JPH07107693B2 - Reader - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a reading device for reading information written on a document.

(Prior Art) FIG. 5 shows a conventional reading device used in newspaper companies and the like.

This reading device 1 is a device that, when a manuscript in which an article or the like is written is set by a kanji printer or the like, reads a search number described in the manuscript corresponding to the article and sends this number to a host computer. .

Reference numeral 2 denotes a manuscript set on the reading device 1, and the manuscript 2 includes an article 3 and a search number 4 corresponding to the article 3.

The original 2 is inserted between the table 5 and the guide plate 6 of the device 1 and set in the device 1 so that the retrieval number 4 is positioned in the reading window 7 provided in the guide plate 6. The document 2 set on the apparatus 1 is detected by a photo sensor 9 provided on the apparatus body 8. Then, a reading start signal is output from the photo sensor 9 to the input identification unit, and the camera
The retrieval number 4 is read by 10. In addition, 11 is an illumination for illuminating the reading window.

However, the reader 1 has the following problems. In a newspaper company, there are many originals 2 to be read by the reading device 1, and since the originals 2 are made of paper,
Among these originals 2, there are not a few those which have defects such as tears 12 and folds as shown by the circles in FIG. 6 at the portions to be detected by the photosensor 9. Since such a defective document 2 is not detected by the photo sensor 9 even when set in the reading device 1, the reading start signal cannot be output from the photo sensor 9 and the document 2 cannot be read by the device 1. It was Therefore, these defective originals 2 must be input with the search number 4 separately using a keyboard or the like, which is very complicated.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the conventional reading device has a drawback that the document cannot be read unless the sensor can detect the document set at a predetermined position.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional drawbacks,
An object of the present invention is to provide a reading device capable of reading an original even when the original set at a predetermined position cannot be detected by a sensor.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In the present invention, in a reading device that starts reading an original according to a reading start signal, a table on which the original is placed and a front end side of the table is exposed. A sensor that detects the original document set at a predetermined position on the table by being slid in a predetermined direction toward the end side and outputs the reading start signal, and a front end of the table where the operator removes the thumb. And a manual switch that outputs the reading start signal when the original is placed in a portion where the thumb is located and is pushed in the predetermined direction when the original is pressed against the table with a finger and slid in the predetermined direction. It is composed.

(Operation) Therefore, with respect to a document which is not detected by the sensor due to a defect such as tearing, the document can be read by operating the manual switch. Moreover, when the operator slides the document in a predetermined direction while pressing it against the table with fingers other than the thumb, the thumb is inevitably positioned at a position where the manual switch can be easily pressed. It can be done in the action of setting to the table.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3.

In the figure, 1A is a reading device and 2 is a document. Manuscript 2
Is inserted between the table 5 and the guide plate 6 of the device 1A, and is set in the device 1A so that the retrieval number 4 is positioned in the reading window 7 provided in the guide plate 6 as in the conventional case.
The document 2 set in the apparatus 1A is detected by a photo sensor 9 provided in the apparatus body 8. Then, a reading start signal is output from the photo sensor 9 to the input identification section, and the retrieval number 4 is read by the camera 10. In this case, as described above, the photo sensor 9 does not operate with respect to the original 2 in which the portion to be detected by the photo sensor 9 has a defect such as a tear 12, and the original 2 cannot be read.

In such a case, the manual switch (push switch) 15 is operated to read the original 2. In this example, assuming that a large number of originals 2 are read, the defective originals 2 that do not operate with the photosensor 9 are stored for the sake of work efficiency, and these originals 2 are intensively operated by the manual switch 15. It is configured to be read. Therefore, the manual switch 15 is provided at the front end 16 of the table 5, and as shown in FIG. 3, it is inserted between the table 5 and the guide plate 6 while pressing the document 2 with four fingers, the index finger to the little finger. At times, the thumb is inevitably positioned on the manual switch 15, and the length l of the manual switch 15 is also large, which improves the operability when the document 2 is manually read. . On the other hand, since the manual switch 15 is provided in a place where it is easy to operate, when a normal document 2 is set in the reading device 1A, a reading start signal is input from both the photo sensor 9 and the manual switch 15 due to an erroneous operation. There is a risk of being output to the department. Therefore, the operation / display panel 18 of the apparatus body 8 is provided with an automatic / manual changeover switch 19. Normally, the changeover switch 19 is set to the automatic side (FIG. 2), and the original 2 is read by the photosensor 9.
Is read, and when reading with the manual switch 15, the manual switch 15 is switched to the manual side.

In this type of reading device, whether or not the original 2 is set (thus, whether or not the photo sensor 9 detects the original 2)
Is configured to make an instant determination by blinking the display lamp or other means. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the photosensor 9 and the means switch 15 are connected in parallel to the input discriminating section without providing the changeover switch 19, and the original 2 cannot be read by the photosensor 9, it can be read on the spot. It may be configured to operate the manual switch 15.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the reading apparatus of the present invention, even if the sensor cannot detect the document set at the predetermined position, the document can be read by operating the manual switch. It is possible. Further, since the operation of the means switch can be performed in a series of operations of the operator for setting the document on the table, the work efficiency can be improved even when the reading start signal is output using the manual switch. It never drops.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 are views for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reading device, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a switch circuit, and FIG. 3 is a state in which an original is set. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are configuration diagrams of a switch circuit showing another embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional reading device, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a document having a defect. 1A ... reading device, 2 ... original document 9 ... sensor, 15 ... manual switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A reading device which starts reading an original in response to a reading start signal, and a table on which the original is placed and a table which is slid in a predetermined direction from a front end side to a rear end side of the table. A sensor for detecting the original document set at a predetermined position and outputting the reading start signal; and a front end of the table in which the operator presses the original document against the table with fingers other than the thumb in the predetermined direction. A reading device, comprising: a manual switch, which is arranged at a portion where the thumb is located when it is slid, and outputs the reading start signal when pressed in the predetermined direction.