JPH04226398A - Printer for booklets, and page-turning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a booklets printer and page-turning device which can surely turn a page by simplifying their structure. CONSTITUTION:A printing means 41, a magnetic information recognizing sensor 38 of booklets, an optical information recognizing sensor 39, and a page-turning means 10 for turning over a page of the booklets are arranged on a carrying route 25 of the booklets 1. Then, an initial-deformation-supporting means 19 is installed near the page changing means 10. Further, an outer information instrument part 59 for controlling a printing part 41 and the changing means based on a signal from each sensor is provided. Stable page-turning can be performed in compliance with initial deformation or change in thickness of the booklets, and a highly reliable printer can be obtained.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a booklet printer and a page changer suitable for, for example, passbook printers built into bank terminals and passbook issuing machines used by bank staff. be.

0002

[Prior Art] Banks, etc. are equipped with automatic teller machines, automatic teller machines, automatic teller machines, etc. used by customers.
These devices have a built-in passbook printer for entering transaction amounts in the passbook.

[0003] Similarly, banks and the like are equipped with passbook issuing machines for use by staff members.

[0004] Generally, a bankbook is in the form of a double-open booklet, and if there is no space on one page of the bankbook to write the transaction amount, it is necessary to turn the page to the next page. There are two methods for changing the pages: a method in which the user manually turns the passbook beforehand and then inserts the passbook into a machine, and a method in which the page is changed by an automatic page-turning mechanism provided inside the passbook printer or passbook issuing machine.

[0005] As a conventional automatic page changing device for this type of booklet printer, for example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 4,280
, No. 036 is publicly known. This device is equipped with a passbook pressing member, and when changing pages,
The pressing member is pressed against the passbook so that the page changing roller is brought into contact with the cover or inner paper. This generates a frictional force between the page change roller and the cover or inner paper of the passbook, and the page change is performed by rotating the page change roller in the direction of the binding section of the passbook. At this time, assuming that the paper you are trying to turn over is a flat plate, the magnitude of the frictional force to be generated will be such that it exceeds the resistance force of this paper and does not turn over the paper after the paper you are trying to turn over. Thus, the pressing force of the aforementioned pressing member is adjusted. Further, when performing this page change, the passbook is moved each time one page is turned, and the next page is turned.

[0006]

A problem with the above-mentioned conventional apparatus is that a pressing device must be provided for pressing the entry surface of the passbook against the page changing roller. In other words, it is necessary for the pressing device to apply pressure to the page change roller and the paper surface with an optimal force to avoid page change failure, and it is difficult to make adjustments to set this optimal pressing force ( In other words, variations may easily occur between products), the equipment configuration for this becomes complicated, and the presence of the pressing device itself in the limited space within the terminal device requires a large amount of manufacturing effort. These problems include increased costs and disadvantages in ensuring reliability due to an increased number of parts.

[0007] Furthermore, if the booklet has an initial complicated shape, the resistance force will be several to several tens of times higher than the resistance force of a paper sheet when it is assumed to be a flat plate. There may be cases where it is not possible to turn over the pages.

An object of the present invention is to provide a booklet printer and a page changing device in which the page changing roller itself generates a turning force, the pressing mechanism is eliminated, the device configuration is simplified, and pages can be changed reliably. Our goal is to provide the following.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable booklet printer and page changer that performs stable page changes even for booklets that have changed initially.

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] A booklet printer according to the present invention includes a page changing means for changing a predetermined page of a booklet, and a means for imparting initial deformation to the booklet for changing the page. ing.

[0011]

[Operation] In the present invention, the friction portion of the page changing means is
To generate the optimal frictional force necessary for changing pages even when the thickness of booklets changes. It also reduces the influence of initial irregularities in booklets and improves the reliability of page changes.

0012

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a page changing mechanism in a passbook printer as an embodiment of the booklet printer of the present invention.

[0014] Conveyance path 2 for carrying in and carrying out passbooks
Reference numeral 5 denotes transport rollers 23a and 23b, transport rollers 24a and 24b that are in contact with these transport rollers 23a and 23b by springs 15 and 16, a paper pan 22 that is a first guide, and a paper pan that is a second guide. 17 and 18, etc. In the vicinity of this conveyance path 25, a page changing roller 10 having a friction portion contact 10a having a hollow structure is provided. This page change roller 10 includes an arm 26 rotatably provided on a shaft 12.
The arm 26 is rotatably supported on the distal end side, and is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise about a shaft 27 at the distal end of the arm 26 via a belt 11 for power transmission by, for example, a drive source (not shown). The aforementioned frictional contact part 1
0a is made of a material with a friction coefficient of 1 or more, such as natural rubber or butadiene rubber. The aforementioned conveyance roller 24a is
It is rotatably supported at the tip of a rotatably provided link 14, and can be retracted from the conveyance roller 23a via the spring 15 and the link 14 by the operation of the drive source 13. A push guide 19 is provided in the vicinity of the conveyance path 25 on the opposite side of the page change roller 10 so as to sandwich the conveyance path 25, and at a position away from the turning start position by the page change roller 10. This push guide deforms the passbook when changing pages, and the amount of movement of this push guide 19 is as follows:
It is provided by a spring 21 and a driving source 20.

FIG. 2 shows a bankbook 1 with no initial irregularities, and FIG. 3 shows a bankbook 2 with no initial irregularities. 2 and 3 show the closed state of the bankbook, and the bankbook 1 is made up of a front sheet 1a, a back sheet 1b, and an inner sheet 1c. These sheets are bound by a binding section 3. Further, an arrow 4 indicates the direction in which the page is to be changed. An auxiliary line 5 is shown on the bankbook 1 to show that the bankbook 1 is flat. As is generally well known in materials mechanics and the like, the buckling load of a flat plate-like element such as the passbook 1 can be approximated by Euler's equation.

However, as shown in FIG. 3, in a bankbook 3 with initial irregularities, the value is several times to several tens of times higher than the value obtained by the Euler's equation. Note that FIG. 3 is obtained from moiré analysis of an actual bankbook.

In FIG. 4, the horizontal axis represents the amount of compression of the frictional contact portion 10a of the page changing roller 10, and the vertical axis represents the reaction force generated when the frictional contact portion 10a of the page changing roller 10 compresses, and the buckling resistance. It takes power and turning power respectively.

A curve 201 in FIG. 4 shows the conventional friction contact part 1.
It is a reaction force-compression amount curve of a page change roller in which a hollow portion does not exist at 0a. If the structure is such that the friction contact portion 10a has a hollow portion 10b like the page changing roller 10 described above, the reaction force-compression amount curve will be a curve 202 with a nonlinear inflection point as shown in FIG. Become. The curve 202 has a region 210 that is very insensitive to the amount of compression X. This compression amount X means that the page change roller 10 is compressed,
This refers to the amount of deformation. This page changing roller 10 turns over the sheet using frictional force while contacting the sheet of the bankbook 1. At this time, the force for turning up the sheet is the normal reaction force of the deformation reaction force of the frictional contact portion 10a of the page changing roller 10. can be approximated by the product of the friction coefficient μ of the sheet and the frictional contact portion 10a. Curve 203 shows this turning force.
It is. Also, the force of trying to turn over the next sheet that is in contact with the sheet that you are trying to turn over is determined by the frictional force between the sheet that you are trying to turn over and that sheet, and the frictional force between this sheet and the other sheet that is in contact with this sheet. It is the difference in frictional force between the sheets, and curve 204 shows this turning force.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, a description will be given of the range of the compression amount to ensure that only one sheet of the bankbook 1 to be turned is turned over.

A curve 204 represents the buckling resistance g1 of the sheet.
In a region 211 where the curve 203 does not exceed the buckling resistance force g1, one sheet can be turned over reliably. The fact that this area is much wider than that calculated from curve 201 means that
Easy to understand.

The buckling resistance force g1 can be approximated by the Euler load when the sheet to be turned is deformed in the first mode. Moreover, the buckling resistance of the passbook shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 corresponds to g1 and g2, respectively.

The above-mentioned appropriate range 211 of the amount of compression that reliably turns over one sheet is not appropriate if the buckling resistance force is g2.

[0023] Therefore, it is necessary to apply initial deformation in the first mode using the push guide 19 or the like that provides deformation as shown in Fig. 1, reduce the buckling resistance force, and bring g2 closer to g1.

Next, the operation of turning over the front sheet of the bankbook 30 will be explained using FIGS. 5 to 9. The passbook 30 is carried into a predetermined position (FIG. 5). As explained with reference to FIG. 3, the buckling resistance force of the passbook 2 with initial irregularities is greatly different as shown in the buckling resistance force g1 and the buckling resistance force g2 in FIG. Therefore, as explained in FIG. 4, it is not possible to reliably turn over one sheet. Therefore,
6. Push the passbook in advance by the push guide 19 shown in FIG.
By applying the initial deformation of the first-order mode as shown in FIG. 3, the influence of the initial irregularity shown in FIG. 3 is reduced. The reason why the buckling resistance force of the passbook 2 with the initial irregularity shown in Fig. 3 is larger than that of the flat passbook 1 shown in Fig. 2 is that the buckling mode is expressed as a higher-order mode and that This is due to the transfer phenomenon. Then, the page changing roller 10 is moved by a push guide 19.
It contacts the initially deformed bankbook 30 while rotating. At this time, the conveying roller 24a is lifted for a predetermined time via the spring 15 and the link 14 by operating the drive source 13 as shown in FIG. This prevents the conveyance roller 24a from applying any resistance to the sheet during the turning operation. Optimally, the above-mentioned time is approximately the same as the time during which the page change roller 10 is exerting a predetermined force on the bankbook 30, but a longer time is required for the page change roller 10 to reach the specified position. It does not matter if it is up to the point where it rotates.

[0025] When the above-mentioned time is made almost the same as the time during which the above-mentioned predetermined force is applied, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the sheet 30b following the sheet 30a which is about to be turned over from being turned over. When the page change roller 10 rotates by a predetermined rotation angle, the push guide 19 and the conveyance roller 24
a returns to the initial position after completing each operation (FIG. 7). The page change roller 10 stops at a fixed position after a predetermined rotation (FIG. 8). The passbook 30 is transported in the direction of arrow A by transport rollers 23a and 24a. This action causes
The turned-over front sheet 30a is rotated around the binding section 30b, thereby completing the page changing operation (FIG. 9).

Next, as explained in FIG. 2, there is almost no increase in buckling resistance, but the front sheet 1a of a passbook with slight initial irregularities or a flat passbook 1, or the buckling resistance Even if the buckling resistance force increases due to the influence of the initial irregularity because the force is small, the inflection point region 2 of the curve 202 shown in FIG.
Referring to FIG. 10, page change will be described when a thin sheet (for example, the middle sheet 1c) that does not exhibit a resistance force exceeding 10 (for example, buckling resistance g2) is page changed. In order to distinguish this turning operation from the above-mentioned front sheet turning operation, it will be referred to as the middle sheet turning operation.

In order to determine that the initial irregularities as described above are sufficiently small or flat, a camera, moire-striped glass, optical system, etc. may be placed inside the passbook printer. In this case, image processing is performed on the three-dimensional deformation pattern of the bankbook to determine which bankbooks have been deformed out of plane by a predetermined amount or more and which have not.

The following is a case where the amount of out-of-plane deformation is determined to be less than or equal to a predetermined amount.

First, as in the case shown in FIG. 5, the passbook 40 is held in a predetermined position in an open state (FIG. 10).
. Next, the page change roller 10 contacts the sheet 40a to be turned over while rotating. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, by operating the drive source 13, it is lifted for a predetermined time via the spring 15 and the link 14. This prevents the conveyance roller 24a from applying any resistance to the sheet during the turning operation. The page change roller 10 continues to rotate (FIG. 12) and stops after a predetermined rotation (FIG. 13). Then, by conveying the passbook in the direction of arrow A, the page changing operation is completed (FIG. 14).

In the above-mentioned turning operation, if two or more sheets are turned over by mistake, as shown in FIG. move it. Then, the direction of rotation of the page changing roller 10 is set to C, which is the opposite direction to that described above.
direction. The other operations are the same as the page changing operation described above. In this case, the direction in which the passbook is taken out is opposite to the direction A described above.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the passbook printer of the present invention. The passbook printer of the present invention basically includes a conveyance path including an insertion slot 36 and a paper pan 22, a conveyance roller 34 driven by a conveyance drive motor 42,
35, 32, 33, 51, 31, 52, 29, 24a,
24b, 23a, and 23b, sensors 55, 37, and 56 for recognizing the presence or absence of a passbook, and a printing unit 4.
1, an optical character recognition sensor 39 for reading information such as barcodes, an optical information recognition section 45, a magnetic information recognition sensor 38 such as a magnetic stripe, a magnetic information recognition section 44, and a page change motor 50. A page change section configured by a page change roller 10, a paper guide 17, a push guide 19, etc. for performing page change, and an external information equipment section 59 including an interface section 47, a calculation section 48, an information operation section 49, etc. Although not shown, it includes a power supply unit, an information input/output control unit for exchanging information with an external computer, and the like. FIG. 17 shows an example of the handling flow in the passbook printer shown in FIG. 16.

Next, the flow of handling the passbook printer will be explained using FIG. 17. First, the rotation of each roller in the conveyance system is controlled to stop the passbook at a predetermined position (63), and the magnetic information recognition sensor 38 is scanned to read the information on the passbook (65). At this time, as shown in FIG. 18, an operation (64) may be added to determine the state of the bankbook by, for example, scanning the optical character recognition sensor 39 in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction. The magnetic information and optical information from the sensors 38 and 39 are applied to the external information equipment section 59 from the magnetic information recognition section 44 and the optical information recognition section 45. As a result, the central processing unit calculates the stopping position and printing method of the passbook in the printing unit 41 (66), and based on the calculation result, the passbook is stopped at a predetermined position and printing is performed by the printing unit 41 (66).
7). Next, determine whether a page change is necessary (
68) Do. At this point, if you need to change the page,
The passbook is stopped at a predetermined stop position in the page change section of the passbook based on information such as the type of passbook that has already been determined (69). Next, based on the bankbook information, it is determined whether to perform the front sheet turning operation or the middle sheet turning operation (70). Based on this judgment, whether to perform the inner sheet turning operation (71a)
A front sheet turning operation is performed (71b). Next, the optical character recognition sensor 3 checks whether or not the page has been changed correctly.
Judge by 9 (72). Note that the sensor 55 may be a sensor similar to the optical character recognition sensor 39, so that the above judgment can be made in the page change section of the passbook.

If the page has been changed correctly, the central processing unit calculates the stop position and printing direction of the bankbook in the printing unit 41 again (66), and the bankbook is stopped at a predetermined position based on the calculation result. Print by the printing unit 41 (67
). Next, determine whether it is necessary to change the page again (
68), repeating the above operations if necessary.

[0034] In the judgment of whether a page change is necessary or not (68), if a page change is not necessary, the passbook is stopped at a predetermined position (63), the necessary magnetic information is written on the passbook, and the passbook is closed. Unload and complete the series of operations.

In addition, the above-mentioned page change operation judgment (72
), if the page is not turned normally, a retry is performed. In this case, first, it is determined whether or not the page has been changed a predetermined number of times (75), and if the number of page changes has not reached the predetermined number, the page is changed again. next,
If the pages have been turned a predetermined number of times, it is determined whether the target page has been turned too much or not enough (76). As a result of this judgment, if the sheet has been turned too far, the direction of turning is determined (79), and if reverse turning is to be performed, reverse turning is performed (73). If there are not enough pages,
Possible causes include too much paper resistance, a drop in the friction coefficient of the friction part of the page changing roller, and an abnormal stop position of the passbook. It is determined whether or not to change the amount of push-up (77), and if the amount of push-up is to be changed, the amount of push-up is controlled to an arbitrary amount (78). Then, whether or not this control is performed, the front sheet turning operation is performed again (71b).

Thereafter, operations similar to those described above are performed. Then, as a result of the judgment as to whether or not a page change is necessary (68), the passbook is stopped at a predetermined position (63) due to the judgment that it is not necessary to change the page, magnetic information is written in the passbook (74), and the page change operation is completed. Take out your passbook.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform a stable page change operation against initial deformation or changes in thickness of booklets such as bankbooks, thereby making it possible to provide a highly reliable booklet printer. can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an example of a page changing mechanism of a passbook printer, which is an embodiment of the booklet printer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing booklets such as passbooks that are handled.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing booklets such as passbooks that are handled.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the compression amount and reaction force of the page changing roller.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page change mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page change mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page change mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page change mechanism shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1.

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

14 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the page changing mechanism shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a passbook printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a control flow of the passbook printer shown in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a main part of another example of the control flow.

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Passbook, 10... Page changing roller, 13... Drive source, 1
4...Link, 15...Spring, 17, 18...Paper bread that is the second guide, 19...Push guide, 20...Drive source, 22...Paper bread that is the first guide, 23a, 23
b, 24a, 24b...conveyance roller, 25...conveyance path, 38
...Magnetic information recognition sensor, 39...Optical character recognition sensor,
41... Printing section, 44... Magnetic information recognition section, 45... Optical information recognition section, 48... Arithmetic section, 49... Information operation section, 59... External information equipment section.

Claims (15)

[Claims] Claim 1: A conveyance path having a conveyance means for conveying booklets, a printing means for printing on a predetermined page of the booklets carried into the conveyance path, and a means for reading magnetic information of the booklets. or means for writing magnetic information on booklets;
In the passbook printer equipped with, near the conveyance path,
A page changing means for turning the pages by contacting the sheet of the booklet is disposed, and a page changing means is provided in the booklet at a position near the conveyance path and away from a page turning start position by the page changing means. A booklet printer characterized in that a means for applying initial deformation is provided. 2. The booklet printer according to claim 1, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklet is disposed on the opposite side of the page changing means so as to sandwich the conveyance path of the booklet. 3. The booklet printer according to claim 1, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklet has a structure that applies the initial deformation to the booklet in an out-of-plane direction so that the booklet has a primary mode of bending. 4. A transport path communicating with a booklet entrance and exit and having a transport means for transporting the booklets, means for reading and writing magnetic information on the booklets, and means for recognizing optical information on the booklets. In a booklet printer comprising a printing means for printing on a predetermined page of a booklet, and a page changing means for turning over a predetermined page of the booklet, a printer located away from a page turning start position of the page changing means. A means for imparting initial deformation to the booklets is disposed at a position, a means for detecting booklets is disposed near the conveyance path, and a detection signal from the detecting means, the optical information recognition means and the magnetic information are disposed. A booklet printer characterized in that each of the component means is controlled by commands from an information operation section based on signals from a read/write means. 5. The booklet according to claim 4, wherein the booklet detecting means disposed near the conveyance path is disposed near the booklet entrance, near the printing means, and near the page changing means. kind printer. 6. The booklet printer according to claim 4, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklet is disposed on the opposite side of the page changing means so as to sandwich the conveying path. 7. The booklet printer according to claim 4, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklet has a structure that applies the initial deformation to the booklet in an out-of-plane direction so that the booklet has a first mode of bending. 8. A conveyance path having a conveyance means for conveying booklets, a printing means for printing on a predetermined page of the booklets carried into the conveyance path, and recognition of optical information of the booklets. In the booklet printer, the booklet printer includes a means for reading and writing magnetic information on the booklet, and a means for reading and writing magnetic information on the booklet.
A page changing means for turning the pages by contacting the sheet of the booklet is disposed, and a page changing means is provided in the booklet at a position near the conveyance path and away from a page turning start position by the page changing means. A booklet comprising means for applying initial deformation to the booklet, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklet is configured to be able to vary the amount of initial deformation depending on the type of sheet to be turned over. printer. 9. The booklet printer according to claim 8, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklet has an amount of initial deformation variable based on optical information of the booklet. 10. A booklet printer comprising a page changing means for changing pages by contacting a predetermined sheet of a booklet, comprising means for determining whether the page changing operation is normal or abnormal, and counting a series of turning operations. A booklet printer comprising means for stopping the next turning operation when the value of the counting means reaches a predetermined value. 11. A page changer comprising: a conveyance path having a conveyance means for conveying booklets; and a page change means for changing the page by contacting a page-turning target sheet of the booklets carried into the conveyance path. A page changing device characterized in that means for applying an initial deformation to the booklet is provided in the vicinity of the page changing device and at a position away from a page turning start position by the page changing device. 12. The page changing device according to claim 11, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklets is provided on the opposite side of the page changing means so as to sandwich the conveying path. 13. The page changing device according to claim 11, wherein the means for applying initial deformation to the booklets has a structure in which the means applies the initial deformation to the booklets in an out-of-plane direction so that the booklets have a first-order mode of bending. 14. A page changing device comprising: a conveying path having a conveying means for conveying booklets; and a page changing means for changing pages by contacting a page-turning target sheet of the booklets carried into the conveying path. In the apparatus, means for applying an initial deformation to the booklets is provided at a position near the page changing means and away from a page turning start position by the page changing means, and the amount of deformation of the means for applying the initial deformation to the booklets is provided. The page changing device is controlled by means for controlling according to the type of sheet to be turned over in the booklet. 15. A page changing device that changes pages by contacting a predetermined sheet of a booklet, wherein the booklet is placed near the page changing means and away from a page turning start position by the page changing means. means for applying an initial deformation to the page, means for determining whether the page turning operation is normal or abnormal in conjunction with the page turning operation by the page changing means, means for counting the number of times a series of page turning operations is performed, and a counting means. A page changing device characterized by comprising means for controlling the page turning operation based on a count value of .