JP2594677B2 - Page turning mechanism for booklet media - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a page turning mechanism for a booklet medium, and more particularly to a page turning mechanism in a printing unit of a terminal device used in a financial institution.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of page turning mechanism is provided inside a terminal device for turning pages of a passbook in a bank or the like.
As an example of the page turning mechanism, there is one that uses a vacuum device and a suction pad to suck and turn a page to be turned.

The method using suction on the page includes a method using a ball joint and a method using the tube itself to which the suction pad is attached. These methods will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of a page turning mechanism using a ball joint. In the figure,
The distal end of the tubular member 32 has a ball shape, and the suction pad 31 is attached to the distal end to form a ball joint. Further, the other end of the tubular member 32 is connected to a vacuum device (not shown), and the suction force by the vacuum is transmitted to the suction pad 31 to be sucked on a page such as a passbook (not shown).

In the suction state, the actuator 37 and the link 33
And 34, the suction pad is tilted in the direction of the arrow Y or in the opposite direction, and furthermore, the slide block by the pad carrier 36
The page (not shown) is turned by the movement of 35 in the direction of arrow Z and the movement of guide shaft 38 in the direction of arrow X.

However, in such a method, the suction pad 31
It is necessary to be able to swing around the ball at the tip of the tubular member 32, and it is indispensable to keep the movable part airtight, resulting in high cost. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the actuator 37 and the like for controlling the swing operation are required, and the number of parts increases.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of a page turning mechanism by a method of inclining a tube to which a suction pad is attached.
FIG. 7A shows a state in which a page (not shown) is sucked, and the suction pad 41 is sucked to a page of a passbook (not shown) by the suction force of a vacuum device (not shown). In the suction state, as shown in FIG.
And 44, the suction pad 41 is tilted by tilting the tubular member. Along with this tilting operation, the page carrier (not shown) is turned by the movement of the slide block 45 by the pad carrier 46 and the movement by the guide shaft 48.

However, in such a method, it is necessary to incline the tubular member at a predetermined angle in order to separate only the page to be turned from another page, and there is a disadvantage that the mechanism itself becomes large in order to secure the space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional disadvantages, and an object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized page turning mechanism having a small number of components.

According to the present invention, there is provided a page turning mechanism for a booklet-shaped medium according to the present invention, comprising: a suction pad for sucking a page of a booklet-shaped medium; And a tubular member having one end connected to the drive unit and the other end connected to the suction pad and transmitting a suction force to the suction pad. The tubular member is formed from a substance, and the tubular member is bent in a direction corresponding to the driving direction when the suction pad is driven by the driving means.

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a book turning medium page turning mechanism according to the present invention. In the figure, the page turning mechanism according to the present embodiment includes a long suction pad 2 for turning a page of the passbook 1. This suction pad 2 is attached to a slide block 4 via a tubular member 3. Also,
The slide block 4 has a degree of freedom in the direction of the arrow Z or in the opposite direction by being attached to the pad carrier 5. Furthermore, the pad carrier 5 has a degree of freedom in the direction of the arrow X or in the opposite direction by the guide shaft 6. In addition, 7 is a guide.

The feature of the present invention lies in the material of the long suction pad. That is, a long suction pad is formed from a flexible material. For example, a known silicone rubber may be used. In other words, a flexible substance is used for the tubular portion of the suction pad so that the suction surface of the suction pad 2 has a predetermined angle of inclination during the page turning operation.

Next, the page turning operation will be described. In the page turning operation, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the suction pad 2 sucks the page of the passbook 1. Thereafter, the pad carrier 5 moves in the direction of the arrow X, and the slide block 4 moves downward, that is, in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow Z. As a result, the suction pad 2 is pressed into contact, and the middle portion is curved with the end of the pad 2 as a fulcrum, so that the angle required to separate a page to be turned from another page can be secured.

 Further, the page turning operation will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a page turning operation.

First, a passbook or the like to be turned is conveyed to a predetermined position by a conveying means (not shown) (step 51).

Next, the entire mechanism, that is, the elevator is driven upward and moved to the left end of the guide shaft (step 52). Then, a pump of a vacuum device (not shown) is turned on (step 53).

Here, the entire mechanism, that is, the elevator is driven downward, and the page to be turned is pressed and sucked (step 5).
Four). FIG. 2 shows this state.

In this suction state, the entire mechanism is moved to the right end of the guide shaft and is driven upward (step 55). FIG. 1 shows this state. When the entire mechanism reaches a predetermined position, the pump is turned off (step 56).

Thereafter, the entire mechanism is moved to the center of the guide shaft and to the highest position (step 57). After this state, by carrying the passbook in the direction of the paper guide (not shown),
The page turning operation is completed (step 58), and the entire mechanism is moved to the lowest home position (step 5).
9).

In the present embodiment, a suction pad having flexibility as a whole by using silicone rubber or the like is used.
It is sufficient that only the tubular portion has flexibility, and the suction surface may be made of resin.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a small number of parts, a low cost, and a tubular portion that transmits a suction force to a suction pad is formed of a flexible material, and the free swinging property is used. In addition, there is an effect that a small page turning mechanism can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 and 2 are schematic structural views of a main part of a page turning mechanism of a booklet medium according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic structural views of a conventional page turning mechanism, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a page turning operation procedure of the page turning mechanism of FIG. Explanation of reference numerals of main parts 1 ... passbook 2 ... suction pad 4 ... slide block 5 ... pad carrier 6 ... guide shaft

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An adsorbing pad for adhering to a page of a booklet medium;
A drive means for driving the suction pad in the page turning direction in response to suction of the page by the suction pad, one end of which is connected to the drive means and the other end of which is connected to the suction pad; A book-forming medium page turning mechanism having a tubular member that transmits an adsorbing force, wherein the tubular member is formed of a flexible substance, and the driving unit drives the suction pad in a direction corresponding to the driving direction when the suction pad is driven. A page turning mechanism for a booklet-shaped medium, wherein the tubular member is bent.