JP2886468B2 - Recording medium rolling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium rolling apparatus used for supplying a recording medium to office equipment having a data processing section for recording and reproducing data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, office equipment having a data processing section for recording and reproducing data includes printers, ticket issuing machines, image reading apparatuses, and the like. There are various types of recording media supplied to such office equipment, such as single tickets, slips, and bankbooks.

[0003]

When a wrinkled or bent recording medium is fed to a data processing section of office equipment, a jam or skew occurs. Even if a jam or skew does not occur, it may be greatly affected in printing, reading an image, and the like. For this reason, the operator supplies the office equipment after extending the recording medium, but the operation is troublesome, and it is difficult to satisfactorily extend the recording medium.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a recording medium transport path for connecting a data processing section with an insertion slot for inserting a recording medium, a driving roller, and a presser supported so as to be able to freely contact and separate from the driving roller. A first and second rotatable first and second media transporting portions arranged at predetermined intervals in the recording medium transporting path having rollers, and between the first and second media transporting portions; A forward / reverse rotatable press roller which is arranged in pairs and supported so as to be able to come and go with each other, between the first medium transport unit and the press roller, and between the second media transport unit and the press roller A first and a second medium handling member supported so as to be able to freely contact and separate from the recording medium, a sensor disposed at a predetermined position of the recording medium transport path to detect the recording medium, Based on the detection signal, Motor control means for controlling the start / stop and rotation direction switching operation of a motor for driving a second medium conveyance unit and the press roller; and the first or second medium conveyance based on a detection signal of the sensor. First and second roller contacting / separating means for separating the pressing roller from the driving roller of the portion, and press roller contacting / separating means for contacting / separating one of the press rollers with respect to the other based on a detection signal of the sensor And first and second medium handling member contacting / separating means for bringing the first or second medium handling member into and out of contact with the recording medium based on the detection signal of the sensor as a reference.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the recording medium is reciprocated between the first medium transport section and the second medium transport section before the recording medium is supplied, and the first medium handling member is recorded on the outward path. The first medium handling member is brought into contact with the medium to handle the recording medium, and the treated portion is rolled by a press roller. In the return path, the second medium handling member is brought into contact with the recording medium to handle the second medium. The recording medium is handled by the member, the treated part is rolled by a press roller, and then the first and second medium handling members are retracted from the recording medium and the first and second parts are opened with the pair of press rollers opened. The recording medium is supplied to the data processing unit by the medium transport unit. In the process of rolling the recording medium, the operation of the first and second roller contacting / separating means, the press roller contacting / separating means, and the first and second medium handling member contacting / separating means is controlled based on the detection signal of the sensor. By doing so, even if the transport direction of the recording medium changes, the pressing roller, the press roller, and the first or second medium handling member of the first or second medium transport unit located on the traveling direction side of the recording medium are moved. By retracting the recording medium from the transport path, the rolling operation can be performed without giving any resistance to the edge of the recording medium on the traveling direction side.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 3 shows an example of the recording medium 1. The recording medium 1 in this embodiment is a bankbook. That is, the recording medium 1 is formed by stacking a plurality of paper sheets 2 and closing the central portion 3 of each paper sheet 2. Each sheet 2
A print section 4 for printing transaction data by a printer section (not shown) as a data processing section, and a scanner section (not shown) as a data processing section.
And a page mark (bar code) 5 recognized by the user and a page number 6 to be visually confirmed by human eyes.

Next, the configuration of the recording medium transport path 7 for transporting the recording medium 1 is shown in FIGS. Although not shown, the recording medium transport path 7 is provided in office equipment (printer) including the above-described printer unit and scanner unit. The recording medium transport path 7 is formed by a guide plate 8 and a plurality of guide plates 9, 10, 11 which are arranged opposite to the guide plate 8 with a predetermined gap. The recording medium transport path 7 has a pair of press rollers 13 and 14 with the first medium transport unit 12 from the insertion port 7 a toward the back.
And the second medium transport unit 15 are arranged at a predetermined interval. One press roller 14 has a built-in heat source such as a heater. The first medium transport unit 12 includes a first driving roller 16 and a pressing roller 17 supported by the driving roller 16 so as to be able to come and go. The second medium transport unit 15 includes a driving roller 18 and a pressing roller 19 supported by the driving roller 18 so as to be able to come and go.

Further, between the guide plates 9 and 10 and between the guide plates 10 and 11, horizontally long first and second medium handling members 20 and 21 are rotatably supported. Further, a first sensor 22 is disposed between the first medium handling member 20 and the press roller 13, and a second sensor 2 is provided near the downstream side of the second medium transport unit 15.
3 are arranged. These sensors 22 and 23 output an ON detection signal when the recording medium 1 is optically detected.

The above-mentioned office equipment has an electronic circuit 24 as shown in FIG. That is, a ROM 25 in which fixed data such as a program is written, a CPU 26 for executing a program in the ROM 25, and a RAM 27 for temporarily storing variable data are connected. CPU2
6 is connected to the first and second sensors 22 and 23. Further, based on the detection signals of these sensors 22, 23, the first and second medium transport units 12, 15 are used.
Motor control means 29 for controlling the start and stop of the motor 28 for driving the drive rollers 16 and 18 and the press roller 13 and switching operation of the rotation direction;
First and second roller contacts for bringing the pressing rollers 17, 19 into and out of contact with the drive rollers 16, 18 of the first or second medium transport section 12, 15 with reference to the detection signals of the first and second medium transport sections 12, 15. Separating means 30, 31 and the sensors 22, 23;
A press roller contact / separation means 32 for bringing one press roller 14 into contact with / separating from the other press roller 13 with reference to the detection signal of Medium handling member 20,
The first and second medium handling member contacting / separating means 33 and 34 for bringing the 21 into and out of contact with the recording medium 1 and the CPU 26
It is connected to the.

First and second roller contacting / separating means 30, 3
1, the press roller contacting / separating means 32 and the first and second medium handling member contacting / separating means 33, 34, which are not shown, respectively support members to be displaced (the shafts of the pressing rollers 17, 19 and the press roller 14 are supported). This is realized by a drive unit such as a solenoid to which a bearing and the first and second medium handling members 20 and 21) are connected, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the drive unit.

In such a configuration, the rolling operation of the recording medium 1 will be described in the order shown in FIG. 1 with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 1A shows a state where the recording medium 1 is not inserted into the recording medium transport path 7. In step (denoted by st. In FIG. 5) 1 the motor 28
When the recording medium 1 is inserted into the recording medium transport path 7 until the leading end of the recording medium 1 reaches the first sensor 22 as shown in FIG.
Is detected and turned on. When this on state is recognized in step 2, in step 3, the operation of the first roller contacting / separating means 30 causes the pressing roller 17 of the first medium transport unit 12 to move the recording medium 1 to the recording medium 1. It is pressed. Thus, the recording medium 1 is conveyed by the first medium conveyance unit 12 to the second medium conveyance unit 15 side. In this process, the leading end of the recording medium 1 on the traveling direction side passes below the first and second medium handling members 20, 21, the press roller 14, and the pressing roller 19 which are respectively retracted upward, so that there is no resistance. Conveyed.

In this transport process, in step 4, a state in which a prescribed pulse has been transported (a state in which the number of pulses for driving the motor 28 since the first sensor 22 was turned on has reached the prescribed pulse) is recognized. In step 5, the first medium handling member 20 comes into contact with the recording medium 1 by the operation of the first medium handling member contact / separation means 33, and FIG.
As shown in (1), the surface of the recording medium 1 is handled by the tip of the first medium handling member 20. Subsequently, in step 6, since the press roller 14 is pressed against the recording medium 1 by the operation of the press roller contact / separation means 32, the surface of the recording medium 1 handled by the first medium handling member 20 is pressed by the press rollers 13, 14. Rolled flat. In this embodiment, since the press roller 14 can press the recording medium 1 while heating the recording medium 1 with a heat source, the rolling action is extremely good.

When the right end of the recording medium 1 reaches the second sensor 23, in step 7, the second sensor 2
3 is turned on, and this ON signal gives
In step 8, the pressing roller 19 of the second medium transport unit 15 is pressed against the recording medium 1 by the operation of the second roller contact / separation unit 31, and the recording medium 1 is moved to the first and second medium transport units 12 and 15. Transported by As shown in FIG. 1D, when the left end opposite to the traveling direction of the recording medium 1 passes through the first sensor 22, it is recognized in step 9 that the first sensor 22 has been turned off. By the OFF signal, the pressing roller 17 of the first medium transport unit 12 and the first medium handling member 20 are separated from the recording medium 1 in step 10.

Next, in step 11, the second medium handling member 21 is brought into contact with the recording medium 1 by the operation of the second medium handling member contact / separation means 34, and the rotation direction of the motor 28 is changed by the operation of the motor control means 29. Switch in the opposite direction. As a result, as shown in FIG.
Is transported to the insertion port 7a side (left side in the figure) of the recording medium transport path 7. In this transport process, the surface of the recording medium 1 is handled by the tip of the second medium handling member 21, and the handled portion is flatly rolled by the press rollers 13 and 14. In this process, since the first medium handling member 20 and the pressing roller 17 are separated from the recording medium 1, the left end of the recording medium 1 on the traveling direction side is separated from the first medium handling member 20 and the pressing roller 17. Conveyed without resistance.

When the right edge of the recording medium 1 conveyed to the left passes through the first sensor 22, it is recognized in step 12 that the first sensor 22 has been turned off. The process proceeds to the sheet feeding operation in step 13 on the basis of the signal output time. That is, as shown in FIG. 1F, the recording medium 1 is fed rightward toward the data processing unit. At the time of sheet feeding, the recording medium 1 is sequentially transferred to a downstream conveying roller (not shown) by the first and second medium conveying units 12 and 15. Until shifting to the paper feeding operation, the second medium handling member 21 is retracted above the recording medium transport path 7.

As described above, before the recording medium 1 is supplied to the data processing section, the first and second medium transport sections 12 and 15 are provided.
Is reciprocated one time, and in the process, the wrinkled or bent state is extended by the first and second medium handling members 20 and 21, and further rolled by the press rollers 13 and 14. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of lines and to surely execute data processing such as printing and data reading.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the first and second medium transport sections each having a drive roller and a pressing roller are arranged on the recording medium transport path at a predetermined interval, and the first and second medium transport sections are arranged. A pair of press rollers supported so as to be able to contact and separate from each other between the media transport units is arranged, and further, recording is performed between the first media transport unit and the press rollers and between the second media transport unit and the press rollers. Arranging the first and second medium handling members supported so as to be able to freely contact and separate from the medium, the pressing rollers of the first and second medium transport units, the press rollers, the first and second medium handling members Since the operation of approaching / separating from the recording medium and the operation of starting and stopping the motor of the transport system and switching the rotation direction are controlled based on a detection signal of a sensor that detects the transport position of the recording medium, the recording medium is supplied. Before the first medium transport section and the second medium The recording medium is reciprocated between the transport unit and the first medium handling member is brought into contact with the recording medium on the outward path, the recording medium is handled by the first medium handling member, and the handled portion is rolled by a press roller. Then, in the return path, the second medium handling member is brought into contact with the recording medium to handle the recording medium with the second medium handling member, and the treated portion is rolled by a press roller, and then the first and second media The recording medium can be supplied to the data processing unit by the first and second medium transport units with the handling member retracted from the recording medium and the pair of press rollers opened. In the process of rolling the recording medium, the operation of the first and second roller contact / separation means, the press roller contact / separation means, and the first and second medium handling member contact / separation means is controlled based on the detection signal of the sensor. Thereby, even if the conveyance direction of the recording medium changes, the pressing roller or the press roller of the first or second medium conveyance unit or the first or second medium handling member located on the side of the traveling direction of the recording medium is conveyed. By retreating from the road, the rolling operation can be performed without giving any resistance to the edge of the recording medium on the traveling direction side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a jam or a skew when a recording medium is fed, and it is possible to further increase the reliability of data processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a rolling operation of a recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention in the order of progress of conveyance.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a recording medium conveyance path and a periphery thereof.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a recording medium.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a recording medium rolling operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 recording medium 7 recording medium transport path 7a insertion slot 12 first medium transport section 13, 14 press roller 15 second medium transport section 16, 18 drive roller 17, 19 press roller 20 first medium handling member 21 second Medium handling member 22, 23 sensor 28 motor 29 motor control means 30 first roller contact / separation means 31 second roller contact / separation means 32 press roller contact / separation means 33 first medium handling member contact / separation means 34 second Media handling member contact / separation means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A recording medium transporting path connecting an insertion port for inserting a recording medium and a data processing unit; a driving roller; and a pressing roller supported by the driving roller so as to be capable of coming and going. The first and second rotatable first and second media transport units are arranged at predetermined intervals in the media transport path, and are disposed in pairs between the first and second media transport units. A press roller freely rotatable forward and backward supported so as to be able to contact and separate from the recording medium between the first medium transport unit and the press roller and between the second medium transport unit and the press roller. First and second medium handling members supported so as to be freely detachable, and a sensor that is disposed at a predetermined position of the recording medium transport path and detects the recording medium,
Motor control means for controlling the start and stop of the motor for driving the first and second medium transport units and the press roller and switching operation of the rotation direction based on the detection signal of the sensor, and the detection signal of the sensor. First and second roller contacting / separating means for separating the pressing roller from the driving roller of the first or second medium transport unit as a reference, and one of the press rollers based on a detection signal of the sensor. Press roller contacting / separating means for contacting / separating from the other, and first and second medium handling member contacting / contacting the first or second medium handling member to / from the recording medium based on a detection signal of the sensor. Before supplying the recording medium to the data processing unit, the recording medium is reciprocated by the first medium transport unit and the second medium transport unit, Contacting the first medium handling member with a recording medium, handling the recording medium with the first medium handling member, rolling the handled portion with the press roller, and returning the second medium handling member in the return path. Is brought into contact with the recording medium, the recording medium is handled by the second medium handling member, and the treated portion is rolled by the press roller, and then the first and second medium handling members are retracted from the recording medium. The recording medium rolling device, wherein the recording medium is supplied to the data processing unit by the first and second medium transport units in a state where the pair of press rollers are separated from each other.