JPH0135754B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a page change roller, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a page change roller that automatically changes the pages of a passbook in a bank business processing device such as a bank teller device that handles passbooks, an automatic cash deposit dispensing device, and an automatic bookkeeping device. The present invention relates to a page changing roller in an automatic page changing device for a bankbook that can be turned over.

In this type of bank business processing device, a passbook that opens vertically or horizontally is used, and deposit payment amounts are printed sequentially. However, in the prior art, when printing has been performed up to the last line of a certain page, this is detected and the passbook is temporarily ejected from the device. Thereupon, the person handling the passbook, such as a bank employee or customer, turns over the next page and inserts the passbook into the device again, thereby performing the remaining printing.

In this way, manually changing pages during printing of a bankbook becomes a significant hindrance to automation and labor saving of bank business processing. In particular, in automatic deposit machines, automatic payment machines, etc. that are operated by customers themselves, it is possible not only to set the passbook incorrectly, but also to have the customer take home the passbook that was ejected to change the pages. A processing method is required for incomplete termination of passbook processing,
Deterioration in operability, processing speed, and reliability is inevitable.

In order to deal with this problem, automatic page changing devices for bankbooks have been proposed. For example, this technique is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 49-3732 or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-123324. In any case, in this type of technology, a rubber page change roller is attached to a lever, and by rotating this lever, the page change roller approaches the page surface of the passbook, and this roller is moved in the page change direction. Pages are changed by rotating the page. Of course, during the page change, the bankbook is pulled back or moved in a predetermined direction to ensure a reliable page change operation.

However, such conventional technology requires a lever and its drive mechanism for rotating the page change roller, and has the disadvantage that this lever and its drive mechanism are complicated. Furthermore, if there is an operation to move the passbook during page changes, the page change time becomes longer, which in turn increases the passbook printing time, so it is desirable to further increase the passbook processing speed. In particular, when changing only one page, the above-mentioned page changing time does not have much of an effect, but a so-called comprehensive savings account passbook that has both a savings account and a time deposit account with one bank business processing device It is obvious that this page change takes a long time when dealing with . That is, in this type of general deposit account passbook, the first or last one or two pages are for time deposit accounts, and all the remaining pages are for ordinary deposit accounts. Normally, a lot of printing is done on the savings account page,
If you also want to print on the fixed deposit account page, you will have to change the page from the ordinary deposit account page to the fixed deposit account page for several to ten pages. If you move the passbook each time as described above, the time it takes to change pages becomes extremely long.

In addition, especially in the above-mentioned comprehensive savings account passbook, if there is a page for the fixed deposit account at the beginning, while printing the page for the savings account, it is possible to change the direction in which to turn the next page. The direction of turning the page is completely opposite to that when turning the page from a savings account to a fixed deposit account. In such cases, in conventional automatic page changing devices, the lever to which the page changing roller is attached has a mechanism that rotates around a predetermined axis. Changing pages in this direction is mechanically difficult.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the lever to which the page change roller is attached and its drive mechanism as in the prior art, thereby simplifying the mechanism.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a page change roller that can reliably change pages page by page.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a page change roller that has a simple configuration and can easily and reliably change pages not only in the forward direction but also in the reverse direction.

Therefore, the present invention can be preferably applied to a bank business processing device, particularly a device that handles a bankbook with top and bottom openings. This page changing of the passbook is performed by a page changing roller that is directly or indirectly connected to a rotating shaft of a rotational drive source such as a motor. The rotation shaft of this page change roller does not rotate in a manner that approaches or recedes from the page surface to be changed, unlike in the conventional technology, but the roller rotates in forward and reverse directions. This causes a page change. In the present invention, the page changing roller has a characteristic configuration. In other words, this page change roller installed on the conveyance path of the passbook is composed of a roller main body fixed to a rotating shaft and teeth provided along approximately half the circumference of the roller. The tooth portion is made of a material having a large coefficient of friction, such as rubber, in which a plurality of concave and convex portions are sequentially provided, and the main body portion has a pair of constricted portions. Further, the peripheral surface facing the tooth portion has a slope shape having a predetermined curvature.
Normally, when a bankbook is fed through the conveyance path, the slope portion of this page changing roller faces the bankbook side, so that the bankbook can be fed smoothly. When turning the pages of a passbook in the forward or reverse direction, this page change roller rotates in the forward or reverse direction, the teeth contact the page break surface, and the page surface is pulled in the direction of the binding of the passbook. and turn the page. That is, the pages of the passbook are turned over one by one each time the page changing roller rotates once. In this case, in the conventional technology, as the relevant pages are pulled together in the binding direction of the passbook,
Although the passbook was moved, when changing the pages of the passbook according to the present invention, it is not necessary to move the passbook during the page change. Therefore, when changing multiple pages continuously, it is only necessary to keep the passbook stopped and rotate the page change roller multiple times, which reduces the time it takes to move the passbook and significantly reduces the time required to change pages. Can be shortened.
This is based on the fact that the page changing roller according to the present invention has a characteristic configuration as described above, and page changing can be performed reliably for each page. In other words, the edges of the page surface of the passbook are bent,
This is because, even if the page is curled, during page changing, this end gets caught in the recess of the teeth or the constriction of the main body, and the page is pulled toward the binding line.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is applied to an automatic page changing device for a bankbook that opens vertically will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The passbook used in this embodiment is a passbook with a magnetic recording section on the back side and a top-bottom opening with a different barcode attached to each page. This type of passbook is well known.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic page changing device for a bankbook according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this diagram,
A bankbook 5 that opens vertically (hereinafter simply referred to as a bankbook) is fed into the transport path 51 in an open state. Conveyance path 5
Although not shown, 1 communicates with a bankbook printing section, and this printing section is provided, for example, at the bottom of this figure. The conveyance path 51 is provided with conveyance rollers 52 for the passbook 5 . These rollers 52 are arranged facing the conveyance path 51 as shown in the side view of FIG.
In addition, the distance between the upper 52 pairs of rollers and the lower 52 pairs of rollers on the conveyance path 51 is shorter than the length of the opened bankbook. Thus, the passbook 5 is held between these transport rollers 52 and fed downward or upward.

Upper roller 52 and lower roller 52 of conveyance path 51
Two page change rollers 2 are provided at intermediate positions between the two page change rollers. These page changing rollers 2 are fixed to a shaft 1 directly connected to the rotating shaft of a motor 12, and a stiffening plate 10 having a slit is attached to the other end of the shaft 1. When the motor 12 rotates in the forward or reverse direction under control from a control unit (not shown), the page change roller 2
Then, the cover plate 10 rotates in that direction, and the page is changed. Further, a photoelectric element 11 is arranged corresponding to the rotation locus of the slit of the shield plate,
Rotation, stopping, etc. of the motor 12 are controlled by the detection output from the photoelectric element 11.

Here, the configuration of the page changing roller 12 will be explained in more detail with reference to FIG. Incidentally, to simplify the explanation, illustration of the other page changing roller 2 attached to the shaft 1 is omitted.

The page change roller 2 basically consists of a main body part 32.
and tooth portions 31. The main body 32 is fixed to the shaft 1 and is made of aluminum or brass, for example. The main body portion 32 is composed of a slope portion 6 having a predetermined curvature and a constriction portion 7 connected thereto, and furthermore, a tooth portion 31 is provided over approximately half the circumference at a position facing the slope portion 6. The tooth portion 31 is made of an elastic member such as rubber having a large coefficient of friction, and its outer periphery has an uneven shape.

In normal times, that is, when the passbook is simply conveyed and the pages of the passbook are not changed, the slope portion 6 faces the conveyance path 51, and the end of the passbook 5 is placed on the page change roller 2, as shown in FIG. I didn't hit it,
The passbook 5 is smoothly transported. When turning the pages of the bankbook 5 in the forward or reverse direction, the page changing roller 2 is rotated in the x ₁ direction or the x ₂ direction. Then, the teeth 31 come into contact with the paper surface of the passbook 5 and turn up the paper surface, and when the roller 2 rotates once, the paper surface is completely turned over. In particular, in this embodiment, the tooth portion 3 of the page changing roller 2
1 is made of uneven rubber, so it comes into contact with the paper surface of the passbook 5 with even more frictional force. In addition, since the constricted portion 7 is provided, even if the edge of the paper surface of the passbook 5 is bent, this edge will be caught on the constricted portion 7 during page change, and the page change operation will be performed reliably. It will be done. This operation will be described in detail later. Of course, in this embodiment, the constricted portions 7 are provided on both sides of the main body 32 on the assumption that page changes will be performed in the forward and reverse directions, but when page changes are performed only in one direction, for example, in the forward direction, It is sufficient to provide one constricted portion 7.

Now, returning to the original explanation and referring again to FIG. 1, shutters 141 and 142 are provided above and below the page change roller 2 on the conveyance path 51. These shutters 141, 142 are connected to the shaft 5.
4 and are connected to the solenoid 13 via links 531 and 532, respectively. Although not shown, the link 531 is also connected to a solenoid.These shutters 141 and 142 are normally closed when transporting the bankbook 5, and smooth transport of the bankbook 5 is carried out, but the pages of the bankbook When changing, the solenoid 13 is energized and these shutters 141 or 142 are opened. That is, when turning over the pages of the bankbook 5 in the forward direction, a solenoid (not shown) is energized and the shutter 141 is opened via the link 531. On the other hand, when the page is turned in the opposite direction, the solenoid 13 is energized and the shutter 142 is opened via the link 532. It is easily understood that for a device that turns the pages of the bankbook 5 in only one direction, either shutter is unnecessary.

Next, the operation of the automatic page changing device for a bankbook having such a configuration will be described below.

First, with reference to FIG. 4, the operation when turning the pages of a passbook in the forward direction will be described. Although not explained in detail in this example, the details are
As described in Japanese Patent No. 123324, a printing section is provided below the page changing mechanism, and printing is performed on the passbook here. Then, if printing is performed up to the last line of a certain page, for example, the 20th line, and there is still printing data, the page of the book is changed again,
Must be printed on the next page. In this case, the bankbook 5 is conveyed to the page changing mechanism and stopped at a position where the pages are turned in the forward direction (FIG. 4A). When the passbook 5 is stopped, the shutter 141 is opened via a link 531 driven by a solenoid (not shown). Next, the motor 12 is rotated in the direction of arrow _x1 , and the page change roller 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow _x1 . Then, the tooth portion 31 of the roller 2 touches the passbook 5.
It comes into contact with the page surface 15 of the page 15, catches this page surface 15 by frictional force, and gradually turns it over (FIG. 4B). Finally, this page surface 15 is repelled from the teeth 31 (FIG. 4C). At this time,
A photoelectric element 11 detects a slit in a shield plate provided on the shaft 1. In other words, the motor 12 is stopped after the roller 2 has rotated once after starting.
(Figure 4 d). Next, the conveyance roller 52 is activated and the passbook 5 is conveyed in the direction of arrow A. And passbook 5
After a predetermined period of time after the start of conveyance, the solenoid is shut off and the shutter 141 is closed. In this way, forward page changing operations are performed.
In addition, after the page change operation is completed, in order to check whether the page change has been performed reliably, the barcode attached to the corresponding page of the bankbook is detected by an optical detection means. This is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 123324/1983.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the operation when turning the pages of a bankbook in the opposite direction will be described. The reverse page change is opposite to the forward page change described above, in which the page is changed in the direction in which the page number decreases. In this case, the bankbook 5 is conveyed to the page changing mechanism and stopped at a position where the pages are turned in the opposite direction (FIG. 5A). When the passbook 5 is stopped, the solenoid 13 is driven and the shutter 142 is opened via the link 532. Next, the motor 12 is rotated in the direction of arrow _X2 , and the page changing roller 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow _X2 . Then, the teeth 31 of the roller 2 come into contact with the page surface 15 of the bankbook 5, and the page surface 15 is caught by frictional force and gradually turned over (FIG. 5B). Finally, this page surface 15 is repelled from the teeth 31 (FIG. 5C). At this time, the photoelectric element 11 detects the slit in the shield plate 10 provided on the shaft 1.
In other words, the motor 12 is stopped after the roller 2 has rotated once after starting. (Figure 5 d). Next, the conveyance roller 52 is activated and the passbook 5 is conveyed, for example, in the direction of arrow B. Then, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transfer of the passbook 5 has started, the solenoid 13 is shut off and the shutter 142 is closed. In this way, a page change operation in the opposite direction is performed.

In the automatic page changing device to which the present invention is applied, the page changing roller 2 is rotated once in the forward or reverse direction.
Pages are changed by rotating, but
By rotating this roller 2 several times in succession, continuous page changing is performed over several pages. For example, this can be accomplished by repeating the operations of the embodiment of FIG. 5 described above.
Of course, in this case, the rotation of the roller 2 does not stop during the page change, but rotates for the required number of page changes and ends the operation.

According to this embodiment, since the page change is reliably performed for each page, unlike the conventional technology, during the page change, it is not necessary to move the passbook in a predetermined direction or change the direction of rotation of the page change roller. Since it becomes possible to specifically control the page changes, continuous page changes can be performed at a higher speed than in the prior art.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, a constricted portion 7 is provided at the connecting portion between the tooth portion 31 of the page change roller 2 and the slope portion 6, so that the page surface 15 of the passbook 5 is not bent. or is extremely curved, and even if it is not thrown off behind the teeth 31 of the page change roller 2, the lower end 5a of the page surface 15 will fall into the constriction 7 and will not enter the conveyance path 51. Therefore, jamming is prevented from occurring when the passbook 5 is subsequently transported.

As described above, according to the present invention, pages can be reliably changed even if the paper surface of the passbook is bent or bent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic page changing device for a bankbook according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing details of a page changing roller, and FIG. 3 is a conveyance of a bankbook in the automatic page changing section of a bankbook. Figures 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the automatic page changing operation of the passbook. Figure 4 is a diagram explaining the operation for turning the pages of the passbook in the opposite direction. The figure is an explanatory diagram of the operation for turning the pages of a passbook in the forward direction, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another example of the operation of turning the pages of a passbook. 1 is a shaft, 2 is a page changing roller, 31 is a tooth portion, 32 is a main body portion, 7 is a constriction portion, 12 is a motor, and 5 is a passbook.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a page changing roller that contacts a page surface of a booklet consisting of a plurality of pages and turns the page in the direction of the binding line, a main body part and a surface shape provided over approximately a semicircumference of the main body part is composed of a member having a concavo-convex shape and a high frictional force, and is composed of a toothed portion that contacts the page surface, and the main body portion has a slope portion having a predetermined curvature at a position facing the toothed portion;
A page changing roller characterized in that it has a constricted portion at a connecting portion between the slope portion and the tooth portion.