JPS60262676A - Document printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a document printer capable of printing at printing pitches (regarding colums and rows) which are designated by manually moving a printing head on the surface of a printing paper. CONSTITUTION:After adjusting a pen 5 to a reference point 10 by manually moving it, a reference point key on a keyboard 13 is depressed. A CPU10 reads data from an X position sensor 2 and a Y position sensor 4, and stores the data into a memory. Next, after moving the pen 5 to a position 105, an X pitch key on the keyboard 13 is depressed. The CPU10 reads data from the X position sensor 2, and calculates an X-direction pitch from difference between the X coordinate thus read and the X coordinate of the reference point 101 previously read. Then, the pen 5 is moved to a position 111, and a Y pitch key on the keyboard 13 is depressed. The CPU10 reads a value from the Y position sensor 4, and calculates a Y-direction pitch from the difference between the value thus read and the Y coordinate of the reference point 101 previously read.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a document printing device installed in a food processor or the like.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In recent years, word processors that support the creation of documents using electronic computers have become popular. Problems when creating documents with a food processor include how to create the text data (for example, converting it to kana-kanji), and how to easily lay out the created text on paper. .

In particular, it has been impossible to print text created with a word processor on manuscript paper with designated squares because current food processors allow only a few types of character pitch to be designated.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to realize an inexpensive word processor that can easily layout text.

[Summary of the invention]

In the present invention, text is printed by manually moving the print head and specifying the character pitch directly on the paper surface.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, text layout can be created by directly specifying the printing pitch, which is very practical for the user.

[Embodiments of the invention]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a simple embodiment of the present invention will be explained using the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document printing device according to the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a configuration diagram of a printing section based on the principle of an XY plotter.

In Figure 2, 1 moves Ben 5 in the X direction! ? 2 is an X position sensor that knows the position of Ben 5 in the X direction; 3
is a motor that moves Ben 5 in the Y direction, and 4 is a Y position sensor that detects the position of Ben 5 in the Y direction. Also, 61-i is a manuscript paper to be printed.

1 to 4 in the block diagram of FIG. 1 are the same as 1 to 4 in FIG.
is a text data memory for storing text data, 13
14 is a keyboard used for creating texts and specifying printing, and 14 is a one-line display on which the contents of the text data memory 12 can be viewed.

The creation of the text is not related to the essence of the present invention and will not be described in detail, but it may be created by using the Φ-board 13 and converting kana to kanji.

Assume that the original paper to be printed by the user has first been designated with an eye so that characters can be arranged as shown in FIG. First, the user's operation for printing characters on the first page and the internal operation of the document printing device will be explained.

First, the user manually moves the Ben 5 to point 101 in FIG. 3 and presses the ``1 reference point key'' on the keyboard 13.

The CPU IQ reads data from the X position sensor 2 and Y position sensor 4 and stores it in the main memory. Next, the user moves Ben 5 to position 102 and presses the "X pitch key" on keyboard 13. The CPU 10 reads the data from the X position sensor 2, and determines the pitch in the lateral direction (X direction) from the difference from the previously read Xg target value of the reference point. Next, the user moves Ben 5 to position 111 and presses the "'Y pitch key" on keyboard 13.

The CPU IQ reads the value of the Y position sensor 4 and learns the pitch in the vertical direction (Y direction) from the difference from the Y mark of the reference point read at the destination.

Subsequently, when the user presses the "1 print start key" on the keyboard 13, the CPU prints the contents of the text data memory 12 on the manuscript paper at the specified character pitch.

Similarly, when specifying the printing pitch, for example, instead of specifying 102, specify 110, and between 101 and 110, 13
It is also possible to instruct the user to scoop the letters.

It is also possible for the CPU to enlarge and reduce the characters according to the specified eye size and print them.

In the case of manuscript paper as shown in Figure 4, 201 to 2050
By specifying a point, it is possible to fit the printed characters within the cutting pattern.

In this embodiment, the explanation was given using a printing section based on the principle of XY block, but the printing section uses a printing section whose print head moves only in the X direction and feeds the paper in the Y direction to perform printing. is clear. In this case, the position in the Y direction is specified by feeding the paper.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a printing section based on the principle of an XY plotter, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing examples of manuscript paper. 1..X direction motor 2.X position sensor 3 Y direction motor 4..X position sensor 5 Ben (print head)

Claims (1)

[Claims] a storage means for storing document data; a designation means for designating at least one of a horizontal pitch and a vertical pitch of printed characters to be printed on paper using a print head; 1. A document printing apparatus, comprising: printing means for printing document data on the paper to be printed at a pitch specified by the specifying means.