JPS63128946A - Label printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically draw out the printing data corresponding to the product number of a commodity when the product number of the commodity is selected at the time of the issue of a label, by providing a printing data memory for storing the printing data to the label at every product number of the commodity. CONSTITUTION:Data such as a commodity code, a processing data, an effective data, time, a unit cost, a wt., a price, a product name, a bar code or the like are preliminarily selected at every product number of a commodity to be con cretely stored in a printing data memory 18. The setting of the printing data to the printing data memory 18 and the operation of the issue of a label 19 are performed by setting a setting mode at first by a mode setting switch 11. In this state, the product number of the commodity is called out by the opera tion of a keyboard 10. Herein, when it is assumed that a mode is set by the setting of the printing data, for example, printing data relating to whether the processing date, the effective date and the bar code are printed and the bar code is 8 or 13 figures are individually set. These contents are stored in the printing data memory 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a label printer for issuing labels printed with prices according to the weight of products in supermarkets and the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, in addition to the price, a large amount of information has to be printed on labels with prices, such as processing date, effective date, time, unit price, weight, product name, bar code, etc.

Then, at the stage of issuing a label, such an item is selected and the contents of the selected item are individually set for each item number of the product.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The information printed on labels differs depending on the product number, and it is necessary to select which of each item to print.In the past, this selection was made each time a label was issued. Is going. Therefore, it takes time and effort to prepare for label issuance, and there is also a risk of making incorrect selections.

Means for Solving the Problems A print information memory is provided to store print information on labels for each product number.

When you select the product number when issuing a functional label, the print information corresponding to that product number is automatically retrieved.This allows you to select the necessary print information from a variety of print information, or to edit the print information individually. There is no need to set the label □, making preparation for issuing the label extremely simple and error-free.

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

First, the label printer 1 consists of a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped main body part 2 and a scale part 3 located in front of the main body part 2.

This weighing section 3 has a flat plate-like saucer 4, and a weighing section (not shown) is disposed inside. Further, a display section 5 made of a liquid crystal display or the like is provided on the upper surface of the main body section 2, and an operation section 6 is provided below this display section 5. The operation section 6 includes a seven-segment numerical display section 7, a keyboard 10 consisting of a numeric keypad 8, and various function keys 9. A mode setting switch 11 is provided below the operating section 6, and a label outlet 12 is formed on the lower right side.

Next, inside the main body section 2, a CI''U (central processing unit) 13 connected to the weighing section 3 is provided, and this C
The keyboard 10 and the display section 5 are connected to the PU 13. This CPU 13 also has a ROM 14.
, a RAM 15, a printer 16, and a PLU (price lookup) 17 are connected. Further, a print information memory 18 is connected to the CPU 13. In this print information memory 18, information such as product code, processing date, effective date, time, unit price, weight, price, product name, bar code, etc. is selected in advance and specifically stored for each product number. It is.

Next, what is shown in FIG. 4 is an example of the issued label 19, on which the product name 2o, processing date 21, bar code 22, product code 23, unit price 24, weight 25, price 26, and message 27 are printed. ing.

In the second configuration, the operation of setting print information in the print information memory 1#8 and issuing the label 19 will be explained. First, the mode setting switch 11 is used to set the setting mode. In this state, the product number is called up by operating the keyboard 10.

Here, if you set the mode in the print information settings,
For example, print information such as whether to print the processing date, whether to print the effective date, whether to print the bar code, and whether the bar code is 8 digits or 13 digits is individually set. These contents are stored in the print information memory 18.

Note that when the print information is not stored in the print information memory 18 in the setting mode, the operation is the same as the conventional one.

That is, the setting mode process is to individually set the product code, unit price, product name, etc. for each called-up product number at the time of label issuance. Therefore, it is designed to have the same functions as before.

Next, when the label 19 is to be issued in a state where the setting operation has been completed as described above, the item number of the product is called up. As a result, the contents of the print information memory 18 corresponding to the product number are called up, and when the issuing conditions are met, the label is issued. Therefore, printing information is automatically set by simply entering the product number. Therefore, operations such as selecting print information and setting its contents are unnecessary.

Effect of the invention .

As described above, the present invention takes in the weight from the weighing section and
In a label printer that calculates the price by multiplying it by the unit price stored in the LU and prints it on the label, we have installed a print information memory that stores the information to be printed on the label for each item number of the product. By storing the necessary information in the print information memory, there is no need to select the necessary print information from a variety of print information when printing a label, or to set each print information individually. Preparing for label issuance becomes extremely easy, and
This has the effect of eliminating errors.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a label printer, FIG. 3 is a flowchart, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of a label. 1... Weighing section, 16... PLU, 18... Print information memory, 19... Label applicant Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Figure 30 Z'r

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a label printer that calculates the price by taking in the weight from the weighing unit and multiplying it by the unit price stored in the PLU and printing it on the label, printing that stores the information printed on the label for each item number of the product. A label printer characterized by being equipped with an information memory.