2 and issued to the outside, and printed on the journal paper 6 by the journal printer 3. It is designed to be stored internally.

Here, in such an electronic cash register 1, when the papers 5 and 6 of the printers 2 and 3 are replenished as described above, the remaining papers 5 and 6 are manually cut or a new paper is used. Although the tip portions of 5 and 6 are cut with scissors or the like, this will complicate the work and reduce the efficiency. Especially when inserting new sheets 5 and 6 into the printing units 9 and 10, if the tip of the sheets is not formed in a straight line, a jam is induced. It is complicated.

[0010]

A paper holding unit for holding continuous paper in a freely fed manner is provided, and a paper transport mechanism for sequentially carrying the continuous paper held in the paper holding unit is provided. In a printer device in which a printing unit that prints various information is provided on the conveyed continuous paper, and a paper guide is provided below a conveyance path of the continuous paper from the paper holding unit to the printing unit, A paper cutting blade that cuts the continuous paper is provided at a position facing from above through the continuous paper transport path.

[0011]

When the continuous paper is replenished or replaced, the remaining continuous paper is automatically cut by the paper cutting edge when pulled out from the paper holder, and the leading end of the new continuous paper set in the paper holder Is also cut automatically when pulled out from the paper cutting edge, so the work is extremely simple and efficient, and it is possible to form the straight end of a new continuous paper without scissors. Since it is easy, it is possible to easily prevent the occurrence of jam when the continuous paper is set.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those of the electronic cash register 1 illustrated as a conventional example have the same names and reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. First, this electronic cash register 1
6, a receipt printer 17 and a journal printer 18 are built in as a printer device that uses continuous paper as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, and these printers 17 and 18 are provided on the side of the main body housing 4. They are installed side by side. Here, in the printers 17 and 18, a paper holding portion that holds the receipt paper 5 and the journal paper 6 that are continuous papers in a freely fed manner is formed by curved concave portions 7 and 8. These concave portions 7 and 8 are provided. The papers 5, 6 held inside
The paper transport mechanism (not shown) for sequentially transporting the
It is provided by a platen roller (not shown) inside 0.
Here, the printing units 9 and 10 are located above the recesses 7 and 8, and the transport paths 11 and 12 of the papers 5 and 6 from the recesses 7 and 8 to the printing units 9 and 10.
However, here, the paper guide 13 is formed by extending the front edges of the recesses 7 and 8 upward.

The electronic cash register 16
Then, the sheet cutting blade 19 is provided on the sheet guide 13 as described above, and the conveying paths 11 and 12 for the sheets 5 and 6 are located in the gap between the sheet cutting blade 19 and the sheet guide 13. .. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the sheet cutting blade 19 has a shape in which saw blades 20 and 21 are formed on the front and rear edges of a rectangular flat plate, and the left and right ends thereof are swingable by the support legs 22. Is supported by.

In the electronic cash register 16, as shown in FIG. 4, a keyboard 14, a display 15 and the like are integrally provided on the main body housing 4, and the main body housing 4 is arranged on the drawer 23. It is placed in. Also, this electronic cash register 1
6, a part of the main body housing 4 is formed as a detachable printer cover 24, and the printer cover 24 covers the printers 17 and 18.

In such a configuration, in the electronic cash register 16, for example, when business information is input by a manual operation of the keyboard 14, the business information is edited by the central processing unit and displayed on the display 15, and further, The receipt printer 17 prints the receipt paper 5 and issues it to the outside, and the journal printer 18 prints the journal paper 6 and stores it inside.

For example, when replenishing or replacing the papers 5 and 6 of the printers 17 and 18 of the electronic cash register 16 as described above, the remaining papers 5 and 6 are replaced as illustrated in FIG. 5A. When pulled out from the recesses 7 and 8, the sheets 5 and 6 are naturally cut by the saw blade 21 at the trailing edge of the sheet cutting blade 19. At this time, in the printers 17 and 18 of the present embodiment, the sheets 5 and 6 pulled out upward from the recesses 7 and 8 come into contact with the trailing edge portions, so that the sheet cutting blade 19 swings forward. Saw blade 2 at the front edge of the cutting edge 19
0 holds the papers 5 and 6 with the paper guide 13. That is, in the printers 17 and 18, when the remaining papers 5 and 6 are pulled out upward from the recesses 7 and 8, they are held by one saw blade 20 of the paper cutting blade 19 and cut by the other saw blade 21, The work is extremely simple and efficient. Then, by cutting the sheets 5 and 6 as described above and then feeding the remaining sheets 5 and 6 into the printing units 9 and 10, the removal of the remaining sheets 5 and 6 is completed.

Therefore, when the removal of the remaining papers 5 and 6 is completed as described above, new papers 5 and 6 are set, but as described above, in general, new papers 5 and 6 are set. Is wound into a roll and the tip is glued. Therefore, in the printers 17 and 18, FIG.
As illustrated in FIG.
6 is peeled off to remove the paper guide 13 and the paper cutting edge 19
It will be inserted in the gap between and and this tip will be pulled out upward. Then, the sheets 5 and 6 come into contact with the front edge portion, whereby the sheet cutting blade 19 swings backward, and the sheets 5 and 6 held by the saw blade 21 at the trailing edge portion are moved by the saw blade 21 at the leading edge portion. Since it is cut, the work is extremely simple and efficient.
Then, the sheets 5 and 6 which are linearly cut in this way
By inserting and feeding the leading end of the sheet into the printing sections 9 and 10, the replenishment of new sheets 5 and 6 is completed.

By doing so, in the electronic cash register 16, as described above, the printers 17, 18 are provided.
When replenishing the remaining papers 5 and 6, it is not necessary to manually cut the remaining papers 5 and 6 or to cut the leading ends of the new papers 5 and 6 with scissors. It is possible to contribute to the improvement of the work efficiency of replenishment and replacement. In particular, since it is easy to form the tips of the new sheets 5 and 6 into a linear shape, it is possible to favorably prevent the occurrence of jam when the sheets 5 and 6 are set.

[0019]

As described above, the present invention is provided with a paper holding portion for holding continuously fed paper, and a paper feeding mechanism for sequentially feeding the continuous paper held in the paper holding portion. In the printer device, a printing unit that prints various information is provided on the continuous paper conveyed by a paper conveyance mechanism, and a paper guide is provided below a continuous paper conveyance path from the paper holding unit to the printing unit. When the continuous paper is replenished or replaced by providing a paper cutting blade for cutting the continuous paper at a position opposed to the paper guide from above via the continuous paper transport path, the remaining continuous paper is When the paper is pulled up from the holding section, it is automatically cut by the paper cutting edge, and the leading edge of the new continuous paper set in the paper holding section is also automatically cut when it is pulled out upward from the paper cutting edge. Extremely simple and efficient This is good, and it is easy to straighten the tip of a new continuous paper without the need for scissors, so it is possible to easily prevent the occurrence of jams when setting continuous paper. I have.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which continuous paper is set.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a sheet cutting blade.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an electronic cash register incorporating a printer device.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view showing a state of a continuous paper supply operation.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state of a continuous paper supply operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5,6 Continuous paper 7,8 Paper holding unit 9,10 Printing unit 11,12 Conveying path 13 Paper guide 17,18 Printer device 19 Paper cutting blade

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A paper holding unit for holding the continuous paper so that it can be fed freely, a paper transport mechanism for sequentially transporting the continuous paper held in the paper holding unit, and the paper transport mechanism for transporting the continuous paper. In a printer device in which a printing unit that prints various information on a continuous paper is provided, and a paper guide is provided below the continuous paper conveyance path from the paper holding unit to the printing unit, the continuous paper is conveyed to the paper guide. A printer device, wherein a paper cutting blade for cutting the continuous paper is provided at a position facing from above via a path.