JPS61162356A - Label printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit an optional setting of processing date pertaining to a label printing device for use with an electrobalance and etc. by arranging to enable a manual setting of a processing date by ten keys also, separately from an automatical setting of processing date by an output of a clock mechanism. CONSTITUTION:When a commodity s computerized, data such as a unit price and etc. preliminarily set for such commodity are called from RAM, by an operation of a key input portion a3,and a CPU1 calculates the price of the commodity by weight data and the unit price, and required items are indicated by an indicating device B of the CRT. Then, the data are transmitted to the label printing device C, and the required items are printed on a label by a thermal head C6 for printing. At this time whether a processing date is set by an output from a clock portion a12 or a processing date is manually set by the ten keys is selected, and the processing date is put in either one of the automatical or the manual means, and the date is printed on a label. Thus a label printing device which is compatible with diversified demands becomes obtainable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a label printing device that prints a date such as a processing date set by the output of a clock mechanism or a numeric keypad on a label.

(Conventional example) In some cases, the processing date of a product is automatically set using the output of a clock mechanism, and the set date is printed on a label. As shown in Figure 6, in order to print the processing date along with the product name, unit price, weight, etc. on such labels, a clock mechanism is built into the electronic scale, and by using the clock mechanism, the label can be printed accurately and The processing date can be set automatically.

(Problems with conventional technology) However, if a product that has been processed, weighed, and labeled the previous day remains unsold, the label attached to the product may be dirty, or the price of the product may need to be changed, etc. , the label may be reissued the next day.

In such a case, if the processing date is printed as is from the output of the clock mechanism, the processing date of the same day will be printed even though the product was processed the previous day, resulting in the problem that the processing date cannot be set accurately. was there.

(Purpose of the Invention) To provide an electronic scale that allows manual setting of the processing date using a numeric keypad in addition to automatic setting of the processing date using the output of a clock mechanism, and arbitrarily sets the processing date as necessary. The present invention provides a label printing device used for such applications.

(Summary of the Invention) The label printing device of the present invention includes means for storing current date data automatically set by a clock mechanism, and updating the automatically set date data to print any manually set date data. The present invention is characterized in that it is equipped with an arithmetic control means for storing in the storage means, and either an automatically set date or a manually set date is printed on the label. Further, this label printing device is characterized in that it can be used together with an electronic scale.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram when the label printing device of the present invention is used in a weighing device such as an electronic scale.

In the figure, a weighing device A such as an electronic scale has a weight detection unit al that detects the weight of the product, an A/D converter that converts weight data into digital values, and a numeric keypad that sets various data such as two-item codes. and a key input section a5 consisting of function keys. Arithmetic control unit a4. The CRT display device B is composed of a clock section at2 that automatically sets the processing date printed on the label, and the CRT display device B is configured from a memory RAM2.
b2, ROMb, CPU2 b, video RAMb5
, CRTD controller b4. It consists of six CRT displays and is controlled by an arithmetic control section a4 to display label print contents as shown in FIG.

The label printing device C includes a CPU, C, and memory RAM5.
It is composed of a printing thermal head C6 connected to C2, ROMCs, l10C4, and Cs, and a label feeding drive section C7.

Here, the arithmetic control section a4 of the weighing device A includes an I/Oa 5 connected to the A/D conversion converter, an I/Oa 6 connected to the key manual section a3, and various types of devices as shown in FIG. RAMI a7 including memory, ROMa day, CPU
Ha9, l10al connected to CRT display device B,
,, Label printing! Equipped with l10att connected to IC.

When a product is weighed, data such as the unit price set for each product is called up from the RAM by operation of the key human power section, and the CPU 1 calculates the price of the product based on the weight data and unit price, and then calculates the price of the product based on the weight data and unit price. 0 displayed on CRT display device
Next, the data is sent to the label printing device, and predetermined items are printed on the label by the printing thermal head as shown in FIG. At this time, it is selected whether the processing date is set by the output of the clock section or manually by the numeric keypad, and the processing date is input by either automatic setting or manual setting. printed on the label.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the memory included in the RAM.

In the product data registration memory m1, the call number, product code, unit price, etc. for each product are preset, and the processing date set by the output of the numeric keypad or clock part aL2 is stored, and the printing memory m5 is The total amount of label printing other than the processing date is stored. The fixed/item-by-item memory flag m4 distinguishes whether the processing date is to be changed for many types of products or for a small number of types of products.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure for initial setting the processing date. At this time, the power is turned on, and the year, month, and day data are read from the clock section and stored in the processing date printing memory, and then the normal weighing mode is displayed on the CRT display device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for switching between setting the processing date automatically using the clock output or manually using the numeric keypad.Next, this flowchart will be explained (1) After weighing the product, use the numeric keypad to enter the call number of the product to which the printed label will be attached (Step P2).9 Next, search the product data registration memory using the entered call number and respond accordingly. Read product data such as unit price, tare weight, etc.
P5). The read product data is displayed on the CRT display device as shown in FIG. , the year, month, and day data are read from the clock section and stored in the processing date printing memory (step Ps). If it is a fixed memory, the operator proceeds to the next step and determines whether it is necessary to change the contents of the processing date printing memory (step P7).

(3) If there is no need to change the contents of the memory for printing the processing date, weigh the product, staple it (Ps), calculate the price (Step P9), and label the processing date with the contents of the memory for printing the processing date. At the same time, the unit price, weight, price, etc. are also printed on the label as shown in FIG.

(4) If it is necessary to change the contents of the processing date printing memory, enter the date data using the numeric keypad and
) is displayed on the CRT display device (step Pl).
t), where *■ displays the current output data of the clock unit regardless of the date of processing, and ■ displays the date set as the processing date. Also, to change only the day, enter 2 digits on the numeric keypad, to change the month and day, enter 4 digits, and to change the year, month, and day, enter 6 digits. do. In addition, if there are multiple types of products whose labels are printed with the previous day's date, the fixed/item memory flag m, 1
If you set this in fixed memory in advance, when you call up the product data for the first product, you only need to set the previous day's date using the numeric keypad once, and for subsequent products, you will not have to change the date using the numeric keypad. can.

Next, the date key of the function key is turned on (step PL2), and the entered date data is stored in the processing print memory (step P15).

Although the above explanation is an example in which a label printing device is used in an electronic scale, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be used in a general label printing device that requires changing the date setting.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, the date printed on the label can be automatically set using the output data of the clock mechanism, or can be set manually using the numeric keypad. Since an arbitrary date can be set as necessary during label printing processing, a label printing device that can meet various demands can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

@Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram when the label printing device of the present invention is used with an electronic scale, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram, Figures 3 and 4 are flowcharts, and Figures 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams. be. A: Weighing device B: CRT display device C Nilabel printing device

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A means for storing current date data automatically set by a clock mechanism, and an arithmetic control means for updating the automatically set date data and storing manually set arbitrary date data in the storage means. 1. A label printing device comprising: a label printing device for printing either an automatically set date or a manually set date on a label. (2) The label printing device according to claim (1), which is used together with an electronic scale.