CN117953764B - Continuous paper label, label printer and allowance measuring and calculating method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a continuous paper label, a label printer and a residual measuring and calculating method, wherein the continuous paper label comprises the following components: the label paper comprises base paper and a plurality of label paper bodies, wherein the label paper bodies comprise a printing area, a non-printing area, a double invisible cursor, a single invisible cursor and a dividing line; the double invisible cursors, the single invisible cursors and the parting lines are all arranged in the non-printing areas, the double invisible cursors are arranged between the head of the label paper body and the printing areas corresponding to the label paper body, the single invisible cursors are arranged between the parting lines and the printing areas corresponding to the label paper body, and the parting lines are arranged at the tail of the label paper body. The invention adopts the double invisible cursors and the single invisible cursors to mark the continuous paper labels, the continuous paper labels can be applied in a label printer, and the label printer can analyze the information recorded on the double invisible cursors and the single invisible cursors when printing, so that a warehouse operator can acquire the residual quantity of the label paper.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of label printing, in particular to a continuous paper label, a label printer and a residual measuring and calculating method.
Background
A label printer is a device that is commonly used in retail, logistics, manufacturing and other industries. The label is capable of printing various types of labels, including continuous paper labels, bar code labels, mailing labels, address labels, price labels, and the like; these tags are commonly used to track goods, packages, inventory, and the like. The continuous paper label is a label which is continuously wound in the label printer, allows continuous use without frequent replacement of paper, is also suitable for labels of various sizes, can meet different printing requirements, and can be realized by adjusting the settings of the printer no matter large-sized or small-sized labels.
When the label is printed, the warehouse operator cannot know the service condition of the continuous paper label accurately, and only after the continuous paper label is used up, the printer can carry out corresponding prompt, and the warehouse operator needs to open the printer body and replace a new paper label, so that the characters or the bar codes on the label paper body are cut off, and the effectiveness of the label is affected.
In the prior art, as disclosed in patent document CN2017216193319, a thermal bill printer for accurately detecting the remaining amount of printing paper is disclosed, the printer comprises a housing, a cover body and a main board, the housing comprises an outer housing and an inner housing, a paper bin is arranged on the inner housing, a detection component is arranged on the outer side wall of the paper bin, the detection component comprises a fixing frame, a contact frame hinged with the fixing frame and a trigger switch, a first contact head and a second contact head are arranged on one side of the contact frame, which faces the paper bin, of the contact frame, a through groove is formed in the side wall of the contact head, the free ends of the contact heads are respectively provided with a collision part, the collision parts respectively face the paper bin, the collision parts contact printing paper in the paper bin, the trigger switch is arranged on the fixing frame, a contact plate is arranged on one side of the contact frame, which is far away from the paper bin, the contact plate is close to the hinged end of the contact plate, and the contact plate is adjacent to the trigger switch; with the above structure, the printing paper residual quantity judgment is realized through the contact between the abutting part and the printing paper. However, this contact method has a certain error, and the use condition of the continuous paper label cannot be known in real time.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a continuous paper label, a label printer and a residual measuring and calculating method, which solve the problem that a warehouse operator cannot know the service condition of the continuous paper label when the conventional label is printed.
In order to achieve the technical purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
A continuous paper label comprising: the label paper comprises base paper and a plurality of label paper bodies, wherein the label paper bodies comprise a printing area, a non-printing area, a double invisible cursor, a single invisible cursor and a parting line; the double invisible cursors, the single invisible cursors and the parting line are all arranged in the non-printing area, the double invisible cursors are arranged between the head of the label paper body and the printing area corresponding to the label paper body, the single invisible cursors are arranged between the parting line and the printing area corresponding to the label paper body, and the parting line is arranged at the tail of the label paper body and is positioned between two adjacent label paper bodies.
Optionally, the materials of the two-way invisible cursor and the single-way invisible cursor are ultraviolet fluorescent ink or infrared fluorescent ink and are invisible to naked eyes.
Optionally, the dividing line includes a plurality of cutter lines distributed at intervals, and the ratio of the interval between two adjacent cutter lines to the length of the cutter lines is 1:4.
Optionally, the length of the cutter wire is 1-1.5mm.
A label printer comprising: the printer comprises a continuous paper label, a printer body, a power mechanism, a photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism and a controller; the continuous paper label, the power mechanism, the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism and the controller are all arranged in the printer body, the output end of the power mechanism is connected with the continuous paper label, and the controller is electrically connected with the power mechanism and the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism; wherein, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper label to go out paper or return paper through physical acting.
A continuous paper label allowance measuring and calculating method based on the label printer comprises the following steps:
Step S1, a power mechanism drives a continuous paper label to move, so that a photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is positioned right above a specific double invisible cursor, and the method specifically comprises the following steps of:
Step S11, when the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is positioned right above the printing area, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to be discharged; when the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects a single invisible cursor for the first time, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper label to return paper; after the photoelectric transceiver detects the double invisible cursors, the controller judges whether the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors within a preset time T, and if the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to continue paper returning; if the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to output paper, and after the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects the double-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to stop outputting paper;
Step S12, when the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is positioned right above the non-printing area, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to be discharged; when the photoelectric transceiver detects the double invisible cursors for the first time, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to return paper, the controller judges whether the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors within a preset time T, if the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to continue to return paper, and the detection of the double invisible cursors and the judgment of the single invisible cursors are continued; if the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to output paper, and after the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects the double-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to stop outputting paper;
Step S2, the photoelectric transceiver transmits electromagnetic waves to the double invisible cursors, receives the electromagnetic waves reflected by the double invisible cursors, and the controller analyzes electromagnetic wave signals reflected by the double invisible cursors through an electromagnetic wave analysis algorithm, so that at least three parameter data are obtained, and if at least one parameter data does not accord with a preset threshold value, the continuous paper label is judged to be a non-genuine product; if the parameter data is consistent with the preset threshold value, generating a unique identity identification number pi;
Step S21, if the identity identification number pi belongs to the first generation, acquiring initial allowance data N associated with the unique identity identification number pi through table lookup or using a preset algorithm to form a binary data structure M (pi, N);
Step S22, if the identity identification number pi belongs to non-first generation, obtaining the latest allowance data L associated with the unique identity identification number pi through table lookup or using a preset algorithm to form a binary data structure M (pi, L);
And S3, the controller sends a printing instruction, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to output paper according to the printing instruction, the initial allowance data N is subtracted by 1 each time the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects a single-channel invisible cursor, and the latest allowance data L is updated after the printing instruction is executed, wherein L=N-X, and X is the number of the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism for accumulatively identifying the single-channel invisible cursor in the printing process.
Optionally, the preset time t=j/V, where J is a distance between a single-track invisible cursor and a double-track invisible cursor on two adjacent label paper bodies, and V is a movement speed of the continuous paper labels.
Optionally, the parameter data includes a frequency of the reflected light, a wavelength of the reflected light, and a color of the reflected light.
Optionally, the preset threshold includes a preset frequency, a preset wavelength and a preset color, the preset frequency is 790-680MHz, the preset wavelength is 400-435nm, and the preset color is purple.
Optionally, the double invisible cursors adopt ultraviolet fluorescent ink, and the ultraviolet fluorescent ink is coated in a non-printing area at intervals; the double invisible cursors comprise first ink coatings and second ink coatings which are distributed at intervals, and the identification area of the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is larger than the interval length of the first ink coatings and the second ink coatings.
According to the continuous paper label provided by the embodiment of the invention, the continuous paper label is marked by adopting the double invisible cursors and the single invisible cursors, so that a warehouse operator can conveniently check the service condition of the continuous paper label. The continuous paper label can be applied to a label printer, and when the continuous paper label is printed, the label printer can analyze information recorded on the double invisible cursors and the single invisible cursors, so that a warehouse operator can accurately know the residual quantity of the continuous paper label, can conveniently and timely replace a new paper label, prevent characters or bar codes on a label paper body from being cut off, and ensure the effectiveness of label paper.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a continuous paper label according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a parting line in a continuous paper label according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a label printer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for measuring and calculating the margin of a continuous paper label according to an embodiment of the present invention;
In the figure: 100. a base paper; 200. a label paper body; 210. a printing area; 220. a non-print zone; 230. a double invisible cursor; 231. a first ink coating; 232. a second ink coating; 240. a single-pass invisible cursor; 250. dividing lines; 251. a knife line; 300. a printer body; 400. a power mechanism; 500. photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism; 600. and a controller.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which are derived by a person skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention, fall within the scope of protection of the invention.
As shown in fig. 1-2, a first embodiment of the present application provides a continuous paper label comprising: the label paper body 200 comprises a printing area 210, a non-printing area 220, a double-channel invisible cursor 230, a single-channel invisible cursor 240 and a parting line 250; the double-pass invisible cursor 230, the single-pass invisible cursor 240 and the dividing line 250 are all disposed in the non-printing area 220, the double-pass invisible cursor 230 is disposed between the head of the label paper body 200 and the printing area 210 of the corresponding label paper body 200, the single-pass invisible cursor 240 is disposed between the dividing line 250 and the printing area 210 of the corresponding label paper body 200, and the dividing line 250 is disposed at the tail of the label paper body 200 and is located between two adjacent label paper bodies 200.
In this embodiment, the base paper 100 is a carrier of the label paper body 200, and the label paper body 200 is composed of a non-printing area 220 and a plurality of uniformly distributed printing areas 210. The materials of the double-channel invisible cursor 230 and the single-channel invisible cursor 240 can adopt ultraviolet fluorescent ink or infrared fluorescent ink, when in printing, the double-channel invisible cursor 230 is arranged at the paper outlet of the printer, the single-channel invisible cursor 240 is arranged at one end, close to the dividing line 250, of the label paper body 200, and the dividing line 250 can separate two adjacent label paper bodies 200; the ultraviolet fluorescent ink and the infrared fluorescent ink both use the principle that a specific light source excites fluorescent compounds to emit light, and can realize the functions of anti-counterfeiting, identification and the like.
The dividing line 250 includes a plurality of cutter lines 251 distributed at intervals, the length of each cutter line 251 is a, the interval between two adjacent cutter lines 251 is b, the ratio of a to b is 4, the length of each cutter line 251 is 1-1.5mm, and the length of each cutter line 251 is preferably 1.25mm, so that cutting of continuous paper labels can be facilitated.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, on the basis of the above technical solution, a second embodiment of the present application provides a label printer, including: the continuous paper label, the printer body 300, the power mechanism 400, the photoelectric transceiver 500, and the controller 600 in the above embodiments; the continuous paper label, the power mechanism 400, the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism 500 and the controller 600 are all arranged in the printer body 300, the output end of the power mechanism 400 is connected with the continuous paper label, and the controller 600 is electrically connected with the power mechanism 400 and the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism 500; wherein the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to output or return paper through physical work.
In this embodiment, the printer body 300 can play a role in protection, the power mechanism 400 can provide power to drive the continuous paper label to send out paper or return paper, the photoelectric transceiver 500 can emit infrared or ultraviolet electromagnetic waves to the continuous paper label, the electromagnetic waves can be received by the photoelectric transceiver 500 after being reflected on the continuous paper label, and the controller 600 can control the power mechanism 400 and the photoelectric transceiver 500 to work.
Wherein, the double invisible cursor 230 is preferably ultraviolet fluorescent ink, and the ultraviolet fluorescent ink is coated in the non-printing area 220 at intervals; the double invisible cursor 230 includes a first ink coating 231 and a second ink coating 232 that are spaced apart, and the recognition area of the optoelectronic transceiver 500 is greater than the spacing length of the first ink coating 231 and the second ink coating 232.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, based on the label printer, a third embodiment of the present application provides a continuous paper label margin measuring method, comprising the steps of:
In step S1, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to move, so that the photoelectric transceiver 500 is located directly above the specific double-track invisible cursor 230, and specifically includes:
Step S11, when the photoelectric transceiver 500 is located right above the printing area 210, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper labels to be discharged; when the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the single-channel invisible cursor 240 for the first time, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to return paper; every time the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the controller 600 judges whether the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the single-channel invisible cursor 240 within the preset time T, if the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the single-channel invisible cursor 240, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to continue to return paper; if the photoelectric transceiver 500 does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor 240, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to output paper, and after the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to stop outputting paper;
The power mechanism 400 adopts a stepping motor, the photoelectric transceiver 500 adopts a photoelectric emitter and a photoelectric receiver, the photoelectric emitter and the photoelectric receiver are arranged at the paper outlet of the printer, the photoelectric emitter can emit electromagnetic wave signals to the continuous paper labels, the electromagnetic wave signals can be immediately received by the photoelectric receiver after being reflected on the continuous paper labels, and the movement positions of the continuous paper labels are detected, so that the service condition of the continuous paper labels is calculated; the preset time t=j/V, J is the distance between the single-track invisible cursor 240 and the double-track invisible cursor 230 on the two adjacent label paper bodies 200, V is the moving speed of the continuous paper labels, J is related to the specification of the continuous paper labels, and V is related to the power of the stepper motor. The initial position of the photoelectric emitter is located right above the printing area 210, the stepper motor drives the continuous paper labels to be discharged, and when the photoelectric emitter detects the single-channel invisible cursor 240 for the first time, the stepper motor drives the continuous paper labels to return to the paper; in the paper returning process, each time the photoelectric receiver detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the photoelectric receiver transmits an electromagnetic wave signal to the controller 600, the controller 600 judges whether the single-channel invisible cursor 240 appears within the preset time T, if the single-channel invisible cursor 240 appears, the starting end of the continuous paper label is not at the paper outlet of the printer, the stepping motor continuously drives the continuous paper label to continue paper returning until the photoelectric receiver does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor 240, the starting end of the continuous paper label is indicated to pass through the paper outlet of the printer, at this time, the stepping motor drives the continuous paper label to be discharged, and when the photoelectric receiver detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the starting end of the continuous paper label is indicated to be aligned with the paper outlet of the printer, the stepping motor drives the continuous paper label to stop paper discharging, and the subsequent printing work is started.
Step S12, when the photoelectric transceiver 500 is located right above the non-printing area 220, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to be discharged; when the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the double invisible cursor 230 for the first time, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to return paper, the controller 600 judges whether the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the single invisible cursor 240 within the preset time T, if the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the single invisible cursor 240, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to continue to return paper, and continues to detect the double invisible cursor 230 and judge the single invisible cursor 240; if the photoelectric transceiver 500 does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor 240, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to output paper, and after the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to stop outputting paper;
Wherein, the initial position of the photoelectric emitter is located right above the non-printing area 220, the stepper motor drives the continuous paper label to output paper, and when the photoelectric emitter detects the double invisible cursor 230 for the first time, the stepper motor drives the continuous paper label to return paper; in the paper returning process, each time the photoelectric receiver detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the photoelectric receiver transmits an electromagnetic wave signal to the controller 600, the controller 600 judges whether the single-channel invisible cursor 240 appears within the preset time T, if the single-channel invisible cursor 240 appears, the starting end of the continuous paper label is not positioned at the paper outlet of the printer, the stepping motor continuously drives the continuous paper label to continue paper returning until the photoelectric receiver does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor 240, the starting end of the continuous paper label is indicated to pass through the paper outlet of the printer, at the moment, the stepping motor drives the continuous paper label to be discharged, and when the photoelectric receiver detects the double-channel invisible cursor 230, the starting end of the continuous paper label is indicated to be aligned with the paper outlet of the printer, the stepping motor drives the continuous paper label to stop paper discharging, and the subsequent printing work is started.
Step S2, the photoelectric transceiver 500 transmits electromagnetic waves to the two-way invisible cursor 230, receives electromagnetic waves reflected on the two-way invisible cursor 230, and the controller 600 analyzes electromagnetic wave signals reflected on the two-way invisible cursor 230 through an electromagnetic wave analysis algorithm, thereby obtaining at least three parameter data, and if at least one parameter data does not meet a preset threshold, judging that the continuous paper label is a non-genuine product; if the parameter data is consistent with the preset threshold value, generating a unique identity identification number pi;
Wherein the parameter data includes a frequency of the reflected light, a wavelength of the reflected light, and a color of the reflected light; the preset threshold comprises a preset frequency, a preset wavelength and a preset color, wherein the preset frequency is 790-680MHz, the preset wavelength is 400-435nm, and the preset color is purple. The controller 600 can analyze the frequency of the reflected light, the wavelength of the reflected light, and the color of the reflected light, compare the frequency with the preset frequency, the preset wavelength, and the preset color, and if there is a mismatch of the parameter data, determine that the continuous paper label is a pirated consumable, which belongs to a non-genuine product. Generating a unique identity identification number pi only when the parameter data is consistent with a preset threshold value; each specification of continuous paper label corresponds to a unique identification number pi.
Step S21, if the identity identification number pi belongs to the first generation, acquiring initial allowance data N associated with the unique identity identification number pi through table lookup or using a preset algorithm to form a binary data structure M (pi, N);
the specification of the continuous paper label can be obtained through the identity identification number pi, and the initial allowance data N of the continuous paper label of each specification is fixed, so that the continuous paper label is in one-to-one correspondence with the initial allowance data N of the continuous paper label according to the identity identification number pi.
Step S22, if the identity identification number pi belongs to non-first generation, obtaining the latest allowance data L associated with the unique identity identification number pi through table lookup or using a preset algorithm to form a binary data structure M (pi, L);
The initial margin data N of the continuous paper label can be obtained through the identity identification number pi, and the latest margin data L can obtain the service condition of the corresponding continuous paper label.
In step S3, the controller 600 sends a print command, the power mechanism 400 drives the continuous paper label to output paper according to the print command, and when the photoelectric transceiver 500 detects the single-channel invisible cursor 240, the initial margin data N is decremented by 1, and the latest margin data L is updated after the print command is executed, where l=n-X, and X is the number of the single-channel invisible cursors 240 that the photoelectric transceiver 500 cumulatively identifies in the printing process.
Wherein, a single-channel invisible cursor 240 is arranged on each label paper body 200, and when the paper is discharged, the single-channel invisible cursor 240 indicates that one label paper body 200 is printed each time when passing through the photoelectric emitter and the photoelectric receiver; therefore, after the printing is completed, the number of the single-pass invisible cursor 240 is subtracted from the initial margin data N to obtain the margin value of the continuous paper label, and the margin value is updated to the nearest margin data L. In addition, a counter and a display may be provided on the printer body 300, and after geometric calculation, the remaining amount of the continuous paper label may be displayed, so that the use by a warehouse operator may be facilitated.
In order to avoid the use of continuous label paper in the peak use stage, a buzzer can be further arranged, the buzzer is electrically connected with the counter and the controller 600, and an alarm threshold is set, when the continuous label paper reaches the threshold, the counter can feed back signals to the controller 600, the controller 600 responds to control the buzzer to alarm, so that a warehouse operator is reminded to prepare consumable materials in advance, and replacement is timely carried out.
In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are emphasized, and for parts of one embodiment that are not described in detail, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly specified and defined otherwise, for example, it may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intermediaries, or in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless explicitly defined otherwise, the meaning of the terms described above in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in view of the specific circumstances.
It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, relational terms such as "first" and "second" and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The foregoing has outlined some of the more detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, wherein specific examples are provided herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present invention, and the above examples are provided to assist in the understanding of the method and core ideas of the present invention; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will vary in the specific embodiments and application scope according to the ideas of the present invention, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present invention in summary.
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1. The continuous paper label allowance measuring and calculating method of the label printer is characterized in that the label printer comprises a continuous paper label, a printer body, a power mechanism, a photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism and a controller; the continuous paper label, the power mechanism, the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism and the controller are all arranged in the printer body, the output end of the power mechanism is connected with the continuous paper label, and the controller is electrically connected with the power mechanism and the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism; wherein the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to go out or return paper through physical work;
The continuous paper label comprises base paper and a plurality of label paper bodies, wherein the label paper bodies comprise a printing area, a non-printing area, a double invisible cursor, a single invisible cursor and a parting line; the double invisible cursors, the single invisible cursors and the dividing lines are all arranged in the non-printing areas, the double invisible cursors are arranged between the head of the label paper body and the printing areas corresponding to the label paper body, the single invisible cursors are arranged between the dividing lines and the printing areas corresponding to the label paper body, and the dividing lines are arranged at the tail of the label paper body and are positioned between two adjacent label paper bodies;
The material of the double invisible cursors and the single invisible cursors is ultraviolet fluorescent ink or infrared fluorescent ink, and the material is invisible to naked eyes; the dividing lines comprise a plurality of cutter lines which are distributed at intervals, and the length ratio of the interval between two adjacent cutter lines to the cutter lines is 1:4; the length of the cutter wire is 1-1.5mm;
The continuous paper label allowance measuring and calculating method of the label printer comprises the following steps of:
Step S1, a power mechanism drives a continuous paper label to move, so that a photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is positioned right above a specific double invisible cursor, and the method specifically comprises the following steps of:
Step S11, when the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is positioned right above the printing area, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to be discharged; when the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects a single invisible cursor for the first time, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper label to return paper; after the photoelectric transceiver detects the double invisible cursors, the controller judges whether the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors within a preset time T, and if the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to continue paper returning; if the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to output paper, and after the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects the double-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to stop outputting paper;
Step S12, when the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is positioned right above the non-printing area, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to be discharged; when the photoelectric transceiver detects the double invisible cursors for the first time, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to return paper, the controller judges whether the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors within a preset time T, if the photoelectric transceiver detects the single invisible cursors, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to continue to return paper, and the detection of the double invisible cursors and the judgment of the single invisible cursors are continued; if the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism does not detect the single-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to output paper, and after the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects the double-channel invisible cursor, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper labels to stop outputting paper;
Step S2, the photoelectric transceiver transmits electromagnetic waves to the double invisible cursors, receives the electromagnetic waves reflected by the double invisible cursors, and the controller analyzes electromagnetic wave signals reflected by the double invisible cursors through an electromagnetic wave analysis algorithm, so that at least three parameter data are obtained, and if at least one parameter data does not accord with a preset threshold value, the continuous paper label is judged to be a non-genuine product; if the parameter data is consistent with the preset threshold value, generating a unique identity identification number pi;
step S21, if the identity identification number pi belongs to the first generation, acquiring initial allowance data N associated with the unique identity identification number pi through table lookup or using a preset algorithm to form a binary data structure M (pi, N);
Step S22, if the identity identification number pi belongs to non-first generation, obtaining the latest allowance data L associated with the unique identity identification number pi through table lookup or using a preset algorithm to form a binary data structure M (pi, L);
Step S3, the controller sends a printing instruction, the power mechanism drives the continuous paper label to output paper according to the printing instruction, the initial allowance data N is subtracted by 1 each time the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism detects a single invisible cursor, and the latest allowance data L is updated after the printing instruction is executed; wherein, l=n-X, and X is the number of the photoelectric transceiver mechanism for accumulatively identifying the single invisible cursor in the printing process.
2. The continuous paper label stock measurement method according to claim 1, wherein: and the preset time T=J/V, wherein J is the distance between a single invisible cursor and a double invisible cursor on two adjacent label paper bodies, and V is the movement speed of continuous paper labels.
3. The continuous paper label stock measurement method according to claim 1, wherein: the parameter data includes a frequency of the reflected light, a wavelength of the reflected light, and a color of the reflected light.
4. The continuous paper label stock measurement method according to claim 3, wherein: the preset threshold comprises a preset frequency, a preset wavelength and a preset color, wherein the preset frequency is 790-680MHz, the preset wavelength is 400-435nm, and the preset color is purple.
5. The continuous paper label stock measurement method according to claim 1, wherein: the double invisible cursors adopt ultraviolet fluorescent ink which is coated in a non-printing area at intervals; the double invisible cursors comprise first ink coatings and second ink coatings which are distributed at intervals, and the identification area of the photoelectric receiving and transmitting mechanism is larger than the interval length of the first ink coatings and the second ink coatings.
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