JPH06143750A - Printing system in slip printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To print specified data on a slip having printing areas in the upper and lower parts thereof. CONSTITUTION:When printing is started by a printing start means 67, a slip parameter is issued from a slip parameter storage means 63 to a printing control means 68. Card data is issued from a storage means 69 to the printing control means 68. The printing control means 68 comprises a reversely arranging means 68a and a paper feed data rearranging means 68b. If a reversely arranging instruction is contained in the slip parameter, the reversely arranging means 68a and the paper feed data rearranging means 68b are made effective. As a result, the specified data transmitted from the card data storage means 69 is reversely arranged by the printing control means 68 and printed on a slip in the lower part thereof with a line gap determined by rearranged paper feed data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing method for a voucher printer, and more particularly to a printing method for a voucher printer which enables character arrangement according to the voucher format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a hospital or the like, the following work has been performed when recording and issuing necessary data on a slip. The print information of the patient card (for example, ID number, patient name, date of birth, sex, etc.) is recorded in advance as unevenness formed on the card. Then, the card in which the unevenness is recorded is set together with a rotating date ring for date and a replaceable plate for doctor's name, and a slip is placed on them. Then, the imprint is imprinted by rubbing the slip with a manual or electric ink roller.

As another conventional example, magnetically stored print information of a patient card is read by a card reader, and the read information is printed on a slip of a format prepared in advance.

Further, at schools such as swimming schools, vouchers were similarly issued.

[0005]

By the way, the conventional voucher printer can print when the printing position of the voucher is above, but can print when the printing position of the voucher is below. There was a problem that I could not.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the conventional apparatus and to provide a slip printer capable of printing even a slip having a printing position below.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in a printing method of a slip printer for printing predetermined data read from a card in accordance with a preset slip parameter, a reverse arrangement of the slip parameter is used. It is characterized in that it is provided with a means for inverting and processing the data and a means for rearranging the paper feed data when there is an instruction.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in the case of a slip having a print area below, by inserting the slip into the print mechanism from below, it is possible to correctly print predetermined data in the print area below. .

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an embodiment of the slip printer of the present invention. It should be noted that, in the following, a slip printer used in a hospital will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a top cover, which covers a mechanism portion arranged inside. Stop, doctor, comment, and slip keys 11 are arranged on the front surface of the top cover 1, and a liquid crystal display for displaying a part of the input data or a message to the user is provided on the upper part thereof. The device 12 is assembled.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a front cover which can be opened when an ink ribbon (not shown) is replaced or when a jam occurs, and can be opened by putting a finger on the recess 3.

4 is a magnetic card storing data,
A card insertion hole for reading data, and a guide protrusion 5 is provided behind the card insertion hole to facilitate determination of the insertion direction of the magnetic card. A card pocket 6 is provided at the rear of the liquid crystal display device 12, and is used for storing a plurality of cards 13 such as doctor cards and comment cards.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a printing table on which a slip having a blank print portion is placed when printing. Reference numeral 8 is a guide for laterally positioning the slip.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the slip feeding mechanism arranged inside the front cover 2 will be described. In the figure, 20 is a paper feed motor, 21 and 22 are gears, and 23 is a first roller to which power is transmitted via the gears 21 and 22. A second roller 24 is urged downward by a spring (not shown).
Reference numeral 25 denotes a print head which moves in the X direction and prints on the inserted slip paper by an ink ribbon (not shown). Reference numeral 26 is a print stand stopper. The distance between the print stand stopper 26 and the print head 25 is determined in consideration of the maximum value of the top margin of the slip and the maximum number of print lines.

Further, 27 and 28 are first and second paper detection sensors for detecting a slip conveyed on the printing table 7. In this embodiment, an actuator type photo sensor is used as the first paper detection sensor 27, and a reflection type photo sensor is used as the second paper detection sensor 28. The reference numerals other than the above indicate the same or equivalent parts as in FIG.

In FIG. 3, when a slip sheet is placed on the printing table 7 and is inserted in the back and the leading edge of the slip sheet is detected by the first sheet detection sensor 27, the sheet feed motor 20 is detected by the detection signal. Is started. Then, the power of the paper feed motor 20 is transmitted to the first roller 23 via the gears 21 and 22.

The slip sheet is composed of first and second rollers 23,
When the slip paper is further inserted so as to be inserted between 24, the slip paper is sent to the inner side (Y direction in the drawing) by the rotation of the first roller 23. After the slip sheet passes under the print head 25, the leading edge of the slip sheet is detected by the second sheet detection sensor 28, and the print head 25 and the slip sheet are positioned. Then, after the paper is further fed by a predetermined top margin, the print head 25 starts printing the first line around the print center 25a. Here, the top margin is the first non-printed portion of the slip as shown in FIG.
Normally, the title of the slip is printed in advance. The description of FIG. 12 will be given later.

As described above, when the printing is advanced line by line and all necessary printing is completed, the paper feed motor 20
Rotates in reverse. As a result, the first roller 23 also rotates in the reverse direction, and the slip is automatically ejected from the slip feeding mechanism.

Next, the hardware configuration of the slip printer of this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 4, 31 is a CPU, 32 is a ROM in which the control program and control data of this slip printer are stored, 33 is a memory for holding the data read from the card, etc. until the power is turned off, and data editing. It is a RAM that provides a work area such as. Further, 34 is a writable EEPROM. Various parameters are stored in the EEPROM 34, and these parameters are stored and held even after the power is turned off.

Reference numeral 35 is a Kanji conversion ROM. The Kanji conversion ROM 35 stores font data of JIS first, second level Kanji and non-Kanji. A card reader 36 reads data recorded on a magnetic card.
The card reader 36 can determine the insertion / removal of the card by the card load signal (CLD), and the read data signal (RD) at the timing of the read clock signal (RCL).
T) is read. Reference numeral 37 is a clock IC, which provides data for the date and time when the slip is issued. The timepiece IC 37 is backed up by a large-capacity capacitor, and continues to operate for several days even after the power is turned off.

Numeral 38 is a first input / output device (I / O)
In the first input / output device 38, the key 11
And the first and second paper detection sensors 27 and 28 are connected. Reference numeral 39 denotes a second input / output device (I / O) to which the liquid crystal display device 12 and the buser 40 are connected.

Further, 41 is a third input / output device (I /
O), which is connected to the Y-direction (see FIG. 3) motor, that is, the driver 42 of the paper feed motor 20. 43 is a fourth input / output device (I / O),
The driver 44 of the X-direction (see FIG. 3) motor, that is, the head moving motor 45 is connected to this. In addition, a control signal is provided to a solenoid 49 forming the print head via the solenoid driver 48. 46 is a home position sensor (HP
SENS), and 47 is a dot pulse sensor (DP SENS) for determining the operation timing of the solenoid. Further, 50 is a data bus line.

The head moving motor 45, the home position sensor 46, the dot pulse sensor 47, and the solenoid 49 constitute a printer unit.

Next, the outline of the configuration of the patient card, doctor card and comment card read by the card reader 36 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 and 7.

As shown in FIG. 5, the patient card has card discrimination information (ID), patient code, name (Katakana), name (Kanji), date of birth, sex, and parity check information. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the doctor card has card discrimination information (DR), name (Katakana), doctor code, name (Kanji), affiliation and parity check information. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 7A, the comment card has card discrimination information (CT), first line comment information, second line comment information, third line comment information, and parity check. It is composed of information. FIG. 7B shows a specific example of the comment information on the first to third lines.

Next, the data stored in the ROM 32, that is, the ROM map will be described with reference to FIG. In the ROM 32, as shown in the drawing, character font data of alphabets, numbers and katakana (hereinafter abbreviated as ANK), default values of slip parameters, setting mode program, maintenance data display mode program, test print mode A program, a diagnostic mode program, a normal print mode program, etc. are stored.

A storage area as shown in FIG. 9 is set in the RAM 33.

The CD storage pointer is a pointer used for storing magnetic card data at the time of interruption by a read clock signal (RCL) described later. The card data buffer is a memory area for storing one bit of magnetic card data read in synchronization with the read clock signal (RCL) for one address. The read data is temporarily stored in the card data buffer regardless of the type of the card.

The next ID card data is a memory area for storing the data of the patient card. The DR card data and CT card data are areas for storing the contents of doctor card data and comment card data, respectively.

Next, time data is provided. This time data is a memory area that stores the data of the clock IC. The data in this memory area corresponds to the clock I
Updated with C37 data.

Next, there are an EX storage pointer, an EX read pointer, and expanded data. The EX storage pointer is
It is a pointer for designating the storage positions of the 9 dot data for outputting the character string data to the 9-pin head. The EX read pointer is a pointer for designating a read position when outputting a set of dot data to the print head.

Next, there are a PP storage pointer, a PP read pointer, and paper feed data. The PP storage pointer is a pointer that specifies the storage position of the paper feed data for each line feed. The PP read pointer is a pointer that specifies the read position of the paper feed data at the time of line feed. The paper feed data is data indicating the line feed amount created when dot data is created from card data or the like. The line feed amount between lines is 4 dots, and the line feed amount when printing the lower half after printing the upper half of Chinese characters is 1/2 dot.

Next, there are SL (SLIP) storage pointer, SL read pointer, and # 1 to # 5 SL parameters. SL
The storage pointer is updated when a slip is selected in the setting mode described later. This pointer designates the slip to be changed. The SL read pointer is updated when the slip key is pressed in the normal print mode. As a result, the slip parameter for printing control is specified. The # 1 to # 5 SL parameters are slip parameters read from the EEPROM when the slip printer is powered on, and in the present embodiment, up to five kinds of slip parameters can be handled.

FIG. 10 shows the E set according to the present invention.
The contents of the EPROM 34, that is, an EEPROM map is shown. The new chip is data for determining whether data has not been written in the EEPROM. When data has not been written yet, E
The EPROM manufacturer has data indicating that, for example, 5
Since 5H, AAH, etc. are written, if this data is detected, new data is not written yet EEPRO
It can be judged as M. In this embodiment, EE
After writing the data in the PROM, the data 0 is written in the new chip.

The file name 1 is the name of the slip 1, and a name such as a slip (SLIP) 1 which is easy for the user to remember is stored here. In this embodiment, the name is fixed in advance, but the user may give the name.

The top margin 1 is the top margin of the slip 1, and is the length from the leading edge of the slip to the upper end of the first print line.

The thickness 1 is a paper thickness setting value of the slip 1, and can be set in four steps as shown in FIG. In this thickness 1, a timer value Ts for controlling the energization time of the print head solenoid is stored.

In FIG. 11, "Usume" is the paper 1 of the slip.
Printing of sheets, "Futsu" is printing of slips with 2-3 sheets,
"Ame" is used to print a slip of 3 to 4 sheets, "Nikai" is used to print a slip of 4 to 5 sheets, or when setting a slip to be printed clearly. At this time, the same line is printed twice.

When "Usume", the timer value Ts is 430 .mu.sec, when "Fusu" is 450 .mu.sec,
470 μs for “Atsume” and 4 for “Nikai”
Set to 70 μs.

By setting the timer value Ts as described above, it becomes possible to properly print on slips of various thicknesses.

Arrangement 1 indicates the type of character arrangement of the slip 1. As the character array type of the slip,
There are two types, the one shown in FIG. 12 and the one shown in FIG. In the case of FIG. 12, there is a print area for the patient name, doctor name, etc. between the slip title and the slip content, and in FIG. 13, the patient name, doctor name, etc. are displayed under the slip content. This is when there is a print area.

As is clear from a comparison between the two, the top margins are different from each other, and in the case of FIG. 12, the normal arrangement is such that printing is performed in order, whereas in the case of the slip of FIG. Printing will be performed in reverse order. That is, it is necessary to arrange all the print data in the reverse order, insert the slip from the lower end into the printer, and print it. In this embodiment, the abbreviations representing the normal array and the inverted array are represented by the former as “W” and the latter as “Sita”.

Returning to FIG. 10 again, in the present embodiment, five sets of data of each of the file name, top margin, thickness and arrangement (slip 1 to slip 1
5), it can be registered in the EEPROM 34.

Next, the procedure for registering the file name, top margin, thickness and arrangement data in the EEPROM 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.
Will be described with reference to.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing a method of setting various modes, and FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing a procedure of registering the respective data in the EEPROM 34 after entering the setting mode.

In step S71 of FIG. 14, the EEP is executed.
It is determined whether the ROM 34 is a new chip. If this determination is negative, that is, if it is a new chip, the process proceeds to step S72, where the slip parameter default value (design value) stored in the ROM 32 is set to E.
The operation of writing the slips 1 to 5 of the EPROM 34 is performed. Succeedingly, in the step S73, the EEPROM 3
Data "0" indicating that the chip is not the new chip is written in the area of the new chip of No. 4.

When the determination in step S71 is affirmative, or when the processing in step S73 ends, step S71
Proceed to 74. In step S74, the slips 1-5
Value is read from the EEPROM 34 and stored in the RAM.
The operation of writing to 33 is performed. Then in step S75
Then, it is judged whether or not the stop key and the slip key are simultaneously turned on. If this determination is positive, the process proceeds to step S76, and the setting mode process is set.

When step S75 is negative, the routine proceeds to step S77, where it is judged whether or not the stop key and the comment key are simultaneously pressed. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S78, and the maintenance data display mode process is set.

Similarly, when the stop key and the doctor key are simultaneously pressed, the test print mode process is set, and when the doctor key and the comment key are simultaneously pressed, the diagnostic mode process is set. . When the two keys are not pressed at the same time, the process proceeds to step S83 to set the normal print mode process.

When the setting mode process of step S76 is set, a slip setting menu is displayed as shown in step S761 of FIG. An example of this display is shown in FIG.

When the setting mode process is started, each key on the slip printer, that is, each key of stop, doctor, comment and slip, is a "menu key", "up cursor key", "down cursor", respectively. Switch to have the meaning of "key" and "registration key". In order to improve usability, it is advisable to attach a setting mode key sticker that means these things under each of the keys in order to make it easy to understand the change of the meaning of the key.

When registering each of the above data in the EEPROM 34, the registration key is pressed in step S762. As a result, the slip setting menu is selected. If the menu key is pressed in step S774 without pressing the registration key in step S762, the process proceeds to step S775 to display another setting menu. Other setting menus include, for example, LCD density setting, ID card format setting, idle screen setting, and the like.

In step S763, 1 is input to the SL storage pointer n, and in step S764, it is determined whether the SL storage pointer n is equal to 6. When this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S765 and the parameters of the slip n are displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12.
An example of the display is shown in FIG. 16 (b). As shown in the figure, the default value for the top margin is 30mm
Is displayed and the cursor is located at "0", so when changing this value to another value, the upper cursor key or the lower cursor key is operated (step S76).
6). If you operate the up cursor key, it will increase by 1mm,
When the down cursor key is operated, the value decreases by 1 mm.

When the desired top margin is reached,
When the registration key is pressed (Yes in step S767), the process proceeds to paper thickness setting processing. At this time, the display is as shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), the cursor moves to "Futsu".
Then, when the up cursor key or the down cursor key is operated, "Futsu" is sequentially changed to the LCD display shown in FIG. 11 such as "Ame" and "Nikai". When the registration key is pressed in step S769, the paper thickness is set.

When the processing moves to step S770, the display screen is as shown in FIG. 16 (d). That is, the cursor moves to the "W". Here, when the up cursor key or the down cursor key is operated, "u" is "sita"
Changes to. When the registration key is operated in step S771, the process proceeds to step S772, and the slip parameter of the slip n in the EEPROM 34 is set to the steps S766, S.
The operation of rewriting to the value set in 768 and S770 is performed.

Next, in step S773, the SL
1 is added to the storage pointer n, and the process returns to step S764. Then, the operation of setting the slip parameter of the next slip n is performed. If the determination in step S764 is affirmative, the flow advances to step S775 to end the operation relating to the slip setting menu.

By performing the above operation when the slip printer is installed, the slip printer can be brought into a state suitable for the usage environment.

Next, a method of using the slip printer of this embodiment will be described. When it is used in a hospital or the like, the operator turns on the power supply of the slip printer at the first opening of the morning, and then the card of the doctor who is going to work on the day is read by the card reader 36
Read from. Then, the doctor's card data is as shown in FIG.
Will be stored in the DR card data storage area of the RAM 33.

Next, the operator reads a comment card prepared in advance from the card reader 36. As a result, the card data of the comment is stored in the RAM of FIG.
It is stored in the CT card data storage area 33.

When the preparation is completed and the voucher is issued to the patient, the operator borrows the patient card from the patient and reads it from the card reader 36. The read data is stored in the ID card data area. At this time, the previous patient data is erased and the newly read patient data is stored.

At this time, the operator sets the slip parameters according to the type of slip to be used. For example, the voucher parameters are set depending on whether the voucher is a one-page or two-page voucher, or whether the voucher has the character arrangement shown in FIG. 12 or the character arrangement shown in FIG. Of course, when printing the same type of slip, it is not necessary to set the slip parameter each time.

Next, the operator places it on the slip printing table 7 and inserts it into the back. Then, the printing mechanism operates as described above, and as shown in FIG. 12 or 13, the printed slip can be obtained according to the slip parameters selected by the operator.

This slip is, for example, as shown in the figure, the patient's ID number, name, date of birth, sex, and the ID.
Patient card data such as bar code of number, doctor card data such as doctor name in charge, ID number, affiliation, etc., such as "Jikaiha, I'm sorry. Odaijini. Otoiawaseha, TEL ○○-○○○○" It is composed of comment card data, time data, and other data.

The contents of the bottom or top of the slips are data input from a terminal nearby when the doctor conducted the examination.

According to this embodiment, the operator can adjust the slip parameters suitable for the slip to be issued to the patient by simple key operation without adjusting the volume and lever as in the conventional case. Therefore, the device is easy to adjust and inexpensive to manufacture.

Further, since the printed slips are printed with the top margin, the printing force, and the character arrangement that match the slips, it is possible to issue a slip of good quality.

Next, the reading operation of the card reader 36 for reading the above card will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As shown in Figure (a),
Read clock data (RCL) for reading card data
Interrupted by. In step S1, it is determined whether a card has been inserted into the card insertion hole 4. This judgment is made based on whether the card load signal is high or low. If it is high, it is determined that it is inserted, and the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, it is determined whether or not the read clock signal (RCL) has fallen. When it has fallen, the process proceeds to step S3 and interrupt processing is performed.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the interrupt processing is performed by setting 1 of the card data to the address of the card data buffer designated by the CD storage pointer (see FIG. 9).
Bits are written (step S301). continue,
The CD storage pointer is incremented for writing the next data (step S302). By the above interrupt processing, the data read by the card reader 36 is
It will be temporarily stored in the card data buffer.

Next, the operation before the printing using the slip printer of the present invention, that is, the operation of the normal print mode process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. It should be noted that this operation is executed when the slip printer is powered on and when the card is not inserted and the card is not printed.

In step S11, the time data is read from the clock IC 37 and the time data in the RAM 33 is updated. In step S12, the card reader 3
6, the key 11 and the sensor 27 are processed.

In step S13, when it is detected that the card is removed from the card reader 36 by the low level of the card load signal, the contents of the card data buffer are prevented from being rewritten by inserting a new card. Therefore, the interrupt by the read clock signal is prohibited. In step S14, the read card data is checked. This check is made based on whether the specified data (DEL function character) exists at the beginning and end of the data string and whether the parity is correct.

If it is determined by the above-mentioned check that the card data is correct, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not correct, the process proceeds to step S15,
The liquid crystal display device 1 so that the card can be inserted again.
An error is displayed on 2. Then, it progresses to step S21.

In step S16, an operation for checking predetermined card type discrimination data is performed. This determination is performed based on the card determination information registered in advance on each card. In step S17, the value of the card data buffer is converted into character string data of alphabets, numbers, kana (ANK) or kanji, and stored in the card data area. For example, doctor card data is stored in the DR card data storage area in FIG.

In step S20, the above card data is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12.

As described above, the transfer of the data from the card data buffer to the card data storage area corresponding to the card is completed. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S21, and the operation of initializing the CD storage pointer is executed. Then, the process proceeds to step S22, the interrupt by the read clock RCL is permitted, and the process returns to step S11.

Next, when it is determined in step S12 that the doctor key has been turned on, the process proceeds to step S24, where the DR card data is read from the DR card data storage area and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 12. It

When the comment key is turned on in step S12, the flow advances to step S26 to read the CT card data from the CT card data storage area and display it on the liquid crystal display device 12.

Next, when the slip key is turned on in step S12, the flow advances to step S28 to increment the SL read pointer (see FIG. 9) by one. Next, in step S29, the slip parameter pointed to by the SL read pointer is displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 12.

Each time the slip key is turned on, the SL read pointer is incremented, and the slip parameters of slips 1 to 5 set by the operation of FIG. 15 are sequentially displayed. Therefore, the operator can select a slip parameter suitable for the type of slip to be printed.

For example, when printing is performed in the space above the slip as shown in FIG. 12, an arrangement (character arrangement) of slip parameters (see FIG. 10) that contains data of “Wa” is used. Then, when printing is performed in the space below the slip as shown in FIG. 13, the arrangement (character arrangement) of the slip parameters that includes the data "Sita" is used.

Next, when it is determined in step S12 that the first paper detection sensor 27 is turned on, the operation proceeds to the print control shown in FIG. The print control in step S27 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In step S31, the expansion data and the paper feed data, which are the font data for printing, are created by the characters in each card data, the time data, and the line feed data. This processing is not always necessary, and this processing may be performed by step S31b described later.

Next, in step S31a, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction for the inversion arrangement. That is, it is determined whether the arrangement (character arrangement) of the slip parameters selected by the operator is "Wa" or "Sita". Then, if the arrangement (character arrangement) of the slip parameters is “W”, step S31a.
Is negative, and if "sita", the determination is positive.

If the determination in step S31a is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S31b, and the expansion data and paper feed data are corrected to the reverse arrangement. On the other hand, step S3
If the determination in 1a is negative, the process proceeds to step S32.

Here, the inversion array processing of step S31b will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 21 and the explanatory view of FIG.

Now, description will be made assuming that there is expanded data of a character array as shown in FIG. 22 (a). First, in step S100, upper and lower rows are rearranged. By this processing, the expanded data of Fig. 22 (a) becomes
Converted to the expanded data of (b).

Next, in step S101, the processing for rearranging the rows is performed. By this processing, FIG.
The expanded data in (b) is converted to the expanded data in (c). Next, in step S102, the upside down process of each character is executed. By this processing, the expanded data of FIG. 22 (c) is converted into the expanded data of FIG. 22 (d).

Next, in step S103, the paper feed data is rearranged. That is, the paper feed data is initially stored as data suitable for printing on a slip of the format shown in FIG. However, the slip of the format shown in FIG. 13 is printed in the reverse order of the printing order of the slip of FIG. 12, and the time data, the third line, the second line of the comment,
Since the first line, the doctor's name, and so on are printed in this order, the order of the line intervals in the case of FIG. 12 is different. Therefore, the paper feed data is rearranged in the order suitable for printing in FIG.

The reversal arrangement process described above can be applied to the type in which the print head 25 moves in one direction and in both directions to perform printing.

As described above, the step S31b is performed.
When the process of (3) ends, the process proceeds to step S32 (see FIG. 19). In step S32, the paper feed motor 42 is driven, and the slip paper inserted from the printing table 7 is sent to the back side.

In step S33, it is determined whether the second paper detection sensor 28 is turned on. While the sensor 28 is off, the operation of step S32 is continued, and when step S33 becomes affirmative, step S3 is performed.
Go to 4. In step S34, after the sensor 28 is turned on, the paper feed is continued for a distance corresponding to the top margin of the slip. By this operation, the printing position of the first line becomes equal to the top margin set in steps S28 and S29 of FIG.

In step S35, the head moving motor 44 for moving the head 25 in the X direction (see FIG. 3) is started. In step S36, it is determined whether or not the home position sensor 46 is turned on. When the home position sensor 46 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S37, and the dot pulse (DP) counter is initialized to 0. The initialization of the print head position is achieved by the processes of steps S36 and S37.

A step S38 permits interruption of the DP signal. In step S39 (see FIG. 20), it is determined whether or not the stop key is pressed. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S41 and it is determined whether or not printing is completed. If this judgment is negative, step S
Proceeding to 46, it is determined whether or not a line feed. If it is not a line feed, the process returns to step S39 to continue the printing operation.

When the determination in step S46 is affirmative and a line feed has occurred, the flow advances to step S47 to drive the paper feed motor by the paper feed data designated by the PP read pointer (see FIG. 9). In step S48, the PP read pointer is incremented for the next line feed, and then the line feed flag is reset in step S49.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S39 that the stop key is turned on, step S40
Then, the line feed flag is reset and the process proceeds to step S42. In step S42, the interruption of the DP signal is prohibited, and in step S43, the operation of the head moving motor is stopped. In step S44, the PP and EX read pointers are initialized, and the process proceeds to step S45 in which the paper feed motor 42 is rotated in the reverse direction to return the slip to the front.

With the above operation, the slip inserted from the printing table 7 is printed. Next, the interrupt operation of the DP signal will be described with reference to FIG. In step S51, the DP counter is incremented. In step S52, it is determined whether or not the DP counter value ≦ 400 holds. If the determination in step S52 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S57 and the EX
It is determined whether the read pointer and the EX storage pointer are equal. If this judgment is negative, step S
Proceeding to 59, the 9 dot data designated by the EX read pointer is taken out, and the operation of the solenoid 49 is controlled by the dot data. In step S60, the EX read pointer is incremented for printing by the next DP interrupt. When the result at step S57 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S58, at which the print end flag is set.

On the other hand, when the result of the step S52 is negative, the routine proceeds to step S53, where the DP counter value ≦ 578.
Is determined, and if the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S54 and the DP counter value = 40.
It is judged whether or not it is 1. When this judgment is positive,
In step S56, the operation of setting the line feed flag is executed. When the result in step S53 is negative, the process proceeds to step S55, and the DP counter value is forcibly set to 1.

By this operation, the card data is printed on one line of the slip paper. In this example, D
Until the P counter value reaches 400, the print head 25 prints, but between 401 and 578, no printing is performed, and only the paper is fed in the Y direction. Then, at 578, the DP counter value is reset to 1 and the next printing is performed.

FIG. 24 shows the fourth input / output device 43 of FIG.
6 is a circuit diagram showing a specific example of a solenoid driver 48 and a solenoid 49. FIG.

The expanded data of the print data is input to the fourth input / output device 43 via the bus. IC1 is a transistor array including nine circuits, and drives the solenoids, which receive low level input signals in the input terminals IN1 to IN9, when the enable terminal EN is at low level. RA1 is a resistance array, and when the power is turned on, the input terminals IN1 to IN9 are set to a high level to prevent the solenoids 1 to 9 from operating. That is, a malfunction when the power is turned on is prevented.

The timer 1 is built in the central processing unit 31 and sets a timer value Ts. This timer 1
When the timer is started, the output becomes low level for the time determined by the timer value Ts, and the IC1 is enabled. The transistor TR1 and the Zener diode ZD1 are elements for absorbing the magnetic energy of the solenoids 1 to 9 when they are turned off and improving the responsiveness of the solenoids.

Next, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 61 denotes a slip parameter registration means, which corresponds to means for setting in the setting mode process, a registration key assigned after entering the setting mode process, an up / down cursor key and a menu key.

Reference numeral 62 is a slip parameter storage position designating means, which is means for designating the area of the EEPROM (see FIG. 10). Reference numeral 63 is a slip parameter storage means, which corresponds to the EEPROM and RAM. In the slip parameter storage means 63, there are "Wa" and "Sita".
The parameter of the character array of is also stored.

Reference numeral 64 is a display means for displaying the data registered by the slip parameter registration means 61 together with the slip name.

Reference numeral 65 denotes a slip name selecting means, which corresponds to the slip key. 66 is a slip parameter read position designating means, which corresponds to the SL read pointer.

Reference numeral 67 is a print starting means, and when the printing is started, the slip parameter reading position designating means 66 is provided.
The slip parameter of the pointer designated by is read from the slip parameter storage means 63 and sent to the control means 68.

On the other hand, the card data read from the card reading means (not shown) is stored in the card data storage means 69, and the card data is sent to the control means 68.

The control means 68 is an inverted array processing means 68a.
And the paper feed data rearranging means 68b, and when the character array "sita" is input from the slip parameter storage means 63, in other words, when the reverse arrangement instruction is received from the slip parameter storage means 63, the reverse arrangement is performed. Data processing and paper feed data rearrangement processing. On the other hand, when the instruction is not received, the processing of the inverted array is not performed.

When the printing operation is started as described above, the printing shown in FIG. 13 is obtained when the processing of the reverse arrangement is performed, and the printing shown in FIG. 13 is performed when the processing of the reverse arrangement is not performed. The print shown in 12 is obtained.

In FIG. 1, the solid line indicates the line for supplying the slip parameter and the card data to the control means 68, the dotted line indicates the line for selecting the slip parameter prior to printing, and the thick line indicates the line for printing on the slip. Indicates a line.

[0114]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is checked whether or not there is an instruction for reverse array printing, and if there is an instruction, the expanded data is reversed and printed. Therefore, even if the form of the voucher has fixed data preprinted above it and a space for printing is provided below the voucher, the voucher can be printed correctly and easily at a predetermined position on the voucher. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the slip printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a printing mechanism of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a slip printer of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of patient card information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of doctor card information.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example of comment card information.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a ROM map.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a RAM map.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an example of an EEPROM map.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing types of paper thickness of a slip.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a slip obtained by this embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a slip obtained by this embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation of selecting a setting mode process.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation of setting mode processing.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed during setting mode processing.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a reading operation of the card reader 36.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of normal print processing mode processing.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of print control processing.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the inversion array processing.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the inversion array processing.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of interrupt processing by a DP signal.

FIG. 24 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a print head.

[Explanation of symbols]

61 ... Voucher parameter registration means, 62 ... Voucher parameter storage position designating means, 63 ... Voucher parameter storage means, 6
4 ... Display means, 65 ... Voucher name selection means, 66 ... Voucher parameter reading position designation means, 67 ... Printing start means, 6
8 ... Control means, 68a ... Inverse array processing means, 68b ... Paper feed data rearranging means

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Michio Kutake, 1463 Asama-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo Within Jamome Machine Industry Co., Ltd. In-house (72) Inventor Toshiaki Yamaguchi 1463, Asama-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo Inside Janomeno Sewing Machine Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printing method of a slip printer for printing predetermined data read from a card in accordance with a preset slip parameter, wherein the data is reversed when the slip parameter indicates a reverse arrangement. A printing method for a slip printer, comprising: a means for processing and a means for rearranging paper feed data, so that the data can be printed on a slip having print areas above and below.