JPH02251721A - Recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the number of the selecting switches of an apparatus and to improve operability by arbitrarily setting the feeding speed of recorded paper by a user, and outputting the paper in correspondence with usage. CONSTITUTION:A recording apparatus 1 has a pattern selecting switch S4 which can switch at least two or more kinds of speed patterns assigned to speed selecting switches S1 - S3 and a memory 7 wherein the patterns are stored. The entire apparatus is controlled with a recorder controller 6. the selected speed pattern is read out of the memory 7 by the operation of the switch S4. Paper is sent at a corresponding speed value by the operations of the switches S1 - S3. Thus, the selected paper feeding speed which is stored in the memory 7 for each usage beforehand is read out with the switch S4. The speed of a recorder driving circuit 8 is set with the switches S1 - S3. Therefore, the number of the switches S1 - S3 is less, and the operability can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a recording device with an improved paper feed speed selection means for analog recording of biological phenomena.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention relates to a recording device with an improved means for selecting a paper feed speed for analog recording of biological phenomena. comprises a pattern selection switch means capable of switching between at least two or more types of speed patterns assigned to the speed pattern, and a memory means capable of storing the patterns; The paper is fed at a corresponding speed value by reading and operating the speed selection switch means, thereby reducing the number of speed selection switches and providing a recording device with good operability.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, retinographs, polygraphs, etc. for analog recording of biological phenomena have been configured so that the recording speed of the recording paper can be varied depending on the biological phenomenon to be recorded. l1
It can be used by switching in 14 steps from in to 100 as/sec. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, the paper feed speed selection means of the recorder requires a selection means switch that covers the entire range in which the recorder is used. That is, in Fig. 6, 1, 2, 5, 10° 25 + 50 + 100 mm arranged on the top panel of the recorder (1)
/5in (sec) 7 speed selection switch push buttons (2
a) (2b) (2c) (2d) (2e) (2
f) (2g) and a selection switch push button (21) for switching the recording speed between minutes and seconds are provided, and when the selection switch push button (21) is pressed, the speed selection switch push button (
2a) to (2g) are paper feeding speeds of 1 to 100 mm/sec, respectively, and when the selection switch push button (21) is not pressed, the speed selection switch push buttons (2a) to (2g)
are respectively paper feed speeds of 1-1-1O0/sin,
A total of 14 paper feed speeds can be selected.

As mentioned above, in order to reduce the number of selection switch push buttons,
As shown in FIG.
4), and after setting the minutes or seconds with the minutes and seconds switch push button (3a), press the speed selection switch push button (3b) or (
3c) by pressing 1.2.5.10.25°50, 100111IIl/sin or arab/se
A system has been proposed in which the paper feed speed is switched to "c" and the corresponding paper feed speed is displayed on the display means (4).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Among the conventional configurations such as those on the ridge, those equipped with a large number of speed selection switch push buttons to cover the entire range in which the recording device is used require a large area for the operating section, making it difficult to miniaturize the device. ing. Furthermore, it has disadvantages such as high cost.

In addition, devices that sequentially advance the speed values each time a push button is pressed do not have good operability because the desired speed value cannot be selected instantly, and highly versatile recorders suffer from the above problems. There was a downside to getting bigger.

The present invention was made to eliminate the drawbacks of ridges,
The purpose is to reduce the number of selection switches and provide a recorder with good operability by allowing the user to arbitrarily set the paper feed speed for recording and recall it according to the purpose of use.

[Means to solve the problem]

One example of the recording apparatus of the present invention is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in which a speed selection switch means is used to select a plurality of paper feed speeds. The pattern selection switch means comprises a pattern selection switch means S4 capable of switching between at least two or more types of speed patterns assigned to each of the means SjS, S, and a memory means (7) capable of storing patterns. The selected speed pattern is read out from the memory (7) by the operation of S4, and the speed selection switch means 51
3s S: By operating l, the paper feed speed is adjusted to the corresponding speed value.

[Effect]

According to the recording apparatus of the present invention, the selected speed pattern of the paper feed speed stored in the memory for each application is read out by the pattern selection switch means, and the speed of the recorder drive circuit is set by operating the speed selection switch means. Therefore, the number of speed selection switch means is small (a recording device with good operability can be obtained).

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the configuration of the recording apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 1 shows a system diagram of the recording device of the present invention,
There is a switch operation section (5) on the operation panel of the recording device (1).
) and a switch display section (4), and an example of the switch push button arrangement is shown in FIG. In addition to this arrangement, push buttons and the like for starting and stopping recording are provided as necessary.

Here, the switch S+ St 33 is the recording speed selection push button (
5a) (5b) (5c), switch S4 is a push button (
5d). The switch display section (4) is a display device for displaying the recording speed assigned to the switch St St Ss, the preset pattern number, etc.
A D-IpLCD is used.

The operation signal of the switch operation section (5) is supplied to the recorder controller (6). The recorder controller (6) is a circuit for controlling the entire recording apparatus, and reads data from the switch operation section (5) and displays the above-mentioned display data on the switch display section (4).

It reads or writes recording speed patterns from the memory (7), controls the recorder drive circuit (8), etc., and is composed of, for example, a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as CPU) as shown in FIG. The recorder controller (6) in Fig. 3 consists of a CPU (6a), an address decoder (6b), an LCD controller (6c), an I10 board (6d) (6e), etc. U (6a) is the LCD controller (6c)
.

110 baud) (6d) (6e) and also controls memory (7). The output of the LCD controller (6c) is output to the switch display section (4), the I10 port (6d) is output to the recorder drive circuit (8), and the I10 port (6d) is output to the recorder drive circuit (8).
6e) receives operation data from the switch operation section (5) and provides it to the CPU (6a).

The memory (7) stores recording speed patterns, programs for recorder control, or data.
This memory is composed of RAM and the like.

The recorder drive circuit (8) includes a recording pen, a motor, etc., and records waveforms of biological information signals onto recording paper (9).

The operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

FIG. 4 shows the flow when selecting the speed based on the selection difference of the recording speed pattern of the recording apparatus of the present invention, and shows the flow when selecting the speed by pressing any one of the switch operation parts (5) 10 (5a) (5b) (5c).
) (5d) is pressed, the recorder controller (
6) CPU (6a) has an I10 boat (6e)
Data from the switch operation section (5) is input manually through the data bus. When there is a key interrupt like this, the CPU
In step (6a), it is determined whether or not the push button pressed in the first step ST+ is a pattern selection push button, and if it is the push button (5d) that operates the pattern selection switch S4, the process proceeds to the second step STt. reads the specified (usually sequential) pattern from the recording speed preset patterns (Fig. 5A) on the memory (7), and stores the speed selection pushbutton setting register (register that stores the current pushbutton assignment value) in the memory (7). 7) Set it to (inside) (Figure 5B).

Here, the method of presetting the recording speed pattern on the memory (7) may generally be the same as the method of starting the initial setting mode. For example, when the power is turned on with the push button (5d) pressed, the initial The setting mode is set, and the speed values of the push buttons (5a), (5b), and (5c) of the speed selection switch 5tSzSs are selected for each pattern number III...X as shown in FIG. 5A.

Next, the switch 51StSs set in the setting register
The speed values assigned to the respective push buttons (5a) (5b) (5c) and the selected pattern numbers I...X are displayed on the switch display section (4) (third step 5Ts).

If the pressed push button is not the pattern selection push button (5d), the CPU (6a) determines in a fourth step ST whether it is the speed selection push button or not. Paper feed start/stop button.

The pressed state of a button press or the like for adjusting the waveform recording position is determined, and the processing corresponding to those buttons is performed, leading to the end of the push button interruption. The pressed button is the speed selection switch St S! Push buttons for Sj (5a) (5b) (5
If either of c) is true, proceed to the fifth step ST.

Proceed to CPLJ and set the speed value corresponding to the pressed button to CPLJ.
(6a) reads from the register of memory (7), I1
Recorder drive circuit (8) via 0 port (6d)
The current speed is set in the speed setting register. In the next 6th step ST&, the switch display section (
4) A marker indicating the push button of the current speed value is displayed, and the interrupt ends.

As mentioned above, according to the recording device of the present invention, the paper feed speed is patterned for each purpose and stored in the memory, so the number of switches and push buttons can be kept to the necessary minimum, resulting in good operability. A small area can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the method of storing the speed pattern preset in the memory (7) using the push button of the operation switch was explained, but it is also possible to store the speed pattern value using an IC card or the like, It can be selected as appropriate, such as a pattern.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the soft earth embodiments, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the recording device of the present invention, the number of switches may be the minimum necessary even though it is equipped with a large number of paper feeding speeds.
Since the number of buttons to be pressed is small, operability is improved and mistakes in pressing can be reduced. Furthermore, the area of the operation panel can be reduced, making it possible to downsize the recording device and reduce the cost of the switch.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram of the recording device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the operation section of the recording device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a system diagram of the recorder controller used in the recording device of the present invention, and FIG.
The figures are a flowchart for selecting a recording speed pattern and speed selection in the recording apparatus of the present invention, Figure 5 is a memory data diagram, Figure 6 is an external view of a conventional recording apparatus, and Figure 7 is a conventional recording apparatus. FIG. 3 is a front view of the operation unit of FIG. (1) is the recording device, (4) is the switch display section, (5) is the switch operation section, (6) is the recorder controller, (7
) is a memory, and (8) is a recorder drive circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a recording device in which a plurality of types of paper feed speeds can be selected by a speed selection switch means, at least two or more types of speed patterns assigned to each of the speed selection switch means can be switched. comprising a pattern selection switch means and a memory means capable of storing the pattern; the speed pattern selected by the pattern selection switch means is read out from the memory; A recording device characterized in that the paper feed speed is controlled at .