CN104002567B - Printing device and its control method and roll type printing consumables component - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of printing device and its control method and roll type printing consumables component.The control method of the printing device includes：Judge whether installed printing consumables is effective printing consumables；When the printing consumables is effective printing consumables, determine and printing is executed using the printing consumables；Before printing is executed, the first residue length of the printing consumables of storage is obtained；After printing is executed, the second residue length of the printing consumables is calculated；And store the second residue length in printing device.By the present invention, solve the problems, such as that the user operation manually entered due to user caused by the residue length of printing consumables is complicated.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the field of printing, prints in particular to a kind of printing device and its control method and roll type
Consumptive material component.
Background technology
The conventional printing consumables of printing device includes individual type and roll type.Wherein, roll type printing consumables includes reel
Type printing paper, roll type label and roll type carbon ribbon etc., for convenience using, reduce the artificial work for changing printing consumables
Amount, roll type printing consumables have preseting length, and the preseting length is true according to the demand of user and the application scenario of printing consumables
Fixed.After roll type printing consumables is installed in printing device, printing device can use the printing consumables to execute print out task, than
Such as, the printing of bill is executed, in print procedure, printing device monitors the residue length of printing consumables, when remaining for printing consumables
When remaining length reaches setting value (hereinafter referred to as printing consumables will be to the greatest extent), printing device sends information, reminds user to change and beats
Print consumptive material, prevents the incomplete phenomenon of printing content, such as prints bill of half etc..
In order to the surplus of effective monitoring printing consumables is so as to prompting user's replacing printing consumables, Application No.
The Chinese patent of CN96103512.9 discloses a kind of recording method of roll type recording sheet residue length in fasystem, with
When recording sheet is installed first in family, to the total length that facsimile machine manually enters recording sheet, the total length of recording sheet is stored by facsimile machine
In memory, facsimile machine is often executed and is once printed, and deducts what print procedure used in the total length for recording from memory
The length of recording sheet, so as to calculate the residue length of recording sheet, and the residue length of recording sheet is stored in memory.
Due to user by inquire about the specifications of roll type printing consumables easily can learn a roll of new (i.e. from being not used
Cross) total length of roll type printing consumables, therefore, if during using said method, user is installing a roll of new roll type
During printing consumables, the total length of printing consumables can be readily input into, so, when a roll of new roll type printing consumables is installed to
After in one printing device, as long as printing device executes printing using the volume printing consumables always, then printing device can be accurate
Obtain and record the residue length of printing consumables.
For some specific application scenarios, according to the needs for printing content, a printing device is in the different time periods
Need to be printed using different printing consumables, such as, a thermal transfer printer is needed in the different time periods using not
Printed to print the image of different colours with the carbon ribbon of color, or a station symbol label printer was needed in the different time
Section is carried out printing the label for printing different length using the label paper of different size.In these cases, user often needs
The printing consumables that a roll has been not used is disassembled from printing device, and is replaced by another volume printing consumables；Work as needs
When being printed using the printing consumables, user is installed to the printing consumables in printing device again.Now, if using above-mentioned
Method, user are required for the residue length for manually entering printing consumables when a kind of printing consumables is installed every time, increased user
The complexity of operation；Also, for used printing consumables, user is difficult to measure its residue length, now, user's hand
The operating procedure of the residue length of work input printing consumables is difficult to carry out.Meanwhile, if the printing consumables of user input mistake
Residue length, due to the residue length of the printing consumables of the real surplus length and user input of printing consumables inconsistent, then
Printing device cannot correctly indicate printing consumables by most state, it is thus possible to occur and print as user fails to change in time
Consumptive material and cause to print the incomplete phenomenon of content.
Content of the invention
Present invention is primarily targeted at a kind of printing device and its control method and roll type printing consumables component are provided,
To solve the problems, such as to manually enter the user operation complexity caused by the residue length of printing consumables due to user.
To achieve these goals, according to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a kind of control method of printing device.Should
Method includes：Judge whether installed printing consumables is effective printing consumables；When the printing consumables is consumed for effectively printing
During material, determine and printing is executed using the printing consumables；Before printing is executed, the first residue of the printing consumables of storage is obtained
Length；After printing is executed, the second residue length of the printing consumables is calculated；And by the storage of the second residue length to printing
In equipment.
Further, following methods are adopted to judge installed printing consumables whether as effective printing consumables：Judging should
Whether the flag bit of printing consumables is virtual value；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, it is determined that the printing consumables
For effective printing consumables；Whether if the flag bit of the printing consumables is invalid value, be stored with inquiry printing device this dozen
No. ID of print consumptive material；If No. ID of the printing consumables that is stored with printing device, it is determined that the printing consumables is effectively to beat
Print consumptive material；If No. ID of the printing consumables that is not stored with printing device, it is determined that the printing consumables is invalid printing consumption
Material.
Further, the first residue length for obtaining the printing consumables of storage includes：If the flag bit of the printing consumables
For virtual value, using the total length of the printing consumables stored in storage card as the first residue length, wherein, the printing consumables
It is arranged on printing consumables component with storage card, printing consumables component includes support shaft, the printing consumables is wrapped in support shaft
On, and No. ID of the flag bit of the printing consumables that is stored with storage card, the total length of the printing consumables and the printing consumables, should
For virtual value, the flag bit of printing consumables shows that the printing consumables is new printing consumables, if the flag bit of the printing consumables is
Invalid value, inquires about the residue length of the printing consumables stored in printing device, and using the residue length for inquiring as the
One residue length.
Further, if the flag bit of printing consumables is virtual value, total with printing consumables by No. ID of printing consumables
During length is stored to printing device, and the flag bit of printing consumables is revised as invalid value.
Further, if the flag bit of printing consumables is invalid value, deposited in inquiry printing device in the following ways
The residue length of the printing consumables of storage：Read the printing consumables from storage card No. ID, and No. ID according to the printing consumables
The residue length of the printing consumables corresponding with the printing consumables No. ID stored in inquiry printing device.
Further, before printing is executed, and after the first residue length is obtained, said method also includes：Judge
Whether the first residue length is less than preset value, if the first residue length sends the first information less than preset value, or,
After print data is received, the length for printing the printing consumables required for the print data is calculated, and judges that first is remaining long
Whether degree is less than the length for printing the printing consumables required for the print data, prints this dozen determining that the first residue length is less than
Printing according to required printing consumables length when, send the second information.
To achieve these goals, according to a further aspect in the invention, there is provided a kind of printing device.The printing device bag
Include：Print unit, for executing printing；Driver element, for driving printing consumables to move in type channel；Memory cell；
And control unit, for judging whether installed printing consumables is effective printing consumables, when the printing consumables is effective
Printing consumables when, to determine and executes printings using the printing consumables, and before executing and printing, the printing that acquisition is stored consumes
First residue length of material, after printing is executed, calculates the second residue length of the printing consumables, the second residue length is deposited
Store up in memory cell.
Further, whether control unit is used for adopting following methods to judge installed printing consumables as effectively printing
Consumptive material：Whether the flag bit for judging the printing consumables is virtual value；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, it is determined that
The printing consumables is effective printing consumables；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is invalid value, in inquiry memory cell whether
It is stored with No. ID of the printing consumables；If No. ID of the printing consumables that is stored with memory cell, it is determined that the printing consumables
For effective printing consumables；If No. ID of the printing consumables that is not stored with memory cell, it is determined that the printing consumables is nothing
The printing consumables of effect.
Further, control unit is used for obtaining the first residue length in the following ways：If the mark of printing consumables
Position is virtual value, using the total length of the printing consumables stored in storage card as the first residue length, wherein, the printing consumption
Material and storage card are arranged on printing consumables component, and printing consumables component includes support shaft, and the printing consumables is wrapped in support
On axle, and No. ID of the flag bit of the printing consumables that is stored with storage card, the total length of the printing consumables and the printing consumables,
For virtual value, the flag bit of printing consumables shows that the printing consumables is new printing consumables, if the flag bit of printing consumables is nothing
Valid value, inquires about the residue length of the printing consumables stored in memory cell, and using the residue length for inquiring as first
Residue length.
Further, control unit is additionally operable to when the flag bit of printing consumables is virtual value, by No. ID of printing consumables
In storing to memory cell with the total length of printing consumables, and the flag bit of printing consumables is revised as invalid value.
Further, control unit is additionally operable to when the flag bit of printing consumables is invalid value, according to the printing consumables
The residue length of the printing consumables corresponding with the printing consumables No. ID stored in No. ID inquiry memory cell.
Further, printing device also includes：Indicating member, for when the first residue length is less than preset value, sending
First information, or, in the length of the printing consumables required for the print data that the first residue length is received less than printing
When spending, the second information is sent.
To achieve these goals, according to a further aspect in the invention, there is provided a kind of roll type printing consumables component, should
Roll type printing consumables component is used for the printing device that the present invention is provided, and the printing consumables component includes support shaft and storage card,
Printing consumables is wound with support shaft, the flag bit of the printing consumables that is stored with storage card, the total length of printing consumables and is beaten
No. ID of print consumptive material, for virtual value, the flag bit of printing consumables shows that printing consumables is new printing consumables.
By the present invention, the length of the printing consumables due to obtaining storage before printing, and after printing is executed, will beat
The residue length of print consumptive material is stored in printing device, thus manually enters the length of printing consumables without the need for user, solve by
In the problem that user manually enters the user operation complexity caused by the residue length of printing consumables.
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The accompanying drawing for constituting the part of the application is used for providing a further understanding of the present invention, the schematic reality of the present invention
Apply example and its illustrate, for explaining the present invention, not constituting inappropriate limitation of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings：
Fig. 1 is the composition schematic diagram of roll type printing consumables component according to a first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of printing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 3 is the module composition schematic diagram of printing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 6 a are the schematic diagrames of the storage method of the residue length of printing consumables according to an embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 6 b are the schematic diagrames of the storage method of the residue length of printing consumables according to another embodiment of the present invention；
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention；And
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
It should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the application can phase
Mutually combine.Below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments describing the present invention in detail.
Fig. 1 is the composition schematic diagram of roll type printing consumables component according to a first embodiment of the present invention.As shown in figure 1,
Printing consumables R is wrapped in the periphery of support shaft 22, and the side of support shaft 22 is provided with the flap 23 with 22 pivot joint of support shaft, flap 23
The storage card 24 being fixedly connected with flap 23 is provided with, the initial information of the printing consumables R that is stored with storage card 24, the initial letter
Breath includes flag bit of No. ID of storage card 24, the total length of printing consumables and printing consumables etc., wherein, the ID of storage card 24
Number it is unique, this No. ID manufacturer by printing consumables distributes, as storage card 24 is fixedly connected with support shaft 22, prints and consume
Material R is wrapped in the periphery of support shaft 22, therefore, storage card 24 with printing consumables R be one-to-one, i.e. No. ID of storage card 24
It is referred to as being No. ID of printing consumables R；The flag bit of printing consumables is used for indicating whether printing consumables R is that a roll is new and beats
Print consumptive material, i.e., from original printing consumables, the manufacturer of printing consumables is when printing consumables is produced by storage card 24
The flag bit of printing consumables is provided with valid value, is such as set to " 1 ", shows that the printing consumables is a roll of new printing consumables.
It should be noted that printing consumables can be printing paper, label or carbon ribbon etc..
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of printing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, set with printing
Standby 100 are described as a example by thermal transfer printer, and the printing paper that printing device 100 is used can be reel as shown in Figure 1
Type printing paper component is provided.Wherein, support shaft 22 along printing paper conveying direction, is printed in the frame 21 of printer 100
25 downstreams for being located at support shaft 22, printing rubber roller 26 are oppositely arranged with printhead 25, and the initiating terminal of printing paper R is from support shaft 22
Upper extraction, bypasses printhead 25 and printing rubber roller 26 and conveys in type channel along direction shown in arrow A.The machine of printer 100
Frame 21 is provided with card read-write cell 14, after support shaft 22 is installed in the frame 21 of printer 100, turning in support shaft 22
Plate 23, storage card 24 are located at the same side of frame 21 with card read-write cell 14, by rotating flap 23, can make storage card 24 with
14 grafting of card read-write cell, card read-write cell 14 are connected by cable with the control unit (not marking in figure) of printer 100,
The control unit of printer 100 can be read with control card read-write cell 14 or change the data stored in storage card 24.
Fig. 3 is the module composition schematic diagram of printing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.As shown in figure 3, print setting
Standby 100 include control unit 11, communication unit 12, memory cell 13, card read-write cell 14, print unit 15, driver element 16,
And indicating member 17.The printing device can be printed using the roll type printing consumables shown in Fig. 1.
Control unit 11 is used for controlling each module execution work, and such as, 11 control card read-write cell 14 of control unit reads
And the data stored in the storage card of printing consumables component are changed, the control print unit 15 of control unit 11 executes image and beats
Print, the control driver element 16 of control unit 11 drive printing consumables mobile etc. in type channel.
Communication unit 12, the data for completing printing device 100 and between the main frame that is connected with printing device 100 are handed over
Mutually, such as, 12 Receiving Host of communication unit sends print command and print data, communication unit 12 are returned to main frame and print consumption
The various states of material, such as, most state, printing consumables are used up state etc. by normal condition, printing consumables.
Memory cell 13, for store printing device 100 used printing consumables information, including printing consumables
No. ID, residue length etc., memory cell 13 are nonvolatile memory, such as, memory cell 13 be eeprom memory,
Flash storage etc..
Card read-write cell 14, for reading the data stored in the storage card of printing consumables component, wherein, printing consumables
The data stored in the storage card of component include No. ID of printing consumables, total length, flag bit etc. is for representing printing consumables
Information, meanwhile, card read-write cell 14 is additionally operable to the mark of printing consumables that stored in the storage card for change printing consumables component
Will position.
Print unit 15, for the control signal that exported according to control unit 11 on printing consumables print image, wherein,
Print unit 15 can be stylus printing unit, or directly-heated print unit, thermal transfer print unit, can also be ink-jet
Print unit etc..
Driver element 16, including motor driver 161 and motor 162, motor driver 161, for according to control unit
11 control signals for being provided, the electric current required for the output shaft rotation of output motor 162, the output shaft of motor 162 and printing
Rubber roll 26 is connected, and when the output shaft rotation of motor 162,26 concomitant rotation of printing rubber roller, so as to drive printing consumables to exist
Move in type channel.
Preferably, printing device 100 can also include that indicating member 17, the indicating member 17 are used for according to control unit 11
Requirement indicate the various states of printing consumables in modes such as sound, light, such as, indicating member 17 can serve to indicate that printing consumables
Most state, printing consumables are used up state, indicating member 17 may refer to show lamp, LCDs, buzzer and voice device
Deng.
Hereinafter the control method of printing device provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described.It should be noted that at this
In the control method that inventive embodiments are provided, the object of control can be that any one printing provided in an embodiment of the present invention sets
Standby, equally, printing device provided in an embodiment of the present invention is can be used in control method provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.As shown in figure 4, the party
Method is comprised the following steps：
Step S101, judges whether installed printing consumables is effective printing consumables
After printing device start or printing device change printing consumables, control unit obtains the storage card of printing consumables component
And the relevant information of the printing consumables stored in the memory cell of printing device, judge whether printing consumables is effectively to print
Whether consumptive material, i.e., allow to execute printing using the printing consumables that is installed on printing device.
The ID of the printing consumables stored in the storage card by card read-write cell reading printing consumables component by control unit
Number, the flag bit of total length and printing consumables, judge whether the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, when printing consumables
When flag bit is virtual value, such as, when the flag bit of printing consumables is " 1 ", show that printing consumables is a roll of new printing consumption
Material, i.e., from original printing consumables, now, control unit judges that the printing consumables is effective printing consumables；Work as printing
When the flag bit of consumptive material is invalid value, such as, when the flag bit of printing consumables is " 0 ", show that printing consumables is not a roll of new
Printing consumables, i.e. whether used printing consumables now, is deposited in the memory cell of control unit inquiry printing device
No. ID of the printing consumables is contained, if No. ID of the printing consumables that is stored with the memory cell of printing device, control is single
Unit judges that the printing consumables is effective printing consumables, and otherwise, control unit judges that the printing consumables is invalid printing consumables.
Step S102, when printing consumables is effective printing consumables, determines and executes printing using printing consumables
When the printing consumables for judging to be installed in printing device is as effective printing consumables, it is determined that consumed using the printing
Material executes printing.
Step S103, before printing is executed, obtains the first residue length of the printing consumables of storage
First residue length is the length for executing the printing consumables before printing.It should be noted that the first residue length
Although the description of " residue length " has been used, " residue length " does not represent printing consumables and has used, the first remaining length
The length except including used printing consumables is spent, length when printing consumables is not used also is included simultaneously, i.e. one
Roll up the length of new, original printing consumables.
When the printing consumables for judging to be installed in printing device is as effective printing consumables, control unit obtains the printing
First residue length of consumptive material.If the flag bit of printing consumables is that a roll is new, was not used for virtual value, i.e. printing consumables
Printing consumables, then control unit using the total length of the printing consumables stored in the storage card of printing consumables component as printing
First residue length of consumptive material；If the flag bit of printing consumables is a roll of used for invalid value, i.e. printing consumables
Printing consumables, control unit according to No. ID of the printing consumables inquiry printing device memory cell in stored and the printing
The residue length of No. ID corresponding printing consumables of consumptive material, and the residue length is long as the first residue of the printing consumables
Degree.
Step S104, after printing is executed, calculates the second residue length of printing consumables
When the print data and print command that are sent by main frame is received, printing device executes printing, and calculates this
The length of the nominal value of printing, i.e. printing device execute the length of this printing consumables required for printing, and control unit will be executed
The residue length of printing consumables before this printing, the i.e. storage card by printing consumables component or the memory cell by printing device are obtained
First residue length of the printing consumables for taking, the length for deducting the nominal value of this printing obtain this printing and terminate rear printing consumables
Residue length, i.e. the second residue length of printing consumables.
Control unit can calculate the length of the nominal value of this printing before printing according to the print data for receiving, and also may be used
With the length in print procedure according to the nominal value of angle calculation this printing of the output shaft rotation of motor.Wherein, according to connecing
The print data for receiving calculates the concrete grammar of the length of the nominal value of this printing：When the print data that printing device is received
For graph data when, i.e., when the data for receiving directly being printed, printing device is by receive printing nominal value
All graph datas are first stored in memory cell, then calculate the pixel of image to be printed on printing consumables conveying direction
Line number, then this printing of the length computation of the printing consumables according to the pixel line number and required for often printing a pixel row
Nominal value length；When the print data that printing device is received is character data, character data is converted into figure first
Data, then calculate the length of the nominal value of this printing again.According to angle calculation this printing of the output shaft rotation of motor
The concrete grammar of the length of nominal value is：In print procedure, the angle of the output shaft rotation of control unit statistics motor, and according to electricity
The relation of the angle of the output shaft rotation of machine and the fed distance of printing consumables calculates the length of the nominal value of this printing, such as,
When the motor of driver element is stepper motor, stepper motor stepping once, i.e. one minimum of output shaft rotation of stepper motor
During angle, the displacement (the hereinafter referred to as step-length of stepper motor) of printing consumables is fixed, in print procedure, control unit
The stepping number of times of statistics stepper motor, the step-length according to the stepping number of times and stepper motor of stepper motor can calculate this printing
Nominal value length.
Step S105, the second residue length is stored in printing device
Second residue length is stored in the memory cell of printing device, wherein, the second residue length is carried out printing
The length of printing consumables afterwards.
In the control method of the printing device of the embodiment, before printing is executed, the printing consumption that is installed has been carried out
The Effective judgement of material, and obtain the length of the printing consumables of storage before printing, and after printing is executed, will print
The residue length of consumptive material is stored in printing device, thus manually enters the length of printing consumables without the need for user so that Yong Hucao
It is more convenient.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.The embodiment can be made
A kind of preferred embodiment of first embodiment shown in Fig. 4.As shown in figure 5, the method is comprised the following steps：
Step S201, judges whether printing consumables is effective printing consumables
Specific determination methods are with step S101.
Step S202, when printing consumables is effective printing consumables, obtains the residue length of printing consumables
Specific acquisition methods are with step S103.
Step S203, executes printing when receiving print command, calculate and print the residue length for terminating rear printing consumables
Specific computational methods are with step S104.
Step S204, during the residue length that printing terminates rear printing consumables is stored to the memory cell of printing device
During control unit stores the residue length that printing terminates rear printing consumables to the memory cell of printing device, its
In, the residue length of the printing consumables stored in the memory cell of printing device has corresponding closing with the printing consumables No. ID
System.
Fig. 6 a are the schematic diagrames of the storage method of the residue length of printing consumables according to an embodiment of the invention.This enforcement
In example, the memory cell by printing device is described as a example by flash storage.Wherein, in the memory cell of printing device
Some sections of storage regions are included, every section of storage region is corresponding with the used a roll of printing consumables of printing device, such as
Storage region 1 is corresponding with printing consumables 1, storage region 2 is corresponding with printing consumables 2, and storage region 3 and printing consumables
3 is corresponding etc..After printing consumables is installed in printing device first, control unit is read from the storage card of printing consumables component
No. ID of printing consumables is stored in corresponding with the printing consumables depositing by No. ID of printing consumables and the total length of printing consumables
The original position in storage area domain, the next storage location that the total length of printing consumables is stored in original position, i.e., second are deposited
Storage space is put, and printing device is executed during printing, control unit printed every time terminate the residue length of rear printing consumables according to
In the storage location (not writing the storage location of data) of the secondary sky for being stored in the storage region corresponding with the printing consumables,
Such as, the residue length that first nominal value printing terminates rear printing consumables is stored in the 3rd storage location, by second ticket
Face printing terminates the residue length of rear printing consumables and is stored in the 4th storage location etc..It should be noted that, control unit is every
The section equal memory space of storage region allocated size, and the memory space is sufficiently large can store full volume printing consumables and used
In journey storage in need residue length, such as, control unit according to the total length of printing consumables and prints nominal value most
The maximum times of the residue length storage executed required for during little length computation printing consumables use, and according to the number of times point
The size of the memory space with the storage region corresponding to often volume printing consumables.
Fig. 6 b are the schematic diagrames of the storage method of the residue length of printing consumables according to another embodiment of the present invention.This reality
Apply in example, the memory cell by printing device is described as a example by eeprom memory.Equally, in the present embodiment, printing sets
Standby memory cell includes some sections of storage regions, every section of storage region and the used a roll of printing consumables phase of printing device institute
Corresponding, wherein, every section of storage region includes that two storage locations, first storage location are used for storing No. ID of printing consumables,
Second storage location is used for the residue length for storing printing consumables, as the EEPROM is to certain storage location write data
When can be with the original data storage of the auto-erasing storage location, therefore, printing device is executed during printing, and control is single
The residue length that printing every time terminates rear printing consumables is stored in second of the storage region corresponding to the printing consumables for unit
Second storage location of storage location, i.e. each storage region is stored with to be executed using corresponding printing consumables and is beaten for the last time
The residue length of the printing consumables after print.
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.The embodiment can be made
A kind of preferred embodiment of first embodiment shown in Fig. 4.As shown in fig. 7, the method is comprised the following steps：
Storage in the storage card of printing consumables component is read after step S301, printing device start or replacing printing consumables
Data
After printing device start or printing device change printing consumables, control unit control card read-write cell reads and prints
The data stored in the storage card that the support shaft of consumptive material component is fixedly connected, the data include No. ID of printing consumables, total length,
And the flag bit of printing consumables.
Step S302, judges whether printing consumables is a roll of new printing consumables
Control unit judges whether the flag bit of printing consumables is virtual value, when the flag bit of printing consumables is virtual value
When, such as, when the flag bit of printing consumables is " 1 ", control unit judges that the printing consumables is a roll of new printing consumables, holds
Row step S303, otherwise, when the flag bit of printing consumables is invalid value, such as, when the flag bit of printing consumables is " 0 ",
Execution step S309.
Step S303, during the relevant information of printing consumables is stored to the memory cell of printing device, and changes printing consumption
The flag bit of printing consumables in the storage card of material component
When determining printing consumables and being a roll of new printing consumables, control unit is by the ID of printing consumables new for this volume
Number, during total length stored to the memory cell of printing device, meanwhile, control unit control card read-write cell is by printing consumables component
Storage card in the flag bit of printing consumables be revised as invalid value, such as, the flag bit of printing consumables is revised as by " 1 "
“0”.
Step S304, obtains the residue length of printing consumables
Control unit obtains the residue length of printing consumables, and when printing consumables is the new printing consumables of a roll, control is single
Unit using the total length of the printing consumables stored in the storage card of printing consumables component as printing consumables residue length；When beating
When print consumptive material is a roll of used printing consumables, control unit is according to No. ID of printing consumables inquiry printing device
The residue length with the printing consumables No. ID corresponding printing consumables that is being stored in memory cell, and by the residue length
Residue length as the printing consumables.Such as, in the storage method of the residue length of the printing consumables that anticipates as shown in Figure 6 a,
Control unit calculates the start memory location of every section of storage region according to the size of the memory space of every section of storage region, and inquiry is each
No. ID of the printing consumables stored by start memory location, when the printing stored by the start memory location of a certain storage region consumes
No. ID of material identical with No. ID of the printing consumables that is currently installed when, start memory location of the control unit from the storage region
Start, inquire about the data stored by each storage location successively, be storage when the data stored by a certain storage location are inquired
The storage location of unit for space-time default value when, such as " 0xFFFF " when, control unit judges upper the one of the storage location
The data stored by individual storage location are the residue length for executing the printing consumables after last time is printed using the printing consumables,
The residue length of as current time printing consumables；For another example, the residue length in the printing consumables anticipated as shown in Figure 6 b is deposited
In method for storing, control unit inquires about No. ID of the printing consumables stored by first storage location of every section of storage region, when certain
No. ID of the printing consumables stored by first storage location of one storage region with No. ID of the printing consumables that is currently installed
When identical, control unit reads the data stored by second storage location of the storage region and using the data as printing consumption
The residue length of material.
Whether step S305, judge the residue length of printing consumables less than preset value
Whether control unit judges the residue length of printing consumables less than preset value L, and wherein, preset value L is pre- by user
First arrange, for judging whether printing consumables will be used up, when the residue length of printing consumables is less than preset value L, illustrate to beat
Print consumptive material will be finished, and therefore, printing device execution step S306 otherwise, illustrates that the residue length of printing consumables can meet
Printing demand, printing device execution step S307.
Step S306, sends printing consumables by most information
When the residue length of printing consumables is less than preset value L, control unit control printing device sends printing consumables will
Most information, reminds user to change a roll of new printing consumables, and such as, control unit is returned to main frame by communication unit
For representing printing consumables by most data, further, control unit indicates printing consumables by state to the greatest extent by indicating member,
Such as, set point number is flashed by controlling indicator lamp according to setpoint frequency, or piped according to setpoint frequency by controlling buzzer
The modes such as set point number indicate that printing consumables will most state.
Step S307, executes printing when receiving print command, calculate and print the residue length for terminating rear printing consumables
The concrete method that executes is with step S203.
Step S308, during the residue length that printing terminates rear printing consumables is stored to the memory cell of printing device
The concrete method that executes is with step S204.
Step S309, No. ID of the printing consumables that judges whether to be stored with the memory cell of printing device
When determining printing consumables and not being a roll of new printing consumables, control unit inquires about the memory cell of printing device
No. ID of middle stored printing consumables, such as, control unit inquire about successively in the memory cell of printing device from different volumes
No. ID of the printing consumables stored in the corresponding each storage region of printing consumables, in the memory cell for judging printing device be
No. ID of the no printing consumables that is currently installed that is stored with, if it is, execution step S304, otherwise, execution step S310.
Step S310, sends the invalid information of printing consumables
It is not a roll of new printing consumables when printing consumables is determined, and is not stored with the memory cell of printing device
During the ID of the printing consumables, illustrate that the printing consumables was once previously used on other printing devices, control unit control is beaten
Printing apparatus send the invalid information of printing consumables, remind user not allow printing device using the printing consumption that is currently installed
Material executes printing, and such as, control unit returns the data invalid for indicating printing consumables by communication unit to main frame, enters one
Step ground, control unit indicate printing consumables disarmed state by indicating member, such as, by controlling indicator lamp according to setpoint frequency
Flicker set point number, or the invalid shape of printing consumables is indicated by controlling buzzer according to the setpoint frequency modes such as set point number that pipe
State.
In the control method of the present embodiment, when the consumptive material installed by printing device is invalid printing consumables, printing sets
Preparation goes out to print the invalid information of consumptive material and reminds user to change effective printing consumables；When having that printing device is installed
When the residue length of the printing consumables of effect is less than preset value, printing device sends printing consumables and most information is reminded user
A roll of new printing consumables is changed, by the control method of the present embodiment, it is possible to use family can obtain printing consumables exactly
Relevant information, and the printing consumables that more can renew in time when printing consumables will be most, it is ensured that print the integrality of content.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the control method of printing device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.The embodiment can be made
A kind of preferred embodiment of first embodiment shown in Fig. 4.As shown in figure 8, the method is comprised the following steps：
Storage in the storage card of printing consumables component is read after step S401, printing device start or replacing printing consumables
Data
The concrete method that executes is with step S301.
Step S402, judges whether printing consumables is a roll of new printing consumables
Control unit judges whether the printing consumables currently installed by printing device is a roll of new printing consumables, if
It is, execution step S403, otherwise, execution step S411.
Step S403, during the relevant information of printing consumables is stored to the memory cell of printing device, and changes printing consumption
The flag bit of printing consumables in the storage card of material component
The concrete method that executes is with step S303.
Step S404, obtains the residue length of printing consumables
The concrete method that executes is with step S304.
Step S405, when print data and print command is received, calculates this printing consumables required for printing
Length
When printing device receives the print data of main frame transmission and print command, control unit is according to received
Print data calculates the length of this printing consumables required for printing, and circular is referred to correspondingly to be said in step S203
Bright.
Step S406, judges whether the residue length of printing consumables is less than the length of this printing consumables required for printing
Control unit judges the length of whether required less than this printing printing consumables of the residue length of printing consumables,
If it is, the remaining printing consumables curtailment of explanation, it is impossible to the print data that complete print is received, execution step S407；
Otherwise, illustrate that remaining printing consumables length is sufficient, the print data that can be received with complete print, execution step S409.
Step S407, the information related to the printing consumables stored in the memory cell for deleting printing device
When the length of the residue length of the printing consumables printing consumables required less than this printing, i.e., printing consumables is long
Degree is not enough, it is impossible to during the print data that complete print is received, and is stored in the memory cell of control unit deletion printing device
The information related to the printing consumables, No. ID including printing consumables, the residue length of printing consumables etc. such as, are such as being schemed
In the storage method of the residue length of the printing consumables shown in 6a, control unit deletes No. ID of the printing consumables, and all
The expression for being stored is in not data of the residue length of printing consumables etc. in the same time；Residue in printing consumables as shown in Figure 6 b
In the storage method of length, control unit deletes No. ID of the printing consumables and the residue length of the printing consumables.
Step S408, sends the information that printing consumables is used up
Control unit control printing device sends the information that printing consumables is used up, and a roll is new to beat to remind user to change
Print consumptive material.
Step S409, executes printing, calculates and prints the residue length for terminating rear printing consumables
When the length of the residue length of the printing consumables printing consumables required not less than this printing, control unit control
Print unit processed executes printing, meanwhile, residue length of the control unit using the printing consumables for having been obtained before printing, i.e. step
The residue length of the printing consumables acquired in S404, deducts the length of this printing consumables required for printing, obtains printing knot
The residue length of printing consumables after beam.
Step S410, during the residue length that printing terminates rear printing consumables is stored to the memory cell of printing device
The concrete method that executes is with step S308.
Step S411, No. ID of the printing consumables that judges whether to be stored with the memory cell of printing device
Control unit judges whether to be stored with No. ID of printing consumables in the memory cell of printing device, if it is, executing
Step S404, otherwise, execution step S412.
Step S412, sends the invalid information of printing consumables
The concrete method that executes is with step S310.
By the control method of the present embodiment, printing device execute print before judge printing consumables residue length whether
Less than the length of the printing consumables required for this printing, beating required for the residue length of printing consumables is less than this printing
During the length of print consumptive material, i.e. when the residue length of printing consumables is unable to the print data that complete print is received, namely the printing
When consumptive material can not be reused, printing device sends the information that printing consumables is used up, and deletes the memory cell of printing device
Middle the stored information related to the printing consumables, so that the memory cell of printing device has bigger available storage empty
Between.
Compared with prior art, the embodiment of the present invention is by No. ID memory cell for being stored in printing device of printing consumables
In, in print procedure, the residue length that printing every time terminates rear printing consumables is stored to memory cell and the printing consumables
No. ID corresponding storage region in, after printing device changes printing consumables, can be beaten by No. ID inquiry of printing consumables
The memory cell of printing apparatus is so as to obtaining the residue length of printing consumables.By printing device provided in an embodiment of the present invention and its
Control method, printing device can obtain the residue length of printing consumables automatically, exactly, solve in correlation technique due to
Family manually enters the problem that the user operation complexity caused by the residue length of printing consumables and operation are difficult to carry out.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention are the foregoing is only, the present invention is not limited to, for the skill of this area
For art personnel, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.All within the spirit and principles in the present invention, made any repair
Change, equivalent, improvement etc., should be included within the scope of the present invention.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of control method of printing device, it is characterised in that include：
Judge whether installed printing consumables is effective printing consumables；
When the printing consumables is effective printing consumables, determine and printing is executed using the printing consumables；
Before printing is executed, the first residue length of the printing consumables of storage is obtained；
After printing is executed, the second residue length of the printing consumables is calculated；And
Second residue length is stored in printing device,
Wherein, judge whether installed printing consumables is that effective printing consumables includes：Judge the mark of the printing consumables
Whether position is virtual value；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, it is determined that the printing consumables is effectively to beat
Print consumptive material；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is invalid value, the printing that whether is stored with the printing device is inquired about
No. ID of consumptive material；If No. ID of the printing consumables that is stored with the printing device, it is determined that the printing consumables is have
The printing consumables of effect；If No. ID of the printing consumables that is not stored with the printing device, it is determined that the printing consumables
For invalid printing consumables, wherein, the first residue length for obtaining the printing consumables of storage includes：
If the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, the total length of the printing consumables stored in storage card is made
For first residue length, wherein, the printing consumables and the storage card are arranged on printing consumables component, described are beaten
Print consumptive material component includes support shaft, and the printing consumables is wrapped in the support shaft, and it is described to be stored with the storage card
No. ID of the flag bit of printing consumables, the total length of the printing consumables and the printing consumables, the mark of the printing consumables
For virtual value, position shows that the printing consumables is new printing consumables,
If the flag bit of the printing consumables is invalid value, is inquired about according to No. ID of the printing consumables and deposited in printing device
The residue length of No. ID corresponding printing consumables with the printing consumables of storage, and using the residue length for inquiring as institute
State the first residue length of printing consumables.
2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that if the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, institute
Stating method also includes,
During the total length of No. ID of the printing consumables and the printing consumables is stored to the printing device, and beat described
The flag bit of print consumptive material is revised as invalid value.
3. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that before executing and printing and remaining obtaining described first
After length, methods described also includes：
Judge that first residue length, whether less than preset value, if first residue length is less than the preset value, is sent out
Go out the first information,
Or,
After print data is received, the length for printing the printing consumables required for the print data is calculated, and is judged
Whether first residue length is less than the length for printing the printing consumables required for the print data, described determining
When first residue length is less than the length for printing the printing consumables required for the print data, the second prompting letter is sent
Breath.
4. a kind of printing device, it is characterised in that include：
Print unit (15), for executing printing；
Driver element (16), for driving printing consumables to move in type channel；
Memory cell (13)；And
Control unit (11), for judging whether installed printing consumables is effective printing consumables, when the printing consumables
For effective printing consumables when, to determine and executes printings using the printing consumables, and before printing is executed, acquisition is stored
First residue length of the printing consumables, after printing is executed, calculates the second residue length of the printing consumables, by institute
State the second residue length to store Dao the memory cell (13) in,
Wherein, whether described control unit (11) is used for adopting following methods to judge installed printing consumables as effectively printing
Consumptive material：
Whether the flag bit for judging the printing consumables is virtual value；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value,
Determine that the printing consumables is effective printing consumables；If the flag bit of the printing consumables is invalid value, deposit described in inquiry
Whether No. ID of the printing consumables is stored with storage unit (13)；If being stored with the printing in memory cell (13)
No. ID of consumptive material, it is determined that the printing consumables is effective printing consumables；If be not stored with memory cell (13)
No. ID of the printing consumables, it is determined that the printing consumables is invalid printing consumables,
Wherein, described control unit (11) is used for obtaining first residue length in the following ways：
If the flag bit of the printing consumables is virtual value, the total length of the printing consumables stored in storage card is made
For first residue length, wherein, the printing consumables and the storage card are arranged on printing consumables component, described are beaten
Print consumptive material component includes support shaft, and the printing consumables is wrapped in the support shaft, and it is described to be stored with the storage card
No. ID of the flag bit of printing consumables, the total length of the printing consumables and the printing consumables, the mark of the printing consumables
For virtual value, position shows that the printing consumables is new printing consumables,
If the flag bit of the printing consumables is invalid value, the memory cell is inquired about according to No. ID of the printing consumables
(13) residue length of the printing consumables corresponding with the printing consumables No. ID that is being stored in, and will inquire
First residue length of the residue length as the printing consumables.
5. printing device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that described control unit (11) is additionally operable in the printing
When the flag bit of consumptive material is virtual value, the total length of No. ID of the printing consumables and the printing consumables is stored and is deposited to described
In storage unit (13), and the flag bit of the printing consumables is revised as invalid value.
6. printing device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that also include：
Indicating member (17), for when first residue length is less than preset value, sending the first information, or,
During the length of the printing consumables required for the print data that first residue length is received less than printing, second is sent
Information.
7. a kind of roll type printing consumables component, for the printing device any one of claim 4 to 6, its feature exists
In the printing consumables component includes support shaft and storage card, in the support shaft is wound with printing consumables, the storage card
In be stored with No. ID of flag bit, the total length of the printing consumables and the printing consumables of the printing consumables, described beat
For virtual value, the flag bit of print consumptive material shows that the printing consumables is new printing consumables.
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