JPH0450132Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of application of the invention) The present invention relates to a thermal printing device with an auxiliary printing mechanism, and particularly relates to a thermal printing device with an auxiliary printing mechanism that prints various types of characters on price tags used in retail stores. .

(Prior art) As shown in Figure 1, price tags 1 of labels and tags used in retail stores such as supermarkets and department stores have been printed with fixed information such as store name 2 in advance at the manufacturing stage.
Then, at each retail store, using a printer,
Variable information such as the price 3 corresponding to the product and the product number 4 using a barcode was printed on it.

However, supplying or ordering the price tag 1 with the store name 2 pre-printed on it when necessary means that both the factory receiving the order and the customer placing the order will be able to supply the price tag 1 with the store name 2 pre-printed on it. It is necessary to check the stock amount of the price tag 1 with the name 2 printed on it or to predict the future usage amount, which requires additional effort and time for management. was desired.

(Purpose of the invention) Therefore, the present invention provides a plain white price tag to a price tag user at a store, etc., and allows the user to print any information including the store name. It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal printing device with an auxiliary printing mechanism that simplifies the ordering and ordering work of price tags and realizes efficient work for both price tag suppliers and users.

(Overview of the invention) In other words, the invention uses a thermal printing mechanism that prints variable information that changes from time to time, such as prices, and fixed information that does not change and is not used at the store, such as the store name. This is a thermal printing device with an auxiliary printing mechanism, which is equipped with a stamp-type printing mechanism for printing.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention is shown in Fig. 2 and 3.
This will be explained with figures. However, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

The printer 10 shown in FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a conventionally commonly used thermal type printer, for example, a thermal transfer type printer. The platen 12 of the thermal printing mechanism passes through the passage.
Then, the ink is transferred from the thermal transfer carbon ribbon 14 to the price tag 1 based on a predetermined print pattern signal sent to the thermal head 13 from a print control circuit (not shown), and the price 3 is transferred to the price tag 1. and a barcode product number 4 are printed on it. Note that a detector 15 for the price tag 1 is disposed in the middle of the passage, and a detector 15 for the price tag 1 is provided.
The timing signal for transporting and printing the price tag 1 is output by detecting the position of the price tag 1.

The price tag 1 printed in this manner is transferred toward a stamp-type printing mechanism 16, which is a second printing mechanism. This stamp type printing mechanism 16 includes a semicircular price tag guide and platen 17, a printing plate 18 that is in contact with the price tag guide and platen 17, and this printing plate 1.
8 and an ink roller 19 that supplies ink to the ink.

The price tag 1 on which the store name 2 is printed by the stamp-type printing mechanism 16 is wound up by the take-up shaft 20, and after the desired number of prints are printed, the price tag 1 is cut by the cutter mechanism 21. It shall be removed from the winding shaft 20 and affixed or attached to the product.

In addition to winding the price tag 1 directly onto the winding shaft 20, it may also be wound around a label cassette 22 (phantom line in FIG. 2) proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-112786 by the present applicant.

A step motor 23 is provided as a drive source for the platen 12, printing plate 18, and take-up shaft 20, which is connected to the platen 12 and take-up shaft 20 by timing belts 24 and 25, respectively. By means of another timing belt 26 it is connected to the printing plate 18 which has an intermediate gear 27 and a gear 28 engaging with this intermediate gear 27.

When using the printer 10 having such a configuration, first, the factory will supply a plain price tag 1 of the required size.
is supplied to users such as supermarkets and others. At this supermarket or the like, the plain price tag 1 is loaded into the printer 10 and printed.

However, it is assumed that the printing plate 18 is prepared and attached in advance with the contents of the store name 2.

In this way, by inputting the necessary information to be printed into the printer 10 using the keyboard or other print data input means and starting the printer 10, the printer 10 can be printed while the price tag 1 is being transferred as shown by arrow A in FIG. First, the platen 12 and thermal head 13 print the product number 4, price 3, etc. using a bar code, and then the store name 2 is printed using the stamp-type printing mechanism 16 (position B in the figure). There is something that can be done.

Therefore, factories only need to manufacture and supply plain price tags 1, and users can also use price tags 1 without worrying about inventory, like conventional price tags 1 with store names on them.
can be used. Further, when it is desired to change the store name 2, it is sufficient to simply replace the printing plate 18.

(Effects) As explained above, according to the present invention, necessary printing can be easily done by replacing the printing plate.
When manufacturing and supplying price tags that require two types of printed information: fixed information and variable information, it is only necessary to order plain white price tags, so price tags can be supplied and used efficiently. It is possible.

Furthermore, the stamp type rotary printing plate 18 equipped with a price tag guide and platen 17 for printing fixed information has the advantage of being capable of continuous printing on a continuous price tag and its printing speed is fast.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a conventional price tag, Fig. 2 is a plan view of an embodiment of the thermal printing device with an auxiliary printing mechanism of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the printing order of the price tag. . 1...Price tag, 2...Store name (fixed information), 3...
... Price (variable information), 4 ... Product number (variable information), 12 ... Platen, 13 ... Thermal head, 16 ... Stamp-type printing mechanism, 17 ... Price tag guide and platen, 18 ... Printing plate , 19... Ink roller.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A transport mechanism for transporting a price tag continuum consisting of a plurality of price tags along a predetermined passageway, and a first printing target for each price tag in the price tag continuum, which is provided in the middle of this passageway. A thermal printing mechanism that prints variable information such as price on the price tag is installed at a different position in the predetermined aisle, and a thermal printing mechanism is installed at a location other than the first printing area of the price tag. 2. A thermal printer with an auxiliary printing mechanism, which is equipped with a stamping type printing mechanism consisting of a rotary printing plate and a price tag guide and platen, which prints fixed information such as store name as the price tag continuous body is transferred, in the printing area. Printing device.