JPS5987190A - Type style selection system of printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make easier selecting operations by operator by providing an operational switch to select style of type, printing interval, and proportional space mechanism in a printer having a style of type selection mechanism. CONSTITUTION:A rotary switch is provided to an operation board 1, by which style of type groups having fixed printing intervals of dual plastics 10, 12, and 15 and mono-plastics 10, 12, and 15 and style of type groups P.S6, P.S7, and PS.8 using automatic proportional space, for example, can be selected. Switch information of the operation board 1 is read out by a calligraphic style selection switch reading portion 2 and command is given to an automatic letter style of type discrimination portion 3. The style of type is discerned by the discrimination portion 3, and an information of calligraphic style is sent out to the style of type information portion 3. Also, in the case of P.S., the information is sent out to the automatic proportional space 6, and in cases other than P.S., a letter interval selection information is sent out to the letter interval assignment 5. On the basis of the information, the mechanism 8 is controlled by the printing controller 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a printing device and a printing device 4 having a font selection feature.

Conventionally, there was no printing device that could control all types of fonts, print spacing, and proportional spacing functions with a single switch.As a large number of fonts appeared, operators had to create tables of fonts and print spacing. The operation has become complicated, as it requires setting multiple switches.

The object of the present invention is to provide an operator with easy font selection, a provocative daily space function, and an automatic font selection function.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, showing an overall view of a printing device and a detailed view of an operating section. According to this embodiment, a single rotary switch allows the operator to select the type of font, the automatic proportional spacing function, and the automatic character type function.

In this embodiment, there are the following integrated types.

The above nine glaze types have multiple fonts for each typeface.
is the annual interest rate of a group, which is a collection having a common printing interval or probornional space.

By adopting the method of allocating functions as described above, the operator can easily select a font. Further, since the font (font group) is mechanically set by the switch, the information on the switch does not change even if the power of the device is turned off. Furthermore, automatic font identification functions effectively for some types of fonts that can be automatically identified, and fonts that cannot be automatically identified are set by the operator using a switch.

FIG. 2 is an information flow diagram of the present invention, where the operation panel section l shows the switches set by the operator, and the font selection switch reading section 2 is
The switch information on the operation panel section 1 is read, and if the switch is located at the automatic character font identification position, a command is given to the automatic character font identification section 3. The automatic character 1 and font identification section 3 automatically identifies the font, and sends font selection information to the font information section 4, and if it is an automatic pro-born yonal space 1 font, it sends automatic pro-born yional space information to the auto-proportional space section 6. send. In case of other than 1 automatic proportional space,
The character spacing selection information is sent to the character spacing specifying section 5. The print control unit 7 controls the print mechanism unit 8 using font information and two-character spacing information.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1(5) and (B) are an overall view and a detailed view of the operating section of an embodiment of the misfire ψ, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a printing device, a character font and a character typeface having a function of selecting a character font and printing interval, and having multiple stop positions in which one of the characters and the printing interval corresponds to a specific position of an operation switch on the operation part; A font selection method for printing devices that has an operation switch that selects the printing interval. (2) Identification of an operation switch that has a proportional space function and a plurality of character fonts compatible with the proportional space, and that selects the character font and printing interval corresponding to each proportional space font as described in claim 1 above. A font selection method for a printing device, characterized in that when a font for proportional space is selected in a device that corresponds to the position, a printing interval suitable for the font is automatically set for each character by a proportional space function. (3) Claim 1 or 2 having an automatic character font identification function
The printing device has a position for automatic character font identification on the operation switch for selecting the character font and print interval, and when the operator sets the switch to that position, the character font, print interval, or proportional A font selection method for a printing device characterized by the ability to select all space functions.