JPH029959B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Object of the Invention The present invention relates to a device that automatically changes the pages of booklets, and more specifically, a bank teller device that handles passbooks, an automatic cash deposit dispensing device, an automatic bookkeeping device, etc. The present invention relates to an automatic page changing device suitable for application to automatic page changing of a passbook in a bank business processing device.

Prior Art The above-mentioned bank business processing device prints information such as deposit amounts and payment amounts in sequential lines on the passbook in the printing section, but even if the last line of the currently opened page is printed, there is still no printing. If the desired information remains, it is necessary to change the page. In such cases, it is undesirable in terms of processing efficiency, labor saving, and serviceability to eject the passbook from the device and have the customer or bank staff manually change the page, and it is also prone to errors. Cheap.

Therefore, various automatic page changing devices for passbooks have been developed, and in recent years they have been incorporated into bank business processing devices. For example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 123324/1984 is one example, in which a lever to which a rubber page change roller is attached is rotated to bring the page change roller close to the page surface of a passbook, and this roller The page is changed by turning the roller in the page change direction and moving the passbook in a predetermined direction.

Such a conventional automatic page changing device is intended for a bankbook with top and bottom openings in which the stitching direction is perpendicular to the transport direction of the bankbook. If we were to apply this method to a bankbook with left-right openings, it would be necessary to rotate the bankbook 90 degrees and feed it so that the stitching of the bankbook is perpendicular to the transport direction. This deviates from the customary handling of passbooks. In other words, in bank business processing equipment, it is customary to insert and transport a passbook in a direction perpendicular to the printed line, but if a bankbook with left and right openings is rotated 90 degrees and inserted and transported, the direction of the printed line is This is because they end up having to be inserted and transported. There is also another problem. The printing unit of a bank transaction processing device is generally configured to print lines on a transferred passbook while moving the print head in a direction perpendicular to the direction of transfer. Therefore, when a bankbook with left and right openings is rotated 90 degrees and inserted and conveyed, the printing lines will be in the direction of conveyance of the bankbook, and the configuration of the printing section will also have to be changed.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic page changing device suitable for performing automatic page changing of a left-right open bankbook in a bank business processing device.

More generally, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic page changing device for booklets conveyed in the binding direction.

General Description of the Invention In the present invention, a booklet is conveyed in an open state in the direction of its binding by a plurality of conveyance rollers (or belts) provided on a conveyance path. In other words, if we consider a passbook that opens on the left and right as a booklet, the printing lines of the passbook and the transport direction are perpendicular to each other.
This is the same as the relationship between the print lines and the conveyance direction of a bankbook with top and bottom openings in conventional bank business processing devices.

A page change roller is provided on the conveyance path. This page changing roller rotates around a rotating shaft in the same direction as the booklet conveyance direction, and is accompanied by rotational driving means for this purpose. Furthermore, means for sliding the page change roller in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the booklet is conveyed is provided.

The page change operation begins after the booklet is conveyed to the page change roller position by a conveyance roller (or belt) and stopped there. The page changing roller is rotated in a predetermined direction by the rotation drive means while in contact with the surface of the sheet of the page of the booklet to be changed, thereby turning the sheet of paper toward the binding side of the booklet. It can be raised. After that, or at the same time, the page change roller is slid in a direction across the binding of the booklet by the sliding means, and the page is changed.

According to one embodiment, during a page change operation, a pair of transport rollers (or belts) positioned to sandwich the booklet are controlled to selectively and temporarily release the booklet clamping pressure. . That is, when turning up a sheet of paper, the clamping pressure of the pair of transport rollers (or belts) that clamps the edge of the page is temporarily released, thereby smoothing up the sheet of paper. Before stacking the turned-up sheet on top of the next page, the clamping pressure of the pair of conveyor rollers (or belts) that clamps the edge of the latter sheet is temporarily released,
Facilitates overlapping of paper sheets.

Such control is only in one embodiment of the present invention, and may not be necessary depending on the configuration of the transport system.

Embodiment of the Invention Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a bank business processing device equipped with an automatic passbook page changing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, a bankbook 9 with left and right openings is inserted into the bankbook insertion slot 1 in an open state.

This passbook 9 with left and right opening (hereinafter simply referred to as passbook)
The schematic structure of 9 is shown in FIG. That is, this passbook 9 is a booklet that opens left and right with the binding 9a as a border, and has a plurality of printing pages between the front and back sheets. Each page of the passbook 9 has a plurality of printed lines in a direction perpendicular to the binding 9a, and a page identification code 26 is attached to each page.
Furthermore, a long magnetic stripe 27 is provided on the back side of the passbook 9 in the direction of the binding 9a, and contains information necessary for cash transactions, such as fixed information such as account number and password, as well as printed pages and printed information. Contains variable information such as completed lines.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the passbook insertion slot 1 is communicated with a conveyance path 23, and the conveyance path 23 is provided with rollers 2, 3, 4, and 5 for conveying the bankbook. Of course, the intervals between the rollers 2, 3, 4, and 5 are the same as the open passbook 9.
is shorter than the length l.

This conveyance path 23 includes an automatic page changing mechanism section 40 of the bankbook 9, a printing mechanism section 24, and an optical detector 1.
0, detectors 22, 26, and magnetic head 11 are provided. Here, the detector 22 detects that the bankbook 9 is inserted through the insertion slot 1, and, for example, optically detects the lower end of the bankbook 9, and the detection output is sent to the control unit 17.

The automatic page changing mechanism section 40 located between the rollers 2 and 3 has a rotating slide shaft 28 provided parallel to the conveyance directions x ₃ and x ₄ of the passbook 9, and a page changing mechanism 40 located between the rollers 2 and 3. A roller 49 is fixed. As will be described later, this page changing roller 49 is driven to rotate in the forward and reverse directions under the control of the control unit 17, and moves while pulling the sheets 15c, 15c' of a certain page of the passbook 9 toward the binding line 9a. A page change operation is performed. That is, when the page changing roller 49 is rotated in the forward direction, the page 15c on the right side of the binding 9a of the passbook 9 is turned over in the forward direction (direction in which the number of pages increases), and when it is rotated in the reverse direction, the page 15c on the right side of the binding 9a of the passbook 9 is turned over in the forward direction (direction in which the number of pages increases). Page 15c' is turned in the opposite direction (in the direction in which the number of pages decreases).

The automatic page change mechanism section 40 will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an enlarged view of the automatic page changing mechanism section 40 and a part of the conveyance roller.
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof.

In both figures, the page change roller 49 is located between the conveyance rollers 2 and 3 as shown in FIG.
A rotating slide that can slide in the directions of arrows x 1 and x 2 while rotating parallel to the transport directions x ₃ and x ₄ (direction of the binding 9a of passbook 9) in the directions of arrows _{x 5} and _{x 6 .} It is fixed to the shaft 28 and arranged on the bankbook printing paper side. The conveyance path 23 includes a rear guide 47,
It consists of a front guide 48, and left side guides 5 on both sides.
2. A right side guide 53 is provided, and the passbook 9 is conveyed between these guides. Conveyance rollers 2a, 2a', 3 on the bankbook printing paper side paired with conveyance rollers 2, 3
a, 3a' are attached to a bracket 90, and the bracket 90 is fixed on the fixed rotating shafts 50, 51. Bracket 90 is fixed rotary shaft 5
It can swing on 0,51, and the conveyor roller 2
Transmission of rotational force to a, 2a', 3a, and 3a' is performed from shafts 50 and 51 by a gear system (not shown). Further, the bracket 90 is always pulled in one direction by a spring (not shown), so that the conveying rollers 2, 2a, 2a' and the conveying rollers 3, 3
a, 3a' are designed so that a predetermined pressure is applied,
The structure is such that the passbook 9 is sandwiched between both rollers and conveyed.

As will be described in detail later, the bracket 90 is swung on the fixed rotary shafts 50, 51 as necessary when a page change occurs, and the conveyor rollers 2a, 2a', and 3a,
3a' is the conveyor roller 2,
The structure is such that the passbook 9 can be released from the state in which it is sandwiched between the rollers 3 and 3, and can be removed from the printed paper surface, or can be switched to the mounted state in which the passbook 9 is sandwiched between both rollers again. The combinations of detachment and mounting are performed in pairs of 2a and 3a and 2a' and 3a'.

Also, at the rear of the back guide 47, push the vicinity of the binding 9a of the passbook ₉ in the direction of the forward arrow A lever 100 is provided to facilitate this. This lever 100 is the shaft 8
2, can swing on the shaft 82, and is attached to one end of the lever 100 as required.
By driving the DC solenoid 81, the passbook 9 can be pushed from behind and bent into a convex shape. A spring (not shown) is attached to the lever 100, and during normal processing without page changing operations, the lever 100 is pulled in the direction of arrow _x8 to prevent it from jumping out into the conveyance path 23.

A perspective view of a mechanism for rotating and sliding the page changing roller 49 is shown in FIG. 4, and will be described.

The fixed rotating shafts 101 and 102 are connected to the conveyance path 2.
The passbook 9 is provided in the conveyance path 23 between the fixed rotary shafts 101 and 102 at intervals wider than the width of the passbook 9.
can move in the directions of arrows x ₃ and x ₄ . A timing gear 103 is fixed to both ends of the fixed rotating shafts 101 and 102.
3, timing belts 105 and 106 are stretched. And this timing belt 105,1
06, a block 107 is a fixed rotating shaft 1
It is installed parallel to 01, 102,
A rotary slide shaft 28 is provided between the pair of blocks 107, and a shield plate 109 and a page changing roller 49 are mounted on the rotary slide shaft 28. Block 10 on one side
A motor 108 is fixed to 7, and the rotary slide shaft 28 can be freely rotated in the directions of arrows x ₅ and x ₆ by this motor. In addition, the block 107 on the side of the shield plate 109 has a photoelectric element 11 consisting of a light emitting diode, a phototransistor, etc.
0 is fixed, and the number of rotations of the page changing roller 49 is detected by detecting the light shielding and non-light shielding states by the photoelectric element 110 and the slit 109a of the shielding plate 109. Normally, one rotation of the page changing roller 49 causes one page to be changed.

A motor 104 is connected to the fixed rotating shaft 101, and when the motor 104 rotates in the directions of arrows θ ₁ and θ ₂ , timing belts 105 and 1
06 is transported in the directions of arrows x ₁ and x ₂ . Therefore, including the rotating slide shaft 28, the motor 108,
The page changing roller 49, the shingle plate 109, and the photoelectric element 110 are all structured to be slidable in the directions of arrows x ₁ and x ₂ . A photoelectric element 111 consisting of the above-mentioned issuing diode, phototransistor, etc. is provided at the forward page change position (a position where page change occurs in the direction in which the page number increases), and a photoelectric element 111 consisting of the above-mentioned issuing diode, phototransistor, etc. A photoelectric element 112 is located at the position where the page is changed in the direction
is provided. These elements are block 10
7 is detected (when the light is blocked by block 107), the timing belt 1
05 and 106 are controlled so that the transfer in the directions of arrows x ₁ and x ₂ is stopped (the motor 104 is stopped), and the forward or reverse page changing position roller 49 is set.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a mechanism for raising and lowering the conveying roller by swinging the bracket 90 when changing pages. This mechanism is the timing belt 1 in Fig. 4.
Implemented between 05 and 106.

The transport rollers 2a, 3a, 2a', 3a' are supported by a shaft 204 on a bracket 90. The bracket 90 is connected to the fixed rotating shaft 50,5.
1, and one end is pulled by a spring 203, and when the passbook 9 is not conveyed between the conveyance rollers 2, 3 and the conveyance rollers 2a, 3a, 2a', 3a', they are brought into contact with a predetermined pressure. When the bankbook 9 is conveyed between both rollers, the bracket 90 is structured to be able to swing around the fixed rotating shafts 50, 51. The fixed rotating shafts 50 and 51 can rotate other conveyance rollers 2, 3, 4, and 5 in conjunction with each other. The rotation of the fixed rotary shafts 50, 51 is transmitted through a gear 208 fixed thereto and an idler gear 207 attached to the shaft 205 on the bracket 90 to the conveyor rollers 2a, 3a, 2.
a', 3a' gear 206, conveyance roller 2
a, 3a, 2a', 3a' are designed to rotate.

The mechanism for separating or contacting the conveyance rollers 2a, 3a, 2a', 3a' with respect to the conveyance rollers 2, 3 and the bankbook 9 is realized by a cam 202 on a fixed rotating shaft 201 provided outside the bracket 90. has been done. A motor (not shown) is connected to the shaft 201. Cam 20 with this motor
2 in the direction of arrow θ ₃ about the shaft 201, the cam 202 swings the bracket 90 about the shafts 50, 51, and the conveyor rollers 2a, 3a, 2a', 3a' 9
Alternatively, it can be detached from the conveyance rollers 2 and 3. By arbitrarily controlling the rotation angle of a motor (not shown) connected to the shaft 201, the state in which the conveyance rollers 2a, 3a, 2a', and 3a' are detached from the passbook 9 or the conveyance rollers 2 and 3 can be continuously controlled. It is possible to freely make the passbook 9 and the conveyance rollers 2 and 3 come into contact with it again. Note that the swing driving source for the bracket 90 is not limited to a motor, but may be a solenoid or other means.

Now, turn the light back on and refer to Figure 1 again.

In the printing mechanism section 24 of the bankbook 9, the platen 7 and print head 8 move in the printing line direction of the bankbook 9, that is, in the direction perpendicular to this drawing, and printing is performed line by line. During printing, the rollers 3 and 4 are controlled by the control unit 17 to intermittently feed the bankbook 9 line by line and perform line feed. An optical detector 10 is also provided to detect the page identification code 26 and printed lines of the bankbook 9 set in the printing section 24, and the detection output is sent to an amplification/waveform shaper 18.

Further, a magnetic head 11 for reading and writing information recorded on the magnetic stripe 27 of the bankbook 9 is provided below the printing mechanism section 24, and the information written and read by this magnetic head 11 is transferred to a magnetic control circuit 16. transferred between.

Normally, when the passbook 9 is inserted through the insertion slot 1, the rollers 2, 3, 4, and 5 are driven under the control of the control unit 17 in response to the detection output of the detector 22, and the passbook 9 moves along the conveyance path 23. A detector 26 is provided to detect the lower end of the passbook 9 as it is transported downward. When the lower end of the passbook 9 is detected by the detector 26, the controller 17 controls the rollers 2, 3, 4, 5
rotation is temporarily stopped. Just when it stopped, the page identification code 26 of the bankbook 9 at that time was detected by the detector 10.
The detector 26 is provided at a lower position.

The page identification code 26 and the printed line detected by the detector 10 are amplified and waveform-shaped by the amplification/waveform shaper 18, and their values are stored in the register 1.
It is set to 9.

On the other hand, the magnetic stripe 2 is printed by the magnetic head 11.
The magnetic recording information read from 7 is amplified and shaped by a magnetic control circuit 16, and is set in a register 20. Note that when writing information to the magnetic stripe 27, the above is reversed.

The calculation circuit 21 performs calculations based on the information set in the register 20 such as the page to be printed and the lines already printed, and the information set in the register 19 such as the page identification code of the actually opened page and the lines already printed. The calculation results are sent to the control section 17 and the counter 80. It is also sent to register 20 for writing to magnetic stripe 27. Specifically, the arithmetic circuit 21 uses the magnetic stripe 27
Based on information recorded in This is to check the printed line. Of course, when new data is successively printed line by line in the printing section 24, the arithmetic circuit 21 sequentially adds up the printed lines, and this value is set in the register 20.

The counter 80 is used by the control circuit 17 to detect the end of the page turning operation for the required number of pages, and each time the page changing roller 49 rotates once, that is, one page is changed. Each time, the photoelectric element 110 (FIG. 4)
It counts down by 1 in response to the detection signal from. Since only one page is normally replaced, 1 is set in the counter 80 by the arithmetic circuit 21 prior to the start of the page replacement operation. However, in the case of a linked page replacement as described later, a value corresponding to the number of pages is set in the counter 80.
After starting the page change operation, the control circuit 17
When the value of the counter 80 becomes "0", it is determined that the required number of pages have been turned.

Next, the page changing operation will be explained with reference to the drawings.

First, regarding the operation of changing pages in a left-right open passbook in the forward direction (increasing page number),
This will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the control circuit 17 determines that it is necessary to change the forward page of the passbook, that is, when the last line of the current page has been printed and there is still information to be printed during the printing process, or when the inserted passbook is If the page was opened on a page earlier than the specified page,
The control circuit 17 performs the following control to execute the forward page change operation.

First, the passbook 9 is transported to the automatic page change mechanism section 40 by the transport rollers 2 to 5, and the transport rollers 3,
The conveyance is stopped at the position where the passbook 9 is held between the passbooks 3a and 3a'. FIG. 6A shows this state, in which the page change roller 49 is stopped at the forward page change set position.

Next, the bracket 90 to which the transport rollers 2a, 3a are attached is connected to the fixed rotating shaft 50, 51.
The left conveying roller 2a,
3a is lifted and removed from the passbook 9.
In other words, the sheet 15c side of the passbook 9 is in a free state where it is not restrained by the conveyance roller. In this state, the lever 100 swings around the shaft 82 by the drive of the DC solenoid 81 shown in FIG.
The passbook 9 is bent from the back to the front in a convex shape. In this state, the page changing roller 49 rotates the rotary slide shaft 28 in the _x6 direction, so that the sheet 15c is turned over toward the stitch 9a side. This state is shown in FIG. 6B.

When the page changing roller 49 further rotates, the paper sheet 15c is thrown off behind the page changing roller 49 by its own springiness as shown in FIG. 6C. The page changing roller 49 is completely
When the motor 108 rotates, the value of the counter 80 becomes "0", so the control circuit 17 stops the motor 108 (the counter 80 has been previously set to "1"). Further, the control circuit 17 controls the DC solenoid 8 when a set time has elapsed after starting the motor 108.
1 is deenergized, and the lever 100 is returned to the retracted position as shown in FIG. 6C. Furthermore, when the sheet of paper 15c to be paged is turned over as shown in FIG. , 3a are pressed against the passbook 9. Next, the control circuit 17 rotates the cam 202 that engages with the right bracket 90, thereby lifting the right conveying rollers 2a', 3a' from the passbook 9. As a result, the transport rollers 2a', 3a' and the passbook 9
There will be sufficient distance between the two. Note that the passbook 9 is held between the pair of conveyance rollers on the left side, so it does not move.

Next, the control circuit 17 rotates the motor 104 in the θ _{1 direction} , slides the page changing roller 49 in the
Move the sensor until a detection signal is output. As a result of this movement, the leaf 15c that has been turned up as shown in FIG. The end of the sheet 15c enters under the conveying rollers 2a', 3a' which are being pulled up.

Note that the page change roller 49 may be rotated in the _x6 direction when sliding. In this way, the sheet 15c stacked on the last sheet on the opposite side is pressed from above by the page changing roller 49,
This is effective in preventing the paper sheet 15c from floating. Such rotation of the page changing roller 49 is controlled by the control circuit 1.
This can be easily achieved by only partially changing the control procedure in step 7.

The control circuit 17 then connects the right bracket 90
rotate the cam 202 that engages with the original position to the original position,
The right conveyance rollers 2a' and 3a' are pressed against the passbook 9. The state shown in FIG. 6D is now reached, and the forward page changing operation for one page is completed. Note that the page change operation may be completed after the page change roller 49 is further slid in the _x2 direction to the forward page change position (a detection signal is output from the photoelectric element 112).

After that, the page identification code 26 is read,
It is checked whether the page change was performed correctly. If it is determined to be correct, the process proceeds to the printing operation. On the other hand, if the page is incorrect, page changes are performed again in the forward or reverse direction.

The above is a description of the forward page change operation for one page. The operation of continuously changing two or more pages in the forward direction is as shown in FIG.

From the state shown in FIG. 7A (same as the state shown in FIG. 6A), the page change roller 49 is connected and rotated in the _x6 direction the same number of times as the number of page breaks (for example, 3 pages). As a result, the sheets 15c, 15c', 15c'' of the connected pages are turned over one after another as shown in FIG. When the page turning is completed, the value of the counter 80 becomes "0", so the control circuit 17 performs the same control as described above.In other words, the state shown in FIG. 7D is reached, and the page turning is completed.

The difference between a page change operation in the reverse direction, that is, a page change operation in the direction where the number of pages decreases, and a page change operation in the forward direction is that the page change roller 49
to the reverse page change position, rotate the page change roller 49 in _the All that is required is to pull it up and, at the final stage, to slide the page changing roller 49 in the _x2 direction. That is, this operation is the same as the forward page changing operation except that the direction of rotation and sliding of the page changing rollers and the lifting order of the conveyance rollers 2a, 3a, 2a', 3a' are reversed. FIG. 8 shows the state transition of this reverse page change operation. It is clear that even in the reverse page changing operation, continuous page changing of a plurality of pages is possible by connecting and rotating the page changing roller 49 a plurality of times at the stage shown in FIG. 8B.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above,
The present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the shape and number of page change rollers, and the means for rotating and sliding the page change rollers can be changed as desired as long as the above-mentioned objectives can be achieved. It is also permitted to replace the conveyance roller with a belt.

Furthermore, the present invention can be widely applied to automatic page changing of not only left-right opening bankbooks but also similar booklets in general.

Effects of the Invention The present invention is as described above, and is capable of automatically changing the page of a booklet such as a left-right open passbook while being conveyed in the binding direction, and is used as a bank business processing device that handles left-right open passbooks. An automatic page changing device suitable for this can be realized. Further, in the present invention, pages are changed while a booklet such as a bankbook is stopped. Therefore, compared to a conventional device configured to move a bankbook or the like during a page change operation, it is possible to speed up the page change operation, particularly the continuous page change operation for a plurality of pages.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a bank business processing device including an automatic page changing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 are enlarged views of the automatic page changing mechanism. A plan view, a front view,
5 is a side view showing the mechanism for raising and lowering the conveyance roller during page changing operation, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of forward page changing operation, and FIG. 7 is forward page changing of multiple pages connected. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the reverse page changing operation, and FIGS. 9A and 9B are a plan view and a front view showing the left-right opening bankbook in the unfolded state. 1...Passbook insertion slot, 2-5, 2a, 2a', 3
a, 3a'... Conveyance roller, 23... Conveyance path, 28
...Rotating slide shaft, 49...Page changing roller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic page changing device that automatically changes the pages of a multi-page booklet having a binding in the center, which is provided in a booklet conveyance path, and in which the booklet is opened to a certain page in the conveyance path. a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers or belts that convey the booklet in the binding direction in a state in which the booklet is is conveyed to the position of the page change roller and stopped, and then the page change roller is rotated while contacting the surface of the sheet of the page on which the page of the booklet is to be changed, and the page change roller is rotated so that the page of the booklet is bound. An automatic page changing device characterized in that the page is changed by sliding the page changing roller in a direction across the binding after or at the same time as turning up the page. 2. During the page changing operation, the pair of conveying rollers or belts positioned to sandwich the booklet are configured to selectively and temporarily release the narrowing pressure on the booklet. The automatic page changing device according to item 1.