JP3049045B1 - Printer print volume recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

A printer print amount recording device capable of easily confirming a print amount is provided. SOLUTION: In a printer print amount recording device for recording a print amount of a supply paper of a printer device, a paper receiving table on which the supply paper is placed, and the placed supply paper are always measured and the measured value is held as a digital value. And a clock 2 for holding the measured time as a digital value, and record the print amount by the weight and time of the supply paper. Also, a control unit 4 for taking out the time of the clock and the measurement value of the weighing scale at a set sampling cycle, a storage unit 6 for accumulating and storing the time and weight from the control unit 4, and an operation instruction to the control unit 4 And an operation unit 3 for performing printing, and records a print amount based on time and weight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer print amount recording device, and more particularly to a printer print amount recording device capable of measuring the print amounts of a plurality of printers of different models.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in order to reduce troubles in a printer device, it is necessary to timely perform an inspection corresponding to a print amount.

For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 1-237182 discloses a technology of a periodic replacement part display device which knows the replacement time of a periodic replacement part whose performance is degraded depending on the printing amount by counting the printing amount and displays a replacement instruction of the periodic replacement part. Is described.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional example,
The print amount is counted by the print amount, and a warning is issued when the print amount reaches a certain value. When the maintenance staff adjusts the inspection date and time with the user, the maintenance staff cannot grasp how much printing is actually performed, and the sensory information from the user is all. Therefore, there is a problem that the printing is not always effective in a case where printing is concentrated on a specific date and time.

In addition, since the method of checking the print amount changes when the model of the printer device changes, there is a problem that anyone cannot easily check the print amount of a plurality of printers of different models at once. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer printing amount recording apparatus which can easily confirm the printing amount in order to solve the above-mentioned problem.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a printer print amount recording apparatus capable of confirming print amounts of a plurality of printers of different models collectively.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a printer printing amount recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided in a printer printing amount recording apparatus for recording a printing amount of a supply sheet of a printer apparatus. A paper receiving table, a weighing scale that constantly measures the placed paper supply and holds the measured value as a digital value, and a clock that holds the time of measurement as a digital value, and the weight and time of the supplied paper. And the printing amount is recorded.

[0009] It is preferable that the weighing scale and the clock are arranged on a paper receiving tray.

Further, it is preferable that a control unit is provided for extracting the time of the clock and the measurement value of the weighing scale at a set sampling cycle.

It is preferable that a storage unit is provided for storing the time and weight from the control unit.

It is preferable that an operation unit for instructing the control unit to operate is provided.

Further, the operation instruction preferably includes an instruction for taking out a sampling period, an instruction for reading and editing data from the storage unit, and an instruction for externally sending collected data.

[0014]

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a printer print amount recording apparatus according to the present invention when it is used. This apparatus can record the print amount simply by placing the printer paper box 13 on the apparatus 12 independently of the printer apparatus 11. The paper 15 that has passed through the printer device 11 is placed on the paper receiving tray 14, and the user can use the printer device without being conscious of recording the print amount.

The procedure for using the present apparatus is as follows. First, the sampling time and the weighing scale are adjusted to zero and the time of the clock is set. The change of the weighing scale is recorded at the set sampling time. Since a non-volatile storage device such as a floppy device or a hard disk device is used as the recording device, the recorded data is handled by a personal computer or the like, and can be easily processed and used according to the purpose.

[0017]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the printer print amount recording apparatus of the present invention. This device is
It comprises a weighing scale 1, a clock 2, an operation unit 3, a control unit 5, a display unit 5, and a storage unit 6. The weighing scale 1 has a size sufficient to put a print sheet, constantly measures the put sheet, and holds the value as a digital value. The clock 2 has a calendar function, holds time, and can take out the value as a digital value. The control unit 4 takes out the value of the weighing scale 1 and the value of the clock 2 at the sampling cycle set by the operation unit 3 and writes the value in the recording unit 6. The recording unit 6 accumulates and records these times and the paper weight. The operation unit 3 gives an operation instruction to the control unit 4, and sets a sampling period, reads data in the storage unit 6, performs editing, and issues an external transmission instruction of collected data. The display unit 5 performs display under the control of the control unit 4.

Next, returning to FIG. 1, the operation of the printer print amount recording apparatus of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment,
The apparatus 12 is installed below the paper 15 to be supplied to the printer 11 and the usage of the paper 15 is measured with time. As described above, the printing amount can be recorded simply by placing the printer paper box 13 on the apparatus 12 independently of the printer apparatus 11. The paper 15 that has passed through the printer device 11 is placed on the paper receiving tray 14, and the user can use the printer device without being conscious of recording the print amount.

Next, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the state of data obtained by performing paper measurement with the apparatus of the present invention. Such weight changes are sampled and the collected data is stored. Time is plotted on the horizontal axis and weight is plotted on the vertical axis, and the change in print amount with time is shown. As shown in the figure, when the box is replaced or the paper runs out, the weight becomes 0,
When new paper is set, the weight becomes the maximum value.

Next, FIG. 4 is a graph showing the change of the print amount for each printer device for each day. In this graph, the accumulated data is extracted from the storage unit 6 using various printers, and the print amount of each printer is edited for each day. Here, the feeling of the printer device user is indicated by a thick line following the paper usage amount for each device for April. As a result, the user's printer use status can be understood at a glance, and a discrepancy with the paper usage amount recognized by the user with his / her sense can be indicated to the user. That is, there was a peak on the sixth day of the actual working day, and the same tendency was observed from May to June. FIG. 4 shows the difference between the print amount estimated based on the information that the user has intuitively perceived and the result of checking the print amount every day. In the first half of each month, the print amount is large, and it is difficult to set the inspection time. Although it was information, it turned out that there was actually a peak on the sixth day of the working day of every month, and on the seventh day it was found that there was almost no use. In this way, by presenting the print volume transition graph to the user, the inspection date and time can be set on the seventh day, and this inspection can prevent failures that occurred frequently in the middle of the month and reduce failures Was effective.

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

The printer printing amount recording apparatus of the present invention is suitably installed and used individually in a high-speed large-size printer. In a department using a personal computer or the like, one or a plurality of the apparatuses are installed in a paper storage area, and once the supplied paper is stored thereon, the used paper can be used to measure the paper usage of each department.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the printing amount can be automatically recorded, a method for confirming the timely inspection date and time without the presence of maintenance personnel during the period when printing is concentrated. It will be easier. Therefore, a change in the print amount can be easily grasped in a time-series manner, so that an effective periodic inspection can be performed, and an effect that the trouble of the printer device can be reduced can be achieved.

In addition, a day when the amount of use is large is set, and this check has an effect of preventing a trouble frequently occurring in the middle of the month.

Also, since there is no connection with the printer, the method of checking the print amount does not change even if the model changes, and the printer must be used without being aware of the existence of the recording device when changing the paper. And anyone can easily check the print amount. Therefore, the recorded data can be easily used.

Further, since the data is recorded on a floppy medium or the like, the recorded data can be easily handled on a personal computer and represented in a graph, whereby the paper purchase time can be planned and the storage area can be reduced. This has the effect of reducing costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a graph showing a relationship between measurement time and weight.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing a relationship between an operation day and a usage amount of the printer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Weight scale 2 Clock 3 Operation part 4 Control part 5 Display part 6 Storage part 11 Printer device 12 This device 13 Paper box 14 Paper receiving tray 15 Paper

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printer printing amount recording device for recording a printing amount of a supply sheet of a printer device, wherein a sheet receiving table on which the supply sheet is placed and a supply sheet placed above are constantly measured, and the measured value is digitally measured. A printer for storing the print amount with the weight and time of the supply paper, comprising: a weighing scale that holds the value as a value, and a clock that holds the time at which the measurement was performed as a digital value. apparatus. 2. The printing amount recording device for a printer device according to claim 1, wherein said weighing scale and said timepiece are arranged on said paper receiving tray. 3. The printer print amount recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit for taking out the time of the clock and the measurement value of the weighing scale at a set sampling cycle. . 4. The printer print amount recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a storage unit for storing time and weight from said control unit. 5. The printer print amount recording apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an operation unit for giving an operation instruction to said control unit. 6. The printer printing method according to claim 5, wherein the operation instruction includes an instruction to take out the sampling period, an instruction to read and edit data from the storage unit, and an instruction to externally transmit collected data. Quantity recording device.