JPH07129802A - Data setting registration device for time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To specify a setting item to be registered in the memory of time recorder only by pushing at attending and leaving operation button provided to the recorder and to take a general view of the names of various setting items in a list. CONSTITUTION:This device consists of a time recorder 1 which is provided with plural operation buttons 3-8 regarding working time conditions in a lateral array in front of a card insertion slot 2 and a setting card T on which the names of various setting items or the names of actual values regarding the setting items are stated in a lateral array corresponding to the operation buttons 3-8, and, when this setting card T is inserted into the card insertion slot 2 and the names in the lateral array are positioned right above the card insertion slot 2, the meanings of the respective operation buttons 3-8 are replaced with the contents of the respective names.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in the technical field of time recorders, and more specifically, it is for a time recorder that can easily set the internal clock of the time recorder and register setting parameters. The present invention relates to a data setting registration device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is easy to perform the above-mentioned setting operation of an internal clock, registration of various setting parameters such as closing date and day of the week printing type set for each business office, or printing stage switching time. For this reason, the present applicant has previously filed Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-139
A data setting registration device for a time recorder has been developed as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 290 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-39746.

In the former setting registration device, after inserting a setting card in which various setting items are written into the card insertion slot of the recorder, the ten keys of 0 to 9 provided with the addresses corresponding to the setting items on the recorder are also used. When input using, the above setting card is conveyed up and down, and the conveyance is stopped at a position where the name of the setting item corresponding to the input address can be visually confirmed, and the setting item can be specified. Also, the latter setting registration device, in order to represent the meaning of a plurality of operation buttons arranged side by side in a row on the recorder, the name of various setting items or the name related to attendance and attendance is written on the drum peripheral surface, By rotating this drum with a motor, only the required item names can be viewed from the display window.

[0004]

However, in the former setting registration device, the operation is very troublesome because the address must be input using the numeric keypad to specify the item to be registered. Since the numeric keypad for inputting the address must be provided separately from the operation buttons for attendance and leaving, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost becomes high.

On the other hand, the latter setting registration device does not need to input an address like the former setting registration device, but cannot list various item names written on the circumferential surface of the drum. Therefore, if the user does not fully understand the structure and operation contents by reading the instruction manual thoroughly, all the setting items that can be registered cannot be recognized, and as a result, the setting items cannot be found without setting them. The operation was very troublesome because I had to give up or had to contact a store etc. to tell me the details of the operation.

Further, in the latter setting registration device, the manufacturing cost consumed for the sensor device for grasping the rotation state of the drum and the display window for visually recognizing the item name written on the drum peripheral surface is set by the former setting. There is a problem that it is more expensive than the registration device, and as an improved product for the purpose of reducing the manufacturing cost of the latter setting registration device, if the upper case of the time recorder is opened without providing the display window and the motor, the drum A system was also developed in which the name of the required setting item was visible from directly above and the user manually rotated this drum. There has been a new problem in that the upper case must be released every time, and the cost of manufacturing and assembling the upper case is high.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that the setting items to be registered can be designated by directly pressing the operation buttons for attendance and leaving provided on the recorder, and the names of various setting items can be used as a list. It is possible to overlook and reduce the manufacturing cost of the entire time recorder without using a drum.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means taken in the present invention for solving the above technical problems are as follows. (1) A plurality of operation buttons for attendance items such as attendance and leaving work are arranged side by side in a row in front of the card insertion slot, and one of these operation buttons is turned on to specify the attendance item to be entered. When a time card is inserted into the card slot, the time recorder is configured to print the time of the specified attendance item on the time card, and it can be inserted into the card slot of this time recorder as well as the names of various setting items or their names. A setting card in which the names of a plurality of realization values related to equal setting items are written in a horizontal row so as to correspond to the operation buttons arranged in a horizontal row, and the time recorder has the above card. Card determining means for determining the type of card inserted into the insertion slot, and this card determining means determines the insertion of the setting card. In this case, when the name written in the horizontal row is a card carrying means for carrying the setting card until it comes to a position just above the card insertion slot, and the setting card is carried by this card carrying means, The meanings of the operation buttons arranged in the horizontal row can be switched so as to correspond to the respective names written in the horizontal row on the setting card, and the actual values of the corresponding items can be registered using these operation buttons. And a registration means for various setting items configured as described above.

(2) The names of setting items or realization values written in a horizontal row on the setting card are written in a plurality of columns in the vertical direction, and the time recorder is formed in a plurality of columns. Designating means for designating one of the horizontal row names is provided, and the card transport means also provided on the time recorder is used to set the designated horizontal row name so that it is immediately above the card insertion slot. It must have a transfer control function to transfer cards.

(3) The card discriminating means provided in the time recorder has a card discriminating function capable of discriminating between the time card and the setting card by the depth of the notch formed at the lower edge of the inserted card, and the position of the notch. It must be equipped with a front / back discriminating function that discriminates between the front and back of a card.

[0011]

The above means operates as follows. Above (1)
According to the means described in, the names of various setting items of the internal clock and the parameters are listed on the setting card, so that the operator (user) should set the items without looking at the instruction manual. The operation buttons that are normally used for attendance such as going to work or leaving work can be switched to the internal clock and the operation buttons for parameter registration as they are by using the setting card. It is possible to directly specify the setting item to be registered and directly input the realized value thereof.

According to the means described in the above (2), the names of the setting items are written in one horizontal line on the one setting card and in a plurality of columns in the vertical direction. A large number of item names can be written on the setting card to set a large number of items, and a large number of item names can be viewed and confirmed based on a list. If you specify one of the item names written horizontally in a row, the card for setting will be automatically transported so that the item name in the horizontal row specified by the card transport means will be immediately above the card insertion slot. Therefore, it is possible to easily and accurately register the actual values of the setting items to be registered.

According to the means described in the above (3), only by inserting the card into the insertion slot, it is possible to automatically and accurately determine whether it is the time card or the setting card depending on the depth of the notch. Since the setting card itself can play the role of a key (key switch) for conventional mode switching because it can determine whether it is the time card, the front and back of the card can be determined by the position of this notch. It is possible to properly use the front and back of the setting card. As described above, the technical problems described above can be solved by the above means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the time recorder data setting registration device according to the present invention described above will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a time recorder in which a data setting registration device according to the present invention is implemented. A card insertion slot 2 (card pocket) is opened on the upper surface of the time recorder generally indicated by reference numeral 1. In front of the card insertion slot 2, an operation button BT including an attendance button 3, an exit button 4, a return button 5, a leave button 6, an overtime button 7, and a free button 8 whose use is not specified. Are arranged side by side in a row, and normally, these operation buttons BT perform the functions as described, and the operation buttons selected for the time card (not shown) inserted in the insertion slot 2 It is configured to record attendance data corresponding to the item of BT.
Reference numeral 9 is a display provided on the front surface of the time recorder 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration of the above-mentioned time recorder 1. For the bus connected to the CPU 20 forming the center of the control unit, the ROM 21 storing the system program and various settings are set. A RAM 22 that stores data, an internal clock 23 that transmits a reference clock signal, and an interface circuit 24 are connected, and an operation button BT including the above-described various buttons 3 to 8 for the interface circuit 24, and the operation button BT. Etc. Display lamps BR of buttons 3 to 8 and the above-mentioned display 9
And a card carrier 25 for carrying the time card or setting card T (see FIGS. 3 and 4) inserted in the insertion slot 2 according to the program of the ROM 21, and attendance data is printed on the inserted time card. Printer 26
And a notch (not shown) formed at the lower edge of the inserted time card and a notch Ts also formed at the lower edge of the setting card T are detected, and the time is determined by the depth and the left and right positions. Distinguish the card from the setting card T, and
First and second notch detection sensors 27, 28 capable of discriminating between the front and the back thereof and a sounding device 29 for emitting various messages are connected, and each of them is the ROM 2 described above.
The operation is controlled according to the system program stored in 1.

3 and 4 are a front view and a rear view of a setting card T configured to be inserted into the card insertion slot 2 described above, and a setting column 10 for minute adjustment is written on the front surface Ta. Further, on the back surface Tb, there are a setting field 11 for clock adjustment, a setting field 12 for closing date and blank feed, a setting field 13 for day of the week printing and printing stage switching, and a two-color printing and column moving field. The setting columns 14 are written in a plurality of columns in the vertical direction, and each of these setting columns 10 to 14 has a total of six sections in a horizontal row so as to correspond to the above-mentioned six operation buttons 3 to 8, respectively. Are equally divided, and the names of various setting items or the names of a plurality of realized values related to the setting items are shown in each section.

That is, the setting column 10 for minute adjustment shown in FIG.
In the third to fifth sections 10b, 10c,
The name of the setting item of "minute adjustment" is written in the section 10a over 10d, and each of the third, fourth, and fifth sections 10
In b, 10c, and 10d, names of "minute +", "minute-", and "0 second" for realizing minute adjustment are written, and
In the sixth section 10e, the name "end" is written, and the setting card T is inserted into the insertion slot 2 in the state of facing the table as shown in FIG. When the card T is pulled in until the setting field 10 is located just above the card insertion slot 2, the above-mentioned third to sixth operation buttons, that is, the return button 5, the leave button 6, the overtime button 7, and the free button. The meaning of button 8 is
The minute adjustment of the internal clock 23 is automatically switched according to the program described above so as to correspond to each of the items described in each of the divisions 10a to 10e of the corresponding minute adjustment setting field 10 and each button 5 to 8 is used. It is designed to be able to do.

The setting field 1 for clock adjustment shown in FIG.
1 includes the first and second sections 11b and 11c from the beginning.
The name of the setting item of "clock setting" is written in the section 11a that crosses over, and the names of the setting items of the clock "year / month / day" and "hour / minute" are written in the first and second sections 11b and 11c. In addition, the name of "feed" that sends the date and time and hour and minute is written in the section 11d across the fourth and fifth sections 11e and 11f, and the fourth and fifth sections 11e, 11e,
In 11f, "+" and "-" marks for executing the clock adjustment are written, and in the sixth section 11g, the name of "registration" and the arrow "↓" for sending cards are written. There is.

Similarly, in the setting field 12 for deadline and blank feed shown in FIG. 4, the first to fourth divisions 12a from the beginning,
The names of the setting items of “closed day” are written across 12b, 12c, and 12d, and the realization values “31st day”, “25th day”, and “20th” are displayed in each of these sections 12a to 12d.
The names of "day" and "other" are written, and the name of the setting item of "blank feed", which means a non-printed (not used) row on the time card, is written in the fifth section 12e. In the sixth section 12f, a vertical arrow "↑ ↓" for card feeding is described.

Further, in the setting field 13 for day of the week printing and print stage switching shown in FIG. 4, the first to fourth categories 1 from the beginning are displayed.
The name of the setting item of "day of the week print" is written across 3a, 13b, 13c, 13d, and these classifications 13a
The names of "0: Date", "1: English", "2: Kanji", and "3: None" which are the realized values are described in ~ 13d, and the printing stage is provided in the fifth section 13e. The name of the setting item of "printing stage switching", which means the time to switch to the next stage, is written, and further, the card feeding arrow "↑ ↓" is written in the sixth section 13f.

Similarly, in the setting column 14 for two-color printing and column shift shown in FIG. 4, the first and second sections 14 from the beginning are divided.
The names of the setting items of "two-color printing" are written across a and 14b, and in each of these sections 14a and 14b, "red printing", which means the time to switch to red printing, and the time to return to black printing The name of "black print", which means
In the 14th section 14c, the setting item of "column move" and each name of "leave print", which means the scheduled time to automatically move the print column of the time card to leave the work, are written, and the fifth and sixth Th section 14d. The mark of "+" and "-" for changing each time described above is written in 14e, and the name of "registration" and the arrow "↑" for sending cards are written in the sixth section 14f. .

In FIG. 5, the above setting card T is inserted into the card insertion slot 2 with the back surface Tb side facing the front, and the setting column 11 for the clock setting at the top is at the position just above the card insertion slot 2. This is an explanation of the state in which the clock is set by stopping together, and the current date is normally displayed on the display 9 when the time card can be inserted. When the setting card T is inserted into the card insertion slot 2, the setting card T is automatically drawn into the illustrated state by the card conveying device 25 and stopped. Then, the lamp BR of the year / month / day button 3 (actually the attendance button) blinks and the year / month / day is displayed on the display 9, so that it can be understood that the mode has been switched to the year / month / day input mode. At the same time, each operation button 3
Since the meanings of ~ 8 are switched to the respective names in the setting column 11, the date and time are set by the date / time button 3 and the hour / minute button 4 and the + button 6 for sending which are switched. This is possible by operating the-button 7 and the registration button 8 in sequence. Further, after the registration button 8 is pressed, the meaning of the button 8 is further switched to “↓”, so if the ↓ button 8 is pressed in that state, the setting card T is conveyed to the state shown in FIG. Further, when the ↓ button 8 is pressed for 2 seconds or more, the setting card T is ejected to the card insertion slot 2.

In FIG. 6, the setting card T is set by the operation of the above-mentioned ↓ button 8 and the setting column 12 for the closing date of the second stage and the blank feed is set.
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the closing date is set at a position just above the card insertion slot 2 and the closing date is set and the empty stage is set. Each of these settings is the same as in the case of FIG. 4 above. Each of the meanings is attached to each of the buttons 3 to 7 switched for setting the closing date and the blank, and the set closing date and the blank are displayed on the display 9 and input. The setting data is registered in the RAM 22. Each time the other button 6 and the blank feed button 7 are pressed, the set values of the closing date and the blank position are changed by one. When the ↓ ↑ button 8 is pressed in this state, the setting card T is conveyed to the state shown in FIG. 7, and ↓ ↑
When the button 8 is pushed for 2 seconds or more, the setting card T is ejected to the card insertion slot 2. However, in the case where the setting card T is conveyed in the reverse order of FIG. 8 → FIG. 7 → FIG. 6 by the button 8, if the ↓ ↑ button 8 is pressed in this state, the setting card T is changed to the state shown in FIG. The sheet is conveyed so as to return to the state shown in.

Further, in FIGS. 7 and 8, the setting field 13 for day of the week printing and printing stage switching and the setting field 14 for two-color printing and field shifting are sequentially positioned immediately above the card insertion slot 2. The meaning of each operation button 3 to 8 is set in each of these setting fields 1
In addition to switching to the names shown in Nos. 3 and 14, the buttons 3 to 8 are appropriately operated to set the type of day of the week printing and the switching time of the printing stage, and the switching time of the two-color printing and the switching time of the column movement, respectively. It shows a state of setting, and the time set by each of these buttons 3 to 8 is structured so as to be displayed on the display 9 each time. If the ↑ button 8 is operated in the state of FIG. 8, the setting card T will be
It is transported so that it returns to the state shown in, and the ↑ button 8
If you press and hold for more than 2 seconds, this setting card T
Is designed to be discharged to the card insertion slot 2.

The setting fields 10 to 14 for registration shown on the setting card T are examples of implementation, and other than this, similar configurations are used, for example, time signal sounding time, overtime start time, or Allows registration of setting parameters for various time recorders such as melody sounding time.

Since the time recorder data setting / registration device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, by inserting the setting card T into the card insertion slot 2 of the time recorder 1, it is possible to perform attendance such as attendance at work or leaving work. The operation buttons 3 to 8 used are for directly setting the internal clock 23,
In addition, it can be used as an operation button for registering various parameters, and each operation button 3-8 while checking the name of the setting item written in each setting column 10-14 of the card or the name of its realized value. By operating
It is possible to directly specify the setting item to be registered or directly input the realization value thereof to reliably register various setting data in the RAM 22 of the time recorder 1.

[0027]

As described above, according to the data setting / registration device for a time recorder according to the present invention, in the setting operation of the internal clock or the parameter, the item to be registered can be designated by directly pressing the operation button, Moreover, since the list of various setting items can be surely grasped only by looking at the setting card, the setting operation is simple compared with the conventional device of this kind which inputs an address and uses a drum. In addition to the advantages of being able to reduce the manufacturing cost, the setting card itself functions as a mode switching key switch for switching the operation mode of the time card, so the time recorder has a mode switching key switch (key). ) Need not be provided, and in addition, the operation buttons for attendance can be used as they are for setting registration. Has the advantage of inexpensive production cost structure of the recorder is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a time recorder implementing a data setting registration device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the time recorder shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a setting card used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a back view showing an example of a setting card.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which a setting field for clock setting of a setting card is set directly above a card insertion slot.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a closing date of a setting card and a setting column for empty feed are set right above a card insertion slot.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which a setting field for printing the day of the week on a setting card and switching print stages is set right above a card insertion slot.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state where a setting field for two-color printing of a setting card and a field movement is set right above the card insertion slot.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 time recorder 2 card insertion slot 3 to 8 operation buttons arranged side by side in one row 25 card carrier 27, 28 notch detection sensor T setting card Ts notch 10 to 14 setting field indicating name of setting item or realized value

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of operation buttons for attendance items such as attendance and leaving work are arranged side by side in a row in front of the card insertion slot, and one of these operation buttons is turned on to specify the attendance item to be input, When a time card is inserted into the above card insertion slot, the time recorder configured to print the input time of the specified attendance item on the time card,
It can be inserted freely into the card slot of this time recorder, and the names of various setting items or the names of multiple realization values related to these setting items are written in a horizontal row so as to correspond to the operation buttons arranged in a horizontal row above. And a card determining unit for determining the type of the card to be inserted into the card insertion slot, and this card determining unit determines the insertion of the setting card. In this case, when the name written in the horizontal row is a card carrying means for carrying the setting card until it comes to a position just above the card insertion slot, and the setting card is carried by this card carrying means, The meanings of the operation buttons arranged in the horizontal row are switched so as to correspond to the respective names written in the horizontal row on the setting card. Time clock data setting registration apparatus being characterized in that allowed and a registration means for various setting items configured so that it can register the realization of the corresponding items using create button. 2. The names of the setting items or realized values, which are written horizontally in a row on the setting card, are written in a plurality of columns in the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction is formed in a plurality of rows in the time recorder. The setting means that can specify any one of the names of one row is also provided, and the card conveying means also provided in the time recorder has the card for setting so that the specified one row of the name comes directly above the card insertion slot. 2. The time-recorder data setting registration device according to claim 1, further comprising a transfer control function for transferring the time. 3. A card discriminating means provided in the time recorder, a card discriminating function capable of discriminating between a time card and a setting card by the depth of the notch formed at the lower end edge of the inserted card, and by the position of the notch. The data setting / registration device for a time recorder according to claim 1, further comprising a front / back discriminating function for discriminating between front and back of the card.