JPH0692000A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve an ease of operation when making data entry required for a document by user. CONSTITUTION:Setting information including document number, top margin and left margin is stored in non-volatile memory. Such information entered from a console is stored in nonvolatile memory by control of a means for writing a set document value. Prior to printing, a document number is designated. When printing data, a top margin and a left margin are selected by a print control means according to a designated document number. Alternatively, bar code which represents top and left margins is printed at the head of a document beforehand and then is read. Thus it is possible to use the far code to set top and left margins.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer device capable of easily matching the print area of a form with the print area of a printer device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Writing a sentence with a word processor or the like and where the printed sentence is printed are different stories. Although the printer device has its own print area, the print area of the printer does not necessarily match the print area of the form used by the user. In order to print the text created by a word processor, etc. in the print area of the form, conventionally, the text creation area on the screen of the word processor is changed, the embedding digit position is reset, or the paper is set in the paper tray. I was changing the position.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was created in view of this point, and it is an object of the present invention to remarkably improve the operability for the print position alignment on various forms by the user.

[0004]

FIG. 1A is an explanatory view of the principle of a printer device according to a first aspect of the present invention. The printer device according to claim 1 is a printer device capable of detecting an end face of a sheet by a reflection type sensor on a carrier and detecting a leading edge of a form by a first-out sensor. A non-volatile memory that stores the form setting value information including the left end ejection amount, etc., a form setting value writing processing unit that writes the form setting value information input from the console to the non-volatile memory, and is specified when printing. The form setting value information of the specified form number is read from the non-volatile memory, the paper advance amount is set as the read form setting value information, and the left edge ejection amount is set as the read form setting value information. And a print processing unit for setting the left end ejection amount.

FIG. 1B is an explanatory view of the principle of the printer device according to the second aspect. According to another aspect of the printer device of the present invention, the reflection type sensor on the carrier can read the bar code printed on the paper, the end surface of the paper can be detected, and the leading edge sensor can detect the leading end of the form. A printer device capable of reading the barcode indicating the set paper advance amount, the set left edge ejection amount, etc. printed on the form when printing, and setting the paper advance amount indicated by the read barcode. And a print processing unit that sets the amount of paper ejected to the left and sets the amount of left ejection to the set left ejection amount indicated by the read bar code.

[0006]

The operation of the printer device according to the first aspect will be described. When the form set value information is input from the console, the form set value writing processing means writes the form set value information in the non-volatile memory. The form set value information is the form number,
It consists of the paper advance amount and the left edge ejection amount. Before printing, specify the form number. When printing a form, the form is first sucked into the printer device, and when the leading edge of the form reaches the position of the first-out sensor, the form is stopped. After that, the form setting value information of the specified form number is read from the non-volatile memory, the position of the form is adjusted so that the paper advance amount becomes the read set advance amount, and then the set left edge ejection amount. Characters are printed from the position specified by.

The operation of the printer device according to the second aspect will be described. When printing a form, the form is first sucked into the printer device, and when the leading edge of the form reaches the position of the first-out sensor, the form is stopped. After that, the barcode on the form is read by the reflective sensor. This bar code is made up of the paper advance amount, the left edge ejection amount, and the like. At the time of printing, the position of the form is adjusted so that the paper feed-out amount becomes the set read-out amount of the read barcode, and then the characters are printed from the position specified by the set left-end ejection amount of the read barcode. .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a paper transport system of a printer. In the figure, 1 is a print head, 2 is a platen, 3
Reference numerals 4 and 5 denote rollers, 5 denotes a push-in type track, 6 denotes a paper tray, and 7 denotes a first-out sensor. The print head 1 is of the impact dot type, for example. A cut sheet or continuous form is inserted between the print head 1 and the platen 2. The rollers 3 and 4 are for carrying a single-cut or continuous form. The push-in type track 5 is for feeding the continuous form toward the print head 1. Paper tray 6
Contains a plurality of single votes. The first-out sensor 7 detects the beginning of a single-cut or continuous form.

When printing characters on a single sheet, the paper tray 6
The cut sheet stored in is taken out and conveyed to the right. When the beginning of the cut sheet reaches the first-out sensor 7, the first-out sensor 7 outputs a signal of a predetermined value. Advance sensor 7
When a signal of a predetermined value is output from the printer, a printer control circuit (not shown) detects this and further conveys the cut sheet to the right by a predetermined distance.

When characters are printed on the continuous form, the continuous form is conveyed to the left by the push-in type track 5. When the leading end of the continuous book reaches the first-out sensor 7, the first-out sensor 7 outputs a signal of a predetermined value. When a signal of a predetermined value is output from the first-out sensor 7, the printer control circuit detects this and returns the continuous book to the right by a predetermined distance.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the ID sensor. In the figure, reference numerals 8 and 9 denote ID sensors. The ID sensors 8 and 9 are reflection type photo sensors and read the ID code or bar code printed on the paper. The ID sensors 8 and 9 can also detect the right end surface and the left end surface of the paper. The print head 1 is attached to a carrier (not shown), but the ID sensors 8 and 9 are also attached to the carrier. Therefore, when the carrier moves left and right, the ID sensors 8 and 9 also move left and right accordingly.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of form type setting.
One row of the form type setting table corresponds to one form type setting. Each line has fields such as a setting number, a form number, a first-out amount, a left-end ejection amount, and a setting item. The setting item indicates the type of character such as Mincho typeface, Gothic type, or enlarged character type. As will be described later, the form type setting table is stored in the non-volatile memory, and when a new form type is set, a line corresponding to this form type setting is added to the form type setting table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an electric circuit of the printer. In the figure, 1 is a print head, 7 is a first-out sensor, 8 is an ID sensor, 10 is a carrier motor, 11 is an LF motor, 12 is a head drive circuit, and 13 is a carrier
A motor drive circuit, 14 is an LF motor drive circuit, 15 is a detection circuit, 16 is also a detection circuit, 17 is a console, 18 to 20 are output ports, 21 and 22 are input ports, 23 is an input / output port, 24 is a CPU, 25 Is RAM, 26 is R
OM, 27 is a timer, 28 is a non-volatile memory, and 29 is an interface control circuit. Note that I
The D sensor 9 is omitted in the figure.

The signal for driving the print head 1 is C
It is sent from the PU 24 to the print head 1 via the bus line, the output port 18, and the head drive circuit 12. A signal for driving the carrier motor 10 is sent from the CPU 24 to the bus line, the output port 19, the carrier motor driving circuit 13
Is sent to the carrier motor 10 via. The signal for driving the LF motor 11 is sent from the CPU 24 to the bus line,
L via output port 20 and LF motor drive circuit 14
It is sent to the F motor 11.

The analog signal output from the first-out sensor 7 is converted into a binary signal by the detection circuit 15, and the output of the detection circuit 15 is sent to the CPU 24 via the input port 21 and the bus line. The analog signal from the ID sensor 8 is converted into a digital signal by the detection circuit 16, and the output of the detection circuit 16 is sent to the CPU 24 via the input port 22 and the bus line. The digital signal output from the console 17 is sent to the CPU 24 via the input / output port 23 and the bus line, and the digital signal for the console output from the CPU 24 is sent to the console 17 via the bus line and the input / output port 23. Sent.

The CPU 24 executes various programs stored in the ROM 26. The RAM 25 stores print data and temporary data. The ROM 26 stores various programs and character generators.
The timer 27 is used to generate various clocks. The above-mentioned form type setting table and the like are stored in the non-volatile memory 28. The non-volatile memory 28 is composed of, for example, an E ² PROM. The interface control circuit 29 communicates with the host. In the case of single-cut printing, a paper feed command, a print command, a line feed command, and a discharge command are sent from the host to the printer control circuit. In case of continuous printing, print command and line feed command are sent from the host to the printer control circuit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the first embodiment of the present invention. This process flow describes a single-cut process from the automatic paper feed port. In step S1, the setting values of each form are stored in the non-volatile memory 28 from the console 17. The set value means a form number, a paper advance amount, a left end ejection amount, a character type, and the like. Step S2
Then, select the form number from the console.

In step S3, the sheet is automatically sucked. The sheet suction is performed when the sheet feeding command is received. In step S4, it is checked whether the paper advance sensor 7 has output a predetermined signal. If Yes, the process proceeds to step S5, and if No, the process returns to step S3. In step S5, the sheet feeding is stopped and the first-out operation is completed.

In step S6, a print command is received. In step S7, the carrier once moves from left to right, and the ID sensor 8 or 9 detects the left edge of the paper. In step S8, the contents set in the non-volatile memory 28 are read from the set form number.

In step S9, the paper is moved to the set advance position. In step S10, the left end ejection position of printing is moved to the set position (the start position of the printing counter is shifted). In step S11, printing is started.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, S is a form and BC is a barcode. A bar code is printed on the upper left side of the form S. This bar code represents the paper advance amount, the left end ejection amount, and the type of character used for printing. In step S1, a form on which the form setting value is printed is supplied. Note that this step is performed when the paper feed command is received. In step S2, it is checked whether the paper advance sensor 7 has output a predetermined signal. If Yes, go to Step S3; if No, go to Step S1
Return to.

In step S3, the feeding of the sheet is stopped and the first-out is completed. In step S4, the carrier is moved from left to right, and the ID sensor 8 or 9 reads the bar code at the left end of the paper. In step S5, the paper is moved so that the read set advance amount is reached. Step S6
Then, the print command is received. In step S7, the left end printing position of printing is moved to the set position (the start position of the printing counter is shifted). In step S8, printing is started.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the form set values such as the paper advance amount and the left end ejection amount are stored in the non-volatile memory together with the form number, and the form number is printed at the time of printing. If you specify, the paper advance amount will automatically become the set advance amount, and the print start position will automatically be the position specified by the set left edge ejection amount, so that the print area of the form should match the print area of the printer. The operation of is significantly simplified. Further, according to the present invention, if a bar code representing a form set value such as a paper advance amount or a left end ejection amount is printed in advance on the top portion of the form, when the form is sucked and printing is performed, The first-out amount automatically becomes the set paper first-out amount specified by the barcode, and the print start position automatically becomes the position specified by the set left-end ejection amount.Therefore, the printing area of the form becomes the printing area of the printer. The operation for matching is significantly simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a paper transport system of a printer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an ID sensor.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of form type setting.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an electric circuit of a printer.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing flow of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Print head 2 Platen 3 Roller 4 Roller 5 Push-in type track 6 Paper tray 7 First-out sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A printer device capable of detecting an end face of a sheet by a reflection type sensor on a carrier and detecting a leading edge of a form by a first-out sensor, which includes a form number, a set amount of paper advance, and a set left end ejection. A non-volatile memory that stores the form setting value information including amount, a form setting value writing processing unit that writes the form setting value information input from the console to the non-volatile memory, and the specified form number when printing. The form setting value information of is read from the non-volatile memory, the paper advance amount is set as the read form setting value information setting paper advance amount, and the left end ejection amount is the read form setting value information setting Left end ejection A printer apparatus comprising: a print processing unit that sets a quantity. 2. A printer device capable of reading a bar code printed on a sheet by a reflection type sensor on a carrier, detecting an end face of the sheet, and detecting a leading edge of a form by a advance sensor. When printing, read the bar code indicating the set paper advance amount, the set left edge ejection amount, etc. printed on the form, and set the paper advance amount to the set paper advance amount indicated by the read bar code. And a print processing unit that sets the left end ejection amount to a set left end ejection amount indicated by the read bar code.