JP3362232B2 - Printer - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, printers using printing paper wound in a roll have been proposed. This printer is provided with a feed motor for pulling out the printing paper and a cut drive motor for cutting the printing paper. When a new roll of printing paper is attached to a printer after all of the printing paper has been used, it is necessary to attach the printing paper, draw out the printing paper to a predetermined length, and cut unnecessary portions. There is. Therefore, the printer requires two types of switches, a feed switch for operating the feed motor and a cut switch for operating the cut drive motor. [0004] Therefore, for printers that require strict costs, such as a printer added to an automatic laundry machine, there is a problem that providing two types of switches leads to an increase in cost. In view of the above problems, the present invention has
Provided is a printer capable of operating a feed motor and a cut drive motor with one switch. [0006] A printer according to claim 1 is provided.
Feed means for pulling out the roll of printing paper;
Cutting means for cutting the printing paper drawn by the feed means; a printer operation switch; and operating the feed means while the printer operation switch is in the ON state, and the printer operation switch being in the ON state. From OF
A control means for stopping the feed means and operating the cutting means when the state becomes the F state. In the printer having the above-mentioned structure, while the printer operation switch is in the ON state, the feeding means operates to pull out the printing paper. Then, when the printer operation switch changes from the ON state to the OFF state, the feeding means stops, and the drawing of the printing paper also stops. At the same time, the cutting means operates, and the printing paper is cut. Thus, the feed means and the cutting means can be operated with one operation switch, which leads to cost reduction. An embodiment in which the printer 100 of the present invention is used in an automatic laundry sorting machine A will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of an automatic laundry handling machine A. Cabinet body a of automatic laundry handling machine A
Is partitioned into 24 laundry storage boxes 15. Each box 15 has a size that can store about five shirts that have been cleaned and packaged, and the front surface of each box 15 is open. A large door 1 having 24 small doors 2 is provided in front of the cabinet body a.
Is opened, all the boxes 15 are opened and the large door 1
Is closed, the small door 2 is designed to be the door of each box 15. Each small door 2 has a handle 3, and beside each small door 2, a box number 4 from "1" to "24",
Empty box display lamps 5 as box display means are provided, and each has lock means (not shown) controlled by the control unit. In the present embodiment, the small door 2 also serves as a laundry loading / unloading unit for attendants. The large door 1 has a bill insertion slot 6 in addition to the small door 2.
Coin slot 7, return lever 8, operation unit 9, amount display unit 1
0, a statement exit 11, a coin return slot 12, a staff operation key switch 13, and a keyhole 14 for a large door are provided. The main body control unit 118 controls these. In addition, a printer 100 for printing a statement issued from the statement exit 11 is provided on the rear surface of the large door 1 (see FIG. 8). The printer 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the printer 100, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the large door 1 to which the printer 100 is attached. Reference numeral 110 denotes a field for drawing a predetermined length of the printing paper 109 from the printing paper 109 wound in a roll.
This is a motor for a load. A printing paper 109 is sandwiched between a pair of rolls 110a and 110b, and the roll 110a is connected to a motor 1 for a feed.
Reference numeral 112 for driving the printer 10 to pull out the printing paper 109 is as follows:
This is a cutter driving motor for operating a cutter 111 that cuts the printing paper 109 pulled out by the feed motor 110 at a predetermined position. Reference numeral 114 denotes a feed motor 110.
And a printer control unit for controlling the cutter driving motor 112. The control unit 114 is connected to a printing unit 120 for printing characters and numbers on the printing paper 109 and a cut feed switch 116. Further, data to be printed and an operation command signal are input from the main body control unit 118 of the automatic laundry handling machine A. The cut feed switch 116
Is provided on the rear surface of the large door 1 so as not to be operated by customers. In a normal state, when data to be printed or an operation command signal is input from the main body control unit 118, the printer 100 prints the data at the printing unit 120 and feeds the data to the feed motor. When the printing paper 109 is pulled out by driving the printing paper 109 and reaches a predetermined length, the cutter driving motor 112 is operated and the printing paper 109 is cut by the cutter 111. However, there is a case where all the roll-shaped printing paper 109 is exhausted and replaced, that is, a case where maintenance is performed. In this case, the administrator opens the large door 1, attaches a new roll-shaped printing paper 109 to the printer 100, and performs the following maintenance. The operation will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 9 according to the operation of the printer control unit 114. In step 1, it is detected whether or not the cut feed switch 116 is ON. If the cut feed switch 116 is ON, the process proceeds to step 2;
Proceed to normal processing of. In step 2, feed motor 1
10 is operated to pull out the printing paper 109, and the process proceeds to step 3. In step 3, it is detected whether or not the cut feed switch 116 is in the ON state. If the cut feed switch 116 is in the ON state, this operation is continued. In step 4, feed motor 1
Stop 10 and proceed to step 5. In step 5, the cutter driving motor 112 is operated to cut the printing paper 109, and in step 6
Proceed to normal processing of. Thus, the cut feed switch 11
6 is ON, the printing paper 109 is pulled out, and OF
Since it is cut in the F state, only one switch is required, which leads to cost reduction. FIG. 2 is a front view showing details of the operation unit 9. The operation unit 9 includes a deposit button 21, a pick-up button 22, an overdue take-out button 23,
It has a numeric keypad 24, an end button 25, a correction button 26, and a guidance display section 27. The deposit button 21 is a button used when the user deposits the laundry and when the clerk returns the processed laundry. The pick-up button 22 is a button used when the clerk takes out the unprocessed laundry and when the user picks up the processed laundry. The deferred take-out button 23 is a button used when the attendant once takes out the processed laundry because the processed laundry is not taken up even after a certain period of time. In some cases, delinquency removal is not performed for operation. Numeric keypad 24
Is input means for inputting a customer identification symbol, a laundry identification symbol, and the like. The guide display unit 27 is a box display unit that displays a box number, a display unit that displays a laundry identification symbol, and a unit that displays various instructions to a user and a staff member. Automatic laundry agent A having the above configuration
However, an example of the operation in the case where a single type of laundry is transferred under the control of the control unit, such as only a shirt, will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic laundry agent A when the user deposits laundry. First, at step a1, the deposit button 21
When the deposit mode is selected by pressing, it is determined in step a2 whether or not there is an empty box 15. This determination is made by searching an area on the memory that manages the use state of the box 15. If there is no empty box 15, it is impossible to deposit the box, so that information is displayed on the guide display unit 27 and the operation is terminated. If there is, the process proceeds to step a3. In step a3, an instruction for inputting a telephone number is displayed on the guidance display unit 27, and the telephone number is input by the user using the numeric keypad 24 in accordance with the instruction. This telephone number is input as a customer identification code, and does not need to be a predetermined number, but may be a password determined by the user on the spot. Next, in step a4, an instruction for inputting the number of laundry items is displayed on the guide display unit 27. When the number of laundry items is input by the user using the numeric keypad 24 in accordance with the instruction, these telephones are called. Store the number, number of sheets, laundry number, etc. in a specific area on the memory,
Proceed to step a5. Here, the laundry number is a number assigned by an identification symbol assigning means as a laundry identification symbol. In the present embodiment, the laundry number is a serial number assigned to each piece of laundry to be deposited, but is not limited thereto. Not something. In step a5, the charge calculated based on the number of sheets input in step a4 and the unit price set in advance is displayed on the money amount display unit 10, and the process proceeds to step a6. At step a6, the displayed money or more cash is paid out from the bill insertion slot 6 and / or the coin insertion slot 7. When the fee is paid, in step a7,
The box number 4 of the vacant box 15 to be used is displayed on the guidance display unit 27, the vacant box display lamp 5 indicating the box 15 is turned on, the small door 2 of the box 15 is unlocked, and step a8 is performed. Proceed to. In step a8, the small door 2 of the box 15 is opened by the user to put laundry, and the small door 2 is closed again. In step a9, the small door 2 is automatically locked. . In step a10, a deposit certificate in which the input telephone number, the number of deposits, the fee, etc. are entered is printed by the printer 100 and issued from the statement exit 11. If there is a change, payout is performed in step a11, and the depositing operation ends. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic laundry machine A when the user picks up the processed laundry. When the pick-up mode is selected by pressing the pick-up button 22 in step b1, an instruction for inputting a telephone number is displayed on the guidance display unit 27 in step b2. In accordance with this instruction, when the telephone number entered at the time of deposit is entered by the user with the ten keys 24, the process proceeds to step b3. In step b3, it is determined whether or not the corresponding laundry is in the box 15. That is, an area in the memory in which data such as the laundry number, the telephone number, and the number of stored items is stored is searched, and the laundry to which the laundry number corresponding to the telephone number input in step b2 is added is returned. Is determined. If it is determined that there is, an advance is made to step b4 to determine whether or not there is an additional charge. The additional fee is generated, for example, in the case where the collection of the processed laundry is delayed and a delinquent fee is collected, or in the case where the regular fee has not been paid due to the input of an incorrect number at the time of deposit. If there is an additional charge, the process proceeds to step a5, where the additional charge is displayed on the amount display unit 10, and
When the additional fee is paid as instructed in step 6, step b
Go to 7. If there is no additional charge, step b
Go to 7. At step b7, the box number 4 of the box 15 containing the laundry corresponding to the telephone number input at step b2 is displayed on the guidance display section 27, and the empty box display lamp 5 indicating the box is turned on. Then, the lock of the small door 2 of the box is released. In step b8, the small door 2 is opened by the user to take out the laundry, and when the small door 2 is closed, the small door 2 is automatically locked in step b9, and the take-off operation is performed. finish. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the automatic laundry machine A when the attendant takes out the laundry. At step c1, the staff operation key switch 1
3 is turned on, and in step c2, the pick-up button 22
Is pressed to select the attendant removal mode, the process proceeds to step c3, and it is determined whether or not there is laundry to be taken. If there is no such information, no pick-up is performed, so that information is displayed on the guide display unit 27 and the operation is terminated. If it is determined that there is, the process proceeds to step c4, where the box number 4 of the box 15 containing the laundry to be picked up is displayed on the guidance display unit 27, and the empty box display lamp 5 indicating the box number is turned on. Then, the small door 2 of the box is unlocked. And step c
In step 5, the laundry display unit 27 displays the laundry number and the number of the laundry given to the laundry stored in the box 15. In step c6, the attendant opens the small door 2 of the box 15 and takes out the laundry.
The attendant attaches the laundry number displayed on the guidance display unit 27 in step c5 to each of the taken out laundry by using a tag or the like. In step c7, it is determined whether or not the take-off button 22 has been pressed. If so, the small door 2 of the box 15 is automatically locked in step c11, and the process returns to step c3 to return to another step c3. The operation of taking out the laundry is started. If the pick-up button 22 has not been pressed, it is determined in step c8 whether the end button 25 has been pressed. If the end button 25 has been pressed, step c
9, the small door 2 is automatically locked, and in step c10, the receipt is printed by the printer 100 and the statement exit 11
And ends the pick-up operation. End button 2
If 5 has not been pressed, the process returns to step c7. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic laundry handling machine A when the attendant returns the processed laundry. At step d1, the staff operation key switch 1
3 is turned on, and in step d2, the deposit button 22
Is pressed to select the attendant return mode, an instruction for inputting the laundry number is displayed on the guidance display unit 27 in step d3. When the laundry number is input, in step d4, the box number 4 of the empty box 15 to be used is displayed on the guidance display unit 27, and the empty box display lamp 5 indicating the box is turned on.
Unlock the small door 2 of the box. In step d5, when the door 2 of the box 15 is opened by the attendant to store the processed laundry and the small door 2 is closed, it is determined in step d6 whether the deposit button has been pressed. If pressed,
The small door 2 of the box 15 is automatically locked in step d10, and the flow returns to step d3 to start the operation of returning another laundry. If the deposit button 22 has not been pressed, it is determined in a step d7 whether or not the end button 25 has been pressed.
Is automatically locked, and in step d9, the reversal document is printed by the printer 100 and issued from the statement exit 11, and the reversing operation is completed. If the end button 25 has not been pressed, the process returns to step d6. As described above, the automatic laundry handling machine A is operated by a user who deposits the laundry or a person who tries to return the processed laundry by pressing the deposit button to perform a predetermined operation. Is performed, an empty box is searched for and indicated by searching for an area on the memory, and the box is unlocked to enable storage of laundry. Also, when a user who tries to pick up the laundry inputs the telephone number or the like entered at the time of deposit, the box storing the laundry is searched and displayed, the lock is released, and the collection is performed. Enable. As described above, the automatic laundry handling machine A is capable of both receiving and returning, and since it can be operated all day by unmanned persons, it is installed in a convenience store or the like, It is particularly suitable for use by people who cannot come to the laundry during business hours. On the other hand, a laundry shop can be freed from receiving and returning operations that tend to be complicated, and business opportunities can be expanded by extending business hours and expanding sales channels. In addition, since the system always searches and uses empty boxes, the boxes can be used more effectively, and more laundry can be received.
Further, since the unlocking of the small door is performed by operating the numeric keypad, the user is released from the trouble of holding a key or a card. The printer 100 of the present invention may be attached to a device used in the automatic laundry sorting machine A. As described above, according to the printer of the present invention, the feed means and the cut means can be operated with one operation switch, which leads to cost reduction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an automatic laundry handling machine A. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the operation unit 9. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of depositing by a user. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of collection by a user. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of pick-up by a clerk. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an operation at the time of return by a clerk. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a printer. FIG. 8 is a side view of the printer. FIG. 9 is a flowchart at the time of maintenance of the printer. [Description of Signs] A: Automatic laundry handling machine a: Cabinet body 1 Large door 2 Small door 3 Handle 4 Box number 5 Empty box display lamp 6 Bill insertion slot 7 Coin slot 8 Return lever 9 Operation unit 10 Amount display unit 11 Statement outlet 12 Coin return slot 13 Staff operation key switch 14 Large door Key hole 15 Box 21 Deposit button 22 Pickup button 23 Deferred removal button 24 Numeric keypad 25 End button 26 Correction button 27 Information display unit 100 Printer 110 File -Motor for motor 112 -Motor for cut drive 114 -Controller for printer 116 -Cut feed switch

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (1) Feed means for drawing out a roll of printing paper, and cutting means for cutting the printing paper drawn by the feed means. A printer operation switch; and the printer operation switch is in an ON state.
And a control means for operating the feed means and stopping the feed means and operating the cutting means when the printer operation switch changes from an ON state to an OFF state.