JPS62278692A - Portable type time recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 3. Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention provides a portable timer that can be carried by each individual and used for a wide variety of purposes for managing their own time. It relates to a recording device.

[Conventional technology]

As an alternative to the conventional time recorder that records the employment data of a large number of people, the applicant has proposed
No. 30, we developed a personal job recorder that each individual carries to record and manage various types of time, such as each individual's work time and time required for transportation.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned job recorder is used to record the employment data of various types of non-routine workers such as salesmen, software development engineers, and designers, and to grasp the work progress of telecommuters. It is very convenient. However, the job recorder related to the above application only displays the stored time data on the display, but in order to print the stored contents, it must be connected to an external printer, making the printing process very time-consuming. This problem and the fact that printing cannot be done while out or at home made it difficult to keep track of the time simply by displaying the information.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to provide a portable time recorder with a printing function and to make the printing function correctly in a predetermined printing field formed on a card.

[Means for solving problems]

The measures taken in the present invention to solve the above technical problems are as follows.

(1) The entire body of the time recording device should be made compact so that it can be placed in a pocket or bag.

(2) The compact body described above has a card insertion slot, a printing stage determining device that determines the printing stage of the inserted card, and various function keys such as start, end, and total. Therefore, a small printer is provided which prints the current time, elapsed time, total elapsed time, etc. in the corresponding printing field of the card under the control of the control unit.

However, in this case, the term "card" refers to the beginning and end.

It also means a printed card with a total of each printed field formed in multiple stages. Also, a small printer refers to a thermal printer that is moved laterally by a cylindrical cam rotated by a motor, and prints in a predetermined printing field on the card during this horizontal movement, and is a JX-type printer such as a dot printer. do.

[Effect]

The means constituted by the elements (1) and (2) above operate as follows.

(2) According to the above factor (1), the time recording device can be carried around or taken home and used freely for personal time management and for a wide variety of purposes.

■According to the above element (2), first, the printing stage determining device determines the printing stage of the card inserted from the insertion slot. That is, the card has multiple printing fields such as start, end, and total, and when each printing field is printed, the printing stage determining device advances the stage.
The next printing is performed on the next printing stage (usually one stage below).

Next, when you select and press various function keys such as start, end, and total, the small printer prints the current time or elapsed time from start time to end time (specifically, actual working time) in the corresponding print field on the card. , or print out the total elapsed time.

As described above, the above-mentioned technical problem can be solved by the above-mentioned means, and the problems of the conventional technology can be solved.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a portable time recording device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a compact body so that it can be carried around in a pocket or bag, and 2 is a slot for a card T. Also, in Figure 1, 3
is a display provided on the front of the aircraft 1, which usually displays the current date, hour, and minute. Also, the function keys indicated by reference numeral 4 are a start key 4a, an end key 4b, and a total key 4c for elapsed time (actual working time).
, and a grand total key 4 that totals the elapsed time.
It is composed of d. Further, 5a is a red lamp that is lit when the card T is correctly inserted and printing is being performed, and 5b is a blue lamp that is lit in place of the red lamp 5a after printing is completed. However, in the case of a device that automatically feeds and ejects Card T.

These lamps 5a and 5b are unnecessary. Furthermore, 6 is a memo sheet 7 where you can write your daily schedule, messages, etc.
It is a stocker for storing.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the machine body 1 seen from the back side, and in the figure, 8 indicates a holder that holds a plurality of cards T in a stack, and the cards T are pulled out one by one from this holder 8 and used. .

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view showing the internal structure of the fuselage 1. In the figure, 9 is a cylindrical cam installed between the left and right cold plates 1a and 1b.
A spiral cam groove 9a is provided on the circumferential surface. 10 is a motor for interlockingly rotating the cylindrical cam 9 through a gear mechanism 11; 12 is a small printer such as a thermal printer attached to the cylindrical cam 9; and 13 is the rotation of the motor 10.

That is, a timing sensor that detects the moving position of the small printer 12 is shown.

Similarly, in FIG. 3, 14 is a clutch solenoid attached to one speed plate 1b, 15 is a clutch operating plate that is activated when the solenoid 14 is excited (traction operation), and 16
shows a clutch box attached to one end of the cylindrical cam 9. A clutch provided in this clutch box 16 (
(not shown) is configured so that when the clutch actuating plate 15 is actuated, it engages with the clutch actuating plate 15 and rotates the intermediate gear 17 in conjunction.

Further, 18 is an interlocking gear that is rotated in conjunction with the intermediate gear 17, and a wire is connected between a drive pulley 19 integrally formed with this gear 18 and an interlocking pulley 20 rotatably attached to the inner bottom surface of the body 1. A cord 21 formed endlessly with thread or the like is strung around. Furthermore, 22 is attached to the guide shaft 23 on one side so as to be movable up and down, and the other side is attached to the string 2
A card holder protruding from the upper end of this plate 22 is a step-setting plate fixed to 1, and a piece 22a of the card holder protrudes above the insertion path for the card T, and receives the lower end of the card T inserted from the insertion slot 2. It is designed to determine the stage position of the card T. Also, 2
4 is a battery box.

As shown in Fig. 4, the above card T has a start print 41JT a that prints the start time of the work, an end print 11Tb that prints the end time, and a total mark that prints the elapsed time from the start to the end. The printing 1iTc and the memo field Td for writing the contents of the work, the place of work, etc. are formed in multiple stages,
Furthermore, fill in 1g to write the employee code and name of department 1.
1T a and a date entry column Tf are also formed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the portable time recording device according to the present invention, which includes a CPU 30, a ROM in which a system program is written, and a RAM that stores the time printed on the card T. The interface circuit 32 connected to the storage unit 31 includes the above-mentioned display 3, function keys 4, red and blue lamps 5a,
5b, motor 1o, small printer 12. Timing sensor 13. A clutch solenoid 14 is connected, and a clock circuit 33 that generates a reference clock signal is also connected.

When using the present invention, first, when the card T is inserted and the start key 4a is pressed, the cylindrical cam 9 rotated by the motor 10 causes the small printer 12 to start printing the card T.
Go to iTa and print the start time. In addition, to print the end time in the end printing column Tb after completing one task, just insert the card and press the end key 4b.Furthermore, to print the elapsed time from start to end, Similarly, if you press the total key 4c, you can also press the grand total key 4c if you want to tally the elapsed time of the day.
Just press d.

When the elapsed time is printed as a total print 1iTc and the first stage printing is completed, the clutch solenoid 14 is energized according to the program and the clutch actuating plate 15 is actuated. Then, the clutch engages and the rotation of the cylindrical cam 9 is transmitted to the drive pulley 19 via the gears 17 and 18, which actuates the string 21 and sends the step-setting plate 22 upwards by one step. Move the printing stage down one stage. The above clutch is designed to disengage after one rotation.

It is also conceivable that the above-mentioned step setting plate 22 may be manually operated by operating a knob or the like, but it is optional whether the printing step determining device is an automatic type as shown in the figure or a manual type.

〔effect〕

The portable time recording device according to the present invention is as described above, and it is possible to manage the time of each individual with the time recording device carried by each individual, and the recorded time is recorded on a card each time. Since it is printed on the card, it is very convenient to check your time management while looking at the print on the card.For example, you can record the travel time from one place to another, record the time required for work, It is suitable for use when classifying how time is used or managing schedules.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan perspective view showing an example of a portable time recording device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof, Fig. 3 is a plan sectional view showing the internal structure, and Fig. 4 is a card FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration. 1 is the aircraft body, 2 is the socket, 4 is the function key, 12
is a small printer, 22 is a step board, 30 is a CPU, 31
is the storage section, T is the card, and Ta, Tb, and Tc are the printing fields.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The body is compact enough to be put into a pocket or bag, and includes a card slot, a printing stage determining device that determines the printing stage of the card inserted from the slot, and a start, A small printer is installed that prints the current time, elapsed time, and total elapsed time in the corresponding print field of the card under the control of the control unit by operating various function keys such as end and total. A portable time recording device with special features.