JP2008102651A - Image fetching device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for quickly and highly reliably fetching large amounts of documents as digital images. <P>SOLUTION: This image fetching device 10 for fetching recorded objects such as documents or drawings recorded on a paper sheet by converting them into digital data is configured in such a way that the surface side of an uppermost paper sheet on a sheet feeder 11 is imaged by a first digital camera 14A, and predetermined amounts of paper sheets are conveyed by conveyance rollers 42 and 42, and the back face side of the conveyed paper sheet is sucked by a sucking roller 15, and rotationally driven so that those paper sheets can be sent to storage regions (20, 21), and the paper sheets are fixed at a stopper 21 according to the actions of air mechanisms 50A and 50B, and the back side of the paper sheet is imaged by a second digital camera 14B. The series of operations are repeated, so that the recorded objects on the front and back surfaces of the plurality of paper sheets on the paper feeder 11 can be fetched as digital data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image capturing device that captures recorded data such as documents and drawings recorded on paper as digital data.

  2. Description of the Related Art There has been an image capturing device that captures recorded data such as documents and drawings as digital data, such as an image scanner. In addition, there is also a device provided with a feeder device that continuously captures images of a plurality of recorded materials. In a conventional image scanner, a format in which a line sensor is scanned along a sheet and an image is scanned on the sheet is generally used.

Further, as conventional techniques related to the present invention, there are techniques disclosed in the following Patent Documents 1 to 5. Among these, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which fan air is applied to discharged paper so that the discharged paper is stacked at a correct position. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique for turning a page on a printed material that is saddle-stitched such as a book by suction and inputting an image with a camera. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses a technique for performing page feed, reading page fixing, and the like by blowing air to a saddle-stitched printed material such as a book. Patent Document 4 discloses a technique for automatically discharging a document read by blowing air on a document table. Patent Document 5 discloses a technique for conveying a sheet at high speed by using a suction belt in a sheet feeder of a copying machine.
JP 2002-167106 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-043317 JP 09-205525 A JP-A-10-186537 JP-A-10-203663

  In recent years, documents are often digitized and output to a computer screen for processing, and many processes such as capturing a large number of documents as digital images are performed in companies and public offices.

  However, the conventional image scanner that scans an image by scanning a line sensor has a problem that the time taken to capture an image cannot be extremely shortened due to the structure of scanning the line sensor.

  Further, the conventional image scanner with a feeder has a structure in which a paper is conveyed by the frictional force of a roller using a rubber pinch roller, and thus there is a problem that a problem easily occurs in the durability of the roller. Particularly when trying to achieve high-speed conveyance, the roller deteriorates quickly, and the frictional force decreases, causing problems such as paper jams. This is not suitable for processing a large number of documents at high speed. It was thought that.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of capturing a large amount of documents at high speed and with high reliability.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an image capturing device for converting a document or drawing recorded on a sheet into digital data and capturing the document, and holding a plurality of sheets in a state where the sheets are stacked. A paper base, a first digital camera disposed above the paper base for imaging a two-dimensional surface, and a transport roller for contacting the topmost paper on the paper base and feeding the paper in a direction along the paper surface And an adsorbent for gripping the back side of the front end of the sheet fed by a predetermined amount by the conveying roller by air suction, and a driving means for moving the adsorbent in the circumferential direction from the sheet feeding direction along the sheet to the lower side And a holding area for holding the sheet fed by the adsorber in a vertically oriented position at a position lower than the sheet table, and a sheet fed from the sheet table by blowing or sucking air is guided to the holding area. Equipped with air mechanism After the first digital camera images the uppermost sheet on the sheet table, a series of operations of sending the uppermost sheet to the holding area side by the transport roller and the adsorbing body are repeated. The recorded matter of a plurality of sheets on the sheet table is taken in as digital data.

  According to such means, a large amount of documents can be captured as digital images at high speed. Furthermore, since the structure for transporting paper and the path for transporting paper are simple and the structure is such that the paper is gripped and moved by air suction, durability problems are unlikely to occur even when a large amount of documents are processed at high speed.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an image capturing device for converting a recorded matter such as a document or a drawing recorded on a sheet into digital data and capturing the plurality of sheets on a paper surface. The first digital camera that captures a two-dimensional surface of the uppermost sheet on the sheet table, and the uppermost sheet on the sheet table. An adsorbent that is gripped by air suction, a drive mechanism that moves the adsorber along a predetermined path, and a holding area that holds the paper sent out by driving the adsorbent at a position lower than the paper base in a vertical state. And an air mechanism that guides and fixes the sheet fed from the sheet table by blowing or suctioning air to the holding area, and two-dimensionally with respect to the sheet fixed to the holding area below the sheet table. 2nd image capturing surface And the first digital camera images the front side of the uppermost sheet on the sheet table, and then the uppermost sheet is fed from the sheet table by the adsorber, and then the sheet is moved by the air mechanism. In which the second digital camera captures the back side of the sheet and the recorded matter on the front and back of the plurality of sheets on the sheet table is captured as digital data. It was.

  Even with such means, a large amount of documents can be captured as a digital image at a high speed, and the structure for paper conveyance and the paper conveyance path are simple, and the structure is such that the paper is grasped and moved by air suction. Even if the document is processed at a high speed, there is an effect that the problem of durability hardly occurs. The second digital camera can also capture the back side of the paper as a digital image in parallel.

  In the above-described configuration, it is preferable that the apparatus includes a conveyance roller that contacts the uppermost sheet on the sheet table and feeds the sheet in a direction along the sheet surface, and the adsorbent includes a sheet of a sheet fed by a predetermined amount by the conveyance roller. The back side may be grasped by suction of air, and the driving means may be configured to drive the adsorbing body in the circumferential direction from the direction along the sheet to the lower side.

More preferably, the adsorbent is configured to have a wide roller shape in a direction intersecting with the paper feeding direction and provided with a plurality of holes for sucking and discharging air on the surface of the roller, and the driving means The roller-shaped adsorbent may be driven to rotate about the axis of the roller.
With such a configuration, it is possible to efficiently perform a short path for sending the sheet to the holding area while changing the direction from the sheet table to the vertical direction.

Preferably, a stopper for hooking an end of the paper in the holding area to temporarily fix the paper in the vertical state in the holding area, and a stack for stacking the paper in a vertical state on the back side of the stopper. An area is provided, and when the sheet is fixed at the position of the stopper, the image of the second digital camera is taken, and then the sheet is separated from the stopper by air blowing or suction of an air mechanism, and the stack area It may be configured to move to.
With such a configuration, the distance between the camera and the paper can be controlled to be constant during imaging with the second digital camera.

  More specifically, a paper guide having a curved guide surface for guiding the paper from the side of the area on which the paper is placed on the paper table to the holding area may be provided. With this configuration, it is possible to reliably feed the sheet to the holding area in a vertical orientation.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that a large amount of documents can be captured as a digital image at high speed and with high reliability that hardly causes durability problems such as a roller deterioration problem. Further, there is an effect that the recorded matter on both sides of the paper can be taken in at high speed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of an image capturing device of the present invention.
The image capturing device 10 according to the first embodiment is a device that captures a large amount of documents as digital image data at high speed. The image capturing device 10 holds a plurality of sheets of paper P in a state where the sheets are overlapped, and image capturing. A stack area 20 that holds the sheets that have been finished in a vertically oriented state, and a first digital camera 14A that digitizes and captures the recorded material on the uppermost sheet P on the sheet table 11 by imaging on a two-dimensional surface; The roller mechanism 40 for rotating and feeding the uppermost sheet P on the sheet table 11 in a feeding direction along the sheet surface, and the back side of the sheet P slightly shifted by the roller mechanism 40 are adsorbed by air. The suction roller 15 that rotates and discharges the paper, the elevating mechanism 30 that raises and lowers the suction roller 15 and the roller mechanisms 40 and 40, and the paper P that has been transported to capture the back surface of the paper P. A stopper 21 for temporal fixing, a paper guide 22 for guiding the paper P sent out from the top of the paper base 11 to change its orientation to a vertical orientation, and the stopper 21 and the paper by blowing air. The air blow units (air mechanisms) 50A and 50B that are temporarily fixed to the place partitioned by the guide 22 or pushed into the stack area 20, and the paper P temporarily fixed at the position (holding area) of the stopper 21 A second digital camera 14 </ b> B that captures and digitizes the recorded material on the back side on the lower side of the paper table 11 is provided.

  The paper guide 22 is formed in a curved surface shape that changes the paper orientation from landscape orientation to portrait orientation. And the lower end part is arrange | positioned above the stopper 21, and the length to the lower end of the stopper 21 and the paper guide 22 is set so that it may become slightly shorter than the width length of a paper. As a result, the paper fed along the paper guide 22 from the paper base 11 is caught by the stopper 21 and the lower end portions of the paper guide 22 and temporarily fixed.

  The digital cameras 14A and 14B employ, for example, a type using a CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) image sensor having 5M pixels or more, thereby realizing high-resolution image capture at low cost. . The number of pixels is not limited, and a digital camera using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor may be adopted.

  The air blow units 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B blow air on the lower side of the paper base 11 so as to push the paper fed from the paper base 11 toward the stopper 21 and the stack area 20. The air blow units 50A and 50B are formed in a shape that is long in the same direction as the suction roller 15, and air nozzles are provided at a plurality of locations, and air is blown out from the plurality of nozzles.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing details of the suction roller 15.
The suction roller 15 has a plurality of holes for sucking and discharging air on its surface, and pipes 17 and 18 that also serve as a rotating shaft are connected to the intake port and the exhaust port of the compressor, respectively. Air can be sucked and discharged from the hole. Although not shown, the suction roller 15 is connected to a drive motor via a gear or the like, and is driven to rotate in the direction of feeding the paper.

3A and 3B show details of the lifting mechanism 30, wherein FIG. 3A is a side view thereof and FIG. 3B is a plan view thereof.
The elevating mechanism 30 supports, for example, that the plate-like base member 33 is supported by the support column 35 so as to naturally descend through the rack 35a, the gear 33a, and the stopper 33b, while the uppermost surface of the sheet is close to the base member 33 Proximity sensors 37 and 37 that detect light reflection and the like, and a brake mechanism 39 that brakes the rotation of the gear 33a are provided. When the proximity sensors 37 and 37 detect that the uppermost surface of the paper is approached, the brake mechanism 39 is controlled so as to brake the rotation of the gear 33a, whereby the suction roller 15 is moved to the paper on the paper base 11. It is designed to be kept in line with the top surface.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing details of the roller mechanism.
The roller mechanism 40 includes, for example, frame bodies 41 and 41 configured integrally with the base member 33, two conveyance rollers 42 and 42 rotatably supported by the frame bodies 41 and 41, and the conveyance mechanism. The roller 42 is composed of a drive motor and a belt (not shown) that drives the roller 42 and 42, and operates in a state where the transport rollers 42 and 42 are in light contact with the top surface of the paper P. As shown in FIG. 4, the transport rollers 42 and 42 are arranged in an oblique direction, contact the slight area of one edge and the other edge of the sheet, and do not appear in the imaging range of the digital camera 14 </ b> A. It is like that.

5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining the flow of the operation of the image capturing device. 5A to 5C show the first to third steps, and FIGS. 6D to 6F show the fourth to sixth steps.
According to the image capturing device 10 configured as described above, first, as shown in FIG. 5A, the second conveying rollers 42 and 42 are in contact with the edge portions at both ends of the paper P. 1 The digital camera 14A performs an imaging operation to capture the recorded material on the front side of the uppermost sheet P as digital image data.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the transport rollers 42 and 42 are rotationally driven to feed the uppermost sheet P to a position where the leading edge of the sheet P reaches the suction roller 15. Subsequently, the suction roller 15 By rotating the paper P while adsorbing the paper P according to the rotation angle or releasing the adsorption by air discharge, the paper P is changed to a vertical direction as shown in FIG. Send to.

  When the paper P reaches the bottom surface of the apparatus, the air blow units 50A and 50B blow air weakly, so that the paper P reaches the lower end of the stopper 21 and the paper guide 22, as shown in FIG. It is fixed in a state where it is hooked on. Then, in this state, the second digital camera 14B performs an imaging operation, and takes the recorded matter on the back side of the paper P sent out from the paper base 11 as digital image data.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 (e) and 6 (f), the air blow units 50 </ b> A and 50 </ b> B blow air strongly to release the paper P from the lower end of the paper guide 22 and the stopper 21, and the stack area 20. Send to.

  5 and 6 are continuously performed, the front and back of the plurality of sheets P on the sheet table 11 are imaged at high speed. Instead of waiting for the state shown in FIG. 6F to shift to the operation shown in FIG. 5A, the uppermost sheet P is removed from the sheet table 11 by the action of the suction roller 15. Then, by starting the processing of the next sheet, the imaging of the back side of the sheet and the imaging of the front side of the next sheet may be performed in parallel.

  As described above, according to the image capturing device of this embodiment, recorded materials on the front and back surfaces of a large amount of documents can be captured as digital images at high speed. Furthermore, since the structure for transporting the paper P and the transport path of the paper P are simple and the paper P is gripped and moved by air suction, durability problems are unlikely to occur even when a large amount of documents are processed at high speed.

  Further, since the configuration is such that the sheet is sent from the sheet table 11 in the vertical direction to the position of the stopper 21 and the recorded matter on the back side of the sheet is imaged, it is efficient for imaging the recorded matter on both sides of the sheet. The paper transport path can be made the shortest.

  Further, since the sheet is fixed once at the stopper 21 and imaged, and then the sheet is pushed into the stack area at the back, the distance between the camera and the sheet can be made constant when the back side of the sheet is imaged.

  In the above embodiment, the position of the first digital camera 14A is fixed. However, the position of the camera 14A moves up and down according to the volume of the paper on the paper base 11, and the camera 14A and the uppermost paper are You may make it keep the distance to be constant. Moreover, the raising / lowering mechanism 50 of the adsorption | suction roller 15 and the roller mechanism 40 shown by the said embodiment is only an example, and can apply a various structure.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 7 is an overall configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the image capturing device of the present invention.
The image capturing device 10B according to the second embodiment has a simplified configuration of a holding area in which imaging of the back side of the paper is performed, and a configuration in which the paper on the paper base 11 is sucked and sent out as compared with the first embodiment. A different configuration is adopted, and other configurations are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment. A description of the same configuration is omitted.

In the image capture device 10B of the second embodiment, the paper P is stored in a vertically oriented state on the wall surface 23 without providing a stopper or the like in the previous stage of the stack area 20.
Further, in the image capturing device 10B of the second embodiment, in order to transport the paper P on the paper table 11, the two suction bodies 16 and 16 and the suction bodies 16 and 16 are arranged in a direction along the paper surface. Actuators 31 and 31 that reciprocate are provided.

In FIG. 8, the figure showing the structure of the adsorbent 16 is shown. (A) is the sectional side view, (b) is a bottom view.
As shown in FIG. 8 (b), the adsorbers 16 and 16 are block bodies having a circular plane, and an air supply port 16a is provided at the center of the bottom surface so as to surround the periphery of the block. Are provided with air suction ports 16b, and by passing air between the supply ports 16a and the suction ports 16b, the adjacent sheets are gripped in a non-contact manner. The supply port 16a and the suction port 16b are connected to the air pipes 17b and 18b at the upper part of the block body, and one of the air pipes 17b and 18b is connected to the air compressor intake port and the other to the air compressor exhaust port. Air is flowing. By adsorbing in such a non-contact manner, it is possible to avoid inconveniences such as the sheet being strongly sucked into the adsorption portion and wrinkling the sheet. Such a structure (float chuck structure) is known to hold a liquid crystal panel or the like in a non-contact manner.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the flow of operations of the image capturing device according to the second embodiment. (A)-(d) of the figure is the 1st process-the 4th process.
In the image capturing device 10B of the second embodiment, first, as shown in FIG. 9A, the two transport rollers 42 and 42 are in contact with the upper and lower ends of the paper P, and the adsorbers 16 and 16 are the left end of the paper. 1A, the first digital camera 14A performs an imaging operation to capture the recorded matter on the top surface of the paper P as digital image data.

  After the image pickup operation is performed, next, as shown in FIG. 9B, air is supplied to and discharged from the adsorbers 16 and 16 to grip the end of the paper, and the transport rollers 42 and 42 are driven to rotate for a moment. At the same time, the actuators 31 and 31 are driven to shift the uppermost sheet P to the side.

Subsequently, air supply / discharge of the adsorbing bodies 16 and 16 is stopped while the actuators 31 and 31 are driven, and the paper P is released from the restraint of the adsorbing bodies 16 and 16. Then, as shown in FIG. 9C, the paper P flies in the sky with its momentum, and the paper P descends from the leading edge to the stack area 20. Further, as shown in FIG. 9D, in this state, air is jetted from the air blow units 50A and 50B, and the sheets are stacked and fixed in the stack region 20 in a vertical direction. Then, in this state, the second digital camera 14B performs an imaging operation to capture the recorded matter on the back surface of the paper P as digital image data.
9A to 9D are continuously performed, the imaging of the front and back surfaces of the plurality of sheets P on the sheet table 11 is performed at high speed.

  As described above, the image capturing device 10B according to this embodiment can capture a large amount of recorded matter on the front and back sides of a document as a digital image at high speed. Furthermore, because the structure for transporting the paper P and the transport path of the paper P are simple, and the structure in which the paper P is gripped and moved by air suction, durability problems are unlikely to occur even if a large amount of documents are processed at high speed. An effect is produced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the roller mechanism 40 assists the conveyance of the paper P at the start of paper conveyance. For example, the adsorption force of the adsorption bodies 16 and 16 is set to be relatively large. By doing so, the roller mechanism 40 may be omitted, and the conveyance of the paper may be performed only by the adsorption bodies 16 and 16.

  Further, the paper guide 22 of FIG. 1 may be provided in the image capturing device 10B of the second embodiment, so that the paper can be reliably guided to the stack area in the vertical direction.

  Further, although the float chuck structure is adopted as the adsorbents 16 and 16, an adsorbent consisting of mere suction may be used. In this case, the strength of air suction is set low, By creating a gap in which air flows into the gap between the paper 16 and the paper (for example, a brush or the like is interposed), it is possible to prevent the paper from being sucked in too strongly.

  In this embodiment, the adsorbers 16 and 16 are linearly driven along the surface of the paper P. However, the adsorbers 16 and 16 have a gradient so that the adsorbers 16 and 16 float slightly as they move away from the paper table 11. It is good also as a structure which makes it move on the path | route which carried out, or draws a gentle curve and moves on an arc-shaped path | route.

  In addition, the detailed structure and the like shown in the embodiment can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of an image capturing device of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the detail of a suction roller. The detail of the raising / lowering mechanism of a suction roller is shown, (a) is the fracture | rupture side view, (b) is a fracture | rupture top view. It is a front view which shows the detail of a roller mechanism. It is a figure explaining the flow of operation | movement of the image capture apparatus of FIG. 1, (a)-(c) is the 1st process-the 3rd process. It is a figure explaining the flow of operation | movement of the image capture apparatus of FIG. 1, (d)-(f) is the 4th process-the 6th process. It is a whole block diagram which shows 2nd Embodiment of the image capture device of this invention. FIG. 8 shows the structure of the adsorbent of FIG. 7, (a) is a side sectional view thereof, and (b) is a bottom view. It is a figure explaining the flow of operation | movement of the image capture apparatus of FIG. 7, (a)-(d) is the 1st process-the 4th process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10B Image taking-in apparatus 11 Paper stand 14A 1st digital camera 14B 2nd digital camera 15 Adsorption roller 16, 16 Adsorption body 20 Stack area | region 21 Stopper 22 Paper guide 31, 31 Actuator (drive mechanism)
33 Base member 40 Roller mechanism 42, 42 Conveying roller 50A, 50B Air blow unit (air mechanism)

Claims (7)

An image capturing device that converts a document or drawing recorded on paper into digital data and captures it,
A paper base for holding a plurality of papers with the paper surfaces stacked,
A first digital camera that is disposed above the paper table and captures a two-dimensional surface of the uppermost sheet on the paper table;
Two transport rollers that respectively contact the uppermost sheet on the sheet table and feed the sheet in a direction along the sheet surface;
Adsorption arranged on the surface where the paper is fed side by side with the paper on the paper table, with a plurality of holes on the surface having a wide shape in the direction intersecting with the paper feeding direction and air suction and discharge Laura,
Drive means for rotationally driving the suction roller around the axis of the suction roller;
A holding region for holding the paper fed from the paper table at a position lower than the paper table in a vertical direction;
An air mechanism for guiding and fixing the paper sent from the paper table by blowing or sucking air to the holding area;
A second digital camera that captures a two-dimensional surface of a sheet fixed to the holding area under the sheet table;
With
After the first digital camera images the front side of the uppermost sheet on the sheet table, the transport roller feeds the sheet by a predetermined amount, and the suction roller attracts and rotates the back side of the fed sheet. A series of operations in which the paper is sent to the holding area side by driving, and then the paper is fixed in the holding area by the action of the air mechanism, and the second digital camera images the back side of the paper. Is repeated, and recorded images on the front and back sides of a plurality of sheets on the sheet table are captured as digital data. An image capturing device that converts a document or drawing recorded on paper into digital data and captures it,
A paper base for holding a plurality of papers with the paper surfaces stacked,
A first digital camera disposed above the paper table and capturing a two-dimensional surface;
A transport roller that contacts the uppermost sheet on the sheet table and feeds the sheet in a direction along the sheet;
An adsorbent that grips the back side of the front end of the sheet fed by a predetermined amount by the conveying roller by air suction;
Drive means for moving the adsorber in the circumferential direction downward from the paper feed direction along the paper surface;
A holding area for holding the sheet sent by the adsorbent in a vertically oriented state at a position lower than the sheet table;
An air mechanism for guiding the paper fed from the paper table by blowing or suctioning air to the holding area;
After the first digital camera images the uppermost sheet on the sheet table, a series of operations of sending the uppermost sheet to the holding area side by the transport roller and the adsorbent are repeated, and An image capturing device, wherein recorded matter on a plurality of sheets on a sheet table is captured as digital data. An image capturing device that converts a document or drawing recorded on paper into digital data and captures it,
A paper base for holding a plurality of papers with the paper surfaces stacked,
A first digital camera that is disposed above the paper table and captures a two-dimensional surface of the uppermost sheet on the paper table;
An adsorbent for gripping the uppermost sheet on the sheet table by air suction;
A drive mechanism for moving the adsorbent along a predetermined path;
A holding region for holding the paper sent out by driving the adsorbent at a position lower than the paper base in a portrait orientation;
An air mechanism for guiding and fixing the paper sent from the paper table by blowing or sucking air to the holding area;
A second digital camera that captures a two-dimensional surface of a sheet fixed to the holding area under the sheet table;
With
After the first digital camera images the front side of the uppermost sheet on the sheet table, the uppermost sheet is fed from the sheet table by the adsorber, and then the sheet is moved to the holding area by the air mechanism. A series of operations in which the second digital camera captures images of the back side of the paper is fixed and images recorded on the front and back sides of the paper on the paper table are captured as digital data. Capture device. A transport roller that contacts the uppermost sheet on the sheet table and feeds the sheet in a direction along the sheet;
The adsorbent grips the back side of the paper fed by a predetermined amount by the transport roller by air suction,
The image capturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the driving unit is configured to drive the adsorbing body in a circumferential direction from a direction along the sheet downward. The adsorbent has a wide roller shape in a direction intersecting the paper feeding direction, and has a structure in which a plurality of holes for sucking and discharging air are provided on the surface of the roller.
The image capturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the driving unit is configured to rotationally drive the roller-shaped adsorbing body about an axis of the roller. In the holding area,
A stopper for temporarily fixing the paper in a vertical state by hooking the edge of the paper,
A stack area is provided on the back side of the stopper for stacking and storing sheets in a vertical orientation.
An image is taken by the second digital camera when the paper is fixed at the stopper, and then the paper is removed from the stopper and moved to the stack area by air blowing or suction of an air mechanism. The image capturing device according to claim 3, wherein the image capturing device is an image capturing device.   7. A paper guide having a curved guide surface for guiding the paper from the side of the area on which the paper is placed on the paper table to the holding area is provided. The image capture device described.

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