KR102001725B1 - Booklet page turning apparatus and booklet processing apparatus using the same and automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

Even if the booklet is bent without buckling the page, the page is correctly turned. A conveying guide for forming a conveying path for the booklet by a second guide portion for pressing a surface different from the surface of the booklet or the back surface of the booklet and the first guide portion and a conveying means for conveying the booklet, The guide has either one of the first guide portion and the second guide portion having an opening means for opening one side of the conveying path and a tip pressing means for pressing the tip of the page of the booklet on the open side, And a page pull-out means for pulling out the page of the booklet whose tip is pushed to an open space formed by the opening means.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a booklet page turning device, a booklet handling device and an automated transaction device using the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a booklet page turning device for turning pages of a book, and a booklet processing device and an automated teller machine (ATM) using the booklet page turning device for turning book pages.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In an automated teller machine (ATM) capable of handling a passbook, a booklet processing apparatus capable of printing on a passbook is mounted. Further, the booklet processing apparatus is provided with a booklet page turning device, which is a mechanism for automatically turning pages. This booklet page turning device automatically performs page turning to the next page when the length of the page currently being printed is terminated.

The booklet page turning device for handling a conventional passbook such as Patent Document 1 presses the page of the booklet stopped on the conveying path of the page turning device into the booklet iron side by the pushing rotation of the page turning roller and buckles the booklet Up. Thereafter, in the state where the turn page is lifted, the remaining book is returned in the opposite direction to the side on which the press-in is carried out, and the page is turned over.

On the other hand, a booklet page turning device such as Patent Document 2 in which a book is not greatly buckled in a booklet page turning device is proposed. In this method, after the first sheet is picked up and separated from the sheet bundle by using the air suction device, the first sheet is picked up, moved in the direction to which the sheet is to be turned, and then air is cut off. I turn it over.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-139130 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-228351

However, in Patent Document 1, there is a problem such as the paper can not be buckled and can not be turned over when the paper stiffness of the paper being turned over is extremely large, and there is a problem that the paper is folded when it is forcedly buckled.

Further, in the apparatus as in Patent Document 2, since the booklet is arranged in a state of being arranged and it is assumed that the booklet is not carried, the booklet may be bent in a convex shape, or may have a property to be opened or a property to close It is not assumed that the state of the booklet such as the state is bad. Therefore, there is a problem that when the booklet is placed on the apparatus, the booklet can not be set in a state of correctly passing by the property (tendency) of the booklet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a booklet page turning device which can accurately turn pages even when the book is not buckled greatly and the booklet is warped, for example, in a convex shape, Transaction device.

In order to solve the above problems and to achieve the object, the present invention provides a page turning device for turning a page over a page, comprising: a first guide portion for pressing a surface or a back surface of the booklet; And a conveying means for conveying the booklet, wherein the conveying guide is provided on either one of the first guide portion and the second guide portion, An opening means for opening one face of the conveying path and an end pressing means for pressing the front end of the page of the booklet on the open side and a page of the booklet whose front end is pressed by the end pressing means is formed by the opening means And a page fetching means for fetching the page into the open space.

According to the present invention, even when the booklet is bent without buckling the page, the page can be correctly turned.

1 is an external view of an automatic teller machine (ATM);
2 is a block diagram of a booklet processing apparatus.
3 is a side view of the booklet page turning device;
4 is a side view of the booklet page turning device when the path is opened;
5 is an operation diagram of a booklet page turning device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is an automatic transaction device (ATM).

1, the automatic teller machine (ATM) 1 is equipped with a booklet processing apparatus 101, and can process a booklet inserted from the insertion port 102. [ The booklet processing apparatus 101 is a device for reading inserted booklets and performing processing such as printing. An operation panel 2 for human operation is provided to instruct a booklet inserted from the insertion port 102 to perform a certain process.

2 is a configuration diagram of a booklet processing apparatus on which a booklet page turning apparatus is mounted.

As shown in Fig. 2, the booklet processing apparatus 101 is provided with a page turnover unit 106 (booklet page turnover apparatus) according to the present embodiment.

The booklet processing apparatus 101 further includes an insertion port 102 for inserting and ejecting the booklet, a conveying path 103 for conveying the booklet, a booklet reading section 104 for reading the booklet, A page turning section 106 for turning pages of the booklet, a control section 107 for controlling these mechanism sections, and the like. Reading booklets refers to reading magnet stripes of booklets, reading bar codes, and reading book images.

The insertion port 102 is provided on the front side of the housing of the booklet processing apparatus 101 and is provided with a sensor (not shown) for detecting that the booklet is inserted. For example, the booklet is a bundle of sheets of paper having a plurality of sheets, and the front cover and the back cover have a stiff (high rigidity) property and a soft (rigidity) property between the front cover and the back cover Low) paper is being used.

The conveying path 103 includes a lower conveying guide 113 (first guide portion) and an upper conveying guide 114 (second guide portion) for guiding the booklet between the insertion port 102 and the page turning portion 106 . The conveying path 103 has a plurality of conveying rollers 115a to 115h for conveying the booklet.

The conveying rollers 115a and 115b are vertically opposed to each other, and the conveying rollers 115c and 115d are vertically opposed to each other. A booklet reading section 104 is provided between the conveying rollers 115a and 115b and the conveying rollers 115c and 115d.

The conveying rollers 115e and 115f are vertically opposed to each other, and the conveying rollers 115g and 115h are vertically opposed to each other. A printing mechanism section 105 is provided between the conveying rollers 115e and 115f and the conveying rollers 115g and 115h.

The conveying rollers 115b, 115d, 115f and 115h are drive rollers and the conveying rollers 115a, 115c, 115e and 115g on the driven side are pressed against the conveying rollers 115b, 115d, 115f and 115h.

In the booklet processing apparatus 101, the booklet inserted from the insertion port 102 is conveyed by the conveying rollers 115a, 115c, 115e, and 115g, and is delivered to the booklet page turning device 106. [

3 is a side view of the booklet page turning device.

As shown in Fig. 3, the booklet page turning device is configured between the pair of rollers 202a, 202b, 202c, and 202d including a pair of opposing roller shafts for conveying the booklet 205. Fig. Each of the conveying roller pairs 202a, 202b, 202c, and 202d is a drive roller in which one of the rollers is provided with a driving force by a motor or the like. The pressure of one of the rollers is applied by a spring or the like to the other roller side. These conveying rollers have a rubber-like elastic layer on the surface. By the deformation of the elastic layer of the roller and the movement of the roller pressed by the spring or the like, it is possible to achieve a stable conveyance even if the booklet is different in thickness.

The interval W1 between the pair of rollers 202a, 202b and 202c and 202d is arranged at a short interval of several mm to several tens mm (about 5 to 15 mm) from the width W2 in the carrying direction of the booklet 205 to be conveyed, Is always nipped by either one of the pair of rollers so that the booklet can be conveyed at any position in the conveying path of the apparatus.

When conveying the booklet 205 to the page turnover prescribed position (shown position), there are provided tip end pressing means 201a, 201b for pressing the lower conveying guide 113 and the tip of the booklet opening side, Which is formed by path guide guides 203a and 203b which can open the path guide guides 203a and 203b. In this embodiment, the tip end pressing means for pressing the tip of the booklet opening side is also used as the upper side transfer guide for reducing the number of parts and the apparatus cost. However, the upper side transfer guide may be provided separately from the tip pressing means.

The page turning specification position mentioned here means that the convex side of the booklet 205 is nipped by one conveying roller pair and the other side of the booklet 205 is not nipped by the other pair of rollers, And is located on the lower surface of the tip pressing means 201b for pressing the tip of the booklet opening side (see the drawing). When the booklet 205 is bent, the booklet 205 conveyed to the page turnover prescribed position is brought into a state in which its open end is in contact with the upper conveying guide 201b as shown in Fig.

Here, conveying the booklet 205 accurately to the page turnover prescribed position is important in stably performing page turnover. Therefore, the booklet position detecting means may be provided to accurately convey the booklet 205 to the page turning specification position. The booklet position detecting means detects the booklet position and controls the conveying rollers 202a, 202b, 202c, and 202d based on the information to convey the booklet 205, thereby improving the stability of the page turning operation .

In the booklet page turning device, a page fetching means 204 for fetching the booklet surface page from the conveying path 103 is provided. The page fetching means can be moved up and down by a driving source (not shown). When fetching a page, the page fetching means is lowered toward the booklet 205, and the fetching force is generated by contacting the booklet 205. As means for generating the attraction force, it is preferable to use means such as negative pressure, adhesion, or static electricity, and to control ON / OFF of the attraction force. When ON / OFF control of the attraction force can not be performed, it is necessary to have a means for generating an attraction force and a means for eliminating the attraction force.

The booklet page turning device is symmetrical in the left and right direction so that the page turning can be performed in either the forward direction or the reverse direction.

4 is a side view of the booklet page turning device when the path is opened.

As shown in Fig. 4, when the page turning is performed, the path opening guides 203a and 203b are moved inward of the tip pressing means 201a and 201b by a drive source (not shown). By this operation, the upper surface of the conveying path is opened, and a page turning space is ensured. At this time, the path opening guides 203a and 203b move in the carrying direction of the booklet 205 as shown in Fig. 3 to open the upper surface of the path. As described above, the path opening guides 203a and 203b are formed in the shape of a door. By moving the path opening guides 203a and 203b in the carrying direction of the booklet 205, a large page turning space can be ensured. By this operation, the end pressing means 201a and 201b are exposed in the page turnover space and become exposed (see the drawing).

When the booklet 205 is warped, the leading end pressing means 201a and 201b have a length of about 15 to 20 mm longer than the nip point of the pair of conveying rollers in order to press the leading end thereof, D1 < / RTI > In this embodiment, there are page pull-up separation points 301a and 301b on the leading end (upper side of the page turning space) of the lower surface (conveying path side), and the leading end pressing means 201a and 201b, The opening interval D2, which is the interval between the page pull-up separation point 301a and the page pull-up separation point 301b, is inclined from the pull-up separation points 301a and 301b toward the conveying path surface. That is, the page pull-up separation points 301a and 301b protrude to the page turning space side more than the front end of the lower surface (conveying path side surface), and the leading end of the lower surface (conveying path side surface) 301a, and 301b.

When the page is pulled up, the leading edge of the page is made to be inclined to the inclined portion S1 so that separation between the surface page and the next page can be more stably performed. As described above, in the present embodiment, a page holding and separating member which can hold a page lifted by the page drawing-out means 204 and also serves as a separating means for separating from the remaining booklets, However, the page holding / separating section may be provided separately from the end pressing means.

The height of the page pull-up separation points 301a and 301b from the conveying path surface is set so that the bottom surface of the tip pressing means 201a and 201b It is preferable to be located at a position about 5 mm higher than the side surface (i.e.

In this embodiment, since the leading end pressing means 201a and 201b also serve as a guide for turning the page in the page turning operation, the inclined portion S2 is formed so that the page turning space becomes wider toward the upper side. In the page turn operation, the page fetched by the page fetch means 204 is placed on the slope S2 and is conveyed to the booklet open side to turn over the page. Therefore, the inclination angle of the inclined portion S2 of the leading end pressing means 201a, 201b is set so that the upper conveying roller is not exposed to the page turning space from the viewpoint of preventing the sheet from being rolled up, Preferably about 60 degrees. As described above, the leading end pressing means 201a and 201b in the present embodiment can hold the page lifted by the page pull-out means and can also hold the page holding and separating means And has a U-shape.

Next, the page turning operation procedure of the passbook cover will be described with reference to Figs. 5 (A) to (F), as appropriate.

First, as shown in Fig. 5A, the booklet 205 inserted from the insertion port 102 of the booklet processing apparatus 101 is conveyed to the above-mentioned page turning prescribed position by the conveying rollers 202a, 202b and 202c, 202d on the conveying path 103 and stopped.

Next, as shown in Fig. 5B, the path opening guides 203a and 203b are moved in the booklet carrying direction by a driving source (not shown) to secure a page turning space.

Then, as shown in Fig. 5 (C), the page pull-out means 204 is moved in the carrying face direction by a driving source (not shown) so as to be brought into contact with the booklet 205. [ Then, an attraction force is generated with respect to the surface page.

5D, the page pull-out means 204 holds the surface page of the booklet 205 by the attraction force generated by the page pull-out means 204, By moving it in a direction opposite to that of FIG. At this time, the leading end of the page is lifted up to a position higher than the page separation points 301a and 301b.

Then, as shown in (E) of Fig. 5, the attraction force of the page lead-out means 204 is released. At this time, the pulled-up page is put on (put on) the end pressing means 201a, 201b which also serves as a page separating means when the attraction force is released. Then, while the page is placed on the end pressing means 201a, 201b, the remaining booklets 205 are conveyed to the booklet opening side by the conveying rollers 202a, 202b.

Finally, as shown in Fig. 5F, the conveyance of the booklet 205 to the booklet opening side is continued by the conveying rollers 202a, 202b and 202c, 202d, whereby the leading end pressing means 201a, 201b are turned over and the page turning of the booklet 205 is completed.

Here, as shown in Fig. 3, since the booklet page turning device is a symmetrical structure, it is also possible to turn the page to the side opposite to the page turning direction shown in Fig. 5 by performing the same operation.

As described above, in this embodiment, in the page turnover unit 106 constituting the page turnover apparatus for turning the booklet over the page, the lower conveying guide 113 or the upper conveying guide (the first guide unit) A conveying guide for forming a booklet conveying path 103 by an upper conveying guide 114 or a lower conveying guide 113 which is a second guide portion for pressing a surface different from the first guide portion 114 and the first guide portion, (Not shown), and the conveying guide is provided with path opening guides (203a, 203b) which are opening means for opening one side of the conveying path to any one of the first guide portion and the second guide portion, (201a, 201b), which are end pressing means for pressing the front end of the booklet on the open side, and a page of the booklet whose front end is pushed by the end pressing means, And a page fetching means 204 for fetching to a page turning space which is an open space formed by the opening means. Therefore, even if the book is not buckled greatly and the booklet is warped, for example, in a convex shape or the like, the page can be correctly turned.

Further, since the opening means is a door movable in the carrying direction of the booklet, there is no need for a space for opening and closing the door, as compared with the case of the opening and closing door opening and closing in the direction other than the carrying direction, .

The leading end pushing means may include a page holding portion that holds the page lifted by the page pulling means and also serves as separating means for separating the held book and the remaining booklets constituted by pages other than the page, Since the page holding and separating member which is a separation member is provided, the page can be reliably separated.

Further, since the holding / separating portion has a pull-up separating point protruding into the open space and separating the lifted page from the rest booklet, the holding / separating portion can reliably hold the separating point formed at the separating / You can separate pages.

In addition, since the holding / separating section has a shape that is inclined in the up-and-down direction of the pull-up separation point, separation and separation of the separated pages can be reliably realized by one member.

At least one of the above-mentioned page turning device, the booklet reader including the printing mechanism portion including the booklet printer for printing predetermined information on the page of the booklet or the booklet scanner for reading the predetermined information printed thereon The present invention may be applied to a booklet processing apparatus 101 having a booklet conveying means including a conveying roller for conveying a book to a page turning device or a conveying motor. In this case, the booklet processing apparatus can obtain the same effect as that obtained by the page turning apparatus.

The present invention may also be applied to an automatic teller machine (ATM) having the booklet processing apparatus and the operation panel 2 serving as an operating unit including a touch panel for receiving the execution of the booklet processing in the booklet processing apparatus. In this case, the automatic transaction device (ATM) can obtain the same effect as that obtained by the page turning device or the booklet processing device.

That is, it is possible to separate the turned page without buckling the page largely by the page retrieving means for retrieving the book surface page by generating the attraction force with respect to the surface page from the conveying path. Then, the separated page is turned over by turning the booklet, and the page is turned over.

In addition, a path opening guide capable of opening one surface of the conveying path on the conveying guide is provided with a state of a booklet such as a state in which the booklet is bent in a convex shape, a state in which the booklet is going to be opened, Even in the case of a bad case, the booklet can be set accurately at a position for turning pages. The top surface of the booklet is opened by the path opening guide by the tip pressing means for pressing the tip of the booklet opening side so that the state of the booklet can be appropriately maintained for page turning even in the step of turning the page .

As described above, even if the paper is not buckled largely by the simple structure and the booklet is in bad condition (the booklet is bent in a convex shape, or is going to be opened or has a property to be closed) The booklet page turning device and the booklet processing device and the automated teller machine (ATM) using the booklet page turning device can be provided.

The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various changes can be made within the scope of the claims.

1: Automatic transaction device (ATM)
2: operator panel
101: booklet processing device
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104: Booklet reading section
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115a, 115b, 115c, 115d, 115e, 115f, 115g, 115h, 115g:
113: Lower conveying guide
114: upper conveying guide
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201a, 201b: end push means
202a, 202b, 202c, 202d:
203a, 203b: path opening guide
204: page fetch means
205: Booklet
301a, 301b: page lift separating point

Claims (7)

A page turnover device for turning a book page over,
A conveying guide for forming a conveying path for the booklet by a first guide portion pressing the surface or the back surface of the booklet and a second guide portion pressing the surface different from the first guide portion,
A transfer means for transferring the booklet
And,
The conveying guide may be provided with any one of the first guide portion and the second guide portion which has opening means for moving one side of the conveying path in the carrying direction of the booklet and opening the opening, And a page fetching unit for fetching a page of the booklet whose tip is pushed by the tip pressing means by an adhering force generated by negative pressure or adhesion or static electricity and drawing it to an open space formed by the opening means Wherein the page pull-out means is capable of ON / OFF of the attraction force, and the end push means has a shape that is inclined in an up-and-down direction at an end thereof. delete The method according to claim 1,
And the leading end pressing means includes a page holding and separating means for holding the page lifted by the page drawing means and also serving as a separating means for separating the held page and the remaining booklets constituted by pages other than the page, Wherein the booklet page turning device is provided with a booklet page turning device. The method of claim 3,
The page holding /
And a pull-up separating point protruding into the open space for separating the lifted page from the remaining booklet. delete A page turning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and a printing mechanism section for printing predetermined information on a page of the booklet or a booklet reading section for reading the predetermined information printed thereon And booklet transfer means for transferring the booklet to the page turnover device. An automatic transaction apparatus comprising the booklet processing apparatus according to claim 6 and an operating section for accepting the execution of the processing relating to the booklet in the booklet processing apparatus.

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