JPH05294089A - Page turning over apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To achieve the shortening of a processing time, cost reduction and miniaturization by making reading operation parallel to the turning-over of a page by providing a reader in the vicinity of a suction device to read the page of the booklet passing under the reader along with the movement of a setting part at the time of the turning-over of a page. CONSTITUTION:A motor 5 is provided to the setting part 1 of a page turning over device and the setting part 1 is moved left and right by the driving of the motor 5 placed on a belt 7. A motor 6 is provided to a suction device 2 and the suction device 2 is moved up and down by the motor 6. The suction device 2 sucks air through an air pipe 4 to suck the page of the booklet set on the setting part 1. Thereafter, the suction device 2 rises and the setting part 1 is moved toward the sucked page to turn over the page. A reader 3 is provided so as to be positioned at the end part of the booklet in the advance direction of the setting part 1 at the time of the turning-over of a page and reads the page of the booklet set to the setting part 1 along with the movement of the setting part 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a page turning device for automatically turning pages of a book or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing a conventional page turning operation and page reading operation. Conventionally,
The page turning mechanism and the image input mechanism of the booklet are provided separately, and the page turning operation and the page reading operation are performed by the respective control means. The page turning mechanism is provided with a set unit 21 in which an opened booklet is set and is movable left and right, and a suction device 22 provided above the set unit 21 so as to be able to move up and down.
In the conventional page turning, the suction device 22 is lowered (see FIG. 6).
(A)), after sucking pages to be turned over, the suction device 22
(FIG. 6 (B)), the setting section 21 is moved to the side of the adsorbed page and the adsorbed page is moved to the opposite side of the booklet and separated from the adsorbing device 22 (FIG. 6). (C) and (D)). On the other hand, the image input mechanism includes the setting section 21 and a reading device 23 provided at the upper end of the setting section 21 and capable of moving up and down and moving left and right. After the page turning operation, page reading is performed by lowering the reading device 23 to the end of the booklet (FIG. 7A) and moving the reading device 23 adjacent to the booklet in the horizontal direction (FIG. 7). (B) and (C)).

[0003]

However, the conventional page turning apparatus has a problem that the processing time becomes long because the page reading operation is performed after the page turning operation is completed. Further, since the page turning mechanism and the image input mechanism are separately provided, it is necessary to provide a dedicated device and a driving mechanism for each of them, resulting in an increase in cost and a problem that the external dimensions of the page turning device cannot be reduced. ..

An object of the present invention is to integrate a page turning mechanism and an image input mechanism, and to perform a page turning operation and a page reading operation in parallel, thereby shortening the processing time and reducing the cost and the size of the page turning apparatus. To provide.

[0005]

According to the page turning device of the present invention, a reading device is provided in the vicinity of the suction device to read a page of a booklet passing under the reading device as the setting unit moves during the page turning. Characterize.

[0006]

In the page-turning device of the present invention, the suction device is lowered onto the page to be turned of the booklet set in the setting unit, and after the page is sucked, the suction device is raised and the setting unit is sucked. Moved to the page side. The reading device is moved from one end to the other end of the booklet to read the page as the set part moves, and the adsorbed page is pulled to the opposite side of the booklet as the set part moves and is naturally separated from the adsorbing device. The page is turned.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a page turning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The page-turning device includes a setting unit 1 on which an opened booklet is set, and a suction unit 2 and a reading unit 3 provided on the upper portion of the setting unit. The setting section 1 is provided with a motor 5, and the setting section 1 is placed on a belt 7 and
Drive to move left and right. A motor 6 is provided in the suction device 2, and the suction device 2 moves up and down by driving the motor 6. The suction device 2 sucks air through the air pipe 4 and sucks the pages of the booklet set in the setting unit 1. After that, the suction device 2 is moved up, and the setting unit 1 is moved to the suctioned page side to perform page turning. On the other hand, the reading device 3 is provided so as to be located at the end of the booklet in the traveling direction of the setting unit 1 when turning pages, and reads the pages of the booklet set in the setting unit 1 as the setting unit 1 moves.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit in the page turning apparatus. ROM 12 and RA
The CPU 11 including the M13 is connected to the motor drivers 14 and 15, the pump driver 16 and the reading device 3 via an interface (not shown). CPU11
Centrally controls each input / output device according to a program previously written in the ROM 12, and the data input / output at this time is temporarily stored in a predetermined memory area of the RAM 13. The motors 5 and 6 are connected to the motor drivers 14 and 15, respectively, and drive the motors 5 and 6 according to the drive data output from the CPU 11.
A vacuum pump 17 is connected to the pump driver 16, and the vacuum pump 17 is driven according to the drive data of the CPU 11.
To suck air from the suction device 2. Reader 3
Reads the pages of the booklet set in the setting unit 1 according to the drive data of the CPU 11.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are diagrams showing an operation procedure when performing page turning and reading in the above page turning apparatus. When page turning is started, the setting unit 1 is moved so that the suction device 2 is located on the page to be turned of the booklet (FIG. 3A). At this time, the reading device 3 is provided so as to be located at the end of the booklet set in the setting unit 1 outside the suction device 2. Next, adsorption device 2
Is lowered (FIG. 3 (B)), the page to be turned is attracted and raised (FIGS. 3 (C) and (D)), and the movement of the setting unit 1 and the reading by the reading device 3 are started (FIG. (A)). The pages sucked by the suction device 2 are pulled in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the setting unit 1 as the setting unit 1 moves, and the reading device 3 passes under the reading device 3 by the movement of the setting unit 1. Read the page (Fig. 4
(B)). Further, when the setting unit 1 is moved, the sucked page is disengaged from the suction device 2 and the page turning is completed (FIG. 4C), and the setting unit 1 is moved until the reading device 3 reaches the other end of the booklet. Then, the reading of the page is completed (FIG. 4 (D)).

As described above, in the page turning device of the present invention, the pages to be turned are sucked by the sucking device 2 and the setting unit 1 is moved to turn the pages, and at the same time, the reading device 3 reads the pages. Be seen.

As shown in FIG. 5, even when the page is removed from the suction device during the page turning, the page falls on the reading device 3 (FIG. 5 (A)), and the setting section 1 is left as it is. By pushing in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the setting unit 1 along with the movement of, the page turning is performed without trouble (FIGS. 5B and 5C).

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, page turning and page reading of a booklet can be performed in parallel at the same time, processing time can be shortened, and a page is removed from the suction device during page turning. Even if it does, you can turn pages and read pages without any problems. Also,
Since it is not necessary to separately provide the page turning mechanism and the page reading mechanism, it is possible to provide a small-sized page turning apparatus at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a page turning apparatus that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a control unit in the page turning device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation procedure when performing page turning and page reading in the page turning apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the same operation procedure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation procedure when a page is dropped during a page turning operation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of a page turning mechanism in a conventional page turning apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation procedure of the page reading mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 set part 2 adsorption device 3 reader

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A set unit in which an open booklet is set and can be moved left and right, a suction device provided at an upper portion of the set unit so as to be able to move up and down, and a suction device is provided after the suction device is lowered to suck a page. A page-turning device including a page-turning unit that moves up and moves the set unit to the side of the page where the set unit is sucked, and a reader is provided in the vicinity of the suction unit to move the set unit when turning the page. A page-turning device characterized by reading the pages of a booklet that passes through.