JP4827459B2 - Billing system for stencil printing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a billing system for a stencil printing apparatus.

  Conventionally, as this type of billing system, there is one described in Patent Document 1, for example. This relates to a stencil printing system that executes a plate making operation for punching a manuscript image on a stencil sheet and a printing operation for printing a manuscript image on a printing sheet using the punched stencil sheet.

  This plate-making printing system inputs a fee required for executing a plate-making operation by a plate-making printing apparatus or a printing operation to a fee-charging means, and only a plate-making charging mode in which only a plate-making operation is charged by a selection means and a printing operation Select one or both of the print billing modes to charge, and calculate the fee required to execute the plate making operation or printing operation by the billing device, respectively, and the amount thrown into the fee entry means is greater than the calculated fee And the execution of the plate-making operation or printing operation by the plate-making printing apparatus is permitted when the amount of money thrown in by the control means is equal to or greater than the calculated fee. If selected, the charge for printing operation is not charged. If only the print charging mode is selected, the fee for plate making operation is selected. It is those which do not perform the billing.

  Further, what is described in Patent Document 2 relates to a printing apparatus that writes acquired image data on a master by a writing unit and winds the master around a plate cylinder of a printing unit for printing.

This printing device stores the fee data per plate and the printing fee data per arbitrary number for each master type in the storage means, counts the number of sheets by the counting means, and counts the number of printed sheets and the number per arbitrary number of sheets. The printing fee is calculated by the calculation means based on the fee data, and the master fee data and the calculated printing fee data are displayed separately or added together in the display means.
JP 2003-251906 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-7601

  Unlike the fee calculation system that only handles the number of printed sheets, such as a copying service using an electronic copying machine, the conventional configuration as described above calculates the fee for plate-making operation unique to stencil printing, and it is a fine charge. System.

  However, since the system described in Patent Document 1 is a system that assumes a specific user, for example, a user who brings his own paper and prints, or a user who performs a large amount of printing, there are a plurality of operation modes. Therefore, the operation is complicated for an installation manager who installs the stencil printing apparatus of this system in a store or the like or a general user who performs a small amount of printing.

  In addition, the system described in Patent Document 1 allows fine fee calculation and billing, but for installation managers who install stencil printing apparatuses in stores or the like, fees based on a number of conditions are used as basic setting items. It is necessary to input, and handling is complicated.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a billing system for a stencil printing apparatus that is easy to operate and easy to understand for both installation managers and general users of the stencil printing apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a billing system for a stencil printing apparatus according to the present invention includes a stencil printing apparatus that performs a plate-making operation for punching an original image on a stencil sheet and performing a printing operation using the stencil sheet. A control means for controlling the plate making operation and the printing operation of the stencil printing apparatus; a storage means for registering a charge condition for operating the stencil printing apparatus; and a charge input means. A billing device that calculates on the basis of the billing device. The billing device has a condition setting unit that sets the fee condition in a storage unit, and the condition setting unit prints the basic charge amount and the billing target at the basic charge amount as the charge condition. Change the setting of the permitted basic printing number, which is the permitted number, and when the input amount satisfies the basic charge amount, It is intended to permit the execution of the printing operation.

In addition, the charging device sets the unit charge amount for the number of printed sheets exceeding the basic print permitted number as a fee condition, and sets the unit print number as the unit of the number of prints permitted to be printed. The permitted number of prints with respect to the input amount exceeding is calculated based on the unit charge amount and the unit print number, and the control device is permitted to execute the printing operation for the calculated permitted print number.
In addition, the billing apparatus sets a different unit charge amount according to the number of printed sheets as a charge condition.

In the charging apparatus, the basic fee set in the fee condition is an integral multiple of the minimum currency unit that can be accepted by the fee input means.
The charging device sets the unit fee amount and the number of printed sheets as fee conditions so that the fee amount related to the number of printed sheets is an integral multiple of the minimum currency unit that can be accepted by the fee entry means. .

In addition, the billing apparatus changes the unit charge amount and the number of printed sheets by the condition setting means.

Further, the stencil printing apparatus or the billing apparatus is provided with a display means, and the billing apparatus displays the charge conditions set by the condition setting means on the display means.
Further, the stencil printing apparatus or the billing apparatus is provided with a display means, and the billing apparatus displays on the display means the number of prints permitted for the control device.

  Further, the stencil printing apparatus or the billing apparatus is provided with a display means, and the control apparatus displays the permitted number of prints permitted by the billing apparatus on the display means as the print number setting value.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the input amount satisfies the basic charge amount, the stencil printing apparatus operates to execute the plate making operation and the printing operation for the basic print permission number, and for the input amount exceeding the basic charge amount, By executing the printing operation for the permitted number of prints, the user does not need to perform complicated operations such as mode selection, and the billing system of the stencil printing apparatus is simple and easy to understand.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4, a stencil printing apparatus 1 includes a plate making unit 101 that performs a plate making operation for punching an original image on a stencil sheet, and a printing unit 102 that performs a printing operation for printing using the plate making base sheet. A plate discharging unit 103 for discharging the plate making base paper from the plate making unit 101 is provided. Since the configuration is a conventionally known configuration, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the stencil printing apparatus 1, an operation panel unit 2 is arranged on the front side at the top, and an image reading unit 3 for reading an image from a document is arranged behind the operation panel unit 2. The image reading unit 3 includes an automatic document reading device 4 and a manual document reading device 5, and the automatic document reading device 4 is provided so as to be openable and closable between a position covering the document placing surface 5 a of the manual document reading device 5 and a position where it is opened. ing.

  The operation input / display unit (operation panel unit) 2 includes a display device 6 including a liquid crystal screen or the like serving as display means for displaying information, and various selection buttons 7 for selecting information displayed on the display device 6. A numeric keypad 8a and a clear key 8b for inputting numbers, a platemaking button 9 for instructing start of platemaking operation, a print button 10 for instructing start of printing operation, and a stop button for instructing stop of various operations 11, a test print button 12 for instructing a test print, and an all clear button 13 for invalidating all input information and returning to an initial state.

  Further, the operation input / display unit (operation panel unit) 2 is provided with a CPU 104 serving as a control means for controlling the image reading unit 3, the plate making unit 101, the printing unit 102, and the plate discharging unit 103. A ROM 105 and a RAM 106 are provided as storage means for registering programs.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the charging device 14 connected to the stencil printing machine 1 by a cable includes a coin insertion slot 15 serving as a fee insertion means, a display unit 16 for displaying information such as the amount of money, and various states. And a return button 18 for instructing the return of the inserted money or change, a CPU 19 serving as control means inside, a RAM 20 serving as storage means for registering various data and operation programs, and A ROM 21 is provided, and the CPU 19 has a function of condition setting means for rewriting various data registered in the RAM 20. The charging device 14 can be provided integrally with the stencil printing apparatus 1.

  In the present invention, the currency that is accepted by the fee input means is any one that functions as a distribution means and a payment means, and includes money (coins), banknotes (banknotes), and further prepaid cards, electronic money, and the like. In the present embodiment, the coin insertion slot 15 is provided assuming a coin as an example. However, a bill, a prepaid card, electronic money, or the like can be received.

  The charging device 14 registers a fee condition for operating the stencil printing apparatus 1 as data in the RAM 20, and the CPU 19 determines the amount of the input amount based on the fee condition, and makes a plate making operation to the CPU 104 of the stencil printing apparatus 1. And allow execution of printing operations.

  The fee conditions are a basic fee amount, a basic print permission number, a unit fee amount, a unit print number, and the like. The basic fee amount is an amount necessary for permitting the execution of the plate making operation and the printing operation for the basic print permission number, and is set to, for example, 50 yen. The basic print permission number is a predetermined number of print permission sheets for which printing is permitted in the basic charge amount, and is set to 10 sheets, for example.

  The unit charge amount is a charge amount for the number of printed sheets exceeding the basic print permitted number (10 sheets), and the unit print number is a unit of the number of printed sheets permitted to be printed. The unit charge amount and the number of unit prints can be set as a unit charge number, and a charge amount per sheet can be set as the unit charge amount. Although it is possible to set a fee amount per 10 sheets as the amount, in this embodiment, the unit printing number is set to 10 and the fee amount per sheet is set as the unit fee amount.

  In the present embodiment, the minimum currency unit of the currency that can be accepted at the coin insertion slot 15 is set as 10 yen, and the basic charge amount set in the charge condition and the charge amount related to the number of printed units (unit printed sheet number × unit fee amount) ) Is set as an integer multiple of 10 yen which is the minimum currency unit. Although it is possible to use a one-yen coin as a currency accepted by the charge input means, the handling becomes troublesome. In addition, a configuration that allows the use of a prepaid card or electronic money is excellent in convenience because there is no trouble in sending and receiving charges.

  In this embodiment, the unit fee amount is set differently depending on the number of printed sheets, and when the number of printed sheets exceeding the basic permitted number of printed sheets is 10 (unit printed sheet number × 1). If the number of prints exceeding 5 yen / sheet and the basic print permission number of 10 is 20 (unit print number × 2), the number of prints exceeding 4 yen / sheet and the basic print permission number of 10 is 30 sheets. 3 units / sheet when (unit printing number × 3), 30 yen (unit printing number × 3) exceeding 10 of the basic printing permitted number, 2 yen / sheet, etc. .

  Alternatively, 1 to 10 printed sheets exceeding the basic printing permitted number of 10 sheets are 5 yen / sheet, 11 to 20 printed sheets are 4 yen / sheet, and 21 to 30 printed sheets are 3 yen. It is also possible to set the number of printed sheets from 31 to 40 to 2 yen / sheet, and so on.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.
Initial setting In installation initial setting or the like, the installation manager of the stencil printing apparatus 1 operates various buttons on the operation panel unit 2 to transmit a setting switching signal from the CPU 104 to the CPU 19 of the charging apparatus 14, and the basic fee amount and basic Change the number of allowed prints to an arbitrary value. Alternatively, the unit fee amount and the number of printed sheets are changed to arbitrary values. The fee conditions set and operated are displayed on the display device 6.
Printing operation When the general user operator confirms that a guidance message indicating the initial state, for example, “please insert money”, is displayed on the display device 6 of the operation panel unit 2, and does not indicate the initial state In this case, the all clear button 13 is operated to instruct the CPU 104 to return to the initial state.

Next, a predetermined amount of coins is inserted into the coin insertion slot 15 of the charging device 14 and the amount displayed on the display unit 16 is confirmed. When a document is set on the document placing surface 5a of the automatic document reading device 4 or the manual document reading device 5, and the counter number of the display device 6 does not display “0”, the clear key 8b is operated. After the counter number is initialized, the desired number of prints is input by operating the numeric keypad 8a, and the plate making button 9 is pressed.
At this time, the number of prints to be input is basically 10 units of the unit print number, and the CPU 19 permits the print permission permitted by the charging device 14, as will be described later, when inputting with a fraction less than the unit print number. If the number of prints entered is included in the number of prints, printing is stopped when the number of prints entered is printed, and if the number of prints permitted by the billing device 14 is less than the number of prints entered, the number of prints allowed is printed. When printing is finished, stop printing.

  Next, the CPU 104 confirming the operation of the plate making button 9 performs the following control. As shown in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not printing is performed by a new document (S1). This determination is made by determining whether the plate making button 9 is operated or the print button 10 is operated.

  In the case of printing with a new manuscript by operating the plate making button 9, it is determined whether or not the amount charged into the billing apparatus 14 satisfies the basic fee amount (S2). (S3).

  At this time, the charging apparatus 14 determines whether or not the input amount satisfies the basic charge amount of the charge condition registered in the RAM 106, and when the input amount satisfies the basic charge amount, the CPU 14 of the stencil printing apparatus 1 performs stencil printing. The operation of the apparatus 1 is permitted, that is, the execution of the plate making operation and the printing operation with the basic print permission number is permitted. In addition, the number of permitted prints for the input amount exceeding the basic charge amount is calculated based on the unit charge amount and the unit print number of the fee condition, and the CPU 104 is permitted to execute the printing operation of the calculated permitted print number. At this time, the permitted number of prints is displayed on the display device 6 of the stencil printing apparatus 1 or the display unit 16 of the charging apparatus 14.

  The CPU 104 of the stencil printing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the number of prints is set when the input amount satisfies the basic charge amount, that is, when the charging device 14 permits (S4). Input of the number of prints is instructed (S5).

  After confirming the completion of setting the number of prints, the CPU 104 drives the plate discharging unit 103 to discharge the previous plate making base paper, drives the plate making unit 101 to execute the plate making operation, and drives the printing unit 102 after the plate making operation is completed. A printing operation for the set number of prints is performed (S6). At this time, if the amount of money input is not sufficient for the set number of printed sheets, the printing operation is executed up to the number of printed sheets corresponding to the inserted amount, that is, the permitted number of prints permitted by the charging device 14. Further, the CPU 104 can cause the operator to confirm the permitted number of prints by displaying the permitted number of prints permitted by the charging apparatus 14 on the display device 6 of the stencil printing apparatus 1 as a print number setting value.

  Then, after executing the printing operation, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction for the next printing operation (S7). This determination is made by detecting whether the plate making button 9 or the print button 10 is operated or not. If the unoperated state is measured by a timer or the like and continues for a predetermined time, the printing operation is completely terminated (S13). When the printing operation is completely terminated, the program is reset and waited in an initialized state. In this state, since the plate making paper remains, when maintaining confidentiality or the like, the plate clearing paper 103 is driven by operating the plate clearing unit 103 by operating the all clear button 13 or the like set separately. Load dummy base paper.

  When there is an operation of the plate making button 9 or the print button 10, it is determined whether or not the printing is a new document (S1). When the operation of the plate making button 9 is detected, it is determined that printing of a new document is performed, and the above operation is repeated. When the operation of the print button 10 is detected, it is determined that the print is not an original but an additional print, and it is determined whether or not there is a charge that can be additionally printed (S8). (S9).

  At this time, the billing apparatus 14 calculates the number of prints permitted for the input amount based on the unit charge amount and unit print number of the fee condition, and permits the CPU 104 to execute the printing operation for the calculated print permission number.

  The CPU 104 of the stencil printing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the additional printing number has been set when the input amount satisfies the chargeable amount for additional printing, that is, when the charging device 14 permits (S10), and is not set. If it is, input of the number of prints is instructed (S11).

  The CPU 104 confirming the completion of setting of the additional number of prints drives the printing unit 102 to execute the print operation, and performs the print operation of the set additional print number (S12). At this time, if the charged amount is not enough for the set additional number of printed sheets, the printing operation is executed up to the number of printed sheets corresponding to the inserted amount, that is, the permitted number of prints permitted by the charging device 14.

  Then, after executing the printing operation, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction for the next printing operation (S7), and the printing is terminated (S13).

The perspective view which shows the stencil printing apparatus in embodiment of this invention The principal part enlarged view which shows the operation panel part of the stencil printing apparatus in the embodiment The perspective view which shows the charging device in the embodiment The block diagram which shows the structure of the stencil printing apparatus and billing apparatus in the embodiment The flowchart figure explaining operation | movement of the stencil printing apparatus in the embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stencil printing device 2 Operation panel part 3 Image reading part 4 Automatic document reading device 5 Manual document reading device 5a Document placing surface 6 Display device 7 Selection button 8 Numeric keypad 9 Plate making button 10 Print button 11 Stop button 12 Test print button 13 All Clear button 14 Billing device 15 Coin slot 16 Display unit 17 Lamp 18 Return button 19 CPU
20 RAM
21 ROM
101 plate making unit 102 printing unit 103 plate discharging unit 104 CPU
105 ROM
106 RAM

Claims (9)

A stencil printing apparatus for performing a plate-making operation for punching a stencil sheet to make an original image, and a printing operation for printing using the stencil-made base paper, a control means for controlling the plate-making operation and the printing operation of the stencil printing apparatus, A storage unit for registering a fee condition for operating the device and a charging unit, and a charging device for calculating the number of prints permitted for the input amount based on the fee condition,
The billing apparatus has condition setting means for setting the charge condition in the storage means, and the condition setting means sets the basic charge amount and the basic print permission number that is the chargeable number of prints in the basic charge amount as the charge condition. A billing system for a stencil printing apparatus, characterized in that when the input amount satisfies the basic charge amount, the control device is allowed to execute a plate making operation and a printing operation for the number of basic printing permitted sheets . The charging device sets the unit charge amount for the number of printed sheets exceeding the basic permitted number of prints as a fee condition, and sets the unit print number as the unit of the number of prints permitted to be printed. 2. The stencil printing according to claim 1 , wherein the permitted number of prints for an amount is calculated based on the unit charge amount and the number of unit prints, and the control device is allowed to execute a printing operation for the calculated permitted number of prints. Device billing system. 3. The charging system for a stencil printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the charging apparatus sets a different unit charge amount according to the number of printed sheets as a charge condition. 2. The charging system for a stencil printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basic charging amount set in the charging condition is an integral multiple of the minimum currency unit of the currency that can be accepted by the charging unit. The charging apparatus is characterized in that the unit fee amount and the number of printed sheets are set as a fee condition so that a fee amount relating to the unit printed sheet number is an integral multiple of a minimum currency unit of a currency that can be accepted by the fee input unit. The billing system for a stencil printing apparatus according to claim 2 . 3. The charging system for a stencil printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the charging apparatus sets and changes the unit fee amount and the number of printed sheets by the condition setting means. 2. The charging system for a stencil printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stencil printing apparatus or the charging apparatus includes display means, and the charging apparatus displays the charge conditions set by the condition setting means on the display means. 2. The charging system for a stencil printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stencil printing apparatus or the charging apparatus is provided with a display means, and the charging apparatus displays on the display means the number of prints permitted to the control device. 2. The stencil printing apparatus or charging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the stencil printing apparatus or charging apparatus includes a display unit, and the control unit displays the permitted number of prints permitted by the charging apparatus on the display unit as a set number of prints. system.

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