JP2002127643A - Page replacing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a page replacing device which automatically adjusts the stop position of various kinds of booklets inserted into the page replacing device and a gap between the booklet and a rotator and ensures the positive replacement of pages regardless of the length, thickness, paper rigidity and the variability of coefficient of friction of the booklet. SOLUTION: This page replacing device is structured of a length detection sensor 9 for detecting the length of the booklet, a thickness detection sensor 10 for detecting the thickness and a gap adjusting means (a rack 12, a pinion 13 and an actuator) for moving a page replacing roller up and down. The stop position of the booklet and the gap are automatically adjusted before the pages of the booklet are turned by the sensors 9 and 10 and the means. In case the page replacement fails, the page replacing position is automatically adjusted by deviating the stop position of the booklet in the forward/backward direction by a correction value previously set in accordance with the length of the booklet. Thus it is possible to achieve the accurate page replacement.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booklet page changing apparatus suitable for application to, for example, a passbook printer of a bank terminal device, and more particularly, to a method for reliably changing pages in both forward and reverse directions. The present invention relates to a booklet page changing device capable of performing the following.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various devices have been devised in order to reliably turn a page in a page changing device in a passbook printer or the like of a bank terminal. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-297142 discloses a method in which a camshaft that rotates by following a page change roller and a push lever that moves up and down by the cam are provided. A technology has been disclosed which makes it easier to turn pages and is less affected by the rigidity and coefficient of friction of paper. Also, JP-A-11-30114
Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JP-A-2005-11095 discloses a technology that adjusts the gap between a page turning roller and a medium (booklets) by using an eccentric camshaft to prevent a decrease in page turning accuracy due to dirt or deterioration of the roller. Is disclosed.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, the stop position of the booklet and the gap between the booklet and the roller are automatically determined by the length and thickness of the booklet, the rigidity of the paper, the coefficient of friction, and the like. The adjustment was not disclosed.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to automatically adjust the stop position of various kinds of booklets inserted into the page changing apparatus and the gap between the booklets and the rotating body, to thereby adjust the length of the pages of the booklets, An object of the present invention is to provide a page changing apparatus capable of reliably changing pages regardless of variations in thickness, rigidity of paper, and friction coefficient.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sensor for detecting the length of a booklet, a sensor for detecting a thickness, and an actuator for raising and lowering a rotating body. Before turning the page, the stop position and gap are automatically adjusted, and the page is changed. If the page change fails, the stop position of the booklet is shifted back and forth and adjusted to the position where the page is changed. This ensures that the page is changed.

According to the present apparatus, even when turning in the forward direction and in the reverse direction, by detecting the length of the booklet and adjusting the stop position, the rigidity of the conventional booklet paper is reduced.
This reduces the chance of turning over two or more pages at a time or the error of not turning one at a time due to variations in the coefficient of friction, making it possible to perform reliable page replacement regardless of the quality of booklets. Will be possible.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a page changing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 to 5 are operation diagrams of the page changing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 shows that the driving roller 3 conveys the passbook 16 in the direction A, and the optimal stop determined by the length detecting sensor 9. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state where the shaft 1 is stopped at a position where the shaft 1 is moved up and down to an optimum gap position determined by the thickness detection sensor 10.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the page changing roller 2 rotates in the direction B, and the friction portion 2a of the page changing roller 2 contacts the uppermost page 16a of the passbook 16. FIG. 4 shows that the top page 16a of the passbook 16 is turned up by the rotation of the page changing roller 2, and the page 16a
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the shutter 8 is pushed up and opened by the deformation force of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the passbook 16 is transported in the C direction, the uppermost page 16a of the passbook 16 is largely repelled, and the page 16a is turned. FIG.
It is a figure for explaining the first stop position of the passbook 16, and a correction value of a plus direction and a minus direction. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of the flow of the page change operation according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows a case where the length of the passbook is detected by the length detecting sensor 9 and classified into three types (generally, not limited to three types) of S, M and L in ascending order. 9 is a parameter table A representing a relationship between a passbook length determination result determined for classification and a passbook stop position. In this example, the length of the passbook is classified into three types of S, M, and L from the shortest one, and the page change is successfully performed by the page changing device as the passbook stop positions P _S , P _M , and P _L for each. Such a value is set in advance.

FIG. 9 shows the classification judgment when the thickness of the passbook is detected by the thickness detecting sensor 10 and the classification is made into three types (generally, not limited to three) of Sg, Mg and Lg in ascending order. 9 is a parameter table B representing a relationship between a determined passbook thickness determination result and an optimum gap position. In this embodiment, to classify the person thin the thickness of the passbook Sg, Mg, three types of Lg, optimum gap Q _S page replacement roller 2 for each, Q _M, as Q _L, page ejects on this page sorter Is set in advance so that the operation is successfully performed.

FIG. 10 is a parameter table C showing the relationship between the passbook length and the correction value when the stop position is corrected in the plus direction or the minus direction in accordance with the passbook length when the page change fails. In this example, a passbook stop position correction value and a stop position set value corresponding to each type of page change failure (0 page turn or 2 page turn) are set for each passbook length. . FIG. 11 is a control block configuration diagram of the page change device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the page changing apparatus of the present invention rotates around a shaft 1 to change pages of booklets, a drive roller 3 for conveying booklets, and a driving roller 3 for conveying the booklets. Driven roller 4 which contacts driving roller 3
Paper guides 6 (upper paper guide) and 7 (lower paper guide) forming a transport path 5 for transporting booklets, a shutter 8 that is pushed up and opened when a page is turned, and a passbook length. , A thickness detection sensor 10 for detecting the thickness of booklets, a thickness detection lever 11, a rack 12 connected to the shaft 1, a pinion 13, and a motor for moving the shaft 1 up and down. 14 and a guide 15 for guiding the paper when the page is turned up.

As shown in FIG. 11, the page changing apparatus of the present invention comprises a transport motor 17 for driving the driving roller 3,
Page change motor 18 for driving page change roller 2
A motor 14 for driving the shaft 1 up and down, a length detecting sensor 9 for determining a passbook length, a thickness detecting sensor 10 for determining a passbook thickness, a barcode scanner 19 for reading a passbook barcode, A transfer position control circuit 20 for controlling the transfer position, and a main control unit 2 for controlling the whole of the transfer position control circuit 20
And 1. The main control unit 21 includes a storage unit in which the above-described parameter tables A, B, and C are stored, and an operation unit that generates a control signal by referring to these tables.
The storage unit may be provided separately from the main control unit 21.

Next, an example of the operation of the page changing apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the state diagrams of FIGS. 2 to 6 and the flowchart of FIG. First, a description will be given with reference to FIG. Transport motor 17 (see FIG. 11, not shown in FIG. 2)
Drives the drive roller 3 to suck the passbook 16 in the transport path 5 in the direction of arrow A (step S10 in FIG. 7).
1) The length of the passbook is determined by the length detecting sensor 9 (step S102). In this example, the length of the passbook is classified into three types of S, M, and L in ascending order, and the type to which the passbook belongs is determined. ). Based on the length information, an optimal stop position is set based on the parameter table A of FIG. 8 (step S103).

Further, the thickness of the passbook is determined by the thickness detecting sensor 11 with the thickness detecting lever 11 tilting upward (step S104). In this example, S
g, Mg, and Lg are classified into three types, and the type to which the type belongs is also determined (thickness is not limited to the three types as in the case of the length. The motor 14 is driven based on the thickness information (step S105),
The shaft 1 is moved up and down via the pinion 13 and the rack 12 and stopped at the optimum gap position determined based on the parameter table B of FIG. 9 (step S106).
The passbook is stopped at the optimal stop position of the passbook set in step S103 (step S107).

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the page changing roller 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow B by the page changing motor 18 (see FIG. 11, not shown in FIG. 3) (step S10).
8). The friction portion 2a of the page changing roller 2 collides with the uppermost page 16a of the passbook 16 by collision. When the rotation of the page changing roller 2 further proceeds, the top page 16a of the passbook begins to be turned and turned.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the shutter 8 is pushed up and opened by the deformation force of the top page 16a of the passbook, and the top page 16a of the passbook is opened.
Is greatly turned up at the portion where the shutter 8 is opened.
The rotation of the page change roller 2 is stopped (step S1).
09).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, when the passbook 16 is conveyed in the direction of arrow C (step S110), the page 16a is largely repelled, and the top page 16a of the passbook is opened.
However, the turning of the page in the forward direction is completed.

Next, the barcode of the passbook is read by the barcode scanner, and it is determined whether or not the page is correctly turned (step S111).

If it is determined in step S111 that two pages have been turned, the stop position of the passbook is corrected in the plus direction according to the length of the passbook with reference to the parameter table C of FIG. After changing to the value corrected by the value (set value in FIG. 10) (the same step S112),
When the passbook is inhaled (step S113), step S1 is performed.
07, and the page change operation is performed again.

If the result of determination in step S111 is that no page has been turned, the stop position of the passbook is reduced by referring to the parameter table C in FIG. After changing to a value corrected by the correction value in the direction (set value in FIG. 10) (step S114), the passbook is inhaled (step S115).
Returning to step S107, the page change operation is performed again.

The above operation is correctly performed as shown in FIG.
The stop position is corrected with the correction value until only one page is turned, and a retry is performed. When only one page is turned correctly (step S111: Y), the page changing process ends.

It should be noted that a page change operation in the reverse direction (for example,
If two pages are turned, it is necessary to turn one page in the opposite direction.) In this case, the above operation may be reversed left and right around the page change roller, and a description thereof will be omitted. .

According to the above-described embodiment, in a page changing apparatus capable of changing pages in both forward and reverse directions, a highly reliable page changing apparatus which is hardly affected by variations in rigidity and friction coefficient of paper of booklets can be realized. This is particularly effective when applied to a bank pass printer, a cash automatic transaction device, and the like. In addition, since the effects of variations in the rigidity and friction coefficient of the paper of the booklet can be reduced, the work of stabilizing the rigidity and the friction coefficient of the paper can be reduced, and inexpensive booklets can be manufactured.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the stop positions of the various booklets inserted into the page changing device and the gap between the booklets and the rotating body are automatically adjusted, so that the pages of the booklets are adjusted. A page changing device capable of reliably changing pages regardless of variations in length, thickness, paper rigidity, and friction coefficient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a page change device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation state of the page changing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 (part 1).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation state of the page changing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 (part 2).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation state of the page changing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 (part 3).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation state of the page changing device shown in FIG. 1 (part 4).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation state of the page changing device shown in FIG. 1 (part 5).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of a flow of a page change operation according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a parameter table A showing a relationship between a passbook length determination result determined by classification and a passbook stop position.

FIG. 9 is a parameter table B showing a relationship between a passbook thickness determination result determined and classified and an optimum gap position.

FIG. 10 is a parameter table C showing a relationship between a passbook length and a correction value when a stop position is corrected in a plus direction or a minus direction in accordance with a passbook length when a page change has failed.

FIG. 11 is a control block configuration diagram of the page change device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: shaft 2: page change roller 2a: friction portion
3: drive roller, 4: driven roller, 5: transport path, 6,
7: paper guide, 8: shutter, 9: length detection sensor, 10: thickness detection sensor, 11: thickness detection lever,
12: rack, 13: pinion, 14: motor, 15:
Guide, 16: Passbook, 16a: Top page of passbook,
17: transport motor, 18: page change motor, 19: barcode scanner, 20: transport position control circuit, 21: main control unit.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A page changing device capable of changing pages in both forward and reverse directions, comprising a conveying means for conveying booklets in a predetermined direction and a page changing roller having a friction separating section for changing pages of the booklets. And adjusting the gap between the page change roller and the booklet, the length detecting sensor for acquiring the length information of the booklet, the thickness detecting sensor for acquiring the thickness information of the booklet. And adjusting a contact position between the booklet and the page changing roller by controlling a booklet stop position based on length information of the booklet obtained by the length detection sensor. The gap adjusting means adjusts a gap between the page changing roller and the booklet based on thickness information of the booklet obtained by the thickness detection sensor. Over di sorter. 2. The page changing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the page changing process fails, the booklet stop position is shifted in a front-rear direction by a correction value corresponding to a preset passbook length and retried. A page change device characterized by performing the following. 3. The page changing device according to claim 1, wherein said gap adjusting means comprises a rack, a pinion, and an actuator.