JPH01218874A - Printer device - Google Patents

Printer device

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Publication number
JPH01218874A
JPH01218874A JP4639888A JP4639888A JPH01218874A JP H01218874 A JPH01218874 A JP H01218874A JP 4639888 A JP4639888 A JP 4639888A JP 4639888 A JP4639888 A JP 4639888A JP H01218874 A JPH01218874 A JP H01218874A
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Prior art keywords
paper
circuit
printer
alarm
engagement hole
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Inventor
Kazunori Shimogama
下釜 和則
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Priority to JP4639888A priority Critical patent/JPH01218874A/en
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41JTYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B41J29/46Applications of alarms, e.g. responsive to approach of end of line
    • B41J29/48Applications of alarms, e.g. responsive to approach of end of line responsive to breakage or exhaustion of paper or approach of bottom of paper

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive smoothening of a paper-supplying operation, by counting the number of engaging holes of a paper which have passed, through counting pins of a paper-feeding sprocket, and issuing a paper run-out alarm when the counted number of holes coincides with a preset value. CONSTITUTION:When a paper feeding sprocket 2 is rotated, pins 2a engaged with engaging holes 1a are brought into intermittent contact with the tip of a contact element 5. The passage of the hole 1a is detected by an engaging hole passage detector 6, which outputs a pulse from a fixed contact 6a. The number of the pulses is counted by a counting circuit 7, and the counted number is converted into the number of sheets of printer paper 1 by a paper sheet number converting circuit 8. A coincidence circuit 10 compares the number of sheets used with an alarming sheet number preset on an alarming sheet number setter 9, and when both numbers coincide with each other, the circuit 10 outputs an alarm instruction signal to an alarm generating circuit 11.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 この発明は、プリンタ用紙の使用量を検出してオペレー
タに用紙切れ警報を発することができるプリンタ装置に
関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printer device that can detect the amount of printer paper used and issue a paper out warning to an operator.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来のプリンタ装置は、印字作業が継続して行なわれ、
プリンタ用紙が無くなった時点で初めてオペレータに警
報信号を発し、プリンタ用紙の補給を促す構成となって
おり、オペレータへ事前に用紙切れを警報することがで
きるプリンタ装置は未だ案出されていなかった。
In conventional printer devices, printing work is performed continuously;
The structure is such that a warning signal is issued to the operator for the first time when the printer paper runs out, prompting the operator to replenish the printer paper, and a printer device that can warn the operator in advance that the paper is running out has not yet been devised.

ところで、一般に電子計算機のプリンタで印字される連
続紙(プリンタ用紙)は、折目が形成しやすいように幅
方向に設けられたミシン目の個所で、所定段数折りたた
まれた状態で所定場所に収納されているのが通常である
。このように折りたたまれたプリンタ用紙は、印字が行
なわれる場合にプリンタによって所定場所から引き出さ
れ、印字が終了した後には、ミシン目の個所で再び折り
たたまれて別の所定場所へ収納されるようになっていた
By the way, continuous paper (printer paper) that is generally printed by computer printers is folded a predetermined number of stages at the perforations provided in the width direction to facilitate the formation of creases, and then stored in a predetermined place. This is usually the case. The printer paper folded in this way is pulled out from a predetermined location by the printer when printing is performed, and after printing is completed, it is folded again at the perforation and stored in another predetermined location. It had become.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

従来のプリンタ装置は以上のように構成されているので
、警報信号が発せられた時点では既にプリンタ用紙は無
くなっており、オペレータは急いで用紙の補充作業を行
なわなければならないという問題点があった。また、こ
のような補充作業を円滑に行なうためには、プリンタ用
紙が無くなる以前に、その残量から適切な補充時点を予
測する必要があるが、プリンタ用紙の残量を確認するた
めに、オペレータはその都度プリンタ用紙の収納場所へ
足を運ばなければならないという問題点もあった。
Since conventional printer devices are configured as described above, there is a problem in that by the time the alarm signal is issued, the printer paper has already run out, and the operator has to quickly replenish the paper. . In addition, in order to perform such replenishment work smoothly, it is necessary to predict the appropriate replenishment time based on the remaining amount of printer paper before it runs out. There was also the problem that printer paper had to be stored each time.

この発明は上記のような問題点を解消するためになされ
たもので、プリンタ用紙が用紙切れになる少し前に91
を発することにより、オペレータに用紙の円滑な補充作
業を行なわせることができるプリンタ装置を得ることを
目的とする。
This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the printer paper can be used for 91 seconds just before it runs out.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a printer device which allows an operator to smoothly replenish paper by emitting a message.

〔課題を解決するための手段〕[Means to solve the problem]

この発明に係るプリンタ装置は、プリンタ用紙の側部に
穿設され紙送り用スプロケットのピンと係合する係合孔
の通過を係合孔通過検出器により検出し、この係合孔通
過検出器からのパルス信号数をカウンタ回路によりカウ
ントし、さらに、このカウンタ回路からの出力信号を予
め設定された警報信号と比較し、両信号のレベルが一致
したときに用紙切れ警報指令信号を一致判定回路から出
力させるようにしたものである。
The printer device according to the present invention uses an engagement hole passage detector to detect passage through an engagement hole that is bored in the side of printer paper and engages with a pin of a paper feeding sprocket, and The number of pulse signals is counted by a counter circuit, and the output signal from this counter circuit is compared with a preset alarm signal, and when the levels of both signals match, a paper-out alarm command signal is sent from a coincidence judgment circuit. This is how it is output.

〔作用〕[Effect]

この発明における係合孔通過検出器は、紙送りのためス
プロケットのピンと係合するようにプリンタ用紙の側部
に穿設されている係合孔につき、その通過したことを検
出し、パルス信号をカウンタ回路に出力する。そして、
カウンタ回路でカウントされたカウント数はプリンタ用
紙の使用量に比例する関係にあるから、カウント数が所
定値に達したときに警報を発するようにすれば、オペレ
ータは余裕をもって円滑にプリンタ用紙の補充作業を行
なうことができる。
The engagement hole passage detector in this invention detects the passage of the engagement hole, which is bored in the side of the printer paper so as to engage with the pin of the sprocket for feeding the paper, and outputs a pulse signal. Output to the counter circuit. and,
The number of counts counted by the counter circuit is proportional to the amount of printer paper used, so if an alarm is issued when the number of counts reaches a predetermined value, the operator can smoothly replenish the printer paper with plenty of time. able to perform work.

〔発明の実施例〕[Embodiments of the invention]

以下、この発明の一実施例を図について説明する。第1
図において、1はプリンタ用紙、1aはプリンタ用紙1
の側部に穿設された係合孔、2はピン2aを有する紙送
り用スプロケット、3は回動軸4に取付けられた接触子
5及び固定接点6により構成されている係合孔通過検出
器、7はカウンタ回路、8は用紙枚数変換回路、9は警
報枚数設定回路、10は一致判定回路、11は警報発生
回路である。
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
In the figure, 1 is printer paper, 1a is printer paper 1
2 is a paper feeding sprocket having a pin 2a; 3 is a contact 5 attached to a rotating shaft 4 and a fixed contact 6; 7 is a counter circuit, 8 is a sheet number conversion circuit, 9 is an alarm sheet number setting circuit, 10 is a coincidence determination circuit, and 11 is an alarm generation circuit.

第2図及び第3図は係合孔通過検出器3の構成を示す正
面拡大図及び斜視図であり、接触子5の後端部には固定
接点6の固定接点部6aと接触する可動接点部5aが設
けられている。そして、接触子5の下面側にはコイルバ
ネ12が取付けられており、接触子5は回動軸4を中心
に反時計回り方向に常時は付勢されている。
FIGS. 2 and 3 are an enlarged front view and a perspective view showing the structure of the engagement hole passage detector 3, and the rear end of the contact 5 has a movable contact that contacts the fixed contact part 6a of the fixed contact 6. A section 5a is provided. A coil spring 12 is attached to the lower surface of the contact 5, and the contact 5 is normally biased counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 4.

次に動作について説明する。紙送り用スプロケット2が
回転すると、係合孔1aと係合しているピン2aが接触
子5の先端と接触する。そして、可動接点部5aは、ピ
ン2aと接触子5先端との接触回数に応じて、固定接点
部6aと断続的に接触する。これにより、係合孔通過検
出器6は係合孔1aが通過したことを検出し、固定接点
6よリカウンタ回路7ヘパルスを出力する。
Next, the operation will be explained. When the paper feeding sprocket 2 rotates, the pin 2a engaged with the engagement hole 1a comes into contact with the tip of the contactor 5. The movable contact portion 5a comes into contact with the fixed contact portion 6a intermittently depending on the number of times the pin 2a and the tip of the contactor 5 come into contact with each other. As a result, the engagement hole passage detector 6 detects that the engagement hole 1a has passed, and the fixed contact 6 outputs a pulse to the counter circuit 7.

次いで、カウンタ回路7はこのパルス数をカウントし、
用紙枚数変換回路8はカウンタ回路7からのカウント数
をプリンタ用紙1の枚数に変換する計算を行なう、ここ
で、プリンタ用紙1の枚数とは、幅方向に設けられたミ
シン目毎に区切られている区間数のことをいう。
Next, the counter circuit 7 counts this number of pulses,
The paper sheet number conversion circuit 8 performs calculations to convert the count from the counter circuit 7 into the number of sheets of printer paper 1. Here, the number of sheets of printer paper 1 is divided by perforations provided in the width direction. It refers to the number of sections in which

そして、一致判定回路10は、警報枚数設定器9により
予め設定されている警報信号即ち警報枚数と、用紙枚数
変換回路8から送られる使用枚数とを比較し、両者が一
致したときに、警報指令信号を警報発生回路11に出力
する。オペレータは、この警報発生回路11から警報が
発生された後、直ちにプリンタ用紙1が収納されている
場所へ行けば、余裕をもって用紙の補充作業を行なうこ
とができ、プリンタ本体(図示せず)に継続して印字作
業を行なわ′せることができる。
Then, the coincidence determination circuit 10 compares the alarm signal, that is, the alarm number of sheets, which is preset by the alarm sheet number setting device 9, and the number of used sheets sent from the sheet number conversion circuit 8, and when the two match, issues an alarm command. A signal is output to the alarm generation circuit 11. If the operator immediately goes to the place where the printer paper 1 is stored after the alarm generation circuit 11 generates the alarm, the operator can replenish the paper with plenty of time, and the printer body (not shown) can be refilled. Printing work can be performed continuously.

なお、上記実施例では、係合孔通過検出器3として、接
触子5の先端をピン2aと機械的に接触させる方式のも
のを採用しているが、その他、近接スイッチなどを用い
、非接触の方式のものを採用することとしてもよい。
In the above embodiment, the engagement hole passage detector 3 is of a type in which the tip of the contactor 5 is brought into mechanical contact with the pin 2a, but in other cases, a non-contact type is used, such as a proximity switch. It is also possible to adopt the following method.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上のように、この発明によれば、プリンタ用紙の側部
に穿設され紙送り用スプロケットのビンと係合する係合
孔の通過を係合孔通過検出器により検出し、この係合孔
通過検出器からのパルス信号数をカウンタ回路によりカ
ウントし、さらに、このカウンタ回路からの出力信号を
予め設定された警報信号と比較し、両信号のレベルが一
致したときに用紙切れ警報指令信号を一致判定回路から
出力させるように構成したので、プリンタ用紙が用紙切
れになる少し前に警報を発することにより、オペレータ
に用紙の円滑な補充作業を行なわせることができるとい
う効果がある。
As described above, according to the present invention, the passage of the engagement hole that is formed in the side of the printer paper and that engages with the bottle of the paper feeding sprocket is detected by the engagement hole passage detector, and The number of pulse signals from the pass detector is counted by a counter circuit, and the output signal from this counter circuit is compared with a preset alarm signal, and when the levels of both signals match, a paper out alarm command signal is issued. Since the output is output from the coincidence determination circuit, an alarm is issued shortly before the printer runs out of paper, thereby allowing the operator to smoothly replenish paper.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図はこの発明の一実施例によるプリンタ装置の要部
を示すブロック構成図、第2図及び第3図は第1図にお
ける係合孔通過孔検出器の詳細を示す正面拡大図及び斜
視図である。 1はプリンタ用紙、1aは係合孔、2は紙送り用スプロ
ケット、2aはピン、3は係合孔通過検出器、7はカウ
ンタ回路、9は警報枚数設定器、10は一致判定回路、
11は警報発生回路である。 なお、図中、同一符号は同一、又は相当部分を示す。 特許出願人  三菱電機株式会社
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing the main parts of a printer device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are an enlarged front view and a perspective view showing details of the engagement hole passing hole detector in FIG. 1. It is a diagram. 1 is printer paper, 1a is an engagement hole, 2 is a paper feeding sprocket, 2a is a pin, 3 is an engagement hole passage detector, 7 is a counter circuit, 9 is an alarm sheet number setting device, 10 is a coincidence judgment circuit,
11 is an alarm generation circuit. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent parts. Patent applicant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]  プリンタ用紙の側部に穿設され、紙送り用スプロケッ
トのピンと係合する係合孔の通過を検出する係合孔通過
検出器と、前記係合孔通過検出器からのパルス信号数を
カウントするカウンタ回路と、前記カウンタ回路からの
出力信号を予め設定された警報信号と比較し、両信号の
レベルが一致したときに用紙切れ警報指令信号を出力す
る一致判定回路とを備えたプリンタ装置。
An engagement hole passage detector that detects passage of an engagement hole that is bored in the side of the printer paper and that engages with a pin of a paper feed sprocket, and counts the number of pulse signals from the engagement hole passage detector. A printer device comprising a counter circuit and a coincidence determination circuit that compares an output signal from the counter circuit with a preset alarm signal and outputs a paper-out alarm command signal when the levels of both signals match.
JP4639888A 1988-02-29 1988-02-29 Printer device Pending JPH01218874A (en)

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