JP2504560B2 - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [Outline] A paper edge detection unit that detects the edge of a roll paper, a printing unit that prints various contents on roll paper according to the detection result or instruction, and a detection result or instruction. Regarding a ticket issuing device having a paper cutting unit for cutting roll paper into various sizes according to the above contents, when totaling the tickets issued by the ticket issuing device having a correspondence relationship between the ticket length and the ticket content, etc. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a reliable ticket issuing device that can easily recognize whether the ticket is invalid or not, and when the paper edge is not detected during printing or when the paper edge is detected. Even if there is, if it is judged that all the specified contents can be printed on the roll paper up to the end of the paper, the print data showing the contents is displayed, and when the end of the paper is detected, Instructed contents depending on paper size When it is determined that all the sheets cannot be printed, a data sending unit that sends to the printing unit predetermined printing data indicating that the ticket is invalid is used instead of the printing data.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for issuing tickets such as voting tickets used in bicycle races and horse racing, and particularly to a paper edge detection unit for detecting the paper edge of roll paper, and various types of roll paper depending on the detection result or instruction. And a paper cutting unit that cuts the roll paper into various sizes according to the detection result or instruction according to the contents.

[Conventional technology]

 Conventionally, there has been a ticket issuing device as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, this apparatus includes a paper edge detection unit 43 for detecting the paper edge of the roll paper, and a printing unit for performing printing on the roll paper with various contents of the face of the paper according to the detection result or instruction.
41, and a paper cutting unit 42 that cuts the roll paper into various sizes according to the contents according to the detection result or the instruction.
And a print data storage unit 44 for storing print data representing various contents, and an instruction unit 45 for instructing the storage unit 44 to send the corresponding print data according to an instruction.

In the apparatus described above, as shown in FIG. 6, the distance between the head as the printing unit 41 and the paper edge detection unit 42 is one ticket length which is the main ticket length. Cutting part
42 and the paper edge detection unit 43 are equivalent to one ticket length, that is, the printing unit.
It is assumed that the distance between 41 and the paper edge detection unit 43 is two ticket lengths apart.

The interval between the printing unit 41 and the cutting unit 42 is set to be the interval for one ticket length. Otherwise, the instruction for one ticket length is given by the printing unit 41.
In the case of the cutting portion 42, it is necessary to back the roll paper in order to obtain a ticket having a length of one note.

Further, the interval between the paper cutting unit 42 and the paper edge detecting unit 43 is set to be one ticket length. If the interval is too long, the size of the apparatus becomes large and the paper edge detecting unit 43 is also used. This is because when the paper edge is detected, the amount of wasteful roll paper that is not used for printing and is discarded increases.

 This device operates as follows.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the designation unit 45 of the apparatus is instructed to issue a ticket in step SA1, the designation unit 45 issues an instruction to print one ticket length in step SA2. Or not.

If it is judged that the printing is for one ticket length, step SA
Proceeding to step 3, the paper cutting unit 42 cuts one ticket length, the designating unit 45 instructs the storage unit 44 to send the corresponding print data, and the printing unit 41 uses the print data to print one ticket. Printing for a long time will be executed.

In step SA4, the paper edge detection unit 43 determines whether or not the paper edge is detected. If yes, the process ends, and if not, the process returns to step SA1 to wait for the next instruction. Become.

Here, even if the roll paper has a remaining paper of one ticket length or more by the end of the roll, the reason why the printing is not performed on that part is that the last remaining piece of paper is too small. , Because it is difficult to take out.

On the other hand, in step SA2, when the ticket issuing instruction to the designating section 45 is not printing for one ticket length, the process proceeds to step SA6, and whether the instruction is for printing a ticket having a size of two ticket lengths or not. Is judged.

When it is determined that the printing is the printing of the ticket having the size of two ticket lengths, the process proceeds to step SA7, the print data of the ticket having the size of two ticket lengths is read from the print data storage unit 44, and It is instructed to send to the printing unit 41, and the printing unit 41
Prints one bill length of the print data on the roll paper, the paper cutting unit 42 cuts the roll paper of two bill lengths according to the instruction in step SA8, and prints the two bill lengths in step SA9. It will be printed.

At that time, if the paper edge is not detected in step SA10, the process returns to step SA1 again, and if the paper edge is detected, the process ends.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step SA6 that the instruction is an instruction for three ticket lengths, the designating unit 45 proceeds to step SA11, and the print data storage unit 44 prints data of the size of three ticket lengths. To send to the printing unit 41,
The printing unit 41 prints the print data on the roll paper for a length of one sheet. When the paper edge is not detected by the paper edge detection unit 43 in step SA12, the process proceeds to step SA13. Print the 2nd ticket and cut the 3rd ticket, then print the 3rd ticket. Step SA
At 14, it is determined whether or not the paper edge is detected. If the paper edge is detected, the process ends. If the paper edge is not detected, the process returns to step SA1.

On the other hand, when the paper edge is detected in step SA12, the process proceeds to step SA15, the sheet is cut for two ticket lengths, and the output is performed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

By the way, as described above, in the conventional case, when there is a ticket issuing instruction for three ticket lengths, if only two ticket lengths can be printed with the size of the roll paper up to the edge of the paper, three ticket lengths are required. Will be stopped midway, and the paper of the size of two tickets will be cut and output.

However, the content of each ticket corresponds to the size of the ticket,
Since it is easy to identify the contents by the ticket length, the paper of the 3 ticket length is confused with the paper of 2 ticket length that shows different content from the paper, and there is a situation that the long ticket is insufficient at the time of later counting. May occur.

Therefore, in the present invention, since the paper edge of the roll paper is detected during printing, the ticket issuing device that allows the user to clearly identify the paper even when the paper length is different from the paper surface of each type due to paper shortage. It is made for the purpose of providing.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a paper edge detection unit 3 for detecting the paper edge of a roll paper,
A printing unit 1 that prints on the roll paper with various contents of the bill surface according to the detection result or instruction, and a paper cutting unit 2 that cuts the roll paper with various bill lengths according to the detection result or instruction according to the contents. In the ticket issuing device having, it is judged that all the contents instructed on the roll paper up to the paper edge can be printed when the paper edge is not detected during printing or even when the paper edge is detected. In this case, the print data representing the content is printed data when the paper edge is detected and it is determined that the specified content cannot be printed with the size of the roll paper up to the paper edge. Instead of this, there is provided a data sending unit 4 for sending to the printing unit 1 predetermined print data indicating that the ticket is invalid.

[Action]

As shown in FIG. 1, the ticket issuing instruction is issued by the data sending unit 4
If yes, the corresponding print data is sent to the printing unit 1 according to the content of the instruction, and printing is performed on the roll paper. At that time, the instruction is sent to the paper cutting unit 2 and the roll paper is cut according to the bill length indicated by the instruction.

On the other hand, when a detection signal indicating that the paper edge is detected by the paper edge detection unit 3 is present in the data sending unit 4 during printing, all the instructed contents are printed on the roll paper up to the paper edge. If it is possible, print data representing the specified content is sent out, and if the size of the roll paper to the edge of the paper prints all the specified content. If it is determined that the ticket is not valid, the print data indicating that the ticket is invalid is sent to the printing unit 1 instead of the print data indicating the instruction content.

This is because the contents of each type of ticket correspond to the size (ticket length) of each ticket, and the size of the roll paper cannot print all the specified content during printing, so cut off midway. This is because, in the case of doing so, the ticket may be treated as the same as the ticket corresponding to the cut ticket length, and may occur at the time of counting.

〔Example〕

Next, a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 shows a ticket issuing apparatus according to this embodiment, which is an apparatus for issuing voting tickets and the like used in, for example, a boat race, a bicycle race or a horse race shown in FIG. The voting ticket for the ticket length is mainly issued, but in addition to this, as shown in (b) of FIG. A total of two ticket lengths, etc., will be issued.

As shown in FIG. 2, this apparatus uses an end check photo as the paper edge detection unit 3 for detecting the paper edge of the roll paper.
13 and a head as a printing unit 1 that prints on the roll paper with various contents of the face according to the detection result or instruction.
11, a cutter 12 as the paper cutting unit 2 that cuts the roll paper into various sizes according to the content according to the detection result or the instruction, a roller that sends out the roll paper 20 according to the detection result and the instruction, and the like. Paper feed unit 17
When the paper edge is not detected during printing on the head 11, or even when the paper edge is detected, it is possible to print all the contents instructed to the roll paper 20 up to the paper edge. If it is determined that it is possible, send the print data representing the instructed content, and even if the paper edge is detected, print all the instructed content with the size of the roll paper 20 up to the paper edge. When it is determined that the ticket cannot be printed, the MPU 15 used as the data sending unit 4 that sends the print data indicating that the ticket is invalid and the memory 14 that stores the print data to be sent to the head 11, MPU15
A CPU 16 for instructing the head 11, the cutter 12, and the paper feed unit 17 to issue a ticket or the like via a keyboard 18, and a keyboard 18 for the user to instruct the CPU 16 and input print data, etc. And a display section (19) for performing.

Further, the ticket issuing device has a voting ticket having a length corresponding to one ticket shown in FIG.
It is assumed that a ticket voucher having a length corresponding to the ticket length is issued, and in addition to the print data of the 1st ticket length, the 2nd ticket length, and the 3rd ticket length, the memory 14 is provided with the predetermined value indicating that the ticket is invalid. Areas 14a, 14b, 14c, 14 that store "invalid tickets" as print data for
d is provided.

These data are input by the user through the keyboard 18.

Further, the head 11 and the cutter 12 are set at intervals of one ticket length, and the cutter 12 and the end check photo 13 are set at intervals of one ticket length.

This is because the ticket issuing device mainly issues a ticket having the length of one ticket, and the head 11 and the cutter 12 are used.
This is because, if the interval between and is one ticket length or more, it is necessary to back the roll paper when the ticket is cut at the time of issuance.

Also, the cutter 12 and the end check photo
The interval between 13 and 1 is the length of one ticket.
Although there is no risk of the issuance of the above-mentioned three ticket lengths being interrupted, the size of the device becomes large and at the end 1
This is because a large waste of the roll paper 20 will occur if the bill length ends.

 Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, steps SJ1 to SJ10
Then, each corresponds to the above-mentioned steps SA1 to SA10.

When the CPU 16 issues a ticket issuing instruction signal to the MPU 15 as the data sending unit 4 in step SJ1, it is determined in step SJ2 whether the instruction is a printing instruction for one ticket length.

If the instruction is for one ticket length, step
Proceed to SJ3 and cut the roll paper 20 for one ticket length.

In step SJ4, the MPU 15 reads the print data for one ticket length stored in the memory 14 from the area 14b, sends it to the head 11 as the printing unit 1, and prints for one ticket length. Become.

In step SJ5, if there is no signal for detecting the paper edge from the end check photo 13 as the paper edge detecting unit 3, the process returns to step SJ1 again to wait for the next ticket issuing instruction.

End check photo 1 while printing in step SJ5
If a detection signal indicating that the paper edge is detected is given to the MPU 15 as the data sending unit 4, the process ends.

On the other hand, if the MPU 15 as the data sending unit 4 determines in step SJ2 that the printing instruction is not for one ticket length,
In step SJ6, it is determined whether the instruction is an instruction for two ticket lengths. If it is determined that the instruction is for two ticket lengths, the operation proceeds to step SJ7, where the MPU 15 stores the area in the memory 14.
The print data for one ticket length out of the print data for two ticket lengths is read out from 14c, and the print data is sent to the head 11 as the printing unit 1 to perform printing. Will be cut, and with the Sutep SJ9, you will be able to print two longer sheets.

At that time, in step SJ10, the paper edge is
If it is detected by the photo 13, the process ends. If it is not detected, the cutter 12 cuts two ticket lengths and then returns to step SJ1 to wait for the next ticket issuing instruction. .

As shown in FIG. 2, this is the head 11 in this embodiment.
The distance between the end check photo 13 and the end check photo 13 is two ticket lengths, and when the paper edge is detected, one head length has already been printed by the head 11 or two ticket lengths have been printed. This is because after the end, all the contents of the two ticket lengths can be printed on the roll paper 20 up to the edge of the paper.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step SJ6 that the instruction from the CPU 16 is printing for three ticket lengths, the process proceeds to step SJ11, and the MPU 15 as the data sending unit 4 causes the memory 14 to operate.
Among the print data of the voucher ticket for three ticket lengths, the print data for one ticket length is read out from the area 14d and is sent to the head 11 for printing.

In step SJ12, it is judged whether or not there is a signal indicating the paper edge from the end check photo 13, and if not, the process proceeds to step 13 and the head 11 prints two of the printing data for three ticket lengths. After making a long print and cutting the ticket voucher for three ticket lengths by the cutter 12, printing is performed for a third long ticket, and the process proceeds to step SJ14. From the end check photo 13 to the MPU15 concerned. It is determined whether or not there is a signal indicating that the paper edge is detected. If the paper edge is not detected, the process returns to step SJ1 again and the CPU 16
It waits for an instruction to issue a ticket from, and when the paper edge is detected, the process ends.

On the other hand, if the paper edge is detected in step SJ12, that is, if the paper edge is detected after printing one ticket length or in the middle thereof, the remaining two ticket lengths or more and three ticket lengths Although the print data for two ticket lengths will be printed on the following roll papers, considering that it is necessary to leave the remaining roll paper for at least one ticket length or more at the end, three ticket lengths Since it is impossible to print all print data,
After proceeding to step SJ15 and cutting the length of two bills by the cutter 12, the MPU 15 reads the print data "invalid bill" from the area 14a of the memory 14 and
It is sent to 11, and as shown in FIG. 4 (c), after the printing of one ticket length of the counter voucher shown in FIG. 4 (b) is finished, it is printed to the second ticket length and output. .

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the paper edge is detected from the end check photo in the middle of printing the counter ticket, the ticket length of two ticket lengths as shown in FIG. Since the invalid ticket is output, it is convenient to handle the ticket when the ticket length and the content of the ticket correspond to each other when counting up.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when the paper edge of the roll paper is detected during printing and it is determined that the entire print portion cannot be printed on the remaining roll paper, the content is printed instead. The print data indicating that the ticket is invalid is printed.

Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize that the ticket is invalid when totaling the tickets issued by the ticket issuing device having a correspondence relationship between the ticket length and the content of the ticket. It is possible to provide a ticket issuing device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing types of tickets according to the embodiment. Is a block diagram according to the conventional example, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart according to the conventional example. 1 (11) ... Printing part (head) 2 (12) ... Paper cutting part (cutter) 3 (13) ... Paper edge detection part (end check photo) 4 (14,15) ... Data sending part (MPU, memory) )

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A paper edge detection unit (3) for detecting the paper edge of the roll paper, and a printing unit (1) for performing printing on the roll paper with various contents of the face according to the detection result or instruction. In a ticket issuing device having a sheet cutting unit (2) for cutting roll paper into various sheet lengths according to the above-mentioned contents according to the detection result or instruction, when the sheet edge is not detected during printing, or the sheet edge is detected. Even if it is determined that it is possible to print all the specified contents on the roll paper up to the end of the paper, print the stamp data representing the contents up to the end of the paper even if the end of the paper is detected. When it is determined that the specified content cannot be printed with the size of the roll paper, the predetermined print data indicating that the ticket is invalid is sent to the printing unit (1) instead of the print data. Having a data sending unit (4) for A ticket issuing device.