JPS60206679A - Printer for bar code label with article name - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable to print while designating the reading direction of characters such as an article name so that the characters can be read most easily, by a method wherein the direction of a style of type of characters stored in a character generator is inputted into a printing buffer in an arbitrary direction. CONSTITUTION:When a printing command is supplied, data are processed, and when a direction change-over switch 14 is OFF, characters are read from the character generator (ROM) 8 in accordance with the data, and a basic format is set in the printing buffer (RAM) 10, resulting in that both a bar code 4 and the article name 3 are recorded in lateral lines. On the other hand, when the switch 14 is ON, each character is subjected to lateral-vertical conversion in the processing of the character generator 8, and a vertical printing format is inputted into the buffer 10. As a result, there is no trouble in reading the bar code 4 printed on a label 2 because the reading direction of the bar code 4 is in a straight line, while the article name 3 is printed in a vertical line and can be read easily, in the case of an article 5 displayed upright.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a barcode label printer with a product name, which prints a barcode on a label along with product name, price, and other printed data.

Technical Background and Problems Conventionally, as shown in Figure 1, labels (2) issued from a label printer (1) include product names (3) and barcodes (
4) is printed, but these product names (3) and barcodes (4) are printed only in one predetermined direction. Therefore, products with a cylindrical outer surface (5)
When pasting the barcode (4) on the barcode, it is necessary to ensure that the reading direction υ of the barcode (4) is a straight line. The reason for attaching it in this way is to position the entire width of the barcode (4) within the optical depth of focus of the reader. That is, the barcode (
If the reading direction of 4) is aligned with the circular arc, the barcode (
4) cannot be focused over the entire width, making it unreadable.

If the direction in which the label (2) is attached is limited in this way, the direction of the product name (3) may be difficult to read in some cases. However, in reality, since importance is placed on the directionality of the barcode (4), the inconvenience of visual reading is unavoidable.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a barcode label printer with a hexagonal name, which makes it possible to easily obtain a label that is extremely easy to read visually.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention makes it possible to input the direction of the font stored in the character generator into the print buffer in any direction, and thereby allows the barcode to be printed according to the external shape of the product or the label attachment position. When it is designed to be the simplest and easiest to read, it is configured so that the direction of characters such as product names can be specified and printed in the direction that is easiest to read.

Embodiment of the Invention A first embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. Components that are the same as those described with reference to FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. First, a CPU (61) is provided, to which is connected a program ROM (7) consisting of a ROM, a character generator (8), a memory (9) such as a RAM, and a print buffer (II). A key switch Uυ and a printer α2 display unit (13) are connected to each other.A direction changeover switch ring for switching the printing direction is provided in the key switch UD. .

In such a configuration, assume that the basic format is that the barcode (4) is arranged horizontally with respect to the label (2), and the characters such as the product name (3) are written horizontally.

To explain its operation, a predetermined paper feed is performed, and data processing is performed when a print command is received. Then, if the direction changeover switch I is not turned on, it is in a normal state, so the necessary one is called from the character generator (8) according to the data, and the basic format is set in the print buffer Ql11. That is,
The barcode (4), product name (3), etc. are written horizontally, and are printed in that horizontal writing state. An example of the label printed in this manner is the label (2) shown in FIG. 3(a).

Then, when the direction changeover switch is ON, the character generator (8) performs vertical and horizontal conversion for each character during processing, inputs the vertical format into the print buffer αO), and prints it. An example of L7 printed in this way is shown in Figure 3 (b).
It is as shown in . When such a label (2) is attached to a product (5) as shown in Figure 4, the barcode (4) will be read in a straight line and there will be no problem in reading it, and the product name (3) etc. will be displayed on the product (5). It is easy to read because it can be read along the shape of 5). In other words, for product (5) that is displayed vertically, the product name (3) is vertical.

The product name (3) is very easy to read due to its large size.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 6 and 7. In this embodiment, the required information is printed on the label (2) in advance. The pre-printed information includes "Processing date", "Effective date",
per lrtoog (yen).”

These include "Price (Yen)", "Contents (Ji') J, rStorage temperature 10"C or less", "Every time the reeds are removed", etc.

In addition to the product name (3), the contents printed by the printer [12] include characters such as date and data, and barcodes (4).
). First, a predetermined paper feed is performed, and when a print command is received, data processing is performed. Then, pull out what you need from the character generator (8), but check whether the direction changeover switch I is ONI or not. If it is not ON, print buffer α
In Q, create a basic format as shown in Figure 6 ta+ and print it out.

Also, if the direction changeover switch I is ON, the barcode symbol is vertically and horizontally converted and the print buffer (IG prints the barcode as shown in FIG. 6(b)).
4) Create a format in which the data is arranged vertically and print it. Note that in this case, label paper different from that used in the basic format is used.

Effects of the Invention The present invention uses a direction switch to select whether or not to change the direction of the font called up from the character generator when inputting print content to the print buffer as described above. Even if the code is prioritized and set in the direction that is most readable, the direction of the product name can also be selected, making it possible to obtain a label that can be easily read visually.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional example, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of invention A, Fig. 3 (5(b) is a plan view of the label, and Fig. 4 is a vertical view of the product name. A perspective view with a written e-label attached, Figure 5 is a flowchart, Figure 6 [aJ (
bJ is a plan view of 2 Rahel in the second embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 7 is a flowchart with 22°°° labels, 3...
・Product name, 4...Barcode, 8...Character generator, 10...Print barcode 14...Direction changeover switch Applicant: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A character generator is provided to store characters for product names, numbers for data, and barcode fonts, and a direction switch is provided to change the direction of the fonts called up by these character generators and input them into the print buffer. A barcode label printer with a product name.