JPH03277592A - Mechanism for turning over page of booklet like medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize a small-sized low cost page turning-over mechanism reduced in the number of parts by forming the tubular part transmitting suction force to a suction pad from a flexible substance and using the free shaking properties of the flexible substance. CONSTITUTION:A long suction pad 2 is mounted on a slide block 3 through a tubular member 3 and the material quality thereof is composed of a flexible substance. At first, the suction pad 2 sucks the page of a passbook 1. Thereafter, a pad carrier 5 is operated in the direction shown by an arrow X and a slide block 4 is operated downwardly in the direction shown by an arrow Z. By this operation, the suction pad 2 is brought into contact with the page under pressure and curved at its intermediate part centering around the end part of the pad 2 and the angle required in the release of the page to be turned over from the other page can be ensured. When the whole of the mechanism reaches a predetermined position, a pump is brought to an OFF-state. Thereafter, the whole of the mechanism is moved to the highest position at the central part of a guide shaft. By feeding the passbook in the direction of a paper guide not shown in a drawing from this state, page turning-over operation is completed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a page turning mechanism for a booklet-like medium, and more particularly to a page turning mechanism in a printing unit of a terminal device used in a financial institution.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, this type of page turning mechanism has been provided inside a terminal device for turning the pages of a bankbook at a bank or the like. An example of such a page turning mechanism is one that uses a vacuum device and a suction pad to suction and turn the page to be turned.

Methods of suctioning the page include a method using a ball joint and a method of tilting the tube itself equipped with a suction bat. These methods will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the main parts of a page turning mechanism using a pole joint. In the figure, the tip of the tubular member 32 has a ball shape, and a ball joint is formed by attaching the suction pad 31 to the tip. Further, the other end of the tubular member 32 is connected to a vacuum device (not shown), and the suction force generated by the vacuum is transmitted to the suction pad 31, which attracts the suction pad 31 to a page of a bankbook (not shown) or the like.

In the adsorption state, the actuator 37 and the link 3
3 and 34, the suction pad is tilted in the direction of arrow Y or the opposite direction, and further the slide block 35 is moved in the direction of arrow Z by the pad carrier 36, and the guide shaft 3
By moving in the direction of arrow X by 8, pages not shown are turned over.

However, in such a system, the suction pad 31
It is necessary to be able to swing around the ball at the tip of the tubular member 32, and it is essential to keep the movable part airtight, which has the disadvantage of increasing costs. Further, an actuator 37 and the like are required to control the swinging motion, which also has the disadvantage of increasing the number of parts.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the main parts of a page turning mechanism based on a method of tilting the tube to which the suction pad is attached. Figure (a) shows a state in which a page (not shown) is adsorbed,
The suction pad 41 is attracted to the page of a bankbook (not shown) by the suction force of a vacuum device (not shown). In the adsorbed state, the actuator 47 and the link 4 are
3 and 44, by tilting the tubular member 42,
Tilt the suction pad 41. Along with this tilting operation, the slide block 45 is moved by the pad carrier 46,
The movement by the guide shaft 48 turns over pages (not shown).

However, in this method, it is necessary to tilt the tubular member at a predetermined angle in order to separate only the page to be turned from the other pages, and the mechanism itself has to be large in size in order to secure the space.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to provide a compact page turning mechanism with fewer parts.

Structure of the Invention The page turning mechanism for a booklet-like medium according to the present invention includes a suction bar that adsorbs the pages of the booklet-like medium, a tubular member that transmits adsorption force to the suction pad, and a page-turning mechanism for turning the pages by the suction nodules. A page-turning mechanism for a booklet-like medium, comprising a driving means for driving the suction pad in the direction of turning the page in response to suction on the page, characterized in that the tubular member is formed of a flexible material. do.

Example Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a page turning mechanism for a booklet-like medium according to the present invention. In the figure, the page turning mechanism according to this embodiment includes a long suction pad 2 for turning the pages of a bankbook 1. This suction pad 2 is attached to a slide block 4 via a tubular member 3. Furthermore, by being attached to the pad carrier 5, the slide block 4 has a degree of freedom in the direction of arrow Z or the opposite direction. In addition, the pad carrier 5 is connected to the guide shaft 6.
Therefore, it has a degree of freedom in the direction of arrow X or the opposite direction. Note that 7 is a guide.

Here, the feature of the present invention lies in the material of the long suction pad. That is, a long suction pad is formed from a flexible material. For example, well-known silicone rubber may be used. That is, in order to tilt the suction surface of the suction pad 2 at a predetermined angle during page turning operations, a flexible material is used for the tubular portion of the suction pad.

Next, the page turning operation will be explained. In the page turning operation, the suction pad 2 first suctions the page of the bankbook 1 as shown in FIG. After that, the pad carrier 5 is
As the slide block 4 moves downward,
That is, it operates in the direction of arrow X. As a result, the suction pad 2 is pressed into contact with the suction pad 2, and the intermediate portion thereof is curved using the end of the pad 2 as a fulcrum, thereby securing the angle required to separate the page to be turned from the other pages.

Furthermore, the page turning operation will be explained using FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of page turning operation.

First, a passbook or the like to be page-turned is transported to a predetermined position by a transport means (not shown) (step 51).

Next, the entire mechanism, ie, the elevator, is driven upward and moved to the left end of the guide shaft (step 52). Then, the pump of the vacuum device (not shown) is turned on (step 53).

At this point, the entire mechanism, that is, the elevator, is driven downward, and the page to be turned is pressed against and suctioned (step 54).
. FIG. 2 shows this state.

In the adsorbed state, the entire mechanism is moved to the right end of the guide shaft and is driven upward (step 55). FIG. 1 shows this state. Once the entire mechanism is in place, turn the pump off (
Step 56).

Thereafter, the entire mechanism is moved to the center and highest position of the guide shaft (step 57). After this state, by conveying the passbook in the direction of a paper guide (not shown),
The page turning operation is completed (step 58), and the entire mechanism is moved to the home position, which is the lowest position (step 59).

In addition, in this example, silicone rubber etc.
L1 uses a suction device whose entire structure is flexible, but it is sufficient to make only the tubular portion flexible, and the suction surface may be made of resin.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As described above, in the present invention, the tubular portion that transmits the suction force to the suction pad is formed of a flexible material, and by utilizing its free-swinging property, the number of parts is small, the cost is low, and Moreover, there is an effect that a compact page turning mechanism can be realized.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are schematic configuration diagrams of the main parts of a page turning mechanism for a booklet-like medium according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic configuration diagrams of a conventional page turning mechanism, and FIG. 5 2 is a flowchart showing a page turning operation procedure of the page turning mechanism shown in FIG. 1. FIG. Explanation of symbols of main parts 1... Passbook 2... Suction pad 4... Slide block 5... Pad carrier 6... Guide shaft

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) a suction pad that suctions a page of a booklet-like medium; a tubular member that transmits suction force to the suction pad; 1. A page turning mechanism for a booklet-like medium, comprising a driving means for driving the booklet-like medium, wherein the tubular member is formed of a flexible material.