Summary of the invention
Therefore, the present invention considers above-mentioned situation and makes that its objective is provides the crosstrall (ribbon) that can prevent in the print result, the print control unit with print quality attractive in appearance.
To achieve these goals, the present invention takes following technical proposal.
That is, print control unit provided by the invention makes the paper feeding direction of the relative printing paper of printhead print action with the capable unit along transverse direction, and it comprises: the data that will be deployed in the type information of above-mentioned printing paper on the bitmap are launched equipment; Identification equipment between print zone launches the data bitmap that equipment launched by scanning by above-mentioned data, difference the paper feeding direction of above-mentioned printing paper continuous not between print zone and between print zone, on the other hand, confirm this length of an interval degree; The paper feeding print controlling apparatus, the paper feeding amount of the above-mentioned printing paper of variable control corresponding to the not siding-to-siding block length between print zone and between print zone that obtains by identification equipment between above-mentioned print zone, simultaneously partly separately and control the printing action of above-mentioned printhead delegation, print interval printing and be not divided into multirow so that be equivalent to one.
According to the print control unit provided by the present invention that adopts technique scheme, can discern paper feeding direction (sub scanning direction) along printing paper continuously and between the print zone that should print and same sub scanning direction continuously and do not print not between print zone.And, paper feeding amount by variable control printing paper, printing between print zone printable in delegation is finished by the line printing action along the mobile printhead of the transverse direction (main scanning direction) of this printing paper, and do not carry out the printing between the next line print zone simultaneously this moment.In other words, in delegation's print span of printhead, the paper feeding amount of adjusting printing paper makes between a print zone should printing continuously all accommodates wherein fully, and it is unnecessary not between print zone to remove, and the printing action that makes printhead is to carrying out between each print zone.Therefore, even being in every row, printhead produces the state of position skew, as long as be contained in the print span of printhead between print zone, do not produce crosstrall in the print result, can prevent ribbon, with literal as situations such as graphic printings under, can obtain the good print quality of outward appearance.
As the preferred embodiments of the present invention, above-mentioned paper feeding print controlling apparatus can constitute: accommodate in the print span of above-mentioned printhead under the situation between any several print zone, only finish printings whole between these print zones by the line printing action of above-mentioned printhead.
According to such structure, in the print span of printhead, accommodate under the situation between a plurality of print zones, between this print zone all literal lines etc. do not carry out the above printings action of two row and be limited to delegation and gather printing, so, even to relating to the literal line of multirow like this, also can not produce crosstrall in the print result, outward appearance is good.
As other preferred embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned paper feeding print controlling apparatus can constitute: the part between a print zone between a plurality of print zones exceeds under the situation of above-mentioned printhead prints width, in the printing of not carrying out at that time between this print zone, begin to print and print action by the next line of above-mentioned printhead.
According to such structure, print under the situation of print span that segment part exceeds printhead at one, the literal line between this print zone is not divided into behind the each several part to print more than two row, so, even existing the literal line that so partly exceeds print span also can wait until next line prints, as long as this literal line is contained in the print span of printhead, can not produce crosstrall in the print result, outward appearance is good.
In addition, as other preferred embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned paper feeding print controlling apparatus can constitute: in the time of in the print span that all is not contained in above-mentioned printhead between a print zone is arranged, carry out multiple line printing repeatedly by above-mentioned printhead and move and finish printing between this print zone.
According to such structure, in the time of in the print span that all is not contained in printhead between a print zone is arranged, for literal line between such print zone etc., can carry out the paper feeding action of the delegation unit consistent with the print span of printhead, print action at each row by printhead simultaneously, finish Print All.
As other preferred embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned paper feeding print controlling apparatus can constitute: while carry above-mentioned printing paper to make above-mentioned printhead print action, make on upper end and the boundary line that never changes between print zone between print zone of print line of above-mentioned printhead consistent.
According to such structure, upper end with the print line of printhead is the benchmark fed printing sheet, therefore, paper feeding amount in the time of can being easy to determine fed printing sheet, can prevent from simultaneously the print result between a print zone is cut apart the such crosstrall of printing as far as possible, as a result, can improve print quality on the whole printing paper.
As other preferred embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned printhead can move on transverse direction relative to the paper feeding direction of above-mentioned printing paper, and above-mentioned paper feeding print controlling apparatus can constitute and finish two line printings action at every turn when moving around above-mentioned printhead on the twocouese in outlet and return road.
According to such structure, can carry out two row flying prints by once moving around of printhead, simultaneously, in the print result of each row, can guarantee not produce crosstrall and beautiful appearance.
As other preferred embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned printhead carries out a back-strike print action, and then, can carry out the printing action of colour print mode.
According to such structure, in an impact type monochrome printers and color printer, can both obtain above-mentioned excellent results.And, though having, the present invention is adapted to pass through point impact printer most with the structure of literal as the situation of graphic printing and so on, but be not limited to this printing type, also can be applicable to the printer of the continuous printing type that needs the solution ribbon, as the printer of ink jet type and hot stamping formula.
The specific embodiment
Below, specify the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is a block diagram, shows an embodiment of the printing equipment with print control unit involved in the present invention from function.Printing equipment A as shown in the figure is by all actions of print control unit X control, except print control unit X, also comprise: go up through the printing paper conveying mechanism Y1 of fed printing sheet P such as stepping motor and the relative paper feeding direction limit that moves around in transverse direction (main scanning direction of representing with symbol L) top at predetermined paper feeding direction (sub scanning direction of representing with symbol F) and print the printhead Y2 of action.And, can use as printhead Y2 for example print needle of 24 pins is staggered on sub scanning direction Y1, print on printing paper by an impact type printing type.Printing equipment A carries out predetermined actions through the information processor B such as computer that interface 10 connects as an example according to the print signal from this information processor B.
The microcomputer that print control unit X forms CPU, ROM, RAM and gate array etc. constitutes main body, on function, be divided into identification part 51 between interface 10, data separating unit 20, code data handling part 21, graphic processing data portion 22, data expansion portion 30, printer storage 40, rasterisation (ラ ス ラ イ ズ) handling part 50, print zone, paper feeding control part 60 and printhead control 61 etc. and constitute.
Interface 10 be used for and external information processing B etc. between swap data.Data separating unit 20 is used to judge that the type information of sending here from information processor B etc. is by defined code datas such as character codes or by the defined graph data of a unit.Code data handling part 21 is used for character code etc. is modulated into the data of printing usefulness.And, under situation through printing behind the code data handling part 21, can make operation program same as the prior art, or also can make following operation program of the present invention, and, also can make and following not carry out rasterization process etc. and directly through the operation program of printer storage 40 grades.The graph data that graphic processing data portion 22 is used for sending here from information processor B etc. is modulated into the data of printing usefulness.And, under situation, be suitable for following operation program of the present invention through printing after the graphic processing data portion 22.
Data expansion portion 30 is used for will being deployed in bitmap with data to the printing of printing paper P through printer storage 40.Printer storage 40 has the function of the print buffer when printing action, simultaneously the operating space of admin table 41 etc. between data bitmap that is launched as the above-mentioned data expansion of storage portion 30 and print zone.Rasterization process portion 50 is used for along the scanning direction data bitmap that is equivalent to as main scanning direction L.Identification part 51 is used for basis by the resulting result of the scanning of rasterization process portion 50 between print zone, continuously the sub scanning direction difference do not print not between print zone and between the print zone that should print, be that benchmark is calculated these length of an interval degree with the coordinate of a unit.And the not coordinate data between print zone and between print zone that is obtained by identification part between print zone 51 is stored between print zone in the admin table 41.Describe admin table 41 between this print zone in the action specification below in detail.
Paper feeding control part 60 be used for according to print zone between the admin table 41 not relevant coordinate data between print zone and between print zone of being stored, the paper feeding action of control printing paper conveying mechanism Y1.The back will describe in detail, and according to this paper feeding control part 60, fed printing sheet P makes that the print point upper end of printhead Y2 is consistent on the boundary line that never changes between print zone between print zone.Printhead control part 61 is used for controlling simultaneously with 60 coordinations of paper feeding control part the printing action of printhead Y2.The back will be described in detail this, according to this printhead control part 61, make printhead Y2 print action with the unit of going.In other words, if simple declaration main points, carry out as follows: by paper feeding control part 60 coordination with printhead control part 61, while remove unnecessary not between print zone by the line printing of printhead Y2 move do one's utmost to finish and each print zone between suitable printing.
That is, data expansion portion 30 has realized data expansion equipment, and this equipment is deployed in the type information corresponding with printing paper on the bitmap.Identification equipment between print zone has been realized in identification part 51 between rasterization process portion 50 and print zone, this equipment launches the data bitmap that equipment launched by scanning by data, difference is continuous not between print zone and between print zone on the paper feeding direction of printing paper, confirms its siding-to-siding block length on the other hand.Paper feeding control part 60 and printhead control part 61 have been realized the paper feeding print controlling apparatus, according to the not siding-to-siding block length between print zone and between print zone that obtains by identification equipment between print zone, the paper feeding amount of variable control printing paper, simultaneously partly separately and the line printing action of control printhead, make and print zone between suitable printing be not divided into multirow.
And, the print control unit X with this structure, by from the mediums such as ROM of storage and the action corresponding programs of above-mentioned each equipment by the CPU read routine and carry out it, realize its action.
Explanation has the action of the printing equipment of said structure with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart that shows the print processing program of print control unit X.And the print processing that this figure shows is the situation of graph data corresponding to the type information of sending here from information processor B.
At first, data separating unit 20 is giving graphic processing data portion 22 from information processor B with the graph data that print signal is sent here simultaneously through interface 10, and graphic processing data portion 22 is according to graph data generation print data (S1).So-called this print data is the information that is used to control following printing paper conveying mechanism Y1 and printhead Y2.
Then, data expansion portion 30 collects print data from graphic processing data portion 22, through printer storage 40 this print data is deployed in (S2) on the bitmap.Be deployed in graph data on the bitmap and be the positional information by the some unit of the Y coordinate convention of the X coordinate of main scanning direction L and sub scanning direction F, according to this data bitmap, point that should print and the point that does not print show as rectangular.
In case make data bitmap, 50 pairs of these data bitmaps of line scanning along the every bit of X-direction (main scanning direction) of rasterization process portion are given identification part 51 (S3) between print zone with this scanning result.
Between print zone identification part 51 according to the scanning result of rasterization process portion 51 distinguish Y direction (sub scanning direction) continuous not between print zone and between print zone, confirm its siding-to-siding block length (S4).Here, what is called can not be the interval that the some polyphone that do not print fully along the Y direction consistent with printing paper P paper feeding direction continues between print zone, as with this corresponding actual print result between print zone not, form blank in the ranks.On the other hand, between so-called print zone can be along same Y direction in the interval that the point that should print more at least polyphone continues, as with this print zone between corresponding actual print result, form the literal line that a horizontally-arranged state lined up in literal for example etc.With so not relevant information between print zone and between print zone, have the boundary line that never changes between print zone between print zone or inverse variation the boundary line the Y coordinate and be stored between print zone in the admin table 41, on one side control following paper feeding control part 60 on one side with reference to the content of admin table between print zone 41.And, in the explanation of back, show the detailed content of admin table 41 between print zone simultaneously.
In case make admin table 41 between print zone as mentioned above, paper feeding control part 60 and printhead control part 61 respectively begin the printing corresponding with printing paper P by working control printing paper conveying mechanism Y1 and printhead Y2.
Specifically, at first, paper feeding control part 60 judges whether there be (S5) between the print zone that from then on should print between print zone in the admin table 41.
When existing between print zone (S5:YES), paper feeding control part 60 makes printing paper conveying mechanism Y1 fed printing sheet P, makes that the upper end between this print zone is to be equivalent to never change between print zone the position of the boundary line between print zone and print point (print needle) upper end consistent (S6) of printhead Y2 on the printing paper P.
At this moment, paper feeding control part 60 is according to the content of admin table between print zone 41, judge between the print zone that from then on should print siding-to-siding block length promptly between this print zone paper feeding direction (Y direction) go up continuous some width and whether count (being 24 points as an example) (S7) less than the delegation's print span that is equivalent to printhead Y2.
Some width between print zone is during less than the delegation print span of printhead Y2 (S7:YES), and printhead control part 61 makes printhead Y2 carry out line printing action (S8), then, returns S5 again and carries out a series of actions based on paper feeding control part 60 repeatedly.
Fig. 3 to Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram, shows in the example, particularly Fig. 3 that carries out the print result that obtains for twice repeatedly after the processing of the S5 to S8 of Fig. 2, also shows the content of admin table 41 between print zone.And, being convenient meter, the point that forms pattern I m shows with the state of arranging 12 at sub scanning direction, but in the reality, gone here and there by 24 points corresponding with counting of printhead Y2 and forms pattern I m.
Shown in admin table between the print zone of Fig. 3 like that, from between print zone the upper end Y coordinate of n2, n4 to next not print zone the upper end Y coordinate of n3, n5 count less than the counting of printhead Y2 (this example 24) time, printhead Y2 print once by each that action is carried out and each print zone between the suitable printing of horizontally-arranged one row of n2, n4.Therefore, can not produce shown such state, the so-called ribbon of literal figures Im crosstrall of print result, obtain the good print quality of outward appearance.
In addition, print result shown in Figure 4 is printhead Y2 by flying print when main scanning direction Y moves around, what once obtain after the twocouese in outlet and return road is finished two line printings action in back and forth.When carrying out such flying print, though because the positional precision of printhead Y2 easily produces skew at each row, even but, in the shown pattern I m of print result, do not produce skew under these circumstances as long as n2, n4 are contained in the print span of delegation of printhead Y2 between print zone.
On the other hand, among Fig. 5, demonstration is to n2, n4 between 18 each print zone of counting in the delegation's print span that is contained in printhead Y2, print result based on each printing action once, when n2 printhead Y2 prints action between corresponding previous print zone, shown in shade among the figure like that owing to overlap part near n4 between the next line print zone.Even under such situation, as long as n2, n4 are contained in delegation's print span of printhead Y2 between print zone, between to previous print zone n2 print that action the time can not be carried out and next print zone between the printing action of the suitable part of n4, make a distinction by each interval, after the printing of n2 between previous print zone is finished, the print point of printhead Y2 is aligned in carries out same printing action on the upper end Y coordinate (being 32 in this example) of n4 between next print zone repeatedly.For this reason, the corresponding character row figures Im among n2, the n4 between approaching mutually print zone even clip not n3 between print zone also can prevent from the state of each literal line crosstrall to obtain the good print quality of outward appearance as far as possible.
And then among Fig. 6, the two line printing intervals that are contained in delegation's print span of printhead Y2 are counted as n2, n4 between a print zone, obtain and each print zone between the suitable print result of horizontally-arranged two row of n2, n4.Even under these circumstances, crosstrall does not take place in the pattern I m of the two style of writing words that print result shows etc., obtains the good print quality of outward appearance dwindling under the situation of the little literal of print over printhead etc. yet.
Referring again to Fig. 2 describes, some width between print zone does not concentrate on the print span of printhead Y2 when following (S7:NO), the same printhead Y2 that makes with S8 of printhead control part 61 carries out line printing action (S9), then, paper feeding control part 60 comes fed printing sheet P (S10) with the paper feeding amount suitable with the delegation of printhead Y2 (24 point).
And paper feeding control part 60 is again according to the content of admin table between print zone 41, judges that residue width between the print zone in printing at present is whether below the print span of printhead Y2 delegation (S11).
Residue width between print zone is when the print span of the delegation of printhead Y2 is following (S11:YES), the same printhead Y2 that makes with S8, S9 of printhead control part 61 carries out line printing action (S12), then, return S5 again and carry out a series of actions repeatedly based on paper feeding control part 60.
On the other hand, the residue width between print zone is not contained in the print span of printhead when following (S11:NO), and paper feeding control part 60 and printhead control part 61 return S9 again to carry out repeatedly to a series of actions between the residue print zone.
The schematic diagram of Fig. 7 shows and to carry out the processing of the S9 to S11 of twice Fig. 2 repeatedly, and then carries out an example of the print result that obtains after twice same processing repeatedly.As shown in the figure, from the Y coordinate of N2, N4 upper end between print zone to next the counting when bigger of upper end Y coordinate of N3, N5 print zone not than counting of printhead Y2, compare with the print span of printhead Y2 in other words under the situation that amplify to print big character etc., printhead Y2 by the printing of necessary number of times (being twice in this example) move impact respectively and each print zone between the printing suitable among N2, the N4 with horizontally-arranged delegation.So, compare with printhead and to amplify under the situation of printing big character etc., can not expect effect of the present invention as described above, but, even printing paper P is being impacted at random under the situations such as literal of different sizes, also can prevent to cut apart as far as possible and print the crosstrall that literal line causes, can improve the print quality on the whole printing paper simultaneously.
At last, among the S5, when not existing in the admin table 41 between print zone between the print zone that should print (S5:NO), paper feeding control part 60 makes printing paper conveying mechanism Y1 discharge the action (S13) of printing paper P, finishes the program implementation relevant with this print processing.
Therefore, according to print control unit X with said structure, action, at printhead Y2 when main scanning direction L moves around, even be in state because of generation position skews such as the problems on the precision, as long as be contained in the print span of printhead Y2 between print zone, can in by the print results such as literal of row, not produce crosstrall, can prevent ribbon as far as possible, literal can accessed the good print quality of outward appearance under as situations such as graphic printings with horizontally-arranged performance.
And the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.
For example, paper feeding control part 60 fed printing sheet P make among the S6 of Fig. 2 the upper end position between print zone consistent with the print point upper end of printhead Y2, if the figure of literal etc. is not cut apart printing, also can be while the paper feeding amount paper feeding of adjusting printing paper P, make with print zone between corresponding print line be contained in the print span of printhead Y2.And, in the flow chart shown in Figure 2, the print span of carrying out between each print zone with printhead Y2 is the comparison of benchmark, and this comparison process gathers between also can content all each print zones to whole printing paper according to admin table 41 between the print zone that makes in advance carries out.
And, printhead Y2 among the printing equipment A mainly is described with the some impact type of monochrome, but as this printhead, it also can be the colour print mode that has colour band, and be not limited to an impact type, even the ink jet type that prints with the unit of going and the printhead of hot stamping mode also can obtain above-mentioned effect.