JP3810579B2 - Page closing method for booklet-like medium and page closing apparatus used therefor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for closing a page of a booklet-shaped medium and a page closing apparatus used therefor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a page closing operation of a booklet-like medium such as a bank passbook is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. That is, first, as shown in FIG. 9A, the closing operation target page 1a of the booklet-like medium 1 that has been transported through the transport path in an open state is captured by the transport roller pair 6 on the binding portion 1c side, and then Then, the pressure 3 is projected in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 9A on the conveyance path, and the closing operation target page 1 a of the booklet-like medium 1 is brought into pressure contact with the page turning roller 5. When the page turning roller 5 is rotated in the closing direction, that is, counterclockwise in this state, the closing operation target page 1a is flipped up on the page turning roller 5 as shown by a broken line in FIG. Thereafter, when the conveyance roller pair 6 is rotated to feed the booklet-like medium 1 to the page turning roller 5, the closing operation target page 1a hits the page turning roller 5 and is pressed against the closing side, as shown in FIG. 9B. Then it falls to the opposite side and the page closing operation is completed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional example described above has the following problems. That is, when the booklet-like medium 1 bounced up on the page turning roller 5 is fed to the page turning roller 5 side by the conveying roller pair 6, the binding portion 1c is connected to the page turning roller 5 as shown in FIG. The closing operation target page 1a is in an upright state with respect to the conveyance path immediately before being delivered to the tension roller 4 facing the page turning roller 5. In order to transfer the booklet-shaped medium 1 from this state to the transport system constituted by the page turning roller 5 and the tension roller 4, a restoring force in the page opening direction is generated on the closing operation target page 1a. Feeding power is required and it is easy to invite jam. In particular, the binding portion 1c moves slightly obliquely upward due to friction with the page turning roller 5, and thus often comes into contact with the page turning roller 5. In this case, an excessive load on the conveyance system causes jamming. Cheap.
[0004]
Further, since the closing operation target page 1a rotates 180 ° on the conveyance path during the page closing operation, it is necessary to set a movement space of the closing operation target page 1a on the conveyance path, and the useless space increases. If the page closing operation is performed in a narrow space, the page closing operation target page 1a is bent in an unspecified direction, causing an excessive load and causing a jam.
[0005]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and has a method for closing a page of a booklet-like medium, which is highly reliable for page closing operation and can effectively use a space, and a page closing apparatus used therefor. The purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the object is
A method for closing a page of a booklet-shaped medium 1 that closes the booklet-shaped medium 1 that is conveyed in a page-open state in a conveyance path,
A page curving process for accommodating the closing operation target page 1a in a convex curving posture toward the stacked page 1b between the upper guide 2 and the transport path which are swingably disposed above the transport path;
Subsequent to the page curving step, the booklet-like medium 1 is moved with the closing operation target page 1a side as the head until the closing operation target page 1a in the bending posture comes into contact with and overlaps the stacked page 1b. A feeding process to convey ,
The page bending step includes a preliminary bending applying step of restraining the binding portion 1c side of the closing operation target page 1a to lift the free edge 1d to the upper guide 2 side and bending the target page 1a.
A curving application process for reducing the curvature of curvature by sending the binding portion 1c to the free edge 1d side after the preliminary curving process;
A method for closing a page of a booklet-shaped medium, comprising: a bending portion pushing step of lifting the free edge 1d toward the upper guide 2 and pushing the bending portion between the conveyance path and the upper guide 2 in a bending posture after the bending step . Achieved by providing.
[0007]
In the present invention, the booklet-like medium 1 such as a bankbook that has been conveyed in the opened state in the conveyance path is subjected to a page closing operation through a page bending process and a feeding process. In the curving application process, the page 1a to be closed of the booklet-shaped medium 1 protrudes toward the overlapped page 1b with the upper guide 2 that is swingably disposed above the conveyance path, as shown in FIG. It is housed in a curved posture.
[0008]
The page bending step includes a preliminary bending applying step of restraining the binding portion 1c side of the closing operation target page 1a to lift the free edge 1d to the upper guide 2 side, and bending the closing operation target page 1a.
A curving application process for reducing the curvature of curvature by sending the binding portion 1c to the free edge 1d side after the preliminary curving process;
It is possible to comprise a bending portion pushing step in which the free end edge 1d is lifted to the upper guide 2 side after the bending imparting step and the bending portion is pushed between the conveyance path and the upper guide 2, as shown in FIG. In this way, since the rigidity of the closing operation target page 1a whose bending curvature is reduced by the bending applying process is increased, the closing operation target page 1a is securely connected to the upper guide 2 by pushing the open end side upward. It is accommodated in a predetermined posture.
[0009]
When the feeding process is carried out from this state and the booklet-shaped medium 1 is conveyed in the direction of arrow 7A in FIG. 7, that is, toward the page turning roller 5, the closing operation target page 1a is sequentially placed on the overlapped page 1b from the binding portion 1c side. It is sent to the page turning roller 5 side while being superimposed. At the time of delivery to the page turning roller 5, the closing operation target page 1a completely overlaps the overlapped page 1b at the binding portion 1c position, and the binding portion 1c is inclined obliquely downward as indicated by an arrow 7B in FIG. Therefore, the transfer is performed smoothly without the binding portion 1c coming into contact with the page turning roller 5. As a result, since an abnormal load is not applied to the feed system, the occurrence of jam or the like is completely prevented.
[0010]
Further, during the closing operation, the closing operation target page 1a is accommodated in a curved state between the upper guide 2 and, therefore, less space is required upward than in the conventional example. It can be used and downsizing of the device can be achieved.
[0011]
The method described above
The booklet-like medium 1 in the open state is closed and the closing operation target page 1a is bent in a convex bending posture toward the overlapped page 1b by the page turning roller 5 disposed on the operation target page 1a side, and then the closing operation is performed. A booklet medium closing device for closing a booklet-like medium 1 by closing the booklet-like medium 1 by closing the booklet-like medium 1 by a conveying roller pair 6 arranged on the opposite page 1b side opposite to the target page 1a. There,
A swingable upper guide 2 is disposed above the conveyance path of the booklet-shaped medium 1, and
The conveying roller pair 6, the page turning in the middle bending operation of the closing operation target page 1a by roller 5 conveys the booklet-like medium 1 close to the operation target page 1a side, said closed operation target page 1a of該冊Ko like medium 1 can the be performed by the page closing device of booklet-like medium conveyed again said closed operation target page 1a side after bending between the upper guide 2 to the conveying path.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
2 and 3 show a page closing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The page closing apparatus includes a pair of conveying rollers 6 including a pair of upper and lower conveying rollers 6 a and 6 b, and a page turning roller pair 7 including a tension roller 4 and a page turning roller 5. In this embodiment, the parts are arranged symmetrically from the center so that the page closing operation can be performed regardless of whether the closing operation target page 1a is positioned on the left or right. In this state, the side that directly contacts the closing operation target page 1 a will be described as a page turning roller pair 7, and the opposite side as a conveyance roller pair 6.
[0013]
A driving force is transmitted to the upper conveying roller 6a and the page turning roller 5 through a gear train which will be described later, and the lower conveying roller 6b and the tension roller 4 are configured to freely rotate and to be driven rollers for the driving side. The shaft 4a of the tension roller 4 is supported by a roller holder 8 that can rotate around a support shaft 8a. By rotating the holder cam 9, the operating lever 8b of the roller holder 8 is pressed, as shown in FIG. Thus, the tension roller 4 can be retracted from the conveyance path.
[0014]
A pressure 3, an upper guide 2, and a sensor 10 are disposed at an intermediate position between the conveying roller pair 6 and the page turning roller pair 7. The pressure 3 constitutes a conveyance path surface, and includes a pressure cover 3a that freely rotates around the cover support shaft 3c, and a pressure lever 3b. By rotating the pressure lever 3b by the lever drive motor 11, the pressure 3 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the pressure cover 3a can be jumped out onto the conveyance path. The upper guide 2 is arranged to face the pressure 3 across the conveyance path, and includes a link 2b that can freely rotate around the support shaft 2a, and a sled-shaped guide piece 2c that can freely rotate around the support shaft with respect to the link 2b. Have. The link 2b is provided with a light shielding plate 2d that blocks the optical path of the sensor 10.
[0015]
FIG. 3 shows driving units of the conveying roller pair 6 and the page turning roller pair 7. As described above, in order to make the position reversible, the drive section is formed symmetrically, and the power of the transport system drive motor 12 is transmitted to the main gear 14 via the transmission means 13 such as a timing belt. The power transmitted to the main gear 14 is transmitted to the end gears 16a and 16b via the idle gears 15a and 15b, and drives the page turning roller 5 and the upper conveying roller 6a. Further, a lock drive cam 17 is disposed immediately below the main gear 14, and a cam sliding contact portion 18 a of a lock lever 18 that is rotatable around a support shaft 18 c is pressed against the cam surface of the lock drive cam 17. In order to ensure followability of the cam sliding contact portion 18a to the cam surface, a biasing means (not shown) is attached to the lock lever 18. The lock lever 18 has a gear portion 18b having a tooth shape capable of meshing with the terminal gears 16a and 16b at one end. When the lock lever 18 rotates around the support shaft 18c by the cam surface, as shown in FIG. The portion 18b meshes with the terminal gear 16b and prohibits the rotation of the upper conveying roller 6a.
[0016]
The operation of the page closing device will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the page closing operation is performed by performing a feeding process subsequent to the page bending process, and the page bending process includes a preliminary bending applying process, a bending applying process, and a bending portion pushing process. First, the booklet-like medium 1 is conveyed in an open state. When both the conveying roller pair 6 and the page turning roller pair 7 are positioned on the closing operation target page 1a, the conveying operation is stopped and the page closing operation is started. . FIG. 4 shows an initial state of the pre-curvature application process. After the conveyance operation is stopped, the holder cam 9 is driven and the tension roller 4 is retracted downward from the conveyance path.
[0017]
Thereafter, the pressure lever 3b is rotated to cause the pressure cover 3a to jump out by a predetermined dimension on the conveyance path, and then the page turning roller 5 is rotated in the turning direction, that is, counterclockwise in FIG. In this state, the idle gear 15b on the lower conveying roller 6b side releases the mesh with the terminal gear 16b to cut off the power transmission to the terminal gear 16b, and the lock lever 18 is meshed with the terminal gear 16b, and is in a booklet shape. The medium 1 is captured on the transport path and prohibited from moving. On the other hand, since the contact pressure between the closing operation target page 1a and the page turning roller 5 is increased to a predetermined value due to the rise of the pressure lever 3b, when the page turning roller 5 is rotated, as shown in FIG. The free operation edge 1d of the closing operation target page 1a moves upward along the page turning roller 5 while reducing the radius of curvature. Following the upward movement of the closing operation target page 1a, the upper guide 2 also rotates clockwise in FIG. 5A, and the light shielding plate 2d opens the optical path of the sensor 10 to detect the end of the pre-curvature applying step. . The detection timing of the completion of the pre-curvature applying process by the light shielding plate 2d is the position before the closing operation target page 1a is placed on the page turning roller 5 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The state before the completion of the page jumping operation is adjusted.
[0018]
FIG. 6 shows the bending process. The bending imparting process is started by detecting the end of the previous process by the sensor 10, and after releasing the lock lever 18 and lowering the pressure 3, the conveying roller pair 6 is driven and the binding portion 1 c reaches the vicinity of the page turning roller 5. This is done by driving the booklet-shaped medium 1 up to. When the booklet-shaped medium 1 is transported, the page turning roller 5 is driven in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6A, that is, the direction in which the free edge 1d of the closing operation target page 1a moves downward. The force prevents the occurrence of jumping as shown by the chain line in FIG. Due to the conveyance of the booklet medium 1 on the page turning roller 5 side and the rotation of the page turning roller 5 in the above-described direction, the closing operation target page 1a of the booklet medium 1 gradually decreases in curvature to a predetermined curvature. When this happens, the driving of the page turning roller 5 and the conveying roller pair 6 is stopped.
[0019]
When the bending process is completed, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower conveyance roller 6 b is restrained by the lock lever 18 and the bending part pushing process is started. The bending portion pushing step is a step of pushing the bending portion between the conveyance path and the upper guide 2 by utilizing the improvement in rigidity due to the bending of the closing operation target page 1a, and can be described as follows. That is, the closing operation target page 1a is bent until it has a sufficiently small curvature in the preceding bending imparting step, and the apparent rigidity is improved. When the page turning roller 5 is rotated in this direction in this state, the free edge 1d Only moves along the page turning roller 5 and cannot pass over the page turning roller 5. As a result, the curvature portion is pushed to the conveying roller side by the feed force applied to the free edge 1d by the page turning roller 5, and when this process is completed, as shown in FIG. The page 1a is in pressure contact with the upper guide 2 in a curved posture convex toward the stacked page 1b.
[0020]
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the lock of the lower conveyance roller 6b by the lock lever 18 is released, and the page turning roller pair 7 and the conveyance roller pair 6 are driven by engaging the end gear 16b and the idle gear 15b. When the feeding process is performed, the booklet-shaped medium 1 moves with the binding side as the head, the closing operation target page 1a is superimposed on the overlapped page 1b, and the page closing operation is completed. In the feeding process, the binding portion 1c of the booklet-like medium 1 is sent in a state where the closing operation target page 1a is overlapped on the overlapped page 1b, so that an excessive load on the page turning roller pair 7 can be prevented. .
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the reliability of the page closing operation can be improved and the space can be effectively utilized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a page closing device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a drive unit of the page closing device.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an initial stage of a pre-curvature application process, where FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a conveyance system, and FIG.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating the completion of the pre-curvature application process, where FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating a conveyance system, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a drive unit;
6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an initial stage of a bending imparting process, in which FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a conveyance system, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a drive unit;
FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams illustrating an initial stage of a curved pushing process, in which FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating a conveyance system, and FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating a drive unit;
FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating an initial stage of a feeding process, in which FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating a conveyance system, and FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating a drive unit;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Booklet-like medium 1a Closing operation target page 1b Stacked page 1c Binding portion 1d Free edge 2 Upper guide 5 Page turning roller 6 Conveying roller pair

Claims (2)

A method for closing a page of a booklet-shaped medium that closes a booklet-shaped medium conveyed in a page-open state in a conveyance path,
A page curving step for accommodating the closing operation target page in a convex curving posture on the overlapped page side between the upper guide which is swingably disposed above the transport path and the transport path;
Subsequent to the page curving step, the booklet-shaped medium is moved with the closing operation target page side at the top, and the feeding operation is performed until the closing operation target page in the bending posture is brought into contact with and superimposed on the overlapped page. It has a door,
The page bending step includes a preliminary bending applying step of restraining the binding portion side of the closing operation target page and lifting the free edge toward the upper guide side, and bending the target page;
A curve applying step for reducing the curvature of curvature by sending the binding portion to the free edge side after the preliminary curve applying step;
A method for closing a page of a booklet-shaped medium, comprising: a bending portion pushing step of lifting the free end edge toward the upper guide side and pushing the bending portion between the conveyance path and the upper guide in a bending posture after the bending step . After the booklet-shaped medium in the opened state is closed, the closing operation target page is curved in a convex bending posture toward the overlapped page side by a page turning roller disposed on the operation target page side, and then opposite to the closing operation target page. A booklet medium page closing device for closing a booklet medium by closing a booklet medium by closing a booklet medium by a pair of conveying rollers arranged on a stacked page side,
A swingable upper guide is arranged above the conveyance path of the booklet medium,
The conveyance roller pair conveys the booklet-shaped medium to the operation target page side in the middle of the bending operation of the page to be closed by the page turning roller, and the page for closing operation of the booklet-shaped medium is connected to the conveyance path and the upper part. After curving with the guide, it is conveyed again to the closing operation target page.
Page closing device for booklet media.

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