JP2012030456A - Device for handling booklet medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for handling a booklet medium which enables attainment of a stable closing motion of a bankbook by a simple structure.SOLUTION: A page turning-over mechanism (the booklet medium handling device) 10 conveys the bankbook 90 to a predetermined position in a state wherein a movable guide 3 is made standing up and the upper side of a transfer path is opened. In a state wherein one end of the bankbook 90 is pushed up by a pressure 200, the page turning-over mechanism 10 conveys the bankbook 90 until one end of the bankbook 90 is guided to the movable guide 3. After making the pressure 200 retreat from the transfer path, the page turning-over mechanism 10 tilts the movable guide 3 and holds down the bankbook 90 in the direction of closing. Then, the page turning-over mechanism 10 supports a page being an object of closure return, by a conveying roller 22 and the movable guide 3. Thus mechanism conveys the bankbook 90, while maintaining a state of an acute angle of the bankbook 90 focusing on the seamed part thereof, and closes the bankbook 90.

Description

  The present invention relates to a booklet medium handling apparatus.

  ATM (Automated Teller Machine) and passbook issuing machines installed in financial institutions, etc., are page turning devices for printing on specified pages of the passbook or for closing and returning the accepted passbook. Is provided.

  In general, a passbook is a booklet in which a plurality of middle sheets are bound between the front cover (including the back cover), and the page turning device has a relatively weak medium page turn and a relatively strong cover. It is necessary to turn the page (close the cover). In order to cope with these different page turning characteristics, if the page turning mechanism for turning the middle page and the page turning mechanism for turning the cover page are separated, the page turning apparatus becomes large. For this reason, there is a proposal for a page turning apparatus that uses a swinging turning roller to realize page turning of the middle paper and page turning of the cover with one mechanism (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-262368 A

  However, the proposed page turning apparatus has a complicated mechanism for swinging the turning roller, and the page turning operation using the turning roller may cause a paper jam depending on the paper quality of the passbook.

  For example, when turning the page of the cover, it is necessary to convey the cover to the upper part of the turn roller while rotating the turn roller. At this time, there is a possibility of causing a paper jam (jam). Further, when turning over the cover, the passbook is also conveyed while swinging and rotating the turning roller, so that a paper jam may occur at this time.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a booklet medium handling apparatus that can realize a stable closing operation of a passbook with a simple structure.

In order to solve the above problem, the booklet medium handling apparatus includes a transport unit, a movable guide, a pressure unit, and a control unit.
The transport unit transports the booklet medium. The movable guide has a first state in which the upper surface of the conveyance path is formed to guide the conveyance of the booklet medium, a second state in which the upper surface of the conveyance path is raised to support one end of the booklet medium, and a first state. It is possible to switch to a third state that is an intermediate state between the state and the second state and that can be tilted and restrained in the direction of closing the booklet medium. The pressure unit pushes up the booklet medium from the lower surface side of the conveyance path.

  The control unit performs control to switch the movable guide from the first state to the second state after controlling the transport unit to transport the open booklet medium to a predetermined position in the first state of the movable guide. Further, the control unit controls the pressure unit to push up one end of the booklet medium in the second state of the movable guide, and conveys the booklet medium until one end of the booklet medium is guided to the movable guide in the second state. After performing the control of the transport unit, the pressure unit is retracted from the transport path, and control is performed to switch the movable guide from the second state to the third state. Further, in the third state of the movable guide, the control unit controls the conveyance unit to convey the booklet medium suppressed by the movable guide to a predetermined position.

  According to the booklet medium handling apparatus, the passbook can be stably closed with a simple structure.

It is a perspective view in the conveyance state of the page turning apparatus of embodiment. It is a perspective view in the state where the pressure of the page turning device of the embodiment was raised and the movable guide was erected. It is a top view in the state where the pressure of the page turning device of the embodiment is raised and the movable guide is erected. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the page turning mechanism control apparatus of embodiment. It is a principal part schematic diagram for demonstrating the page turning mechanism of embodiment. It is a perspective view of the pressure mechanism of an embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the pressure mechanism of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of a booklet closing operation of the page turning mechanism of an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of a booklet closing operation of the page turning mechanism of an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of a booklet closing operation of the page turning mechanism of an embodiment. It is a figure explaining the example of a booklet closing operation of the page turning mechanism of an embodiment. It is a timing chart explaining the booklet closing operation timing of the page turning mechanism of the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an overview of a page turning apparatus (booklet medium handling apparatus) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the page turning apparatus according to the embodiment in a conveyance state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the page turning device according to the embodiment in a state where the pressure is raised and the movable guide is raised. FIG. 3 is a top view of the page turning device according to the embodiment in a state where the pressure is raised and the movable guide is erected.

  The page turning apparatus 1 has a page turning mechanism, and is mounted on an automatic teller machine or a passbook issuing machine as a page turning unit. Further, the page turning device 1 can also close a passbook opened using a page turning mechanism. Therefore, the page turning apparatus 1 can be a booklet closing unit having a booklet closing mechanism. The page turning apparatus 1 further has a printing mechanism, and is installed in an automatic teller machine or a passbook issuing machine as a book printing printer unit. The page turning device 1 is a device that turns a page of a passbook (booklet medium) input to the conveyance path and closes the opened passbook.

  The page turning apparatus 1 includes a support housing 2, movable guides 3 and 4, a conveying surface 5, a shaft 20, turning rollers 21a, 21b and 21c, conveying rollers 22a and 22b, a shaft 30, conveying rollers 31a and 31b, and pressures 200a and 100b. , 100c. Further, the page turning apparatus 1 includes a conveyance motor 111, a mechanical cam motor 112, and a turning motor 113. The conveyance motor 111 and the turning motor 113 are located within a frame line indicated by a broken line hidden behind a mechanical component for transmitting a driving force (FIG. 3).

  The support housing 2 supports a transport mechanism 111, a mechanical cam motor 112, a drive mechanism such as a turn motor 113 and a solenoid, shafts 20 and 30, other drive force transmission mechanisms, a transport surface 5, and the like. Each of the movable guides 3 and 4 is a single plate-like member. The movable guides 3 and 4 can be switched between a closed state and an open state by the mechanical cam motor 112, form the upper surface of the conveyance path in the closed state, and support a page to be closed back in the open state. The movable guides 3 and 4 are disposed on the conveyance path with the shaft 20 interposed therebetween. The conveyance surface 5 faces the movable guide 3 across the conveyance path when the movable guide 3 is closed.

  The shaft 20 pivotally supports the turning rollers 21a, 21b, and 21c and the conveying rollers 22a and 22b. The page turning rollers 21a, 21b, and 21c are fixed to the shaft 20, and rotate as the page turning motor 113 rotates the shaft 20. The conveyance rollers 22a and 22b are driven rollers that are rotated by driving of conveyance rollers (drive rollers: not shown) facing each other across the conveyance path. The conveyance rollers that face the conveyance rollers 22 a and 22 b across the conveyance path are driven by the conveyance motor 111.

  The shaft 30 supports the conveyance rollers 31a and 31b. The transport rollers 31 a and 31 b are drive rollers that are fixed to the shaft 30 and rotate as the transport motor 111 rotates the shaft 30. The conveyance rollers 31a and 31b are opposed to the conveyance roller (driven roller: not shown) across the conveyance path.

  The pressures 200a, 100b, and 100c are pivotally supported by a shaft (not shown), and rotate when the mechanical cam motor 112 rotates the shaft. The pressures 200a, 100b, and 100c advance (protrude) or retract from the conveying surface 5 as the shaft rotates. The pressures 200a, 100b, and 100c guide the passbook 90 to the upright movable guide 3 side by pushing up the passbook 90 from the lower surface when advancing from the conveyance surface 5. The pressures 200a, 100b, and 100c may be bent by pushing up the passbook 90 from the lower surface when the pressures 200a, 100b, and 100c are advanced from the conveyance surface 5, thereby facilitating page turning of the passbook 90 by the turning rollers 21a, 21b, and 21c. it can. The pressures 200a, 100b, and 100c are arranged on the lines L1, L2, and L3 so as to fit within the width of the bankbook 90 that is conveyed along the conveyance path. The pressure 200b is located at the center in the width direction (line L2) of the bankbook 90, and the pressures 200a and 100c are located at the end in the width direction (lines L1 and L3) of the bankbook 90. The pressure 200c is located on the line L3 on the magnetic stripe 91 of the bankbook 90. The lines L1, L2, and L3 are unequally arranged such that the lines L2 and L3 are narrower than the lines L1 and L2. Further, the turning rollers 21a, 21b, and 21c are disposed on the lines L1, L2, and L3, respectively.

  The passbook 90 used here has a booklet-like configuration in which a plurality of relatively low rigidity (soft) medium sheets are bound to a relatively high rigidity (hard) cover. Shall. The bankbook 90 is in an open state with the seam portion as the center, and a cover is provided with a strip-shaped magnetic stripe 91 having a predetermined thickness. The magnetic stripe 91 can record required information, and information can be read and written by a reader / writer (not shown).

Next, the hardware configuration of the page turning apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the page turning mechanism control apparatus according to the embodiment.
The page turning mechanism control device 100 is provided in the page turning device 1. Note that the page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 may be provided in a PPR (Passbook Printer) unit having a magnetic stripe reading mechanism and a printing mechanism in addition to the page turning mechanism, for example.

  In the page turning mechanism control apparatus 100, each mechanism is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101. A random access memory (RAM) 102, a read only memory (ROM) 103, a communication interface 104, an input interface 105, and an output interface 106 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 107.

  The RAM 102 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The ROM 103 stores an OS program and application programs. The communication interface 104 is connected to another control unit via a communication line. For example, the communication interface 104 is connected to a main control unit that performs overall control of an automatic teller machine or a passbook issuing machine.

  The input interface 105 includes a plurality of sensors such as position detection sensors 108, 109, and 110 for detecting a turning roller position and a medium conveying position, and inputs detection signals from these various sensors. The position detection sensors 108, 109, and 110 are, for example, photosensors, and detect a medium between the light emitting element and the light receiving element in a light shielding state and a light passing state.

  The output interface 106 outputs control signals for the transport motor 111, the mechanical cam motor 112, the turning motor 113, and the solenoid 114. The transport motor 111, the mechanical cam motor 112, and the turning motor 113 are stepping motors, and can be driven by CW (ClockWise) rotation and CCW (Counter ClockWise) rotation according to a control signal. The solenoid 114 performs a stroke operation in response to an ON / OFF control signal.

With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the present embodiment can be realized.
Note that the page turning device 1 can be configured to include modules each composed of an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like, or can be configured without the CPU 101. In that case, each page turning apparatus 1 includes a nonvolatile memory (for example, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), a flash memory, a flash memory type memory card, etc.), and stores module firmware. The nonvolatile memory can write firmware via a portable recording medium or the communication interface 104. As described above, the page turning apparatus 1 can update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

Next, a schematic configuration of the page turning mechanism included in the page turning apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a main part for explaining the page turning mechanism of the embodiment.
The page turning mechanism 10 includes a conveyance surface 5, conveyance rollers 31, 51, 61 as drive rollers, and conveyance rollers 41, 22, 71 as driven rollers as a conveyance mechanism of the bankbook 90. The conveyance roller 61 faces the conveyance roller 71 across the conveyance path (first conveyance roller pair), and the conveyance roller 51 faces the conveyance roller 22 across the conveyance path (third conveyance roller pair). The transport roller 31 faces the transport roller 41 (second transport roller pair) across the transport path.

  The transport path is formed by the transport path upper surface and the transport path lower surface, the transport path upper surface is formed by the movable guides 3, 4 and the guide 6, and the transport path lower surface is formed by the transport surface 5 and the pressures 200 and 300. It is formed by.

  The page turning mechanism 10 includes a movable guide 3, a conveying surface 5, a guide 6, a turning roller 21, conveying rollers 22, 31, 41, 51, and a pressure 200, and one page turning mechanism (first page turning mechanism). Configure. The page turning mechanism 10 includes a movable guide 4, a conveyance surface 5, a guide 6, a turning roller 21, conveyance rollers 22, 51, 61, 71, and a pressure 300, and another page turning mechanism (second page). (Spinning mechanism). That is, the page turning mechanism 10 has two page turning mechanisms that share the turning roller 21 and the conveying rollers 22 and 51. The page turning mechanism 10 has two booklet closing mechanisms that share the turning roller 21 and the conveying rollers 22, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71. Since the page turning mechanism 10 has booklet closing mechanisms that face each other (different directions), the passbook 90 can be closed with the binding portion directed in any direction of the transport direction.

  Hereinafter, for the sake of brevity, description of the second page turning mechanism that performs the same operation will be omitted, and the first page turning mechanism will be described. Note that one of the first page turning mechanism and the second page turning mechanism is responsible for page turning for page turning, and the other is for page turning for page return. For example, the first page turning mechanism shares page turning as page turning, and the second page turning mechanism shares page turning as page returning.

  In addition, one of the first page turning mechanism and the second page turning mechanism shares the closing operation with the front cover as the upper surface, and the other shares the closing operation with the back cover as the upper surface. For example, the first page turning mechanism shares the closing operation with the front cover as the upper surface, and the second page turning mechanism shares the closing operation with the back cover as the upper surface.

  The conveyance roller 51 is rotatably fixed to a shaft that transmits a driving force from the conveyance motor 111. The conveyance roller 51 can be moved up and down with respect to the conveyance path by a driving force from the mechanical cam motor 112. The transport roller 51 moves the passbook 90 along the transport path by bringing the roller surface into contact with the passbook 90 during transport, pressing between the transport rollers 22, and turning.

  The conveyance roller 22 is pivotally supported on the shaft and is driven by the rotation of the conveyance roller 22. The turning roller 21 is rotatably fixed to a shaft that transmits the driving force from the turning motor 113. The turning roller 21 is fixed to a shaft that supports the conveying roller 22. The curling roller 21 is made of an elastic material such as rubber having a relatively high frictional force, and the main part thereof has a substantially fan-shaped cross-sectional shape, and the fan-shaped curved surface part serves as a friction contact surface with respect to the curling target page. . As the shaft rotates, the turning roller 21 causes the curved frictional contact surface to contact the page to be turned and rubs. A plurality of (for example, three) turning rollers 21 are provided on the shaft at the same mounting angle, and simultaneously press the bankbook 90 at a plurality of locations (for example, three locations on the left and right). Further, the distance from the friction contact surface to the center of the shaft is made larger than the radius of the conveying roller 22. Further, the transport surface 5 has a recess in the vicinity of the turning roller 21 so as not to interfere with the turning roller 21.

  The transport roller 31 is rotatably fixed to a shaft that transmits a driving force from the transport motor 111. The transport roller 31 moves the passbook 90 along the transport path by bringing the roller surface into contact with the passbook 90 during transport, pressing between the transport rollers 41 and rotating. The transport roller 41 is pivotally supported on the shaft, can be moved up and down with respect to the transport path, and is driven by the rotation of the transport roller 22.

  The pressure 200 is rotatably fixed to a shaft that transmits a driving force from the mechanical cam motor 112, and can be moved up and down with respect to the conveyance path. The pressure 200 pushes up the bankbook 90 by turning the pressure body and bringing the pressure body into contact with the back cover of the target page as the shaft rotates. Details of the pressure 200 will be described later.

  The movable guide 3 can be switched between a closed state and an open state by a driving force from the mechanical cam motor 112, and forms the upper surface of the conveyance path in the closed state. The movable guide 3 avoids interference with the bankbook 90 pushed up by the pressure 200 in the open state. Further, the movable guide 3 supports the page that has been turned up by the turning roller 21. The conveyance surface 5 and the guide 6 are fixed passbook sliding surfaces. The fixed passbook sliding surface is provided in the front-rear direction of the transport path to avoid an interference area with the movable member, thereby forming a transport path.

  Next, details of the pressure mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the pressure mechanism of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the pressure mechanism of the embodiment. The pressure mechanism includes a pressure 200 and a drive unit that drives the pressure. The drive unit includes a mechanical cam motor 112 (drive device) and a shaft (drive unit) 290 that transmits the drive force of the mechanical cam motor 112.

  The pressure 200 includes a pressure main body 210, a pressure guide (base portion) 220, and a spring 230. The pressure body 210 is rotatably supported by the shaft 290 by inserting the shaft 290 through the shaft insertion hole 218. The pressure main body 210 has a contact surface 211, a contact surface 212, a transport surface 213, a tapered surface 214, a transport surface 215, and a tapered surface 216 on the surface facing the transport surface 5. The conveyance surface 213, the tapered surface 214, and the conveyance surface 215 are substantially flush with the conveyance surface 5 in a state where the pressure 200 is retracted from the conveyance surface 5. The tapered surface 214 and the tapered surface 216 have a predetermined inclination with respect to the conveyance surface 215 in order to reduce the conveyance resistance of the bankbook 90. The contact surface 212 contacts the passbook 90 to be pushed up in a state where the pressure 200 has advanced from the transport surface 5 when turning the page. The contact surface 211 contacts the cover of the passbook 90 to be closed while the pressure 200 is advanced from the transport surface 5 during the passbook closing operation.

  The pressure guide 220 is a bent plate-shaped sheet metal member having a U-shaped first recess 223 at the center and a U-shaped second recess 224 at one end adjacent to the first recess 223. And has a tongue-like spring mounting portion 225 at the other end. The first recess 223 includes stopper portions 221 on both sides of the bottom surface of the recess. The first recess 223 avoids interference with the drive shaft (shaft) of another movable member in a state where the pressure 200 does not protrude from the conveyance surface 5. The second recess 224 includes a guide hole 222 on the bottom surface of the recess. The pressure guide 220 is fixed to the shaft 290 by passing the shaft 290 through the second recess 224, inserting the machine screw 240 into the guide hole 222, and screwing with the screw hole 291. The spring placement unit 225 places (supports) the spring 230.

  The pressure body 210 is supported by a spring 230 made of a compression coil spring. The rotational movement of the shaft 290 is transmitted to the pressure main body 210 via the pressure guide 220 and a spring 230 interposed between the pressure guide 220 and the pressure main body 210. At this time, if the pressure body 210 is subjected to a predetermined load or more, the rotation amount of the pressure body 210 is limited by the elastic deformation (compression) of the spring 230 more than the rotation amounts of the shaft 290 and the pressure guide 220. Therefore, the spring 230 functions as a rotation amount (displacement amount) limiting unit that limits the rotation amount of the pressure body 210. The spring 230 may be another spring such as a torsion spring or a tension coil spring, and may be an elastic member such as rubber or urethane as long as the amount of displacement is limited by elastic deformation.

  The limit amount restricting portion 217 is a window frame that is open to the pressure main body 210 and abuts against a stopper portion 221 that moves in the window frame, thereby restricting the relative rotation amount of the pressure main body 210 with respect to the pressure guide 220. . The limit amount restricting portion 217 contacts the stopper portion 221 at the lower end of the window frame when no load is applied to the pressure main body 210, and contacts the stopper portion 221 at the upper end of the window frame when a predetermined load or more is applied to the pressure main body 210. .

  A stopper portion 221 that abuts the limit amount regulating portion 217 at the upper end of the window frame while the spring 230 is compressed by a predetermined amount or more supports the pressure body 210 together with the spring 230. Therefore, the spring 230 does not compress beyond a predetermined amount. As described above, the restriction amount restricting portion 217 has a function of restricting the rotation restriction amount of the pressure main body 210 restricted by the spring 230 to a predetermined range.

  As described above, the pressure body 210 has a relatively large amount of rotation with respect to the pressure guide 120 in accordance with the load applied to the contact surface 212. Therefore, the deflection amount of the bankbook 90 pushed up by the pressure body 110 can be made within a predetermined range. it can. Specifically, when the thickness of the bankbook 90 pushed up by the pressure main body 210 is small, the load applied to the contact surface 212 is small, so the pressure main body 210 rotates to the same extent as the pressure guide 220. When the thickness of the bankbook 90 pushed up by the pressure body 210 is large, the load applied to the contact surface 212 is large, so that the pressure body 210 rotates less than the pressure guide 220.

  Further, the pressure main body 210 can be brought into contact with the bankbook 90 by the contact surface 211 by increasing the rotation amount of the shaft 290 when the bankbook 90 is closed. At this time, the pressure main body 210 receives a load that is substantially orthogonal to the deformation direction of the spring 230. Further, when the pressure main body 210 receives a load due to sliding resistance with the bankbook 90, the restriction amount restricting portion 217 restricts the rotation restriction amount of the pressure main body 210 to a predetermined range. It preferably comes into contact with the bankbook 90.

  Next, an example of the booklet closing operation of the page turning mechanism 10 when closing the spread bankbook 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11 are diagrams for explaining an example of the booklet closing operation of the page turning mechanism according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a timing chart for explaining the booklet closing operation timing of the page turning mechanism according to the embodiment.

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 receives a passbook closing command from the main control unit and starts a passbook closing operation. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the carry motor 111 with CCW rotation at timing p1 to carry the bankbook 90 sucked by the page turning mechanism 10 in the right direction in the figure (FIG. 8A). At this time, each of the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 61 and the conveyance roller 71 and the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 22 and the conveyance roller 51 hold the bankbook 90 and convey the paper. When the bankbook 90 is transported to a predetermined position, the position detection sensor 108 provided in the transport path detects the bankbook 90 and turns from OFF to ON (timing p2).

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 inputs a detection signal (passbook detection signal) of the position detection sensor 108 and drives the mechanical cam motor 112 with CCW rotation (timing p3). Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 by a predetermined step by CCW rotation and stops (timing p4). As a result, the movable guide 3 is displaced from the closed state (first state) that forms the upper surface of the transport path to the open state (second state) that opens the upper surface of the transport surface. Further, the pressure 200 comes into contact with the bankbook 90 by the contact surface 211 and pushes up one end of the opened bankbook 90. Further, the transport roller 51 is retracted from the transport path (FIG. 8B).

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the transport motor 111 with CCW rotation at timing p5, and further transports the bankbook 90 in the right direction in the figure. Since the bankbook 90 is conveyed while one end is pushed up by the pressure 200, one end of the bankbook 90 is directed to the movable guide 3 that stands above the conveyance path. One end of the bankbook 90 abuts on the movable guide 3 and then rides on the top of the movable guide 3 while sliding upward. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the transport motor 111 by CCW rotation for a predetermined step and stops (timing p6). At this time, one end of the bankbook 90 is supported on the top of the movable guide 3. The conveyance roller 22 contacts the passbook 90 before and after the stitch portion of the passbook 90 (FIG. 9A).

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 by CW rotation at timing p7. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 for a predetermined step by CW rotation and stops (timing p8). As a result, the pressure 200 is retracted from the conveyance path. Further, the conveyance roller 51 advances into the conveyance path and faces the conveyance roller 22 with the bankbook 90 interposed therebetween. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the conveyance motor 111 at CCW rotation at timing p9, and further conveys the bankbook 90 in the right direction in the figure. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the transport motor 111 by CCW rotation for a predetermined step and stops (timing p10). At this time, the bankbook 90 stops at a position that has passed by the radius of the conveyance roller 22 from the contact position between the conveyance roller 22 and the stitch portion (FIG. 9B).

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the turning motor 113 with CCW rotation at timing p11. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the turning motor 113 by CCW rotation for a predetermined step and stops (timing p12). As a result, the turning roller 21 is retracted from the initial position to a position that does not contact the bankbook 90 during the closing operation (retreat position).

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 by CW rotation at timing p13. Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 for a predetermined step by CW rotation and stops (timing p14). As a result, the movable guide 3 is displaced from an open state (second state) in which the upper surface of the conveying surface is erected and opened to a tilted state (third state) that is intermediate between the open state and the closed state (FIG. a)). The movable guide 3 falls over from the standing state in which one end of the bankbook 90 is supported at the top, and covers one end of the opened bankbook 90 on the conveying roller 22. At this time, the movable guide 3 comes into contact with one end of the bankbook 90 rather than a position where the conveyance roller 22 comes into contact with one end of the bankbook 90 opened.

As a result, the passbook 90 is closed back at an acute angle with the seam portion as the center before the seam portion is sandwiched between the transport roller pair of the transport roller 31 and the transport roller 41.
As described above, the movable guide 3 presses one end of the spread bankbook 90 by a rotating operation, so that the load on the bankbook 90 can be reduced as compared with the case where the vicinity of the stitches of the bankbook 90 is pressed. As a result, the page turning mechanism 10 reduces the possibility that the passbook closing operation will fail due to an excessive load on the passbook 90 that causes the passbook 90 to escape.

  At this time, since the movable guide 3 is driven by the mechanical cam motor 112, a larger load can be applied to the passbook 90 than the passbook 90 is suppressed by the weight of the movable guide 3. Thereby, even if the paper quality of the bankbook 90 is strong, the movable guide 3 can perform the closing operation of the bankbook 90 suitably. In addition, the movable guide 3 can suitably perform the closing operation of the passbook 90 even if there are many pages to be closed.

  Further, the tilted movable guide 3 is provided with a predetermined gap with the conveying roller 22. For example, the predetermined gap is set to a value larger than the thickness of one end side to be closed of the bankbook 90. It should be noted that the size of the gap may be variable depending on the type of bankbook 90 and the position of the spread page.

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the conveyance motor 111 at CCW rotation at timing p15, and further conveys the bankbook 90 in the right direction in the figure. At this time, the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 31 and the conveyance roller 41 and the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 22 and the conveyance roller 51 each convey the bankbook 90 (FIG. 10B). At this time, since the bankbook 90 is closed and returned with an acute angle centered on the stitch portion, the load applied to the transport rollers 31 and 41 when the bankbook 90 is transported does not become excessive.

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the transport motor 111 by CCW rotation for a predetermined step and stops (timing p16). At this time, the bankbook 90 is sandwiched between the transport roller pair of the transport roller 31 and the transport roller 41, and the end of the closed bankbook 90 (the side opposite to the binding portion when the bankbook 90 is closed) is It is located between the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 31 and the conveyance roller 41 and between the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 22 and the conveyance roller 51.

  Here, in the bankbook 90 being transported, the closed cover (including the middle paper if there is middle paper) slides between the transport roller 22 and the movable guide 3. Therefore, the bankbook 90 is merely transported by being pulled by the transport roller pair of the transport roller 31 and the transport roller 41, and an excessive load is not applied to the closed cover. Therefore, the page turning mechanism 10 reduces the possibility of causing paper jams in the passbook 90.

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 by CW rotation at timing p17. Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 for a predetermined step by CW rotation and stops (timing p18). As a result, the movable guide 3 is displaced from a tilted state (third state) between the open state and the closed state to a closed state (first state) that forms the upper surface of the transport path.

  The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the turning motor 113 by CW rotation at timing p19. The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the turning motor 113 by CW rotation for a predetermined step and stops (timing p20). Thereby, the turning roller 21 returns from the retracted position to the initial position (FIG. 11).

  Thereafter, the page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the transport motor 111 by CW rotation at timing p21. Then, the page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 stops the conveyance motor 111 by driving it for a predetermined step by CW rotation (timing p22). At this time, each of the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 31 and the conveyance roller 41, the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 22 and the conveyance roller 51, and the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 61 and the conveyance roller 71 holds the bankbook 90 and conveys them. To do. The bankbook 90 is conveyed to a position where it is ejected from the page turning mechanism 10.

Thus, the page turning mechanism 10 can perform a stable closing operation of the bankbook 90 with a simple structure.
Further, the page turning mechanism 10 can not only perform the booklet closing operation from the state of one cover sheet, but also can perform the booklet closing operation from any page of the bankbook 90. Therefore, since the page turning mechanism 10 does not require a page turning operation during the booklet closing operation, the processing time of the booklet closing operation can be shortened.

In addition, when such a page turning mechanism 10 is installed in an automatic teller machine or a passbook issuing machine, it is possible to shorten the time required for service provision.
Note that the page turning mechanism control device 100 may perform repetitive operations for opening and closing the movable guide 3 in the process of changing the movable guide 3 from the second state to the third state. By performing such a repetitive operation, the strain of the bankbook 90 can be weakened, and the load on the conveyance of the bankbook 90 can be further reduced.

In addition, although the pressure 200 protrudes in the conveyance path by the rotation operation, it may be protruded in the conveyance path by the linear motion in the vertical direction.
An example in which the movable guide 3 is moved, the conveyance roller 51 is advanced and retracted, and the pressure 200 is advanced and retracted by CCW rotation and CW rotation of the mechanical cam motor 112 is shown, but depending on the driving force transmission mechanism such as a cam, The mechanical cam motor 112 can also be controlled in one direction of CCW rotation or CW rotation.

In addition, although the bankbook 90 was demonstrated as an example of a booklet medium, for example, if it is a booklet-like medium like a passport, it can be handled.
Although the embodiment has been described in which the page turning device 1 has a page turning mechanism and closes a passbook opened using the page turning mechanism, the booklet closing mechanism may be separated from the page turning mechanism. Good.

The above-described embodiment can be variously modified within a range not departing from the gist of the embodiment.
Further, the above-described embodiments can be modified and changed in many ways by those skilled in the art, and are not limited to the exact configurations and application examples described.

1 page turning device 2 support housing 3, 4 movable guide 5 transport surface 6 guide 10 page turning mechanism 20, 30 shaft 21 turning roller 22, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71 transport roller 100 page turning mechanism control device 200, 300 Pressure

Claims (6)

A transport unit for transporting a booklet medium;
A first state in which an upper surface of the conveyance path is formed to guide the conveyance of the booklet medium; a second state in which the upper surface of the conveyance path is opened up to support one end of the booklet medium; and the first state A movable guide that can be switched between a third state that is an intermediate state between the state and the second state and that can be tilted and restrained in a direction to close the booklet medium;
A pressure part that pushes up the booklet medium from the lower surface side of the transport path;
In the first state of the movable guide, control of switching the movable guide from the first state to the second state is performed after controlling the transport unit so as to transport the spread booklet medium to a predetermined position. In the second state of the movable guide, the pressure unit is controlled to push up one end of the booklet medium, and the one end of the booklet medium is guided to the movable guide in the second state. After controlling the conveyance unit to convey the booklet medium, the pressure unit is retracted from the conveyance path, and the movable guide is controlled to be switched from the second state to the third state. In the third state, the transport unit is controlled so that the booklet medium suppressed by the movable guide is transported to a predetermined position. And a control unit that performs,
A booklet medium handling apparatus comprising: The transport unit is
A first conveying roller pair facing up and down across the conveying path;
A second conveying roller pair that is spaced apart from the first conveying roller pair by a predetermined distance in the conveying direction and faces the upper and lower sides across the conveying path;
A third transport roller pair that is between the first transport roller pair and the second transport roller pair in the transport direction and is vertically opposed across the transport path;
The booklet medium handling device according to claim 1, further comprising:   3. The movable guide in the third state tilts with a predetermined gap between the third conveyance roller pair and a conveyance roller positioned above the conveyance path. The booklet medium handling device described.   The movable guide in the third state is the end side of the booklet medium which is opened apart from the position where the transport roller located above the transport path in the third transport roller pair contacts the booklet medium. The booklet medium handling device according to claim 3, wherein the booklet medium is in contact with the booklet medium. The third conveyance roller pair includes a driving roller located below the conveyance path and a driven roller located above the conveyance path,
In the third state of the movable guide, when the booklet medium suppressed by the movable guide is transported to a predetermined position, the driven roller is in a state where the drive roller is retracted from the transport path. The booklet medium handling device according to claim 4, wherein the booklet medium handling device is in contact with the booklet medium.   The said control part switches the said movable guide from the said 2nd state to the said 3rd state through the repetitive operation | movement which opens and closes the said movable guide between the said 2nd state and the said 3rd state. The booklet medium handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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