JPS62232523A - Electronic price balance for merchandise - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a balance capable of issuing a label and a detailed receipt, by arranging a first printer for issuing the label and a second printer for issuing the table type detailed receipt to both sides of the balance main body. CONSTITUTION:A first printer 5 issues a label 7 on which information at every weighed article is printed after weighing and a second printer 6 issues a detailed receipt wherein information for every weighed article are displayed in the form of a table. The printer 5 is arranged to one side of a balance main body and the printer 6 is arranged to the other side of the balance main body. By this constitution, the label is issued at every indivisual weighed article and can be adhered to each weighed article and, even when several items are bought by a customer, the contents of purchases items can be made clear at a glance by the detailed receipt and operability such that the label or the detailed receipt is easy to take out can be enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic sales scales used primarily at stores.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there are various types of electronic price scales for sale that are equipped with printers that measure the weight of objects to be weighed and issue labels with information based on the weighing results, but only one printer is equipped with one. Yes, labels or detailed receipts are issued.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In electronic price scales for sale equipped with a printer that issues labels, when a customer buys several items, the unit price is 9 weight,
Although it is possible to issue labels with prices, etc. printed on them and attach them to individual items, it is not possible to issue detailed receipts that list the prices, etc. of several items, and only labels with the total price can be issued. are doing. For this reason, if a customer wants a detailed receipt, there is a drawback that he or she must collect each label and create one himself.

For electronic sales scales equipped with printers that issue detailed receipts, when a customer purchases several items, the customer receives a detailed receipt listing the prices of several items; It is not possible to easily check the contents of the packaged item.

For this reason, there is a drawback that the packaging must be unpacked when separating the products into those to be used and those to be stored on the day of purchase.

Furthermore, if there is only one printer, there is a drawback that if the printer breaks down, the scale cannot be used until repairs are completed.

The present invention was made in view of the above points, and is an electronic print sales electronic that can issue a label for each item and also issue a detailed receipt showing a list of prices, etc. of several items. The purpose is to obtain a price scale.

Means for solving the problem A first printer that prints a label with information for each weighed object and a second printer that issues a detailed receipt showing a list of information for each weighed object are used. Provided in the main body. A first printer is located on one side of the scale body and a second printer is located on the other side of the scale body.

Effect: The first printer issues a label with information printed on each object to be weighed, and the second printer issues a detailed receipt listing the information for each object to be weighed. Two printers are placed on the left and right sides of the scale body.
Operability is improved in terms of ease of taking out labels and detailed receipts.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

A keyboard 3 and a display tube 4 are provided at the front center of a scale body 2 having a weighing pan 1 at its upper end.

Furthermore, a first printer 5 is arranged on the front side of the scale body 2 on the right side of the keyboard 3 and display tube 4, and a second printer 6 is arranged on the left side of the keyboard 3 and display tube 4. .

The first printer 5 issues a label 7 on which information for each weighed object is printed, as shown in FIG. Paper 9 is supported by a roll paper support shaft 10. The tip of the roll paper 9 is a label sensor 11. Platen 12
, a thermal head 14 for printing on the label 7 is provided at a position facing the platen 12 and pulled out along the label leading edge detection section 13 . A peeling unit 16 is provided that faces the label issuing port 15 that issues the label 7 on which predetermined information is printed and that peels off the label 7 from the mount 8.
A winding shaft 17 that winds up the mount 8 after the label 7 has been peeled off.
, a take-up motor 18 that drives the take-up shaft 17 is provided. Note that a driving motor 19 is connected to the platen 12.

The second printer 6, as shown in FIG. 3, issues a detailed receipt 20 that lists information for each object to be weighed. Although it is structurally the same as the first printer 5, a mount is not used for the detailed receipt 20 wound into a roll, and the peeling part 16 located facing the detailed receipt issuing port 21 and the rolled The shaft 17 and the like are not used.

Note that a receipt cutter 22 located facing the detailed receipt issuing port 21 is used.

Next, the electrical connection state for issuing the label 7 and detailed receipt 20 will be explained based on FIG. 4. A main CPU 23 is provided inside the scale body 2, and a load cell 25 is connected to the main CPU 23 via an AD converter 24. Furthermore, the main C
The PU 23 is connected to a first printer CPU 27 through a block 26. Second printer CPU28. The display tube 4, the mode setting switch 29. An inline interface 30 is connected.

Next, from the main CPU 23 to the first printer CPU 2
7 and the second printer CPU 28 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. I10 block 2
6, the first printer CPU 27, and the second printer CP
A first switch 31. Second switch 32. A selection circuit 34 having a third switch 33 is provided. Note that the first printer CPU 27 and the second printer CPU 28 have the same structure, and the first printer CPU 27 will be described. Print command signals and signals from the label leading edge detector 13 are given to the printer controller CPU 35.

Then, signals such as weight data and product name data from the weighing section are sent to A along with signals from the printer controller CPU 35.
The signal is input to an ND gate 36, and its output is input to a character generator converter 37. The print image on the label 7 is stored in the RAM 38 by the output from the character generator converter 37 and the address signal, CLK signal, etc. from the printer controller CPU 35, and the output signal from the RAM 38 and the control signal from the printer controller CPU 35 cause the thermal The head 14 is activated and printing on the label 7 is performed. Further, the motor (pulse motor) 19 is connected to a printer controller CPU 35 via a driver 39.

In such a configuration, the first printer 5 issues labels 7, and the second printer 6 issues detailed receipts 20 listing the information printed on each label 7.
will be issued. Here, label 7 and detailed receipt 20
Printing is performed based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

According to this flowchart, the printing of the label 7 and the printing of the detailed receipt 20 are sequential, but the data output to the second printer 6 is longer than the actual printing time after the printing command is issued to the first printer 5. It is short enough;
The label 7 and detailed receipt 20 are printed and issued at the same time. Here, a first printer 5 that issues the label 7 and a second printer 6 that issues the detailed receipt 20 are arranged separately on both the left and right sides of the scale body 2, and the label 7 and the detailed receipt 20 are taken out. It is easy to perform and improves repeatability. Further, inconveniences such as the label 7 having adhesive on the back side sticking to the detailed receipt 20 are reliably prevented.

Next, by switching the first switch 31 and the second switch 32 of the 1 selection circuit 34, it is possible to switch between issuing both the label 7 and the detailed receipt 2o, or issuing only the label 7 or the detailed receipt 20. , when switches 31 and 32 are both ON, or when switch 31 is ON and switch 32 is OFF, both the label 7 and the detailed receipt 2o are issued. When switch 31 is OFF and switch 32 is ON, only the label 7 is issued, and when both switches 31 and 32 are OFF, only the detailed receipt 20 is issued. Note that when the third switch 33 is turned OFF, the detailed receipt 20 is generated when the switch 31 is OFF and the switch 32 is ON.
is issued, and both switches 31 and 32 are set to O.
In the case of FF, only label 7 is issued.

Next, the first printer 5 and the second printer 6 have the same structure, and the first printer 5 can issue the detailed receipt 20, and the second printer 6 can issue the label 7. This makes it possible to select the printer 5 or 6 that issues the label 7 depending on whether the operator is right-handed or left-handed, thereby improving work such as attaching a label to each object to be weighed.

Furthermore, in the event that one of the printers 5 or 6 is out of order, the normal printer 5 or 6 issues the label 7 or detailed receipt 20 and can continue to be used until repairs are made.

Effects of the Invention The present invention provides a first printer that issues labels and a second printer that issues detailed receipts as described above, thereby making it possible to issue labels for each weighed item. You can attach the label to each weighed item, and even if you have purchased several items, you can see the contents of the purchased items at a glance using the detailed receipt.
By arranging the two printers on both sides of the scale body, operability such as ease of retrieving labels and detailed receipts can be improved, especially when the two printers have the same structure. This has the effect of further improving operability by switching the printer for printing labels between the left and right sides depending on whether the operator is right-handed or left-handed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side view showing a first printer, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal side view showing a second printer, and Fig. 4 is an internal circuit diagram. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a part of FIG. 4 in detail, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart explaining the printing operation. 2... Scale body, 5... First printer, 6... Second printer, 7... Label, 20... Detailed receipt applicant Person: Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. '1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A scale body is provided to measure the weight of the object to be weighed, and a first printer is provided on the scale body to issue a label with information printed on each object to be weighed, and a detailed receipt listing the information for each object to be weighed. an electronic price scale for sale, characterized in that the first printer is arranged on one side of the scale body, and the second printer is arranged on the other side of the scale body. .