JPS59163137A - Control panel for price labeller - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to processing or tray-packing fresh foods, and then processing the packaged foods.

This relates to a price labeler control panel on which price 1 weight, date of processing, etc. are printed and pasted.

Nowadays, most distributed foods are processed or arranged, packaged in trays, and sold with a label printed with the product name, price, double lid, and other necessary information.

Labels for distributed foods are affixed by a price labeler at the factory shipping stage, but as the types of distributed foods increase and their sales methods diversify, the number of items that need to be printed on the label increases. At the same time, the number of times printing items have to be changed increases, making the operation of the Price Lapeller control panel complicated.

For example, FIG. 1 shows the panel surface of a conventional control panel, where 1 is a number key (1000-), 2 is a function key, and 3 is a display section.

This display section 3 usually displays the processing date of the distributed food (hereinafter referred to as a product) using a light emitting diode or the like.

The sales price, product name code, unit price, weight, etc. are displayed, and if necessary, the department in the factory, the number of processes, etc. can also be displayed.

Price Lapela, which has such a control panel, operates the various keys on the control panel in advance to input the necessary information,
Price Labelte controls the affixing of a label with predetermined information printed on it, but if you want to enter the product name,
It is necessary to extract the code corresponding to the product name from the code table and input this extracted code according to the setting program, and it is also necessary to set the tare weight, unit price, etc. using the prescribed program.

Therefore, the type of product to be affixed with the label, the type of tray (tare), and the names of other auxiliary items (special price items).

As the information printed on labels becomes more diverse, such as displaying sales units (advertisements, etc.), the input operations become complex, and especially when product labeling is frequently changed, it becomes difficult for on-site workers to operate the control panel. It becomes extremely difficult to set the printing items.

This invention was made in view of the actual situation of conservation.
A display section with a graphic function is provided on the control panel of the price labeler in addition to the display section described above.

The display section displays product names, auxiliary product names, unit prices, etc. registered in advance in kanji, English letters, and katakana.

In addition to being able to display numerical values, settings can be registered using the control panel's numeric keypad, function key, etc.

Alternatively, program menus and operating procedures related to operations when performing aggregation, etc. can also be displayed, making operability easier.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the drawings, which are just a few examples.

Figure 2 is a front view of the control panel of the price labeler of this invention (
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the relationship between the price labeler, the control panel, and other equipment.

In FIG. 2, the panel surface of the control panel 10 can be roughly divided into a display section and an operation section. The second display unit 12 is configured,
In addition, the operation unit has a first operation 813 provided with a large number of item keys.
and a second operation section 14 consisting of function keys, numeric keys (numeric keys), and the like.

These various keys are formed on a flat panel surface, and a display board displaying key names is disposed on a part of the panel (particularly on the first operation section 13) so as to be replaceable, if necessary.

Next, the operation of this control panel 10 and the operation of the price labeler will be explained based on FIG.

The product code is entered using the function keys, numeric keypad, etc. arranged on the second operation unit 14.

When processing date, unit price, tare (weight), etc. are input, these input data are sent to the central control unit (C) via the data bus.
(PU) 20, necessary information is read out from the memory 30 under the control of the CPU 20, and this data is input as a print signal to the label printing machine 60. At the same time, if the print data is the product code, it is converted to the product name and the first
The unit price, tare, weight data measured by the weighing device 50, etc. are displayed on the second display section 12.

Therefore, by inputting predetermined information through the control panel, each time a product is weighed by the weighing device 50, the product name, weight, unit price, processing date, etc., as well as the selling price for that product are calculated. printed and pasted on the label.

By the way, in the control panel of the present invention, the input data is stored in the memory (RAM) 4G, and the first operation section 13 is provided with an item key that allows the data to be read directly.
By storing various data to be input in advance in this memory 40, it is possible to change the display items on the label very easily.

Conventionally, such a registration operation was performed according to the operating procedure described in the instruction manual attached to the price labeler, but in the present invention, the operating procedure is shown by providing the first display section 11. That's how it is.

For example, when registering a product name, when the program button on the second operation section 14 is pressed, the first display section 11C
1 First, the program menu will be displayed. Then, the user inputs a numerical value indicating the product name registration item from this program menu using the numeric keypad, and then the operating procedure for product name registration is displayed. Therefore, if the item key - is pressed and the product name code is input using the numeric keypad and function keys according to this operating procedure, the item key becomes the item key that calls up the registered product name.

Similarly, the product's tare, unit price, auxiliary product name, etc. are also displayed as a program menu, so the first display section 1
It is possible to register the item key according to the operating procedure displayed in 1.

Items registered in an item key can be read out immediately by pressing the item key, printed on the price labeler, and used as control data.
It is displayed on the first display section 11 at the same time. Therefore, after registration, it is possible to perform precise control using only the item keys, but at this time, the control details are displayed on the first display section 11, eliminating operational errors.

FIGS. 4(a) to ('e) show examples of display on the first display section 11. FIG. 4(a) is an example of the display when the program button is pressed, and FIG. An example of the display when the forward key is pressed to confirm the corresponding program menu. Figure 4 (C) is an example of the display when the program number 7 is entered using the numeric keypad to register the item key. An example of the display when the keys are pressed, FIG. 4(e) is the numeric keypad.
A display example is shown when the product number key is pressed after pressing 0.

In this way, not only the product name, tare weight, and unit price, but also the operating procedure when tallying the products are shown in Fig. 5-).

Since it can be displayed as shown in (b), the price labeler becomes easier to operate.

Further, by providing the alarm device 70, when an abnormality occurs in the price labeler, the details of the abnormality can be displayed, and the work procedure for recovering from the abnormal state can be displayed in accordance with pre-programmed contents.

As explained above, the control panel of the price labeler of the present invention includes the data input to the control circuit that controls the price labeler, the registration data stored in the control circuit 16, the program menu for registration, and the operating procedure. Equipped with a display section that has a graphic function that can display information such as information, etc., even those who are not familiar with Price Lapeller operations can easily operate it without looking at special instructions, and it also improves work efficiency. This has the advantage of improving performance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front view of the control panel of a conventional price labeler;
Figure 3 is a front view of the control panel of the price labeler of this invention.
The figure is a functional block diagram showing the main circuits of the price labeler controlled by the control panel of this invention, Figure 4 C8) to (e)
FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a display example on the first display unit when registering settings. (b) is a diagram showing an example of display on the first display unit during the counting operation. In the figure, 10 is a control panel, 11 is a first display section, and 12 is a second display section.
13 is a first operation section consisting of item keys; 14 is a display section;
indicates a second operation section consisting of function keys and numeric keys.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A display section with graph ink function that can display the product name, program menu, control panel operating procedures, etc. on the control panel of a price labeler that prints and pastes the product name, price, weight, and other necessary information on processed foods, fresh foods, etc. A price labeler control panel characterized by being equipped with.