JP2004160313A - Shredder apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shredder apparatus capable of again seeing information described on a paper even after the paper is finely cut. <P>SOLUTION: The shredder apparatus 1 has an optical letter image reading devices OCR 1, 2 for reading the information of the letter and the image described on the paper 2 before the paper 2 is finely cut. Reading data read by them are recorded in a reading data recording part 7 by a microcomputer 6. Since the information recorded in the reading data recording part 7 can be indicated on a reading data indication part 9 and can be printed by a printer 10, the information described on the paper 2 can be again seen even after the paper 2 is finely cut. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a shredder device for finely cutting used paper so that a third party cannot recognize information including characters and images described on the paper.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to prevent a third party from recognizing character or image information written on a used paper, a shredder device is used when the paper is finely cut. For example, there is one such as Patent Document 1.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP, 2002-320873, A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case where the paper is finely cut by the above-described conventional shredder device so that information of characters and images written on the paper cannot be recognized, information written on the paper may be needed later. In that case, the work of joining the finely cut paper pieces is performed, but this work is extremely difficult and takes time.
[0005]
In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a shredder device capable of revising information written on paper even after the paper is finely cut.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above problem can be solved by the shredder device described in the claims.
[0007]
According to the shredder device of the first aspect, before the paper on which the information is written is cut by the reading means before the paper on which the information is written is finely cut, the read data recording means reads the information. Is recorded, the read data display means can display the recorded information. Thereby, even after the paper on which the information is described is finely cut, the information described on the paper can be viewed on the read data display means.
[0008]
According to the shredder device of the present invention, since the information displayed on the read data display means can be printed, it is possible to restore the paper on which the same information as the finely cut paper is described.
[0009]
According to the shredder device of the third aspect, it is possible to select whether or not to read the information written on the paper before the paper is finely cut, so that unnecessary information is recorded. Can be avoided.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the shredder device 1.
The shredder device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured so that characters and images described on the paper 2 can be viewed even after the paper 2 is finely cut by the shredder unit 3. Hereinafter, the configuration of the shredder device 1 will be described.
[0011]
The shredder device 1 is provided with a paper feeding section 4 for feeding the paper 2 to be finely cut in the direction of the shredder section 3. The paper feed unit 4 has a plurality of paper feed rollers 5 driven by a motor (not shown), and the paper 2 that is in contact with the rollers 5 is rotated in the direction of the shredder unit 3 by the rotation of the rollers 5. Sent.
[0012]
Two optical character image reading devices OCR1 and OCR2 are provided in an intermediate area of the paper feed unit 4. The optical character image reading device OCR1 reads characters and images written on the upper surface of the paper 2, and the optical character image reading device OCR2 reads characters and images written on the lower surface of the paper 2. Things. The optical character image reading devices OCR1 and OCR2 are connected to the microcomputer 6, and the character and image data of the paper 2 read by the optical character image reading devices OCR1 and OCR2 are read by software processing of the microcomputer 6. The data is recorded in the data recording unit 7.
[0013]
An operation unit 8 connected to the microcomputer 6 operates the shredder device 1. The operation unit 8 includes a power-on switch for turning on a power supply circuit (not shown) of the shredder device 1, a drive switch for feeding the paper 2 to the shredder unit 3 by the paper feeding unit 4 and cutting the paper 2, or the paper 2. A selection switch and the like are provided for reading the characters and images being read by the optical character image reading devices OCR1 and OCR2 and for selecting in advance whether or not to record them in the read data recording unit 7. The power-on switch, drive switch, selection switch, and the like are not shown.
[0014]
The read data display unit 9 connected to the microcomputer 6 displays characters and images of the paper 2 recorded in the read data recording unit 7, and the printer 10 records the characters and images on the read data recording unit 7. This prints the characters and images of the paper 2 that is on.
[0015]
Next, the operation of the shredder device 1 will be described.
After the power-on switch is turned on, the selection switch of the operation unit 8 is turned on to select whether or not to record the characters and images written on the used paper 2 in the read data recording unit 7. The user operates and sets so that the information of the paper 2 is recorded in the read data recording unit 7. In this state, the above-described drive switch is turned on, and the paper 2 is sequentially set in the paper feed unit 4 and fed in the direction of the shredder unit 3.
[0016]
In the process in which the paper 2 is sequentially fed in the direction of the shredder unit 3 by the paper feed unit 4, characters and images written on both sides or one side of each paper 2 are read by the optical character image reading devices OCR1 and OCR2. Is read in. Data read by the optical character image reading devices OCR1 and OCR2 are sequentially recorded in the read data recording unit 7 by software processing of the microcomputer 6.
[0017]
After the characters and images written on the used paper 2 are sequentially recorded in the read data recording unit 7, each paper 2 is finely cut by the shredder unit 3, becomes finely cut paper pieces, and can be discarded. State.
[0018]
As described above, after the used paper 2 is finely cut by the shredder unit 3 to become a finely cut piece of paper, and information of characters and images described on the finely cut paper 2 becomes necessary. The microcomputer 6 is operated by operating the operation unit 8, and the read data recorded in the read data recording unit 7 is read out and searched by the software processing of the microcomputer 6, and the read data display unit 9 displays the read data. The target information is found by displaying the searched information. Then, if necessary, the information is printed out by the printer 10.
[0019]
As described above, even after the paper 2 is finely cut by the shredder unit 3, characters and images written on the paper 2 can be read by the read data display unit 9 and printed out by the printer 10. it can. Thereby, even after the paper 2 is finely cut by the shredder unit 3, even if the information of the characters and images described on the paper 2 becomes necessary, the information can be read again.
[0020]
If it is determined that it is not necessary to record the characters and images described on the paper 2 in the read data recording unit 7, the selection switch of the operation unit 8 is set before the paper 2 is set on the paper feed unit 4. Turn off.
[0021]
The shredder device 1 described above is an example, and the configuration in FIG. 1 does not limit the invention.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, there exists an effect that the information described on the paper can be obtained again even after the paper is finely cut.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a shredder device.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 shredder device 2 paper 3 shredder unit 4 paper feed unit 5 paper feed roller 6 microcomputer 7 read data recording unit 8 operation unit 9 read data display unit 10 printer

Claims (3)

A shredder device for shredding paper to prevent a third party from recognizing information described on the paper,
Reading means for reading information written on the paper before the paper is finely cut; read data recording means for recording the information read by the reading means; and A shredder device comprising: read data display means for displaying information. 2. The shredder device according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit for printing the information displayed on the read data display unit. 3. The shredder device according to claim 1, further comprising means for selecting whether or not the information described on the paper is read by the reading means before the paper is finely cut. 4. Characteristic shredder device.

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