JP5592605B2 - Page turning device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a page turning apparatus for turning a booklet composed of a front cover and a plurality of middle sheets in the binding direction, and more particularly to a page turning apparatus capable of performing a turn-over check before closing a back cover.

  For example, in a passbook issuing machine installed in a financial institution or the like, writing into a passbook is performed. The entry into the passbook is performed by the passbook printer unit of the passbook issuing machine. The basic operations of the passbook printer include passbook cover page turning and page turning operations. Further, after the cover turning operation, or before turning over all pages and closing the back cover, it is confirmed whether the front cover or the back cover is one sheet. In other words, it is confirmed whether there is any remaining middle page with the front or back cover. This operation of checking the remaining page of the middle paper is called a turn-back check. As described above, the turn-back check includes the turn-back check after turning the cover and the turn-back check before closing the back cover.

  In the passbook issuing machine, since the cover turning mechanism is independent, the turn-over check after the cover turning is performed by the cover turning mechanism. Since the front cover turning mechanism unit specializes its function, the turn-over check before the back cover is closed is performed by the passbook printer unit that performs the back cover closing operation.

  The passbook printer unit has a problem that since the printed passbook is transported, the ink after the transfer is transferred from the writing surface of the passbook to each transport roller, and this ink is transferred to the passbook during the check. The ink stain on the transport roller not only stains the passbook, but also causes the transport roller to lose an appropriate frictional force and slips between the passbook and cause a turn-back check failure. In view of this, there has been proposed a mechanism and control for performing a turn-back check before closing the back cover with a turning roller that is not affected by the ink transfer provided in the cover turning mechanism (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

A guide member is attached to the shaft to which the page turning roller of the page turning device is attached. The guide member is rotated according to the swelling of the paper surface, and the return check is performed by detecting the presence of medium paper based on the rotation angle. To do.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-114569

  However, there are many changes to the conventional cover turning mechanism, and it was not easy to expand the functions of the conventional product. Further, since the guide member is provided so as to protrude in the discharge direction side of the passbook, there is a possibility that installation of the cover turning mechanism may be restricted. Also, since it is difficult to make the guide member sufficiently large due to installation restrictions, the contact position between the guide member and the passbook and the rotation axis of the guide member are close to each other, and the swelling of the paper surface is suitable as a change in the rotation angle. It was not easy to detect.

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a page turning apparatus that can reliably detect the remaining page while preventing erroneous detection.

In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in a page turning apparatus for turning a booklet in which a cover and a softer inner cover than the cover are bound through a stitch portion, the page to be turned over is set as a cover page of the booklet. A pressing mechanism for pressing the frictional contact surface of the turning roller, and the booklet in which the turning target page is pressed by the pressing mechanism at a pressing position in the vicinity of the front end opposite to the binding portion from the binding portion. A conveying mechanism that conveys in the direction near the leading edge; and a contact surface that abuts against the page to be turned around, one end of which is pivotally supported, and the state near the tip of the turning target page is pressed conveying the deflection detection panel pivots follow the deflection of the dial target page by conveying the booklet from the seam portion in the direction of the vicinity of the tip, the booklet to the direction Wherein the first detection unit dial the pivoted follow the deflection of the target page deflection detecting a first rotation position of the detection panel capable of detecting the deflection of said cover, said first pre-Symbol deflection detection panel according to the times Doi amount of rotation than the location is large and a second rotational position the second detector capable of detecting the detection to deflection in said paper, turning pages comprising the device are provided.

According to such a page turning apparatus, the pressing mechanism presses the vicinity of the leading end of the page to be turned over in the booklet. The transport mechanism transports the booklet in the direction in which the stitch portion moves toward the turned-back target page. The deflection detection panel has an abutting surface that abuts against the page to be turned around, one end of which is pivotally supported, and rotates according to the bending of the page to be turned back by conveyance. First detector is capable of detecting the deflection from the rotation of the deflection detection panel table paper. The second detection unit amount of rotation than the first time Doi location detection panel deflection by the first detection unit with a large turning position, it is possible to detect the deflection of the middle paper.

Further, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in a page turning apparatus that performs a turn-over check before closing a cover of a booklet in which a cover and a softer inner cover than the cover are bound via a stitch portion, the have a substantially fan-shaped cross-sectional shape around have a frictional contact surface between the sheet of the booklet to the curved surface portion, when the dial checks before closing the cover is entailment before SL to drive the rotation of the shaft A turning roller that is rotated to a position where the friction contact surface presses the turning target page of the booklet, and the turning target page is moved to a pressing position near the front end opposite to the binding portion by the friction contact surface of the turning roller. a transport mechanism for transporting from the seam portion in the direction of the tip near the booklet pressed Te along the conveying path, the tip near said page turning roller of the dial target page The has a contact surface abutting on the dial target page during conveyance of the booklet pressed in frictional contact surface, and wherein the seam portion of the front conveying abutment surface and said page turning roller by the conveying mechanism Is arranged so as to be positioned between them, one end of which is pivotally supported, and is rotated according to the bending of the turning-back target page by conveying the booklet while holding the vicinity of the front end of the turning-back target page. The deflection detection panel that rotates and the deflection that is rotated according to the deflection of the page to be turned back by conveying the booklet in which the vicinity of the tip of the page to be turned back is pressed from the binding portion in the direction near the tip. a first detector from a first rotational position of the panel capable of detecting the deflection of the cover, the turning amount than the first time Doi location before Symbol deflection detection panel is in the detection of the larger second rotational position Page turning device is provided characterized by comprising a second detector capable of detecting the deflection of the in paper.

According to such a page turning device, the page turning roller has a substantially fan-shaped cross section centered on the shaft, and the curved surface portion thereof is a frictional contact surface with the paper surface of the booklet. Press near the tip of the page to be turned around with the friction contact surface. The transport mechanism transports the booklet along the transport path. The deflection detection panel has a contact surface that contacts the page to be turned over when the booklet is conveyed, and is disposed so that the contact surface is positioned between the turning roller and the stitch portion, and one end thereof is freely rotatable. It pivots according to the bending of the turning-back target page by conveyance. The first detector is capable of detecting deflection of the rotation of the deflection detection panel table paper. The second detector, amount of rotation than the first time Doi location detection panel deflection by the first detection unit with a large turning position, it is possible to detect the deflection of the middle paper.

  According to the disclosed page turning apparatus, it is possible to reliably detect the remaining page while preventing erroneous detection.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a page turning apparatus according to the present embodiment. A page turning apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is installed at a window of a financial institution or the like, and is mounted on a passbook processing apparatus or the like in which a passbook is inserted and processing such as reading of characters and data and printing is performed.

  In this bankbook processing apparatus, a magnetic stripe reading mechanism, a printing mechanism, and the like are arranged along the conveyance path of the bankbook. A cover turning mechanism is arranged at the rear stage. A passbook replenishment mechanism is arranged at the subsequent stage. The page turning apparatus shown in this embodiment is used as this cover turning mechanism.

  Note that the passbook used here has a booklet-like structure in which a plurality of relatively low rigidity (soft) medium sheets are bound to a relatively high rigidity (hard) cover. And The illustrated passbook 90 is in a state in which the turn-back target page 91 is opened, with the turn-back target page 91 located on the left and the remaining page (non-return-back target page) on the right side with the binding portion 92 as the center. . Note that the page to be reversed is a target to check whether there is only one front or back cover when closing the front or back cover of an open booklet, that is, whether there is no remaining inner cover with the front or back cover. The page that is.

  The page turning apparatus 1 includes a first pinch roller (conveying roller) 9, a first guide roller (driven roller) 2 disposed at a position facing the first pinch roller 9, and a second mechanism as a conveyance mechanism for the bankbook 90. A pinch roller (conveying roller) 15 and a second guide roller (driven roller) 25 disposed at a position facing the second pinch roller 15 are provided. By these transport mechanisms, the bankbook 90 is transported along the transport path.

  The transport path is formed by the transport path upper surface and the transport path lower surface, the transport path upper surface is formed by the bulge detection panel 28, guides 6 and 7, and a guide (not shown), and the transport path lower surface is formed by the guide 8 and the pressure. 27.

Each of these components will be described in the order of the periphery of the transport mechanism component and the periphery of the transport path forming element.
The first pinch roller 9 is pivotally supported on the first pinch roller shaft support member 11 by the first pinch roller rotation shaft 10 so as to be rotatable. The first pinch roller rotating shaft 10 is a drive shaft connected to a post-feeding and cover turning motor 108 (not shown in FIG. 1). The first pinch roller shaft support member 11 is assembled to the first pinch roller shaft support member rotation shaft 12 so as to be rotatable by the operation of the first push-up lever 13. Further, the first pinch roller shaft support member 11 is biased by a biasing spring (not shown) in a direction in which the first pinch roller 9 faces the transport path. As described above, the first pinch roller 9 can be moved up and down with respect to the conveyance path. When the first pinch roller 9 is conveyed, the first pinch roller 9 is in contact with the first guide roller 2 by contacting the roller surface with the pass 90 and rotating. The bankbook 90 is moved along the conveyance path.

  The first push-up lever 13 is connected to a cover turning guide driving magnet 109 (not shown in FIG. 1), and rotates about the first push-up lever rotation shaft 14 as a rotation shaft. The cover turning guide driving magnet 109 causes the first pinch roller 9 to face the conveyance path in the OFF state, and retracts the first pinch roller 9 from the conveyance path in the ON state.

  Further, the cover-turning guide driving magnet 109 switches between connection and release of the gear that transmits the driving force of the post-feed and cover-cover turning motor 108 to the shaft 5. When the cover-turning guide driving magnet 109 is in an OFF state, the connection of a gear (not shown) is released and the rotation of the shaft 5 is locked. In the ON state, the rotation of the shaft 5 is unlocked and the gear is connected. The

  Since the page turning roller 3 is fixed to the shaft 5, the page turning roller 3 is rotated in accordance with the driving of the post-feeding and cover page turning motor 108 while the cover page turning guide driving magnet 109 is ON. On the other hand, the first guide roller 2 is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the shaft 5. The turning roller 3 is made of an elastic material such as rubber having a relatively high frictional force, and the main part thereof has a substantially fan-shaped cross-sectional shape, and the fan-shaped curved surface part is the friction contact surface 4 with respect to the turning target page 91. Is done. As the shaft 5 rotates, the turning roller 3 looks back at the curved frictional contact surface 4 and comes into contact with the target page 91 for friction. As a result, the turn-back target page 91 is held between the friction contact surface 4 and a guide (not shown) located at a position facing the friction contact surface 4 with the turn-back target page 91 interposed therebetween. Two turning rollers 3 are provided on the shaft 5 at the same attachment angle, and press the bankbook 90 at two left and right simultaneously. Further, the distance from the friction contact surface 4 to the center of the shaft 5 is made larger than the radius of the first guide roller 2.

  The second pinch roller 15 is rotatably supported on the second pinch roller shaft support member 17 by the second pinch roller rotating shaft 16. The second pinch roller rotating shaft 16 is a driving shaft connected to a post-feeding and cover turning motor 108 (not shown in FIG. 1). The second pinch roller shaft support member 17 is assembled to the second pinch roller shaft support member rotation shaft 18 so as to be rotatable by the operation of the second push-up lever 19. Further, the second pinch roller shaft support member 17 is biased by a biasing spring (not shown) in a direction in which the second pinch roller 15 faces the conveyance path. As described above, the second pinch roller 15 can be moved up and down with respect to the conveyance path. When the second pinch roller 15 is conveyed, the second pinch roller 15 is pressed against the second guide roller 25 by contacting the roller surface with the passbook 90 and rotating. The bankbook 90 is moved along the conveyance path.

  The second push-up lever 19 is connected to a bulge detection panel lock release magnet 110 (not shown in FIG. 1), and rotates around the second push-up lever rotation shaft 20 as a rotation shaft. The swelling detection panel lock releasing magnet 110 causes the second pinch roller 15 to face the conveyance path in the OFF state, and retracts the second pinch roller 15 from the conveyance path in the ON state.

  Further, the bulge detection panel lock release magnet 110 acts on a lock mechanism (not shown) that restricts the rotation of the bulge detection panel 28, and switches between a rotatable state and a rotation restricted state. A lock mechanism (not shown) restricts the rotation of the bulge detection panel 28 when the bulge detection panel lock release magnet 110 is in an OFF state, and the lock mechanism cancels the rotation restriction of the bulge detection panel 28 when it is in an ON state. Thereby, the bulge detection panel 28 can preferably guide the conveyance of the bankbook 90 in the rotation restricted state, and can appropriately detect the bulge in the rotatable state.

  The guide 8 is a fixed passbook sliding surface. Although the fixed passbook sliding surface is not shown in the side sectional view, the movable member (first pinch roller (conveying roller) 9, second pinch roller (conveying roller) 15, pressure 27, and sheet stopper) 22) is provided in the front-rear direction of the transport path so as to avoid the interference area with the transport path, forming the lower surface of the transport path.

  The pressure 27 is rotationally driven about the first push-up lever rotational shaft 14 as a rotational shaft. The upper surface of the pressure 27 is a sliding surface of the bankbook 90 that has been transported, and when the bankbook is transported, the sliding surface is at the same height as the front and rear transport path surfaces. Further, during the cover turning operation in which the turning roller 3 is rotated, the operation is performed so that the bankbook 90 is pushed up from the lower surface at the leading end as the push-up lever rotation shaft 14 rotates.

  The guide 7 guides the bankbook 90 to the first guide roller 2 and forms the upper surface of the conveyance path. The guide 6 has a function as a locking tool for fixing the winding roller 3 to the shaft 5 and also has a function of guiding the bankbook 90 when the friction contact surface 4 of the winding roller 3 is retracted upward. The upper surface of the conveyance path is formed.

  The bulge detection panel 28 can be rotated about the bulge detection panel rotation shaft 24 as a rotation axis, and can be switched between a rotatable state and a rotation restricted state as described above. In the rotation restricted state, the upper surface of the conveyance path is formed with a function of guiding the conveyance of the bankbook 90. Further, in the rotation permission state, the bulge is detected by coming into contact with the turning-back target page 91 and being pressed upward by the bending of the turning-back target page 91. The bulge detection panel 28 includes a light shielding plate 29 in the vicinity of the other end of the rotation shaft end (on the other end from the contact portion) for bulge detection. The light shielding plate 29 switches between the light shielding state and the light passing state of the two photosensors, the cover turning detection sensor 112 and the turn-back check detection sensor 113, according to the rotation amount of the bulge detection panel 28. Further, the swollen detection panel rotation shaft 24 is located above the non-return target page when the reversal check is performed at the end of the second guide roller 25 when viewed from the contact portion with the reversal target page 91 of the swollen detection panel 28. . Thereby, the distance between the bulge detection panel rotation shaft 24 and the contact portion is sufficiently separated, and the change in the rotation amount of the bulge detection panel 28 does not become abrupt with respect to the change in the bulge of the turning-back target page 91. I am doing so. Moreover, since a contact part can be set between the 1st guide roller 2 and the 2nd guide roller 25, the page turning apparatus 1 can be comprised compactly.

  The sheet stopper 22 is driven by a sheet stopper driving magnet 111 with the sheet stopper rotation shaft 21 as a rotation axis, and can be switched between a state in which the leading end protrudes from the conveyance path surface and a state in which the sheet stopper 22 is retracted from the conveyance path surface. It is said that. The sheet stopper 22 is projected onto the conveyance path during the cover turning operation by the turning roller 3 and abuts against the binding portion 92 of the passbook 90 to restrict movement of the passbook 90 in the insertion direction. This gives the reference position of the bankbook 90 during the cover turning operation.

Next, an outline of the cover turning function that is a basic function of the page turning apparatus 1 will be described.
First, in the initial state, the friction contact surface 4 of the turning roller 3, the pressure 27, and the sheet stopper 22 are retracted from the conveyance path. The shaft 5 is locked at a position where the turning roller 3 is retracted from the conveyance path. In this state, the passbook 90 whose cover is closed is conveyed into the page turning apparatus with the binding direction at the top. Next, the first pinch roller 9 is retracted, the pressure 27 is raised, and the bankbook 90 is warped upward. Further, the sheet stopper 22 is raised, the movement of the leading portion of the bankbook 90 is restricted, and alignment in the conveyance direction is performed. Then, as the shaft 5 rotates, the turning roller 3 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. Thereby, the friction contact surface 4 of the winding roller 3 contacts the cover of the bankbook 90 and rubs in the stitch direction. The cover is easily drawn in the direction of the stitches as the turning roller 3 rotates. Here, the bulge detection panel 28 in contact with the cover is pushed up, and the cover turning detection sensor 112 is turned from the light shielding state (the state where the bulge detection panel 28 is lowered) by the rotation of the light shielding plate 29 to the light transmission state (the bulge detection panel 28 is The cover is turned up), and the cover is detected to be turned. Thereafter, after the cover sheet is sprung up above the curling roller 3, the middle paper that may have been spun up by reverse rotation is taken under the first guide roller 2, and the friction contact surface of the curling roller 3 4 retreats upward and stops. Then, the first pinch roller 9 evacuated from the conveyance path is made to face the conveyance path, and the pressure 27 is lowered to convey the bankbook 90 to the printing mechanism side (left side of the page turning apparatus 1 in FIG. 1). With you can open the cover.

  Next, an overview of the turnaround check function that is an extended function of the page turning apparatus 1 will be described. First, in the initial state, the friction contact surface 4 of the turning roller 3, the pressure 27, and the sheet stopper 22 are retracted from the conveyance path. The shaft 5 is locked at a position where the turning roller 3 is retracted from the conveyance path. In this state, the passbook 90 with the back cover opened is conveyed from the printing mechanism side into the page turning apparatus with the page 91 to be turned back (the back cover or the inner cover left in addition to the back cover) facing backward. (FIG. 1). Next, the first pinch roller 9 is retracted, the pressure 27 is raised, and the bankbook 90 is warped upward. Then, as the shaft 5 rotates, the turning roller 3 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. As a result, the frictional contact surface 4 of the winding roller 3 comes into contact with the cover of the bankbook 90 and rubs in the direction of the stitches and stops. The turn-back target page 91 is pressed between the guide and the frictional contact surface 4. When the first pinch roller 9 evacuated from the conveyance path is caused to face the conveyance path, and the pressure 27 is lowered and the bankbook 90 is conveyed to the printing mechanism side, the turning-back target page 91 becomes the friction contact surface 4. And the bulge detection panel 28 that is bent between the upper and lower portions of the bankbook 90 and abutted upward is pushed up.

  At this time, if the bent paper is a middle paper, it is relatively soft, so it is greatly bent, the swollen detection panel 28 is swung greatly, and the turning check detecting sensor 113 can detect the rotation of the swollen detecting panel 28. . On the other hand, if the bent paper is a back cover, it is relatively hard and therefore does not bend significantly, and the swollen detection panel 28 is not sufficiently rotated, and the swollen detection detection sensor 113 causes the swollen detection panel 28 to rotate. Rotation is not detected.

Therefore, by detecting the rotation of the bulge detection panel 28 by the turning-back check detection sensor 113, it is possible to detect whether or not the middle paper remains on the turning-back target page 91.
In this way, the look-back check function can be easily expanded only by adding the look-back check detection sensor 113 to the page turning device 1.

Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described more specifically.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the PPR control device. A PPR (Passbok Printer) control device 100 is provided in a PPR unit 120 having a magnetic stripe reading mechanism and a printing mechanism in addition to a page turning mechanism.

  In the PPR control device 100, each mechanism is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101. A random access memory (RAM) 102, a read only memory (ROM) 103, a communication interface 104, an output interface 105, and an input interface 106 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 107.

  The RAM 102 temporarily stores at least part of an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The ROM 103 stores an OS program and application programs. The communication interface 104 is connected to a main control unit 121 to be described later via a communication line.

  The output interface 105 outputs control signals for the post-feed, cover turning motor 108, cover turning guide driving magnet 109, swell detection panel lock releasing magnet 110, and sheet stopper driving magnet 111. The post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is a stepping motor, and is activated by CW (ClockWise) rotation and CCW (Counter ClockWise) rotation according to a control signal. The cover-turning guide driving magnet 109, the bulge detection panel lock releasing magnet 110, and the sheet stopper driving magnet 111 perform a stroke operation according to an ON / OFF control signal.

  The input interface 106 inputs detection signals from the cover turning detection sensor 112, the turn-back check detection sensor 113, the turning roller position detection sensor 114, and the medium conveyance detection sensor 115. The cover turning detection sensor 112, the turn-back check detection sensor 113, the turning roller position detection sensor 114, and the medium conveyance detection sensor 115 are photo sensors, and detect a medium between the light emitting element and the light receiving element in a light shielding state and a light passing state. To do.

With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the present embodiment can be realized.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the PPR unit. Although various sensors and various actuators connected to each control block are not shown, the PPR unit 120 is configured including each mechanism unit.

  The PPR unit 120 and the main control unit 121 shown in FIG. 3 are provided in the passbook issuing machine. In the PPR unit 120, the PPR control unit 122 is connected to the main control unit 121 via a communication line. The PPR control unit 122 receives an instruction from the main control unit 121 via the communication line, and responds with a control result based on the instruction. The PPR control unit 122 is linked to the monitoring result from the PPR sensor monitoring unit 124 in cooperation with an MS (Magnetic Stripe) control unit 125 that reads and writes information recorded in the magnetic stripe and a printing control unit 126 that records in the passbook. Based on this, the PPR transport control unit 123 is controlled.

  The PPR conveyance control unit 123 controls the subsequent conveyance, the cover turning motor 108, the cover turning guide driving magnet 109, the bulging detection panel lock releasing magnet 110, and the sheet stopper driving magnet 111 based on the instruction of the PPR control unit 122. To do. The PPR sensor monitoring unit 124 monitors the sensor outputs of the cover turning detection sensor 112, the turn-back check detection sensor 113, the turning roller position detection sensor 114, and the medium conveyance detection sensor 115, and notifies the PPR control unit 122 of the monitoring result. The page turning apparatus 1 includes a page turning mechanism unit, a PPR control unit 122, a PPR conveyance control unit 123, and a PPR sensor monitoring unit 124. The MS control unit 125 controls the magnetic stripe reading mechanism in cooperation with the PPR control unit 122. The print control unit 126 controls the printing mechanism in cooperation with the PPR control unit 122.

  Next, the turnaround check function that is an extended function of the page turning apparatus 1 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the reverse side check process. The reverse side check process is a process for realizing a reverse side check function for checking the reverse side of the back cover. Hereinafter, the process illustrated in FIG. 4 will be described in order of step number.

[Step S1] Upon receiving an instruction to start a backside check before the back cover closing operation, the backside check process is started.
[Step S2] A passbook set process is performed in which the passbook 90 to be turned back is transferred to the transfer path of the page turning apparatus 1 (page turning mechanism unit) and the turnover target page 91 is set. The passbook set process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  [Step S3] The turning target page 91 is pressed by the turning roller 3, and the binding portion of the bankbook 90, which is held by the turning roller 3, is conveyed toward the turning roller 3, thereby bending the turning target page 91. Then, a turning roller setting process for rotating the bulge detection panel 28 in contact with the turning-back target page 91 is executed. The turning roller setting process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  [Step S4] The presence / absence of intermediate paper is determined based on the amount of rotation of the bulge detection panel 28 in contact with the page to be viewed 91. Based on the detection signal of the turn-back check detection sensor 113, it is determined whether or not the turn-back target page 91 has a remaining page (medium sheet). Specifically, if there is a middle paper, the relatively soft middle paper bends greatly, the amount of rotation of the bulge detection panel 28 in contact therewith increases, and the light shielding plate 29 shields the check detection sensor 113 from turning back. The remaining page can be determined by detecting the light shielding state of the turn-back check detection sensor 113. If there is a remaining page, step S5 is executed. On the other hand, the relatively hard back cover does not bend greatly if there is no center paper, so the amount of rotation of the bulge detection panel 28 in contact therewith does not increase. Therefore, since the light shielding plate 29 does not shield the turn-off check detection sensor 113, it is possible to determine that there is no remaining page by detecting the light passing state of the turn-off check detection sensor 113. If there is no remaining page, step S7 is executed.

  [Step S5] A remaining page process is executed to shift to a page turning operation that is executed when there is a remaining page in the look-back check. The page remaining process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  [Step S6] As a result of the reverse look check, it is determined that there is a page remaining, so it is necessary to perform a page operation for turning over the remaining page. Since the page turning operation is based on the page turning function of the printing mechanism unit, the passbook 90 is conveyed to the printing mechanism unit, and the reverse turning check is completed. In addition, after the page turning operation is performed in the printing mechanism unit, the reverse side check process is executed again.

  [Step S7] A look-back check end process is executed to shift to the back cover closing operation that is executed when there is no remaining page in the look-back check. The look-back check end process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  [Step S8] As a result of the backside check, it is determined that there is no remaining page, so it is necessary to perform an operation of closing the back cover. Since the back cover closing operation is based on the passbook back cover turning function of the printing mechanism unit, the passbook 90 is conveyed to the printing mechanism unit, and the reverse turning check is completed.

  Next, the bankbook set process will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the passbook set process. 5 to FIG. 8 will be described in detail, the timing chart of the reverse turning check process of FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 and the page turning apparatus of the reverse turning check process of FIG. 11 to FIG. Reference is made to the operation explanatory diagram.

  At the start of the passbook setting process, the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is stopped, and the cover turning guide driving magnet 109 and the swelling detection panel lock releasing magnet 110 are OFF.

  [Step S21] In order to set the passbook 90 to be viewed on the transport path at a predetermined position, the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is activated by CCW rotation (timing p1 in FIG. 9), and the passbook 90 is transported. As a result, the first pinch roller 9 and the second pinch roller 15 are driven, and the passbook 90 in the conveyance path is looked back, and the page 91 is conveyed from the print mechanism side into the page turning apparatus 1. A transport mechanism provided in a printing mechanism unit (not shown) is also driven by a driving source (not shown) so as to discharge the bankbook 90 from the printing mechanism side.

  [Step S22] In order to determine the pressing position of the turning-back target page 91 of the passbook 90 transported through the transport path, monitoring is performed from the light passing state to the light blocking state due to the transport of the passbook 90 of the medium transport detection sensor 115 made of a photosensor. Then, the conveyance state of the bankbook 90 is determined.

  [Step S23] If the medium conveyance detection sensor 115 does not change to the light-shielding state even after a predetermined monitoring time, the second-stage conveyance and the cover turning motor 108 that are activated are stopped, and conveyance error processing for notifying the conveyance error is performed. In order to shift, the reverse-side check process is terminated.

  [Step S24] When the medium conveyance detection sensor 115 changes to a light-shielding state (timing p2) within the predetermined monitoring time, the subsequent conveyance and cover turning motor 108 is further activated by a predetermined step (the number of control steps of the stepping motor). The state is maintained and then stopped (timing p3), and the turning-back target page 91 of the bankbook 90 conveyed on the conveyance path is set at the pressing position. Thereby, the turning-back target page 91 is set below the turning roller 3 (FIG. 11 (1)).

When the turning-back target page 91 of the passbook 90 is set at the pressing position, the passbook setting process is terminated and the next turning roller setting process is started.
Next, the turning roller setting process will be described in detail. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the turning roller setting process.

  [Step S31] In order to prepare for rotation of the turning roller 3, the cover turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned ON (timing p4). As a result, the first push-up lever 13 turns clockwise with the first push-up lever turning shaft 14 as the turning shaft. Then, the first push-up lever 13 rotates the abutting first pinch roller shaft support member 11 counterclockwise with the first pinch roller shaft support member rotation shaft 12 as the rotation axis, and the first pinch roller 9 is retracted from the conveyance path. At the same time, the pressure 27 operates so as to push up the turning-back target page 91 of the bankbook 90 from the lower surface at the tip as the push-up lever rotation shaft 14 rotates. Further, the cover turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned ON, and the gear for transmitting the driving force of the rear conveying / cover turning motor 108 to the shaft 5 is connected, and the driving force of the latter conveying / cover turning motor 108 is turned. The roller 3 is set in a rotatable state (FIG. 11 (2)).

  [Step S32] In order to hold the turning target page 91 with the turning roller 3, the second-stage transport and cover turning motor 108 is activated by CCW rotation (timing p5), and the turning roller 3 is rotated counterclockwise. At the same time, the second pinch roller 15 rotates clockwise and conveys the bankbook 90 in a direction away from the turning roller 3, thereby preventing the bending of the turning-back target page 91 (FIG. 12 (3)).

  [Step S33] In order to determine the stop position of the turning roller 3, the change from the light shielding state to the light passing state by a light shielding plate (not shown) that rotates with the rotation of the shaft 5 of the turning roller position detection sensor 114 made of a photo sensor is monitored. The position of the turning roller 3 is detected.

  [Step S34] If the turning roller position detection sensor 114 does not change from the light-shielding state to the light-transmitting state even after a predetermined monitoring time, the second-stage conveyance and cover turning motor 108 that is activated is stopped and the turning roller 3 is turned on. In order to shift to the rotation detection error process for notifying that the rotation cannot be detected, the reverse-side check process is terminated.

  [Step S35] The turning roller position detection sensor 114 detects the reference position of the turning roller 3 when the turning roller position detection sensor 114 changes from the light shielding state to the light passing state (timing p6) within a predetermined monitoring time. Even after the reference position is detected, the starting state of the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is held for a predetermined step, the turning roller 3 is rotated by a predetermined angle from the reference position, and the position where the friction contact surface 4 is pressed against the target page 91 is determined. . At this time, the turning-back target page 91 is sandwiched between the friction contact surface 4 and a guide (sliding surface) (not shown). Note that the contact portion between the friction contact surface 4 and the turn-back target page 91 is set so as to avoid the print portion of the turn-back target page 91, so that the ink of the print portion is not transferred to the turning roller 3 even during the friction contact. In addition, the paper surface of the bankbook 90 is not stained with ink from the turning roller 3 (FIG. 12 (4)).

  [Step S36] Next, the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is stopped, the cover-turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned OFF (timing p7), and the driving force of the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is transmitted to the shaft 5. The gear to be engaged is released, and the gear is locked by a lock mechanism (not shown) so that the turning roller 3 does not rotate in the clockwise direction, and the turning roller 3 is stopped. Further, when the cover turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned OFF, the first pinch roller 9 faces the conveyance path and the pressure 27 is lowered.

  Next, the latter-stage conveyance and cover turning motor 108 is activated by CW rotation for about 10 steps (timing p9, p10) (FIG. 13 (5)). Thereby, the bankbook 90 is slightly conveyed to the printing mechanism part side. This slight passbook 90 is transported by pre-inflating to shift the inner sheet pressed by the frictional contact surface 4 and the back cover sheet pushed out to the printing mechanism section side by the first pinch roller 9 when the inner sheet remains. It is called conveyance. The pre-expansion conveyance can suitably give a trigger for bending the inner paper, and improves the reliability of the bulge detection when the inner paper and the back cover are in close contact with each other or in an adverse environment such as a low temperature environment.

  [Step S37] Next, the bulge detection panel lock release magnet 110 is turned ON (timing p11), the second pinch roller 15 is retracted from the conveyance path, and the bulge detection panel 28 is unlocked. As a result, the bulge detection panel 28 switches from a state in which the rotation is restricted with respect to the bulge detection panel rotation shaft 24 to guide the passbook to a bulge detection state that rotates according to the deflection of the page to be turned back (FIG. 13). (6)). Further, by retracting the second pinch roller 15 from the conveyance path, the turn-back target page 91 is supported and bent by the friction contact surface 4 and the stitch portion, so that the second pinch roller 15 faces the conveyance path. The distance between the fulcrums can be made larger than when the page is viewed, and the turn-back target page 91 can be flexed well, and the detection accuracy is improved.

  [Step S38] Next, the downstream conveyance and cover turning motor 108 in the stopped state is rotated CW (timing p12, p13) by a predetermined number of steps. As a result, the bankbook 90 is transported to the printing mechanism side, and the turning-back target page 91 bends between the friction contact surface 4 and the spelling portion of the bankbook 90 and pushes up the bulge detection panel 28 that contacts the upper side. At this time, the number of steps for CW rotation is set to a value sufficient for the turn-back check detection sensor 113 to detect the deflection of the intermediate paper. In addition, when the first pinch roller 9 rotates counterclockwise, if the middle sheet remains, the middle sheet pressed by the friction contact surface 4 and the first pinch roller 9 move toward the printing mechanism unit side. The inner paper can be flexed suitably by shifting the extruded back cover.

  Then, if the reverse check detection sensor 113 is in a light-transmitting state (timing p13 in FIG. 9, FIGS. 14 (7) and (8)) in step S4, the reverse check end process (step S5) is executed, and step S4 is executed. If the turn-back check detection sensor 113 is in the light-shielded state (timing p13 in FIG. 10, FIG. 16 (11)), the remaining page process (step S7) is executed.

  Next, the look-back check end process will be described in detail. FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the look-back check end process. In the turn-back check end processing, since it has been confirmed that there is no remaining middle paper, the back-side turn check is finished, and processing for shifting to the back cover closing operation is performed.

  [Step S51] The cover turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned ON (timing p14), the turning roller 3 is made rotatable by the driving force of the post-feed and cover turning motor 108, and the first pinch roller 9 is retracted from the carrying path. And the pressure 27 is raised. Then, the post-feeding and cover turning motor 108 is driven by CW rotation (timing p15), and the turning roller 3 is retracted upward.

  [Step S52] In order to determine the stop position of the turning roller 3, the change from the light-transmitting state to the light-blocking state by a light-shielding plate (not shown) that rotates with the rotation of the shaft 5 of the turning roller position detection sensor 114 made of a photosensor is monitored. The position of the turning roller 3 is detected.

  [Step S53] Executed when the roller position detection sensor 114 does not change from the light passing state to the light blocking state even after a predetermined monitoring time. In order to stop the latter-stage conveyance and cover turning motor 108 during the activation and shift to the rotation detection error process, the back-turning check process is terminated.

  [Step S54] This process is executed when a change from the light passing state to the light blocking state of the roller position detecting sensor 114 is detected (timing p16) within the predetermined monitoring time. In order to reset the position of the turning roller 3, the CW rotation state of the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is further stopped for a predetermined step (timing p17) (FIG. 15 (9)).

  [Step S55] The cover-turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned off to carry out the subsequent conveyance, the gear for transmitting the driving force of the cover-cover turning motor 108 to the shaft 5 is released, and the first pinch roller 9 faces the conveyance path. Then, the pressure 27 is lowered. Further, the bulge detection panel lock release magnet 110 is turned OFF (timing p18), the first pinch roller 9 and the second pinch roller 15 face the conveyance path, and the rear conveyance and cover turning motor 108 is driven by CW rotation ( At timing p19), the passbook 90 is transported to the print mechanism unit side to perform the back cover closing operation for closing the back cover (FIG. 15 (10)), and the reverse side check process is completed.

  Note that when the turn-back check detection sensor 113 is in the light-transmitting state (timing p13 in FIG. 9) in step S4, a slight deflection occurs depending on the bankbook 90 to push up the bulge detection panel 28 (FIG. 14 (8)). . At this time, the timing chart of the cover page detection sensor 112 is normally TC1 (solid line) but TC2 (broken line). Therefore, the turn-back check detection sensor 113 is provided in a range where no erroneous detection such as TC2 due to the difference of the bankbook 90 is performed. Note that the cover page detection sensor 112 serves to detect that the bulge detection panel is lowered, and thus is provided at a position as low as possible.

  Next, page remaining processing will be described in detail. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the remaining page process. In the page remaining process, since it is confirmed that there is a remaining medium sheet, the reverse side check is finished, and a process for shifting to the page turning operation is performed.

  [Step S71] Subsequent conveyance and cover turning motor 108 is driven by CCW rotation for the predetermined number of steps CW rotated at step S38 (timing p21, 22), and the passbook 90 is transferred to the printing mechanism section. Returning to the section side, the bending of the inner paper is eliminated (FIG. 16 (12)).

  [Step S72] The cover turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned ON (timing p23), the turning roller 3 is made rotatable by the driving force of the post-feeding and cover turning motor 108, and the first pinch roller 9 is retracted from the carrying path. And the pressure 27 is raised. Then, the post-feeding and cover turning motor 108 is driven by CW rotation (timing p24), and the turning roller 3 is retracted upward.

  [Step S73] In order to determine the stop position of the turning roller 3, a change from a light passing state to a light shielding state by a light shielding plate (not shown) that rotates with the rotation of the shaft 5 of the turning roller position detection sensor 114 made of a photo sensor is monitored. The position of the turning roller 3 is detected.

  [Step S74] Executed when the roller position detection sensor 114 does not change from the light passing state to the light blocking state even after a predetermined monitoring time. In order to stop the latter-stage conveyance and cover turning motor 108 during the activation and shift to the rotation detection error process, the back-turning check process is terminated.

  [Step S75] Executed when the change of the roller position detection sensor 114 from the light passing state to the light blocking state is detected (timing p25) within a predetermined monitoring time. In order to reset the position of the turning roller 3, the CW rotation state of the post-feed and cover turning motor 108 is further stopped for a predetermined step (timing p26) (FIG. 15 (9)).

  [Step S76] The cover-turning guide driving magnet 109 is turned off to carry out the subsequent conveyance, the gear that transmits the driving force of the cover-cover turning motor 108 to the shaft 5 is released, and the first pinch roller 9 faces the conveyance path. Then, the pressure 27 is lowered. Further, the bulge detection panel lock release magnet 110 is turned OFF (timing p27), the first pinch roller 9 and the second pinch roller 15 face the conveyance path, and the rear conveyance and cover turning motor 108 is driven by CW rotation ( At a timing p28), the passbook 90 is conveyed to the printing mechanism unit side for turning one page to turn the remaining middle paper (FIG. 15 (10)), and the reverse turning check process is completed.

It should be noted that after the page turning operation is performed by the printing mechanism unit, the reverse-side check process is executed again.
As described above, according to the page turning apparatus according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reliably detect the remaining page while preventing erroneous detection. Further, the turn-back check function can be easily expanded only by adding the turn-off check detection sensor 113 to the page turning device 1.

  As mentioned above, although the page turning apparatus of this invention was demonstrated based on embodiment of illustration, this invention is not limited to this, The structure of each part of the page turning apparatus 1 is arbitrary which has the same function. It can be replaced with that of the configuration. Moreover, other arbitrary structures and processes may be added to the present invention.

It is a sectional side view which shows the structure of the page turning apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a PPR control apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the function of a PPR unit. It is a flowchart of a reverse look check process. It is a flowchart of a passbook set process. It is a flowchart of a turning roller set process. It is a flowchart of a look-back check end process. It is a flowchart of a page remaining process. It is a timing chart of a reverse side check process. It is a timing chart of a reverse side check process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the page turning apparatus in a reverse-side turning check process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the page turning apparatus in a reverse-side turning check process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the page turning apparatus in a reverse-side turning check process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the page turning apparatus in a reverse-side turning check process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the page turning apparatus in a reverse-side turning check process. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the page turning apparatus in a reverse-side turning check process.

Explanation of symbols

1 page turning device 2 guide roller 3 turning roller 4 friction contact surface 5 shaft 6 guide 7 guide 8 guide 9 first pinch roller 10 first pinch roller rotating shaft 11 first pinch roller shaft supporting member 12 first pinch roller shaft supporting member Rotation shaft 13 First push-up lever 14 First push-up lever rotation shaft 15 Second pinch roller 16 Second pinch roller rotation shaft 17 Second pinch roller shaft support member 18 Second pinch roller shaft support member rotation shaft 19 Second Push-up lever 20 Second push-up lever turning shaft 21 Sheet stopper turning shaft 22 Sheet stopper 24 Swelling detection panel turning shaft 25 Guide roller 26 Shaft 27 Pressure 28 Swelling detection panel 29 Light shielding plate 90 Passbook 91 Look-back target page 92 Binding section 112 Cover page detection sensor 113 Look-back check detection sensor

Claims (8)

In a page turning apparatus for turning over a booklet in which a cover and a softer inner cover than the cover are bound via a stitch portion,
A pressing mechanism that presses the target page of the booklet with a frictional contact surface of a turning roller that rolls over the cover of the booklet ;
A transport mechanism for transporting the booklet in which the turn- back target page is pressed by the pressing mechanism at a pressing position in the vicinity of the front end opposite to the binding portion from the binding portion in the direction near the leading end ;
A direction of the booklet from the binding portion to the vicinity of the leading end with a contact surface that contacts the turning target page, one end of which is pivotally supported so as to hold the vicinity of the leading end of the turning target page. A deflection detection panel that rotates in accordance with the deflection of the page to be turned back by being conveyed,
A first detection unit capable of detecting a deflection of the cover by detecting a first rotation position of the deflection detection panel rotated according to the deflection of the page to be turned back by conveying the booklet in the direction ;
A second detection unit rotation amount than the first time Doi location before Symbol deflection detection panel capable of detecting the deflection of the in paper by detecting the large second rotational position,
A page turning device characterized by comprising:   The page turning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising intermediate sheet presence / absence determination means for determining the presence / absence of the intermediate sheet of the page to be viewed.   3. The page turning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate paper presence / absence determination unit determines the presence or absence of the intermediate paper of the turning-back target page by detecting rotation of the deflection detection panel by the second detection unit. . In the page turning apparatus for performing a turn-over check before closing the cover of the booklet in which the cover and the inner cover softer than the cover are bound through the stitch portion,
Have substantially fan-shaped cross-sectional shape around the shaft have a frictional contact surface between the sheet of the booklet to the curved surface portion, when the dial checks before closing the cover before had accompanied the rotation of the shaft A turning roller that is rotated to a position where the friction contact surface presses the page to be turned around in the booklet ;
The book to be turned around is pressed by the friction contact surface of the turning roller at a pressing position near the tip opposite to the binding portion from the binding portion to the vicinity of the tip along the conveyance path . A transport mechanism for transporting in the direction ;
There is a contact surface that comes into contact with the page to be turned back when the booklet is conveyed, the vicinity of the tip of the page to be turned back pressed by the friction contact surface of the page turning roller, and the contact surface is the page turning roller is arranged to be positioned between the seam portion before conveyance by the conveying mechanism and one end pivotally supported, conveys the booklet in a state of pressing the vicinity of the front end of said dial target page A bending detection panel that rotates according to the bending of the page to be turned back by
The first rotation of the deflection detection panel that is rotated according to the deflection of the page to be turned back by conveying the booklet in which the vicinity of the tip of the page to be turned back is pressed in the direction near the tip from the binding portion. A first detector capable of detecting the deflection of the cover from a position ;
In the detection of the rotation amount than the first time Doi location before Symbol deflection detection panel is a large second rotational position, and a second detector capable of detecting the deflection of the in paper,
A page turning device characterized by comprising: 5. The page turning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a rotation axis of the deflection detection panel is positioned above a non-return target page of the booklet before being transported by the transport mechanism . The deflection detection panel includes a light shielding plate on the other end side from the contact surface,
6. The page turning apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first detector and the second detector are photosensors that detect a light passing state and a light blocking state due to rotation of the light blocking plate.   After pressing the turning target page of the booklet by the turning roller, the booklet is transported in the direction in which the binding portion moves to the turning target page side by the transport mechanism, and the light shielding plate of the light shielding plate by the second detector The page turning apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a middle paper detection determination unit that determines the detection of the middle paper based on the detection. The transport mechanism is
A first conveying roller that is arranged to face the turning roller and can be switched between a state retracted from the conveying path and a conveying enabled state in which the booklet is moved along the conveying path facing the conveying path;
Is arranged at the position of non-dial target page of the booklet before transport, the state of being retracted from the conveying path, the conveying path facing in the transportable state and switchable second transporting a moving the booklet along the conveying path Laura,
A rotation axis of the shaft is provided at a position opposite to the first conveyance roller across the conveyance path, and a radius centered on the shaft is from the friction contact surface of the turning roller. A first guide roller formed smaller than the distance to the center of the shaft;
A second guide roller rotatably provided at a position opposite to the second conveyance roller across the conveyance path,
The first transport roller is withdrawn from the transport path, and the vicinity of the leading end of the page to be turned around is pressed by the turning roller to bring the first transport roller and the second transport roller into a transportable state. slightly conveying the pre Symbol booklet from more the seam portion to drive movement of the conveying roller second conveyance roller in the direction of the vicinity of the tip of the dial target page is retracted said second conveying roller from the conveying path The first conveyance roller drives the vicinity of the leading end of the turning target page pressed by the friction contact surface of the turning roller to convey the booklet from the binding portion in the direction near the leading end . the second on the basis of the detection of the light shielding plate by the detector, the page according to claim 6, wherein the benzalkonium be judged medium sheet detector turning apparatus.

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