JPH0877309A - Rewrite print display tag issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the rewrite print display tag issuing device with which issue processing and collection processing can be accelerated corresponding to a unified rewrite print display tag. CONSTITUTION: This rewrite print display tag issuing device issues a rewrite print display tag 6 by providing a data storage part 24 for reading or writing arbitrary data and a rewrite display part 22 for printing those data and erasing that printing. Such a rewrite print display tag issuing device is provided with rewrite print display tag supplying means (dispensers 26A and 26B), first conveying mechanism 30 for belt conveyance, data transmitting/receiving means (antenna 68, control part and written data processing part) for writing, reading and collating data, second conveying mechanism 32 for conveying the rewrite print display tag while putting it on a carriage 74, erasing unit 94 for erasing the indication on the rewrite display part, printing head 96 for performing printing on the carriage at the rewrite display part, and control unit for performing the supply of the write print display tag, conveyance control, data transmission/reception processing control and printing control.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a built-in storage means capable of writing and reading arbitrary data, and a rewrite print used for issuing a rewrite print display tag having a rewrite display section capable of erasable printing. Display tag issuing device, which is suitable for ski lift tickets, amusement facility tickets, wireless ID tags used for passing unattended gates, etc. Rewrite print display tags suitable for simplifying the task of issuing tags Regarding issuing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method of visually displaying necessary information such as a magnetic card or an IC card by characters or symbols is used as a visual magnetic display such as erasable printing together with data storage. is there. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-2323
No. 96 "Memory card with display function", JP-A-63-21
1484 "Information recording card", JP-A-2-55199
No. "Display system of card", Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-57396, "Information recording / display card" and the like. These cards can be used for bank deposit / withdrawal, paying public telephone charges, parking fee payment management, hotel room entry / exit management, production factory production management, etc.
It is used for various cash exchanges and management.

By the way, as a means for displaying information on these cards, conventionally, a thermal paper has been put into practical use for perforation, printing, and rewrite display. Further, as an example of using a magnetic display sheet, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10 (1998) 4-174089 “Read / write device for data tag with magnetic sheet” is available.

In a prepaid card such as a telephone card, a charge display portion representing a balance is punched, and the balance can be known by the punching position. The formation of perforations is effective in the case of a disposable card, but it is not suitable for a card intended for repeated use by rewriting information, and only one card with a display label is attached. In other words, although it is excellent in quality, it is very difficult to change the display label according to the change of data when it corresponds to various information.

[0005]

For example, when different types of tickets are used on the surface of a wireless ID tag such as a ski lift ticket,
Manpower is required for recovery work. Further, even if the issuing work is automated, there is a problem that the sorting work after the collection requires manpower, and the sorting mistake lowers the reliability and efficiency of the issuing work.

As a solution to this problem, by unifying the rewrite print display tag and making the stored data and display different, a plurality of ticket types such as a child ticket, an adult ticket, a one-day ticket and a few-day ticket are realized. ing. In this way, the unification of the rewrite print display tags makes the ticket issuing process and the collection process easier compared to the case of preparing different tags and cards for each ticket type, and particularly, the sorting of the ticket types after collection. Is completely unnecessary.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a rewrite print display tag issuing device which realizes speeding up of the issuing process and the collecting process corresponding to such a unified rewrite print display tag. .

[0008]

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 11, the rewrite print display tag issuing device according to the present invention can be erased together with a data storage unit (24) capable of writing or reading arbitrary data. A rewrite print display tag issuing device for issuing a rewrite print display tag (6) having a rewrite display section (22) capable of printing, wherein the rewrite print display tag is to be issued while the rewrite print display tag is stored. For supplying the rewrite print display tag (dispensers 26A, 26B), a first transport means (transport mechanism 30) for transporting the rewrite print display tag supplied from the rewrite print display tag by a belt, Data writing to the data storage unit of the rewrite print display tag on the side of the conveying means of No. 1 and its reading and data collation Data transmission and reception means for performing (antenna 6
8, a control unit 152, a write data processing unit 166) and a second transport unit that receives the rewrite print display tag from the first transport unit, transports it on a carriage, and discharges the rewrite print display tag ( Transport mechanism 3
2), erasing means (erasing unit 94) for erasing the print on the rewrite display portion of the rewrite print display tag on the carriage in the second transport means, and the rewrite print display tag with the print erased. Printing means (print head 96) for printing on the carriage on the rewrite display section, supply of the rewrite print display tag from the rewrite print display tag supply means, and rewrite print display of the first and second transport means It is characterized in that it is provided with a tag conveyance control, a data transmission / reception processing control of the rewrite print display tag to the data storage unit, and a control unit (control unit 150) for performing print control by the printing unit.

In order to quickly and efficiently issue the rewrite print display tag, it is necessary to supply the rewrite print display tag without delay. Therefore, in the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, the rewrite print display tag supply means includes the first and second dispensers (26A, 26A) as means for increasing the speed and efficiency of the issuing operation.
B), and the cartridges (16A, 16B) loaded with the rewrite print display tags to be supplied to the respective dispensers are detachably attached.

In the case of printing, it is necessary to align the rewrite display portion of the rewrite print display tag with the printing means. Therefore, the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention is provided with a distinguishing unit (front and back distinguishing sensor 66) for distinguishing the front and back of the rewrite print and display tag on the way of the first conveying unit.

The reliability of the rewrite print display tag is indispensable, and it is necessary to speed up the processing of defective tags. Therefore, in the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, a collecting unit (collection mechanism 99) for collecting the rewrite print display tag is provided between the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit, A rewrite print display tag determined to be in the wrong direction by the determination means for determining the front and back sides of the rewrite print display tag provided on the way of the first conveying means,
Alternatively, it is characterized in that transfer of an inappropriate rewrite print display tag, which cannot transmit / receive data by the data transfer means, to the carriage side is prohibited, and the rewrite print display tag is recovered by the recovery means.

[0012] It is inconvenient to limit the supply of the rewrite print display tag to only the rewrite print display tag supply means during the issuing work in the case of test or manual operation. In view of this, the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention is provided with an input section (rewrite print display tag input hole 18) for supplying the rewrite print display tag to the first conveying means side in addition to the rewrite print display tag supply means. ing.

In this rewrite print display tag issuing device, pulse motors (56, 82) are used as the driving means for the first and second conveying means.

[0014]

In the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, a rewrite print display tag including a data storage unit capable of writing or reading arbitrary data and a rewrite display unit capable of printing and erasing is issued.

This rewrite print display tag issuing device comprises rewrite print display tag supply means, first and second conveying means, data transmission / reception means, erasing means, printing means and control means. The rewrite print display tag supply means supplies new rewrite print display tags or collected rewrite print display tags to the first transport means one by one.

The first transport means is a belt transport,
During this transportation, data processing is performed between the internal storage means of the rewrite print display tag and the data transmission / reception means. The form of the transportation means becomes a problem in this data processing. The reason why the first conveyance means is the belt conveyance is that data is transmitted and received, that is,
Since the writing, reading, and collation are performed via radio waves, the influence on this processing can be avoided.

The rewrite print display tag subjected to such data processing is delivered to the second transport means after being transported by the first transport means. One feature of the present invention is that the first and second conveying means are provided, that is, the conveying system is divided into two systems. By separating the processing by the first transporting means and the processing by the second transporting means, these processings can be performed in parallel, and the rewrite print display tag issuance operation time is either the first or the second. The processing time on the side of the conveyance means is regulated, and the speeding up of the processing can be dramatically improved.

The second carrying means is carried by a carriage, unlike the carrying on the side of the first carrying means. The rewritable print display tag conveyed by the carriage is issued to the recipient after the erasing means erases the rewritable display portion on the carriage and then the printing means performs printing.

The supply of the rewrite print display tag from the rewrite print display tag supply means, the transport control in the first and second transport means, the data transmission / reception processing control to the data storage unit, and the print control by the print means are the control means. Done by

In the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, the rewrite print display tag supply means is provided with first and second dispensers as means for speeding up the issuing operation and improving efficiency. A cartridge loaded with a rewrite print display tag to be supplied to each dispenser is detachably attached. The rewrite print display tag required for issuance is handled in cartridge units. Moreover, the cartridges can be individually attached to and detached from the first and second dispensers, the management of the rewrite print display tag by the administrator becomes easy, and the rewrite print display tag to be issued is supplied without delay. be able to.

Further, in the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, the rewrite print display tag is provided in the middle of the first transporting means, and the rewrite print display tag is not properly oriented. Collected as tags. As a result, the rewrite display portion of the rewrite print display tag can be aligned with the printing means, and the reliability of issuing the rewrite print display tag can be improved.

Further, in the rewrite printing display tag issuing device of the present invention, a collecting means for collecting the rewrite printing display tag is provided between the first carrying means and the second carrying means. Then, an inappropriate rewrite print display tag such as one in which data cannot be sent / received by the data sending / receiving means, or a rewrite print display tag conveyed by front / back determination is in an incorrect direction is prohibited from being transferred to the carriage side. At the same time, the rewritable print display tag is collected by the collecting means. As a result, the reliability of the rewrite-printing display tag can be ensured, the processing of the recovery tag can be speeded up, and as a result, the operation of issuing the rewrite-printing display tag can be reliable and speeded up.

In addition, the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention is provided with an input section for supplying the rewrite print display tag to the first conveying means side in addition to the rewrite print display tag supply means. It is possible to manually insert the rewrite print display tag into the first carrying means and carry it. At the time of issuing work, the supply of the rewrite print display tag is not limited to the rewrite print display tag supply means, and it can be applied at the time of test or manual operation.

In the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, the rotation detecting mechanism can be simplified by using the pulse motor for the rotation driving means of the first and second conveying means.

[0025]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C show an embodiment of the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention. This rewrite printing display tag issuing device is provided with a front panel 4 on the front side of a main body frame 2 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and this front panel 4 is provided with a discharge port 8 of a rewrite printing display tag 6 such as a magnetic display tag and a tray. The display part 12 is formed while the part 10 is formed. The display unit 12 includes a power source display 12P, cartridges 16A, 1
6B empty display 12A, 12B and jam occurrence display 12J
Is done. Then, on the rear side of the main body frame 2, as the rewrite print display tag supply means, the cartridges 16A and 16B loaded with the rewrite print display tag 6 are detachably attached, and these cartridges 16A and 16B are provided.
A rewrite print display tag insertion hole 18 as a manual insertion portion is formed in the front portion of the attachment / detachment portion.

Next, FIGS. 2A and 2B show an example of the rewrite print display tag 6 issued by the rewrite print display tag issuing device. In this example,
The rewrite print display tag 6 is composed of a magnetic display tag as an example, and as shown in FIG. 2 (A), the rewrite print display tag 6 is formed on an upper surface portion of a disk-shaped case portion 20 formed of an insulator such as plastic. A rewrite display section 22 capable of performing erasable print display is formed. The rewrite display portion 22 is a portion for printing characters or the like by magnetization, and for example, innumerable microcapsules in which the sensitive magnetic pieces are enclosed together with the plastic fluid are enclosed. It utilizes the fact that contrast is generated in the direction that changes with magnetization. As in this embodiment, the rewrite display section 22 displays various types of information such as ticket type, date of issue, effective date, and charge. A data storage unit 24 is built in the case unit 20,
The data storage unit 24 is capable of writing, reading, and erasing data, and the data corresponding to the printing of the rewrite display unit 22 is written therein. In the rewrite-printing display tag 6 of this embodiment, a magnetic display tag capable of magnetic printing is described as an example, but the rewrite display section 22 includes thermal printing, as well as such magnetic printing. It is of course possible to employ various printing methods such as optical printing and electric printing, and the user can arbitrarily select the printing method according to the purpose of use.

Next, FIGS. 3 and 4 show the internal structure of the rewrite print display tag issuing device, and FIG.
FIG. 4 shows the side structure. On the rear side of the body frame 2, first and second dispensers 26A and 26B are installed in the width direction of the body frame 2 as a means for supplying rewrite print display tags, with a transport path 28 for the rewrite print display tags 6 being sandwiched therebetween. . The transport path 28 is a dispenser 26.
A straight line is formed from A and 26B toward the front panel 4 side, and a transport mechanism 30 as a first transport means and a transport mechanism 3 as a second transport means so as to divide the transport path 28 into front and rear.
2 are provided.

The transport mechanism 30 includes three transport belts 34,
Conveyor belts 40 and 42 are provided together with 36 and 38. The conveyor belts 34, 36, 38 are installed in parallel to form the conveyor path 28, rotate by the belt pulleys 44, 46, etc., and receive and convey the rewrite print display tag 6 supplied from the dispenser 26A or 26B. Conveyor belt 3
4 and 38 are long, and the conveyor belt 3 installed between them is long.
6 is set to be short for connection with the conveyor belts 40 and 42. The conveyor belts 40 and 42 are vertically stacked, and the rewrite print display tag 6 is sandwiched between the conveyor belts 40 and 42 for conveyance. The conveyor belts 40, 42 are driven by the timing wheels 48, 50, and the conveyor belt 42 is driven by the timing wheels 52, 54 in order to control the conveyance amount of the rewrite print display tag 6. The conveyor belt 40 and the conveyor belts 34, 36 are interlocked with each other via wheels for driving the conveyor belts 34, 38 which are coaxially set around the timing wheel 48. The rotational force of the pulse motor 56 serving as the first driving unit is transmitted to the timing wheel 50 of the conveyor belt 40 via the pulley 58 and the belt 60.

A rewrite print display tag insertion hole 18 is formed in the upper portion of the conveyor belts 34, 36, 38 as a manual supply means for the rewrite print display tag 6. The rewrite print display tag 6 inserted through the rewrite print display tag insertion hole 18 is guided by the two guide plates 64 and is inserted onto the transport belts 34, 36, 38.

Further, on the side of the conveyor belts 40 and 42, a front / back side discrimination sensor 66 is installed as a discrimination means for discriminating between the front side and the rear side of the rewritable print display tag 6 being conveyed, and the conveyance belts 40 and 42 convey it. The antenna 6 of the data transmission / reception means for storing necessary data in the data storage section 24 of the rewrite print display tag 6 which is held and stopped.
8 is installed in the space portion of the conveyor belt 40.

The front / back discrimination of the rewrite printing display tag 6 by the front / back discrimination sensor 66 can be performed by using, for example, a reflection type sensor. That is, the light emitted from the light emitting portion of the front / back discrimination sensor 66 is reflected on the surface of the rewrite print display tag 6, and the reflected light is received by the light receiving portion. In the case where the rewrite print display tag 6 has, for example, a front surface side covered with a magnetic sheet and a back surface side covered with a seal, since the magnetic sheet portion has a lower light reflectance than the seal portion, the magnetic sheet portion The reflected light from is weak, and the level of the reflected light at the seal portion on the back side is high. The front and back of the rewrite print display tag 6 can be discriminated by the level of such reflected light. In any case, if the reflectances of the front and back surfaces of the rewrite print display tag 6 are changed, the front and back surfaces can be easily optically discriminated.

The transport mechanism 32 includes the transport rails 70 and 7.
2 are arranged in parallel, and a carriage 74 is installed as a means for carrying the rewrite print display tag 6 on the carrying rails 70, 72. The transport rails 70 and 72 are formed between the end portions of the transport belts 40 and 42 and the vicinity of the discharge port 8 of the front panel 4, and the pulley 7 is provided below the transport rails 70 and 72.
6 and 78 are attached, and the carriage 74 is fixed to the wire 80 suspended between the pulleys 76 and 78. Then, the rotational force of the pulse motor 82 installed as the second drive means is transmitted to the pulley 78 via the pulley 84 and the belt 86. Therefore, the carriage 74 reciprocates on the transport rails 70 and 72 by the rotation of the pulse motor 82.

The transport mechanism 32 detects the position of the rewritable print display tag 6 to be transported at three locations, and position sensors 88, 90 and 92 are arranged as detection means thereof. The position sensor 88 detects the receiving position of the rewrite print display tag 6, the position sensor 90 detects the print position, and the position sensor 92 detects the discharge position of the rewrite print display tag 6.

The position sensor 8 is provided on the upper side of the transport mechanism 32.
An erasing unit 9 as erasing means for erasing the display of the rewrite display portion 22 of the rewrite print display tag 6 at the detection position 8
4 are installed. The erasing unit 94 is a means for causing a magnetic field to act on the sensitive magnetic piece of the rewrite display section 22 to make its directionality uniform, and is composed of a plurality of permanent magnets.

Further, at the intermediate portion of the transport mechanism 32, that is, at the detection position of the position sensor 90, the print head 96 serves as a printing unit for print display, and the print surface of the print head 96 is the rewrite display section 22 of the rewrite print display tag 6 of the carriage 74. It is installed toward.

On the lower surface of the transport mechanism 32, the rewrite print display tag drop portion 98 of the recovery mechanism 99 as a recovery means for recovering the rewrite print display tag 6 determined to be defective by the transport mechanism 30 is provided with the guide plate 100, It is formed by 102. The collection mechanism 99 rejects the rewritable print display tag 6 received from the transport mechanism 30 by the carriage 74 and drops the rewrite print display tag 6 into the drop portion 98 to determine whether the reversal print display tag 6 is determined to be the front or back side or the data communication failure. Carriage 7 on the side of the transport mechanism 32 is being collected.
Reference numeral 4 forms a part of the recovery mechanism 99.

Next, FIGS. 5 and 6 show a concrete structure of the rewrite print display tag supply section. Dispensers 26A, 26A are provided on the rear side of the rewrite print display tag issuing device as a supply means for the pair of rewrite print display tags 6.
B is installed, and the cartridge mounting portion 104 formed in each dispenser 26A, 26B is individually mounted with a cylindrical cartridge 16A, 16B in which the rewrite print display tag 6 is loaded. The dispensers 26A and 26B have the same configuration and are arranged symmetrically to each other. When the push-out plate 108 is moved forward and backward by driving the motor 106, one rewrite print display tag 6 is transferred to the transfer belt 34 of the transfer mechanism 30. It is configured to drop onto 36, 38. In this case, one of the dispensers 26A and 26B is, for example, the cartridge 16A.
After supplying the rewrite print display tag 6 on the side, when the cartridge 16A side becomes empty, the dispenser 16A, so that the cartridge 16A moves to the other cartridge 16B,
The rewrite print display tag 6 is supplied from 16B.

In this case, the transport mechanism 30 for transporting the rewrite print display tag 6 has a C-shaped transport frame 110.
Is installed in the carrying direction of the rewrite print display tag 6, and a support shaft 112 is attached between the side walls of the carrying frame 110. The belt pulley 44,
46 and the like are rotatably supported. A rewrite print display tag insertion hole 18 for manual operation is formed between the dispensers 26A and 26B, and the rewrite print display tag 6 is inserted vertically as indicated by an arrow a.

The dispensers 26A and 26B are
It is configured as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.
That is, a circular cam plate 116 is attached to the rotary shaft 114 of the motor 106, and a column-shaped pin 118 is projectingly provided at an eccentric position of the cam plate 116. On the other hand, the push-out plate 108 to be advanced and retracted by the rotation of the motor 106 has a T shape, and an engaging hole 120 which is a long hole is formed on the base side thereof. The length L from the center of the pin 118 to the tip of the pushing plate 108 is such that when the cartridge 16A or 16B is projected,
The rewrite print display tag 6 can be detached from the A or 16B, and when the rewrite print display tag 6 is retracted from the cartridge 16A or 16B side, the next rewrite print display tag 6 is reliably separated from the cartridge 16A or 16B. It is set to drop on the table 122.

The pushing position of the pushing plate 108 is
This position sensor 1 is detected by the position sensor 121.
Reference numeral 21 denotes a light shielding plate 11 attached to the lower surface side of the cam plate 116.
9 is detected. In this embodiment, the position sensor 121 is composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light blocking plate 119 blocks the two, thereby rotating the cam plate 116, that is,
The pushing position of the pushing plate 108 is detected. Then, below the dispenser 26A, a rewrite print display tag sensor 164A is installed as a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the rewrite print display tag 6. Although not shown, the rewrite print display tag sensor 164 is provided on the dispenser 26B side.
B (FIG. 8) is installed.

Next, FIG. 7 shows the structure of the carriage 74 on the side of the transport mechanism 32. The carriage 74 is a moving body having a flat plate-like upper surface, and is slidably installed on the transfer rails 70 and 72 arranged in parallel. The upper surface of the carriage 74 is a surface on which the rewrite print display tag 6 is mounted, and a roller 130 in which a pair of support shafts 126 and 128 are arranged up and down in parallel with the transport belt 42.
132 is rotatably mounted. Each roller 13
Nos. 0 and 132 are rollers made of synthetic resin or rubber for holding the rewritable print display tag 6 being conveyed. The carriage 74 also includes rollers 130, 1
A fixed arm 134 is rotatably attached by a support shaft 136 so as to face 32. This fixed arm 13
4 is a means for forming a holding force for holding the rewrite print display tag 6 between the rollers 130 and 132,
For example, the spring 138 is stretched. In the case of this embodiment, the spring 138 applies a counterclockwise rotational force to the fixed arm 134 about the support shaft 136. In this case, the fixed arm 134 is held by the stopper 137 so that the space between the rollers 130 and 132 is not unnecessarily narrowed. The fixed arm 134 indicated by the chain double-dashed line indicates the expanded position when holding the rewrite print display tag 6.

The fixed arm 134 is provided with a guide portion 140 and a stop portion 1 in order to reliably receive and hold the conveyed rewrite print display tag 6 on the carriage 74 side.
42 and a holding portion 144 are formed. That is, the guide part 140 forms an inclined surface for receiving the rewritable print display tag 6 being conveyed, and an inclined surface for stopping the movement of the rewrite printable display tag 6 passing through the guide part 140 forming the inclined surface. Stop portion 142 is formed. Rewrite print display tag 6 stopped by the stop unit 142
In order to prevent the retreat of the rewritable print display tag 6, the holding portion 144 holds the rewritable print display tag 6 by a chevron-shaped projection.

As a result of the construction of the fixed arm 134 in this way, the rewrite print display tag 6 is protected by the rollers 130, 13.
2 points on the roller surface and the stop portion 1 on the fixed arm 134 side
Stable holding is performed at a total of 4 points by 42 and the holding section 144.

Next, FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the control device in this rewrite print display tag issuing device. The rewrite print display tag issuing device is controlled by a control unit 1 configured by a control unit 150 as a control unit built in the main body of the device and a host computer as a main control unit.
And 52. In the embodiment, such two systems are used, but the control unit 152 can be built in the apparatus main body side, and the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.

The control unit 150 is provided with an issuing unit controller 154, and the issuing unit controller 154.
Is composed of a microcomputer. In that case, the issuing unit controller 154 includes a processing device (CPU), ROM and RAM as storage elements, and an input / output unit (I / I).
O) etc. are provided. The issuing unit controller 154 has
A reset signal is given by the reset switch 153, the control unit 152 is connected through the external terminal 155, and necessary read / write control output is added from the control unit 152 through the bus 157.

The control unit 150 includes a power supply terminal 1
A commercial AC power supply of 100 V is supplied to 56, and this power supply is added to the issuing unit power supply 160 via a power switch 158. The power switch 158 is installed, for example, on the back surface side of the main body frame 2 and is opened and closed by an administrator. The issuing unit power supply 160 is composed of a switching regulator or the like, and outputs a constant DC voltage to issue the issuing unit controller 15.
Supply to 4.

The control unit 150 is supplied with various sensor outputs and data write control inputs, and outputs control signals such as a transport control output, a display control output, a data write control output, a dispenser control output, and a recovery control output. Be done. That is, the control unit 150 is added with the detection outputs of the front / back discrimination sensor 66 and the position sensors 88, 90, 92, the write data to the data storage section 24 of the rewrite print display tag 6, and the transport mechanisms 30, 32.
Is a transport control output, a collection mechanism 99 is a collection control output, the print head 96 is a print control output, the display unit 12 is a display control output, and the dispensers 26A and 26B are a rewrite print display tag 6 supply control output. It is added from the control unit 150.

A dispenser controller 162 is provided in each of the dispensers 26A and 26B, and this dispenser controller 162 is also composed of a microcomputer.
In the dispenser control unit 162, the position sensor 121 pushes out the pushing position data of the pushing plate 108, the rewrite print display tag sensors 164A and 164B feed the cartridge 16.
A detection output indicating whether or not the rewrite print display tag 6 in A and 16B is empty is added. Dispenser control unit 162
Receives the detection output of the rewrite print display tag sensors 164A, 164B and determines the presence or absence of the rewrite print display tag 6 in the cartridges 16A, 16B. As a result of the determination,
When the cartridges 16A and 16B are selected, or when the cartridges 16A and 16B are empty, a supply stop and a display output are generated, and when there is a rewrite print display tag 6 to be supplied from the cartridges 16A or 16B, the motor 106 is positioned. Based on the detection of the sensor 121, the push plate 108 is rotated once to drive the push plate 108, and the rewrite print display tag 6 is supplied to the transport mechanism 30 side.

By the way, the rewrite print display tag sensor 1
The presence / absence of the rewrite print display tag 6 in the cartridges 16A, 16B by 64A, 164B is as follows. That is, the rewrite print display tag sensors 164A, 16
For 4B, a reflection type sensor can be used similarly to the sensor as the front and back discriminating means of the rewrite print display tag 6. In that case, the cartridges 16A and 16B are installed in the dispensers 26A and 26B just below the rewrite print display tag 6 contained in the cartridges 16A and 16B. Cartridge 16A, 1
When the rewrite-printing display tag 6 is present in 6B, the light emitted from the sensor light-emitting portion is reflected by the rewrite-printing display tag 6, so that the reflected light can be received by the light-receiving portion. However, when the rewrite print display tag 6 becomes empty, the rewrite print display tag 6 does not reflect light,
The light receiving portion does not detect the reflected light, and the presence or absence of the rewrite print display tag 6 can be determined by the reflected light.

The control unit 150 is also provided with a write data processing section 166 as a means for performing data processing on the data storage section 24 of the rewrite print display tag 6. The data processing unit 166 is provided with an antenna 68 for sending data to be stored in the data storage unit 24 of the rewrite print display tag 6, and the control unit 1 is also provided.
A data transmission / reception unit 168 is provided as a means for communicating with 52. A control unit 152 is connected to the data transmission / reception unit 168 through an external terminal 170 and a bus 172, and necessary data is added.

The control unit 152 is a processing means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the data storage unit 24 of the rewrite print display tag 6, and for reading / writing (R / R).
W) Controls from the outside.

The issuing operation of the rewrite print display tag 6 will be described below.

In the automatic issuing mode of the rewrite print display tag 6, the rewrite print display tag 6 is supplied through the dispensers 26A and 26B to issue a ticket. The dispenser 26A or 26B is operated to supply the rewrite print display tag 6 from the cartridge 16A or 16B. In the supply operation of the rewrite print display tag 6, for example, the dispenser 26A side is prioritized, and when the rewrite print display tag 6 on the cartridge 16A side becomes empty, the operation shifts to the dispenser 26B side. Then, when the cartridge 16B side of the dispenser 26B becomes empty, the dispensers 26A and 26B operate alternately so as to shift to the dispenser 26A side. In this case, the presence or absence of the rewrite print display tag 6 in the cartridges 16A and 16B is detected by the rewrite print display tag sensor 164, and the presence or absence thereof is displayed on the display unit 12 of the front panel 4. The supply of the rewrite print display tag 6 by the dispensers 26A and 26B is performed by the rotation of the motor 106 and the forward / backward movement of the pushing plate 108.

The front and back of the rewrite print display tag 6 supplied to the transport mechanism 30 are determined. In the case of the back side, printing cannot be performed, so the rewrite printing display tag 6 is collected by the collecting mechanism 99. That is, when the rewrite print display tag 6 is on the back surface, the transport mechanism 30 continues to transport, and the transport mechanism 3
As shown in FIG. 9, the collection mechanism 99 between the 2 and 2 refuses to be received by the carriage 74, and the rewrite-printing display tag 6 is dropped into the rewrite-printing display tag dropping section 98 to be collected. To do.

If the dispenser 6 being conveyed is in the normal direction, that is, if it is a table, the data storage unit 24.
The data is read and written to. That is, with respect to the rewrite-printing display tag 6 confirmed to be normally on the surface, the control unit 152 is informed that the rewrite-printing display tag 6 is present on the antenna 68, and the control unit 152 causes the regular rewrite-printing display tag 6 to be displayed. Determine whether or not. In the case of the regular rewrite print display tag 6, necessary data is written in the data storage unit 24 of the rewrite print display tag 6, and the write data is accessed, that is, collated.

In this case, the data transmission / reception processing for the rewrite print display tag 6 is as follows. That is, the control unit 15
2 induces power by an antenna 68, that is, a coil. This power-induced rewrite print display tag 6
Transmits a signal notifying that it has started, and the control unit 152
Receives the signal through antenna 68, and as a result,
Confirm that the rewrite print display tag 6 is in the processing area, that is, in a proper position. Then, the control unit 152 transmits a command code string according to data read or write through the antenna 68, and the rewrite print display tag 6
A read or write instruction is issued to. The rewrite print display tag 6 performs processing according to the received command code string and transmits a signal according to the processing result.
The control unit 152 receives the signal through the antenna 68 and confirms that the processing of the rewrite print display tag 6 is completed. Further, the control unit 152 controls the rewrite print display tag 6
When all the processing for (1) is completed, the induction of power from the antenna 68 to the rewrite print display tag 6 is stopped.

When it is judged whether the content of the rewrite print display tag 6 is normal or not, if the content is normal,
The rewrite print display tag 6 is transferred from the transport mechanism 30 to the transport mechanism 32 side. If the content is abnormal, the rewrite print display tag 6 is collected.

Delivery of the rewrite print display tag 6 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 10, the carriage 74 on the transport mechanism 32 side
Has moved to the end side of the conveyor belts 40 and 42 and is on standby. Then, the rewrite print display tag 6 pushed out from the transport belts 40 and 42 is delivered to the carriage 74 side.

As shown in FIG. 7, the transfer of the rewrite print display tag 6 is carried in between the rollers 130 and 132 of the carriage 74 waiting from the conveyor belts 40 and 42 and the fixed arm 134, and fixed. It is held by utilizing the elastic force of the arm 134.

The position of the carriage 74 is detected by the position sensor 88, and the erasing unit 94 erases the print contents on the rewrite print display tag 6 on the carriage 74 at that position. In that case, when the rewrite display part 22 is a magnetic display part, the print can be erased by applying a horizontal magnetic field.

Next, printing is performed on the rewrite display section 22. The print position is detected by the position sensor 90. When the position sensor 90 detects the arrival of the carriage 74, an appropriate print magnetic field acts on the rewrite display section 22 by the print head 96, and printing is performed magnetically.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, the rewrite display unit 2
2 is printed.

The carriage 74 is conveyed to the position sensor 9
When it is detected by 2, the operation for discharging the rewrite print display tag 6 is started. That is, when the carriage 74 moves, the fixed arm 134 is rotated against the spring 138, so that the fixed arm 134 and the roller 1 move.
As a result of opening between 30 and 132, the rewrite print display tag 6 is detached and is issued from the discharge port 8 to the recipient.

Next, in the manual mode in the issuing operation of the rewrite print display tag 6, the rewrite print display tag 6 is supplied through the rewrite print display tag insertion hole 18.
You can issue a ticket. After detecting the inserted rewrite print display tag 6, front / back surface determination is performed. In this case, in the case of the back side, it is discharged from the discharge port, and in the case of the front side, the data content of the data storage section 24 is read. And if this content is abnormal, eject it from the outlet,
If normal, erase the contents of the rewrite display section 22,
After performing the predetermined printing, the rewrite printing display tag 6 is discharged from the discharge port 8.

In this way, in the manual mode as well as in the automatic mode, the position detection of the rewrite print display tag 6,
The ticket issuing operation can be performed after the completion of the front / back determination, the confirmation of the data content, the print erasure and the reprint.

Next, FIGS. 11A and 11B show the operation and operation time of the rewrite print display tag issuing device for comparison with this rewrite print display tag issuing device. (A) is the operation and operation time of the rewrite print display tag issuing device according to the present invention, and shows that the operation on the transport mechanism 30 side and the operation on the transport mechanism 32 side are performed in parallel. Each time point t0 to t7 is shown in time series.
That is, from time t0 to time t2 (= time T1), the ticket issuing operation by the dispenser 26A or 26B, time t2 to time t
3 (= time T2), data communication between the rewrite print display tag 6 and the control unit 152 from time t3 to time t6 (= time T3), and transport mechanism 30, 32 from time t6 to time t7 (= time T4). Handing over the rewrite print display tag 6 during the period, erasing the rewrite display section 22 from time t0 to time t1 (= time T5), printing to the rewrite display section 22 from time t1 to time t4 (= time T6), time From t4 to time t5 (= time T7), the rewrite print display tag 6 is discharged, and from time t0 to time t5 (= time T8), the carriage 74 returns. Incidentally, X indicates the delivery of the rewrite print display tag 6. In addition, the carriage 74 returns
It indicates that the time T8 is not required, but that the time T8 is performed.

Here, the operation time on the side of the transport mechanism 30 is TS
1. If the operation time TS2 on the side of the transport mechanism 32 is TS1 = T1 + T2 + T3 + T4 ... (1) TS2 = T5 + T6 + T7 ... Therefore, the magnitude relation of these operation times is TS1>TS2> T8. As is clear from the relationship of such operation times, the operation of the transport mechanism 32 is completed within the operation time TS1 on the transport mechanism 30 side. Therefore, in this rewrite print display tag issuing device, one rewrite print display tag 6 is set in units of the operation time TS1.
Has been issued.

On the other hand, in FIG. 11B, the transporting mechanism 30, 32 is constituted by a single transporting belt, and the dispenser 26A, 26B is supplied and transported, and the rewrite print display tag 6 and the control unit are provided. This is a case where data communication (tag communication) with 152, conveyance, erasing, printing and discharging are continuously performed as a series of operations. In this case, time points t0 to t7
When each operation time of T is T1 to T7, the total operation time TS
3 becomes TS3 = T1 + T2 + T3 + T4 + T5 + T6 + T7 ... (3). According to experiments, in the case of the rewrite printing display tag issuing device of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the time by 21% or more as compared with the transport mechanism using a single transport belt.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the carriage is carried by a single carrying mechanism, the carriage return time T8 is required as shown by the broken line. That is, if the operating time in that case is TS4, then TS4 = TS3 + T8 (4) In this case, the operation time becomes longer. Compared to this comparison device, the operation time of the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention can be shortened by 48% or more. As in the present invention, the transport system is configured with the transport mechanisms 30, 3
By separating into two systems as shown in 2 and operating them in parallel, the time required for the entire issuing operation can be significantly shortened, and the issuing operation can be speeded up and made more efficient.

In the embodiment, the case where the reading and writing of data with respect to the rewrite print display tag 6 is performed by electromagnetic coupling without contact has been described.
It is needless to say that data can be read and written by a contact method, and the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention is not limited to the method and format of data reading and writing.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained. a. The first and second transporting means sets the transport system of the rewrite print display tag to two systems, the first transporting means performs data processing on the data storage side, and the second transporting means side performs the rewrite display part. Since each operation of erasing, printing and issuing is performed and the operation of each system is performed in parallel processing, the issuing operation of the rewrite print display tag can be speeded up and made more efficient. In particular, since it is possible to issue a plurality of types of tickets with a single rewrite-printing display tag, it is not necessary to sort the types of tickets and the issuing work can be simplified. b. The rewrite print display tag supply means is equipped with a plurality of dispensers for attaching and detaching the cartridge loaded with the plurality of rewrite print display tags, so that the rewrite print display tags can be continuously issued regardless of the cartridge replacement work. be able to. c. Since the rewrite print display tag can be collected between the two systems after the front and back are discriminated, it is possible to simplify the collection mechanism and contribute to speeding up the issuing operation of the rewrite print display tag. d. Since the supplied rewrite print display tag performs necessary data and printing based on the front / back discrimination, it is possible to increase the reliability of the issued rewrite print display tag without the occurrence of defective tags. e. Since the first transport system is the belt transport, the rewrite print display tag can be dropped from the supply unit onto the transport belt and transported, and writing can be easily performed regardless of attachment / detachment of the cartridge. f. By configuring the rotary drive system using the pulse motor, the rotary drive system including rotation detection can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows an embodiment of a rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention, (A) is a front view thereof, (B) is a plan view thereof, and (C) is a side view thereof.

2A and 2B show an example of a rewrite print display tag used in a rewrite print display tag issuing device, FIG. 2A is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2B-2B of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an internal mechanism of a rewrite print display tag issuing device. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an internal mechanism of the rewrite print display tag issuing device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a dispenser portion of the rewrite print display tag issuing device.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the structure of a dispenser in the rewrite print display tag issuing device.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a structure of a carriage in the rewrite print display tag issuing device.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control device of the rewrite print display tag issuing device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation of collecting the rewrite print display tag from the transport belt.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a transfer operation of the rewrite print display tag from the transport belt to the carriage.

FIG. 11 shows an issuing operation of the rewrite print display tag issuing device and its processing time, (A) is an issuing operation of the rewrite print display tag issuing device of the present invention and its processing time, and (B).
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an issuing operation of a conventional rewrite print display tag issuing device and its processing time.

[Explanation of symbols]

6 Rewrite Print Display Tag 16A, 16B Cartridge 22 Rewrite Display Part 24 Data Storage Unit 26A, 26B Dispenser (Rewrite Print Display Tag Supply Means) 30 Transport Mechanism (First Transport Means) 32 Transport Mechanism (Second Transport Means) 56 , 82 pulse motor 62 rewrite print display tag insertion section 66 front / back discrimination sensor (discrimination means) 68 antenna (data transmission / reception means) 74 carriage 94 erasing unit (erasing means) 96 print head (printing means) 150 control unit (control means) 152 Control unit 166 Write data processing unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A rewrite print display tag issuing device for issuing a rewrite print display tag comprising a data storage unit capable of writing or reading arbitrary data and a rewrite display unit capable of erasable printing, wherein the rewrite print is performed. Rewrite print display tag supply means for storing the display tag and supplying the rewrite print display tag to be issued, and first conveying means for carrying the belt by the rewrite print display tag supplied from the rewrite print display tag supply means. A data transmission / reception unit for writing data to the data storage unit of the rewrite print display tag, reading the data and collating the data on the side of the first transport unit; and the rewrite print display tag from the first transport unit. The second which receives, carries on a carriage, and discharges the rewrite print display tag Transport means, erasing means for erasing the print of the rewrite display section of the rewrite print display tag on the carriage in the second transport means, and the rewrite display section of the rewrite print display tag from which the print is erased. Printing means for printing on the carriage; supply of the rewrite print display tag from the rewrite print display tag supply means; conveyance control of the rewrite print display tags of first and second conveying means; and the rewrite print display tag 2. A rewrite print display tag issuing device, comprising: a control unit that controls data transmission / reception processing to and from the data storage unit and a print control by the print unit. 2. The rewrite printing display tag supply means,
2. The rewrite print display tag issuing device according to claim 1, further comprising a first dispenser and a second dispenser, wherein a cartridge in which the rewrite print display tag to be supplied is loaded is detachably attached. 3. The rewrite print display tag issuing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a distinguishing unit that distinguishes between the front and back sides of the rewrite print display tag in the middle of the first conveying unit. 4. A collecting means for collecting the rewrite print display tag is provided between the first carrying means and the second carrying means, and the collecting means is provided on the way of the first carrying means. Transfer to the carriage side of the rewrite print display tag which is judged to be in the wrong direction by the judgment means for judging the front and back sides of the rewrite print display tag or the inappropriate rewrite print display tag in which data cannot be transmitted and received by the data transmission and reception means 2. The rewrite print display tag issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the rewrite print display tag is collected by the collection means while being prohibited. 5. The rewrite-printing display tag according to claim 1, further comprising: an input section for supplying the rewrite-printing display tag, separately from the rewrite-printing display tag supply means, on the side of the first conveying means. Issuing device. 6. A pulse motor is used for the rotation driving means of the first and second conveying means.
The rewrite printing display tag issuing device described.