JPH03201192A - Device for informing printing paper cutting end in cash register - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a cash register having a printing paper cutting means that automatically cuts printing paper, and which is used as a standalone device or incorporated into a POS system or the like. The present invention relates to a printing paper cutting completion notification device.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a cash register that has a cutter that automatically cuts printer paper (receipts), the operation when issuing a receipt is as shown in FIG. If it is in the registration mode, memory processing is performed, then the drawer is opened, the total amount is printed on printer paper, and then the total amount is displayed on the CRT. Then, the printer paper is fed by a predetermined number of lines, and then a stamp such as a store name stamp is stamped.Furthermore, after the printer paper is fed by a predetermined number of lines, it is cut by a cutter.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such conventional cash registers, the above-mentioned predetermined operations are performed after the closing key is pressed until the printer paper is cut. After pressing the key, the user recognizes that the cutting of the receipt has been completed by hearing a mechanical sound such as the sound of a cutter operating or the sound of a receipt being cut, and then picks up the receipt.

On the other hand, the print head may operate at the same time as the cutter operates.

For this reason, it is difficult to recognize that the receipt has been cut due to the mechanical sound generated during cutting.Furthermore, if you make a mistake in this recognition, or if you pull the receipt before the cutting is finished, , a part of the receipt may be pulled out, causing paper jams or printing defects.

Means for Solving the Problem In a cash register equipped with a printer equipped with a printing paper cutting means for automatically cutting printing paper such as a receipt, the cutting ends when the printing paper cutting means finishes cutting the printing paper. A cutting end signal generating means for generating a signal is provided, and a cutting end notifying means is provided for notifying the end of cutting of the printing paper based on the cutting end signal generated by the cutting end signal generating means.

By means of the operation cutting completion notification means, it is possible to easily and reliably know that cutting of the printing paper has been completed, and as a result, the printing paper is not pulled before the cutting is completed, and as a result, This eliminates the possibility of paper jams or printing defects caused by part of the printing paper being pulled out.

Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The outline of the hardware configuration of this cash register is as shown in FIG.
: ROM 2 and RAM 3 are connected to form a microcomputer, furthermore, a display 4 is connected to the CPU via a display controller 4a, a drawer 5 is connected via a drawer controller 5a, and a keyboard controller 6a is connected to the display 4. A keyboard 6 is connected thereto, and a printer 7 is further connected through a printer controller 7a. A buzzer 7b is connected to the printer controller 7a as a means for notifying the completion of cutting.

However, the ROM 2 stores programs necessary for performing various processes such as registering product data, and the RAM 3 stores variable data such as product data such as product prices and their classifications. It is used to store specific data.

Further, this electronic cash register has an appearance as shown in FIG. 2, and has a main body 9 disposed on the top surface of a housing 8. Inside the housing 8,
A drawer 5 for storing coins is provided so as to be freely put in and taken out, and a display 4 and a keyboard 6 are provided on the front of the main body 9, as well as a receipt issuing port 9a and a recording paper monitoring window 9.
b is formed.

A printer 7 as shown in FIG. 3 is disposed inside the main body 9 of the apparatus. This printer 7 includes a head 7C, a paper guide 7e that guides a receipt paper 7d as printing paper to the head 7C, a conveyance roller 7f that conveys the receipt paper 7d inserted into this paper guide 7e, and the head 7C. and the receipt paper 7d, an ink cassette 7g with an ink surface (not shown) positioned between the receipt paper 7d, and a cutter 7h as printing paper cutting means disposed close to the receipt issuing port 9a. It is formed by Furthermore, this printer 7
is provided with a cutter return detection switch (not shown) which is turned on when the cutter 7h returns and serves as a cutter return signal generating means for turning on and outputting a cutter return signal.

As shown in FIG. 4, this cutter 7h has a rotating shaft 7h.
A cutter portion 7h is disposed at one end of an arm 7h rotatably supported by , and a solenoid plunger (not shown) is connected to the other end of the arm 7h.

In such a configuration, as shown in FIG.

When the closing key is pressed and the printing of the total sales amount, etc. on the receipt paper 7d is completed, the printer controller 7a turns on the feed signal to the printer 7, and the conveyance roller 7
f is rotated to feed the receipt paper 7d by a predetermined number of lines. Further, the printer controller 7a turns on a cut signal to the printer 7 to drive the solenoid. At this time, the arm 7h rotates, and the cutter part 7h
.

The receipt paper 7d is cut. When the cutter 7h returns, the cutter return detection switch is turned on, and the cutter return signal to the printer controller 7a is turned on. The printer controller 7a to which this cutter return signal has been output operates the buzzer 7b, and the buzzer sound notifies the operator that cutting of the receipt has been completed.

In this way, it is possible to easily and reliably know by the buzzer sound of the buzzer 7b that the cutting of the receipt paper 7d has been completed, and for this reason, it is possible to pull the receipt paper 7d before the cutting is completed. As a result, there is no possibility that part of the receipt paper 7d will be pulled out, causing paper jams or printing defects.

In addition, as a second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, instead of providing the cutter return detection switch described above, the cutter is activated from the moment the printer controller 7a turns on the cut signal to the printer 7. The time T required for 7h to return is calculated in advance, this value is stored in a storage means such as ROM 2, and the buzzer 7b is made to sound after the required time T has elapsed from the moment the cut signal was turned on. Things can also be implemented easily. In this case, the device can be further simplified and, at the same time, manufacturing costs can be reduced.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a cash register equipped with a printer equipped with a printing paper cutting means for automatically cutting printing paper such as receipts, in which the printing paper is cut by the printing paper cutting means. Since a cutting end signal generating means is provided for generating a cutting end signal at the time of cutting, and a cutting end notifying means is provided for notifying the end of cutting of the printing paper based on the cutting end signal generated by the cutting end signal generating means, the cutting end signal generating means is provided. It is easy to check that cutting has been completed, and
This allows you to know with certainty that the printing paper will not be pulled before the cutting is finished, resulting in part of the printing paper being pulled out and causing paper jams or printing defects. This has the effect of eliminating things.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of the hardware configuration in the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the device, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the printer section, and FIG. 4 5 is a front view showing a part of the cutter, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of processing when cutting the receipt, FIG. 6 is a timing chart of various signals in the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a conventional example. . 7... Printer, 7b... Cutting completion notification means, 7d
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In a cash register equipped with a printer equipped with a printing paper cutting means for automatically cutting printing paper such as receipts, a cutting end signal is generated when the printing paper cutting means finishes cutting the printing paper. A printing paper cutting completion notification device for a cash register, characterized in that a cutting completion notification device is provided, the cutting completion notification device notifying the completion of cutting of the printing paper based on the cutting completion signal generated by the cutting completion signal generation device. .