JPH09156161A - Bar code printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: A bar code printing device capable of inspecting the quality of a printed bar code is provided. Kind Code: A1 A bar code printer having a bar code information input device and a bar code printer main body for printing on a display medium according to information from the bar code information input device, wherein the bar code is printed on the display medium. A bar code reading device for reading the, bar code reading device by comparing the read information by the bar code reading device and the input information of the bar code information input device, and inspect the presence or absence of the error of the printed bar code and the quality of the bar code quality, And a print inspection device that issues an alarm when there is an error or quality deterioration. The bar code printer main body is configured to stop operating when an alarm is issued by the print inspection device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bar code printer, and more particularly to a bar code printer capable of inspecting a printed bar code for errors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In logistics management, production management, etc., a bar code indicating information about a product or product is attached to the product or product,
It manages products and products by scanning barcodes as needed.

Generally, a bar code is printed on a display medium such as a label and the display medium is attached to a product or a product.
This bar code is read by a bar code reader (bar code reader).

Regarding the bar code system, "Automation Technology" Vol. 17, No. 6 (1985), P109-P1
It is described in 12. This document describes a barcode reading device and a label producing method.

The bar code reader is a pen type,
The CCD type and the laser type are described.

[0006] Further, it is described that there are a label printing method that can be mass-produced and post-processing such as laminating and special coating, and a printer method that issues a barcode online.

[0007] Further, in the literature, the printer includes a dot printer, a bar impact printer, a thermal printer,
It states that there are thermal transfer printers and laser printers, and that some printers have poor bar code print quality. Further, the same document introduces a commercially available thermal transfer printer (bar code label printer).

[0008]

Various types of printers that issue barcodes online are known as barcode printing devices. In these printers, a desired barcode can be printed and issued on a label (display medium) by inputting desired information into a keyboard of a personal computer (personal computer).

However, the check of the bar code quality after printing in the conventional bar code printing device requires the use of a separate reading device separate from the printing device. Therefore, at the time of printing, it cannot be judged whether the quality is good or bad,
If the check is neglected, there is a risk that the print will be issued with defective print.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bar code printing apparatus which can inspect the quality of a printed bar code.

[0011] The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the description of the present specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0012]

The following is a brief description of an outline of typical inventions disclosed in the present application.

(1) A bar code printer having a bar code information input device and a bar code printer main body for printing on a display medium according to information from the bar code information input device, wherein the bar code information is printed on the display medium. A bar code reading device for reading a bar code is compared with the information read by the bar code reading device and the input information of the bar code information input device to inspect whether there is an error in the printed bar code and the quality of the bar code. However, it has a print inspection device that issues an alarm when there is an error or quality deterioration. The bar code printer main body is configured to stop operating when an alarm is issued by the print inspection device. The alarm is issued to a message alarm, a lamp alarm and a buzzer alarm.

According to the above-mentioned means (1), the printed bar code is read by the bar code reader, and the bar code is checked for any error and the quality of the bar code is checked. Since the alarm is issued and the operation of the main body of the bar code printer is stopped, it is possible to prevent the issuance of a display medium (label) in which the bar code quality is deteriorated or a label on which an erroneous bar code is printed.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings for describing the embodiments of the present invention, components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their repeated description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an outline of a bar code printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a print inspection apparatus in the bar code printing apparatus of the present embodiment. .

The bar code printing apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, it has a bar code printer main body 1. A delivery roller 2 that is rotated by a delivery mechanism (not shown) is provided inside the bar code printer main body 1. A roller 4 around which a band-shaped label material 3 serving as a display medium is wound is inserted in the delivery roller 2.

Label material 3 unwound from the roller 4
The tip end of is sent out to the outside from a slit-shaped delivery port 5 provided in one wall of the bar code printer main body 1. Further, the edge of the delivery port 5 serves as a cutter knife, and the label material 3 is cut by pulling it so that it can be handled by the cutter knife by hand.

A printing device 7 for printing a desired bar code 6 on the surface of the label material 3 is arranged in a portion of the bar code printing device body 1 through which the label material 3 passes. The printing device 7 operates the keyboard 12 of the personal computer 11, which serves as a bar code information input device connected to the bar code printing device main body 1 via the cable 10, and outputs a predetermined bar code 6 to the label material based on the input information. It is designed to print on the surface of No. 3.

That is, the barcode printing information (data) is sent from the personal computer 11 to the printer 7. Printer 7
Then, the received data is printed as a bar code and is temporarily held.

Further, in the bar code printer main body 1, a print inspection device 13 is arranged above the delivery port 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the print inspection device 13 includes a reading device (bar code reading device) 14, a central processing unit (CPU) 15, a memory 16, and an output device 17 for notifying an abnormality of the bar code. ing.

The bar code reader 14 is arranged above the delivery port 5 of the bar code printer body 1 and reads the bar code 6 printed on the surface of the label material 3. The bar code information read by the bar code reader 14 is sent to the CPU 15, and is inspected for the difference from the input information (the above-mentioned retained data) input by the personal computer 11 and the deterioration of the bar code 6 such as blur. To be done. When the barcode 6 has an error or the barcode quality is poor, the output device 17 is operated to issue an alarm and the operation of the barcode printer main body 1 is stopped.

The output device 17 of the print inspection device 13 is also an alarm device (alarm device), and issues an alarm by a message alarm device 20, a lamp alarm device 21, and a buzzer alarm device 22. These message alarm device 20, lamp alarm device 21,
The buzzer alarm 22 informs the operator that the barcode printing is defective. Since the alarm is issued by sound, light, characters, etc., the operator can be surely notified of the defective barcode printing.

Then, the operator operates the personal computer 11 again to input the input information of a new bar code, adjust the printing device 7, etc., and print the bar code which does not become defective.

Therefore, when the bar code is printed a plurality of times in succession, the quality of the bar code is inspected at the first printing, so that the defective printing can be prevented from occurring a plurality of times at a time, and the bar code printing yield can be improved. Can be increased.

The bar code printing device of the present invention reads the printed bar code 6 with the bar code reading device 14,
Since the bar code 6 is inspected for any error and the quality of the bar code is good, and if there is any error or quality deterioration, an alarm is issued and the operation of the bar code printer main body 1 is stopped. It is possible to prevent the issuance of a label printed with the barcode of or a label with degraded barcode quality.

Further, the quality of bar code printing can be inspected continuously.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the bar code printing device is a printer. However, even if the printing device is a bar code reading device, the bar code reading device also checks the printed bar code for an error and the quality of the bar code, and makes an error. By providing a print inspection device that issues an alarm when quality deterioration occurs, it is possible to inspect the quality of the printed barcode.

As the alarm device in the output device 17, at least one of a message alarm device, a lamp alarm device, and a buzzer alarm device may be activated.

[0030]

The effects obtained by the representative ones of the inventions disclosed in the present application will be briefly described as follows.

(1) The bar code printing apparatus of the present invention can judge the quality of the printed bar code, and if the bar code is defective, the apparatus is stopped and an alarm is issued, so that the bar code label is defective. Can be eliminated in cooperation with printing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the outline of a barcode printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a print inspection device in the barcode printing device of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Bar code printer main body, 2 ... Sending roller, 3
... label material, 4 ... roller, 5 ... delivery port, 6 ... bar code, 7 ... printing device, 10 ... cable, 11 ... personal computer,
12 ... Keyboard, 13 ... Print inspection device, 14 ... Bar code reading device, 15 ... Central processing unit (CPU), 16 ...
Memory, 17 ... Output device, 20 ... Message alarm, 2
1 ... Lamp alarm, 22 ... Buzzer alarm.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bar code printer having a bar code information input device and a bar code printer main body for printing on a display medium according to information from the bar code information input device, wherein the bar is printed on the display medium. A bar code reading device for reading a code is compared with the information read by the bar code reading device and the input information of the bar code information input device to inspect whether there is an error in the printed bar code and whether the bar code quality is good or bad. And a bar code printing device which issues a warning when there is an error or quality deterioration. 2. The bar code printer according to claim 1, wherein the bar code printer main body is configured to stop operating when an alarm is issued by the print inspection device. 3. The bar code printer according to claim 2, wherein the alarm is issued by at least one of a message alarm, a lamp alarm and a buzzer alarm.