JPS6239466B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic register that is issued with a margin provided on receipt paper for pasting a revenue stamp.

[Conventional technology]

The demand for marketing electronic registers is extremely high, and the marketing scope is also extremely wide. However, as is well known, most conventional cash registers simply issue a receipt paper with the store name, registered amount, total amount, etc. printed thereon. For this reason, for example, if the total amount of sales exceeds 30,000 yen, there are inconveniences such as having to create a new receipt with a revenue stamp specified by the Stamp Tax Act in addition to registering it in the electronic register. It was hot.

Therefore, at the electronic register, after printing a series of data such as the store name and total amount on the receipt paper, the receipt is fed without printing anything.
A system that automatically creates a margin for pasting a revenue stamp is being considered.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, unconditionally forming a blank space for pasting a revenue stamp at the end of a receipt results in a waste of receipt paper when the total amount is less than the predetermined amount of 30,000 yen.

In order to solve this situation, it is conceivable to automatically feed the receipt to form a blank space at the end of the receipt when the total amount exceeds the predetermined amount. However, even if a margin is formed at the end of the receipt only when certain conditions are met, significantly more receipt paper is used compared to conventional receipts that do not have margins for revenue stamps. I will do it.

The present invention provides an electronic register that can be operated economically by forming a margin space for pasting revenue stamps on receipt paper without using extra receipt paper according to user specifications or the total value of registered amounts. The purpose is to provide

[Means for solving problems]

In the electronic register of the present invention, the normal printing means sets and prints the date in the center of one line of the receipt paper, and sets and prints the responsible person number and register number together on another line. and a shift printing means for shifting and printing the date, person in charge number, and register number on different lines of the receipt paper in the same direction in the width direction, and a space switch. The normal printing means or the shift printing means is selected in response to a switch operation.

Furthermore, in the electronic register of another invention, in addition to the above-mentioned normal printing means and shift printing means, an amount determination means for determining whether the registered amount exceeds a predetermined amount is provided, and a printing method selection means is provided. Accordingly, the normal printing means or the shift printing means is selected in response to the judgment result of the amount judgment means.

[Effect]

If the electronic register is configured like this,
For example, if the space switch is not turned on, the date is printed in the center of one line of the receipt paper, and a new line is printed with the person in charge number and register number.
is printed on one line. On the other hand, if the space switch is turned on, the date, person in charge number, and register number are shifted to one side line by line and printed. Therefore, a margin space for pasting the revenue stamp is created in the opposite direction to the shift direction in each row.

Another advantage of the invention is that if the registered amount does not exceed a predetermined amount, the date, person in charge number, and register number are printed without shifting in the usual manner. If the amount exceeds the predetermined amount, the date, person in charge, and register number are shifted across each line and printed as described above. Then, a margin space for the revenue stamp is formed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the general external appearance of an electronic register, including a register main body 1 and a register main body 1.
It consists of a money storage box 2 provided at the bottom of the box. This money storage box 2 is of a so-called drawer type, and its opening and closing are controlled by the register main body 1. In addition, the register body 1 is equipped with a display 3 consisting of a multi-digit numerical display element on the upper part, and an operation console 4 on the upper surface of the front part.
It is said that On the operation console 4, there are a mode changeover switch 5 having a selection structure as shown in FIG.
A receipt issuing unit 8 and the like are arranged to issue a receipt paper (described later) on which the registered amount and the like are printed. However, the mode changeover switch 5 is
It controls the power ON/OFF operation of electronic registers and switching of operation modes such as normal cash registration processing, settlement processing, totalization, and check processing.

By the way, the receipt paper is issued by a receipt mechanism as shown in FIG. receipt paper 9
is wound into a roll having a predetermined width, and is mounted on the roll holder 10. The receipt paper 9 rewound from the roll holder 10 is held between transport rollers 11a and 11b, and is sent out by a predetermined step length. The receipt paper 9 is sent from the printing mechanism 12 to the front of the operator console 4 via the stamp mechanism 13 and cutter mechanism 14 in this order. The printing mechanism 12 includes a printing drum 15 consisting of a cylindrical drum body having a character arrangement as shown in FIG. It is comprised of a plurality of printing hammers 17 facing the printing drum 15 with the receipt paper 9 sandwiched therebetween. That is, the printing drum 15 is arranged in the width direction of the receipt paper 9, and is brought into selective pressure contact with the receipt paper 9 by selective urging of the printing hammer 17, and transfers the ink adhered to the printing surface of the receipt paper 9, that is, prints. It is structured as follows. Also stamp mechanism 1
Reference numeral 3 consists of a printing plate 18 on which a predetermined fixed pattern such as a store name and telephone number is formed, and a push plate which is placed opposite to this printing plate 18 with the receipt paper 9 in between and is controlled to be pressed by a plunger or the like. This stamp mechanism 13 prints predetermined store name characters and the like on the receipt paper 9.

Now, the operation of the receipt mechanism is controlled by a control device schematically constructed as shown in FIG. This control device also executes registration processing, aggregation processing, and check processing of registered amounts. Various information signals inputted from the information input device 20 consisting of the mode changeover switch 5, key button switch 7, etc. are encoded via the input buffer circuit 21 and then transferred from the bus line 22 to the arithmetic unit 23. be included. This calculation device 23
is a CPU consisting of a microcomputer or the like, which, in conjunction with the memory device 24 connected via the bus line 22, executes money registration processing and the like based on a predetermined program. Further, a display device 26 constituting the display device 3 is connected to the bus line 22 via an output buffer circuit 25. On this display device 26, the registered amount, the total amount, etc. are displayed in multiple digits using, for example, 7-segment numbers.

On the other hand, the arithmetic device 23 energizes the print control device 27 in conjunction with its execution. This print control device 27 decodes control commands and information given from the arithmetic device 23 to control printing operations on the receipt paper 9 and the like. That is, on the one hand, the paper feed control device 28 is energized to drive the paper feed device 29, and the conveyance rollers 11a and 11b are rotated in steps to convey, or feed, the receipt paper 9 in steps. On the other hand, the printer driving device 30 is energized in synchronization with the feed of the receipt paper 9 to drive the aforementioned printing mechanism 12. Under the above-mentioned control, the printing mechanism 12 rotates the printing drum 15 stepwise at high speed once, for example, when the receipt paper is fed one time, and at each rotational position, the printing hammer 17 specified by the printing information is activated. Each of them is selectively operated to perform desired printing. The receipt paper 9 on which the registered amount, etc. has been printed is fed by a predetermined length in conjunction with, for example, a totaling operation, stamped by the stamp mechanism 13, and at the same time cut by the cutter mechanism 14. The received receipt is taken out from the receipt issuing unit 8.

Now, the printing format of the receipt paper 9 issued under the above-described control is determined, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b or 7a and 7b. The one shown in Figure 6 a and b is a blank space 31 for pasting revenue stamps according to user specifications.
This is an example of a printing method for the receipt paper 9 that is selected and set, for example, by the above-mentioned space switch. In addition, what is shown in Figure 7 a and b,
The calculation device 23 according to the total amount of registered amounts.
This shows an example of changing the printing method.

The printing method change control, which is a feature of the present invention, will be explained below.

FIG. 8 shows a control flow for specifying the printing method shown in FIGS. be done. That is, when a money registration operation is started, a key input from the information input device 20 is awaited. When certain information is input from the information input device 20, the arithmetic device 23 determines whether it is a "total key" or a "department key." If both are determined to be "no" in the above determination, the arithmetic unit 23
will execute various business processes shown in flow A. Further, if it is determined that the input is a "department key", the arithmetic unit 23 first registers the registered amount information following the key input in the memory device 24, as shown in flow B, and also displays the amount information on the display. It is displayed on the device 26. Thereafter, the printer driving device 30 is energized to print the registered amount on the receipt paper 9, and then the paper feed control device 28 is energized to feed the receipt paper 9. End this feed and wait for the next keystroke. This printing operation is repeated until the "total key" is input.

Now, after entering the registration amount above,
When the information called "total key" is input, the arithmetic unit 23 executes the control operation called flow C. In this case, the registered amounts written in the memory device 24 are sequentially read out and their total calculation is performed. Then, the total amount is displayed on the display device 26, and the printing control device 30 is energized to print the total amount on the receipt paper 9. Thereafter, the receipt paper 9 on which the above-mentioned total value has been printed is fed, for example, by seven feeds, and a stamp such as a store name is attached to the feed, and the receipt paper 9 is cut.
Therefore, the receipt paper 9 is cut and issued below the printing position value of the total value, as shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b. Further, the stamp such as the store name is attached to the beginning of the receipt paper 9 left on the side of the register main body 1 by cutting by the cutter mechanism 14. However, if the normal operation mode is designated by switching the space switch 6, that is, if the information "space" is not input, the arithmetic unit 23 processes data such as date as shown in flow D. Print information. That is, in this case, the normal printing means is executed. First, ``date data'' is set, and after printing this, the receipt paper is fed one line. After that, data such as "Responsible Person No." and "Register No." are set for one line, and these are printed on one line of paper 9. After printing these data, print the receipt paper 9.
feed and stop the series of receipt issuing control.

On the other hand, the space switch 6 is set to "space".
If the information indicates , the arithmetic unit 23 performs the control operation of flow E. That is, in this case, the shift printing means is executed. First, the "date data" is shifted and set, for example, toward the left end of the printing drum 15, and is printed on the left end of the receipt paper 9.
Thereafter, the receipt paper 9 is fed by one line to print "Responsible Person No." on the left end side, and the receipt paper 9 is similarly fed by one line and "Register No." is printed on the left end side. After completing these prints, the receipt paper 9 is fed for a predetermined length, and the series of receipt issuing control described above is completed.

According to such receipt issuing control, for example, for user specifications that mainly involve small transactions, it is possible to issue a receipt with no wasted space as shown in FIG. 6a without using the space key 6. Also, for user specifications that mainly handle high-value transactions, the printing area for "date data" etc. can be shifted by using the space key 6 as shown in Figure 6b, and a margin space can be provided on the right side. Therefore, an area for attaching revenue stamps can be secured here. Moreover, at this time, the receipt paper 9 is not unnecessarily lengthened, so it is very economical.

On the other hand, in the case where "date data" etc. are printed after printing the registered amount and its total value as shown in Figure 7 a and b, the printing control should be performed as shown in the flow shown in Figure 9. is preferred. That is, in this case, the control according to the flow F is performed instead of the control according to the flow C described above. That is, after calculating the total value and printing it, a comparison is made between the total value and a predetermined amount of money, for example, "30,000 yen". However, the total value of the above registration amount is "30,000 yen"
When the amount is less than 1, the control according to the flow D as the normal printing means described above is performed, and then the feeding of the receipt paper 9 of 7 feeds, stamp printing, receipt cutting, etc. are controlled to issue a receipt. In addition, if the total registered amount exceeds 30,000 yen, shift printing of "date data" etc. is performed in accordance with flow E as the shift printing method described above, and after this printing, 7 feeds, All you have to do is control stamp printing and receipt cutting. In this way, the printing method will be automatically selected depending on whether the total registered amount exceeds 30,000 yen, that is, whether it is necessary to affix a revenue stamp or not. a,
A blank space 31 is automatically created as shown in FIG. Therefore, receipt paper 9
It can be used economically and does not require any complicated operations. Furthermore, since the recorded data is printed in the cashier using a method different from the normal printing method, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to affix revenue stamps.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, revenue stamps can be attached by simply changing the printing area for "date data" etc. by shift printing as appropriate, without changing the printing method of the registered amount or its total value, which is the main part of receipt issuance. You can provide a margin space for Moreover, since there is no need to unroll extra receipt paper to provide the above-mentioned margin space, it is also economical.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external shape, FIG. 2 is a view showing the selector structure of the mode changeover switch, FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the receipt mechanism, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a developed diagram showing the arrangement of characters on the printing drum, FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the control circuit, FIGS. 9 and 9 are flowcharts showing the flow of printing control, respectively. 1...Register body, 5...Mode selection switch,
6...Space switch, 7...Key button switch, 8
...Receipt issuing unit, 9...Receipt paper, 12...Printing mechanism, 13...Stamp mechanism, 14...Cutter mechanism, 23...Arithmetic device, 24...Memory device, 27...
Print control device, 31...Margin space.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an electronic register that prints and issues at least the registered amount and record data consisting of date, person in charge, and register number on receipt paper, the date is printed on one line of the receipt paper. Set it to the center position and print it, as well as the above-mentioned person in charge number and register number.
and a normal printing means that sets and prints the date, person in charge, and register number all together on another line, and prints the date, person in charge number, and register number on different lines of the receipt paper by shifting and setting them in the same width direction. An electronic register comprising a shift printing means, a space switch, and a printing method selection means for selecting the normal printing means or the shift printing means in response to a switch operation of the space switch. 2. In an electronic register that prints and issues at least the registered amount and record data consisting of date, responsible person number, and register number on receipt paper, set the date at the center of one line of the receipt paper. Along with printing, the above-mentioned person in charge No. and register No.
and a normal printing means that sets and prints the date, person in charge, and register number all together on another line, and prints the date, person in charge number, and register number on different lines of the receipt paper by shifting and setting them in the same width direction. a shift printing means; an amount determining means for determining whether the registered amount exceeds a predetermined amount; and printing for selecting the normal printing means or the shift printing means in response to the determination result of the amount determining means. An electronic register comprising: method selection means.