JPH01218864A - Printing paper and printing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a labor such that a person judges form data from paper or a printing error based on erroneous judgement, by providing a form indication part to the rear of printing paper at the predetermined position thereof to read the same on the side of a printer and controlling printing on the basis of the read form data. CONSTITUTION:A form indication part 12 for indicating the form of a printing surface is provided to the rear of printing paper 11 at the predetermined position thereof. A printer 21 is equipped with a form reading device 24 for reading a form from the form indication part 12 of the printing paper 11 and a control circuit 25 operates a paper feed mechanism 23 and a printing head 22 on the basis of the read form data to automatically perform paper feed up to a cueing position on the basis of the form indication part 12 and executes printing according to an indicated left blank, the number of characters of one line and a line feed pitch. By this method, the positioning of the printing paper 11 prior to starting printing or the preset striking of an indicated place relying only on the intuition of an operator heretofore can be automated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printing paper having a format indicating section on the back side and a printing device thereof.

[Prior Art] The document creation device f shown in FIG. 4 includes a display device aL2 consisting of a CRT receiver, a keyboard device 3, and a printing bag!
4 is integrated, and while the text is written manually by operating the keys on the keyboard device 3, various proofreading can be performed by looking at the text displayed on the screen of the display device 2. The printing device 4 is equipped with a lined printing paper 5 having through-holes on both sides, aligned with the sprocket of a paper feed mechanism 6, and a ribbon cassette 8 that cooperates with a printing hept 7 is fed horizontally, and the printing paper 5 is vertically fed. It is possible to print one line at a time while feeding alternately.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional printing paper 5 described above requires format data such as the left margin, -number of lines, and line feed pitch to be determined prior to printing because printing is performed on areas partitioned by ruled lines. be. However, since operators judge this format data empirically by looking at the width and spacing of ruled lines, individual differences are unavoidable, and the more likely it is that errors in format judgment will occur when there is not enough room in the specified input frame. This can easily lead to printing errors such as overflow printing, and even if the above format data is properly specified, if the initial position relative to the paper feed mechanism 6 is shifted when the printing paper 5 is set, the print head There was a problem that the characters printed by 7 would protrude from the ruled lines.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves the above problems, and is a printing paper in which the format of the printing surface is determined, and the old style is indicated at a predetermined position on the back side of the printing surface. It is characterized by having a format instruction section, and as a printing device that prints on this printing paper, it has a print head that prints according to a specified format, and a printing paper that moves in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction of this print head. A paper feed mechanism to send the paper, a format reader that reads the format from a format instruction section of the printing paper mounted along the paper feed mechanism, and a format reader that drives the print head and the paper feed mechanism according to the format read by the format reader. The present invention is characterized in that a control circuit for executing printing is provided at a predetermined position on the printing paper.

[Function] The present invention provides a format instruction section for instructing the format at a predetermined position on the back side of the printing surface of a printing paper whose printing surface has a predetermined format. At the same time, a format reader installed in the printing device drives the print head and paper feed mechanism in accordance with the format read from the format instruction section to print at a predetermined position on the printing paper.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the printing paper of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are a perspective view and an enlarged perspective view of essential parts, respectively, showing an embodiment of the printing device of the invention.

In Figure 1, printing paper! 1 is at a predetermined position on the back side of the printed surface,
Format instruction section that specifies the format of the printed surface! 2. Here, roll paper with perforations is used as the printing paper 11, so format data such as paper size and paper orientation are not required. However, format data such as left margin, number of characters per line, line feed pitch, and character spacing are It is regulated according to the width and spacing of the ruled lines printed on the surface. That is, in the embodiment, these format data are converted into barcodes and printed at a predetermined position on the back side of the printing paper 11 as the format instruction part 12, and at this time, the printing position of the format instruction $12 is set to the printing paper If. This allows it to be used as cue information. Note that, instead of printing, the format instruction section 12 can be provided with, for example, a sticker with the format written on it.
It is also possible to change or add format data at any time.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the printing device 21 used for printing on the printing paper 11 includes a printing head 22 that prints according to a specified format, and a printing paper that extends in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction of this printing head 22. 11;
A format reader 24 reads the format from the format instruction section 12 of the printing paper 11 mounted along the paper feed mechanism 23, and the print head 22 and paper feed mechanism 23 are driven according to the format read by the format reader 24 to print. It has a control circuit 25 that causes printing to be performed at a predetermined position on the paper 11. The form reader 24 is attached to the casing 26 as shown in FIG.
A light source 2 that irradiates light onto the format instruction section of the printing paper 11 is provided inside the printer.
7, a lens 28 that collects light reflected by the format instruction section 12 of the printing paper 11, and an image sensor 29 that converts the light that has passed through the lens 28 into an electrical signal.

By the way, when printing a document on the ruled printing paper 11, the printing paper 11 is first mounted along the paper feeding path of the paper feeding mechanism 23. Next, when switching to the format reading mode and operating the paper feed mechanism 23, the format reader 24 reads format data from the format instruction section 12 on the back side of the printing paper 11 as the printing paper 11 is fed. The format data read by the format reader 24 is sent to the control circuit 25, and is divided into data necessary for locating the beginning of the printing paper IT and data necessary for printing. First, the paper feed mechanism 23 is driven according to the format data necessary for locating the beginning of the printing paper 11, and feeds the printing paper If a certain distance based on the reading position of the format instruction section 12, to the initial position necessary for printing. Set the printing paper 11 in the .

When the printing paper 11 is set at the initial position, the format reading mode is switched to the printing mode, so the printing head 22 is immediately driven to start printing on the paper surface partitioned by ruled lines. Then, each time printing for one line is completed, the paper feeding mechanism 23 is activated, and after the printing paper 11 is fed by an amount equal to the interval between the ruled lines, printing on the next line is performed.

In this way, since the printing paper 11 is provided with the format instruction section 12 for specifying the format on the back side of the printing surface, it is possible not only to use the lined printing paper 11 on which the printing place is specified in advance, but also to specify the writing frame. Even for printing paper that has been printed or the printing paper itself is labeled and attached to a mount, the format data necessary for cueing and printing by the printing device 21 can be transferred from the printing paper 11 itself to the printing device 21. This eliminates the trouble of determining format data from a given print sheet, as well as printing errors based on inaccurate format data determination, as in the past.

Further, in the printing device 21, the control circuit 25 operates the paper feed mechanism 23 and the print head 22 based on the format data read from the format instruction section 12 on the back side of the printing paper 11.
The paper can be automatically fed to the cue position based on the format instruction section 12, and printing can be performed according to the specified left margin, number of characters per line, and line feed pitch, which eliminates the intuition of conventional operators. It is possible to automate the positioning of the printing paper 11 prior to the start of printing and the fixed punching of the printing paper 11 in designated areas based on the information on the printing paper 11. In the above embodiment, the printing paper is a roll. It is not limited to paper, and may be cut paper. In that case, the format data includes the paper size and paper orientation (portrait or landscape).
It is a good idea to include data such as:

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, since the printing paper of the present invention is provided with a format instruction section for specifying the format on the back side of the printing surface, it is possible to use ruled printing paper for which the printing location is specified in advance, or writing paper. For printing paper with a specified frame or the printing paper itself being labeled and attached to a mount, the format data necessary for cueing and printing by the printing device is provided from the printing paper itself to the printing device. This has excellent effects such as eliminating the trouble of determining format data from a given printing paper and eliminating printing errors based on inaccurate format data determination as in the past.

Further, in the printing device of the present invention, the control circuit operates the paper feeding mechanism and the print head based on the format data read from the format instruction section on the back side of the printing paper by the format reader disposed along the paper feeding mechanism. , the paper is automatically fed to the cue position based on the format instruction area, and the print head prints according to the specified left margin, number of characters per line, and line feed pitch. This has excellent effects such as being able to automate the positioning of the printing paper prior to the start of printing, punching at a specified location, etc. based on information on the printing paper, which had previously been relied on.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the printing paper of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a perspective view and an enlarged perspective view of essential parts, respectively, showing an embodiment of the printing device of the invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional printing device. 11., printing paper, 12. ,,format instructions section. 21., printing device, 22. ,,Print head. 23., Paper feeding mechanism, 24. ,,format reader. 25, control circuit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A printing paper in which a format for a printing surface is determined, and a format instruction section for instructing the format is provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the printing surface. (2) a print head that prints according to a specified format;
A paper feed mechanism that feeds print paper in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction of the print head, a format reader that reads the format from the format instruction section of the print paper installed along this paper feed mechanism, and this format reader. The printing paper according to claim 1, further comprising a control circuit that drives the printing head and paper feeding mechanism according to the read format and causes printing to be performed at a predetermined position on the printing paper. Printing device for printing.