JPH08216561A - Automatic page feed mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain an automatic page feed mechanism for reducing a time for continuously feeding pages and ensuring a page feed operation. CONSTITUTION: Arm parts 16, 34 are mounted on shafts 5, 6 mounted on frames 1, 2. The arm part 16 is rotated by rotation of the shaft 5. The arm part 34 is rotated by rotation of the shaft 6. Page feed rollers 23a, 23b, 23c are mounted on the arm part 16 through a shaft 21. Gears 13, 14, 30, 29, 28, 24 for rotating the page feed rollers 23a, 23b, 23c are provided. Page feed rollers 41a, 41b, 41c are mounted on the arm part 34 through a shaft 39. Gears 31, 32, 48, 47, 46, 42 for rotating the page feed rollers 41a, 41b, 41c are provided. A member to be pressed is arranged downward of the page feed rollers 23, 41 so as to incline toward any of the page feed roller 23 and the page feed roller 41.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic page break mechanism in a passbook processor used in a financial institution such as a bank, and more particularly to an automatic page break mechanism for performing a page break by a page break roller.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic page-changing mechanism of a passbook processor generally used in a financial institution such as a post office or a bank, a page-feed roller supported by an arm is pressed against the page-breaking surface of the passbook. There is one in which the page is turned by rotating the page and transporting the passbook in a state where the page is rolled up.

In recent years, there have been many opportunities to perform page breaks on a plurality of passbooks, such as when printing transaction information for multiple subjects such as time deposits and ordinary deposits in a passbook at one time, or when automatically issuing a passbook. Conventionally, when a plurality of page breaks are performed, first, a page break roller is pressed against the page break surface to rotate, the page break surface is rolled up, and a passbook is conveyed in that state to perform a page break. If the user wants to continue turning the next page, the passbook is returned to the position of the page break roller, the page break roller is pressed against the next page break surface, and the same operation as the first sheet is performed.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional automatic page-breaking mechanism, when a plurality of page-breaks are continuously performed, after the page is completely turned over and the next page is turned over, The page break operation took time, and the processing time for the entire passbook was too long. Further, the page-breaking roller is pressed against the page-breaking surface to turn the sheets one by one, but at that time, two sheets may be turned up at the same time.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to rotate a page-breaking roller rotatably supported by an arm in pressure contact with the page surface of a booklet-like medium, and to rotate the page. In an automatic page-breaking mechanism that raises a page-break, a part of the page-break roller is formed of a friction member, the arm is rotatably attached, is formed on the arm, and is wound by the rotation of the page-break roller. An engaging portion for engaging the front end of the formed page and a pressed member that is disposed on the opposite side of the page break roller with respect to the conveyance path of the booklet-like medium and is inclined by the pressing from the conveyance path side are provided. It is a thing.

[0006]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, when a plurality of pages are continuously page-fed, when the page-breaking roller is pressed against the page-breaking surface of the booklet-shaped medium, the pressed member is slanted through the booklet-shaped medium. Lean. As a result, the booklet-shaped medium also tilts and the page-break surface shifts.
When the page break roller is rotated in this state, the friction member of the page break roller comes into contact with the page break surface, and the page break surface is rolled up. The leading end of the rolled-up page is locked by a locking portion formed on the arm. When the page-break roller is further rotated in this state, the next page-break surface is rolled up by the friction member, and the tip of this page-break surface is locked by the locking portion. This operation is repeated for the number of page breaks, and then the arm is rotated to flip up the rolled-up page break surface.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. 1 is a plan view showing an automatic page break mechanism of an embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an automatic page break mechanism of an embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the drive transmission mechanism of the automatic page break mechanism of the embodiment. 2 is a view in which a part of the mechanism shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, shafts 3, 4, 5 and 6 are rotatably attached to frames 1 and 2, respectively. Gears 7 and 8 and gears 9 and 10 are fitted on the shafts 3 and 4, respectively. That is, the gears 7, 8 and the gears 9, 10 are designed to rotate together with the shafts 3, 4. The gears 9 and 10 are integrally formed with shield portions 11 and 12 for detecting the rotation amount.
Gears 13, 14 and a gear 15 are attached to the shaft 5, and an arm portion 16 is further attached. The gear 13 and the gear 14 rotate integrally, and both are rotatable with respect to the shaft 5.
Reference numeral 6 is adapted to rotate together with the shaft 5. The gear 13 meshes with the gear 7, and the gear 15 has a shield portion 17 formed thereon.

The arm portion 16 has support portions 18, 19 fixed to the shaft 5 on both sides, and the support portions 18, 1 are provided.
A bridge 20 and a shaft 21 are provided between the shafts 9. The bridging portion 20 is provided above the supporting portions 18 and 19, and locking portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d are provided respectively. Locking portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22
As will be described later, d is for locking a page break that has been rolled up at the time of page break. In FIG. 2, the upper portion of the bridging portion 20 is omitted. The shaft 21 has a page break roller 2
3a, 23b, 23c are attached, and the page feed roller 2
A gear 24 is attached between 3a and 23b. Part of the surfaces of the page break rollers 23a, 23b, 23c are formed of friction members 25a, 25b, 25c such as rubber. The roller surface other than the friction members 25a, 25b, 25c is formed of a smooth member such as resin.

Gear supporting portions 26 and 27 are integrally formed in the bridging portion 20 in parallel with the supporting portions 18 and 19, and gears 28, 29 and 30 are engaged with the gear supporting portions 26 and 27, respectively. It is rotatably attached. Gear 28 is gear 2
4 and the gear 30 meshes with the aforementioned gear 14. As a result, the shaft 3 rotates, whereby the shaft 21 rotates via each gear, and at the same time, the page break rollers 23a, 23b, 23c rotate. Shaft 5
The rotation of the arm rotates the arm portion 16.

Gears 31, 32 and a gear 33 are attached to the shaft 6, and an arm portion 34 similar to the above-mentioned arm portion 16 is attached. Gear 31 and Gear 3
2 rotates together and is rotatable with respect to the shaft 6, and the gear 33 and the arm portion 34 rotate together with the shaft 6. Further, the gear 32 meshes with the gear 8, and the gear 33 is formed with a shield portion 35.

The arm portion 34 has support portions 36 and 37 fixed to the shaft 6 on both sides, and the support portions 36 and 3 are provided.
A bridging portion 38 and a shaft 39 are provided between the seven. The bridging portion 38 is provided on the upper portions of the support portions 36 and 37, and the locking portions 40a, 40b, 40c and 40d are provided respectively. Locking portions 40a, 40b, 40c, 40
As will be described later, d is for locking a page break that has been rolled up at the time of page break. In FIG. 2, the upper portion of the bridging portion 38 is also omitted. The page break roller 4 is provided on the shaft 39.
1a, 41b, 41c are attached, and the page break roller 4
A gear 42 is attached between 1a and 41b. Part of the surfaces of the page break rollers 41a, 41b, 41c are formed of friction members 43a, 43b, 43c such as rubber, respectively. The roller surface other than the friction members 43a, 43b, 43c is formed of a smooth member such as resin.

Gear supporting portions 44 and 45 are integrally formed on the bridging portion 38 in parallel with the supporting portions 36 and 37, and gears 46, 47 and 48 are engaged with the gear supporting portions 44 and 45, respectively. It is rotatably attached. Gear 46 is gear 4
2, and the gear 48 meshes with the gear 31 described above. As a result, the shaft 4 rotates, whereby the shaft 39 rotates via each gear, and at the same time, the page break rollers 41a, 41b, 41c rotate. Shaft 6
The rotation of the arm rotates the arm portion 34.

Next, the drive transmission mechanism of the page break mechanism will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the shaft 9 rotatably attached to the frame 2 includes a gear 9 and a shield portion 11
Is installed. Notch 11 in shield 11
a is formed, and the optical sensor 50 is provided so as to sandwich the shield portion 11. Optical sensor 50
Is provided on a device frame (not shown), and the shield part 1
By detecting the notch 11a of No. 1, the rotation amount of the gear 9, that is, the rotation amount of the shaft 3 can be detected. The gear 9 is the gear 5 attached to the frame 2.
It meshes with the motor gear 54 via 1, 52, 53. The motor 55 is fixed inside the frame 2.
The page feed roller rotation transmission mechanism 56 is configured as described above.
Although not shown, a page break roller rotation transmission mechanism similar to this is also provided for the frame 3 in connection with the gear 10.

A gear 33 and a shield portion 35 are attached to the shaft 6 rotatably attached to the frame 2, and a notch 35a is formed in the shield portion 35. The optical sensor 5 with the shield portion 35 sandwiched therebetween.
7 are provided. The optical sensor 57 is provided on a device frame (not shown) and is provided with a notch 35 in the shield portion 35.
By detecting a, the rotation amount of the gear 33, that is, the rotation amount of the shaft 6 is detected. The gear 33 meshes with the motor gear 61 via gears 58, 59, 60 attached to the frame 2. The pulse motor 62 to which the motor gear 61 is attached is provided outside the frame 2. The arm rotation transmitting mechanism 63 is configured as described above. A similar arm section transmission mechanism is connected to the gear 15 and is also provided on the frame 3.

Next, the transfer path and the pressed member of the passbook of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conveyance path of the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a pressed member of the embodiment.
Note that the transport path described here is a passbook transport path located below the page break section described above.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, a pressed member 73 and a transport guide 74 are provided between the frames 71 and 72 arranged on both sides of the transport path. Pressed member 73
Is located below the page feed rollers 23 and 41 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is arranged so as to fit in the groove portion 75 formed in the frames 71 and 72. As shown in FIG.
A torsion spring 77 fitted to the pressure roller 6 presses it from below. One end 7 of torsion spring 77
7a is pressed from below one end 73a of the pressed member 73, and the other end 77b of the torsion spring 77 is pressed from below the other end 73b of the pressed member 73. Therefore, when a force is applied to one end 73a of the pressed member 73 from above, only the one end 73a descends and the other end 73b does not descend. Similarly, when a force is applied to the other end 73b of the pressed member 73 from above, only the other end 73b descends and the one end 73a does not descend.

The upper surface of the transport guide 74 is a pressed member 73.
Is formed at the same height as the upper surface of the frame and is integrally formed with the frames 71 and 72. The transport guide 74 is formed with a notch 78 into which a transport roller (not shown) is inserted.

The frame 71 is provided with an optical sensor 79 above the pressed member 73, and the frame is also provided with an optical sensor 80 above the pressed member 73. The optical sensor 79 and the optical sensor 80 are arranged at positions slightly deviated from the side surface of the transport path 81. Optical sensor 7
Reference numerals 9 and 80 denote sensors for detecting whether or not the page to be page-up is turned up at the time of page-up.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram showing the control system of the embodiment. In the figure, a control unit 81 controls the entire operation of the automatic page feed mechanism of this embodiment.
The above-mentioned optical sensors 50, 57, 79, 80 are connected to 1. The optical sensor 82 is a sensor provided for the shield part 12 shown in FIG.
Is a sensor provided for the shield unit 17 shown in FIG. 1, and these optical sensors 82 and 83 are also control units 81.
Connected to. A drive circuit 84 is connected to the control unit 81, and the motors 55 and 62 described above are connected to the drive circuit 84.
And the motors 85 and 86 are connected. Motor 85
Is a motor which is provided on the side of the frame 1 shown in FIG. 1 and constitutes a page break roller rotation transmission mechanism connected to the gear 10.
The motor 86 is a motor that is provided on the frame 1 side and constitutes an arm rotation transmission mechanism that is connected to the gear 15.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 12 are operation explanatory views showing the operation of the embodiment. It should be noted that in these figures, only the elements necessary for the explanation are shown.

In FIG. 7, conveyance rollers 91, 92 and conveyance rollers 93, 94 are provided above and below the conveyance path 81. First, the passbook 90 is configured by the transport rollers 91, 92, 93
A page 94 is conveyed to the lower side of the page-breaking portion through the conveying path 81 by 94, and the page 90a to be changed is stopped at a position above the pressed member 73. At this time, the arm portions 16 and 34 are held in a substantially horizontal state, and the page break rollers 23 and 41 guide the conveyance of the passbook 90 at a position above the conveyance path 81. At this time, the friction members 25 and 43 of the page feed rollers 23 and 41 are retracted from the conveyance surface of the passbook 90. Since the surfaces of the page feed rollers 23, 41 other than the friction members 25, 43 are made of smooth members, the passbook 90 is guided well. Further, since both of the page break rollers 23, 41 are arranged in a nested manner, the page of the passbook 90 does not enter between the page break rollers 23, 41.

Next, the pulse motor 86 is driven, the shaft 5 is rotated in the clockwise direction via the arm portion rotation transmission mechanism, and the page break roller 23 is lowered so that the arm portion 16 is moved.
Rotate. Further, the pulse motor 62 is driven, the shaft 6 is rotated in the clockwise direction via the arm portion rotation transmission mechanism 63, and the arm portion 16 is rotated so that the page feed roller 41 is raised. As a result, the page feed roller 41 retracts. When the page break roller 23 descends, it contacts the page break surface 90a of the passbook 90, and then presses the passbook 90 against the other end 73b of the pressed member 73 to press the other end 77b of the torsion spring 77 to press the pressed member 73. The other end 73b is lowered and the pressed member 73 is tilted. Passbook 90 at this time
The page break surface 90a is inclined along the inclination of the pressed member 3. This state is shown in FIG. When the passbook 90 is tilted, the pages are shifted one by one, and it becomes easy to roll up one by one. The lowering amount of the arm portion 16 is controlled by detecting the rotation amount of the shield portion 17 by the optical sensor 83, and the rising amount of the arm portion 34 is controlled by the optical sensor 57 detecting the rotation amount of the shield portion 35. Controlled.

Next, the motor 55 is driven to rotate, the shaft 3 is rotated via the page feed roller rotation transmission mechanism 56, and the gears 7 to 14, 3 of the arm portion 16 are further rotated.
The page break roller 23 is rotated counterclockwise through 0, 29, 28, and 24. By the rotation of the page break roller 23, the friction member 25 on the surface of the page breaks up the page 90a. This state is shown by the dotted line in FIG. Page 9 rolled up
When 0a passes the optical axis of the optical sensor 79, the page 90a is detected to be rolled up at that time. Further page break roller 23
When is rotated, the front end of the page 90a is separated from the friction member 25 of the page break roller 23 by the restoring force of the paper, and is locked to the locking portion 22 of the arm portion 16 in a curved state as shown by the solid line in FIG. To be done. In this way, one page is turned by one rotation of the page break roller 23.

When the page break is continuously performed, the page break roller 23 is further rotated. From the time when the friction member 25 comes into contact with the page surface, the second page is rolled up as the page break roller 23 rotates. At this time, since the first page is locked by the locking portion 22 and is greatly curved, the second page is rolled up without receiving the load of the first page. When the page feed roller 23 further rotates, the second page passes the optical axis of the optical sensor 79, overlaps with the first page, and the leading end thereof is locked by the locking portion 22.

When page breaks are to be continuously performed, the page break roller 23 is rotated in the same manner as described above to lock the page 90a in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.

When the winding of a predetermined number of pages is completed, the pulse motor 86 is then rotated, and the shaft 5 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 9 via the arm portion rotation transmission mechanism. As a result, the arm portion 16 rotates in the same direction, and the page break roller 23 rises. As the page feed roller 23 rises, the biasing force of the other end 77b of the torsion spring 77 causes the other end 73b of the pressed member 73 and the passbook 90.
Rises. The other end 73b of the pressed member 73 and the passbook 9
0 stops at the position shown in FIG. 10, that is, in a substantially horizontal state.

Even if the next page is peeled off together with the last page by the rotation of the page break roller 23, the page break roller 23 is lifted after finishing turning the last page, and the next page is removed. The page will be shaken off and only the last page will be turned.

When the page break roller 23 rises and becomes substantially horizontal as shown in FIG. 10, the leading edge of the page 90a held by the locking portion 22 is released from the locking portion 22, As indicated by the dotted line 10 in FIG. 10, the page break roller 23 is leaned against. Further, the arm portion 16 is rotated to stop the page break roller 23 at the same height as the page break roller 41 on the opposite side. This state is shown in FIG. The page 90a turned up at this time is in a state of being lightly sandwiched between the page break roller 23 and the page break roller 41.

Next, the motor 55 is rotated to rotate the page break roller 23 in the counterclockwise direction and the motor 85 is rotated to rotate the page break roller 41 in the clockwise direction.
As a result, the page 90a is securely held in the rolled-up state without being closed in the state before being rolled up. The page break roller 41 does not have to be rotated as long as the page 90a is securely held in the page-turning state.

Next, the conveying rollers 91, 92, 93, 94 are rotated by a driving means (not shown) to move the passbook 90 to the position shown in FIG.
To the left. As a result, when the binding 90b of the passbook 90 approaches both of the page-breaking rollers 23, 41, the page-turning page 90a gradually rises, and when the binding 90b passes between the two page-breaking rollers 23, 41, the page-turning page 90a is turned over. 90a
Falls to the other side of the passbook 90. This state is shown in FIG. When the leading edge of the page-turning page 90a is separated from the page-breaking roller 41, the rotation of the page-breaking roller 23 is stopped next, and the arm 1
Rotate 6 clockwise. As a result, the page feed roller 2
3 descends and presses the page 90a downward. After that, the rotation of the page break roller 41 is stopped and the arm portion 34 on the opposite side is rotated counterclockwise to lower the page break roller 41 to the position shown in FIG. This completes the page break operation.

When the page on the opposite side of the passbook 90 is to be page-changed, the operations of the arm portion and the page-break roller are reversed left and right.
That is, the page break roller 23 is retracted upward, and the page break roller 41 on the opposite side is pressed against the page of the passbook 90 to perform the page break.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the pages to be changed are turned up one by one, and the leading end thereof is locked by the locking portion 22 to hold a plurality of pages, and then the passbook 90 is conveyed. Since page turning is performed at one time, even when a plurality of page breaks are performed, the processing can be performed in a relatively short time.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the page break roller is pressed against the page to perform the page break, the pressed member 73 is inclined.
The page to be turned is also inclined, and the page to be turned and other pages are reliably separated.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the pressed member 73
The page breaks from both sides of the passbook 90 can be performed at one place,
In addition, since the page break rollers on both sides are arranged intricately, the space occupied by the page break section as a whole in the apparatus becomes small.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made. For example, the pressed member 7
Instead of a torsion spring, a coil spring may be used as a member for urging 3 from below. FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view showing a modified example of the pressed member. In the figure, posts 102a, 10 are provided at the end of the pressed member 101.
2b are formed respectively. The post 102a is formed at one end of the pressed member 101, and the post 102b is formed at the other end of the pressed member 101.
a and 102b are groove portions 10 formed in the frame 103.
It is fitted in 4a and 104b. Pressed member 10
Posts 105a and 105b are formed on the opposite side of 1.
It is similarly fitted in a frame (not shown). A coil spring 106 is attached to each of the posts 102a, 102b, 105a, 105b and biased upward. Even with the above configuration, the one end 101a and the other end 101b of the pressed member 101 can be separately tilted downward, and the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, two optical sensors for detecting the page turning are provided in correspondence with the case of both sides.
It is also possible to use only one and to use it for both.

[0038]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the time for performing continuous page breaks is shortened by providing the locking portion for locking the pages rolled up by the page break roller. can do. Further, since a tilted pressed member is provided below the page feed roller and the page can be turned while turning the page when turning the page, there is an effect that page turning can be performed reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an automatic page break mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an automatic page break mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the drive transmission mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conveyance path according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a pressed member of an example.

FIG. 6 is a control block diagram showing a control system of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view showing a modified example of a pressed member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 16, 34 Arms 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d Engagement parts 23a, 23b, 23c Page break rollers 25a, 24b, 25c Friction members 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d Engagement parts 41a, 41b, 41c Page break rollers 43a, 43b, 43c Friction member 73 Pressed member

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An automatic page break mechanism in which a page break roller rotatably supported by an arm is pressed against the page surface of a booklet medium to rotate, and the page is rolled up by this rotation to perform a page break. A part of the roller is formed of a friction member, the arm is displaceably attached, the locking part is formed on the arm, and locks the leading end of the page rolled up by the rotation of the page break roller, and a booklet. An automatic page-breaking mechanism, which is provided on the opposite side of the page-feeding roller with respect to the path for transporting the sheet-like medium, and which is provided with a pressed member that is inclined obliquely by the pressure from the side of the transporting path. 2. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the page break rollers are provided in a pair so as to face each other, and the pressed members are inclined obliquely in opposite directions by the pressing of the pair of page break rollers. 3. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the pair of page break rollers are arranged in a nested manner with respect to each other and guide the booklet medium when the booklet medium is conveyed. 4. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the friction members of the pair of page break rollers are retracted from the transport surface when the booklet-shaped medium is transported. 5. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the page break roller that does not perform page break is retracted when the page breaks. 6. A page-breaking roller for performing a page-break at the time of page-breaking is rotated by being pressed against a page of the booklet-like medium to load the page on the page-breaking roller, and then the arm is rotated to move the page-breaking roller. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 5, which is separated from the booklet-shaped medium. 7. A page break roller which does not perform a page break when a page rolled up at the time of page break is sandwiched by the pair of page break rollers rotates in a direction opposite to that of the page break roller which performs a page break. The automatic page feed mechanism according to item 5. 8. The pressed member comprises a plate-shaped member arranged below the page-breaking roller via a conveyance path, and an elastic member supporting the plate-shaped member at both sides. Automatic page break mechanism. 9. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring, and supports the plate member from below. 10. The automatic page break mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the elastic member is a coil spring and supports the plate member from above.