JPH0252767A - Issue device for label - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to dismantle a balance section, and to improve workability largely by detecting the connection of the balance section and a main body section and providing a means issuing and permitting only a fixed amount label during a non-connection detection period. CONSTITUTION:When the mode setting key of a keyboard 6 is set at a fixed- amount label issuing mode, a good code displaying a good name is input and set in a good code region, a price data in a price region and the number of issue in a counter, and a printing output is conducted by a label printer 15 and a label is discharged. When the mode setting key is set at a measuring label issuing mode, the state of a microswitch 4 is investigated through an input port 17. A balance section 1 is mounted detachably to a main body device 2, a measuring label can be issued under the state of mounting, and only a fixed amount label can be issued when the balance section 1 is not set up.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a label issuing method that issues a weighing label on which a price is printed according to the weight measured in a weighing section, and also issues a fixed price label on which a fixed price is printed. The present invention relates to a device, and particularly to a label issuing device that can issue only flat rate labels even when a weighing section is not connected.

[Prior Art] Many fresh foods have a unit price set per unit weight. Therefore, even if the product is of the same type, if the weight is different, the price will be different for each product.

When pricing such products, a label issuing device equipped with a weighing section is generally used.

In such a label issuing device, the product code and product name are stored in the storage unit of the main device for each product handled.

A product file is created that stores the unit price per unit weight, etc. For example, when a product code is manually entered on a keyboard or the like and the corresponding product is placed on the scale, the weight is measured and the corresponding product is selected from the product file. Read the unit price of and calculate the price. Then, the product name, weight, price, etc. are printed on the label and issued as a weighing label. Then, this issued measurement label can be attached to the corresponding product.

In addition, some of these label issuing devices do not require weight measurement because the weight of each individual product is almost constant, or products where the price is fixed regardless of weight. Some products are configured so that a flat rate label with the name of one item at a predetermined price printed thereon can be issued without measuring the amount.

In this way, when a single label issuing device is configured to issue a weighing label and a flat rate label, there is no need to provide a separate label issuing device for exclusively issuing flat rate labels.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the label issuing apparatus configured to be able to issue the above-mentioned weighing labels and flat rate labels still has the following problems. In other words, the weighing section that measures the weight of the article is used while being connected to the main unit that issues the weighing label or flat rate label, so the weighing section is used alone.
Or, it was impossible to use the main unit alone.

Therefore, even during a period when flat rate labels are being issued without using the scale unit, if the scale unit is disconnected from the main unit, an error will occur and flat rate labels cannot be issued continuously. In this way, even if the weighing section is not in use, the weighing section cannot be removed.

Therefore, even if this label issuing device is temporarily moved to a narrow space and flat rate label issuing work is performed at that location, it is necessary to move the weighing unit to the narrow space at the same time, which is very tedious for the handling worker. It's annoying. There is also a concern that the weighing section may become a nuisance and reduce the efficiency of labeling operations.

The present invention detects the connection state between the weighing section and the main body device,
By allowing only flat rate label issuance when it is not connected, the scale section can be removed when only flat rate labels are issued, greatly improving operability, and the installation area is reduced when issuing flat rate labels. It is an object of the present invention to provide a label issuing device which is small in size and can improve the efficiency of label pasting work in a narrow space.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a weighing section for measuring the weight of an article, a weight input from the weighing section, and a unit price per unit weight stored in a storage section. In the label issuing device, the weighing unit is connected to the main device, and the main device is configured to issue a weighing label on which the price of the article calculated from the above is printed, as well as a fixed price label on which a predetermined fixed price is printed. a connection detection means for detecting whether or not the connection detection means is connected, a dual label issuance permission means for allowing the connection detection means to issue a weighing label and a flat rate label during the connection detection period, and a connection detection means for permitting the issuance of a flat rate label during the disconnection detection period. and a flat rate label issuance permission means for permitting issuance of only the fixed amount label.

[Function] In the label issuing device configured as described above, when the scale unit is connected to the main unit, this label issuing device can print both weighed labels using the scale unit and flat rate labels that do not use the scale unit. labels can be issued. On the other hand, even if the weighing section is not connected to the main device, it is possible to issue a flat rate label without using the weighing section.

Therefore, the scope of use of this label issuing device is greatly expanded.

[Example code] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2(a) is a perspective view showing the entire label issuing device of the embodiment, and FIG. 2(b) is a perspective view showing the main unit after the scale portion is removed.

This label issuing device is mainly divided into a weighing section 1 that measures the weight of a product (article) placed on a scale stand 1a, and a weighing section 1 that measures the weight of the product (article) placed on a scale stand 1a, and a weighing section 1 that measures the price of the product calculated from the weight input from the weighing section 1. It consists of a main unit 2 that issues a printed weighing label and a flat rate label with a fixed price printed on it.

The scale part 1 is detachably attached to the main device 2, and as shown in FIG. A microswitch 4 is attached as a connection detection means whose contacts are closed when the part 1 is attached.

On the front surface of the housing 3 of the main device 2, there are a display section 5 that displays the weight of the product to be measured, the unit price per unit weight, the calculated price, etc., a keyboard 6, a label issuing lower where quantitative labels or flat rate labels are discharged, etc. is formed.

The keyboard 6 includes a number key 6a for entering numerical data such as the product code of the target product (goods) when issuing a weighing label or fixed price label, or the price when issuing a fixed price label, and a fixed price label issuing mode. , a mode setting key 6b for setting a label issuing mode such as a weighing label issuing mode;
Various function keys 6C and the like used for setting data in the product file formed in the storage section are provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a label issuing device. 9 in the figure is a CPU (central processing unit) that executes various information processing, and this CPU 9 is connected via a pass line 10 to a ROM II for storing control programs, a RAM 12 for storing product files and various variable data, and a display section. Interface 13 that sends display data to 5, Interface 1 that receives key signals manually from the keyboard 6
4. Interface 16 that sends print data to label printer 15 that prints weighing labels or flat rate labels;
An input port 17 into which switch information of the microswitch 4 is input, an interface 20 into which weight data is input via a connection cable 18 and a connection socket 19 from the weighing section 1, etc. are connected.

The product file formed in the RAM 12 stores, for example, product data for specifying the corresponding product, such as product name and unit price per unit weight, for each product code. In addition,
Each data of this product file can be arbitrarily set by key operations on the keyboard 6. Also, this RA
M17 includes a price area for storing the price to be printed on the flat rate label when a flat rate label is issued, a product code area for temporarily storing the product code corresponding to the product name to be printed on the label specified from the keyboard 6, A counter or the like is formed to count the number of fixed price labels issued.

However, when the power of the entire label printing device is turned on,
The CPU 9 is programmed to execute the main routine shown in FIG.

When the flow chart starts, the setting state of the mode setting key 6b of the keyboard 6 is checked at Pl. If the fixed price label issuing mode is set, when a product code indicating the name of the product to be printed on the label is input, it is stored in the product code area, and price data of the fixed price to be printed is entered manually using the keyboard 6. is stored in the above-mentioned price area, and furthermore, when the number of issued coins is input by key, it is set in the counter. When each of the above data is input, each input data is displayed on the display section 5.
At P2, the label printer 15 prints out the corresponding data such as the price by the previously set number of sheets, and discharges them from the label issuing lower as a fixed price label.

Further, if the label issuing mode is not set to the flat rate label issuing mode at Pl but is set to the weighing label issuing mode at P3, the state of the microswitch 4 is checked via the input port 17 at P4. If the microswitch 4 is closed, it is determined that the weighing section 1 is attached to the main device 2. Then, at P5, it is confirmed that the 21 product code of the product to be weighed is input using the number key 6a or the like and stored in the product code area of the RAM 17. Note that if it is not stored, the product code input from the keyboard 6 is awaited. If the product code is stored, the ff1fl data of the product placed on the weighing platform 1a of the weighing section 1 is read from the weighing section 1 via the interface 2o.

Next, the unit price corresponding to the product code in the product code area is read from the product file, and the price of the corresponding product is calculated using this unit price and weight data. Then, the price, the name of the product, and the measured weight are printed on a label, and the label is discharged from the label issuing lower as a weighing label.

In addition, at P4, the microswitch 4 is in the open state and the weighing section 1 is
If it is not connected to the main unit 2, the weight of the product cannot of course be measured, and predetermined error processing such as error display is performed.

Note that if the mode is not the weighing label issuing mode at P3, other mode processing such as a data setting mode for the product file is executed.

In the label issuing device configured in this way, the weighing section 1
is provided to be detachably attached to the main body device 2. When the weighing section 1 is attached to the main unit 2, the microswitch 4 as a connection detection mechanism is closed, so the weight from the weighing section 1 and the unit price stored in the storage section are It is possible to issue a measurement label on which a calculated price is printed, as well as a fixed price label on which a preset price input from a keyboard or the like is printed.

On the other hand, if the weighing section 1 is not attached to the main device 2,
Since the microswitch 4 is open, it is only possible to issue a fixed price label on which a preset price entered from a keyboard or the like is printed. Conversely, even if the scale unit 1 is not attached to the main device 2, it is possible to issue a flat rate label.

Therefore, when issuing a flat rate label, the weighing unit 1 is not required, so that only the main unit 2 can be easily moved to the required location under the condition that only a flat rate label is issued. Moreover, the installation area in this case can be significantly reduced. Therefore, the operability of the label printing apparatus as a whole can be improved, and the range of application can be greatly expanded.

Furthermore, even if the weighing unit breaks down, it is possible to maintain the flat rate label issuing function.

Furthermore, it is possible to sell the weighing section 1 and the device main body 2 as a set, or to sell only the main device 2 alone. In this case, even if only the main body device 2 is sold, sufficient commercial value can be obtained.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. In the embodiment, the microswitch 4 is used as a connection detection means by which the CPU 9 detects whether or not the scale part 1 is connected to the main unit 2. Alternatively, it may be determined whether the weighing section 1 is connected or not when the key switch is turned on.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the label issuing device of the present invention,
The connection status between the scale unit and the main unit is detected, and if there is no connection, only flat rate label issuance is permitted. Therefore, when only fixed price labels are issued, the scale section can be removed, and operability can be greatly improved. Furthermore, the installation area required for issuing flat-rate labels is reduced, which improves the efficiency of label pasting work in narrow spaces.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a label issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the device of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device of the embodiment. . DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Weighing part, 2... Main unit, 4... Micro switch, 5... Display part, 6... Keyboard, 7...
・Label issuing port, 9...CPU, 12...RAM,
15...Label printer. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue (a) (b)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A weighing section for measuring the weight of an article, and a weighing label on which the price of the article is printed, which is calculated from the weight input from the weighing section and the unit price per unit weight stored in a storage section. and a main unit that issues a flat rate label with a predetermined fixed price printed thereon, the label issuing device comprising: a connection detection means for detecting whether or not the scale unit is connected to the main unit; a double label issuance permission means in which the connection detection means permits the issuance of the metric label and the flat rate label during the connection detection period; and a flat rate label issuance in which the connection detection means permits the issuance of only the flat rate label during the non-connection detection period; A label issuing device comprising: a permission means.