JPS62211789A - Postal certificate issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a postal stamp that prints the background pattern of the stamp and prints character information on the stamp, and then cuts the stamp into a predetermined length to issue a postal stamp. Regarding the issuing device.

Prior Art FIG. 4 is a side view of a conventional postal stamp issuing device, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the postal stamp. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the certificate stamp roll 1 is rotated by the paper feeding pulse motor 2.
The printing drums 3a and 3b are rotated to send out the paper 1a. As the background pattern printing drum 4 rotates, the background pattern 13a and post office name 13b of the background pattern stamp plate 5 are printed at desired locations while the paper 1a is held between the back roller 11 and the drum 4. Then, the total amount 14, the era name 15, and the date 1 are printed using the printing hammers 8 arranged in large numbers.
Print 6. This printing is performed by arranging a printing drum 9, which receives ink from an ink roller 10, above the paper 1a, and arranging a printing hammer 8 below the paper 1a. Finally, a postal stamp 12 is issued by cutting it into a desired size using a cutter 11.

This postal stamp] 2 is used for the same purpose and purpose as a postage stamp, so it should not be copied or tampered with.

The background pattern 13 and the printing 14 are specially processed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above conventional example, since it is a postal stamp, the background pattern stamp plate 5 has the issuing post office name 131 together with the background pattern 13a.
3, it is necessary to make a background pattern stamp for each post office, which requires a lot of man-hours and increases costs. Furthermore, the types of characters that could be printed were limited to numbers, a few kanji, and kana, which lacked quality.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and relates to an excellent postal stamp issuing device that can print a wide variety of characters with overall reduced man-hours and low cost.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention prints a background pattern on roll paper for certificate stamps, and then prints the post office name, total amount, and origin using a printer. The system is configured so that the issue, month and date, and titles such as payment, inspection, etc. are printed using a single printer.

Effects The present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, so that one type of postal stamp issuing device can be used for all post offices, without having to be specially ordered for each post office, unlike conventional postal stamp issuing devices. As a result, a wide variety of characters can be printed with an overall reduction in man-hours and at low cost.

A block diagram of the apparatus, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 (al, (b), (C)) is a front view of printed matter according to the same embodiment.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a paper supply section consisting of a paper supply mechanism 22 and a paper presence/absence detection switch 23. The paper supply mechanism 22 includes a certificate stamp roll paper 24, a rotating drum 25 for supplying the certificate stamp roll paper 24 to the outside, a background pattern printing drum 26, and a dot printer 27 for displaying the post office name, date, total amount, and other information. , and a cutter 28 for cutting the roll paper into the size of the certificate stamp.

Reference numeral 29 denotes an operation section consisting of a keyboard, display means, etc., and 30 a control section that processes signals from the operation section 29 and inputs and outputs signals to various parts within the apparatus.

31 is the name of the post office, date, total amount, on the certificate roll paper.
This character information printing section 31 is a character information printing section that performs other displays, and this character information printing section 31 is connected to the dot printer 27, which prints based on a print control signal from the control section 30, and exchanges printer motor rotation start signals and rotation detection signals with the control section 30. Printer motor 3 that moves the dot printer 27
It is composed of 2. The dot printer 27 houses a hand-off mechanism 34 for moving a printer head 33 by a printer motor 32.

35 is a background pattern printing unit that prints a background pattern on the certificate roll paper 24, and this background pattern printing unit 35 is connected to a drum motor 37 that rotates the background pattern printing drum 26 in response to a rotation signal from the control unit 30, and a paper feed start signal. and a background pattern printing drum 26 that outputs a drum position detection signal to the control unit 30, and an ink supply mechanism 3 that supplies ink to the background pattern printing drum 26.
It consists of 7.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a paper transport unit that transports the certificate stamp roll paper 24 to the outside, and this paper transport unit 38 is connected to a pulse motor 39 that rotates a specified angle by inputting a paper transport control signal from the control unit 30.
It is comprised of a paper transport mechanism 40 that moves the certificate stamp roll paper 24 to a desired position by rotation of the pulse motor 39, and a paper feed start switch 41 that outputs a paper feed set signal to the control section 30.

42 is a paper cutting section that cuts the certificate stamp roll paper 24 into a predetermined size; this paper cutting section 42 operates a paper cutting mechanism 43 in response to a paper cutting signal from the control section 30;
It is cut into postage stamps using a cutter 44 having a blade.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, the customer operates the keyboard of the operation section 29 to input information on a postal stamp for a desired amount into the operation section.

Based on this information, the control unit 30 enables the paper supply mechanism 22 of the paper supply unit 2 to supply paper, and turns on the paper presence/absence detection switch 23.
The presence or absence of paper is detected at , and the paper presence/absence detection signal (a) is input. Next, the control unit 30 outputs a paper feed control signal (small) to the pulse motor 39, and the paper conveyance mechanism 40 conveys the certificate stamp roll 11 paper 24 to a position where the background pattern can be printed.

While the certificate stamp roll paper 24 is being conveyed, the paper feed start switch 41 is activated to send a paper feed set signal (i) to the control unit 30.
> is output and the moving distance of the certificate stamp roll is determined.

The tip of this certificate stamp roll paper 24 is connected to the ground pattern printing drum 26.
When the background pattern printable position is reached, the control section 30 outputs a rotation signal (g) to rotate the drum motor 36 to rotate the background pattern printing drum 26.

At this time, while the drum 26 is rotating, the paper feed start signal (e)
is output to the 11tlIyA unit 30, and when the drum 26 prints to a predetermined position, a drum position detection signal (f) is output to the control unit 30.

Next, when the control unit 30 detects the drum position detection signal (II), it again outputs the paper feed control signal 11 to the pulsator 39 to operate the paper conveyance mechanism 40, and
is moved to the character information printing section 31.

When the control section 30 detects that the certificate stamp roll paper 24 has reached the printable position of the character information printing section 31 based on the paper feed set signal (1), the control section 30 then detects the printer motor rotation start signal (). is output to the printer motor 32, and a print control signal (d) synchronized with this signal is output to the printer head 33. The printer motor 32 sends a rotation detection signal (
C) is output, the head reciprocating mechanism 34 is driven, and the printer 33 is moved to the printing position. At this time, the head reciprocating mechanism 34 outputs position detection signals to the control section 30 so that the control section 30 detects the position of the printer head 33.

Then, when the control unit 30 determines that printing of character information has ended,
The control section 30 outputs a paper cutting signal (J) to the paper cutting section 42, drives the paper cutting mechanism 43, and the cutter 44 cuts the stamp roll paper 24 into the size of a postal stamp. Thereafter, the certificate stamp roll paper 24 is rewound to the starting point.

After the customer receives this postal stamp (Figure 3 (a)),
If another postal stamp is desired, the user operates the operating section 29 in the same manner to accept or receive another postal stamp. When the customer has completed all the postal stamps manually, he or she can press the "Payment" button and receive the payment slip (Figure 3 ('b)) to know the total amount issued. The customer completes the transaction by paying the postal fee to the postal worker using this payment slip.

After that, when -day is completed, press "Inspect" on the operation panel.
Figure 3 (C1 inspection paper is issued, and it is possible to know the number of copies sold and the total amount issued on that day.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention prints a background pattern on roll paper for certificate stamps, and then uses a dot printer to easily print titles such as post office name, total amount, era name, date, payment, and inspection. Since the configuration allows printing on all postal stamps, one type of postal stamp issuing device can be used for all post offices, instead of customizing it for each post office like conventional postal stamp issuing devices, which reduces the overall man-hours. It has the effect of being able to print many types of characters with reduced costs and at low cost.

A block diagram of the device; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same embodiment; FIGS. FIG. 5 is a front view of the printed matter of the conventional example.

21...Paper supply unit, 29...Operation unit, 30...
- Control section, 31... Text information printing section, 35... Background pattern printing section, 38... Paper transport section, 42... Paper cutting section.

Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao (1st person)
Figure (←) 27 2221 Yurin Kyobu

Claims (1)

[Claims] An operating section for specifying the amount and number of postal stamps, a paper supply section that detects the presence or absence of paper in the stamp roll paper via a control section based on a signal from this operation section, and when the paper supply section has paper present,
A paper transport section that moves the certificate stamp roll paper to a position where a background pattern is possible in response to a paper feed control signal from the control section; and a paper transport section that moves the certificate stamp roll paper to a position where a background pattern can be made by a rotation signal from the control section after the movement of the paper transport section is completed; When the background pattern printing unit finishes printing, the certificate stamp roll paper is moved by the paper transport unit to a position where character information can be printed by the paper feed control signal of the control unit. Sometimes, a postal stamp issuing device includes a character information printing unit that prints with a dot printer, and a paper cutting unit that cuts the certificate stamp roll paper into a predetermined size after printing is completed by the character information printing unit.