JP2710892B2 - Electronic cash register - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a POS (Point Of
Sales) It relates to an electronic cash register used for a terminal or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic cash register issues a receipt printed with substantially the same contents related to a sales operation and stores a journal, thereby realizing information management of the sales operation.

Here, in such an electronic cash register, predetermined information may be written in a journal during a sales operation. Therefore, a writing table, which is a flat table, is provided under the transport path for continuous journal paper, and a printer cover that can be opened and closed is provided on the main body housing at this position so that various entries can be made in the journal. ing.

[0004]

In the above-described electronic cash register, a writing table is provided below the conveying path of the journal paper so that the journal can be freely entered. Here, in a printer for printing such a journal, an information printing means, a writing table, and a paper winding means are inevitably arranged on the continuous paper conveyance path . There
The lighting table close to the information printing means.
Many accessory parts near the information printing means
The printer of the journal becomes large
There is a problem. Therefore, to reduce the size of the printer
The writing table near the paper winding means
However, in this case, the paper
There is a problem that it is difficult to set continuous paper.
You.

[0005]

[0006]

The transport path of the journal paper consisting of continuous paper SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In information printing means and writing table and an electronic cash register and sequentially arranged sheet winding means, and positioned below the conveying path The writing table provided is close to the paper winding means.
And the position to open the space above the paper take-up means
And movably provided .

[0007] In continuous information printing means on the transport path of the journal paper consisting of paper and writing table and an electronic cash register which sequentially disposed a paper winding means, placing the writing table in close proximity to said for sheet take means , The writing table with the paper take-up handle
Open the position close to the step and the space above the paper take-up means
And a table support mechanism movably supporting the writing table. The writing table rotatably supported by the table support mechanism is positioned close to the paper winding means.
A resilient mechanism is provided for selectively resiliently holding at one of the position and the position at which the space above the paper winding means is opened .

[0008]

[Function] Move the writing table close to the paper winding means.
The printer by reducing the size of the printer
In addition, by separating the writing table from the paper winding means, a work space can be secured around the paper winding means.
The work of setting the null paper can be facilitated .

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electronic cash register 1 has a structure in which a receipt printer 2 and a journal printer 3 composed of thermal printers having substantially the same structure are arranged at positions substantially parallel in the left-right direction. Has become.

The structure of the printers 2 and 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in these printers 2 and 3, a pair of guide plates 5 arranged at positions communicating with a paper holding unit 4 composed of a concave holder member (not shown) or the like are fixedly attached to a main frame 6. The paper transport path 7 formed by the guide plate 5 and the like communicates with a printing unit 8 as information printing means. Here, in the printing unit 8, a line head 10 is mounted on a head frame 9 pivotally supported on the main frame 6 so as to be openable and closable, and the line head 10 contacts a platen roller 11 located on the guide plate 5. It has a structure that is detachably opposed.

In the receipt printer 2, an automatic cutter 12 is provided in the paper transport direction of the printing unit 8, and the automatic cutter 12 is not provided in the journal printer 3. On the other hand, in the journal printer 3, a guide mechanism 13, a writing table 14, and a take-up reel 15, which is a sheet take-up means, are sequentially provided in the paper transport direction of the printing unit 8. It is not provided in the journal printer 3.

Here, the guide mechanism 13 has a structure in which a feed roller 17 is disposed on a guide plate 16. The writing table 14 is rotatably supported by the guide mechanism 13 with support arms 18 extending rearward from both sides thereof.
The support arm 18 abuts against a stopper 19 protruding from the sheet carrier 3 and is positioned below the sheet transport path 7. Then, the take-up reel 15 formed by a two-part rotating shaft (not shown) or the like is arranged close to the paper transport direction on the writing table 14 thus positioned.

Further, in the electronic cash register 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a printer cover 21 which can be opened and closed is provided on the front left side of the main body housing 20, and the printer cover 21 is formed of receipt paper. An issuing port 23 and a confirmation window 24 for the continuous paper 22 which is also a journal paper are formed. Here, the main body housing 20 of the electronic cash register 1 is integrally formed on a drawer 25, and a keyboard 26, a display 27, and the like are provided on an upper surface thereof.

In the electronic cash register 1 having such a configuration, when business information is input by operating the keyboard 26 or the like, the business information is displayed on the display 27 by being edited by the central processing unit or the like. Is printed on the continuous paper 22 and is issued as a receipt from the issuing port 23, and the journal printer 3
Is printed on the continuous paper 22 and stored as a journal.

In the printers 2 and 3 of the electronic cash register 1, when the continuous paper 22 is sequentially conveyed under the line head 10 according to the rotation of the platen roller 11, printing of business information and the like is performed, and the receipt printer 2 In this case, the paper is conveyed from the paper conveyance path 7 to the automatic cutter 12 and is automatically cut into a predetermined length. The journal printer 3 sequentially winds the paper on the take-up reel 15.

Here, in the electronic cash register 1, the writing table 14 usually has a support arm 18;
Is positioned below the transport path of the continuous paper 22 by contacting the stopper 19. When writing on the continuous paper 22 of the journal, open the printer cover 21 and write on the continuous paper 22 on the writing table 14. Is to be performed. And this electronic cash register 1
Then, when the continuous paper 22 is set in the journal printer 3, as shown in FIG.
Since the sheet 4 is separated from the take-up reel 15 by rotating upward, the continuous paper 22 can be easily set on the take-up reel 15 without hindering the work on the writing table 14. Note that, in this manner, the take-up reel 15
The continuous paper 22 set in the electronic cash register 1 passes through the standing writing table 14 in this state.
When writing is carried, the writing table 14 is rotated to automatically move to the normal position where the support arm 18 contacts the stopper 19.

Further, in the electronic cash register 1, since two printers 2 and 3 which are elongated in the front-rear direction are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, the space occupied by these printers in both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Don't be too big.
Therefore, the main body housing 20 incorporating these printers 2 and 3 can realize a beautiful shape without the whole being excessively large in a specific direction. Further, in the electronic cash register 1, the receipt to be issued is automatically cut by the automatic cutter 12, so that the cut edge is beautiful, the appearance is good, and the work load is reduced.

In the electronic cash register 1 of this embodiment, the writing table 14 is rotatably supported by the support arm 18, but the invention described in claim 1 is limited to the above structure. Instead, for example, a rail mechanism (not shown) that slidably supports the writing table 14 may be implemented.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic cash register (not shown) has the same structure as that of the electronic cash register 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention except for the main part of the journal printer 28. It has a substantially similar structure. Then, the journal printer 28 of the electronic cash register also has a writing table 29 as shown in FIG.
Are rotatably supported by a support arm 30 serving as a support mechanism and can be separated from the take-up reel 15, so that attachment / detachment of the take-up reel 15 and setting of journal paper are facilitated. More specifically, the writing table 29 has support pins 31 and 32 projecting from the lower end and the center of the support arm 30, and a shaft hole for rotatably supporting the support pin 31 at the lower end. A side frame 35 of the guide mechanism 13 has a long hole 33 and an arc-shaped long hole 34 that slidably supports the support pin 32 at the center.
A spring 36, which is a resilient mechanism, is mounted on the rear end of the side frame 35. When the spring 36 presses the support pin 32 from above, the writing table 29 moves the journal sheet transport path 7
Is selectively resiliently held at one of a position below the reel and a position separated from the take-up reel 15.

In such a configuration, the electronic cash register of this embodiment functions in the same manner as the electronic cash register 1 exemplified as the first embodiment of the present invention. In other words, the writing table 29 is also separated from the take-up reel 15 by rotating the writing table 29 upward when the journal paper is set in the journal printer 28, so that the work is hindered by the writing table 29. Thus, the journal paper can be easily set on the take-up reel 15.

Here, the journal printer 2 of the present embodiment
8, the writing table 29, which is rotatable by the spring 36 as described above, is
Is selectively resiliently held at one of the position below the take-up reel 15 and the position separated from the take-up reel 15, so that operations such as setting journal paper are extremely simple. In addition, in this journal printer 28, the writing table 29 has a supporting arm 30 projecting downward.
Because it is pivotally supported at the lower end, as illustrated in FIG.
Even if the writing table 29 is moved away from the vicinity of the take-up reel 15, the writing table 29 does not protrude upward or the like, so that the occupied volume during operation is reduced and operability is good.

In this journal printer 28 as well, the journal paper set on the take-up reel 15 also passes over an upright writing table 29. However, when the journal paper is transported in the above-described state, the writing table Numeral 29 rotates and automatically moves to a normal position. The writing table 29 thus moved to the normal position is resiliently held at the position by the spring 36, so that the writing table 29 is stably held and contributes to prevention of occurrence of a jam.

[0023]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic cash register in which an information printing means, a writing table, and a paper winding means are sequentially arranged on a conveying path of journal paper made of continuous paper. Opening the writing table provided in a position close to the paper winding means and the space above the paper winding means
Movably at the position where the writing table is located, so that by placing the writing table close to the paper winding means,
Since the printer can be downsized and the writing table is separated from the paper winding means, a work space can be secured around the paper winding means. Has an effect such that the work of setting is easy.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic cash register in which an information printing means, a writing table, and a paper take-up means are sequentially arranged on a conveying path of a journal paper made of continuous paper, wherein Means for positioning the writing table close to the paper winding means and the paper winding means.
The table support mechanism for movably supporting the upper space of the intake means and the position to open the provided for the said writing table which is rotatably supported by the table supporting mechanism
A position close to the paper winding means and a space above the paper winding means;
Since a resilient mechanism for selectively resilient holding is provided at one of the positions where the gap is opened, the writing table whose position is resiliently held by the resilient mechanism is rotated to separate from the paper winding means. Thus, the working space can be reliably secured around the paper winding means, and the journal paper can be set on the paper winding means extremely easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a main part of an embodiment of the invention described in claim 1;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the embodiment of the invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view showing an operation process of the writing table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic cash register 7 Conveying path 8 Information printing means 14, 29 Writing table 15 Paper winding means 22 Continuous paper 30 Table support mechanism 36 Ejection mechanism

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroaki Katahira 6-78, Minamicho, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Mishima Plant (72) Inventor Katsune Hayashi 6-78, Minamicho, Mishima-shi, Shizuoka Tokyo Electric Inside the Mishima Plant Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A 62-129694 (JP, U) JP-A 1-120284 (JP, U) JP-A 63-130887 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An electronic cash register in which an information printing means, a writing table, and a paper take-up means are sequentially arranged on a conveying path of journal paper made of continuous paper,
The writing table, which is provided under the conveyance path and is positioned close to the paper winding means ,
Moveable to a position to open the space above the paper take-up means
Electronic cash registers, characterized in that provided. 2. An electronic cash register in which an information printing means, a writing table and a paper winding means are sequentially arranged on a conveying path of journal paper made of continuous paper,
The writing table arranged close to said for sheet take means, preparative said a cigarette the writing table
Open the position close to the paper winding means and the space above the paper winding means.
A table support mechanism for movably supporting the writing table at a release position, and bringing the writing table rotatably supported by the table support mechanism close to the paper winding means.
An electronic cash register, characterized in that a resilient mechanism for selectively resiliently holding is provided at one of a position and a position for opening a space above the sheet winding means .