JP2589402B2 - Slip printer - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a slip printer, and more particularly, to a printer used for an electronic cash register (ECR) or a sales management (POS) terminal.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of printer, a position to be printed on a slip is fixed.

In such a conventional printer, since the printing position on a slip is fixed, it is not possible to perform printing on a slip where printing is to be performed at a different position, resulting in poor versatility.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a slip printer capable of expanding versatility.

Configuration of the inventionA slip printer according to the present invention has a slip having holding means for holding identification information for designating a preset printing standard, storage means for storing the printing standard corresponding to the identification information, Reading means for reading the identification information from the holding means for the slip, and when the slip is not on the transport path, projecting above a transport surface of the transport path to stop the slip at a predetermined position, and A stopper member that moves below the transport surface when the identification information is read from the storage device; and the slip based on the printing standard read from the storage unit in accordance with the identification information of the slip read by the reading unit. And control means for controlling printing to be performed.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a reading unit 1 reads identification information from a slip (not shown) and sends the identification information to a slip identification unit 2.

The slip identification unit 2 identifies the format of the slip based on the identification information from the reading unit 1, reads the printing standard corresponding to the identification information from the printing standard storage unit 3 based on the identification information, and stores the printing standard in the printing unit 4 and the slip. It is sent to the transport unit 5.

In the printing standard storage unit 3, the printing standard including the effective printing range such as the first printing position and the last line printing position of the voucher, the printing start position in each line, the voucher thickness (the number of vouchers) corresponds to the voucher identification information. And stored.

The printing unit 4 performs printing on the slip according to the printing standard sent from the slip identification unit 2, and the slip transport unit 5 transports the slip according to the printing standard sent from the slip identification unit 2.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a slip according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, at a predetermined position of the slip 6, a bar code section 6a on which identification information for designating a printing standard stored in the printing standard storage section 3 is printed as a bar code is provided.

The identification information of the bar code section 6a is read by the reflection sensor (not shown) of the reading section 1 scanning in the direction of arrow A.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a slip printer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reading unit 1, a printing unit (slip unit) 4 for printing on a slip 6, a slip transport unit 5 for transporting the slip 6, and a slip The printer includes a stopper 7 for stopping at a position, a printing platen 8, an ink ribbon mechanism 9, and a receipt journal unit 10 for printing a receipt to a customer and a receipt at a store.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The slip 6 is transported on the slip transport unit 5 and the stopper 7
When the reading unit 1 stops at a predetermined position, the reading unit 1 reads the identification information from the barcode unit 6a of the slip 6.

Here, the stopper 7 protrudes above the slip transport surface of the slip transport unit 5 when the slip 6 is not on the slip transport unit 5, and when the reading unit 1 reads the identification information from the slip 6, the slip transport surface It is designed to move downward.

The identification information of the slip 6 read by the reading unit 1 is sent to the slip identification unit 2, and the printing standard corresponding to the identification information is read from the printing standard storage unit 3 by the slip identification unit 2.

That is, the slip identification unit 2 uses the identification information from the reading unit 1 to read the effective printing range such as the first printing position and the last line printing position of the slip 6, the printing start position in each line, and the number of slips 6 The printing standard is read out, and the printing standard is sent to the printing unit 4 and the slip transport unit 5.

Therefore, the slip 6 is transported by the slip transport section 5 according to the printing standard from the slip identifying section 2, and is printed by the printing section 4 according to the printing standard from the slip identifying section 2.

As described above, by holding the identification information for designating the printing standard in the bar code portion 6a of the slip 6, the printing operation in the printing section 4 and the transport operation in the slip transport section 5 are converted into the format of the slip 6. By matching the printing standard of the voucher 6 with the printing standard storage unit 3, the number of available vouchers can be increased.

In addition, the printing operation in the printing unit 4 and the transport operation in the slip transport unit 5 are controlled in accordance with the printing standard read from the printing standard storage unit 3 based on the identification information read from the slip 6 by the reading unit 1. Thus, by registering the printing standard of the slip 6 in the printing standard storage unit 3, the number of slips that can be used can be increased, and the versatility of the slip printer can be expanded.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the identification information is printed as a barcode. However, the OCR (optical character reader) is used.
Is used, the identification information may be displayed using ordinary symbols or numbers, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to control the printing operation and the transport operation in accordance with the format of a slip by holding identification information for designating a printing standard in the slip. It is possible to increase the number of usable slips by registering the printing standard.

Further, according to the slip printer of the present invention, the versatility is improved by reading out the printing standard stored in advance by the identification information read from the slip and controlling the printing operation and the conveying operation according to the printing standard. There is an effect that it can be enlarged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a slip according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of Signs of Main Parts 1 Reading Unit 2 Slip Identification Unit 3 Printing Standard Storage Unit 4 Printing Unit 5 Slip Conveying Unit 6 Slip 6a Bar Code Unit 7 Stopper

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A slip having holding means for holding identification information for designating a preset printing standard, a storage means for storing the printing standard corresponding to the identification information, and a holding means for the slip Reading means for reading the identification information from, and when the slip is not on the transport path, protrudes above the transport surface of the transport path to stop the slip at a predetermined position, and the identification means reads the identification information from the slip by the reading means. A stopper member that moves below the transport surface when read, and prints on the slip based on the printing standard read from the storage means according to the identification information of the slip read by the reading means. And a control means for controlling the slip printer.