JPS6140535Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention registers and processes various transaction information, prints the transaction information on recording paper, stamps service information such as store name on the recording paper with a stamp device, and prints the transaction information on the recording paper. This invention relates to a cash register configured to issue sheets by cutting them at predetermined positions using cutter means.

In particular, when issuing a receipt, a jam often occurs near the receipt issuing port, that is, when the recording paper is cut by the cutter means for issuing a receipt, the upper end (cut end) of the recording paper is stuck in the cutter groove. It has an improved structure to prevent the inconvenience caused by clogging.

The stamp device portion provided in the cash register generally has a mechanism as shown in FIG.

To briefly explain the mechanism and operation shown in FIG. 1, the recording paper 3 from the roll paper 2 installed in the recording paper storage section 1 is guided by guide plates 4 and 5 to paper feed rollers 6 and 6'. From the paper feed rollers 6, 6', the paper is further guided upward by the guide plates 4 and 5 and sent to a printing position A between the print head 7 and platen 8. Money transaction information is printed on the recording paper 3 at the printing position, and the recording paper 3 is sequentially sent upward in relation to this printing operation. The print head 7 forms a character pattern using a dot matrix, for example, and is swept in the width direction of the recording paper 3. Guide plates 4 and 5 are moved below the head 7 to move the print head 7. It is only set up up to.

The recording paper 3 from the above printing position is sent to the service information printing position B between the stamp 9 on which service information such as the store name is printed and the stamp receiving plate 10 placed opposite thereto, and is sent to the service information printing position B for predetermined monetary transactions. After recording the information, the service information is printed.

The stamp is fed from the printing position B to the receipt issuing port 11 located further above for issuing a receipt, and a cutter 12 is located slightly below the receipt issuing port 11, and a cutter 12 is located at the upper end of the stamp receiving plate 10 opposite to the cutter 12. The receiving groove 1 of the cutter 12 is provided using the
3 is provided. The cutter 12 cuts the recording paper 3 at a desired position by protruding across the feeding path through which the recording paper 3 is fed by electromagnetic means or the like to the receiving groove 13 at a desired position, and cuts the recording paper 3 at a desired position.
A piece of recording paper cut out from 1 and on which desired transaction information and service information are printed is issued to the customer as a receipt. Reference numerals 14 and 15 are cabinets of the main body of the cash register.

By the way, when issuing a receipt with the configuration shown in FIG. 1 above, the recording paper 3 from the roll paper 2 is placed at printing position A.
The monetary transaction information is printed by the printer head 7 and sequentially sent upward in relation to this printing operation, and when the printing of the transaction information for a certain customer is completed, the paper is further fed and the paper is then printed at printing position B. Service information is printed at a predetermined interval from the transaction information recording position for issuing the next receipt, and the cutter 12 cuts the recording paper 3 at a desired position between the transaction information and service information such as store name. A piece of recording paper that is cut and printed with transaction information and service information is issued from a receipt issuing port 11 as a receipt. In this case, in the feeding path of the recording paper 3 from the print position A to the receipt issuing port 11, when the cutter 12 operates and cuts the recording paper 3, the cut edge (upper end) of the recording paper 3 that continues to the roll paper 2 3A is bent by the curling effect of the recording paper 3, and as a result, its upper end enters the cutter receiving groove 13, causing a paper jam when the recording paper is fed next time. In particular, such paper jams often occur when the recording paper is weak or has a strong curl. This paper jam not only delays the transaction registration operation but also causes a great deal of stress to the operator.

Therefore, the present invention has a structure shown in FIG. 2 in order to prevent jams such as the upper part, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals.

The difference from FIG. 1 in particular lies in the configuration of a stamp receiving plate 10 placed opposite a stamp 9 on which service information such as a store name is printed.

That is, the receiving plate 10 adjacent to the receiving groove 13 of the cutter 12 is attached to the support member 17 with a spring 16 so as to be movable in the stamping direction of the stamp 9, which is perpendicular to the feeding direction of the recording paper 3. Furthermore, the stamp receiving plate 10 is positioned so as to protrude from the entrance of the receiving groove 13 toward the feeding path side of the recording paper 3. In other words, the front surface 1 of the stamp receiving plate 10
0A is arranged closer to the feed path than the entrance surface 13A of the receiving groove 13. Reference numeral 18 denotes a receipt issuing route changing means that is provided to cover the receipt outlet 11 and guides the receipt in the direction of arrow A in the figure. If the leading end of the receipt gets caught for some reason, the receipt is released in the direction of the other arrow B as shown by the dotted line.

In the receipt issuing operation shown in FIG. 2 described above, the recording paper 3 from the roll paper 2 is printed with monetary transaction information by the print head 7 at the printing position A, and is sequentially sent upward in relation to this printing operation.
Once the transaction information for a certain customer has been printed, the paper is further fed, and the stamp 9 prints service information such as the store name for issuing the next receipt at printing position B. At the same time, the cutter 12 prints the transaction information and the store name. A desired position between the service information printing position and the service information printing position is cut off.

At this time, the stamp receiving plate 10 is movably supported by a spring 16, so the spring 16
It moves in the direction of the support member 17 against the pressure of the stamp 9. At the same time, the cutter 12 also cuts into the receiving groove 13.
to cut the recording paper 3. After the stamping operation, the stamp 9 returns to its original position and the cutter 12 also returns to its original position. The stamp 9
Due to the return of the stamp receiving plate 10, the spring 16
This causes the stamp to move in the direction of the stamp 9, which is the original position. By this movement, the recording paper 3 is moved to arrow C.
Since it is pressed in the direction, even if the cut edge (upper end) of the recording paper 3 connected to the roll paper 2 enters the receiving groove 13 during cutting due to the roll action of the paper, the pressing action will cause it to return to the normal recording paper feeding path. This prevents the upper end of the recording paper from getting caught in the receiving groove 13.

As described above, in the present invention, the stamp receiving plate of the stamp device adjacent to the receiving groove of the cutter means is supported via an elastic member so as to be movable in the stamping direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of the recording paper, and the stamp After stamping, the recording paper is pushed back to the normal feeding path position based on the return movement of the stamp receiving plate by an elastic member, thereby preventing the upper end of the recording paper from getting caught in the receiving groove of the cutter, It has the feature that the occurrence of this type of paper jam can be prevented reliably and by simple means.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a printer unit of a conventional cash register, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a main part (printer unit) of the cash register of the present invention. 1: Recording paper storage section, 2: Roll paper, 3: Recording paper, 6 and 6': Paper feed rollers, 7: Printer head, 8: Platen, A: Transaction information printing position,
9: Stamp, 10: Stamp receiver, B: Service information printing position, 11: Receipt issuing port, 12:
cutter, 13: cutter receiving groove, 16: spring, 17: support member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Various transaction information is registered and processed, and the transaction information is printed on recording paper, and service information such as the store name is stamped and recorded on the recording paper using a stamp device.The recording paper is then cut at a predetermined position with a cutter means to produce a receipt. In a cash register configured to issue a stamp, the stamp receiving plate of a stamp device for recording service information such as a store name, which is provided adjacent to the receiving groove of the cutter means, is aligned with the feeding direction of the recording paper. A cash register characterized in that it is supported via an elastic member so as to be movable in orthogonal stamping directions.