JPH04158095A - Passbook closing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the generation of folding due to the slackness of a page when a passbook is closed by pushing a bar against a saddle stitching, opening the opposed clearance of a feed roller and the opposed clearance of a roll-up roller and a press roller, turning the bar at a specified angle and moving the saddle stitching up to a position passing through the opposite clearance. CONSTITUTION:A roll-up roller 51 is rotated in the direction that a passbook 1 is rolled up while the passbook 1 is forwarded in the direction of the roll-up roller 51 by feed rollers 53, 54, the front end of the passbook 1 is inclined and positioned to the upper section of the roll-up roller 51, and a bar 7 is pushed against a saddle stitching by pushing means 11. The opposed clearance of the feed roller 53, 54 and the opposed clearance of the roll-up roller 51 and the press roller 52 are opened, the bar 7 is revolved at a specified angle in the direction of the roll-up roller 51 and the press roller 52 by a rotating means 8, and the saddle stitching is moved up to a position passed through the opposed clearance. Accordingly, even when the stiffness of the paper of the passbook 1 is weakened by high humidity, the saddle stitching is pressed down and shifted, thus preventing the generation of slackness in a page in the process of passbook closing operation, then obviating the generation of folding and allowing normal closing.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Table of Contents] Overview Industrial Application Fields Conventional Technology Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving the Problems Actions Examples Effects of the Invention [Summary] Positioned diagonally above the turning roller To prevent the occurrence of loosening and folding of pages when a passbook is closed, regarding a passbook closing mechanism that can be reversed and closed by applying a bar to the middle binding of the passbook at the tip of the passbook and horizontally rotating or moving the passbook. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a passbook closing mechanism that allows the passbook to be closed while the passbook is open, transported through a conveyance path, sandwiched between a pair of opposing feed rollers, and moved from the middle of the passbook to the pair of feed rollers. The tip of the passbook is positioned and stopped just before the rolling contact position of the opposing turning roller and presser roller, which are arranged at an interval close to the length to the tip, and the passbook is placed at an intermediate position between the feed roller and the turning roller on the conveyance path. The tip of the passbook is pushed up from below to a predetermined height by the push-up means, the turn-up roller is rotated in the turn-up direction, and the passbook is sent in the direction of the turn-up roller by the feed roller, so that the tip of the passbook is tilted above the turn-up roller. After the passbook is in the saddle-stitched position, the passbook is conveyed in the direction in which the passbook is closed by a feed roller, a turning roller, and a presser roller to close the passbook. a pressing means for pressing a bar of a predetermined length along the saddle stitch from outside at least one end of the saddle stitch; and a conveying path centered around one end of the bar pressed against the saddle stitch, which is outside the saddle stitch. When the leading edge of the passbook is tilted above the turning roller, the pressing means presses the bar against the saddle binding, and the bar is rotated by a predetermined angle in the horizontal direction against the feed roller. After opening the gap and the facing gap between the turning roller and the pressing roller, the bar is rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction of the turning roller and the pressing roller by a rotating means, and the saddle stitch is moved to a position where it passes through the facing gap. do.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a passbook closing mechanism of a passbook printer such as an automatic transaction device used in financial institutions, etc., and in particular, the tip of the passbook placed diagonally above the turning roller is rotated horizontally by applying a bar to the middle binding of the passbook. This invention relates to a passbook closing mechanism that can be reversed and closed by moving or horizontally moving it.

Recently, automatic cash dispensers (Cash Dispensers: CDs) have been introduced as part of computer banking systems.
), automatic deposit dispensing machine (Automatic Te
Automatic transaction devices such as 1ler Machines (ATMs) are widely used.

In these devices, when a customer forgets to take the passbook that has been sent out after the bookkeeping process and does not collect it for a specified period of time, the passbook is loaded into the device. It is equipped with However, when humidity is high, the paper in the passbook becomes stiff and the closed pages tend to loosen and fold, so a method that can prevent this is desired.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional method will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

Figure 7 is an internal side view of a passbook printer incorporated in an ATM, etc. In the figure, 2 is an insertion slot, 3a is a conveyance path, and 4
5 indicates a printer section, 5 a page turning section, and 6 a capture section. R1-R3 are connected to a pulse motor (not shown) via feed rollers.

Therefore, when the customer inserts the bankbook 1a from the insertion slot 2 in the direction of arrow A, the bankbook 1a is moved to the transport path 3 by rollers R1 to R3.
a, the page and printable lines are confirmed by the reading sensor S, and the paper is set in the printer section 4. Then, by operating the operation panel (not shown), inputting the amount, confirming the displayed amount, and pressing the confirmation button, communication with the computer center is performed, and the transaction data is stored in the passbook 1a by the printer section 4. It will be printed. When the last line of the page is printed during printing, the bankbook 1a is sent to the page turning unit 5, where the page is turned over, and printing is continued at the printer unit 4 again. After printing is completed, the passbook 1a is ejected into the insertion slot 2 in the direction of arrow B.

Here, when the passbook 1a ejected into the insertion slot 2 is not received by the customer even after a predetermined period of time (for example, 60 seconds) has elapsed, the passbook 1a is taken into the device and closed (folded with saddle binding). The bankbook 1a that has been taken in is then returned by the customer's request at a later date.

The page turning section 5 is also equipped with a bankbook closing function. Next, details of the bankbook closing method will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The side view of FIG. 8 shows the portion of the page turning section 5 necessary for the bankbook closing function, that is, the bankbook closing mechanism.

As shown in the figure, the turning rollers 51a are placed at intervals of approximately the length of one page of the bankbook 1a on the conveyance path 3a.

A press roller 52a, a feed roller 53a, and a press roller 54a are arranged, and the turning roller 51a and the feed roller 53a are connected to motors M1 and M2 and are individually controlled to rotate in forward and reverse directions, respectively.

A pressure 55a provided between the press rollers 52a and 54a, a separator 56 which slides on the shaft 62 of the roller 51a and is prevented from rotating by engaging a pin 63 at the upper part, and a pressure 55a via a lever 57. Plunger magnet (hereinafter referred to as PM) 59 that moves up and down; one end is rotatably attached to the shaft of the feed roller 53a, is held in a horizontal position by its own weight, and is a movable guide plate that forms part of the upper side of the conveyance path 3a. A flip-up detection sensor S1 is provided which detects when the tip of the 301 passbook 1a is flipped up by a shielding plate 31 provided on the movable guide plate 30.

The presser rollers 52a and 54a are pressed against the turning roller 51a and the feed roller 53a, respectively, by springs (not shown), and are opened/closed by excitation/release of PM (not shown).

The pressure 55a is normally located below the conveyance path 3a, and is raised by the excitation of the PM 59 to push up the passbook from below. Along with this, the movable guide plate 30 rotates in the direction of arrow C. The separator 56 has a page turning roller 51
After being flipped up by a, the passbook 1a is held so as not to come into contact with the turning roller 51a.

Also, the rollers, pressure, and levers used to return the page when two pages have been turned.

and PM etc. are the turning roller 51a, and the feeding roller 52a.
They are located symmetrically with respect to the axis.

Since it has such a configuration, the operation will be explained with reference to the operation process diagram of FIG. 9.

■As shown in Figure 9 (a), passbook 1 is used to close the passbook.
a is sent to the passbook closing position in the direction of arrow B, and the feed roller 53a and presser roller 54a clamp the passbook 1a near the middle closed position, and the rear end of the passbook MlaO (hereinafter the passbook 11% la
) is the turning roller 51a and the pressing roller 52.
It stops immediately after the opposite position of a.

(2) As shown in FIG. 9(b), the pressure 55a increases and the passbook 1a is tilted until the leading end contacts the turning roller 51a.

■Next, as shown in FIG. 9(C), the turning roller 51a rotates in the turning direction, and the feed roller 53a rotates so as to send the held passbook 1a toward the turning roller 51a, and the tip of the passbook 1a is rotated. is flipped up onto the turning roller 51a and positioned diagonally above the separator 56. This is detected by the splash detection sensor Sl.

■Then, as shown in FIG. 9(d), the pressure 55a
descends, and the feed roller 53a rotates to convey the bankbook 1a in the direction of arrow A, and the turning roller 51a rotates in the same direction, closing the bankbook 1a by sandwiching it between the turning roller 51a and the presser roller 52a. send to

(2) As shown in FIG. 9(e), the passbook 1a is fed out from the turning roller 51a and the pressing roller 52a, and the passbook closing operation is completed.

In this way, the closed bankbook 1a is sent to the receiving section 6 and stored therein.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] According to the above conventional method, when the humidity is high, the paper in the passbook becomes damp due to its stiffness, and as shown by the two-dot chain line in Fig. 9(d), the paper becomes stiff during the closing process. There is a problem in that the page becomes loose when being fed out by the feed roller, and the page that is closed as it is is likely to become loose and fold.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a bankbook closing mechanism that can prevent pages from becoming loose and folded when the bankbook is closed.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention, and (a) is a side view.

(b) is a plan view. In the figure, 1 is a passbook, 3 is a conveyance path, 7 is a bar, 53 and 54 are provided on the conveyance path 3 and are a pair of opposing feed rollers, and 51 is provided on the conveyance path 3 and is connected to the feed rollers 53 and 54. Turning rollers are arranged at intervals close to the length from the saddle stitch to the tip of the passbook L; 52 is a presser roller provided on the conveyance path 3 and faces the turning roller 51; 55 is a feed roller of the conveyance path 3; Push-up means 11 is provided above the conveyance path 3 for pushing up the tip of the passbook L to a predetermined height from below an intermediate position between the turning roller 51 and the turning roller 51. pressing means for pressing a bar 7 of a predetermined length along the saddle stitch from the outside of at least one end of the bar 7; 8 is located outside the saddle stitch of the bar 7 pressed against the saddle stitch by the pressing means 11 It is a rotation means for rotating a predetermined angle in the horizontal direction with respect to the conveyance path 3 around one end.

Therefore, when the leading end of the passbook 1 is positioned obliquely above the turning roller 51, the bar 7 is pressed against the saddle stitching by the pressing means 11, and the opposing gap between the feeding rollers 51 and 52 and the turning roller 51 and the presser roller 52 are After opening the facing gap, the half is rotated by a predetermined angle by the rotating means 8 in the direction of the turning roller 51 and the presser roller 52, and the saddle stitch is controlled to move to a position where it passes through the facing gap. be.

[Effect]

The open bankbook 1 is transported through the transport path 3, the bankbook 1 is held between the feed rollers 53 and 54, and the leading end of the bankbook 1 is positioned and stopped just before the rolling contact position of the turning roller 51 and the pressing roller 52. , the feed roller 53 and the turning roller 51 of the conveyance path 3
The tip of the passbook 1 is pushed up to a predetermined height by the push-up means 55 from below the intermediate position of the passbook 1.
is rotated in the direction of rolling up the feed roller 53.
54, the passbook 1 is sent in the direction of the turning roller 51,
After the tip of the passbook 1 is positioned obliquely above the turning roller 51, the bar 7 is pressed against the saddle stitching by the pressing means 11, and the opposing gap between the feeding rollers 51 and 52 and the opposing gap between the turning roller 51 and the presser roller 52 are After opening the gap, the bar 7 is rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction of the turning roller 51 and the presser roller 52 by the rotating means 8, and the saddle stitching is controlled to move to a position where it passes through the opposing gap. Even when the stiffness of the paper in passbook 1 becomes weak due to high humidity, the middle binding is held down and moved, so the pages do not become loose during the process of closing the passbook, thus preventing the occurrence of loose folds when the passbook is closed. and can be closed normally.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures. Pulleys 8a, 8b and guide hole 11a in FIG.

11b, pressure 55a, and presser roller 52a,
Rotating means 8 in FIG. Pressing means 11. Push-up means 55
．． and the feed roller 52, respectively.

As shown in the plan view, side view, and front view of FIGS. 2(a) to (C), there are A bar 7a having a predetermined length from both ends of the saddle binding of the passbook 1a.

One end of the pulley 8a, 8b is supported by the upper end of the shaft 9a, 9b of the pulley 8a, 8b so as to be able to rotate up and down with the horizontal position as a starting point, and the pulley 8a, 8b and the motor M3. Belts 10a and lOb are hung on the shaft of M4.

The bars 7a and 7b have home positions on both sides of the conveyance path 3a, parallel to the direction of conveyance of the passbook 1a, as shown by two-dot chain lines in the figure. Therefore, motor M3. Rotates up to 180 degrees by rotating M4 forward and backward.

Also, the lengths of bars 7a and 7b are 9.
The length is set such that when the saddle stitch is rotated from a position rotated by 0 degrees to a position beyond the opposing position of the turning roller 51b and the presser roller 52a, it comes off from the end of the saddle stitch.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2(d), on the side of the conveyance path 3a,
Guide holes 11a and llb having sloped parts 12a and 12b and horizontal parts 13a and 13b are formed, and the sloped part 1
Guide plates 14a, 14b are attached to the lower edges of 2a, 12b.
is provided.

Therefore, when the bars 7a and 7b are inserted into the guide holes 11a and 11b, and the bars 7a and 7b rotate, they are guided.
Bar 7a.

When 7b is at home position, bar 7a, 7b
are positioned obliquely on the guide plates 14a, 14b, and while rotating 90 degrees, the inclined portions 12a of the guide holes 11a, 11b.

12b and descends to horizontal parts 13a and 13b.
becomes the height of This height is a position close to and parallel to the lower surface of the conveyance path 3a. When it is further rotated by 90 degrees, it maintains its horizontal position and is located outside the horizontal portions 13a and 13b.

Further, the turning roller 51b is connected to the motor M1 and is configured to be moved in the vertical direction by a lever and PM (not shown) to enter and retreat into the conveyance path 3a. When it enters the conveyance path 3a, it has the same function as the turning roller 51a described in the conventional example, and when it retreats, it creates a gap between it and the presser roller 52a through which the closed passbook 1a can pass. It is configured.

Since it has such a configuration, the operation will be explained next with reference to the operation process diagram of FIG.

■As shown in Figure 3 (a), the passbook l is used to close the passbook.
a is sent to the passbook closing position in the direction of arrow A, the feed roller 53a and the press roller 54a clamp the passbook 1a near the middle closed position, and the tip of the passbook 1a is turned over by the turning roller 51b.
Then, it stops immediately before the position facing the presser roller 52a.

(2) As shown in FIG. 3(b), the pressure 55a increases and the passbook 1a is tilted until the leading end contacts the turning roller 51b.

■As shown in FIG. 3(C), the pressure 55a is lowered, the presser roller 54a is retracted, and the motor M
3. When the bars 7a and 7b rotate 90 degrees from the home position due to the rotation of M4, the guide holes 11a and 11b open.
The bar 7a, guided by the inclined parts 12a, 12b of
7b presses the center binding position of the passbook 1a. Then, the turning roller 51b is retracted upward.

(2) Next, as shown in FIG. 3(d), the bars 7a and 7b are further rotated to move the saddle stitch to a position where it passes through the gap between the turning roller 51b and the holding roller 52a. Then, the bars 7a, 7b are removed from both ends of the saddle stitching, respectively, and positioned outside the horizontal portions 13a, 13b of the guide holes 11a, llb.

■Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3(e), the turning roller 51b
is returned and the passbook 1a is held between the pressing roller 52a,
The bankbook 1a is conveyed by rotating it in the opposite direction to the direction of turning it over, and the bankbook closing operation is completed. Then motor M3. By rotating M4 in the opposite direction, bars 7a and 7b return to their home positions.

Further, FIG. 4 shows a different embodiment (1). Figure 4 is the second
The difference from the embodiment described in the figures is that the bar pressed against the saddle stitching is moved in parallel instead of being rotated.

That is, as shown in the plan view and side view of FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b), a rail 15 is provided along one side of the conveyance path 3a, and the carrier 16 is configured to run on the rail 15. ing.

The carrier 16 includes a bar 7c, a pulley 8a, and a belt 10.
a.

and motor M3 are installed. The bar 70 has the same function as the bars 7a and 7b described in the previous embodiment, and its length is set so that its tip is located approximately at the center of the saddle stitch.

A belt 17 is attached to both ends of the carrier 16, and the belt 17 is looped around pulleys P1 to P4. The pulley P1 is rotated forward and backward by the motor M5, and the carrier 16 is caused to run by the belt 17.

Although not shown, a side surface of the conveyance path 3a is shown in FIG.
Similar to the kite hole 11a described in d), a kite hole having an inclined part and a horizontal part is formed to correspond to the bar 70, and a guide plate 14c is provided at the lower edge of the inclined part.

Since it has such a configuration, the operation will be explained with reference to FIG. However, since steps 2 and 2 of the operating steps of the embodiment explained in FIG.

■As shown in FIG. 5(a), the pressure 55a is lowered, the presser roller 54a is retracted, and the motor M
When the bar 70 rotates 90 degrees from the home position due to the rotation of step 3, it is guided by the inclined part of the guide hole and the bar 70 rotates 90 degrees from the home position.
0 holds the middle binding position of the passbook 1a. Then, the turning roller 51b is retracted upward. ■Next, as shown in Fig. 5(b), the carrier I6 is rotated by the rotation of the motor M5.
By running, the saddle stitch is moved to a position where the bar 70 passes through the gap between the turning roller 51b and the feed roller 52a. Although not shown, the bar 7c returns to its original position by the reverse rotation of the motor M5, and by the reverse rotation of the motor M3, the bar 70 is guided to the inclined part of the guide hole and the guide plate 1
It is held at 4c.

■Therefore, as shown in Fig. 5 FC), the turning roller 51b
is returned and the passbook 1a is held between the pressing roller 52a,
The bankbook 1a is conveyed by rotating it in the opposite direction to the direction of turning it over, and the bankbook closing operation is completed.

Further, FIG. 6 shows a different embodiment (2). Figure 6 is the second
Embodiments and different embodiments (1) explained in the figures and FIG. 4
The difference is that the passbook 1 is tilted on the turning roller 51b.
The tip of a is reversed by a reversing means in a direction to close it.

That is, as shown in the figure, a pin-shaped roll 18 (reversing means) is placed directly above the pin 63 of the separator 56 and the turning roller 5
It is provided parallel to 1b. Therefore, the turning roller 51b
When the passbook 5a is flipped up, the lower surface of the passbook 5a contacts the roller 18 and is held tilted.

The roll 18 is horizontally reciprocated in the direction of the feed roller 53a by a moving means (not shown).

The other configurations are the same as in FIG. 2.

Since it has such a configuration, the operation will be explained next. However, since steps (1) to (2) of the operating steps of the embodiment explained in FIG.

■As shown in FIG. 6(a), the pressure 55a is lowered, the presser roller 54a is retracted, and the motor M
3. When the bars 7a and 7b rotate 90 degrees from the home position due to the rotation of M4, the guide holes 11a and llb
The bar 7a, guided by the inclined parts 12a, 12b of
7b presses the center binding position of the passbook 1a.

(2) Then, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the roll 18 is moved in the direction of the arrow to reverse the tip of the bankbook 1a in the direction of closing, and the turning roller 51b is retracted upward.

■Next, rotate bars 7a and 7b further 90 degrees to remove passbook 1.
A is moved to a position where it passes between the turning roller 51b and the pressing roller 52a. Then, the bars 7a, 7b are located outside the horizontal portions of the guide holes 11a, llb.

■Then, the turning roller 51b and presser roller 54a are returned to hold the passbook 1a, and the feed roller 53a is rotated and the turning roller 51b is rotated in the same direction.
A is turned over and conveyed in the direction of the roller 51b, and the passbook closing operation is completed. Then, the roll 18 returns to its original position.

In this way, the feed roller 53 when closing the passbook 1a
Since it is possible to prevent the pages from becoming loose and folded due to the feeding of a, the passbook can be closed normally.

In the above embodiment, bars 7a and 7b are inserted from both sides of the saddle stitching.
Although we have explained the method of pressing against the saddle, it is also possible to press from one side with a bar whose tip is located approximately at the center of the saddle stitch. After rotating to the position where it passes,
By rotating in the opposite direction and returning to the home position, the same effect can be obtained, and the motor, pulley,
Also, belts and the like can be configured on only one side.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned different embodiment (1), the case where the bar 70 is moved in parallel has been explained, but instead of the bar 70, it is also possible to press the bars 7a and 7b from both sides of the saddle stitching and move it in parallel. In this case, it goes without saying that it is necessary to provide rails, carriers, and members for running the carriers on both sides of the conveyance path 3a.

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned different embodiment (2), instead of the halves a and 7b, the saddle binding of the passbook la may be held down by the bar 70 as in the different embodiment (1).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, when the bar is flipped up by the turn-up roller and its tip is positioned obliquely above the turn-up roller, the bar is pressed against the middle binding of the passbook, and the bar rotates.
Or you can close the passbook by horizontal movement,
This has the effect that the pages of the passbook do not become loose, the occurrence of slack and folding is prevented, and the passbook can be closed normally.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention; Figure 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a diagram showing the operation process of the embodiment; Figure 4 is a diagram showing a different embodiment (1). , FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a different embodiment (1), and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a different embodiment (2).
), FIG. 7 is a side view showing an outline of a passbook printer to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional page turning mechanism, and FIG. 9 is an operation process diagram of a conventional example. It is. In the figure, 1.1a is a passbook, 3 and 3a are conveyance paths, and 7.
7a to 7c are bars, 8 is a rotating means, 8a, 8b
is a pulley, 11 is a pushing means, 11a, Ilb
is a guide hole, 51.51a, 51b is a turning roller,
52, 52a, 54a are press rollers, 53, 53a,
54 is a feed roller, 55 is a push-up means, 55a is a pressure, M1~
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A passbook (1) formed by saddle stitching a plurality of sheets is conveyed through a conveyance path (3) in an open state, and a pair of opposing feed rollers (53, 54) 1), and opposed turning rollers (51) arranged at an interval close to the length from the saddle binding to the tip of the passbook (1) with respect to the pair of feed rollers (53, 54); The tip of the passbook (1) is positioned and stopped just before the rolling contact position of the presser roller (52), and the feed roller (53) and the turning roller (
The tip of the passbook (1) is pushed up to a predetermined height by the push-up means (55) from below the intermediate position of the passbook (51), the turning roller (51) is rotated in the direction of turning up the passbook (1), and the feeding roller Passbook (1) by (53, 54)
) in the direction of the turning roller (51), and passbook (1)
After the tip of the turning roller (51) is inclined and positioned above the feeding roller (53, 54) and the turning roller (5
In the passbook closing mechanism that closes the passbook (1) by transporting the passbook in the direction in which the passbook is closed by 1) and a presser roller (52), the passbook closing mechanism is provided above the transport path (3) and closes the passbook (1) with saddle stitching. When in position, a predetermined length of bar (
a pressing means (11) for pressing the bar (7); and a pressing means (11) for pressing the bar (7) against the saddle stitch, and a pressing means (11) for pressing the conveying path (
3) rotation means (
8), when the tip of the bankbook (1) is positioned obliquely above the turning roller (51), pressing the bar (7) against the saddle stitching by the pressing means (11); The feed roller (
53, 54) and the opposing gap between the turning roller (51) and the presser roller (52), the rotating means (8) is moved in the direction of the turning roller (51) and the presser roller (52). A passbook closing mechanism characterized in that the bar (7) is rotated by a predetermined angle to move the saddle stitch to a position where it passes through the facing gap. 2) comprising a moving means for moving the bar (7) together with the pressing means (11) in a direction parallel to the conveyance path (3), the bar (7) being pressed against the saddle stitching by the pressing means (11); 2. The bar (7) is controlled by the moving means to a position where the saddle stitch passes through a gap between the turning roller (51) and the pressing roller (52). Passbook closing mechanism. 3) A reversing means is provided for reversing the leading end of the bankbook (1) located obliquely above the turning roller (51) in a direction to close the bankbook (1), and the reversing means closes the leading end of the bankbook (1). 3. The passbook closing method according to claim 1, wherein the passbook is controlled to be conveyed in the direction in which the passbook is closed by the feed rollers (53, 54) and the turning roller (51) after being reversed in the direction. mechanism.