JP2872733B2 - Printer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] Regarding a printer apparatus in which a page break is performed by a page break activating means, a plurality of page breaks can be easily performed without pressing a page break switch a plurality of times as in the related art. In a printer device in which a page break is performed by a page break initiating unit, a page break number setting unit for setting the number of page breaks in the paper, and a page break Page length setting means for setting a page length which is the length of one page when performing the operation, a direction setting means for setting a page break direction of the sheet, and a start command from the page break start means are input. When the number of pages set by the page number setting means is set to one page, the length set by the page length setting means is regarded as one page. It has to set the direction, and page breaks control means for controlling to perform a page break operation, the by 1 by the page break starting means
It is configured to allow a plurality of page breaks to be performed by a single start command.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a printer device in which a page break of a sheet is performed by a page break activation unit.

2. Description of the Related Art In a printer device that is frequently used as an output device of a computer, a continuous sheet or a cut sheet is used as a recording medium. Various functions, such as a page break function and a line feed function, are provided for controlling the paper feed.

[Conventional technology]

In the page break function of the conventional printer, when a page break switch is pressed, the page at the print position at that time is sent and ejected, the next page is carried in, and the first line is adjusted to the print position.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in a conventional printer device, in the case where continuous paper is used, in order to perform a page break over a plurality of pages, such as when it is desired to provide a margin of a plurality of pages after printing a series of data contents, it is necessary to use such a method. I had to press the page break switch a number of times.

If the number of remaining pages on the continuous paper is small (for example, two to three pages) at the time when printing of a series of data contents is completed, printing of the next series of data contents from the next page is started. The paper must be replaced.

In this case, the operator cannot leave the printer device until the paper is completely exchanged, and the paper on which a series of data has been printed is divided into two parts, which is not preferable in terms of paper organization.

Therefore, in such a case, in the conventional printer device, the page break switch is pressed to discharge the remaining plural pages of the sheet. However, even if the page break switch is pressed, only one page is changed. Therefore, every time the page break operation is completed, the page break switch must be pressed many times, and the operation is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a printer apparatus that can easily perform a page break of a plurality of pages without pressing a page break switch a plurality of times unlike the related art.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above-described problem, the printer apparatus according to the present invention performs a page break with a page break number setting unit 11 for setting a page break number of the paper PA, as shown in FIGS. Page length setting means 13 for setting a page length which is the length of one page, a direction setting means 12 for setting a page break direction of the paper PA, and the page break activation means.
When the start command from 14 is input, the length set by the page length setting means 13 is set to one page, and the number of pages set by the page number setting means 11 is set by the direction setting means. And a page break control unit 21 for controlling a page break operation in the set direction, and it is possible to perform a page break of a plurality of pages by a single start command from the page break start unit 14. It is configured as follows.

(Operation)

The number of page breaks setting means 11 sets the number of page breaks of the paper PA.

The direction setting unit 12 sets the page break direction of the paper PA.

The page break control unit 21 performs a page break operation in the direction set by the direction setting unit 12 when the start command from the page break start unit 14 is input. Control to do.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a printer 1 according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the paper PA used in the printer device 1.

Paper PA is continuous paper, and is perforated CL and perforated CL
Is one page, and the distance (length in the vertical direction) is the page length.

The printer device 1 includes a page number setting switch 11, a direction setting switch 12, a page length setting switch 13, a page break activation switch 14, a control unit 15, a printing unit 16, and the like.

The number-of-page-break setting switch 11 is used to set the number of page breaks of the paper PA.

The direction setting switch 12 is for setting a page break direction of the paper PA. The setting in the reverse direction is performed in order to return the paper PA, for example, when the paper PA is sent too much by mistake.

The page length setting switch 13 is for setting a page length which is the length of one page of the paper PA.

These switches are, for example, one or a plurality of digital switches that can be set from 0 to 9.

In this case, the setting value corresponds to the number of page breaks in the page number setting switch 11, the direction setting switch 12 corresponds to, for example, “0” corresponds to the forward direction, the other corresponds to the reverse direction, and the page length setting switch 13 corresponds to Set value is one page length [inch]
Corresponding to

The page break activation switch 14 is used to activate a page break operation by pressing this switch, and is composed of, for example, an automatic return type push button switch.

These switches are arranged on the operation surface of the printer 1 or the like.

The control unit 15 includes a page break control unit 21 and a memory 22, and controls the entire printer apparatus 1. Control unit 15
Can be realized using, for example, a microprocessor.

The page break control unit 21 controls the number of pages set by the page break setting switch 11 to perform a page break operation in the direction set by the direction setting switch 12 when the page break start switch 14 is pressed. I do.

The memory 22 appropriately reads and stores the contents (number of page breaks, page break direction, page length) set in the page break setting switch 11, the direction setting switch 12, and the page length setting switch 13, respectively. Data and programs necessary for control and data processing in the unit 15 are stored as appropriate.

The printing unit 16 includes a print head 3 for printing on paper PA.
1. It has a paper feed motor 32 for feeding paper PA and the like.

 FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing page break control.

When the page break start switch 14 is pressed (step # 1)
1) The page break number and the page break direction are read from the memory 22 (step # 12), and the counter is set to the page break number (step # 13).

When the counter is not zero (No in Step # 14), the execution of the loop formed in Steps # 14 to # 18 is 1
It is determined whether it is the first time (step # 15).

If it is the first time, the remaining portion of the page is transmitted (step # 16), and the counter is counted down by one (step # 18).

For the second and subsequent times, the set page length is read from the memory 22 and the corresponding page length is transmitted (step # 17).

This loop is repeated until the counter becomes zero in step # 14.

Therefore, for example, it is assumed that “3” is set as the number of page breaks and “forward direction” is set as the page break direction, and printing of a series of data contents is performed at the position indicated by the arrow HD1 in FIG. Pressing the page break start switch 14
PA is sent in the forward direction and stops at the position indicated by arrow HD2.

If the user wants to return the paper PA to one page, the page break number setting switch 11 is set to “1”, the direction setting switch 12 is set to “reverse direction”, and then the page break start switch 14 is set. When is pressed, the paper PA is sent out in the reverse direction and stops at the position indicated by the arrow HD3.

According to the above embodiment, the page break activation switch 14 is set to 1
By pressing the button twice, the paper PA is sent out in the set number of pages and the direction of the page break to perform a page break, so that it is not necessary to press the page break switch 14 many times as in the related art, and the operation is extremely easy. . In addition, since the paper PA can be sent in the reverse direction, it can be easily restored even if the paper PA is sent too much. By operating these in combination, you can freely control the feeding of the paper PA can do.

In the above-described embodiment, a digital switch is used to set the number of page breaks and the direction of page breaks. However, the number of page breaks and the direction of page breaks may be set using numeric keys, function keys, and the like. The configuration of the printer 1 and the flowchart of the page break operation described above can be variously changed. The present invention can be applied to various printer devices such as a line printer, a dot impact printer, an ink jet printer, a thermal printer, a laser beam printer, and an XY plotter.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, a plurality of page breaks can be easily performed without pressing the page break switch a plurality of times as in the related art.

In addition, since a page break in the reverse direction can be easily performed, the paper can be freely operated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a printer device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of paper used in the printer device, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing page break control. In the figure, 1 is a printer device, 11 is a page number setting switch (page number setting means), 12 is a direction setting switch (direction setting means (, 14 is a page break start switch (page break start means), 21 is a page break switch). Page control unit (page break control means), PA is paper.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a printer apparatus in which a page break is performed by a page break initiating means, a page break number setting means for setting the number of page breaks of the paper, and a length of one page when performing the page break. A page length setting unit for setting a certain page length; a direction setting unit for setting a page break direction of paper; and a page length setting unit when a start command is input from the page break start unit. A page break control unit that controls the number of pages set by the page break number setting unit to perform a page break operation in the direction set by the direction setting unit, with the length set by 1 as one page; A printer which is capable of performing a plurality of page breaks by a single start command from the page break start unit.