JPH05224850A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable continuous printing by eliminating the interruption of workability caused by paper exchange in the case of printing when using the form papers in which papers having longitudinal and lateral directions to the feeding direction of the papers are mixed. CONSTITUTION:Character data from an input device 1 are calculated corresponding to the top joining conditions of form paper by a top joining hole detection part 2 and a paper direction detection part 3, and the printing direction is decided by a printing rotation decision part 4 and a printing character direction decision part 6. Therefore, printing is executed by a print control part 8 corresponding to the top joining direction. Thus, an operator can serially input data and print them according to slip format without being troubled by the top joining direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique capable of performing continuous printing without changing the paper even if the orientation of binding is different, because the printing direction is not limited in the format printing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a computer or the like, a printing device is widely used as a method of outputting data. In such a system, it is indispensable to carry out work without interruption in a character format which requires a large amount of data.

For this reason, conventionally, methods have been devised, such as rotating the printing direction inside the printing apparatus, starting printing from the last part of the sentence, and rotating the character direction while leaving the chart as it is. .. Note that, as a known technique regarding the rotation of printed characters, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-109658 is known.

[0004]

In the case of the above-mentioned prior art, the printing direction is changed by a character generator or the like in response to a prestored condition, or the paper is fed by a control device. Although the method has been decided, no clear method has been established for continuous paper with different paper orientations.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing apparatus capable of determining the printing direction and position according to the binding position of a continuous sheet without converting the sheet.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Focusing on the fact that the direction, size, and position of a staple binding hole of a printing sheet are determined at the moment when the printing sheet passes through a platen, the printing apparatus is provided with a determination function, and is bound by the conditions of the sheet. It is possible to print without printing.

[0007]

Format printing is serially printed from the input device and sequentially stored in the storage device. On the other hand, since the printed area travels linearly on the platen,
They have a 0 degree difference. To solve this, rotation of printing,
In addition to printing from the last character, a function to check the binding position is provided to change the paper feed direction or replace the paper.
This is a method that enables continuous binding printing.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The position of character format data input from an input device 1 is detected by a top-stitching hole detecting portion 2 provided on a platen of a printing device 9 and running on a sheet.

On the other hand, the sheet is detected by the sheet direction detecting section 3 at A4 size.
The direction of the drawing is detected such as vertical and A4 horizontal. When the print range is determined, the print rotation determination unit 4 causes the staple binding hole detection unit 2,
Based on the result of the paper direction detection unit 3, it is determined whether the image is rotated by 90 degrees. When the printing direction is A4 vertical binding, the paper feed is in the forward direction, so the print head prints in the reverse direction from the last character portion of the line. Therefore, the print character direction determination unit 6 makes a determination.

In this way, the control section 5 judges whether or not the printing conditions are established based on the above conditions, and the storage section 7
The character data serially input from the input device 1 stored in (1) is printed by the print control unit 8 so as to match with the binding direction.

[0011]

In the case of the format printing by the printing apparatus, the format and the binding position of the sheet are provided with a detecting function for tracing the sheet on the platen in advance.
The change in matte paper is eliminated, the work efficiency of printing is improved, and the economic effect is recognized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a printing apparatus having a top binding detection unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input device, 2 ... Top binding hole detection part, 3 ... Paper direction detection part, 4 ... Print rotation determination part, 5 ... Control part, 6 ... Print character direction determination part, 7 ... Storage part, 8 ... Printing Control unit, 9 ... Printing device.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Moriji Yamaguchi 1 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture Hitachi Ltd. Kanagawa Plant

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Format data input via an input device is referred to as a device to be printed, and the printing direction is freely rotated according to the instruction of the binding position of the format sheet, and printing is possible. A printing device characterized by the above.