JPH06329140A - Method for printing and issuing ticket for tack paper - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method for printing and issuing tickets for tack paper which can reduce sticking agent coming out of an initial end of a printing sheet to maintain printing quality and realize normal carrying operation. CONSTITUTION:When an initial end of a belt-like printing sheet with a sheet applied with sticking agent on a rear face attached to a stripping sheet is cut to be printed and issued, a printing head and a platen roller hold the initial end of the printing sheet, waiting for ticket issuing. Then when an instruction for issuing is detected at #1, the platen roller is reversely rotated at #2, a ticket form is cut by a cutter at #3, the cut and separated ticket form is printed while the ticket form and the printing sheet are normally rotated and carried at #4, and the initial end of the printing sheet is further normally rotated and carried after the ticket is printed and issued at #5. The print head and the platen roller hold an upstream position from the initial end of the printing sheet, waiting for ticket issuing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printing and issuing method for issuing a ticket by printing on tack paper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ticket vending machine that prints tickets on tack paper,
As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the winding body of the band-shaped printing paper 1 is set. The printing paper 1 is composed of a heat sensitive paper 2 and a release liner 3 wider than the paper 2. An adhesive 4 is attached to the back surface of the sheet 2 as shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 3C, and the sheet 2 is attached to the release liner 3 by the adhesive force of the adhesive 4. As shown in FIG. 4A, the starting end 5 of the strip-shaped printing paper 1 pulled out from the winding body is sandwiched between the thermal printing head 6 for heating the element and the platen roller 7 and waits for ticketing. There is.

A control unit 9 for controlling the operation of the print head 6, the platen roller 7 and the cutter device 8 is constructed as shown in FIG. When the ticket issuing instruction is detected in # 1, the cutter device 8 is operated in # 2, and the cutter device 8 in FIG.
As shown in (b), one sheet of ticket paper 10 is cut. In the explanatory views of FIGS. 3A and 3B, a gap G is provided between the rear end of the paper sheet 10 and the starting end 5 of the printing paper 1 after the paper sheet 10 has been cut. At the time of cutting and after cutting, the paper sheet 10 and the printing paper sheet 1 are synchronously conveyed in the payout direction of the paper sheet 10 (the forward rotation direction of the platen roller 7) in # 3, so that the actual gap G is zero or extremely small. Is. In # 3, the elements of the print head 6 are driven in synchronization with the normal rotation of the platen roller 7 and the transportation of the ticket 10, and a predetermined matter is printed on the ticket 10.

[0004]

In such a conventional printing and ticket issuing method, when the ticket is on standby, as shown in FIG. 4B, the leading end of the printing paper 1 is placed on the printing head 6 and the platen roller 7.
Since the sheet is sandwiched by and waiting for ticket issuance, the pressure applied from the print head 6 and the platen roller 7 causes deformation of the starting end of the print sheet 1 as shown in FIG. A occurs.

When the sticking-out A of the adhesive 4 occurs, the sticking-out adhesive 4 adheres to the print head 6 and the platen roller 7, which deteriorates the printing quality and normally conveys the ticket paper 10. It impairs the operation.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a tack paper printing ticket issuing method capable of reducing sticking out of the adhesive 4 at the start end of the printing paper 1 and maintaining the printing quality and realizing a normal conveying operation. To do.

[0007]

A method of printing a ticket for tack paper according to the present invention is a method for printing a ticket by cutting a leading end of a belt-shaped printing paper having a backing sheet having an adhesive attached to a release mount. , The print head and the platen roller sandwich the start edge of the printing paper to wait for ticketing, and when a ticketing instruction is detected, the platen roller is reversed and the printing paper is placed on the lower side of the platen roller in the forward transfer direction of the printing paper. The cut paper is cut and separated from the print paper, and the start end of the print paper is conveyed in the forward direction, and the paper is printed during this forward transfer. It is characterized by being transported.

[0008]

According to this structure, since the cutting operation is performed after the sheet is conveyed in the reverse direction, the leading edge of the printing paper is not sandwiched between the print head and the platen roller in the ticket issuing standby state, but rather the leading edge of the printing sheet from the leading edge. The position is sandwiched between the print head and the platen roller, and the printer stands by. When the ticket is issued, the paper is conveyed in the reverse direction to return the head position of the required printing position to the sandwiching position between the print head and the platen roller to start printing.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The method for printing tacking paper for tack paper according to the present invention will be described below with reference to specific embodiments shown in FIGS.

In the ticket issuing standby state, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the print head 1 is clamped by the print head 6 and the platen roller 7 at a position on the upper side from the starting end 5 and is on standby. The control unit 9 that manages the operation of the print head 6, the platen roller 7, and the cutter device 8 is configured as shown in FIG.

When the ticket issuing instruction is detected in # 1, the platen roller 7 is reversed in # 2, and the leading edge 5 of the printing paper 1 is held between the print head 6 and the platen roller 7 as shown in FIG. 2B. It is conveyed in reverse until it comes to, and immediately the cutter device 8 is operated at # 3 to cut one sheet of ticket paper 10 and immediately
4, the platen roller 7 is rotated in the forward direction to convey the ticket paper 10 as shown in FIG. 2 (c), and at this time, the elements of the print head 6 are driven in synchronization with the conveyance so that the ticket paper 10 is predetermined. Matters are printed and tickets are issued. Immediately after ticketing is completed #
In step 5, the sheet is further conveyed in the normal direction to reach the ticketing standby position shown in FIG. 2A, and one operation is completed.

As described above, in the ticket issuing waiting state, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, since the position on the upper side from the start end 5 of the print sheet 1 is sandwiched between the print head 6 and the platen roller 7,
Since the influence of the deformation of the printing paper 1 caused by the pressure applied from the printing head 6 and the platen roller 7 does not reach the starting end of the printing paper 1, the sticking-out A of the adhesive 4 occurs at the starting end of the printing paper 1. Absent. Further, at the time of cutting, the start end of the print sheet 1 is sandwiched between the print head 6 and the platen roller 7 as shown in FIG. 2B, but since it is temporary, an adhesive agent is applied to the start end of the print sheet 1. The protrusion A of 4 does not occur.

Therefore, the print head 6 and the platen roll
Adhesive 4 does not adhere to the roller 7 and print quality is not maintained.
In addition, normal transport operation can be realized. In addition, ticket issuance waiting letter
Length L of the paper sheet 10 in the open state₁ Is the length of one ticket 10
L ₀ Printed note paper that has been issued but is not affected by
A device that clamps the start end of the
If the above is the delivery length L₁ Is equivalent to one ticket 10
Length L₀ Must be less than.

[0014]

As described above, according to the printing and issuing method for tack paper of the present invention, since the cutting operation is carried out after the sheet is conveyed in the reverse direction, the leading end of the printing paper is pinched by the print head and the platen roller in the ticket issuing standby state. Instead of waiting, the position on the upper side from the start end is sandwiched between the print head and the platen roller and is waiting. Since printing is started by returning to the nip position, the deformation of the printing paper caused by the pressure applied from the print head and platen roller does not affect the starting edge of the printing paper, and the adhesive of No protrusion occurs. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the print quality for a long period of time and realize a normal transport operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a control unit of a ticket vending machine that implements a printing method for printing tack paper according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a ticket issuing process diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of print paper.

FIG. 4 is a conventional ticket issuing process diagram.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a control unit of a conventional ticket vending machine.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a starting end portion of a printing sheet used in a conventional ticket vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Printing Paper 2 Paper 3 Peeling Mount 4 Adhesive 5 Starting Edge of Printing Paper 6 Printing Head 7 Platen Roller 8 Cutter Device 9 Controller 10 Ticket Paper

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When printing a ticket by cutting the starting end of a band-shaped printing paper having a backing sheet with an adhesive attached to a release liner, the starting end of the printing paper is sandwiched between a print head and a platen roller. When the ticketing instruction is detected, the platen roller is reversed to cut the printing paper on the lower side of the platen roller with respect to the forward transfer direction of the printing paper, and then cut and separated from the printing paper. A printing and issuing method for tack paper, in which the leading end of the printing paper is conveyed in the normal direction, printing is performed on the ticket paper during the forward rotation, and the starting end of the printing paper is further conveyed in the forward direction after printing.