JPH026185A - Paper hook positioning system in automatic passbook page turn-over device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure a page turn-over action independently of the thickness of a passbook by a method wherein the thickness of the open passbook is calculated from magnetic stripe information of the passbook and the number of open pages, and corresponding to thisthickness value a passbook feed amount to a paper hook position is adjusted. CONSTITUTION:With a page turn-over command from a control part, a passbook 6 is fed in a direction of an arrow X through a feed path. When a rear end 6a of the passbook 6 is detected by a sensor 19, based on the content of magnetic stripe information of the passbook 6 the control part calculates the thickness of presently open pages from the total number of pages of the passbook 6 to obtain a feed amount to a paper hook mechanism 15. Then, under step control the passbook 6 is fed to a forward turn-over start position, i.e. the position of the insertion port-side paper hook mechanism 15. The width-direction center part of the rear end 6a of the passbook 6 is pressed by the paper hook mechanism 15, whereby the passbook 6 is fed in the direction of the arrow X while upper one sheet of paper contained is positively hooked by the mechanism 15 until the rear end 6a is detected by a sensor 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an automatic passbook entry device used in banking, etc., and particularly to an automatic passbook page changer that automatically turns over the printed pages of a passbook inserted into the device. Regarding equipment.

(Prior art) Conventionally, this type of paper hook positioning method detects the passbook with a passbook detection sensor installed on the passbook transport path, and then transports the passbook a certain amount to the position of the paper hook mechanism, thereby detecting the paper. I had decided on the hooking position.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The conventional paper hook positioning method described above detects the paper hook position by installing a sensor at a position that satisfies the relationship between the size of the passbook and the position of the paper hook mechanism. However, the above-mentioned relationship between the size of the passbook and the position of the paper hooking mechanism has the disadvantage that in passbooks of different thicknesses, two sheets of paper inside the passbook may be turned over at the same time.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The paper hook positioning method of the present invention uses sensor means installed at a position that satisfies the relationship between the size of the paper and the paper hook mechanism, and information on the magnetic stripe of the passbook. It has means for recognizing the thickness and adjusting the paper.

(Examples) Next, examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic bankbook printing device incorporating a bankbook page turning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1st
In the figure, the passbook printing device has a passbook insertion slot (not shown) on the side A in the figure, and a print head 1 on the other end on the opposite side from A.
A printing mechanism section consisting of a platen 2 and a platen 2 is provided. The bankbook automatic page turning mechanism section is provided on the bankbook transport path from the bankbook insertion slot to the printing mechanism section.

The conveyance path for conveying the passbook is composed of a lower passbook guide plate 3 extending from the passbook insertion slot to the vicinity of the printing mechanism, and an upper guide plate 4 and 5 separated into two pieces located above this guide plate 3. The upper and lower guide plates are fixed with a certain gap therebetween so that the passbook 6 is conveyed without resistance.

As described above, the upper guide plates 4 and 5 are separated in the front and rear directions in the conveying direction by the page turning mechanism section so that the pages can be turned over, and open into the upper space between them. The lower transport rollers 7 and 8 are driven by a drive motor 9 via a belt IO, and the upper transport rollers 11 and 12 are respectively inserted between said roller 11.12 and the lower transport roller 7.8. The passbook conveyance path, which is provided so as to be in contact with and follow the passbook, is equipped with a conveyance guide 13 that can be opened and closed in the upper space separated from the upper guide plate 4.5. It is designed to open facing towards you. In addition, the drive part of the guide 13 is not shown in the figure. The page turning mechanism includes a paper hooking mechanism 14 and a paper hooking mechanism 1 for hooking the leading edge of one sheet of paper inside an opened passbook.
5 is provided. The paper hook mechanism 14, 15 has a square bar extending parallel to the width direction of the passbook, and claws 14a, 15a are provided on the lower edge of one side of the square bar. In addition, this hook mechanism 14 and ]5 are a solenoid type electromagnetic valve 16.
A pin 18 is provided on the side plate 21 of the passbook transport path, which can be moved up and down by the pins 17 and 17, to mark the page section inserted into the curved part of the turned page when turning the pages. This pin 18 projects from the side into the conveying path only when the page is turned by a rotary solenoid valve (not shown). The pins 18 are provided on both the left and right sides of the conveyance path (only one side is shown in the figure), and have a structure that allows simultaneous operation. Further, the transport guide 13, the passbook contents paper hooking mechanism 14, 15, and the page division are connected to a photo sensor 19 that detects the position of the passbook 6 in order to activate the operation of the pin 18.
(S,) and 20 (S) are provided.

The forward turning operation of the page turning device constructed as above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2(a) to 4(f) and FIG. 4. First, the magnetic stripe information of the opened and inserted passbook is stored in a control unit (not shown).4. When transaction data is printed on a print page and it is necessary to turn the page to the next page, the passbook 6 is moved in the direction of the arrow X within the conveyance path by the page turning command from the control section as shown in Fig. 2(a). transported. The rear edge 6a of the passbook 6 is the sensor 19
(S,), the controller calculates the thickness of the currently opened page based on the total number of pages of the bankbook based on the contents of the magnetic stripe information of the bankbook described above, and calculates the conveyance amount to the paper hooking mechanism 15. is calculated, and the passbook 6 is moved to the forward turning start position, that is, the paper hooking mechanism 1 on the insertion slot side, by step control.
It is transported to position 5.

As shown in FIG. 2(b), the widthwise central portion of the trailing edge 6a of the passbook 6 positioned at the forward turning start position is held down by the paper hooking mechanism 15, and at the same time the transport guide 13 (see FIG. 2(a) ) shown in ) is pulled upwards (
(See also Figure 3). Next, as shown in FIG. 2(C), while the paper hooking mechanism 15 securely hooks the top sheet of paper inside the passbook 6, the rear edge 6a of the passbook g6 is connected to the sensor 20 (St).
It is conveyed in the direction of arrow X until it is detected. At this time, a curved portion 6c as shown in the figure appears on the turned page. In response to a detection signal from the sensor 20 (St), a pin 18 is inserted into the curved portion 6C of the turned page to separate the pages, as shown in FIG. 2(d). At this time, the holding operation of the paper hooking mechanism 15 is released and the paper hooking mechanism 15 is lifted upward. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2(e), the pages are turned over by continuing to convey the bankbook 6 in the direction of the arrow X with the pin 18 inserted. Finally, when the page turning is completed as shown in FIG. 2(f), the pin 18 is moved out of the conveyance path to separate the pages by the signal 33 (FIG. 3) indicating that the passbook 6 has been conveyed to a predetermined position. , the conveyance guide 13 moves downward into the space of the page turning mechanism, and the forward turning operation is completed.

Note that confirmation that page turning has been performed normally is confirmed by a page mark reading device (not shown) comprising an optical sensor. Thereafter, the bankbook 6 is fed in the Y direction and brought to the printing mechanism position again.

Since the reverse direction turning operation is performed in the same way as the forward direction turning operation using the paper hooking mechanism 14 on the printing mechanism side,
The redundant explanation will be omitted here.

Next, a method of calculating the conveyance amount to the sheet hooking mechanism 15 from the contents read from the magnetic stripe of the bankbook described above and the contents of the currently opened page mark will be explained using the block diagram shown in FIG.

First, read the contents of the magnetic stripe in the passbook insertion slot,
The total number of pages T of the passbook and the number of currently open pages P read by a page mark reading device consisting of an optical sensor.
From the contents, the thickness of the passbook is calculated, this thickness measurement is converted into a conveyance ID, the paper is conveyed to the paper hooking mechanism 15, and one sheet of paper can be surely turned over.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, the thickness of the opened bankbook is calculated from the information on the magnetic stripe of the bankbook and the number of opened pages, and the thickness is calculated according to the thickness amount. By adjusting the amount of transport of the passbook to the paper hooking position, it is possible to reliably turn the pages without being affected by the thickness of the passbook.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bankbook printing device including a bankbook page turning mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2(a) to 2(f) are schematic diagrams of the page turning mechanism showing forward direction turning operation of a bankbook. 3 is a diagram showing a time chart of each part during a forward turning operation, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a procedure for calculating the conveyance amount to the paper hooking mechanism. l...Print head, 2...Platen, 3...Lower bankbook guide plate, 4.5...Upper bankbook guide plate, 6...Bankbook, 7.8...Lower conveyance roller , 9... Drive motor, 10... Belt, 11.12... Upper conveyance roller, 13... Conveyance guide, 14.15... Paper hooking mechanism, 16.17...@magnetic Valve, 18...Page classification is pin, 19.20...Photo sensor, 21...Side frame. Agent Patent Attorney Rikichi Somekawa Diagram (a) Diagram (b) Diagram (C) Diagram reversal (X direction) Diagram (d) Diagram (e) Diagram (f)

Claims (1)

[Claims] The total number of pages of the passbook obtained from the contents of the magnetic stripe of the passbook and the thickness of the passbook calculated from the number of opened pages of the passbook are conveyed to the position of the paper hooking mechanism of the automatic page turning device for the passbook. A paper hook positioning method for an automatic passbook page turning device, which positions the passbook at the position of a paper hook mechanism in terms of the passbook conveyance amount.