JP2002331716A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printer which can print out a slip sheet of arbitrary sheet size including a predetermined size by making it possible for a user to set or alter a printable sheet size. SOLUTION: Since the printer comprises a data processor receiving a skip size at the time of skipping in skip print and controlling the feeding amount of a continuous form based on the skip size thus received, a user can set the feeding amount of the continuous form at the time of skipping by inputting a skip size to be set or altered. In other words, the user can set or alter a printable sheet size personally.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing machine capable of performing printing on continuous paper while skipping a predetermined interval in the flow direction of continuous paper, and more particularly to a printing machine capable of printing on continuous paper in skip printing. The present invention relates to a printing press provided with a data processing device having a function of controlling a feed amount.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, when a slip sheet or the like is created, a printing machine capable of printing, for example, a continuous form sheet as a continuous sheet has been used. In continuous form paper printing by such a printing machine, by setting the printing top and bottom size (paper size) of the form paper to be created (for example, transfer form paper, withdrawal form paper, other form paper, etc.), continuous form paper printing is performed. In this case, it is not necessary to cut and print a continuous sheet for each area corresponding to one slip sheet.

[0003] By the way, a conventional printing press for printing such continuous paper is provided by a maker that manufactures the same paper in advance when the feed amount of the continuous paper is the same as the print size and the skip size. Set and shipped. The number of skips can be set by the user, for example, in the range of 0 to 9 times, and the required number of skips is input as an integer such as 0, 1,.

The feed amount of continuous paper is, for example, 7
In a printing machine capable of printing from inches to 14 inches, the feed amount of continuous paper is set in advance, such as 7 inches, 8 inches,..., 14 inches, and the user operates the operation panel. A necessary numerical value of the continuous paper feed amount is called and set from among several numerical values set in advance. And since the number of skips is an integer,
When the feed amount (print size) at the time of printing is 7 inches, one skip is performed 7 inches, two skips are performed 14 inches, and three skips are performed 21 inches. It has become. Therefore, such a conventional printing press can print a slip sheet of three sheets (A, B, and C) having the same contents (all three sheets have the same top and bottom sizes).

[0005] A case in which continuous slip sheets are prepared using such a conventional printing machine will be described with reference to FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the slip paper 62 of the content (content of the slip format, picture, etc.) A is continuously created, for example, a skip number input button provided on the operation panel of the printing press. To input a skip number “0” indicating the skip number “0”. Thereafter, when an operation of starting printing is performed, as shown in FIG. 10A, the content A is continuously printed in the area 61 corresponding to the slip sheet 62 on the continuous slip sheet 60, and the slip sheet 6 having the content A is printed.
2 is a continuous chit sheet with a plurality of sheets bound.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), in the case of continuously creating two-spelled slip sheets 64 each having different contents A and B, the skip number input button is also operated. Then, a skip number “1” indicating the skip number “1” is input. Thereafter, when an operation of starting printing is performed, the content A is printed in the area 65 of the slip sheet 64 on the continuous form sheet 63 as shown in FIG. Is skipped. At this time, the paper top-bottom size and the skip size are set equal. This is repeated, and after obtaining the continuous slip sheet on which the content A is printed, this time, the content B is printed in the area 66 of the slip sheet 64 on the continuous slip sheet 63,
The area 65 of the slip sheet 64 is skipped. In this way, a continuous slip sheet in which a plurality of the two-sheet slip sheets 64 are bound is obtained.

As shown in FIG. 10 (c), when continuously creating three-sheet-slip slips 68 each having different contents A, B and C, a skip number input button is also provided. To skip number "2"
Is input. Thereafter, when an operation of starting printing is performed, the content A is printed on the area 69 of the slip sheet 68 on the continuous form sheet 67 as shown in FIG. Instead, the image is skipped at a size that is twice the paper top and bottom size.
This is repeated, and after obtaining the continuous slip sheet on which the content A is printed, the content B is printed in the area 70 of the slip sheet 68 on the continuous slip sheet 67, and the area 69 of the slip sheet 68,
71 is skipped. As a result, a continuous slip sheet on which the contents A and B are printed is obtained, and then the content C is printed in the area 71 of the slip sheet 68 on the continuous slip sheet 67, and the areas 69 and 70 of the slip sheet 68 are skipped. You. Printing is performed in this manner, and as a result, 3 of contents A, B, and C
A continuous slip sheet in which a plurality of slip sheets 68 are bound is obtained.

[0008] In such a conventional printing machine, when producing a multi-sheet slip sheet, the printing process and the skip process are repeated several times for a predetermined area on the continuous form sheet, and as a result, It is configured so that a continuous slip sheet can be obtained.

[0009]

In the above-described conventional printing press, since the amount of continuous paper fed by skipping is an integral multiple of the print size, all three sheets are upside down (7 inches, 7 inches, 7 inches). Inches) are the same, and the content is A, B,
Under the condition that three-spelled slip sheets such as C or one slip sheet may be divided into several times of printing, sheets having different top and bottom sizes by an integer multiple (for example, 7
Inch, 14 inches, and 21 inches).

[0010] However, even if all three sheets have the same top and bottom size and can print a three-sheet slip sheet with contents such as A, B, and C, skip (print) several times (three sheets). Has to be performed three times), it takes much time to print, and there is a problem that the working efficiency is reduced. In addition, the same problem as described above also occurs for slip sheets of which the number of skips is an integral multiple and whose top and bottom sizes are different.

In the case where two of the three-spelled slip sheets are of a size that is not an integral multiple of the print size (for example, 11 inches, which is a size that is not an integral multiple of 7 inches), printing is performed. Since it is not an integer multiple of the size,
There is a problem that printing cannot be performed.

By the way, even in such a conventional printing machine,
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a single sheet of paper 111 may have a photograph in the upper area 112 and a day or number in the lower area 113 (calendar) under the condition that the printing may be performed many times (calendar). Printed matter) can be printed by skip printing. For example, to print a 21-inch top and bottom size calendar, first, in the first printing process, a 7-inch area 112 containing a photograph is printed, and an area 113 containing a day of the week and a number are skipped twice by 7 inches. (Skip by 14 inches). In the next print processing, the area 112 in which the photo is entered is skipped, and the area 113 in which the day of the week and the number are entered is printed, so that the top and bottom size is 2
Printing of the 1-inch calendar is completed.

As described above, the top and bottom size of the calendar is 21
In the case where the area 112 is 7 inches and the upper area 112 is 7 inches, when the area 112 is printed at 7 inches in the first printing process, the lower area 113 skips 7 inches.
There is a problem that it is necessary to perform the operation many times and it takes a lot of work time to complete all the printing. Further, since the lower region 113 has to be printed twice, there is a possibility that the printed seams may not match well.

Further, in the conventional printing press, the performance of the
Since the paper feed amount (print size or skip size) is limited, if the vertical size of the calendar as described above is, for example, 23 inches, the paper feed amount of the machine that can be set is 7 inches. In the paper feed amount, a portion that is not printed by 2 inches (23−7 × 3 = 2) remains, and printing cannot be performed. With a paper feed amount of 14 inches, a portion that is not printed by 9 inches remains, and printing is not possible. As described above, in the case of a machine in which the paper feed amount is set in advance at a printing press factory, there is a problem that printing on paper of an arbitrary print size cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. The user can arbitrarily set or change the paper feed amount at the time of skipping. A printing machine that allows the user to independently set or change the printable top and bottom sizes other than the predetermined size by setting the paper feed amount and skip paper feed amount to different values. The purpose is to do.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a paper feed mechanism for feeding continuous paper to be printed from a paper supply side to a paper discharge side, and a drive for driving and controlling the paper feed mechanism. Control means for inputting a skip size at the time of skipping in skip printing in a printing machine capable of skip printing in which printing is performed intermittently in the flow direction of continuous paper, and based on the input skip size. A printing machine is provided, comprising a data processing device for controlling the drive amount of the continuous paper by controlling the drive of the drive control means.

According to this invention, when skip printing is performed, when a skip size is input to the data processing device, the drive control means is drive-controlled based on the skip size, and the continuous sheet is skipped during skipping. The feed amount is controlled. With such a configuration, for example, when the user wants to change the skip size, if the changed skip size is input to the data processing device, the feed amount of the continuous paper at the time of skipping can be changed. In other words, the printable top and bottom sizes can be changed, and therefore, various types of slip paper and the like can be obtained.

Preferably, the data processing apparatus includes a skip size input means for inputting a skip size in skip printing, and a skip size pulse for calculating a skip size pulse signal based on the skip size input by the skip size input means. Signal calculation means;
A calculation control means for performing a calculation based on the skip size pulse signal calculated by the skip size pulse signal calculation means and outputting a drive control signal for driving and controlling the drive control means.

According to the invention, when a skip size is input from the skip size input means and given to the skip size pulse signal calculation means, a skip size pulse signal is calculated based on the skip size, and further, A drive control signal is output from the arithmetic control means based on the skip size pulse signal, and the drive control means is drive-controlled. Thereby, the feed amount of the continuous paper at the time of skip is controlled. Therefore, by changing the skip size, the user can change the setting of the printable top and bottom sizes, and can obtain slip sheets of various types of top and bottom sizes.

Preferably, by inputting a set value or a change value of the skip size at the time of skipping by the skip size input means, it is possible to set or change the continuous paper feed amount at the time of printing and at the time of skipping, respectively.

According to the invention, for example, when a change value of the skip size at the time of skip is input by the skip size input means, the feed amount of the continuous paper at the time of printing and at the time of skip can be changed. Further, the paper feed amount at the time of printing in continuous form printing and the paper feed amount at the time of skipping can be set to different values. As a result, the printable top and bottom sizes can be changed, and a variety of forms of slips and the like can be obtained.

Preferably, the setting or changing of the skip size can be independently performed by a user operating the skip size input means.

According to the invention, the user can operate the skip size input means to independently set or change the skip size at the time of skipping, so that the user can set or change the paper feed amount at the time of printing and at the time of skipping. it can.
As a result, the user can set the printable top and bottom sizes independently, and thus can obtain various types of slip sheets of the top and bottom sizes.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a data processing apparatus provided in a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the data processing device 8
Is a print size input unit 1 for inputting a print size (print top and bottom size) for continuous paper, and a print size pulse signal calculation unit for calculating a print size pulse signal based on the print size input by the print size input unit 1. 4, a skip number input means 2 for inputting a skip number for intermittently printing in the flow direction of the continuous paper, and a skip number pulse signal corresponding to the skip number input by the skip number input means 2 is calculated. Pulse number calculating means 5 for skipping, skip size input means 3 for inputting a skip size in skip printing, and skip size pulse for calculating a skip size pulse signal based on the skip size input by the skip size input means 3 Signal calculation means 6, the print size pulse signal and the skip Servo motor 36 performs operation based on any or all of the signals of the several pulses signal and the skip size pulse signal computing control means for outputting a motor drive control signals for driving control (see Figure 3) 7
And

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a data processing device and a main configuration of drive control means provided in a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
The data processing device 8 includes an operation panel 9 for inputting information necessary for printing, operation information, and the like, a ROM 10 storing a program for executing printing processing, data necessary for control and arithmetic processing, and the like. A CPU 11 for reading data from a ROM 10 and performing arithmetic and control operations;
RA for temporarily storing data required for operation of PU 11
M12 and an I / O port 13 for inputting and outputting data to and from the CPU 11. The I / O port 13 of the data processing device 8 has an operation panel 9
The encoder 14 for synchronizing the servomotor 36 with the paper feed and the drive circuit 15 for driving the servomotor 36 are connected to the drive control means 17.

The print size input means 1, skip number input means 2, and skip size input means 3 shown in FIG.
For example, it is provided on the operation panel 9 shown in FIG. The print size pulse signal calculating means 4, skip number pulse signal calculating means 5, skip size pulse signal calculating means 6, and arithmetic control means 7 shown in FIG.
It is provided in PU11.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the printing press 30
The impression cylinder 33 in contact with the continuous paper A, a blanket cylinder 34 rotating opposite to the blanket cylinder 33, plate cylinders 32 and 35 rotating opposite to the blanket cylinder 34, and a paper feed side and discharge for the impression cylinder 33 A pair of tractors (paper feed mechanism) 3 arranged on the side
1, 31; a servomotor 36 for driving the tractors 31, 31; and timing belts 37, 37 which are stretched between a timing pulley 38 of the servomotor 36 and timing pulleys 39, 39 of the tractors 31, 31. It has. Since the pair of tractors 31, 31 is driven by the servomotor 36 controlled according to the motor drive control signal, it is possible to accurately feed the continuous paper during printing and during skipping.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a continuous form sheet for explaining the change of the skip size in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the skip printing operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, using continuous form paper 51 as shown in FIG.
A case in which sheet-slip sheets 54 are continuously created will be described as an example. In this case, 2 consisting of content A and content B
Since the slip sheets 54 are continuously printed, the skip number “1” indicating the skip number “1” is input from the skip number input means 2 of the operation panel 9 as described in the related art. Thus, in the first printing process, the area 53 is skipped, and printing can be performed on the area 52.

After the skip number is input, in the first printing process, only the content A of the slip sheet 54 is printed, so the print size (paper size) for the area 52 is set to the print size input means 1 of the operation panel 9. Is input (step S1). Next, the area 53 where the content B is printed is 1
Since it is necessary to skip in the second printing process, the skip size is input from the skip size input means 3 of the operation panel 9 (step S2).

After inputting the print size and the skip size in this way, a print start button (not shown) on the operation panel 9 is turned on (step S3), and printing is started (step S4). First, a print size pulse signal for the area 52 where the content A is printed is calculated by the print size pulse signal calculation means 4 of the data processing device 8 (step S5).

The calculated print size pulse signal is
The data is supplied to the arithmetic and control unit 7 of the CPU 11 provided in the data processing device 8, calculated, and input to the drive circuit 15 via the I / O port 13 as a motor drive control signal.
The motor drive control signal input to the drive circuit 15 is
For example, the power is amplified to a predetermined level. The power-amplified motor drive control signal is provided to the servo motor 36 to drive the servo motor 36 (step S6).
By driving the servo motor 36, the tractors 31, 31
Is driven, the continuous form paper 51 is sent in the direction of arrow Y,
The content A is printed in the area 52 by the impression cylinder 33 and the blanket cylinder 34.

Next, since it is necessary to skip the area 52 of the continuous form sheet 51, steps S8 to S8 are executed.
In step 9, a skip size pulse signal is calculated by the skip size pulse signal calculation means 6 based on the input skip size. The calculated skip size pulse signal is applied to the arithmetic and control unit 7 and calculated, and is input to the drive circuit 15 as a motor drive control signal. As a result, a motor drive control signal whose power has been amplified to a predetermined level is supplied from the drive circuit 15 to the servo motor 36, and the servo motor 36 is driven (step S5).
10). Next, it is determined whether or not the skip number is "1" (step S11). In this case, since the skip number is "1", the process proceeds to step S7 and proceeds to the next printing. Note that the skip number is “1” in step S11.
However, it is needless to say that if this is changed according to the skip number, other skip numbers can be handled.

With the above processing, the content A is printed in the area 52 of the continuous form paper 51 as shown in FIG. Then, in the second printing process, the area 5 of the continuous
2, the print size, the number of skips, and the skip size are input from the operation panel 9 so that the content B is printed in the area 53. If the operation information of the second printing process is input first in advance, there is no need to perform the input operation here.

When the second printing process is completed, as a result, the content A and the content B shown in FIG.
A large number of single-sheet slip sheets 54 are created.

Next, a skip size changing process which is a feature of the present embodiment will be described. For example, the skip size for the area 53 on the continuous form paper 51 shown in FIG. 4A is changed to the area 57 of the continuous form paper 51 shown in FIG.
The case where the skip size is changed to will be described.

In this case, since only the skip size of the input operation information needs to be changed, the skip size input means 3 of the operation panel 9 corresponds to the area 57 of the continuous form paper 51 shown in FIG. Enter the skip size to perform. This means that the skip size of the area 53 shown in FIG. 4A has been changed to the skip size of the area 57 shown in FIG. 4B. Other operations and processes are the same as the above-described processes, and a description thereof will not be repeated.

Although the present embodiment has been described with reference to a case where a slip is prepared by printing on a continuous form,
The present invention can be used not only for a slip sheet but also for creating a document or an advertisement flyer in which the same contents are to be continuously printed.

By making the skip size changeable in this way, for example, the content A shown in FIG.
From the two-spelled slip sheet 54 composed of
It can be changed to the two-spelled slip sheet 58 composed of the contents A and C shown in (b). For example, in the case of a slip sheet with a 21-inch top and bottom size, the print size may be divided into 7 inches and 14 inches by the print size input unit 1 (see FIG. 1) as the first print processing. The print size is set to 7 inches, and the skip size is set to 14 inches by the skip size input means 3 (see FIG. 1). As the second print processing, the print size is set to 14 inches and the skip size is set to 7 inches. When the printing is started, a 7-inch print and a 14-inch paper feed (skip) are performed in the first print processing, and then a 14-inch print is performed in the second print processing. Since a 7-inch paper feed (skip) is performed, a total of 21-inch printing can be performed.

Here, the effects of the present embodiment will be described in comparison with the prior art. In the prior art, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, all three sheets have the same top and bottom size (7 inches) and can print three-sheet bound slip paper 81 such as A, B, and C. However, since the skip printing must be performed three times, there is a problem that much time is required for printing and the working efficiency is low. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the user can input the paper feed amount at the time of skipping to an arbitrary value, and can set the paper feed amount at the time of printing and the paper feed amount at the time of skipping to different values. Can be reduced, thereby shortening the working time until all printing is completed. For example, in a slip sheet 82 as shown in FIG. 6B, the paper feed amount during printing (a region corresponding to a 7-inch vertical size) and the paper feed amount during skipping (a region corresponding to a 14-inch vertical size) However, the number of skips is only two, and the time until printing is completed can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, two of the three sheets have a top and bottom size that is not an integral multiple of the print size (for example, 7 inches, 11 inches, 11 inches).
The slip paper 83 of inch (three-sheet spelling) can also be printed because the paper feed amount at the time of printing and the paper feed amount at the time of skipping can be set to different values. In the case of this example, if the paper feed amount during printing is 7 inches, the paper feed amount during skip is 1
Input 1 inch and set the paper feed amount.

Next, under the condition that printing can be divided into any number of times, a sheet of paper with a photo at the top and a day of the week or a number at the bottom (printed material like a calendar) is skipped. In the case of printing by printing, in this embodiment, printing can be performed by setting the paper feed amount at the time of printing and the paper feed amount at the time of skip to different values. In the related art, for example, as shown in FIG. 8A, when a calendar is created by printing a photograph in an area 84a of a sheet 84 and a day of the week or numbers in the areas 84b and 84c, a 7-inch print is performed in each print processing. Must be skipped twice. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
In a case where a calendar is created by printing a photo in the area 85a and a day of the week or a number in the area 85b, for example, in the case of the first printing process, the paper feed amount of 14 inches only needs to be skipped once. The work time until printing is completed is reduced. In addition, since the area 85b of the paper 85 can be printed at one time, there is no need to worry about whether or not the printing seam matches as in the related art.

Further, in this embodiment, it is also possible to perform skip printing on a sheet whose print size is not an integral multiple of the sheet feed amount during printing. In the prior art, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the print size and the skip size can only be set to the same size. Therefore, when the print size is set to 14 inches, the skip size also becomes 14 inches, and the top and bottom sizes become smaller. When a printed matter (paper 86) of 23 inches is desired to be obtained, printing is disabled. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, the user can independently set the skip size to 9 inches, so that a printed matter (paper 87) having a top and bottom size of 22 inches can be obtained. That is, printing is possible by setting the paper feed amount at the time of printing and the paper feeding amount at the time of skipping to different values, such as 14 inches and 9 inches, even for a printed matter having a top and bottom size of 22 inches.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a paper feed mechanism for feeding continuous paper to be printed from the paper supply side to the paper discharge side, and drive control means for driving and controlling the paper feed mechanism. In a printing machine capable of skip printing in which printing is performed intermittently in the flow direction of continuous paper, a skip size at the time of skip in skip printing is input, and the drive control unit is controlled based on the input skip size. By controlling the drive, a data processing device that controls the feed amount of the continuous paper is provided, so that when skip printing is performed, when a skip size is input to the data processing device, the skip size is determined based on the skip size. The drive control means is drive-controlled to control the feed amount of the continuous paper during skipping.

By providing such a data processing device, when the user wants to set or change the skip size, the user can input the skip size to be set or changed into the data processing device, and if the user wants to set or change the skip size, Can be set or changed.

That is, the user can arbitrarily set or change the paper feed amount at the time of skipping, and set the paper feed amount at the time of printing and the paper feed amount at the time of skipping to different values in continuous paper printing. By making it possible, the user can arbitrarily set or change the printable top and bottom sizes other than the predetermined size. It can provide slip forms and the like.

Further, since the number of skips can be reduced, the time until printing is completed is shortened, and the efficiency of the printing process is increased.

Further, such a skip size input means of the data processing apparatus can be easily added to the functions of the data processing apparatus conventionally provided in the printing press, so that it can be realized at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a characteristic configuration of an operation panel and a CPU of a data processing device provided in a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a data processing device provided in the printing press according to the embodiment of the present invention and a main configuration of a drive control unit.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a continuous form sheet for describing an operation of skip printing in a data processing device provided in a printing press according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of skip printing in the data processing device provided in the printing press according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating printing paper for describing the effect of the printing press according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating printing paper for describing the effect of the printing press according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating printing paper for describing the effect of the printing press according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating printing paper for describing the effect of the printing press according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a continuous form sheet for explaining the operation of skip printing in a conventional printing press.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing printing paper for describing a problem in a conventional printing press.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 skip size input means 6 skip size pulse signal calculation means 7 arithmetic control means 8 data processing device 17 drive control means 31 tractor (paper feed mechanism) 36 servo motor 51 Continuous form paper (continuous paper), 54, 58 ... slip paper

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] May 24, 2001 (2001.5.2)
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[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0044

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Further, in this embodiment, it is also possible to perform skip printing on a sheet whose print size is not an integral multiple of the sheet feed amount during printing. In the prior art, for example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the print size and the skip size can only be set to the same size. Therefore, when the print size is set to 14 inches, the skip size also becomes 14 inches, and the top and bottom sizes become smaller. When a printed matter (paper 86) of 23 inches is desired to be obtained, printing is disabled. In contrast, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9B, the user can independently set the skip size to 9 inches, so that a printed material (paper 87) having a top and bottom size of 23 inches can be obtained. That is, printing is possible by setting the paper feed amount at the time of printing and the paper feeding amount at the time of skipping to different values, such as 14 inches and 9 inches, even for a printed matter having a top and bottom size of 23 inches.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A paper feed mechanism for feeding continuous paper to be printed from a paper supply side to a paper discharge side; and a drive control means for controlling the drive of the paper feed mechanism. In a printing press capable of performing skip printing, a skip size at the time of skip in skip printing is input, and drive control of the drive control unit is performed based on the input skip size, thereby feeding the continuous paper. A printing press comprising a data processing device for controlling the amount. 2. A data processing apparatus comprising: a skip size input unit for inputting a skip size at the time of skipping in skip printing; and a skip for calculating a skip size pulse signal based on the skip size input by the skip size input unit. Size pulse signal calculation means, and operation control means for performing an operation based on the skip size pulse signal calculated by the skip size pulse signal calculation means and outputting a drive control signal for driving and controlling the drive control means. The printing press according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A skip size setting value or a change value at the time of skipping is input by the skip size input means so that a continuous paper feed amount at the time of printing and at the time of skipping can be set or changed, respectively. 3. The printing press according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The printing press according to claim 2, wherein the setting or changing of the skip size can be independently performed by a user operating the skip size input unit. .