JP6310807B2 - Printing device, page turning method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a printing apparatus, a page turning method, and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Printing apparatuses that perform printing on a booklet such as a passbook are known. In general, a printing apparatus that prints on a booklet includes a page turning mechanism for turning a page of the booklet.

  When the booklet is opened, a V-shaped bulge is formed in the vicinity of the throat (spread portion of the spread surface). This bulge is intensified in the booklet just published. The page turning mechanism is inevitably a complex structure. For this reason, when a booklet with tight swelling near the throat is inserted into the printing apparatus, the page turning mechanism may jam the booklet (JAM occurs).

JP 2012-240353 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus, a page turning method, and a program that generate less JAM.

The printing apparatus according to the embodiment is arranged in the conveyance path, and is rotated in contact with the spread surface of the booklet, and is arranged in the conveyance path to convey the booklet in the opened state and the front edge facing the conveyance direction along the conveyance path. By using the page turning roller that jumps up the booklet page , the booklet width discriminating unit that discriminates the width of the booklet, and the width information that the booklet width discriminating unit discriminates, the booklet nodule is installed at the position of the page turning roller. The timing detection unit that detects the timing of passing the booklet, and the page turning roller is rotated to flip up the page of the booklet, and then the conveyance roller is controlled to convey the booklet along the conveyance path. a page turning control unit sends a page one from the spread surface on the other, after the page turning control unit initiates a page feed conveyor, based on the timing of the timing detecting section detects a page winding Roller and a conveyance auxiliary control unit to start the rotation of the page turning roller in the opposite direction than when splashed pages of the booklet.

It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the printing apparatus of embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the booklet was jammed in the page turning mechanism. It is a block diagram of the printing apparatus of an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the bankbook of the open state. It is a perspective view of a page feed mechanism. (A) is a view showing a page turning mechanism when the swing guide is at the home position, (B) is a view showing a page feed mechanism when the swing guide is tilted downstream, and (C) is a swing guide. It is a figure which shows a page feed mechanism when is inclined toward the upstream side. It is a figure which shows the modification of a page turning roller. It is a functional block diagram of a control part. It is a flowchart which shows the printing process of embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the page turning process of embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the booklet was conveyed to the page turning execution position. It is a figure which shows a mode that a page is flipped up by the page turning roller. It is a figure which shows a mode that the page was flipped up. It is a figure which shows a mode that a booklet is conveyed by page feed. It is a figure which shows a mode that the page turning roller started rotation for assistance of conveyance. It is a figure which shows a mode that the booklet was conveyed to the page turning execution position. It is a figure which shows a mode that a page is flipped up by the page turning roller. It is a figure which shows a mode that the page was flipped up. It is a figure which shows a mode that a booklet is conveyed by page feed. It is a figure which shows a mode that the page turning roller started rotation for assistance of conveyance. It is a figure which shows a mode that the page was wound around the page turning roller. It is a figure which shows the memory | storage part in which the booklet information database was memorize | stored.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The printing apparatus 100 of this embodiment is an apparatus that prints information on a booklet 300 such as a passbook. The printing apparatus 100 is installed and used in, for example, an ATM (Automated Teller Machine).

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. The printing apparatus 100 includes a page turning mechanism 170 for turning a page of the booklet 300 therein. The booklet just issued has a V-shaped bulge ((a) shown in FIG. 2) formed near the throat. When the swelled tight booklet 300 is inserted into the printing apparatus 100, the booklet 300 may be jammed at the page turning mechanism 170 as shown in FIG. The printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment uses not only the conveyance roller 120 but also the page turning roller 172 of the page turning mechanism 170 for conveying the booklet 300, so that the booklet 300 is less likely to be jammed at the page turning mechanism 170 portion. To do. Hereinafter, the printing apparatus 100 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printing apparatus 100 includes a conveyance path 110, a conveyance roller 120, an insertion detection sensor 130, an MS (Magnetic Stripe) reader 140, a PLF (Page Line Finder) 150, and a booklet printing unit 160. And a page turning mechanism 170 and a sheet printing unit 180. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the printing apparatus 100 includes a storage unit 191 and a control unit 192 inside.

  The conveyance path 110 is a path for the booklet 300. The conveyance path 110 has an insertion port 111 upstream thereof. Further, the conveyance path 110 has a conveyance surface 112 that extends straight from the insertion port 111 to the storage 113. Stored in the hangar 113 is a booklet 300 that the user forgets to return and returns from the insertion slot 111. The booklet 300 is inserted while being opened from the insertion slot 111. The inserted booklet 300 is conveyed along the conveyance surface 112 to the booklet printing unit 160 and the page turning mechanism 170.

  In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding, the cover side of the booklet 300 is referred to as a “cover page” and the opposite side is referred to as a “spread surface”. Further, the back portion of the booklet 300 (portion (a) shown in FIG. 4) is the “back”, and the portion on the opposite side of the back portion when the booklet 300 is closed ((b) and (b ′ shown in FIG. 4). ) Part) is called “front edge”. Further, the binding portion of the facing surface (portion (c) shown in FIG. 4) is referred to as “throat”. The booklet 300 is transported in a state where the facing surface is directed upward and the front edge is directed in the transport direction.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the transport roller 120 is a roller for transporting the booklet 300. A plurality of conveyance rollers 120 are installed in the conveyance path 110. The conveyance roller 120 of this embodiment is a pair of upper and lower sides. The transport roller 120 transports the booklet 300 upstream or downstream while applying clamping pressure to the booklet 300 with two upper and lower rollers. The downstream is the inside of the printing apparatus 100, and the upstream is the insertion port 111 side.

  The insertion detection sensor 130 is a sensor that detects the insertion of the booklet 300. The insertion detection sensor 130 is composed of, for example, an optical sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object. The insertion detection sensor 130 is installed in the vicinity of the insertion port 111 of the conveyance path 110. When detecting the booklet 300, the insertion detection sensor 130 notifies the control unit 192.

  The MS reader 140 is a device that reads data from the magnetic stripe of the booklet 300. The MS reader 140 functions as a lead unit of the printing apparatus 100. The magnetic stripe is a belt-like magnetic portion that is affixed to the cover of the booklet 300. For example, account numbers and booklet type information are recorded in the magnetic stripe. Here, the type information is information that identifies the type of booklet. The type information is, for example, identification data for specifying information such as “a passbook of a savings account issued at the B branch of the A bank from 2010 to 2014”. The MS reader 140 reads magnetic data from the magnetic stripe under the control of the control unit 192.

  The PLF 150 is a device that detects the currently opened page of the booklet 300 and the last writing line of the currently opened page. Similar to the MS reader 140, the PLF 150 functions as a lead unit of the printing apparatus 100. For example, the PLF 150 includes an optical device that reads character information printed on each page of the booklet 300 (for example, a character printed on a page number or a line). The PLF 150 reads character information from the booklet 300 under the control of the control unit 192.

  The booklet printing unit 160 is a device that prints on the booklet 300. The booklet printing unit 160 is composed of, for example, a dot printer or a thermal printer. The booklet printing unit 160 prints various information on the booklet 300 according to the control of the control unit 192.

  The page turning mechanism 170 is a mechanism for turning pages of the booklet 300. As shown in FIG. 5, the page turning mechanism 170 includes a swing guide 171, a page turning roller 172, a roller cover 173, and a position detection sensor 174.

  The swing guide 171 is a mechanism for bringing the facing surface of the booklet 300 into contact with the page turning roller 172. The swing guide 171 has a flat portion 171a at the top thereof. The swing guide 171 includes a rotation shaft 171 b that is perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the booklet 300. When the swing guide 171 is at the home position H, the flat portion 171a is positioned on substantially the same plane as the transport surface 112 (A shown in FIG. 6A) as shown in FIG. The swinging guide 171 can tilt the flat portion 171a with respect to the conveyance surface 112 as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C by rotating around the rotation shaft 171b. . The swing guide 171 causes the booklet 300 to bend by applying a pressure to the booklet 300 from below by inclining the flat portion 171a. The swing guide 171 causes the facing surface of the booklet 300 to contact the page turning roller 172 by bending the booklet 300. The shape of the swing guide 171 is not limited to a semi-cylindrical shape. The swing guide 171 can be deformed into various shapes.

  The page turning roller 172 is a roller that flips the page of the booklet 300 onto the roller cover 173. The conveyance roller 120 is configured by, for example, a cylindrical body whose outer peripheral surface is covered with a high friction member such as rubber. As shown in FIG. 6A, the page turning roller 172 is installed at a position facing the flat portion 171a. The rotation shaft 172a of the page turning roller 172 is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, like the rotation shaft 171b of the swing guide 171. Note that the page turning roller 172 shown in FIG. 5 is composed of one cylindrical body, but the configuration of the page turning roller 172 is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the page turning roller 172 may be composed of a plurality of rollers 172b to 172e arranged in a straight line in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction and connected by a rotation shaft 172a.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the lower end of the page turning roller 172 is separated from the flat portion 171a by a distance d1. The distance d1 is slightly larger than the thickness of the booklet 300. For this reason, the booklet 300 can pass between the flat portion 171a and the page turning roller 172. The page turning roller 172 is fixed to a rotating shaft 171b of the swing guide 171 with a metal fitting (not shown). When the swing guide 171 rotates, the page turning roller 172 rotates the swing guide 171 while maintaining the state facing the flat portion 171a, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6C. Move together.

  The roller cover 173 is a cover that covers the upper half of the page turning roller 172. The roller cover 173 is a component that is installed so that the flipped page is not caught in the page turning roller 172.

  The position detection sensor 174 is a sensor that detects that the booklet 300 has come before the page turning roller 172. The position detection sensor 174 is composed of, for example, an optical sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object. As shown in FIG. 6A, the position detection sensor 174 is installed at a position separated by a distance d2 upstream from the position of the rotation shaft 172a when the page turning roller 172 is at the home position H. When the position detection sensor 174 detects the booklet 300, the position detection sensor 174 notifies the control unit 192.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the sheet printing unit 180 is a device that prints information such as transaction details on a sheet supplied from the roll 200. The sheet printed by the sheet printing unit 180 is a sheet called a statement or a receipt. The sheet printing unit 180 includes a print head that prints on a sheet, a cutter that cuts the printed sheet from the roll 200, and a sending roller that sends the cut sheet to the conveyance path 110.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the storage unit 191 includes a storage device capable of reading and writing data, such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), a semiconductor memory, and a hard disk. The storage unit 191 stores various setting information used by the control unit 192 in the printing process. For example, the storage unit 191 stores information on the speed at which the transport roller 120 transports the booklet 300 (hereinafter referred to as “transport speed S”).

  The control unit 192 includes a processing device such as a processor. The control unit 192 implements various operations including “print processing” described later by operating according to a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown). The control unit 192 operates according to a program stored in a ROM or RAM (not shown), and as shown in FIG. 8, a conveyance control unit 192a, a booklet width determination unit 192b, a print control unit 192c, and a page turning control unit. It functions as 192d, a timing detector 192e, and a conveyance auxiliary controller 192f. These functions will be described later in the description of the printing process. Note that the control unit 192 may be composed of one processor or a plurality of processors. When the control unit 192 is configured by a plurality of processors, the control unit 192 may realize “print processing” by cooperation of the plurality of processors.

  Next, the operation of the printing apparatus 100 having such a configuration will be described.

  When the control unit 192 of the printing apparatus 100 detects the insertion of the booklet 300 based on the signal from the insertion detection sensor 130, it starts the printing process. As described above, the control unit 192 functions as the conveyance control unit 192a, the booklet width determination unit 192b, the print control unit 192c, the page turning control unit 192d, the timing detection unit 192e, and the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f. Yes. Further, as described above, the booklet 300 is inserted in a state where the facing surface is facing upward and the front edge is facing the transport direction. Hereinafter, the printing process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The transport controller 192a controls the transport roller 120 to start transporting the booklet 300 (Step S110). At this time, the conveyance control unit 192 a controls the conveyance speed of the conveyance roller 120 based on the setting information stored in the storage unit 191. The speed at which the transport roller 120 transports the booklet 300 is the transport speed S.

  When the transport roller 120 starts transporting the booklet 300, the booklet width determining unit 192b starts determining the width W of the booklet 300 (step S120). The width W is a distance from one front edge of the booklet 300 to the other front edge, that is, a distance from (b) to (b ′) shown in FIG. The booklet width determining unit 192b determines the width W of the booklet 300 based on the time T1 from when the transport roller 120 starts transporting the booklet 300 until the insertion detection sensor 130 stops detecting the booklet 300. Specifically, the booklet width determining unit 192b determines the width W based on the following formula (1).

  W = S × T1 (1)

  In the above formula (1), S is a speed at which the transport roller 120 transports the booklet 300.

  Returning to FIG. 9, the conveyance control unit 192a controls the conveyance roller 120 to convey the booklet 300 to the booklet printing unit 160 (step S130). Note that the conveyance control unit 192 a may read information from the booklet 300 by controlling the MS reader 140 and the PLF 150 while the booklet 300 is being conveyed.

  When the booklet 300 is conveyed to the booklet printing unit 160, the print control unit 192c controls the booklet printing unit 160 to print information on the booklet 300 (step S140). The print information printed by the booklet print unit 160 is, for example, information that the print control unit 192c acquires from an external server device via a network. For example, the information printed by the booklet printing unit 160 is a bank transaction history.

  Subsequently, the print control unit 192c determines whether all information is printed on the booklet 300 (step S150). If all the information has not been printed (step S150: No), the process proceeds to step S160. If all the information has been printed (step S150: Yes), the process proceeds to step S170.

  When all the information is not printed (step S150: No), the control unit 192 executes a page turning process for turning the page of the booklet 300 (step S160). The page turning process is divided into a process of sending the downstream page to the upstream side and a process of sending the upstream page to the downstream side. First, a process for sending the downstream page of the booklet 300 to the upstream side will be described. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The page turning control unit 192d controls the carry roller 120 to carry the booklet 300 to a preset page turning execution position (step S161). For example, the page turning control unit 192d sends the booklet 300 downstream by a distance d3 after the position detection sensor 174 detects the booklet 300, as shown in FIG. Note that the page turning control unit 192d may change the distance d3 for transporting the booklet 300 in accordance with the width W of the booklet 300.

  Subsequently, the page turning control unit 192d executes a page flip-up process for jumping the page on the downstream side of the booklet 300 onto the roller cover 173 (step S162). Specifically, the page turning control unit 192d executes the following processing.

  First, as shown in FIG. 12, the page turning control unit 192d tilts the swing guide 171 toward the downstream side to bring the page on the downstream side of the booklet 300 into contact with the page turning roller 172. Then, the page turning control unit 192d rotates the page turning roller 172 in the forward direction while returning the swing guide 171 to the home position H. The forward direction is clockwise in the drawing when the downstream page is sent to the upstream side. As a result, the page on the downstream side of the booklet 300 is flipped up onto the roller cover 173 as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the page is flipped up on the roller cover 173, the page turning control unit 192 d stops the rotation of the page turning roller 172. Then, the page turning control unit 192d starts page feed conveyance (step S163). The page feed conveyance is conveyance to the upstream or downstream of the booklet 300, which is performed in order to send the flipped-up page from one side of the facing surface to the other side. If the page on the downstream side is to be sent to the upstream side, the page turning control unit 192d conveys the booklet 300 downstream as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the page feed conveyance is started, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f determines whether or not the timing signal is acquired from the timing detection unit 192e (step S164). In the case of the present embodiment, the timing signal is a signal indicating the timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172. As shown in FIG. 14, the installation position P is a width centered on a position C where a perpendicular (line perpendicular to the conveyance surface 112) passing through the rotation shaft 172 a of the page turning roller 172 intersects the conveyance surface 112 or the swing guide 171. R section. At this time, R is the diameter of the page turning roller 172. The installation position P may be any position within the range of the width R. For example, the installation position P may be the position C.

  The timing signal is generated by the timing detection unit 192e. The timing detection unit 192e detects the timing T2 based on the width from the front edge of the booklet 300 to the throat. The width from the front edge to the slot is calculated based on the width of the booklet 300 determined in step S120. If the width of the booklet 300 is W, the width from the front edge to the throat is W / 2. Timing T2 is the time from when the page turning control unit 192d starts the page feed conveyance of the booklet 300 until the node of the booklet 300 passes through the installation position P. The timing detection unit 192e detects the timing T2 based on, for example, the following formula (2).

  T2 = ((W / 2) −d3 + d2) / S (2)

  In the above equation (2), d2 is the position of the position detection sensor 174 with respect to the page turning roller 172. D3 is the position of the front edge on the downstream side of the booklet 300 with respect to the position detection sensor 174. S is the speed at which the transport roller 120 transports the booklet 300. Note that the method for detecting the timing at which the slot of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P is not limited to the above. It can be changed as appropriate according to the device configuration of the printing apparatus 100.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the timing signal is not acquired from the timing detection unit 192e (step 164: No), the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f repeats step S164 until the timing signal is acquired. When the timing signal is acquired (step 164: Yes), the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f proceeds to step S165.

  When the timing signal is acquired (step 164: Yes), the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f starts to rotate the page turning roller 172 (step S165). At this time, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 in the reverse direction as shown in FIG. Here, the reverse direction is a rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction when the page is flipped up in step S162. When the downstream page is sent upstream, that is, when the booklet 300 is conveyed downstream, the reverse direction is counterclockwise in the drawing. Due to this rotation, a force that travels downstream is applied to the booklet 300, so that the booklet 300 can smoothly travel downstream without being caught by the page turning roller 172.

  Returning to FIG. 10, the page turning control unit 192d determines whether the page feed conveyance is completed (step S166). Whether or not the page feed conveyance is completed is determined by whether or not the booklet 300 is conveyed by a preset distance. When the page feed conveyance is not completed (step S166: No), the page turning control unit 192d repeats step S166 until the page feed conveyance is completed. When page feed conveyance is completed (step S166: Yes), the process proceeds to step S167.

  When the page feed conveyance is completed (step S166: Yes), the conveyance control unit 192a controls the conveyance roller 120 to convey the booklet 300 to the booklet printing unit 160. At this time, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f may start the rotation of the page turning roller 172 at the timing when the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172. The rotation direction at this time is clockwise in the drawing. Thereby, the conveyance of the booklet 300 to the booklet printing unit 160 becomes smooth.

  When the conveyance of the booklet 300 is completed, the control unit 192 completes the page turning process.

  Next, a case where the upstream page of the booklet 300 is sent to the downstream side will be described. The following description will be made with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10 in the same manner as when the downstream page is sent to the upstream side.

  The page turning control unit 192d controls the carrying roller 120 to carry the booklet 300 to the page turning execution position (step S161). For example, the page turning control unit 192d sends the booklet 300 downstream until the position detection sensor 174 no longer detects the booklet 300, as shown in FIG. Note that the page turning control unit 192d may adjust the conveyance amount of the booklet according to the width W of the booklet 300.

  Subsequently, the page turning control unit 192d executes a page flip-up process for jumping the page on the upstream side of the booklet 300 onto the roller cover 173 (step S162). Specifically, the page turning control unit 192d executes the following processing.

  First, as shown in FIG. 17, the page turning control unit 192 d tilts the swing guide 171 toward the upstream side to bring the page on the upstream side of the booklet 300 into contact with the page turning roller 172. Then, the page turning control unit 192d rotates the page turning roller 172 in the forward direction while returning the swing guide 171 to the home position H. When sending an upstream page downstream, the forward direction is counterclockwise in the drawing. As a result, the page on the upstream side of the booklet 300 is flipped up onto the roller cover 173 as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the page is flipped up on the roller cover 173, the page turning control unit 192 d stops the rotation of the page turning roller 172. Then, the page turning control unit 192d starts page feed conveyance (step S163). If the upstream page is sent to the downstream side, the page turning control unit 192d conveys the booklet 300 upstream as shown in FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 10, when the conveyance of the booklet 300 is started, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f determines whether or not the timing signal is acquired from the timing detection unit 192e (step S164). As described above, the timing detection unit 192e outputs a timing signal at a timing when the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172. When the timing signal is not acquired from the timing detection unit 192e (step 164: No), the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f repeats step S164 until the timing signal is acquired. When the timing signal is acquired (step 164: Yes), the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f proceeds to step S165.

  When the timing signal is acquired (step 164: Yes), the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f starts to rotate the page turning roller 172 (step S165). At this time, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 in the reverse direction as shown in FIG. When the upstream page is sent downstream, that is, when the booklet 300 is transported upstream, the reverse direction is clockwise in the drawing. As a result, since the upstream force is applied to the booklet 300, the booklet 300 moves smoothly upstream without being caught by the page turning roller 172.

  Returning to FIG. 10, the page turning control unit 192d determines whether the page feed conveyance is completed (step S166). When the page feed conveyance is not completed (step S166: No), the page turning control unit 192d repeats step S166 until the page feed conveyance is completed. When page feed conveyance is completed (step S166: Yes), the process proceeds to step S167.

  When the page feed conveyance is completed (step S166: Yes), the conveyance control unit 192a conveys the booklet 300 to the booklet printing unit 160.

  When the conveyance of the booklet 300 is completed, the process returns to the flow of FIG. 9, and the print control unit 192c controls the booklet printing unit 160 to print information on the booklet 300 (step S140).

  Subsequently, the print control unit 192c determines whether all the information has been printed on the booklet 300 (step S150). When all information is not printed (step S150: Yes), the control unit 192 executes the page turning process again (step S160). When all the information is printed (step S150: Yes), the conveyance control unit 192a conveys the booklet 300 to the insertion slot 111. When the booklet 300 is discharged from the insertion slot 111, the control unit 192 ends the printing process.

  According to this embodiment, when the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 in the rotation direction that assists the conveyance. 300 is hardly caught by the page turning roller 172. That is, the printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment does not generate much JAM.

  In particular, the position of the booklet 300 when the page feed conveyance is started is close to the position of the page turning roller 172, and the momentum of conveyance of the booklet 300 is not sufficient. Therefore, the booklet 300 is likely to be caught by the page turning roller 172 after the start of page feed conveyance. However, since the printing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment rotates the page turning roller 172 in the reverse direction after the start of page feed conveyance, the booklet 300 passes smoothly between the page turning roller 172 and the flat portion 171a. it can.

  When the rotation of the page turning roller 172 is started at a timing earlier than the timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172, the page turning roller 172 causes the page of the booklet 300 to be turned as shown in FIG. It may get involved. This is likely to happen with booklets that are used and have low page stiffness (also known as “waist” or “stiffness”). When the page is wound on the page turning roller 172, the booklet 300 is discharged in a state where the page is folded. On the other hand, when the rotation of the page turning roller 172 is started at a timing later than the timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172, the booklet 300 is moved to the page turning roller 172 as shown in FIG. It may get caught. This is likely to occur in a booklet with a tight bulge near the throat. In the printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, since the rotation of the page turning roller 172 is started at the timing when the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172, the booklet 300 is not easily caught by the page turning roller 172. Further, the page turning roller 172 rarely wraps the page of the booklet 300.

  Further, in the printing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, every time a booklet 300 is newly inserted, the booklet width determining unit 192b determines the width W of the booklet 300, and the timing detecting unit is configured by the booklet width determining unit 192b. Based on the determined width W, the timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172 is detected. Therefore, the printing apparatus 100 can accurately detect the timing at which the slot of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P. As a result, the printing apparatus 100 can accurately start the rotation of the page turning roller 172 at the timing when the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P, so that the page is wound around the page turning roller 172 or the page turning. The booklet 300 is rarely caught by the roller 172.

  The above-described embodiment is an example, and various changes and applications are possible.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the insertion detection sensor 130 is described as an optical sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object, but the insertion detection sensor 130 is not limited to an optical sensor. For example, the insertion detection sensor 130 may be a pressure sensor that captures a change in pressure applied to the transport roller 120. Then, the insertion detection sensor 130 may detect the insertion of the booklet 300 based on a change in pressure applied to the transport roller 120.

  Similarly, the position detection sensor 174 is not limited to an optical sensor. For example, the position detection sensor 174 may be a pressure sensor that captures a change in pressure applied to the transport roller 120. The position detection sensor 174 may detect the position of the booklet 300 based on a change in pressure applied to the transport roller 120. The installation position of the position detection sensor 174 may be upstream or downstream of the page turning roller 172. You may install in both upstream and downstream.

  In the above-described embodiment, the booklet width determination unit 192b determines the width W of the booklet 300 based on the detection result of the insertion detection sensor 130, but determines the width W based on the detection result of the position detection sensor 174. Also good.

  Further, the booklet width determination unit 192b may determine the width W of the booklet 300 based on the type of the booklet 300 that is determined based on information acquired from the lead unit (one or both of the MS reader 140 and the PLF 150). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 22, a booklet information database 191 a in which booklet type information and booklet width information are associated with each other is stored in advance in the storage unit 191, and the type information of the booklet 300 read by the read unit is used as the booklet information. The width W of the booklet 300 may be determined by collating with the database 191a. If the width information is recorded in the booklet 300, the booklet width determination unit 192b may acquire the width information read by the lead unit as the width W of the booklet 300 as it is.

  Note that the lead unit used by the booklet width determination unit 192b to determine the width W is not limited to the MS reader 140 and the PLF 150. Various known read devices that can read information from the booklet 300 can be used as the lead unit.

  In the above-described embodiment, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 when the booklet 300 is page-fed and conveyed. However, when the page turning roller 172 is rotated, the booklet 300 is page-fed and conveyed. It is not limited to when. The conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f can rotate the page turning roller 172 at various timings when the booklet 300 passes the installation position P of the page turning roller 172. For example, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f may rotate the page turning roller 172 when the booklet 300 is collected in the storage box 113. At this time, the conveyance assist control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 in a rotation direction that assists the conveyance of the booklet 300. If the booklet 300 is transported downstream, the transport assist control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 counterclockwise in the drawing. On the other hand, if the sheet is conveyed upstream, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f rotates the page turning roller 172 clockwise in the drawing. At this time, the timing at which the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f starts to rotate the page turning roller 172 may be a timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes through the installation position P.

  In the above-described embodiment, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f starts the rotation of the page turning roller 172 at the timing when the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P. However, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f starts the page turning roller 172. The timing at which the rotation of the booklet 300 starts does not necessarily have to be the timing at which the slot of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P. For example, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f determines the stiffness of the paper used in the booklet 300 based on the information read by the lead unit, and when the determined stiffness is higher than a preset value, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f may start the rotation of the page turning roller 172 at a timing earlier than the timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P. The printing apparatus 100 can convey the booklet 300 more smoothly. When the stiffness is lower than a preset value, the conveyance assist control unit 192f may start the rotation of the page turning roller 172 at a timing later than the timing at which the node of the booklet 300 passes the installation position P. It is possible to further reduce the page turning roller 172 from winding the page.

  The conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f may determine the stiffness of the page of the booklet 300 based on the type of the booklet 300 read by the lead unit. For example, a stiffness database in which booklet type information and booklet page stiffness are associated with each other is stored in the storage unit 191 in advance, and the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f collates the type of the booklet 300 with the stiffness database, whereby the booklet The stiffness of 300 pages may be determined. If the stiffness of the page is recorded in the booklet 300 in advance, the conveyance auxiliary control unit 192f may acquire the stiffness information read by the lead unit as the stiffness of the page of the booklet 300 as it is.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the printing apparatus 100 includes the booklet printing unit 160 and the sheet printing unit 180 as the printing unit. However, the printing unit included in the printing apparatus 100 is either the booklet printing unit 160 or the sheet printing unit 180. It may be one. The printing apparatus 100 may include a printing unit other than the booklet printing unit 160 and the sheet printing unit 180. Further, the printing apparatus 100 may not include the printing unit. In this case, the printing apparatus can be rephrased as a page turning apparatus. Of course, a printing apparatus having a printing unit may be rephrased as a page turning apparatus.

  Moreover, although the printing apparatus 100 was demonstrated as what is mounted in ATM in the above-mentioned embodiment, the printing apparatus 100 does not necessarily need to be mounted in ATM. The printing apparatus 100 may be mounted on an apparatus other than ATM. Further, the printing apparatus 100 can be provided with an ATM function, and the printing apparatus 100 can be an ATM itself.

  An apparatus for controlling the printing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may be realized by a dedicated system or an ordinary computer system. For example, an apparatus for controlling the printing apparatus 100 by storing a program for performing the above-described operation in a computer-readable recording medium and distributing the program, installing the program in a computer, and executing the above-described processing. It may be configured. Further, the program may be stored in a disk device provided in a server device on a network such as the Internet so that it can be downloaded to a computer. Further, the above-described functions may be realized by cooperation between an OS (Operating System) and application software. In this case, a part other than the OS may be stored and distributed in a medium, or a part other than the OS may be stored in a server device and downloaded to a computer.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Printing apparatus 110 ... Conveyance path 111 ... Insertion port 112 ... Conveyance surface 113 ... Storage 120 ... Conveyance roller 130 ... Insertion detection sensor 140 ... MS reader 150. ..PLF
160 ... Booklet printing part 170 ... Page turning mechanism 171 ... Swing guide 171a ... Flat part 171b, 172a ... Rotating shaft 172 ... Page turning roller 172b-e ... Roller 173 ... Roller cover 174 ... Position detection sensor 180 ... Sheet printing part 191 ... Storage part 191a ... Booklet information database 192 ... Control part 192a ... Conveyance control part 192b ... Booklet Width discriminating section 192c ... Print control section 192d ... Page turning control section 192e ... Timing detection section 192f ... Conveyance auxiliary control section 200 ... Roll 300 ... Booklet

Claims (4)

A transport roller for transporting the booklet in the opened state and the front edge facing the transport direction along the transport path;
A page turning roller that is arranged in the conveyance path and flips up a page of the booklet by rotating in contact with the spread surface of the booklet;
A booklet width determination unit for determining the width of the booklet;
A timing detection unit for detecting a timing at which the node of the booklet passes through the installation position of the page turning roller, using the width information determined by the booklet width determination unit;
The page turning roller is rotated to flip up the page of the booklet, and then the booklet is paged and conveyed along the conveyance path by controlling the conveyance roller, so that one of the two facing pages of the booklet A page turning control unit to send to the other,
After the page turning control unit starts the page feed conveyance , based on the timing detected by the timing detection unit , the page in the direction opposite to when the page turning roller flips the booklet page up. A conveyance auxiliary control unit for starting rotation of the turning roller,
Printing device. A read section for reading information from the booklet,
The booklet width determining unit determines the width of the booklet based on information read by the lead unit;
The printing apparatus according to claim 1 . A booklet width determining step for determining the width of the booklet placed in the transport path and opened and the front edge facing the transport direction;
Using the width information determined in the booklet width determining step, the timing when the booklet node passes through the setting position of the page turning roller that flips the booklet page by rotating in contact with the spread surface of the booklet A timing detection step of detecting
Wherein the page turning roller is rotated flipped pages of the booklet, then, by controlling the conveyance rollers page feed conveyed along the booklet to the transport path, one of the pages facing surface of the booklet Page turning control step to be sent from one to the other,
After starting the page feed conveyance in the page turning control step, based on the timing detected in the timing detection step, the page in the direction opposite to when the page turning roller flips the booklet page up. A conveyance auxiliary control step for starting rotation of the turning roller,
Page turning method. The booklet that is arranged in the transport path and rotates in contact with the spread surface of the booklet, the transport roller transporting the booklet with the front edge facing the transport direction along the transport path. A computer that controls a page turning roller that flips the page and a booklet width determining device that determines the width of the booklet ,
Using the information on the width determined by the booklet width determining device, the timing at which the booklet node passes through the installation position of the page turning roller that flips the booklet page by rotating in contact with the spread surface of the booklet Timing detection unit for detecting
The page turning roller is rotated to flip up the page of the booklet, and then the booklet is paged and conveyed along the conveyance path by controlling the conveyance roller, so that one of the two facing pages of the booklet Page turning control unit,
After the page turning control unit starts the page feed conveyance , based on the timing detected by the timing detection unit , the page in the direction opposite to when the page turning roller flips the booklet page up. Function as a conveyance auxiliary control unit that starts rotation of the turning roller,
program.

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