JP2015026268A - Bankbook processing device and transportation control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid a problem which is caused by a slant of a bankbook, with no increase in the number of components while preventing degradation in process efficiency.SOLUTION: A control device 5 of a bankbook processing device 1 detects an end edge position (position of side end edge) of a bankbook by utilizing the information outputted, when reading page number information, from a reading device 6 that reads the page number information of the bankbook. Further, the control device 5, when detects a slant of the bankbook relative to transportation direction of the bankbook caused by the transportation device 2 based on the detection information, controls the transportation device 2 and a skew correction device 4 so as to correct the slant of the bankbook by the skew correction device 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for controlling an apparatus having a mechanism for printing on a passbook.

  FIG. 10 shows a simplified mechanism related to the passbook printing function. This mechanism 70 is incorporated in a passbook slip printer used at a financial institution's window or the like, an automatic teller machine (ATM), and the like, and has a configuration capable of printing on the passbook 75. That is, the mechanism 70 includes an information read / write unit 71, a printing unit 72, and a page turning unit 73. These units 71 to 73 are sequentially arranged along a direction A from the insertion port side into which the bankbook 75 is inserted toward the back side. Further, the mechanism 70 transports (moves) the bankbook 75 along the path passing through the units 71 to 73 (in the direction A from the insertion port side to the back side or in the opposite direction B) (in FIG. Not shown). Further, the mechanism 70 includes units 71 to 73 and a control device 76 that controls the transport mechanism.

  The information read / write unit 71 has a function of reading information from the passbook 75 and a function of writing information to the passbook 75. That is, the bankbook 75 is provided with a magnetic recording unit (magnetic stripe (not shown)) on the back cover, for example. In this magnetic recording section, for example, information related to printing (bookkeeping) of the bankbook 75 is written. The information read / write unit 71 has a configuration capable of reading information from the magnetic recording unit of the bankbook 75 and writing information to the magnetic recording unit.

  The printing unit 72 has a configuration for printing transaction contents or the like on a print target portion in the bankbook 75 in accordance with a command from the control device 76. The page turning unit 73 has a configuration for turning pages of the bankbook 75 in response to a command from the control device 76.

  The mechanism 70 having the above configuration operates as follows. For example, when the bankbook 75 is inserted from the insertion slot, the transport mechanism transports (moves) the bankbook 75 toward the back side. Then, the information read / write unit 71 reads information relating to the bookkeeping from the magnetic recording unit in the bankbook 75. This information is used for control of the control device 76.

  When the bankbook 75 reaches the arrangement position of the printing unit 72, the transport mechanism stops the transport of the bankbook 75, and the printing unit 72 prints (books) the bankbook 75. If it becomes necessary to turn the page of the bankbook 75 during printing, the printing unit 72 interrupts the printing operation. Then, the conveyance mechanism conveys the bankbook 75 to the position of the page turning unit 73 on the back side, and the page turning unit 73 turns the page of the bankbook 75. Thereafter, the transport mechanism transports (returns) the bankbook 75 to the position of the printing unit 72. Then, the printing unit 72 resumes printing (bookkeeping) on the bankbook 75.

  After the printing is completed, the transport mechanism moves the bankbook 75 toward the insertion slot. During this movement, the information read / write unit 72 writes information related to printing (bookkeeping) in the magnetic recording section of the bankbook 75. Then, the bankbook 75 is discharged from the insertion port to the outside by the transport mechanism.

JP 2002-52772 A JP-A-4-193565 JP-A-61-89071

  By the way, in order to print over a plurality of pages of the passbook 75, the passbook 75 may be repeatedly reciprocated between the print unit 72 and the page turning unit 73 by the transport mechanism. The following problems may occur due to such reciprocation. That is, FIG. 11A is a plan view of the bankbook 75. As shown in FIG. 11A, the passbook 75 has the same transfer (movement) direction A by the transfer mechanism or a transfer direction B in the opposite direction, and a direction T along the side edge 75t of the passbook 75. Preferably there is.

  However, when the reciprocating movement of the bankbook 75 as described above is repeated, the direction (direction T) of the side edge 75t of the bankbook 75 with respect to the conveyance directions A and B of the bankbook 75 as shown in FIG. ) Is tilted (the bankbook 75 is tilted). This is because there is a dimensional variation within an allowable range in the parts constituting the transport mechanism.

  As described above, when the bankbook 75 is tilted, there is a problem that characters printed on the bankbook 75 by the printing unit 72 are shifted from a predetermined printing position. In addition, the information read / write unit 71 writes information to the magnetic recording unit of the passbook 75 before the passbook 75 is discharged to the outside from the insertion slot. However, the information cannot be accurately written due to the inclination of the passbook 75. Will occur. If the information cannot be accurately written in the magnetic recording part of the passbook 75 as described above, the information cannot be read from the magnetic recording part of the passbook 75 when the passbook 75 is processed next time. As a result, the operating rate of the apparatus may be deteriorated and the work efficiency of the operator (operator) of the apparatus may be deteriorated.

  In Patent Documents 1 and 2, a dedicated sensor for detecting the edge position of the passbook is provided, and the inclination of the passbook is detected by using the detection result of the sensor. The configuration to be shown is shown.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228561 discloses that in a mechanism portion that prints on a passbook, the inclination of the passbook is detected using a sensor that detects whether or not the passbook to be printed is at an appropriate position.

  The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems. That is, a main object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of avoiding a problem caused by the inclination of a passbook without increasing the number of parts of the apparatus and preventing deterioration in processing efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention provides:
A transport device for transporting the bankbook;
A head moving device that moves a print head for printing on the passbook in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the transfer direction of the passbook by the transfer device;
A reader having a function of optically reading page number information given to a page of the passbook, and moved by the head moving device;
A skew correction device for correcting the inclination of the bankbook;
When reading the page number information, the edge position of the passbook is detected using information output from the reading device, and the inclination of the passbook with respect to the transfer direction of the passbook by the transfer device based on the detection information In the case where it is detected, the transport device and a control device having a function of controlling the skew correction device are provided to correct the inclination of the passbook by the skew correction device.

Moreover, the conveyance control method of the present invention includes:
When reading page number information attached to a passbook page, the edge position of the passbook is detected using information output from a reading device that reads the page number information;
Based on this detection information, when detecting the inclination of the bankbook with respect to the direction in which the bankbook is transported by the transport apparatus that transports the bankbook, the skew of the bankbook is corrected by a skew correction device that corrects the inclination of the bankbook. To do.

  The present invention can avoid problems caused by the inclination of the passbook without increasing the number of parts of the apparatus and while preventing deterioration in processing efficiency.

It is a block diagram which simplifies and represents the structure of the bankbook processing apparatus of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a figure explaining the example of the state of the passbook in a passbook processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which simplifies and represents the structure of the bankbook processing apparatus of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a top view showing the part mainly concerned with the passbook conveyance in the passbook processing apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is typical sectional drawing of the AA part represented by FIG. It is a figure explaining the mechanism which correct | amends the inclination of a bankbook in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of the sensor output from the reading part in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the control operation example of the control apparatus in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the positional relationship between a passbook and a reading part when turning a page of a passbook. It is a figure explaining simply the example of composition of the mechanism printed on a passbook. It is a figure explaining the inclination of a passbook.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a simplified configuration of the bankbook processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a state example of a passbook inserted in the passbook processing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

  The passbook processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment includes a transport device 2, a head moving device 3, a skew feeding correction device 4, a control device 5, and a reading device 6.

  The transport apparatus 2 includes a mechanism for transporting (moving) the bankbook 10 inserted into the bankbook processing apparatus 1. In the example of FIG. 2, the transport device 2 transports (moves) the bankbook 10 in the direction A or the direction B. The head moving device 3 includes a mechanism for moving the print head 11 that prints on the bankbook 10 in directions C and D that are orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the conveying directions A and B of the bankbook 10 by the conveying device 2.

  The reading device 6 has a function of optically reading page number information given to a page of the passbook 10. The reading device 6 is configured to move by the head moving device 3.

  The skew correction device 4 includes a mechanism for correcting the inclination of the bankbook 10. In other words, the bankbook 10 has a direction T (hereinafter also referred to as a vertical direction for ease of explanation) along the side edge 10t orthogonal to the predetermined printing direction M in the transport directions A and B by the transport device 2. It is preferable that they are conveyed so as to coincide. That is, it is preferable that the vertical direction T of the bankbook 10 and the directions A and B in which the bankbook 10 is transported by the transport device 2 are the same direction. However, the vertical direction T of the bankbook 10 may be tilted with respect to the transport directions A and B by the transport device 2 as indicated by the chain line in FIG. 2 (the bankbook 10 may tilt). The skew correction device 4 includes a mechanism that can correct the posture of the bankbook 10 tilted in such a manner that the vertical direction T of the bankbook 10 coincides with the transport directions A and B.

  The control device 5 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control device 5 has a function of detecting the edge position (position of the side edge 10t) of the bankbook 10 using information output from the reading device 6 when reading the page number information of the bankbook 10. . Further, when the control device 5 detects the inclination of the bankbook 10 with respect to the transport directions A and B of the bankbook 10 by the transport device 2 based on the detection information, the skew correction device 4 corrects the inclination of the bankbook 10. Therefore, a function of controlling the transport device 2 and the skew correction device 4 is provided.

  According to the first embodiment, the control device 5 of the passbook processing apparatus 1 has a function of detecting the edge position of the passbook 10 using information output from the reading device 6. That is, in the first embodiment, the reading device 6 that reads the page number information also functions as a detection unit (sensor) that detects the edge position of the bankbook 10. For this reason, since it is not necessary to provide a dedicated sensor for detecting the edge position of the bankbook 10, the bankbook processing apparatus 1 can detect the inclination of the bankbook 10 while suppressing an increase in the number of parts.

  Further, the bankbook processing device 1 of the first embodiment detects the edge position of the bankbook 10 using information output from the reading device 6 when reading the page number information of the bankbook 10. For this reason, the passbook processing apparatus 1 does not separately perform the step of driving the reading device 6 to read the page number information and the step of driving the reading device 6 to detect the edge position of the passbook 10. Since it is good, complication of the process and deterioration of efficiency can be suppressed.

  That is, the bankbook processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment can correct the inclination of the bankbook 10 while suppressing the increase in the number of parts and the deterioration of the processing efficiency, and can prevent problems caused by the inclination of the bankbook 10. The problems include, for example, a problem of printing misalignment, a problem that information cannot be accurately written to the passbook, an increase in time required for the passbook processing due to such a problem, and an operator (operator) who operates the passbook processing apparatus. ) Of efficiency deterioration.

(Second Embodiment)
The second embodiment according to the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a simplified configuration of the passbook processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. The bankbook processing apparatus 20 is an apparatus that constitutes a bankbook slip printer or an automatic teller machine, for example. The passbook processing apparatus 20 includes a read / write unit 22, a printing unit 23, a reading unit (reading device) 24, a page turning unit 25, a skew correction unit (skew correction device) 26, and a transport unit (transport device). 27) and a control device 28.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing the read / write unit 22, the print unit 23, the read unit 24, the page turning unit 25, and the skew correction unit 26 in the passbook processing device 20. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG.

  In the second embodiment, the transport unit 27 includes a slide guide surface 30 shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of transport rollers 31, and a drive unit (not shown) that rotationally drives the transport rollers 31. Yes. The slide guide surface 30 has a smooth flat surface that guides the bankbook 35 so that the bankbook 35 inserted into the apparatus through the insertion port 33 can smoothly slide.

  In the example of FIG. 4, a roller unit 37 is configured by three transport rollers 31 and a rotating shaft member (shaft) 36. In other words, the roller unit 37 has a configuration in which the three rotation rollers 31 are connected to each other by the rotation shaft member 36 and are integrally rotated with the rotation center axis aligned and spaced from each other. Such roller units 37 are arranged at intervals along the transport directions A and B of the bankbook 35. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an opening 38 is formed at the position of the slide guide surface 30 corresponding to each conveying roller 31 of the roller unit 37 arranged in such a manner, and the opening 38 is used. The conveying roller 31 is arranged so as to face the conveying roller 31. One of the facing conveying rollers 31 is rotationally driven by a driving force of a driving unit (not shown). Further, the transport rollers 31 facing each other sandwich the passbook 35 mounted on the slide guide surface 30 and act on the passbook 35 based on the rotational force based on the driving force of the drive unit to move the passbook 35 in the transport direction A or It is conveyed (moved) in the opposite direction B. In addition, some conveyance rollers 31 are provided with the structure which can be moved to the direction (distance / near direction) which leaves | separates from the slide guide surface 30, or approaches as shown by the dotted line of FIG.

  The page turning unit 25 includes a mechanism for turning pages of the passbook 35 conveyed (moved) by the conveying unit 27 in the direction A away from the insertion port 33. In the second embodiment, the configuration of the page turning unit 25 is not particularly limited. For example, the page turning unit 25 has a configuration for turning a page of the bankbook 35 using a plurality of rollers.

  In the second embodiment, the skew correction unit 26 includes a pair of correction rollers 47 and an abutting surface 48. The abutting surface 48 is a wall surface protruding from the slide guide surface 30 in the standing direction and extending in the direction along the conveying directions A and B of the bankbook 35 by the conveying unit 27.

  The pair of correction rollers 47 are disposed so as to face each other through an opening 38 formed in the slide guide surface 30, and can sandwich the bankbook 35 mounted on the slide guide surface 30. One of the correction rollers 47 is connected to a driving source (not shown), and a force in a direction toward the abutment surface 48 can be applied to the passbook 35 by the rotational force of the correction roller 47 driven by the driving source. It has become.

  FIG. 6A is a plan view schematically showing the bankbook 35 mounted on the slide guide surface 30. In the example of FIG. 6A, the bankbook 35 is inclined with respect to the transport directions A and B by the transport unit 27. In other words, the bankbook 35 has a posture in which the vertical direction (the direction along the side edge 35t orthogonal to the predetermined printing direction M) T is inclined with respect to the transport directions A and B by the transport unit 27. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, the side edge 35t of the passbook 35 is formed by the force F acting in the direction from the correction roller 47 toward the abutment surface 48 on the inclined passbook 35. By pressing against the abutting surface 48, the side edge 35 t follows the abutting surface 48. In this way, the side edge 35t generally follows the abutting surface 48, whereby the posture of the bankbook 35 is corrected.

  The read / write unit 22 has a magnetic head 46 and has a function of reading information from the magnetic recording unit 40 provided in the bankbook 35 and writing information to the magnetic recording unit 40 using the magnetic head 46. Yes.

  The printing unit 23 includes a print head 42, a head support member 43, and a head moving device 44. The print head 42 has a configuration for printing on the bankbook 35 by, for example, a dot impact method. The head support member 43 is a member that is disposed at a position away from the slide guide surface 30 by a distance exceeding the thickness of the bankbook 35 and supports the print head 42. The head moving device 44 is a device that moves the print head 42 by moving the head support member 43. The moving direction of the print head 42 by the head moving device 44 is directions C and D that are orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the conveying directions A and B of the bankbook 35 by the conveying unit 27.

  The reading unit 24 has a function of optically reading the page number information 52 given to the page of the bankbook 35. In the second embodiment, the page number information 52 is configured by a barcode. The reading unit 24 is configured by an optical scattering reflection type beam sensor (photoelectric sensor) that optically reads the barcode. The reading unit (sensor) 24 emits light in a direction toward the slide guide surface 30, receives light from the slide guide surface 30, and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the received light amount as a sensor output. I have. In the second embodiment, the reading unit 24 is supported by the head support member 43 together with the print head 42. For this reason, when the head support member 43 is moved by the head moving device 44, the reading unit 24 moves together with the print head 42 in the directions C and D orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the conveyance directions A and B of the bankbook 35. .

  FIG. 7 is output from the reading unit 24 when the reading unit 24 moves (scans) from the position shown in FIG. 4 toward the abutment surface 48 while facing the bankbook 35. An example of sensor output is shown. In the example of FIG. 7, when the reading unit 24 scans a portion of the passbook 35 where there is no page number information (barcode), the amount of scattered reflected light from the passbook 35 is large. Is high (see part α shown in FIG. 7). On the other hand, when the reading unit 24 scans the page number information (barcode), the amount of scattered reflected light from the black portion of the barcode is reduced, so that the portion corresponding to the black portion of the barcode The sensor output of the reading unit 24 becomes low (see the β portion shown in FIG. 7). In the second embodiment, the slide guide surface 30 is a flat surface with a small amount of scattered reflected light. For this reason, when the reading unit 24 is scanning a portion that is out of the bankbook 35 (that is, the slide guide surface 30), the sensor output of the reading unit 24 is greatly reduced (the γ portion shown in FIG. 7 is reduced). reference).

  The control device 28 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 50 and a storage unit 51. The storage unit 51 stores a computer program (program) representing a processing procedure for controlling the operation of the bankbook processing apparatus 20. The CPU 50 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the passbook processing device 20 by reading a program stored in the storage unit 51 and executing processing according to the program.

  In the second embodiment, the control device 28 (CPU 50) has a function of controlling the following operation for correcting the inclination of the bankbook 35 as one of the control operations to be executed. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the control operation of the control device 28 (CPU 50) including the operation of correcting the inclination of the bankbook 35 by the control device 28. An example of the control operation of the control device 28 (CPU 50) will be briefly described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  For example, when it is detected that the printing on the bankbook 35 by the printing unit 23 has reached the bottom row (bottom row) of the page, the control device 28 determines whether it is necessary to turn the page. That is, the control device 28 is connected to a computer on the host side of the bank, for example, and determines whether there is information to be further printed on the passbook 35 based on the information to be printed received from the host side. When it is determined by the determination operation that the page needs to be turned (step S101 in FIG. 8), the control device 28 drives the transport unit 27 so that the passbook 35 is disposed in the page turning portion 25. (Step S102). And the control apparatus 28 drives the page turning part 25, and turns the page of the bankbook 35 (step S103).

  FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating an example of a positional relationship among the page turning unit 25, the passbook 35, and the reading unit 24 when a page is turned by the page turning unit 25. The control device 28 controls the head moving device 44 in a state where the bankbook 35 is arranged at the position shown in FIG. 9 after turning the page, and the reading unit 24 is shown in FIG. From such a position, it moves (scans) in the direction D toward the abutting surface 48. In this case, the control device 28 controls the head moving device 44 so that the reading unit 24 moves (scans) at a predetermined speed, and outputs the sensor output (output) of the reading unit 24 from a predetermined position. Information) import. Thereafter, the control device 28 acquires the edge position of the bankbook 35 based on the sensor output of the reading unit 24. That is, the control device 28 detects the position P where the sensor output as shown in FIG. 7 is rapidly changing (decreasing) as the edge position Pb of the rear end portion of the book 35 (step S104).

  Note that the information indicating the position P (edge position Pb) may be, for example, information on the elapsed time since the start of the movement of the reading unit 24, or the reading unit 24 determined by the elapsed time and the moving speed. May be information on the movement (scanning) distance. In addition, when the distance between the movement (scanning) start position of the reading unit 24 and the abutting surface 48 is given, information indicating the position P (edge position Pb) is obtained from the abutting surface 48. It may be distance information.

  Thereafter, the control device 28 drives the transport unit 27 to transport the passbook 35 in the direction B toward the insertion port to a position where the page number information 52 overlaps the movement (scanning) path of the reading unit 24 ( Step S105). Thereafter, the control device 28 drives the head moving device 44 to move (scan) the reading unit 24 and capture the sensor output of the reading unit 24. And the control apparatus 28 acquires page number information based on the sensor output of the reading part 24 (step S106). Based on the acquired page number information and the page number information acquired before turning the page, the control device 28 determines whether the page has been turned correctly. Note that the page number information acquired before the page is paged may be the page number information acquired when printing is started on the page, or the page acquired before the bankbook 35 is conveyed to page the page. It may be number information.

  Further, the control device 28 detects the position P at which the sensor output of the reading unit 24 acquired as described above changes (decreases) abruptly as the edge position Ps of the leading end portion of the passbook 35 (step S107). Thereafter, the control device 28 determines whether or not the bankbook 35 is inclined by using the edge positions Ps and Pb of the bankbook 35 based on the sensor output of the reading unit 24 (step S108). For example, the control device 28 compares the edge positions Ps and Pb of the bankbook 35, and determines that the bankbook 35 is tilted when the difference between the edge positions Ps and Pb exceeds the allowable amount. Alternatively, the conveyance (movement) distance of the bankbook 35 from the state in which the reading unit 24 detects the edge position Pb of the bankbook 35 to the state in which the edge position Ps of the bankbook 35 is detected is determined (determined) in advance. From this, the control device 28 calculates the inclination of the bankbook 35 based on the distance and the difference between the edge positions Ps and Pb. If the calculated value is larger than the allowable range, the bankbook 35 is inclined. It may be determined that

  When the control device 28 determines that the bankbook 35 is tilted, by driving the transport unit 27, the rear end portion of the bankbook 35 is, for example, a correction roller 47 in the direction B toward the insertion port 33. Move to the position where it overlaps. Then, the controller 28 presses the bankbook 35 against the abutting surface 48 by rotating the correction roller 47. Thereby, the side edge 35t of the bankbook 35 follows the abutting surface 48, and the inclination of the bankbook 35 is corrected (step S109).

  After the inclination of the bankbook 35 is corrected, the control device 28 drives the transport unit 27 so as to transport the bankbook 35 so that the print target portion of the bankbook 35 and the print head 42 are aligned. Then, the control device 28 resumes printing on the bankbook 35 by the print head 42 (step S110). If the control device 28 determines that the bankbook 35 is not tilted by determining whether the bankbook 35 is tilted (step S108) as described above, the control device 28 determines the tilt of the bankbook 35 as described above. Printing on the bankbook 35 is resumed without performing the correcting operation.

  Thereafter, the control device 28, at a predetermined timing (for example, when printing reaches the bottom row (bottom row) of the page and when printing based on the information to be printed received from the host side is completed). It is determined whether or not printing is finished (step S111). When the control device 28 determines that the printing is not finished, it repeats the operations after step S101. On the other hand, when the control device 28 determines that the printing is finished, the control unit 28 drives the transport unit 27 to discharge the bankbook 35 from the insertion port 33 to the outside of the device (step S112). In this discharge, the control device 28 writes predetermined write information to the magnetic recording unit 40 of the book 35 by the read / write unit 22.

  The control device 28 executes the control operation as described above.

  Since the bankbook processing device 20 of the second embodiment can correct the inclination of the bankbook 35 as described above, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem due to the inclination of the bankbook 35. Further, since the passbook processing device 20 uses the sensor output of the reading unit 24 that reads the page number information in order to detect the inclination of the passbook 35, a dedicated sensor for detecting the inclination of the passbook 35 is not provided. That's it. For this reason, the passbook processing apparatus 20 can suppress the increase in the number of parts.

  Further, the bankbook processing device 20 detects the edge position Ps of the leading end portion of the bankbook 35 using the sensor output output from the reading unit 24 when reading the page number information 52. Thereby, the passbook processing apparatus 20 does not need to move (scan) the reading part 24 only to detect the edge position Ps of the front-end | tip part of the passbook 35. FIG. For this reason, the bankbook processing apparatus 20 can detect the inclination of the bankbook 35 while suppressing an increase in processing steps.

(Other embodiments)
In addition, this invention is not limited to 1st and 2nd embodiment, Various embodiment can be taken. For example, in the second embodiment, an example of the control operation of the control device 28 (flowchart in FIG. 8) is described by taking as an example the case where page number information is given to the leading end portion of the bankbook 35. On the other hand, for example, when page number information is given to the rear end portion of the passbook 35, the control device 28 performs a control operation in consideration of the page number information assignment position in the passbook 35.

  In the second embodiment, the page number information is a barcode, and the reading unit 24 is an optical scattering reflection type beam sensor (photoelectric sensor) that reads the barcode. Instead of this, for example, the page number information may be in an aspect other than a barcode (for example, a two-dimensional code), and the reading unit 24 has a configuration for reading the information according to the aspect of the page number information. . For example, the reading unit 24 may be configured by a camera, and the control device 28 may detect the page number and the edge position of the bankbook 35 by performing image processing on an image captured by the camera.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the print head is a dot impact method, but the print head may employ other methods.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the control device 28 uses the information of two different edge positions of the passbook 35 based on the sensor output (output information) output from the reading unit 24 to control the inclination of the passbook 35. Is detected. On the other hand, for example, when the reading unit 24 is a camera, it is determined whether or not the side edge 35t of the bankbook 35 is inclined with respect to the transport directions A and B based on an image captured by the camera. Good.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the arrangement order of the read / write unit 22, the print unit 23, and the page turning unit 25 is changed from the insertion port 33 side along the conveyance direction A of the bankbook 35 to the read / write unit 22 → printing unit 23 → page turning. Part 25 is in this order. Instead of this, the arrangement order may be the order of the reading / writing unit 22 → the page turning unit 25 → the printing unit 23 from the insertion port 33 side. In this case, since the transport distance of the bankbook 35 within the bankbook processing apparatus 20 is shortened, the bankbook processing apparatus 20 can increase the processing capacity of the bankbook 35.

  Furthermore, in 2nd Embodiment, the edge position Pb of the rear-end part of the bankbook 35 is detected (refer step S104 of FIG. 8), and the edge position Ps of the front-end | tip part of the bankbook 35 is detected after that. (See step S107 in FIG. 8). Instead, for example, when the page turning portion 25 is arranged closer to the insertion port 33 than the printing portion 23 as described above, after detecting the edge position Ps of the leading end portion of the bankbook 35. The edge position Pb of the rear end portion of the bankbook 35 may be detected. That is, when acquiring the page number information in the process of transporting the bankbook 35 toward the printing unit 23 for printing on the bankbook 35, the edge position Ps of the front end portion of the bankbook 35 is detected as described above. . Thereafter, when it is necessary to turn the page of the bankbook 35 during printing on the bankbook 35, the edge position Pb of the rear end portion of the bankbook 35 is detected. As described above, the order of detecting the edge position Pb of the rear end portion of the bankbook 35 and the edge position Ps of the front end portion is appropriately set depending on the arrangement positions of the printing unit 23 and the page turning unit 25, for example. The order shown in the second embodiment is not limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,20 Passbook processing apparatus 2 Conveyance apparatus 3,44 Head moving apparatus 4 Skew correction apparatus 5,28 Control apparatus 6 Reading apparatus 22 Reading / writing part 23 Printing part 24 Reading part 25 Page turning part 26 Skew correction part 27 Conveyance part 10 , 35 passbook

Claims (5)

A transport device for transporting the bankbook;
A head moving device that moves a print head for printing on the passbook in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the transfer direction of the passbook by the transfer device;
A reader having a function of optically reading page number information given to a page of the passbook, and moved by the head moving device;
A skew correction device for correcting the inclination of the bankbook;
When reading the page number information, the edge position of the passbook is detected using information output from the reading device, and the inclination of the passbook with respect to the transfer direction of the passbook by the transfer device based on the detection information A passbook processing device comprising: a controller having a function of controlling the transport device and the skew correction device to correct the inclination of the passbook by the skew correction device.   The control device detects the edge position of the passbook using information output from the reading device when reading the page number information, and uses the reading device to detect at least another passbook in the passbook. The passbook processing device according to claim 1, wherein one pass edge position is detected and the passbook is detected to be tilted based on information of the detected plural edge positions.   The passbook processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading device has a configuration in which the page number information is read by an optical scattering reflection type beam sensor. A page turning device for turning over the passbook page;
4. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control device determines whether the passbook is tilted based on information output from the reading device after the page turning device has turned the page of the passbook. 5. The bankbook processing apparatus according to one. When reading page number information attached to a passbook page, the edge position of the passbook is detected using information output from a reading device that reads the page number information;
Based on this detection information, when detecting the inclination of the bankbook with respect to the direction in which the bankbook is transported by the transport apparatus that transports the bankbook, the skew of the bankbook is corrected by a skew correction device that corrects the inclination of the bankbook. Transport control method.