JPH1086921A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve flexibility in label printing, by including a data setting means for setting whether or not a data based on data and time data of a clock means is to be printed, and a date correction setting means for setting whether or not date corrected data with a predetermined number of days added by a numerical input can be created. SOLUTION: At the time of use, first a key for calling an operation mode relating to a date/clock on a keyboard 11 is operated to display an initial screen of a date setting mode on a display 15. If setting for printing a date is selected here, a screen for specifying a format (NO.) for printing the date is displayed, and when the format (NO.) is specified, the display is changed to a selection screen where whether the data is of one type or two types is selected. If the type of the date is selected reserved, the display is changed to a screen for selecting a name of the date, and if specification of a printing range is reserved, the display is changed to a screen for selecting whether or not date to be printed is correctable. For example, print contents including a date indicating time limit for relishing that food are determined as selectable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a label printer for printing on a label attached to an article or a package.

[0002]

A label to be attached to an article or a package is required to print various types of date and time data according to the properties of the article. Is required to be printed. Further, depending on the nature of the date, it is required to print date and time (day) data several days after the date of the clock means built in the printer main body. When printing and issuing labels for different goods using
It may be required that the date and time data not be printed.

[0003]

A label printer capable of printing a date (date and time) on a label attached to an article or a package, wherein it is possible to set whether or not to print a date based on date and time data of a clock means. Date setting means, when the date setting means is set to print date and time data, date type setting means capable of setting one or two types of date, and reference to the date data of the clock means. Date correction setting means for setting whether date correction data obtained by adding a predetermined number of days by numerical input can be created for each type of date, and date and time data set by the date setting means. Is temporarily released, the calling of the date and time data including the printing date data by the printing date data calling means is prohibited, and the date and time data is printed. Revived in a state of being sea urchin set,
It includes a date / time printing release / recovery setting unit that can enable calling of date / time data including printing date data by the printing date data calling unit.

[0004]

The date type setting means can set the date type to one or two types, the date and time data can be printed according to the nature of the article, and the date set by the date correction setting means. Date and time data in accordance with the nature of the data, and the date and time printing cancellation / recovery setting means has the flexibility to cope with various articles.

[0005]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a label printer which can print a date (date and time) on a label attached to an article or a package. A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 constituting a control unit main body includes a bus line 3. A ROM (read only memory) 5 storing program data and the like and a RAM (random access memory) 7 having various memory areas for data processing are connected via
Similarly, a keyboard control circuit 9 for inputting key information from a keyboard 11 for inputting various signals or data, and a display control circuit for driving and controlling a liquid crystal display 15 for displaying various operation mode screens and key input data. 13,
A motor control circuit 17 for driving and controlling a label feed motor 19 for transferring a label tape on which a plurality of labels are temporarily and temporarily attached on a backing paper, and a thermal head for driving and controlling a thermal head 23 for printing on a label The control circuit 21 and the clock circuit 25 are connected.

The control operation of the label printer configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, FIGS. 2 and 3 show a flowchart of a work mode relating to a date / timepiece, and a description will be given of printing a date on a label and setting related thereto.

As shown in step S1, the power switch of the label printer is turned "ON" to activate the liquid crystal display 15, and as shown in step S2, a key for calling a work mode relating to the date / clock on the keyboard 11 is operated. Then, the initial screen of the date setting mode, which is the first working mode, is displayed on the display 15. (Step S3)

In step S3, it is selected whether or not to perform the setting for printing the date. If "N" is not selected, the initial screen of the date printability setting mode in step S12, which is the second work mode, is selected. If the user selects [Y], the screen changes to a screen for specifying a format (NO.) For printing the date in step S4.

When the format (NO.) For printing the date is designated (determined by inputting the NO.) At step S4, the screen changes to a selection screen at step S5 to select one type or two types of date.

When the type of date is selected and confirmed in step S5, the screen changes to a screen for selecting a date name in step S6.

[0013] The type of the name of the date to be printed in kanji before the date and time data is a type that does not dare to name (no printing)
In addition, several types of items used by the user, such as a manufacturing date, a processing date, a best-before date, a consumption date, and a display date, are displayed and selected.

When the selection in step S6 is confirmed, the screen changes to a screen for designating the position where the date is to be printed on the label in step S7.

Here, the printing position allows the user to select whether the printing position is above or below the barcode printed as normal product (product) information. It is also possible to make it select based on a concept.

When the selection of the print position is confirmed in step S7, the screen changes to a screen for designating the print range of the date (range of date and time data) in step S8, and the current time from the built-in clock circuit 25 and the colon are displayed. Is done.

Two examples in which the print range of the date and time data is specified in the lower part of the frame in step S8 are shown. The upper part shows an example in which printing is performed from the four-digit year to the day, and the lower part shows the lower part. This is an example of designating printing of two digits from year to hour.

When the designation of the print range is confirmed in step S8, a screen for selecting whether or not the date to be printed in step S9 can be corrected is displayed.

When either of the corrections is determined in step S9, if two types of dates are selected in step S5, the operation from step S5 to step S9 is performed again as shown in step S10. In other words, if one type is selected, the operation for setting the date for one format is completed, and the process proceeds to step S11.

Here, the meaning of the correction is to make it possible to cope with a date that may be later than the date of the printing of the label, such as a shelf life.

In step S11, if the date is to be set for another format (NO.), "Y" is repeated, and the process returns to step S4 to set the date / time-related work mode. When shifting to the date printability setting mode of step S12, which is the second work mode,
Select "N" not to repeat.

Note that the same concept can be adopted even if a loop for returning from step S11 to step S4 is not provided, and the process returns to step S3 after the selection is determined in step S9.

The same is true from any screen state. However, in step S11, the repetitive date setting is not performed, and the mode does not shift to the date print enable / disable setting mode. When the key for calling the mode is operated (step S32 shown in FIG. 3), the display 15 changes to the screen of step S33.

The same applies to the case where the power switch is directly turned on in step S31 and the process goes to step S32.

In step S33, the registration number of the preset data to be printed is set. Specify (enter input)
Registration screen on the screen Is determined, step S3
3 through the internal processing of the designated registration No. If the date has not been set for the format used in, the process proceeds to step S40, and if the date has been set,
The process proceeds to step S35, and further proceeds to step S40 if the state for printing the date is temporarily released after the internal processing of step S35. If not, the process proceeds to step S36.

In step S36, the current date and time of the built-in clock circuit 25 can be confirmed, and if there is no need to adjust, it is determined and the process proceeds to step S37.

Step S37 is an internal process. If the date to be printed is not set to be correctable, the process proceeds to step S4.
0, and if it is set to be correctable, step S3
Move to 8.

In step S38, since the name of the selected date is displayed and the input of the number of additional days (numerals) is awaited, the number of additional days (an integer including 0) is input and confirmed. Then, when two types of dates are selected, the operation from step S37 to step S38 is repeated once again as shown in step S39. When only one type is selected, the date After the correction is completed, the process proceeds to Step S40.

Since it is possible to input [0] as the number of days to be added, enabling the correction of the date can cope with the case where the correction of the date is not necessary. Since it is necessary to pass through S38, it is preferable to select a date on which correction is not performed so that correction cannot be performed.

When the number (number) of labels to be printed is input and determined in step S40, the flow advances to step S41.

In step S41, the label feed motor 1
The printing of a predetermined number of labels is performed by the operation of the thermal head 9 and the thermal head 23. The date is printed on the data passing through step S37, and the date is printed on the data passing through steps S34 and / or S35. Not done.

Even for a label to be attached to the same article or package, it may not be desired to temporarily print the date for some reason, or the format in which the date is set may be changed to a format for other articles that do not require the date. In some cases, such as when label data is used, it is necessary to temporarily cancel the state in which the date is printed.

In this case, the process proceeds to step S12 in the work mode relating to the date / clock, selects and confirms whether or not [Y] is set to permit or disable date printing, and then proceeds to step S13.

Step S13 allows the user to select whether or not to print only the date in the label data.
In the case of this temporary release, the user selects and confirms not to print.

Similarly, when returning from the temporarily released state to print the date, step S13
The user can select and confirm printing.

The setting of whether or not the date can be printed (restoration / temporary release) is made collectively for all the formats for which the date has been set. The selection / designation made is stored.

On the other hand, all clearing of the date setting performed in steps S14 to S17 is performed for each format unit, but the selection / designation conditions performed in steps S4 to S10 are deleted.

When the clock needs to be adjusted, for example, at the time of shipment from the manufacturer or when the user looks at the display in step S36 of the printing operation mode, the process proceeds to step S19 in the date / clock-related operation mode. , [Y] to perform setting of built-in adjustment of clock, select and confirm, and proceed to step S20.

In step S20, adjustment of the built-in clock is performed, and when the last item (in the embodiment, seconds are calculated automatically for days of the week), the process returns to step S3.

[0040]

The label printer according to the present invention has a date setting means for setting whether or not to print a date based on the date and time data of the clock means, and a predetermined number of days by numerical input based on the date data of the clock means. And date correction setting means for setting whether or not the date correction data to which the date correction data can be created can be set. The date correction data can be printed as date and time data according to the nature of the set date. Temporarily cancels the state set to mark date and time data by the setting means, prohibits calling of date and time data, and restores the state set to print date and time data, Includes a date print release resurrection setting means that can enable data recall, and has the effect of having the flexibility to deal with daily situations and articles. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a label printer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of a work mode related to a date / timepiece according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control flowchart following the control flowchart shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart of a printing operation mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... CPU (Central Processing Unit) 3 ... Bus Line 5 ... ROM (Read Only Memory) 7 ... RAM (Random Access Memory) 9 ... Keyboard Control Circuit 11 ..Keyboard 13 ・ ・ ・ Display control circuit 15 ・ ・ ・ Liquid crystal display 17 ・ ・ ・ Motor control circuit 19 ・ ・ ・ Label feed motor 21 ・ ・ ・ Thermal head control circuit 23 ・ ・ ・ Thermal head 25 ・ ・ ・Clock circuit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A label printer capable of printing a date (date and time) on a label attached to an article or a package, comprising: clock means; and setting whether or not to print a date based on date and time data of the clock means. Date setting means capable of setting, based on the date data of the clock means, date correction setting means capable of setting whether or not it is possible to create date correction data obtained by adding a predetermined number of days by numerical input, and the date setting means Print date data calling means for calling date correction data as print date data when the date correction is set by the date correction setting means. Label printer. 2. A label printer capable of printing a date (date and time) on a label attached to an article or a package, comprising: clock means; and setting whether or not to print a date based on date and time data of said clock means. Date setting means that can be set; date type setting means that can set the type of date to one or two when the date is set to be printed by the date setting means; Date correction setting means for setting whether date correction data obtained by adding a predetermined number of days by numerical input can be created for each type of date, and the date setting means is set to print the date. And a print date data calling means for calling date correction data as print date data when the date correction is enabled by the date correction setting means. Label printer according to claim Mukoto. 3. A method for temporarily canceling a state in which date and time data is set to be printed by date setting means, prohibiting calling of date and time data including printing date data by printing date data calling means, It is characterized by including a date / time print release / recovery setting means capable of restoring to a state set to print date / time data and enabling calling of date / time data including the print date data by the print date data calling means. The label printer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein