JP2010105264A - Tape printing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A tape printer capable of easily creating a household account book is provided.
A user can input a plurality of pieces of income and expenditure information (income information and expenditure information) by repeatedly selecting “input income” and “input expenditure” on a process selection screen V2. Each time these balance information is input one by one, the balance information is added to the RAM, and the total income, total expenditure, and balance on the RAM are updated. It is also reflected on V2. In addition, after the user inputs all necessary balance information, the user selects “execute printing” on the process selection screen V2 to input the income information, the expenditure information, and the total income as a calculation result. The total expenditure and the balance can be printed on the tape.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a tape printer for printing on a tape.

  In recent years, it has become possible to manage households using a personal computer (see Patent Document 1). When using a personal computer, it is easier to enter items and amounts, and the total amount and balance are calculated automatically and accurately compared to the case of handwriting in a household account book. A lot of convenience is provided for the user.

JP 2004-145840 A

  However, when managing a household budget using a personal computer, not only when inputting information such as the amount of money, but also when trying to view the input information later, the personal computer is activated to give a predetermined The application program must be launched and may be kept waiting until it is available. Here, if the input information is printed using a printer or the like, the information can be browsed by printed matter, so that it is not necessary to activate the personal computer only for browsing. However, in many cases, printing is performed in units of multiple days (weekly, monthly, etc.) for the purpose of improving the visibility of information and reducing waste of printed matter. The part information cannot be browsed without using a personal computer.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least a part of the problems described above, and the invention can be implemented as the following forms or application examples.

  Application Example 1 A tape printing apparatus according to this application example is a tape printing apparatus that performs printing on a tape, and an input operation unit that inputs an amount of revenue and an amount of expenditure, and the input that is input to the input operation unit It is characterized by comprising: a calculation unit that performs balance calculation based on the amount of income and the amount of expenditure; and a printing unit that prints the calculation result by the calculation unit on the tape based on a predetermined format.

  According to this tape printer, since it is configured to calculate the income and expenditure based on the input revenue amount and expenditure amount and print the calculation result on the tape, the printed tape is appropriately pasted on a mount or the like It becomes possible to create a household account book easily. In addition, unlike the case where a personal computer is used, there is no longer a long wait at the time of activation.

  Application Example 2 In the tape printer according to the application example described above, the tape printing apparatus further includes a storage unit configured by a non-volatile storage device, the calculation unit calculates the balance by performing the balance calculation, and the storage unit It is desirable to store the balance calculated by the calculation unit.

  According to this tape printer, since the balance is stored in the storage unit composed of a non-volatile storage device, it is not necessary for the user to input the balance even when performing a cumulative balance calculation taking into account the previous balance. And convenience is improved.

  Application Example 3 In the tape printer according to the application example, a tape width identification unit that identifies the width of the tape, and a control unit that switches the format according to the width of the tape identified by the tape width identification unit. It is desirable to further include

  According to this tape printer, the format is switched according to the width of the mounted tape, so that the calculation result can be printed in an appropriate format according to the width of the tape.

  Application Example 4 In the tape printer according to the application example described above, the calculation unit calculates a total income when a plurality of income amounts are input, a total expenditure when a plurality of the expenditure amounts are input, and a balance. The printing unit may print the total income, the total expenditure, and the balance in a predetermined order along the longitudinal direction of the tape.

  According to this tape printer, since the total income, the total expenditure, and the balance are arranged in a predetermined order along the longitudinal direction of the tape, when pasting a plurality of tapes on the mount, By pasting in the vertical direction sequentially, it becomes possible to create a tabular household account book with good visibility.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a tape printer for printing an input character string or the like on a tape will be described with reference to the drawings. The tape printer according to the present embodiment has a household account book creation support function (hereinafter, simply referred to as “household account book function”) that supports creation of a household account book.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing the tape printer of this embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tape printer 1 has a configuration in which the main body is accommodated in a housing 10, and a keyboard 11 as an input operation unit is provided on the upper surface side of the housing 10. Is provided. The keyboard 11 has a large number of character keys for inputting characters and a plurality of control keys for instructing the tape printer 1 for various operations. The control keys provided on the keyboard 11 include a power key for switching power on and off, a determination key for confirming an input character and the like, cursor keys used for moving the cursor, etc. 4 keys), a print key for executing printing, a household account book key for using the household account book function, and the like.

  A display unit 12 made of a liquid crystal display device or the like is provided on the back side of the upper surface of the housing 10. The display unit 12 is used for displaying various images such as displaying characters input from the keyboard 11, displaying a print image, and displaying a setting menu screen.

  A recess 13 for mounting the tape cartridge 2 is formed adjacent to the display unit 12 on the back side of the upper surface of the housing 10. An opening / closing lid 14 is provided on the opening of the recess 13 so as to be openable and closable. By opening the opening / closing lid 14, the tape cartridge 2 can be attached and detached. Further, the opening / closing lid 14 is provided with a light-transmitting confirmation window 14a so that whether or not the tape cartridge 2 is mounted in the recess 13 can be visually recognized from the outside. A convex thermal head 15 and rotating shafts 16a and 16b constituting a transport mechanism 16 (see FIG. 3) are provided on the bottom surface of the recess 13. When the tape cartridge 2 is mounted in the recess 13, the tape cartridge 2 The thermal head 15 is fitted into a hole-shaped head fitting portion 21 provided in the rotary shaft 16, and the rotary shafts 16a and 16b are engaged with the driven portions 22a and 22b of the tape cartridge 2, respectively.

  The tape cartridge 2 has a belt-like tape T and an ink ribbon R built in the cartridge case 20. The tape T has a configuration in which an adhesive layer is formed on the back surface of a base material made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) or paper, and is covered with release paper. The tape printer 1 can cope with a plurality of types of tape cartridges 2 having different widths, materials (materials of base materials), colors, and the like of the tape T, and the user uses the tape cartridge 2 according to the application and preference. be able to. Note that a plurality of holes (not shown) that can identify the width of the tape T incorporated therein are provided on the back surface of the tape cartridge 2, and the tape printer 1 includes a micro switch provided on the bottom surface of the recess 13. The identification sensor 19 (see FIG. 3) or the like can identify the tape width of the mounted tape cartridge 2.

  When the tape cartridge 2 is mounted in the recess 13, the surface of the tape T is opposed to the thermal head 15 via the ink ribbon R in the head fitting portion 21, and the thermal head 15 is driven to generate heat. The image composed of the input character string or the like can be thermally transferred (printed) onto the surface of the tape T. Further, when the rotary shafts 16 a and 16 b are driven to rotate in this state, the tape T and the ink ribbon R are conveyed, the tape T is discharged to the outside of the cartridge case 20, and the ink ribbon R is wound inside the cartridge case 20. Taken.

  A slit 17 is provided on the side surface of the housing 10 to communicate the recess 13 and the outside of the housing 10, and the printed tape T discharged from the cartridge case 20 passes through the slit 17. It is conveyed by a predetermined amount toward the outside. A cutter unit 18 capable of cutting the tape T that traverses the slit 17 is disposed inside the housing 10, and the printed portion of the tape T is separated by the cutter unit 18 and a tape piece (label) ) Is discharged from the opening of the slit 17 (tape discharge port).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of the tape printer 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tape printing apparatus 1 includes the keyboard 11, the display unit 12, the thermal head 15, the transport mechanism 16 including the rotation shafts 16 a and 16 b (see FIG. 2), the cutter unit 18, and the identification sensor 19. In addition, the control unit 30 that performs overall control of the operation of the tape printer 1, the display drive unit 41 that displays an image on the display unit 12, the head drive unit 42 that drives the thermal head 15 to generate heat, and the transport mechanism 16 are driven. And a cutter driving unit 44 for driving the cutter unit 18.

  The control unit 30 functions as a computer, and is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 31, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 32, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33, a CGROM (character generator) connected to each other via a bus 30a. ROM) 34, input interface (I / F) 35, output interface (I / F) 36, and the like.

  The CPU 31 operates according to a control program stored in the ROM 33 and controls various operations of the tape printer 1. Further, when using the household account book function, the CPU 31 performs a calculation process for calculating the total amount and the balance. The RAM 32 is a storage unit configured by a volatile storage device, and temporarily stores various processing results of the CPU 31, character codes of characters input from the keyboard 11, image data of an image to be displayed on the display unit 12, and the like. Remember.

  The ROM 33 is a storage unit configured by a rewritable nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory, and stores the above-described control program, various data, and the like. The control program stored in the ROM 33 of the present embodiment includes a household account book program PA for realizing the household account book function. The ROM 33 is provided with a balance storage area BL for storing (storing) the balance on the household account book.

  The CGROM 34 stores font data such as characters and symbols that can be printed by the tape printer 1. The font data is bitmap format data used when characters or the like are printed or displayed on the display unit 12, and is stored in association with each character code. The CPU 31 acquires corresponding font data from the CGROM 34 by designating a character code, and forms display and print image data using this font data. As the font data, outline-format font data that can easily correspond to various character sizes may be used.

  The input interface 35 is connected to the keyboard 11 and the identification sensor 19. When the user operates the keyboard 11, the keyboard 11 outputs key information corresponding to the operated key to the CPU 31 via the input interface 35. Further, the identification sensor 19 outputs identification information corresponding to the tape width of the mounted tape cartridge 2 to the CPU 31 via the input interface 35.

  A display drive unit 41, a head drive unit 42, a transport drive unit 43, and a cutter drive unit 44 are connected to the output interface 36, and these are based on the control of the CPU 31, the display unit 12, the thermal head 15, The transport mechanism 16 and the cutter unit 18 are driven.

  In the tape printing apparatus 1 configured as described above, when the user operates the power key, the tape printing apparatus 1 is turned on, and character input using the character keys and instructions for various operations using the control keys are performed. It becomes possible. Here, when a character key is operated and a character is input by the user, the CPU 31 specifies a character code of the input character based on key information input from the keyboard 11. The CPU 31 acquires font data corresponding to the character code from the CGROM 34, and forms display image data using the font data. When the CPU 31 supplies this image data to the display drive unit 41, the input characters are displayed on the display unit 12. When the user operates the print key after the input of characters is repeated, the CPU 31 forms image data for printing including the input characters using the font data acquired from the CGROM 34. Then, when the CPU 31 causes the head driving unit 42 and the conveyance driving unit 43 to drive the thermal head 15 and the conveyance mechanism 16 based on the image data, an image corresponding to the image data is printed on the tape T. Thereafter, when the CPU 31 causes the cutter driving unit 44 to drive the cutter unit 18, the tape T is cut and a label on which the input characters and the like are printed is completed.

Next, the household account book function of the tape printer 1 will be described.
If the household account book key is operated by the user while the tape printer 1 is powered on, the CPU 31 starts the operation according to the household account book program PA, and the household account book function of the tape printer 1 can be used. It becomes.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU 31 according to the household account book program PA, and FIGS. 5A to 5D are explanatory diagrams showing screens of the display unit 12.
As shown in FIG. 4, first, in step S101, the CPU 31 outputs predetermined image data to the display drive unit 41, and displays a date input screen V1 (see FIG. 5A) for inputting a date. This is displayed on the unit 12. In the date input screen V1, a column for inputting "month" and a column for inputting "day" are provided side by side, and the user operates the character key in each column. By entering a number, you can specify the date when the balance was made. When switching the input target column, the cursor keys corresponding to the vertical direction may be operated. When the user operates the enter key after inputting “month” and “day”, the date entry is completed.

  In step S102, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the date input is completed. Then, if completed, the process proceeds to step S103, and if not completed, this step is repeated.

  When the input of the date is completed and the process proceeds to step S103, the CPU 31 temporarily stores the input date in the RAM 32. In step S104, the CPU 31 reads the balance from the balance storage area BL of the ROM 33 and temporarily stores it in the RAM 32.

  In step S105, the CPU 31 outputs predetermined image data to the display driving unit 41, and causes the display unit 12 to display a process selection screen V2 (see FIG. 5B) for selecting a process to be executed. The processing selection screen V2 is provided with a selection area SEL. In this selection area SEL, “input of income” for inputting income information, “input of expenditure” for inputting expenditure information, printing The three processes (names of processes) for executing “print” are listed in the vertical direction. Then, one of the three processes (“input of income” in FIG. 5B) is a negative display (display in which light and dark are reversed), indicating that this process is selected. ing. The user can select an arbitrary process by operating the cursor keys corresponding to the vertical direction. Then, when the user operates the enter key after selecting a desired process, the selection of the process is completed.

  In addition, the date selected by the user is displayed on the process selection screen V2, and three amounts of total income (total amount of income), total expenditure (total amount of expenditure), and balance can be displayed. It has become. Among these, as the balance, the balance stored in the RAM 32 is read and displayed. The RAM 32 also has an area for storing the total income and the total expenditure. However, at the stage where the income and the expenditure are not input, these amounts are both ¥ 0 and are also displayed on the process selection screen V2. The amount (¥ 0) is reflected.

  In step S <b> 106, the CPU 31 determines whether the process selection is completed. If completed, the process proceeds to step S107, and if not completed, this step is repeated.

  In step S107, the CPU 31 determines which of the above three processes is selected. Then, when “input income” is selected, the process proceeds to step S108, executes the income information input process, and then returns to step S105. If “input of expenditure” is selected, the process proceeds to step S109 to execute the expenditure information input process, and then returns to step S105. On the other hand, if “execution of printing” is selected, the process proceeds to step S110 to execute the printing process, and then the flow ends.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the income information input process, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the expenditure information input process. FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams showing screens of the display unit 12.

When “input income” is selected on the process selection screen V2, the CPU 31 executes an income information input process according to the flow shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, first, in step S121, the CPU 31 outputs predetermined image data to the display drive unit 41 and displays an income input screen V3 (see FIG. 8A) for inputting income information. It is displayed on the display unit 12. The income input screen V3 is provided with an item field for inputting an income item (for example, “salary”, “bonus”, “temporary income”, etc.) and an amount field for inputting an amount of income. The user can input characters and numbers in each field by operating the character keys. Then, after inputting the revenue item and the revenue amount, when the user operates the enter key, the input of one piece of revenue information is completed.

  In step S122, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the input of income information has been completed. Then, if completed, the process proceeds to step S123, and if not completed, this step is repeated.

  In step S123, the CPU 31 temporarily stores the input income information in the RAM 32 in association with the income item and the income amount.

  In step S124, the CPU 31 performs balance calculation based on the input revenue amount, and calculates the total income and balance. Specifically, the CPU 31 reads the total income and balance stored in the RAM 32, and adds the input income amount to both.

  In step S125, the CPU 31 temporarily stores the above calculation results, that is, the total income and balance after the addition in the RAM 32 and updates both amounts, and then the step (Smain) in the flow (main flow) shown in FIG. Return to.

  When the input process of the income information is finished and the process returns to step S105, the process selection screen V2 is displayed again. However, as shown in FIG. 5C, after the input of the income information is completed, the total income and the balance amount are updated and displayed. In this state, the user can again select an arbitrary process, but the selection area SEL is in a state in which the process executed immediately before is continuously selected (negative display), and the same process is performed. In the case of repetition, the user only has to operate the enter key.

When “input of expenditure” is selected on the process selection screen V2, the CPU 31 executes an expenditure information input process according to the flow shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, first, in step S131, the CPU 31 outputs a predetermined image data to the display driving unit 41, and displays a expenditure input screen V4 (see FIG. 8B) for inputting expenditure information. It is displayed on the display unit 12. The expenditure input screen V4 is provided with an item column for inputting expenditure items (for example, “food”, “clothing”, “daily necessities”, etc.) and an amount column for inputting the amount of expenditure. The user can input characters and numbers in each field by operating the character keys. Then, after inputting the expenditure item and the amount of expenditure, when the user operates the enter key, the input of one piece of expenditure information is completed.

  In step S132, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the input of the expenditure information has been completed. Then, if completed, the process proceeds to step S133, and if not completed, this step is repeated.

  In step S133, the CPU 31 temporarily stores the input expenditure information in the RAM 32 in association with expenditure items and expenditure amounts.

  In step S134, the CPU 31 performs balance calculation based on the input expenditure amount, and calculates the total expenditure and balance. Specifically, the CPU 31 reads the total expenditure and balance stored in the RAM 32 and adds the input expenditure amount to both.

  In step S135, the CPU 31 temporarily stores the above calculation results, that is, the total expenditure and balance after the addition in the RAM 32, updates both amounts, and then returns to step S105 of the main flow. When the expenditure information input process is completed and the process returns to step S105, the total expenditure and the balance amount are updated and displayed on the process selection screen V2 (see FIG. 5D).

  The user can input a plurality of balance information (income information and expense information) by repeatedly selecting “input income” and “input expense” on the process selection screen V2. Each time these balance information is input one by one, balance information is added to the RAM 32, and the total income, total expenditure, and balance on the RAM 32 are updated. It is also reflected on V2. In addition, after the user inputs all necessary balance information, the user selects “execute printing” on the process selection screen V2 to input the income information and expenditure information, and the total income and expenditure as calculation results. The total and balance can be printed on the tape T. Hereinafter, each of income information, expenditure information, total income, total expenditure, and balance is also referred to as “household information”.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the printing process. FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the tape T printed by the printing process.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, in step S141, the CPU 31 performs a shaping process to print the household information stored in the RAM 32 in a predetermined format. The format defines the layout of household information, character size, character orientation, ruled lines to be added, etc., and the household account book program PA includes a household account book format suitable for printing household information. ing. Then, the CPU 31 shapes the household information based on this household account book format and generates image data for printing.

  In step S142, the CPU 31 instructs the head driving unit 42 and the conveyance driving unit 43 to print an image based on the generated image data. When the head drive unit 42 and the conveyance drive unit 43 drive the thermal head 15 and the conveyance mechanism 16 in accordance with instructions from the CPU 31, respectively, the household information is printed on the tape T together with the date (see FIG. 10). Thereafter, the CPU 31 instructs the cutter driving unit 44 to drive the cutter unit 18 and cuts the tape T at an appropriate position (for example, the position CL indicated by the broken line in FIG. 10). Thereby, the printed part of the tape T is cut off, and the label L on which the household information is printed is completed. As shown in FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, a format for writing characters horizontally on a vertically placed tape T (vertical horizontal writing) is adopted as a household book format, and the tape width is relatively large. A wide tape T is used.

  In step S143, the CPU 31 stores (saves) the balance stored in the RAM 32 in the balance storage area BL of the ROM 33. Then, returning to the main flow, the operation according to the household account book program PA is ended.

  As described above, according to the tape printer 1 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) According to the tape printer 1 of the present embodiment, the balance calculation is performed based on the input revenue information and expenditure information, and the calculation results (total revenue, total expenditure, and balance) are printed on the tape T. Thus, the label L is formed. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 11, it becomes possible to easily create a household account book by pasting the formed label L on a mount NT (for example, a notebook or a notebook) for each date. . Further, according to this configuration, it is not necessary to wait for a long time at the time of activation as in the case of using a personal computer.

  (2) According to the tape printer 1 of the present embodiment, since the balance is stored in the ROM 33 constituted by a non-volatile storage device, even when performing a cumulative balance calculation considering the previous balance, There is no need to input a balance, which improves convenience. Since the household information other than the balance is not stored in the ROM 33, the required storage capacity is small compared to the case where all the household information is accumulated.

  In the present embodiment, the CPU 31 when calculating the total income, the total expenditure, and the balance by executing Step S124 and Step S134 corresponds to the calculation unit, and prints on the tape T based on the control of the CPU 31. The drive unit 42, the conveyance drive unit 43, the thermal head 15, and the conveyance mechanism 16 correspond to a printing unit. The identification sensor 19 corresponds to a tape width identification unit.

(Modification)
Moreover, you may change the said embodiment as follows.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the household account book format is vertical horizontal writing is shown, but the household account book format is not limited to this, for example, horizontal horizontal writing, that is, horizontal writing on a tape T placed horizontally. A format of an aspect can also be adopted (see FIG. 12A). In this case, it is possible to use a tape T having a relatively narrow tape width as compared with the case of vertical horizontal writing.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), a block B1 including information related to income (income information and total income), a block B2 including information related to expenditure (expenditure information and total expenditure), and a block B3 including the balance Are preferably arranged in a predetermined order along the longitudinal direction of the tape T for printing. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13A, when a plurality of labels L formed for each date are attached to the mount NT, the same blocks are adjacent to each other, that is, the tape T (label L It is also possible to create a tabular household account book with good visibility by sequentially pasting in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of This aspect can also be applied to vertical and horizontal writing formats. The lengths of the blocks B1 to B3 (the length along the longitudinal direction of the tape T (label L)) may be different from each other. The length must always be constant (any label L).

  Further, in this case, if the income information or the expenditure information does not fit in one block, a part of the balance information may be omitted so that it can fit in one block, or FIG. As shown in (1), one or more blocks may be newly added to print all the balance information. In the example shown in FIG. 12B, since the expenditure information does not fit in the block B2 related to expenditure, the second block B4 related to expenditure is added at the end. When creating the household account book, if the added block B4 is cut off and pasted adjacent to the block B2 (see FIG. 13B), the table format can be maintained. . Further, when there is no information to be input regarding either one of income and expenditure, a corresponding block may not be provided.

  In addition, the user can create a household account book with a free layout by separating each of the blocks B1 to B4. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b), if a format for printing the date is used in all the blocks B1 to B4, any label L can be used even when a plurality of labels L having different dates are mixed. It is possible to easily identify which date is the date. In addition, it is also possible to make it the structure cut | disconnected for every block B1-B4 with the cutter unit 18. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, all the household information of income information, expenditure information, income total, expenditure total, and balance is printed. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the income total, expenditure total, and balance are printed. May be printed only. As described above, the household information to be printed is limited, and when the horizontal horizontal writing format is used, the tape T having a narrower tape width can be used. In this case, it is not necessary to input income items and expenditure items.

In the above embodiment, the format for the household account book is not limited to any one, but may be selected from a plurality of formats according to the user's preference, or the tape T mounted. It is also possible to change the format according to the tape width (see FIG. 15).
In the printing process illustrated in FIG. 15, first, the CPU 31 determines whether or not the tape width of the mounted tape T is greater than or equal to a predetermined value based on the identification information from the identification sensor 19 (step S151). ). If the tape width is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the shaping process is performed in the vertical horizontal writing format (step S152). If the tape width is not equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the shaping process is performed in the horizontal horizontal writing format (step S152). S153). Thereafter, printing is executed (step S154), the balance is saved (step S155), and the flow is terminated.

  In the above-described embodiment, an aspect in which items of balance information are input by characters is shown. However, a plurality of item names prepared in advance may be selected by a pull-down menu or the like. Moreover, it is also possible to use symbols and icons that can identify items instead of characters. Further, the item of balance information is not limited to one level, and for example, a plurality of levels may be input such as a cost item (such as “food expenses”) and a product name (such as “vegetables” and “meat”).

  In the embodiment described above, the balance is stored in the ROM 33. However, if the balance is input to the user together with the balance information, the balance need not be stored in the ROM 33. On the other hand, in addition to the balance, other household information (such as balance information) may be stored in the ROM 33. If it is such an aspect, it will become possible to perform input of balance information and printing of household information at different timings. Here, if the household information after printing is erased from the ROM 33, the storage capacity of the ROM 33 does not have to be increased so much.

  In the above embodiment, when the household account book key is operated, the date input screen V1 is displayed and the date is input. However, the tape printer 1 is provided with a calendar function (date storage function). In this case, it is not necessary to input the date every time.

  In the above embodiment, the thermal transfer method using the thermal head 15 is used as a printing method for printing a character string on the tape T. However, the printing method is not limited to this method, and other printing methods such as an ink jet method may be used. .

The perspective view which shows a tape printer. The perspective view which shows a tape printer. The block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a tape printer. The flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of CPU according to a household account book program. (A)-(d) is explanatory drawing which shows the screen of a display part. The flowchart for demonstrating income information input processing. The flowchart for demonstrating expenditure information input processing. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the screen of a display part. 6 is a flowchart for explaining printing processing. The top view which shows the tape printed by the printing process. The top view which shows the mount to which the tape (label) was affixed. (A), (b) is a top view which shows the tape after the printing which concerns on a modification. (A), (b) is a top view which shows the mount to which the tape (label) which concerns on a modification was affixed. The top view which shows the tape after the printing which concerns on a modification. 10 is a flowchart for explaining printing processing according to a modification.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tape printer, 2 ... Tape cartridge, 10 ... Housing | casing, 11 ... Keyboard, 12 ... Display part, 13 ... Recessed part, 14 ... Opening / closing lid, 15 ... Thermal head, 16 ... Conveyance mechanism, 17 ... Slit, 18 ... Cutter unit, 19 ... identification sensor, 20 ... cartridge case, 21 ... head fitting part, 30 ... control part, 30a ... bus, 31 ... CPU, 32 ... RAM, 33 ... ROM, 34 ... CGROM, 35 ... input interface, 36 ... Output interface, 41 ... Display drive unit, 42 ... Head drive unit, 43 ... Transport drive unit, 44 ... Cutter drive unit, PA ... Household account program, BL ... Balance storage area, T ... Tape, R ... Ink ribbon, L ... label, NT ... mount, V1 ... date input screen, V2 ... process selection screen, V3 ... income input screen, V4 ... expenditure input screen.

Claims (4)

A tape printer for printing on a tape,
An input operation unit for inputting the amount of income and the amount of expenditure;
A calculation unit that performs a balance calculation based on the revenue amount and the expenditure amount input to the input operation unit;
A printing unit that prints the calculation result by the calculation unit on the tape based on a predetermined format;
A tape printing apparatus comprising: The tape printer according to claim 1,
A storage unit including a nonvolatile storage device;
The calculation unit calculates the balance by performing the balance calculation,
The tape printing apparatus, wherein the storage unit stores a balance calculated by the calculation unit. The tape printer according to claim 1 or 2,
A tape width identifying portion for identifying the width of the tape;
A control unit that switches the format according to the width of the tape identified by the tape width identifying unit;
A tape printer, further comprising: It is a tape printer of any one of Claims 1-3,
The calculation unit calculates a total income when a plurality of the revenue amounts are input, a total expenditure when a plurality of the expenditure amounts are input, and a balance,
The tape printing apparatus, wherein the printing unit prints the total income, the total expenditure, and the balance arranged in a predetermined order along a longitudinal direction of the tape.

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