JP2017100420A - Book installation device, scanner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book installation device which can stably hold a book in an open state, and provide a scanner provided with the same.SOLUTION: A book installation device 2 includes: a pair of cover support parts 4, 4 which respectively support a pair of front and back covers of a book in an opened book state; an angle change mechanism part which changes a rotation angle around base end sides of the pair of cover support parts 4, 4; and a pair of opening parts 43, 43 arranged on the respective base end sides of the pair of cover support parts 4, 4. A scanner 1 includes the book installation device 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a book setting device and a scanner device including the same.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the field of digitizing a book, there is one that holds a book in an open state by sandwiching the back of the book on both sides and fixing the back of the book (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-11-139039

  The book placement apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 sandwiches the back of the book on both sides when, for example, the back of the hard cover book is sandwiched. Therefore, since the front and back covers of the hard cover are sandwiched at the same time, the book is closed and it is difficult to hold the book in an open state.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a book placement device that can stably hold a book in an open state and a scanner device including the book placement device.

  The present invention solves the above problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pair of cover support portions (4, 4) that respectively support a pair of front and back covers (110, 110) of the book with the book (100) opened, and the pair of cover support portions. A book placement device comprising: an angle changing mechanism that changes a rotation angle centered on the base end side; and a pair of openings (43, 43) disposed on the base end side of each of the pair of cover support portions ( 2).
2nd invention is a book installation apparatus provided with the holding part which holds the back part (120) of a book in the book installation apparatus (2) of 1st invention.
3rd invention is the book installation apparatus provided with the height adjustment part (5) which adjusts the installation height of a book in the book installation apparatus (2) of 1st invention, or the book installation apparatus (2) of 2nd invention. Device.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the book placement apparatus (2) according to any one of the first to third aspects, and a photographing unit (2) that is disposed to face the cover support portion and photographs a page opened by the book. 10a, 10b).

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the book installation apparatus which can hold | maintain a book stably in the state opened, and a scanner apparatus provided with the same can be provided.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an overall configuration of a scanner device according to an embodiment. It is a front view which shows the whole structure of the scanner apparatus of embodiment. It is a top view which shows the whole structure of the scanner apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 1st use condition of the book installation apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 2nd use condition of the book installation apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 3rd use condition of the book installation apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure explaining the 4th use condition of the book installation apparatus of embodiment.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an overall configuration of a scanner device 1 according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the overall configuration of the scanner device 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of the scanner device 1 of the embodiment.
In each drawing, for the sake of clarity, the left-right direction of the scanner device 1 is set as the left-right direction X, the front-rear direction of the scanner device 1 is set as the front-rear direction Y, and the scanner device 1 is used. A direction perpendicular to the left-right direction X and the front-rear direction Y is defined as a vertical direction Z.

  The scanner device 1 according to the present embodiment is used, for example, when a book is digitized. The scanner device 1, for example, when shooting a book, is placed on the book placement device 2 in an open state without cutting, and takes a picture from above with a camera in a non-contact state with the book. An overhead scanner.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the scanner device 1 includes a book setting device 2, cameras 10 a and 10 b as photographing units, and an illumination unit (not shown).
As shown in FIG. 2, the cameras 10 a and 10 b are arranged to face a pair of cover support portions 4 and 4 of the book setting device 2 to be described later, and take an image of the opened page of the book. An illumination unit (not shown) irradiates light on a page of a book photographed by the cameras 10a and 10b.

  The book placement device 2 is placed with an uncut book open (see FIGS. 4 to 7). As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the book placement apparatus 2 includes a placement gripping portion 3 as a gripping portion, a pair of cover support portions 4 and 4, a height adjustment portion 5, and a gripping mechanism portion (not shown). ), An angle change mechanism (not shown), a grip operation dial 61, a pair of angle change dials 62, 62, a height adjustment lever 63, a case body 71, and a pair of support portion end plates. 72, 72 and a bottom plate 73. The case body 71 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Inside the case body 71, a gripping mechanism (not shown), an angle changing mechanism (not shown), and the like are arranged.

  The mounting grip part 3 is disposed on the upper part of the case body 71. The placement grip portion 3 can place the back portion of the book on the top surface of the placement grip portion 3 and can grip the back portion of the book.

  The mounting grip part 3 includes grip part constituent members 31 and 31. The gripping member constituting members 31, 31 are formed in a rectangular parallelepiped rod shape, and extend in the front-rear direction Y at the approximate center in the left-right direction X of the book setting device 2. The grip part constituting members 31, 31 have an elastic grip member 31 a at the inner end in the left-right direction X of the book setting device 2. The elastic gripping member 31a is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape extending in the front-rear direction Y.

  The grip part constituting members 31 and 31 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction X of the book setting device 2 and are arranged in parallel to face each other. The gripping member constituting members 31 and 31 are moved in the left-right direction X in a direction approaching or separating from each other in the left-right direction X by rotating the grip operation dial 61. The grip part constituting members 31 and 31 move from a position where they are in contact with each other to a position separated by a predetermined distance in the left-right direction X. The grip operation dial 61 is attached to the front surface of the case body 71.

  In the placement gripping part 3, the back of the book is inserted between the gripping part constituting members 31 and 31 with the gripping part constituting members 31 and 31 being separated from each other. And the back part of a book can be hold | gripped by rotating the holding operation dial 61 and moving the holding part structural members 31 and 31 in the direction which mutually approaches. In addition, the grip part constituting members 31 and 31 sandwich and hold the back part of the book between a pair of side surfaces. The back portion 120 of the book 100 has a back surface 121 and side surfaces 122 and 122 (see FIG. 7). The side surfaces 122 and 122 extend from both ends in the width direction of the back surface 121 to the front and back cover 110 and 110 sides in a direction perpendicular to the back surface 121 (see FIG. 7).

  Thereby, the grip part constituting members 31 and 31 of the placement grip part 3 function as a grip part for gripping the back part of the book. The predetermined distance at which the gripping member constituting members 31 are separated from each other is set in accordance with the length of the width of the back of the back of the book to be gripped by the placement gripping part 3 (the thickness of the book). When the grip part constituting members 31 and 31 grip the back part of the book, the elastic grip members 31a and 31a abut against the pair of side surfaces of the back part of the book, so that damage to the back part of the book is reduced.

  When the distance at which the grip part constituting members 31 and 31 are separated is shorter than the width of the back of the back of the book, the back part of the book is placed on the upper surface of the grip part constituting members 31 and 31. In this case, the placement grip part 3 functions as a placement part for placing the back of the book.

The cover support portions 4 and 4 support a pair of front and back covers of the book in a state where the book is opened with the back portion of the book placed on or held by the placement grip portion 3.
Each of the cover support portions 4 and 4 has a support portion main body 41 and a pair of rod-like arm portions 42 and 42.

  The support part main bodies 41 and 41 are formed in a rectangular flat plate shape, and have a predetermined inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction, respectively, as they move away from the center in the left-right direction X of the book setting device 2. It extends diagonally upward.

  The rod-shaped arm portions 42 and 42 are formed in a rod shape, and are supported at the same inclination angle as the support portion main body 41 from both ends in the front-rear direction Y of the support portion main body 41 on the base end side of the cover support portions 4 and 4. It extends toward the end plate 72 side. One end of the rod-like arm portion 42 is connected to the support portion main body 41, and the other end portion is connected to the support portion end plate 72 via the rotating shaft member 4a.

  The support part end plates 72, 72 are arranged at both ends in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the case body 54 at the approximate center in the left-right direction X of the book setting device 2. The support portion end plates 72 and 72 are formed in a plate shape parallel to the vertical direction Z and the left-right direction X, and are erected upward from the upper surface of the case body 54. As shown in FIG. 2, the rod-like arm portion 42 is rotatably attached to the support portion end plate 72 via the rotation shaft member 4a.

  An opening 43 is formed on the base end side of the cover support portion 4. The opening 43 is an opening surrounded by the support part main body 41, the pair of rod-like arm parts 42 and 42, and the grip part constituting member 31. In the present embodiment, the opening 43 opens in a rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction Y. In the opening 43, depending on the type and usage state of the book, the back part of the book is placed, the front and back covers of the book are inserted, or the grip part constituting member of the placement grip part 3 that moves in the left-right direction X The outer ends of the left and right direction X at 31 and 31 are arranged.

  The cover support portions 4 and 4 are each configured to rotate independently about a first rotation axis J1 provided on the base end side. Each of the cover support portions 4 and 4 can independently change the inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction, and maintains the changed predetermined inclination angle.

  The angle change dials 62 and 62 are attached to the side portions on both sides in the left-right direction X of the case body 71 corresponding to the cover support portions 4 and 4, respectively. By rotating the angle changing dials 62 and 62, the inclination angles of the corresponding cover sheet support portions 4 can be changed separately. In the present embodiment, the inclination angle of the cover sheet support portion 4 can be adjusted separately, for example, in the range of 30 ° to 45 ° with respect to the horizontal direction.

  The angle changing mechanism (not shown) changes the rotation angle around the base end side of the cover support portions 4 and 4. The angle changing mechanism (not shown) includes, for example, a gear mechanism (not shown), and connects the angle changing dial 62 and the rotating shaft member 4a. The angle changing mechanism (not shown) rotates the rotary shaft member 4a around the first rotary axis J1 so as to change the rotation angle around the base end side of the cover support portions 4 and 4. The operation of the angle change dial 62 is transmitted to the cover sheet support unit 4.

  The pair of cover support portions 4, 4 configured as described above rotates the angle change dial 62 so that the rotation shaft member 4 a rotates first via an angle change mechanism portion (not shown). The tilt angle is changed by rotating around the axis J1.

  The height adjusting unit 5 adjusts the installation height of the book. The height adjusting unit 5 includes a leg portion 51 and an elevating mechanism (not shown).

  The leg part 51 is configured by combining two leg part frame bodies 51a and 51b having a rectangular frame shape. The leg frame bodies 51a and 51b are arranged in a state where one leg frame body 51a is inclined so that one side in the left-right direction X is lowered, and the other leg frame body 51b is arranged on the other side in the left-right direction X. They are arranged in an inclined state so as to be lowered, and are combined with each other. The two leg frame bodies 51a and 51b are rotating shaft members 51c extending in the front-rear direction at the center in the left-right direction X in a state where the other leg frame body 51b is inserted into one leg frame body 51a. It is connected by. The leg frame bodies 51a and 51b are arranged so that the upper part of one leg part frame body 51a and the upper part of the other leg part frame body 51b have the same height. The two leg frame bodies 51a and 51b are configured so that the rotation shaft member 51c rotates about the second rotation axis J2, thereby increasing the height of the upper part of one leg part frame body 51a and the upper part of the other leg part frame body 51b. The position can be changed. A case body 71 is attached to the upper portion of the leg portion 51.

The height adjuster 5 adjusts the height of the case body 71 by changing the height of the leg 51 via an elevating mechanism (not shown) by operating the height adjusting lever 63. The lifting mechanism (not shown) includes, for example, a gear mechanism (not shown), and connects the height adjustment lever 63 and the rotating shaft member 51c. The elevating mechanism (not shown) adjusts the height so that the rotation shaft member 51c is rotated around the second rotation axis J2 and the heights of the mounting grip portion 3 and the cover support portions 4 and 4 are changed. The operation of the lever 63 is transmitted to the leg portion 51.
In the height adjustment unit 5 configured as described above, the heights of the mounting grip unit 3 and the cover support units 4 and 4 can be adjusted, and the positional relationship with the cameras 10a and 10b in the vertical direction Z. Can be adjusted.

Next, the usage method in the 1st use state-the 4th use state of the book installation apparatus 2 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated, referring drawings. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a first usage state of the book setting apparatus 2 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a second usage state of the book setting apparatus 2 according to the embodiment. Drawing 6 is a figure explaining the 3rd use state of book setting device 2 of an embodiment. Drawing 7 is a figure explaining the 4th use state of book setting device 2 of an embodiment.
In the following first use state to fourth use state, the installation height of the book 100 is adjusted by the height adjustment unit 5 so that the photographing state in the cameras 10a and 10b is good.

(First use state)
First, the usage method in the 1st use state of the book setting apparatus 2 is demonstrated.
The book 100 used in the first use state is such that the thickness of the hard cover book 100 (the length in the width direction of the back surface 121 of the back portion 120 of the book 100) is in the left-right direction X on the top surface of the placement grip portion 3. The book has a thickness (length) equal to or less than the distance between the openings 43 and 43. In addition, the mounting grip part 3 may be in a state in which the grip part constituent members 31 and 31 are in contact with each other and closed, or may be in a state in which the grip part constituent members 31 and 31 are spaced apart and open.

  In the first use state, as shown in FIG. 4, the user opens the page to be photographed by the book 100 of the hard cover with the back surface 121 of the back portion 120 of the book 100 placed on the top surface of the placement grip portion 3. Placed on. The front cover 110 of the book 100 is supported by one cover support unit 4, and the back cover 110 of the book 100 is supported by the other cover support unit 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the front and back covers 110 and 110 of the book 100 may be held using rubber bands 8 on the outer end side of the cover 110 of the book 100.

  In the first use state of the book setting apparatus 2, the back portion 120 of the hard cover book 100 does not reach the openings 43, 43 on the base end side of the cover support portion 4. Not placed.

  Then, the user adjusts the inclination angles of the cover support portions 4 and 4 with the angle change dials 62, respectively. In the present embodiment, the inclination angle of the cover support portion 4 is adjusted separately in the range of 30 ° to 45 ° with respect to the horizontal direction, for example, according to the opening crease of the book. Thereby, the book 100 can be stably supported in the opened state by adjusting the inclination angle of the cover support portions 4 and 4. For example, depending on the position of the page of the book 100 to be photographed, the page quantity of the opened page may be biased to one side or the other side. In such a case, the cover support portions 4 and 4 can stably support the book 100 in an opened state by appropriately adjusting the inclination angles of the cover support portions 4 and 4 separately. .

  As described above, in the first use state of the book setting apparatus 2, the cover support portions 4 and 4 are attached to the book 100 while the back surface 121 of the back portion 120 of the book 100 is placed on the top surface of the placement grip portion 3. Since the front and back covers 110 and 110 are supported, the book 100 can be stably held in an opened state.

  In this state, the opened page of the book 100 is photographed by the cameras 10a and 10b. Images taken by the cameras 10a and 10b are transferred to, for example, a personal computer (not shown) and stored in a hard disk of the personal computer.

  Thereafter, when shooting a plurality of pages, the shooting by the cameras 10a and 10b is repeated while turning the pages of the book 100. Here, for example, each time the pages of the book 100 are turned a certain number of times, the angle changing dial 62 may be operated to separately adjust the inclination angles of the cover support portions 4 and 4. Thereby, the angle which opens a book can be adjusted and the book 100 can be stably hold | maintained in the open state. The page of the book 100 may be turned manually by an operator, or may be turned using a device (not shown) for turning the page of the book 100.

(Second usage state)
The usage method in the 2nd use state of the book setting apparatus 2 is demonstrated.
In the book 100 used in the second usage state, the thickness of the hard cover book 100 (the length in the width direction of the back surface 121 of the back portion 120 of the book 100) is in the left-right direction X on the top surface of the placement grip portion 3. The book is thicker (longer) than the distance between the openings 43 and 43.
In each of the following usage states, descriptions overlapping with the first usage state will be omitted as appropriate.

  In the second use state of the book setting device 2, as shown in FIG. 5, both end portions in the left-right direction X of the back portion 120 of the hard cover book 100 are open portions 43 on the base end side of the cover support portion 4. 43. Thereby, even when the thickness of the book 100 is thick, both ends of the back portion 120 of the book 100 do not hit the cover support portion 4, and both ends of the back portion 120 of the book 100 can escape to the openings 43 and 43. . Therefore, the book 100 having a large thickness can be stably held with the book 100 opened.

  As described above, in the second use state of the book setting device 2, the back surface 121 of the back portion 120 of the book 100 is placed on the top surface of the placement grip portion 3 for the thick hard book 100. In this state, since the cover support portions 4 and 4 support the front and back covers 110 and 110 of the book 100, the book 100 can be stably held in the opened state.

(3rd use condition)
The usage method in the 3rd use state of the book setting apparatus 2 is demonstrated.
The book 100 used in the third usage state is, for example, a relatively small book, the cover 110 being configured with a hard cover, and a book that is difficult to keep open.
In the third use state, as shown in FIG. 6, the user inserts the front and back cover sheets 110 and 110 through the pair of openings 43 and 43 with the hard cover book 100 opened.

  In the third use state of the book setting device 2, the front and back covers 110 and 110 of the hard cover book 100 are arranged below the cover support portions 4 and 4 while being inserted through the openings 43 and 43, The cover support portions 4 and 4 are locked to the edge portion of the support portion main body 41 on the opening 43 side. Therefore, it is possible to stably hold the book 100 in the opened state with respect to the book 100 whose cover is a hard cover and is difficult to hold the opened state.

(4th use condition)
The usage method of the 4th use state of the book setting apparatus 2 is demonstrated.
The book 100 used in the fourth usage state is, for example, a book using a soft soft cover 110 without using a hard cloth or cardboard cover like a hard cover.

  In the fourth use state, as shown in FIG. 7, the user holds the back 100 of the book 100 with the placement grip 3 and takes a picture 100 with the soft cover book 100 opened. Open the page. The placement grip part 3 sandwiches the back part 120 of the book 100 between the side surfaces 122 and 122 on both sides of the back part 120 of the book 100.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the openings 43 and 43 are formed on the base end sides of the cover support portions 4 and 4. Since the opening portions 43, 43 are formed on the base end side of the cover support portions 4, 4, the grip portion constituting members 31, 31 of the mounting grip portion 3 can move inside the openings 43, 43. The moving range in the left-right direction X of the grip part constituting members 31 and 31 of the mounting grip part 3 can be increased. Therefore, even when the soft cover book 100 is thick, the gripping member constituting members 31, 31 are greatly expanded in the left-right direction X, and the back part 120 of the thick book 100 is moved to the gripping member constituting member 31. , 31 can be gripped.

  As described above, in the fourth usage state of the book setting apparatus 2, the cover support portions 4 and 4 are in the book 100 with the back portion 120 of the book 100 being gripped by the placement grip portion 3. Since the front and back covers 110 and 110 are supported, the book 100 can be stably held in an opened state.

  In the book setting apparatus 2 configured as described above, as described in the first use state to the fourth use state, the book 100 is opened with respect to the book 100 having different cover hardness and book thickness. It can be held stably.

As described above, the invention of this embodiment has the following effects.
(1) The book setting device 2 has a pair of cover support portions 4 and 4 that respectively support the front and back covers of the book in a state where the book is opened, and a rotation angle about the base end side of the cover support portions 4 and 4. And an opening 43 and 43 disposed on the base end side of each of the cover support portions 4 and 4.
Therefore, the both ends of the back part of a book can be arrange | positioned in the opening parts 43 and 43 about the thing with thick thickness of a book. Specifically, even if the thickness of the book is thick, by providing the openings 43, 43, both ends of the back portion 120 of the book 100 do not hit the cover support portion 4, so that both end portions of the back portion of the book 100 The back portion 120 of the book 100 can be placed on the placement grip portion 3 while securing a space for escaping. Thus, even when the thickness of the book is thick, both ends of the back part of the book can escape to the openings 43 and 43. Therefore, books with different thicknesses can be stably held in an open state.
Further, in the case of a book whose cover is a hard cover and is difficult to keep open, the cover is inserted through the openings 43 and 43 so that the cover is released below the cover support parts 4 and 4 and the cover support part. It can be made to latch in the edge part by the side of the opening part 43 in the support part main body 41 of 4,4. As a result, a book whose cover is a hard cover and is difficult to keep in an open state can be stably held in an open state.
As described above, various books having different cover hardness and book thickness can be stably held in a state where the book is opened.

(2) The book placement apparatus includes a placement grip 3 that grips the back of a book. Therefore, when the soft cover book is installed, the soft cover book can be stably held in an open state by gripping the back portion of the soft cover book with the placement grip portion 3.

(3) The book installation device includes a height adjustment unit 5 that adjusts the installation height of the book. Therefore, when shooting with the cameras 10a and 10b, the height of the book can be set to an optimum height for shooting according to the height position of the cameras 10a and 10b.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the rotation angles of the cover support portions 4 and 4 are changed separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may comprise so that the rotation angle of both the cover support parts 4 and 4 may be changed simultaneously by operation of one operation dial. As a result, the angle at which the book opens can be easily adjusted by simultaneously adjusting the inclination angles of both of the cover support portions 4 and 4 with a single operation dial.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the rotation shaft members 4a of the pair of cover support portions 4 are provided at the same position in the left-right direction X, but the present invention is not limited to this. Each of the rotating shaft members 4a of the pair of cover support portions 4 may be provided so as to be separated in the left-right direction X.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the cover support unit 4 and the mounting grip unit 3 are configured to operate separately, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rotation shaft members 4a of the pair of cover support portions 4 are provided apart from each other in the left-right direction X, and the mounting grip portion 3 and the cover support portions 4 and 4 are integrally moved outward in the left-right direction X. You may comprise so that it may move. In this case, the cover support portions 4 and 4 are moved to the outside simultaneously with opening the placement grip portion 3. Therefore, for a book with a thick soft cover, the back of the book can be easily gripped by the placement gripping part 3, and the book with a thick soft cover can be stably held in an open state.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, the cover support part 4 may be configured to expand and contract in the direction in which the cover support part 4 is inclined. Thus, when a book having a long cover in the direction in which the cover support unit 4 is inclined is installed on the cover support unit 4, the book can be stably installed in the opened state by extending the cover support unit 4. Moreover, you may comprise so that the cover cover support part 4 can be replaced | exchanged for the cover cover support part 4 long in the left-right direction X. Even in this case, when a book having a long cover in the direction in which the cover support unit 4 is inclined is installed on the cover support unit 4, the book is opened by replacing the cover support unit 4 that is long in the left-right direction X. Can be installed stably in the state.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, in order to hold the opened state of the book, a transparent holding member such as an acrylic plate may be placed on the opened page of the book. Thereby, it is possible to set the book in a more stable state by holding the open page of the book in the transparent holding member.
(6) Although the installation height of the book 100 is adjusted by the height adjustment unit 5 in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a camera height adjustment unit that adjusts the height of the cameras 10a and 10b may be provided, and the distance between the cameras 10a and 10b and the book 100 may be adjusted by the camera height adjustment unit.
(7) In the first usage state to the third usage state of the above-described embodiment, an example in which a hard cover book is used is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. A soft cover book may be used in the first use state to the third use state as long as it can be placed on the upper surface of the placement grip portion 3. Moreover, although the example which uses the book of a soft cover was shown in the 4th use state, it is not limited to this. In the fourth usage state, the hard cover book may be used by gripping the back portion of the hard cover book with the placement grip portion 3.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scanner apparatus 2 Book setting apparatus 3 Placement grip part (grip part)
4 Cover cover part 5 Height adjustment part 10a, 10b Camera (photographing part)
43 Opening 100 Books 110 Cover 120 Back

Claims (4)

A pair of cover support portions that respectively support a pair of front and back covers of the book with the book open;
An angle changing mechanism for changing a rotation angle around the base end side of the pair of cover support parts;
A pair of openings disposed on the base end side of each of the pair of cover support portions;
A book placement device comprising: In the book placement apparatus according to claim 1,
A book placement apparatus comprising a gripping part for gripping the back of a book. In the book placement apparatus described in claim 1 or claim 2,
A book placement device comprising a height adjustment unit for adjusting the height of book placement. The book placement apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An imaging unit that is arranged to face the cover support unit and captures an open page of a book;
A scanner device comprising:

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