JP5598749B2 - Printing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, a printing method, and a program for outputting a partially cut slip sheet.

In restaurants such as pubs and restaurants, an order entry system is introduced in which an employee operates an order input terminal to input an order.
The order entry system includes a printing device that prints a slip. In particular, in izakayas, a single item voucher for printing one menu per voucher is often used by partial cutting, and the order entry system printing apparatus often has a partial cut function. Here, the partial cut is a cutting method that leaves only a part such as a central part in the width direction, for example, instead of cutting all at the time of cutting the slip.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for reducing a blank portion of a slip caused by transporting a slip after the completion of printing by performing backfeed of the slip.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-336063

  At this time, as described above, when the printing device prints a short voucher, such as when using a single voucher with a partial cut, the cut portion is conveyed to the cutter position in order to cut the last printed portion. Must. Further, in order to discharge the partially cut slip from the discharge port, it must be further conveyed to the discharge port. As a result of these conveyances, when the next slip is printed, a blank portion is generated at the head of the slip as shown in FIG.

  Further, it is possible to eliminate the blank portion by performing the backfeed of the slip by the method described in Patent Document 1, but if the backfeed is performed, the printing apparatus may cause a paper jam. is there. In particular, when a partially cut slip is back-feeded, the partially cut portion may be caught at the discharge port or the cutter position, the partially cut portion may be cut off, and the slip may fall inside the printing apparatus. Also, even if the slip is not cut off during backfeeding, the partially cut part may be caught at the discharge port or cutter position during the next transport, and if it is transported as it is, there is a risk of paper jams. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a printing apparatus, a printing method, and a program for reducing blank portions of a slip generated by transporting a slip after printing without performing backfeed. Is an issue.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is a printing apparatus that outputs a partially cut slip sheet, a printing unit that performs printing on the slip sheet, and a discharge unit that discharges the slip sheet. A cutting unit provided between the exit, the printing unit and the discharge port, for partially cutting the slip sheet printed by the printing unit; and a time elapsed from the time when the printing unit last printed. When the printing unit is printing, or when the elapsed time counted by the timing unit exceeds a predetermined waiting time, the slip sheet is transferred to the printing unit, the cutting unit, and the cutting unit. And a transport unit that transports the discharge ports so as to pass in order.

  Further, according to the present invention, a product number storage unit for storing the number of remaining products indicating the number of products to be prepared by the cook, and the remaining number of products stored in the product number storage unit are printed on the slip sheet by the printing unit. The number of products accepted by the input unit from the addition unit for adding the number of finished products, the input unit for accepting the input of the number of products prepared from the cook, and the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit A subtracting unit for subtracting, wherein the printing unit does not execute printing when the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit exceeds a predetermined threshold.

  The present invention further includes a standby time reading unit that reads a standby time associated with a time zone to which the current time belongs from a standby time storage unit that stores a time zone and the standby time in association with each other, and the transport unit includes: The slip sheet is transported when the elapsed time counted by the time counting unit exceeds the standby time read by the standby time reading unit.

  Further, in the present invention, the transport unit has a length equal to a distance between the printing unit and the discharge port when the elapsed time counted by the timing unit exceeds a predetermined standby time. It is characterized by transporting only.

  The present invention also provides a printing unit that performs printing on a slip sheet, a discharge port that discharges the slip sheet, and a slip sheet that is printed between the printing unit and the discharge port. A printing method using a printing apparatus including a cutting unit for partial cutting, wherein a time measuring unit measures an elapsed time from the time when the printing unit last printed, and a transport unit is configured by the printing unit. When printing is performed, or when the elapsed time counted by the timing unit exceeds a predetermined waiting time, the slip sheet is passed in the order of the printing unit, the cutting unit, and the discharge port. It is transported.

  The present invention also provides a printing unit that performs printing on a slip sheet, a discharge port that discharges the slip sheet, and a slip sheet that is printed between the printing unit and the discharge port. A printing device comprising a cutting unit for partial cutting, a time measuring unit for measuring an elapsed time from the time when the printing unit last printed, a time when the printing unit is performing printing, or a time measuring unit for measuring time This is a program for causing the slip sheet to function as a transport unit that transports the slip sheet so as to pass in the order of the printing unit, the cutting unit, and the discharge port when the elapsed time to be exceeded exceeds a predetermined standby time. .

  According to the present invention, after the slip is printed by the printing unit, the blank page is fed by the transport unit only when the elapsed time counted by the timing unit exceeds a predetermined standby time. As a result, when printing slips continuously within a predetermined waiting time, slips can be output without generating extra blank paper. On the other hand, when printing does not occur during a predetermined waiting time, the transport unit can feed blank paper and transport the last slip to the discharge port so that the cook can visually recognize the ordered product.

1 is a configuration diagram of an order entry system including a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the printing apparatus by 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information which a waiting | standby time memory | storage part memorize | stores. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the printing apparatus by 3rd Embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a printing apparatus according to a third embodiment. It is a figure which shows the printing result of the slip by the conventional printing apparatus.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an order entry system including a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The order entry system includes an order input terminal 100, a management device 200, and a printing device 300. The order input terminal 100 and the management apparatus 200 are connected wirelessly, and the management apparatus 200 and the printing apparatus 300 are connected by wire or wirelessly.
The order input terminal 100 inputs product information indicating a product ordered by a customer by an operation of an employee. Further, the order input terminal 100 transmits the input product information to the management device 200 wirelessly.
The management device 200 receives product information from the order input terminal 100. In addition, the management device 200 transmits the product information received from the order input terminal 100 to the printing device 300.
The printing apparatus 300 receives the product information from the management device 200 and outputs a slip indicating the product information. Note that the management apparatus 200 and the printing apparatus 300 may be the same body.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the configuration of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment.
The printing apparatus 300 includes a reception unit 301, a layout generation unit 302, a printing unit 303, a discharge port 304, a cutting unit 305, a timing unit 306, a control unit 307, and a conveyance unit 308.
The receiving unit 301 receives product information from the management device 200.
The layout generation unit 302 generates layout information indicating the layout of the slip based on the product information received by the reception unit 301.
The printing unit 303 performs printing on a slip sheet based on the layout information generated by the layout generation unit 302.
The discharge port 304 is provided in the casing of the printing apparatus 300, and the slip sheet is discharged from the discharge port 304 to the outside of the printing apparatus 300.
The cutting unit 305 is provided between the printing unit 303 and the discharge port 304 and partially cuts the slip sheet.
The timer unit 306 calculates an elapsed time from the time when the printing unit 303 last printed on the slip sheet.
The control unit 307 controls the operations of the printing unit 303, the cutting unit 305, and the transport unit 308 based on the time counted by the time measuring unit 306.
The conveyance unit 308 conveys the slip sheet to the outside of the printing apparatus 300. Specifically, the slip sheet is conveyed so as to pass through the printing unit 303, the cutting unit 305, and the discharge port 304 in this order.

With such a configuration, in the printing apparatus 300, the timer unit 306 measures the elapsed time from the time when the printing unit 303 last printed. The transport unit 308 then prints the slip sheet when the printing unit 303 is printing, or when the elapsed time counted by the timing unit 306 exceeds a predetermined waiting time, the printing unit 303, the cutting unit 305, It is conveyed so as to pass in the order of the discharge port 304.
Thereby, when the next product information is input within the waiting time, the printing apparatus 300 can reduce the blank portion of the slip generated by the transport of the slip after the completion of printing without performing the back feed.

Next, the operation of the printing apparatus 300 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment.
First, the timing unit 306 of the printing apparatus 300 clears the elapsed time to zero and stops timing (step S1). Next, the control unit 307 determines whether or not the elapsed time measured by the time measuring unit 306 exceeds a predetermined standby time (for example, 10 seconds) (step S2).

When the control unit 307 determines that the elapsed time measured by the time measuring unit 306 does not exceed the standby time (step S2: NO), the receiving unit 301 receives the product information, and the layout generating unit 302 receives the layout information. Is determined (step S3).
If the control unit 307 determines that the layout generation unit 302 has not generated layout information (no product information is generated) (step S3: NO), the control unit 307 returns to step S2 and has the elapsed time exceeded the standby time? Determine whether or not.

  On the other hand, if the control unit 307 determines that the layout generation unit 302 has generated layout information (step S3: YES), the control unit 307 issues a slip print command to the printing unit 303 and the transport unit 308 (step S4). Thereby, the printing unit 303 performs printing on the slip sheet based on the layout information. Further, the transport unit 308 transports the slip sheet in accordance with the printing by the printing unit 303.

  The printing unit 303 issues a print completion notification to the control unit 307 when printing based on the layout information of each product information is completed. Then, after the time when the printing completion notification is issued, the control unit 307 generates, for example, the next product information, and the transport unit 308 has a length equal to the distance between the printing unit 303 and the cutting unit 305. When the slip sheet is conveyed, a cutting command is issued to the cutting unit 305. When receiving a cutting command from the control unit 307, the cutting unit 305 partially cuts the slip sheet.

As a result, the slip sheet is partially cut at the end of the printed area based on the layout information of each product information, so that no blank portion is generated at the top portion of the continuously output slip.
Note that the area printed based on the layout information generated last in step S4 remains in the printing apparatus 300.

  When the printing unit 303 finishes printing based on the layout information in step S4, the time measuring unit 306 clears the elapsed time to zero and starts measuring the elapsed time from the current time (step S5). When the timing unit 306 starts timing, the process returns to step S2 to determine whether or not the elapsed time exceeds the standby time.

  When the control unit 307 determines in step S2 that the elapsed time measured by the time measuring unit 306 has exceeded the standby time (step S2: YES), the control unit 307 issues a blank sheet feed command to the transport unit 308 ( Step S6). Upon receiving the blank paper feed command, the transport unit 308 transports the slip sheet by a length equal to the distance between the printing unit 303 and the discharge port 304. When the transport unit 308 transports the slip sheet by a length equal to the distance between the printing unit 303 and the discharge port 304, a cutting command is issued from the control unit 307 to the cutting unit 305.

That is, after the printing unit 303 finishes printing, when the receiving unit 301 does not receive the next product information during a predetermined waiting time, the transport unit 308 performs blank paper feeding. Thereby, when the receiving unit 301 receives the next product information during a predetermined waiting time, it is possible to prevent a blank portion from occurring at the head of the slip. Further, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the slip printed by the printing unit 303 remains in the printing apparatus 300 and cannot be read.
When the control unit 307 issues a blank paper feed command in step S6, the process returns to step S1, clears the elapsed time counted by the time measuring unit 306 to zero, and stops time counting.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the control unit 307 confirms the elapsed time counted by the time measuring unit 306 after the slip is printed by the printing unit 303. When the receiving unit 301 receives the next product information before the predetermined waiting time elapses, the next slip is not printed by the transport unit 308 and the next slip is printed as it is, so that no extra blank paper is generated. In addition, continuous printing of slips becomes possible. On the other hand, if the receiving unit 301 does not receive the next product information until the predetermined waiting time has elapsed, the transport unit 308 feeds a blank sheet, transports the last slip to the discharge port, and the product ordered by the cook Make it visible.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment.
The printing apparatus 300 according to the second embodiment further includes a standby time storage unit 309 in the printing apparatus 300 according to the first embodiment, and the operation of the control unit 307 is different.
The standby time storage unit 309 stores the time zone and the standby time in association with each other.
In step S <b> 2 described above, the control unit 307 reads the standby time associated with the time zone to which the current time belongs from the standby time storage unit 309. Then, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time being measured by the time measuring unit 306 exceeds the read standby time.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the standby time storage unit.
The standby time storage unit 309 stores the time zone and the standby time in association with each other. When the printing apparatus 300 reads the standby time of the corresponding time zone stored in the standby time storage unit 309 every time an order is generated, the standby time until the blank paper is discharged can be changed depending on the time zone.
According to FIG. 5, 7: 0 to 8:59, 11:30 to 14:29, and 18: 0 to 20:59, which are predicted to be crowded stores, are compared with other time zones. Long standby time (5 minutes) is set. This is because the next product information is expected to be registered within the standby time even if the standby time is extended due to successive orders. Furthermore, because the cook continues to cook during the time period, even if product information is printed, cooking is not always started.
Even for saving slip sheets, the product provision time may exceed the provision time limit (for example, 15 minutes), which is the target time from ordering to provision, due to the late output timing of the cooking instruction. It is not preferable. Therefore, it is necessary to set a waiting time so that a cooking instruction is output at a timing at which provision of a product can be completed within the provision time limit. Therefore, it is desirable that the upper limit value of the waiting time is a time obtained by subtracting the time required for provision (cooking time and serving time) from the provision time limit.
On the other hand, a shorter standby time (1 minute) is set in 0: 0 to 4:59, which is a time zone in which stores are expected not to be crowded. This is because cooking is expected to be free, so that cooking can be started as soon as possible and food is provided to customers as soon as possible.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
When the product information is continuously input, the conventional order entry system printing apparatus sequentially prints and outputs the input product information on a slip. However, when an order exceeding the cooking capacity of the cooking place is entered, cooking by the cook cannot catch up and cooking of the ordered product cannot be started immediately, and the printed slip accumulates. For this reason, there is a concern that the cook may feel irritated.
The third embodiment can solve the above-described problems in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments. That is, even if orders are concentrated, it is possible to prevent the cook from feeling frustrated.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the printing apparatus according to the third embodiment.
The printing apparatus 300 according to the third embodiment further includes a product number storage unit 310, an addition unit 311, an input unit 312, a subtraction unit 313, and a buffer unit 314 in addition to the printing device 300 of the second embodiment, and a control unit 307. The operation is different.
The product number storage unit 310 stores the number of remaining products indicating the number of products to be cooked by the cook. The initial value of the remaining number of products stored in the product number storage unit 310 is “0”.
The adding unit 311 adds the number of products printed on the slip by the printing unit 303 to the remaining number of products stored in the product number storage unit 310.
The input unit 312 receives an input of the number of products for which cooking has been completed from the cook.
The subtraction unit 313 subtracts the number of products accepted by the input unit 312 from the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit 310.
The buffer unit 314 temporarily stores the layout information generated by the layout generation unit 302 and outputs the layout information to the printing unit 303 in the order in which the layout information is stored.
The control unit 307 does not issue a slip printing command when the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit 310 exceeds a predetermined allowable cooking number (a predetermined threshold). Here, the number of cooking allowances is a value based on the cooking ability of the cook, and indicates the number of products that the cook is expected to be able to cook within a predetermined time.

Next, the operation of the printing apparatus 300 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the printing apparatus according to the third embodiment.
First, the timekeeping unit 306 of the printing apparatus 300 stops the current timekeeping (step S101). Next, the control unit 307 reads the standby time associated with the time zone to which the current time belongs from the standby time storage unit 309, and whether the elapsed time measured by the clock unit 306 exceeds the read standby time. It is determined whether or not (step S102). In addition, when the time measuring part 306 has stopped time measuring in step S1, the control part 307 determines that the elapsed time does not exceed the standby time.

When the control unit 307 determines that the elapsed time measured by the time measuring unit 306 does not exceed the standby time (step S102: NO), the input unit 312 receives an input of the number of products for which cooking has been completed from the cook. It is determined whether or not (step S103). If the control unit 307 determines that the input unit 312 has not received the input of the number of products (step S103: NO), whether the reception unit 301 has received the product information and the layout generation unit 302 has generated the layout information. Is determined (step S104).
When the control unit 307 determines that the layout generation unit 302 has not generated layout information (step S104: NO), the control unit 307 returns to step S102 and determines whether or not the elapsed time exceeds the standby time.

On the other hand, when the control unit 307 determines that the layout generation unit 302 has generated layout information (step S104: YES), the control unit 307 records the layout information in the buffer unit 314 (step S105).
When the control unit 307 determines in step S103 that the input unit 312 has received an input of the number of products (step S103: YES), the subtraction unit 313 calculates the input unit from the remaining number of products stored in the product number storage unit 310. The number of products accepted by 312 is subtracted (step S106).
Next, the control unit 307 determines whether or not the buffer unit 314 stores layout information (step S107). When it is determined that the buffer unit 314 does not store layout information (step S107: YES), the control unit 307 returns to step S102 and determines whether or not the elapsed time exceeds the standby time.

When layout information is recorded in the buffer unit 314 in step S105, or when the control unit 307 determines in step S107 that the buffer unit 314 stores layout information (step S107: NO), the control unit 307 Then, it is determined whether or not the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit 310 is equal to or less than a predetermined allowable cooking number (step S108).
When the control unit 307 determines that the number of remaining products is equal to or less than the predetermined allowable cooking number (step S108: YES), the control unit 307 takes out one piece of layout information recorded in the buffer unit 314 first. As a result, the total number of layout information stored in the buffer unit 314 is reduced by one. Then, the control unit 307 outputs the extracted layout information to the printing unit 303, and issues a slip printing command to the printing unit 303 and the conveyance unit 308 (step S109). Thereby, the printing unit 303 performs printing on the slip sheet based on the layout information. Further, the transport unit 308 transports the slip sheet in accordance with the printing by the printing unit 303.

  The printing unit 303 issues a print completion notification to the control unit 307 when printing based on the layout information of each product information is completed. Then, after the time when the printing completion notification is issued, the control unit 307 generates, for example, the next product information, and the conveying unit 308 has a length equal to the distance between the printing unit 303 and the cutting unit 305. When the slip sheet is conveyed, a cutting command is issued to the cutting unit 305. When receiving a cutting command from the control unit 307, the cutting unit 305 partially cuts the slip sheet.

As a result, the slip sheet is partially cut at the end of the printed area based on the layout information of each product information, so that no blank portion is generated at the top portion of the continuously output slip.
Note that the area printed based on the layout information generated last in step S <b> 109 remains in the printing apparatus 300.

When the printing unit 303 finishes printing based on the layout information in step S109, the addition unit 311 adds the number of products printed on the slip printed by the printing unit 303 to the remaining number of products stored in the product number storage unit 310. (Step S110). The number of products printed by the printing unit 303 is obtained by, for example, the addition unit 311 reading layout information output from the buffer unit 314 to the printing unit 303 and calculating the number of products included in the layout information. it can.
Next, the time measuring unit 306 starts measuring the elapsed time from the current time (step S111). When the timer 306 starts timing, the controller 307 determines whether or not the buffer unit 314 stores layout information (step S112).

If the control unit 307 determines that the buffer unit 314 does not store layout information (step S112: YES), the control unit 307 returns to step S102 and determines whether or not the elapsed time exceeds the standby time.
On the other hand, when the control unit 307 determines that the buffer unit 314 stores the layout information (step S112: NO), the control unit 307 returns to step S108, and determines whether the number of remaining products is equal to or less than the cooking allowable number. . If the control unit 307 determines in step S108 that the remaining number of products exceeds the allowable number of cooking (step S108: NO), the process returns to step S101, and the timing by the timing unit 306 is stopped.

  In step S102, when the control unit 307 determines that the elapsed time measured by the time measuring unit 306 has exceeded the standby time (step S102: YES), the control unit 307 issues a blank paper feed command to the transport unit 308 ( Step S113). Upon receiving the blank paper feed command, the transport unit 308 transports the slip sheet by a length equal to the distance between the printing unit 303 and the discharge port 304. The control unit 307 issues a cutting command to the cutting unit 305 when the transport unit 308 transports the slip sheet by a length equal to the distance between the printing unit 303 and the cutting unit 305.

That is, after the printing unit 303 finishes printing, when the receiving unit 301 does not receive the next product information during a predetermined waiting time, the transport unit 308 performs blank paper feeding. Thereby, when the receiving unit 301 receives the next product information during a predetermined waiting time, it is possible to prevent a blank portion from occurring at the head of the slip. Further, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the slip printed by the printing unit 303 remains in the printing apparatus 300 and cannot be read.
When the control unit 307 issues a blank paper feed command in step S113, the process returns to step S1, and the time measurement by the time measurement unit 306 is stopped.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the product number storage unit 310 stores the number of uncooked products, and the control unit 307 determines whether or not the layout information generated by the layout generation unit 302 is printed according to the quantity. Determine. When the number of products to be cooked exceeds the cooking ability of the cook, the printing apparatus 300 suspends printing of subsequent slips, so that it is possible to prevent the blank portion of the slip from being generated. Since the slip of the number of products suitable for the cooking ability is printed, it is possible to prevent the cook from feeling frustrated even if orders are concentrated.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to
For example, in the first to third embodiments described above, a case has been described in which the printing apparatus 300 includes the timekeeping unit 306 and the control unit 307 and the printing apparatus 300 determines whether or not to perform blank sheet feeding. I can't. For example, the management device 200 includes a timekeeping unit and a control unit, and when the elapsed time counted by the timekeeping unit of the management device 200 exceeds a standby time, the control unit of the management device 200 transmits a blank sheet feed command to the printing device 300. Even if it does, the same effect can be acquired.

Further, the printing apparatus 300 may include a button such as an operation panel, and may accept changes in the presence / absence of blank paper output limitation, standby time, and allowable number of cooking.
Thereby, a countermeasure when the situation becomes different from the basic setting of the time zone stored in the standby time storage unit 309 used in the second embodiment, or the cook's permissible number of cooking used in the third embodiment. Changes can be made to suit the skill level.

  The printing apparatus 300 described above has a computer system therein. The operation of each processing unit described above is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above processing is performed by the computer reading and executing this program. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Order input terminal 200 ... Management apparatus 300 ... Printing apparatus 301 ... Reception part 302 ... Layout production | generation part 303 ... Printing part 304 ... Discharge port 305 ... Cutting | disconnection part 306 ... Time measuring part 307 ... Control part 308 ... Conveyance part 309 ... Standby time Storage unit 310 ... Product number storage unit 311 ... Addition unit 312 ... Input unit 313 ... Subtraction unit 314 ... Buffer unit

Claims (4)

A printing device that outputs a partially cut slip sheet,
A receiving unit for receiving product information;
A printing section for printing on slip sheets;
A discharge port for discharging the slip sheet;
A cutting unit that is provided between the printing unit and the discharge port and that partially cuts the slip sheet printed by the printing unit;
A timekeeping unit for measuring the elapsed time from the time when the printing unit last printed,
A standby time reading unit that reads the standby time associated with the time zone to which the current time belongs, from the standby time storage unit that stores the time zone and the standby time in association with each other;
A transport unit that transports the slip sheet so as to pass in the order of the printing unit, the cutting unit, and the discharge port;
A controller that controls the printing unit, the cutting unit, the time measuring unit, and the transport unit;
The transport unit performs transport when the printing unit is printing and when blank paper is fed,
The control unit, after printing a slip by the printing unit, to stop the conveyance to the conveyance unit, confirm the elapsed time, and when the reception unit has received the next product information by the elapse of the waiting time, When the printing unit is instructed to print the next product slip without instructing the transport unit to feed a blank page, and the receiving unit does not receive the next product information by the lapse of the waiting time, A printing apparatus used in an order entry system characterized by instructing a feed . Wherein, when the elapsed time during which the counting unit to count exceeds the waiting time, the transport unit, the document sheet by a distance equal to the length between the printing unit and the outlet conveyor The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus is instructed to do so . The standby time storage unit associates and stores a longer standby time in a crowded time zone than in other time zones.
The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus is a printer. A product number storage unit for storing the number of remaining products indicating the number of products to be prepared by the cook;
An addition unit for adding the number of products printed on the slip sheet by the printing unit to the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit;
An input unit for receiving an input of the number of products for which cooking has been completed;
A subtracting unit that subtracts the number of products received by the input unit from the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit;
The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit instructs not to perform printing when the number of remaining products stored in the product number storage unit exceeds a predetermined threshold. .

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