JPH01204746A - Printing output apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output a large quantity of printing data to consult the same without consuming a large amount of paper, by applying printing to an annular film sheet and erasing the printing on the printed annular film sheet. CONSTITUTION:A printing part 2 performs the output of printing to an annular film sheet 5 on the basis of the electronic signal sent from an electronic apparatus 1 through a connection cable 10 and the printed annular film sheet 5 is sent out from the printing part 2 so as to be referred to by a user. The referred annular film sheet 5 is sent to a film sheet buffer part 3 to be stored over a definite length. Next, the annular film sheet 5 exceeding the definite length is erased through a printing erasing part 4 to be sent out to the printing part 2. By this method, the printed annular film sheet 5 of the definite length is stored and the part exceeding said length is erased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a print output device that outputs information sent from an electronic device in the form of characters.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as character output devices that display character information sent from an electronic device, there are a print output device that prints and outputs character information on paper, a CRT display device that displays it on a CRT screen, etc. .

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional print output device as a character output device has the following problems:
Characters are output using a series of sheets of paper as a medium, which consumes a large amount of paper, and requires frequent replenishment of paper, which has the drawback of requiring a lot of effort.

Furthermore, the CRT display device has a drawback in that it cannot store or refer to more than a certain amount of output information because the CRT screen has a limited width.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, does not consume paper, does not require a paper replenishment operation, and can refer to a large amount of printed information. The present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a print output device, and to achieve this purpose, the present invention uses a ring-shaped film sheet formed in a ring shape in a print output device that outputs information sent from an electronic device as characters. , a printing section for printing on the annular film sheet, a film sheet buffer section for accommodating the printed annular film sheet, and a film sheet buffer section installed between the printing section and the film sheet buffer section for erasing the printing on the annular film sheet. The configuration includes a print erasing section.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a print output device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The print output device of this embodiment mainly includes a printing section 2, a film sheet Nm section 3, and a print erasing section 4. Here, the printing section 2 has a print head 6 and a film sheet feeding roller 7, and the print erasing section 4 has a print erasing roller 8.
and a film sheet pressing roller 9.

A ring-shaped film sheet 5 as shown in the figure is used as the printing medium, and this ring-shaped film sheet 5 is accommodated in the film sheet buffer section 3 as shown in the figure.

The printing unit 2 is connected to the electronic device 1 by a connection cable 10. The print erasing section 4 is installed between the printing section 2 and the film sheet buffer section 3, and erases the printing on the ring-shaped film sheet 5 supplied to the printing section 2.

The ring-shaped film sheet 5 is installed so as to pass between the print head 6 of the print section 2 and the film sheet feed roller 7, and return to the print section 2 via the film sheet buffer section 3 and print erasing section 4.

The printing unit 2 can be realized by a generally known printer device. Furthermore, various materials that can be used for printing and erasing can be selected for the film sheet and the printing ink.

Next, the operation of the print output device of this embodiment will be described.

The printing unit 2 prints on the ring-shaped film sheet 5 based on an electronic signal sent from the electronic device 1 via the connection cable 10.

The printed ring-shaped film sheet 5 is sent out from the printing section 2 so that the user can refer to it.

The referenced ring-shaped film sheet 5 is sent to the film sheet buffer section 3 and stored for a certain length. Further, the ring-shaped film sheet 5 exceeding a certain length passes through a print erasing section 4 and is erased, and then sent to the printing section 2.

With the above-described configuration and operation, a predetermined length of printed ring-shaped film sheet 5 is stored, and the portion beyond that length is erased and used for reprinting.

Note that by changing the length of the ring-shaped film sheet 5, it is possible to change the amount of accumulated data as required.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention uses a ring-shaped film sheet formed in a ring shape in a print output device that outputs information sent from an electronic device in characters, and a printing unit that prints on the ring-shaped film sheet. , a film sheet buffer section for accommodating the printed ring-shaped film sheet, and a print erasing section installed between the printing section and the film sheet buffer section for erasing the printing on the ring-shaped film sheet, thereby saving a large amount of paper. It is possible to output and refer to a large amount of printed information without consuming it and without having to perform paper replenishment operations. The present invention is effective as an information output device that does not require long-term storage in electronic devices used for system monitoring, equipment inspection and adjustment, and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a print output device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1: Electronic device 2: Print section 3: Film sheet buffer section 4: Print erasing section 5: Ring-shaped film sheet 6: Print head 7: Film sheet feeding roller 8: Print erasing roller 9: Film sheet pressing roller 10: Connection cable

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a print output device that outputs information sent from an electronic device as text, a ring-shaped film sheet formed in a ring shape is used.
a printing section for printing on the annular film sheet; a film sheet buffer section for accommodating the printed annular film sheet; and a printing section installed between the printing section and the film sheet buffer section for erasing the printing on the annular film sheet. A print output device comprising: an erasing section.