JP3406780B2 - Booklet processing apparatus and booklet processing method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booklet processing apparatus and a booklet processing method for detecting a page end face of a passbook-like booklet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a booklet processing apparatus, a passbook inserted in a passbook insertion slot is taken in and conveyed, and the contents described on the page of the passbook are read by a reading section or a printing / pasting section for characters or images. Labels may be attached to pages.
At this time, it is necessary to accurately detect the position of the end face of the page of the passbook. Conventionally, when detecting the position of a page of a passbook, an optical sensor (photosensor) detects the leading or trailing end of the front or back side of the opened passbook in the conveyance direction.

[0003]

However, when the passbook is opened, the amount of bending at the binding portion of the passbook increases as the page becomes higher, and the end face of the page is correspondingly the end face of the cover or back sheet of the passbook ( The edge of the page becomes distant, and the edge of the page becomes oblique. That is, there is a gap between the outer edge position of the passbook and the edge position of the page.

Therefore, when mechanically reading the contents (characters) written on the page, or when a label having characters or images recorded thereon is attached to the page, the reading position or the attaching position is predetermined. There is a problem that it cannot be read accurately because it is displaced from the position, and that it cannot be accurately attached to a predetermined position.

Therefore, according to the present invention, by accurately detecting the position of the end face of a page, the written information can be accurately read or the label can be accurately attached to a predetermined position. An object is to provide an end face detection method.

[0006]

Since the present invention SUMMARY OF] is to solve the above problems, those of claim 1, wherein a conveying means for conveying the pages is opened booklet, Saku conveyed by the conveying means
Obliquely or upward against in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet to the child
A light irradiating means for irradiating al light, and detecting means for light emitted by the light irradiation means detects a shadow formed at the end of the page, the page on the basis of the detection means detects a shadow And a determining means for determining the end face position.

[0007] What according to claim 2, wherein a conveying means for conveying the pages is opened booklet towards in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the <br/> booklet conveyed by the conveying means obliquely Above
By irradiating light from the light irradiating means and light received by the light irradiating means and reflected from the page, the light irradiating from the light irradiating means is applied to the end portion of the page.
It comprises a detecting means for detecting the formed shadow and a judging means for judging the end face position of the page based on the detecting means detecting the shadow.

[0008] What according to claim 3, wherein a conveying means for conveying the pages is opened booklet towards in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the <br/> booklet conveyed by the conveying means obliquely Above
The light irradiating means for irradiating the light, the optical system for guiding the light irradiated by the light irradiating means and reflected from the page in a predetermined direction, and the reflected light guided by the optical system for receiving the light irradiating means. detection means light irradiated to detect shadows you formed at the end of the page from the detection means becomes comprises a determination means for determining the end face position of the page on the basis of the detected shadows.

[0009] oblique ones of claim 4, wherein a conveying means for conveying the pages is opened booklet towards in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the page opened the booklet conveyed by the conveying means A light irradiating unit that irradiates light from above , an optical system that guides the light, which is irradiated by this light irradiating unit and reflected from the page, through the objective lens and the eyepiece lens to a predetermined direction, and this optical system. by receiving guided by reflected light, and detecting means for light irradiated from the light irradiation unit detects the shadow you formed at the end of the page, the page on the basis of the detection means detects a shadow And a determination means for determining the end face position.

[0010] oblique ones of claim 5, wherein a conveying step of conveying the page is opened booklet towards in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the page opened the booklet conveyed by the conveying step By the light irradiation step of irradiating light from above, and by receiving the light that is irradiated by this light irradiation step and reflected from the page, the light irradiated by the light irradiation step forms at the edge of the page. And a determination step of determining the end face position of the page based on the detection of the shadow by the detection step.

According to the present invention, the upper surface of a page of a booklet that is opened and conveyed is irradiated with light obliquely in the direction opposite to the conveyance direction of the booklet by the light irradiation means, and the light is reflected from the page. By detecting the light by the detecting means, a shadow formed by the light applied to the page being blocked by the edge of the page is detected, and when this shadow is detected, the position is the edge surface position of the page. Judge that there is.

As a result, the position of the end surface of the page of the booklet is directly detected, and the position of the end surface of the page can be accurately detected even if the bending amount at the binding portion of the opened booklet is large. .

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 2 is an external view showing a passbook processing apparatus, and in the figure, 1 is an apparatus main body. A passbook insertion slot 2 for inserting a passbook is provided at the lower front portion of the apparatus main body 1.

FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the passbook processing apparatus. This processing apparatus includes an automatic take-out unit 3 for taking out a label 6 as a sticker-like information display medium, a printing unit 4 for printing information on the label 6 taken out by the automatic take-out unit 3, and information printed by the printing unit 4. The labeled label 6 is attached to the opened page P of the passbook T, which will be described later, and an overcoat layer (not shown), which will be described later, is provided as a protective material on the label 6.
And a transport unit 8 as a transport means for transporting the opened passbook T inserted from the insertion slot 2.

A label stacking unit 10 in which a plurality of labels 6 are set inside the automatic take-out unit 3, and a take-out mechanism 1 for taking out the labels 6 of the label stacking unit 10 one by one.
1. A delivery roller 12 for delivering the label 6 taken out by the take-out mechanism 11 and a drive motor 15 for driving the take-out mechanism 11 and the take-out roller 12. The take-out mechanism 11 has a pickup roller 13 for picking up the label 6 and a rotating lever 14 for moving the pickup roller 13 up and down.

In the printing unit 4, a platen 17 for supporting the label 6, a print head 18 provided on the upper side of the platen 17 for printing information on the label 6, and a supply between the platen 17 and the print head 18 are provided. The ink ribbon 19 for transferring the ink to the label 6 and the label supply means 23 for supplying the label 6 on which the information is printed onto the page P of the opened passbook T, and the page of the passbook T according to the present invention. An end face detection device 31 for detecting the end face position of P is provided.

A thermal head is used as the print head 18, and the thermal head generates heat in accordance with image information to transfer the ink of the ink ribbon 19 to the label 6. The ink ribbon 19 is the supply shaft 2
It is wound around 0 and the winding shaft 21, and the middle part is guided by the guide bodies 22 ... The label supply unit 23 includes a feed roller pair 29 for feeding the label 6 and a guide body 28 for guiding the label 6.

Inside the pasting unit 5, a backup roller 24 which is a pressing roller as a pressing member for supporting the passbook T, and a heat roller 25 as a heating member for heating the label 6 supplied on the page P of the passbook T. , And passbook T
Ribbon supply means 30 for supplying a ribbon 7 having an overcoat layer (not shown) is arranged on the upper surface of the label 6 on the page P.

Next, a case where the label 6 is attached to the page P of the passbook T will be described. First, the passbook T is opened and inserted through the passbook insertion slot 2. The passbook T is transported along the transport path 8a of the transport unit 8. In addition, the label stacking unit 10 of the automatic take-out unit 3 is provided with a label 6 by the take-out mechanism 11.
Are taken out one by one. The label 6 thus taken out is sent to the printing unit 4 by the sending roller 12.
In the printing unit 4, the label 6 is sent between the print head 18 and the platen 17, and the heat of the print head 18 transfers the ink of the ink ribbon 19 to the label 6 to print information. The label 6 on which this information is printed is supplied and placed on the page P of the passbook T by the label supply means 23. The passbook T to which the label 6 is supplied is sent to the sticking unit 5. Here, the ribbon 7 is supplied onto the label 6 by the ribbon supply means 30, and the label 6 and the ribbon 7 are supplied.
At the same time, the passbook T is sent between the backup roller 24 and the heating roller 25 and held and carried. With this, the passbook T
Is heated and pressed to attach the label 6 to the page P via the heat-welding layer, and the overcoat layer is attached to the surface of the label 6 via an adhesive layer (not shown). In this way, the label 6 and its overcoat layer are
After being attached to, the passbook T is carried out to the outside.

FIG. 1 shows an end face detecting device 31 for detecting the end face position of the page P of the passbook T conveyed along the conveying path 8a of the conveying unit 8. Reference numeral 41 in the figure is located on the upper side of the conveyance path 8a, and the page P of the passbook T which is opened and conveyed.
Is a lamp as a light irradiating means for irradiating the upper surface of the with light. The lamp 41 obliquely emits light in the direction opposite to the transport direction indicated by the arrow of the passbook T. In the vicinity of the lamp 41, an optical system 42 for guiding the reflected light from the page P of the passbook T upwards.
Is provided. The optical system 42 is arranged at a predetermined interval, and has an objective lens 43 and an eyepiece lens 44 which magnify and guide a shadow 47 described later. At the image forming position of the eyepiece lens 44, a CCD line sensor 45 is provided as a detecting means for receiving the light reflected from the page P of the passbook T and detecting a shadow 47 described later. The CCD line sensor 45 is connected to the page P from the position of the shadow 47 via the signal path 48.
The discriminating means 49 for discriminating the position of the end face is connected.

Next, a method of discriminating the end face position of the page P of the passbook T will be described. The passbook T is opened and the transport path 8a is opened.
The upper surface of the page P is irradiated with light by the lamp 41 on the way. This light is reflected from page P,
The light is received by the CCD line sensor 45 via the optical system 42. At the time of this light irradiation, a shadow 47 is formed on a portion where the light is blocked by the end portion of the page P of the passbook T, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. At this time, since the surface of the uppermost page P is exposed to the light, the shadow 47 becomes a “black line” as if indicating the edge of the page P. This shadow 47 is the objective lens 4
3 and the magnifying optical system 42 of the eyepiece lens 44 magnify it and the CCD line sensor 45 detects it as a "black line". From the detection position of the shadow 47, the end face position of the page P is discriminated by the discriminating means 49.

Normally, the CCD line sensor 45 is fixed, the passbook T is conveyed and moved, and the CCD line sensor 4 is moved.
I'm seeing the change from "bright" to "dark" in 5. In addition,
The end surface of the page P to be viewed does not need to extend over the entire width of the page P,
Only a small part is needed. As a result, the reading and processing speed can be shortened.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing changes in the output of the CCD line sensor 45 as the passbook T is conveyed. Point b in the graph of FIG. 5 shows a shadow formed by the edge of the top page P, and from this shadow position, the discriminating means 49 regards point a as the end surface position of the top page P.

As described above, since the end face position of the page P of the passbook T is directly detected, the end face position of the page P can be accurately discriminated, the sticking position of the label 6 with respect to the page P can be prevented, and the description can be made. When reading the contents mechanically, an accurate reading is possible.

[0025]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention can detect the position of the end surface of the page itself in which the booklet is opened, and when an object to be attached is attached to the page, it can be accurately attached at a predetermined position. When mechanically reading the written contents, the effect that the written contents can be read accurately is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an end face processing device for detecting an end face position of a page of a passbook according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a passbook processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a passbook processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a shadow formed on an end face portion of a page of a passbook.

FIG. 5 is a CCD for detecting a shadow formed on an end face portion of a page of a passbook.
The figure which shows the output of a sensor.

[Explanation of symbols]

P ... page T ... Passbook (booklet) 5 ... Transport unit (transport means) 41 ... Lamp (light irradiation means) 45 ... CCD line sensor (detection means) 47 ... Shadow 49 ... Judgment means

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] And conveying means according to claim 1] Page conveys the booklet is opened, a light irradiating means for irradiating light obliquely from above towards in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the booklet conveyed by the conveying means , The light emitted by the light emitting means is shaped at the edge of the page.
A booklet processing apparatus comprising: a detection unit that detects a formed shadow; and a determination unit that determines the end face position of a page based on the detection of the shadow by the detection unit. . And conveying means wherein the page conveys the booklet is opened, a light irradiating means for irradiating light obliquely from above towards in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the booklet conveyed by the conveying means A detecting means for detecting a shadow formed on the edge of the page by the light emitted from the light emitting means by receiving the light emitted from the light emitting means and reflected from the page; A booklet processing apparatus comprising: a determination unit that determines the end face position of a page based on the detection unit detecting a shadow. A conveying means 3. Page conveys the booklet is opened, a light irradiating means for irradiating obliquely from above toward the conveying direction and opposite direction of the booklet against the booklet conveyed by the conveying means, this An optical system that guides the light irradiated by the light irradiation means and reflected from the page in a predetermined direction, and the reflected light guided by the optical system is received so that the light emitted from the light irradiation means is On the edge
Detecting means for detecting shadows you formed, booklet processing apparatus characterized by the detection means formed by comprising: a determination means for determining the end face position of the page on the basis of the detected shadows, the. And conveying means wherein the page carries the booklet opened, light is irradiated from obliquely upward in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the page opened the booklet conveyed by the conveying means Light irradiating means, an optical system that expands the light radiated by the light irradiating means and reflected from the page through an objective lens and an eyepiece lens to guide it in a predetermined direction, and receives reflected light guided by this optical system. By doing so, the light radiated from the light radiating means is applied to the edge of the page.
Detecting means for detecting shadows you formed, booklet processing apparatus characterized by the detection means formed by comprising: a determination means for determining the end face position of the page on the basis of the detected shadows, the. A conveying step wherein page conveys the booklet opened, light is irradiated from obliquely upward in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of the booklet against the page opened the booklet conveyed by the conveying step a light irradiation step, this by receiving light reflected from the page is illuminated by light irradiation step, the detection of light emitted by the light irradiation step of detecting a shadow you formed at the end of the page A booklet processing method comprising: a step; and a determination step of determining the end face position of the page based on the detection of the shadow in the detection step.