KR20030016142A - Book restitution apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a collecting system for books which connects a personal computer to a main computer to enable returners to treat return information and locate the collecting system at a near place to the returners so that it increases users' convenience. CONSTITUTION: The collecting system for the books comprises the parts of: a case(100) which includes an insertion hole at a front side; a feeder part which transfers the books in the internal case; a reader for bar codes which reads information of the bar codes for the books transferred by the feeder part from the internal case; plural collection boxes for the books(107) which collect the books transferred by the feeder part; and the personal computer which is placed in the internal case to control the feeder part and the reader for the bar codes.

Description

Book Recovery Device {BOOK RESTITUTION APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a book retrieval apparatus, and in particular, to facilitate the user's convenience by enabling a database processing of information through a network, and having a book retrieval apparatus in a place close to the book returner.

In general, a method of recovering a book such as a library is that the person who borrowed the book returns the book directly to the book manager, and the collected book is sorted by the book manager and stored in the first place.

As such, when a book manager collects a book, the book manager is restricted from the number of people and the place. Therefore, the books can be returned only during the time the book manager is working in the designated place where the book manager is located, such as a library, there was a problem for book borrowers.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to enable a database processing of information by a network, and to provide convenience for a user by providing a book collection device near a book returner. It is to plan.

1 is a perspective view of a book collecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the book collecting device shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a feeder unit of the book collecting device shown in FIG.

4 is a plan sectional view showing the action of the feeder unit shown in FIG.

5 is a perspective view of the book collecting device shown in FIG.

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the opening and closing means of the book recovery device shown in FIG.

Figure 7 is a front sectional schematic view showing the opening and closing means shown in Figure 6;

8 is a front sectional view showing a barcode reader of the book collecting device shown in FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view showing a feeder unit of the book collecting apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a plan sectional view showing the action of the feeder unit shown in FIG.

11 is a front sectional view showing an opening and closing means of a book collecting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a perspective view showing a transfer shelf of a book collecting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

100: case 101: exit

102: speaker 103: monitor

104: control switch 105: inlet

106: front door 107: loaded with books

201: 7th drive motor 202: guide rod

203: lifting screw 204: lifting plate

205: lifting block 206: screw hole

207: guide ball 300: first drive motor

301: feed lathe 303: first guide shaft

304: support portion 305: lead screw

306: second drive motor 307: rail

308: barcode reader 310: screw holder

312: recess 314: screw hole

320: third driving motor 330: fourth driving motor

350: plate portion 352: through hole

354: home 401: timing belt

402: roller 403: transfer block

404: second guide shaft 406: rotary block

410: shaft ball 501: light sensor

502: reflector plate 503: inner door

701: sixth drive motor 702: rotating plate

703: First Pin 704: Link

705: second pin 706: second hinge axis

707: fixed shaft 801: door plate

802: first hinge axis 803: restoring spring

804: limit switch 901: reduction gear group

902: fifth driving motor 903: inductive signal regeneration coil

904: recycled coil lead wire

The present invention for achieving the above object, the case having an inlet on the front; A feeder unit for transferring a book introduced into the inlet from the case; A barcode reader that reads information of a barcode of a book transferred by the feeder unit inside the case; A plurality of book storages containing books conveyed by the feeder; And a personal computer installed inside the case and controlling the feeder unit and the barcode reader.

Such a book retrieval apparatus can connect a personal computer to a main computer with an administrator, thereby processing a database of information returned by the book returner, and having the book retrieval device located near the book returner. User convenience can be attained.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a perspective view of a book collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the book collection device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the feeder part of the book collecting device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view showing the operation of the feeder part shown in FIG. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the book collecting device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a side sectional schematic view showing the opening and closing means of the book collecting device shown in Fig. 1. 7 is a front sectional schematic view showing the opening and closing means shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing a barcode reader of the book collecting device shown in FIG.

First, the configuration of the first embodiment will be described.

The book retrieval apparatus of this embodiment is a device for loaning and returning books such as a library, and is arranged in each building such as a school by connecting to a network as well as a library.

Such a book collecting device, the case 100 having an inlet 105 in the front; A feeder unit for transferring a book introduced into the inlet 105 in the case 100; A barcode reader 308 that reads information of the barcode of the book transferred by the feeder unit in the case 100; A plurality of book storages 107 containing books conveyed by the feeder; And a personal computer installed inside the case 100 and controlling the feeder unit and the barcode reader 308.

The feeder part may include a transfer shelf 301 having a pair of plate parts 350 formed at a bottom thereof with a through hole 352 formed below the inlet 105 and having a groove 354 in the case 100. And a first guide shaft 303 having a rail 307 coupled to the through hole 352 and coupled to the groove 354, and both ends of the first guide shaft 303 inside the case 100. A pair of support portions 304 to be supported, a first drive motor 300 fixed on the case 100 and controlled by a personal computer to rotate the first guide shaft 303, and a support portion 304. A lead screw 305 rotatably supported, a second drive motor 306 fixed on the case 100 and controlled by a personal computer to rotate the lead screw 305, and a lead screw 305 A screw hole 314 to be coupled is formed and a concave portion 312 is formed to pass the first guide shaft 303 to form a pair of plate portions 350. The holder consists of a screw (310) is located.

The book loading box 107 is disposed on both sides of the feeder unit, and an optical sensor 501 is attached to an inner surface of each of the book loading boxes 107 to transmit information on the state of charge of the book to a personal computer. On the tile surface of the island loading box 107 opposite the sensor 501, a reflecting plate 502 is attached to reflect the light irradiated from the light sensor 501 back to the light sensor 501.

A door plate 801 rotated by the first hinge shaft 802 in the case 100 to open and close the inlet 105, a restoring spring 803 for applying a restoring force to the door plate 801, A limit switch 804 is provided for detecting the opening of the door plate 801 and transferring the information to the personal computer.

A fixed shaft 707 fixed to the barcode reader 308 to be rotated by the first hinge shaft 802 inside the case 100 and installed inside the case 100 and controlled by a personal computer. The sixth driving motor 701, the rotating plate 702 rotated by the sixth driving motor 701, and one end thereof are fixed to the eccentric position of the rotating plate 702 so as to be rotatable by the first pin 703. Is provided with a link 704 fixed to the rotatable by the second pin 705 at a position opposite to the barcode reader 308 on the fixed shaft 707.

The elevating plate 204 installed at the bottom of each island loading box 107, and each elevating plate 204 is fixed, and a screw hole 206 is formed in the vertical direction at the center thereof and the guide hole 207 in the vertical direction at both edges. ) Is provided with a lifting block 205, a guide rod 202 inserted into the guide hole 207 and vertically supported by the case 100, and coupled to the screw hole 206 and supported vertically to the case 100 And a seventh driving motor 201 installed in the case 100 and controlled by a personal computer to rotate the elevating screw 203.

The front door 106 for opening and closing the book storage box 107 is installed on the front of the case 100, the book storage box 107 located in front of the case 100 opens and closes the book storage box 107 in the rear. An inner door 503 is provided.

The case 100 is attached to the control switch 104 to notify the return of the book to the personal computer.

The case 100 is provided with a printer that is controlled by a personal computer and outputs a book confirmation, and the case 100 is formed with an outlet 101 through which the confirmation is issued.

The case 100 is provided with a monitor 103 that is controlled by a personal computer and outputs a book return result as an image, and a speaker 102 that outputs the result as sound.

The book returned to the book collection device is attached with a bar code in which a unique number of each book is input, and the personal computer is connected to the main computer of the library by a network to transmit the information of the book to be recovered.

Hereinafter, the operation of the book collecting device having the above configuration will be described.

First, in order to perform a standby state in which a personal computer can return a book, the personal computer controls the second driving motor 306 to move the screw holder 310 to move the transfer shelf 301 to the inlet 105 side. The transfer shelf 301 pushes the door plate 801 and is positioned at the bottom of the inlet 105. When the door plate 801 is opened, the limit switch 804 transmits the opening of the door plate 801 to the personal computer to stop the rotation of the second drive motor 306.

The personal computer rotates the elevating block 205 by rotating the seventh driving motor 201 to rotate the elevating block 203, thereby elevating the elevating plate 204 located at the bottom of each island loading box 107. . Thus, the impact when the book falls to the bottom of the stack 107 is reduced.

In such a state, when the book returner inserts the book to be returned to the inlet 105 formed in the case 100 and presses the control switch 104, the personal computer rotates the first driving motor 300 in the reverse direction to screw the holder 310. The transfer shelf 301 is transferred to the rear of the case 100 through the).

When the transfer shelf 301 exits the inlet 105, the restoring spring 803 for supporting the door plate 801 returns the door plate 801 to its original position and closes the door plate 801 to prevent theft of the book. To prevent foreign substances from entering the inlet 105.

When the feed lathe 301 is conveyed to the rear as described above, the personal computer controls the sixth drive motor 701 to rotate the rotating plate 702 so that the link 704 is moved forward and backward and fixed to the fixed shaft 707. The barcode reader 308 is moved to identify the barcode attached to the book.

The personal computer transmits the returned book information to the library's main computer via the network. The personal computer also outputs the book confirmation of the returned book to the printer and sends it to the exit 101. This book confirmation will be held by the book returner. Then, the monitor 103 and the speaker 102 are notified that the book has been returned without any problem.

The personal computer receives the loading capacity information of the books installed at the upper end of each loading box 107, finds the loading box 107 in which the books are not full, and rotates the second driving motor 306 to move the transfer shelf 301. Transfer to the position where the loading box 107 to be loaded.

Then, the personal computer rotates the first drive motor 300 to rotate the first guide shaft 303 to tilt the transfer shelf 301 toward the island loading box 107. A rail 307 is formed in the first guide shaft 303, and the rail 307 is formed in the groove 354 of the through hole 352 formed in the plate portion 350 attached to the bottom surface of the transfer shelf 301. Coupled to rotate the plate 350 by tilting the feed shelf (301). In addition, the first guide shaft 303 is displaced in the recess 312 of the screw holder 310 so as not to affect the screw holder 310.

As such, when the transfer shelf 301 is inclined, the book placed on the transfer shelf 301 falls into the corresponding book storage box 107.

In this way, the return of the book is completed.

When the book is returned, the personal computer controls the second drive motor 306 to move the screw holder 310 so as to perform the standby state to receive the book again. It is moved to the 105 side so that the transfer shelf 301 pushes the door plate 801 and is located at the bottom of the inlet 105.

If the control switch 104 is not pressed even after a predetermined time elapses even when the feed lathe 301 is located at the inlet 105, the personal computer controls the second drive motor 306 to feed the feed lathe 301. ) Is entered from the inlet 105 to enter the standby state with the door plate 801 closed. In this case, when the book returner presses the control switch 104, the personal computer enters the initial standby state as described above.

On the other hand, in the book return process as described above, if the information accumulated in the book is transmitted to the personal computer from the optical sensor 501 installed in each book box 107, the personal computer is loaded with the rest of the book (except the book box 107) ( In step 107).

When the books are fully buffered in this way, the personal computer rotates the elevating screw 203 by rotating the seventh driving motor 201, thereby lowering the elevating block 205 and loading each book (107). Lower the lifting plate 204 located at the bottom of the bottom). Therefore, each book loading box 107 can continue to load the book.

In this way, the process of returning the books proceeds, and when the books are buffered in each stacking box even when the lifting plate 204 is located at the bottom of each stacking box 107, the personal computer buffers the books on the main computer through the network. Inform the information so that the library box 107 is empty.

When emptying the book in the bookshelf 107, open the front door 106 installed on the front of the case 100, empty the book in the front bookshelf 107 first, then the inner door installed in the bookshelf 107 Open (503) and empty the book in the rear loading box (107).

Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a feeder part of a book collecting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a plan sectional view showing the operation of the feeder part shown in FIG.

The configuration of the feeder portion is different from that of the first embodiment in the second embodiment.

The feeder part of the second embodiment includes a feed shelf 301 on which a book fed into the feed opening 105 is placed in the case 100, and a shaft hole 410 is formed in the same direction as the moving direction of the feed shelf 301. The transfer block 403, the rotary block 406 for rotatably supporting the transfer shelf 301 on the transfer block 403, and the transfer block 403 installed on the transfer block 403 and controlled by a personal computer. On the case 100, the third drive motor 320 for rotating the 301 in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction, the second guide shaft 404 is installed on the case 100 and coupled to the shaft hole 410 A plurality of rollers 402 installed to cover the movement path of the transfer block 403, a timing belt 401 wound around the plurality of rollers 402 and connected to the transfer block 403, and fixed to the case 100, The fourth drive motor 330 is controlled by a personal computer to rotate one roller 402.

The feeder unit rotates the timing belt 401 through the roller 402 by rotating the fourth drive motor 330 to perform the standby state for receiving the book. By moving, the transfer lathe 301 is moved to the inlet 105 side, and when the transfer lathe 301 is reversed, the roller 402 and the timing belt 401 are rotated in the opposite direction by rotating the fourth driving motor 330 in the reverse direction. It rotates and reverses the feed lathe 301.

When the book is placed in the stacking box 107, the personal computer rotates the third driving motor 320 to rotate the rotary block 406 to load the stacking tray 301 in the stacking box (107). The book is dropped into the bookshelf 107 by tilting toward 107).

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

11 is a front sectional view showing an opening and closing means of a book collecting device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In the third embodiment, the opening and closing means is different from the first embodiment.

The third embodiment includes a door plate 801 installed to open and close the inlet 105 by being rotated by the second hinge shaft 706 inside the case 100 and a personal computer installed inside the case 100. It is controlled by the fifth drive motor 902 and the reduction gear group 901 for transmitting the rotational force of the fifth drive motor 902 to the second hinge shaft 706.

The opening and closing means of the inlet 105 is rotated by the fifth drive motor 902 under the control of the personal computer to rotate the second hinge shaft 706 via the reduction gear group 901 to rotate the door plate 801. The door plate 801 closes or opens the inlet 105. While the rotational speed of the fifth drive motor 902 is reduced while passing through the reduction gear group 901, the rotational force is increased.

Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

12 is a perspective view of a transfer shelf of a book collecting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In general, in addition to the barcode, the book has a built-in sensitive tape to prevent theft of the book. Such a sensitive tape is exposed to a magnetic field and magnetized and stored in a library so that the anti-theft device installed at the exit of the book detects the magnetic force of the sensitive tape and sounds an alarm. When the books are borrowed normally, the magnetic force of the sensitive tape is removed so that they cannot be searched by the anti-theft device installed at the library exit.

The fourth embodiment is to relieve the inconvenience of the operation of generating the magnetic force on the sensitive tape manually by the administrator of the book by regenerating the magnetic force of the sensitive tape from which the magnetic force has been removed.

In this fourth embodiment, the anti-theft sensitive signal regeneration coil 903 is connected to the personal computer by the regeneration coil lead wire 904 on the rear surface of the transfer shelf 301.

Therefore, when the book is recovered, the personal computer magnetizes the sensitive tape provided inside the book by instantaneously applying a voltage of several hundred volts to the reproduction coil lead line 904.

As described above, the present invention provides a case 100 having a feed hole 105 on the front surface, a feeder unit for transferring a book fed into the feed hole 105 from the inside of the case 100, and the case 100. It is installed inside the case 100 and a barcode reader 308 for reading the barcode information of the book transferred by the feeder unit, a plurality of book storage boxes 107 in which the book transferred by the feeder unit is contained, A book retrieval device comprising a feeder unit and a personal computer controlling the barcode reader 308. A book retrieval apparatus comprising a personal computer connected to a main computer with a manager, which enables a database processing of information on which a book returner returns a book. By keeping the device in a place close to the book returner, it is possible to facilitate the user's convenience.

In the above, the present invention has been described as an embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and has a general knowledge in the field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention. Anyone who grows up will be able to make various variations.

Claims (13)

Case 100 having an inlet 105 on the front; A feeder unit for transferring a book introduced into the inlet 105 in the case 100; A barcode reader 308 that reads information of a barcode of a book transferred by the feeder unit in the case 100; A plurality of book carriers 107 containing books conveyed by the feeder unit; And And a personal computer installed in the case (100) to control the feeder unit and the barcode reader (308). The method according to claim 1, The feeder unit, A transfer shelf 301 positioned below the inlet 105 in the case 100 and having a pair of plate portions 350 formed on a bottom thereof with a through hole 352 having a groove 354 therein; A first guide shaft 303 coupled to the through hole 352 and having a rail 307 coupled to the groove 354; A pair of support portions 304 rotatably supporting both ends of the first guide shaft 303 in the case 100; A first driving motor (300) fixed on the case (100) and controlled by the personal computer to rotate the first guide shaft (303); A lead screw 305 rotatably supported by the support 304; A second drive motor 306 fixed on the case 100 and controlled by the personal computer to rotate the lead screw 305; And A screw hole 314 to which the lead screw 305 is coupled is formed, and a recess 312 is formed to pass through the first guide shaft 303 to be positioned between the pair of plate portions 350. Holder 310; book collection apparatus comprising a. The method according to claim 1, The feeder unit, A transfer shelf 301 on which a book introduced into the inlet 105 is placed in the case 100; A transfer block 403 in which a shaft hole 410 is formed in the same direction as the moving direction of the transfer lathe 301; A rotary block 406 rotatably supporting the transfer lathe 301 on the transfer block 403; A third driving motor 320 installed on the transfer block 403 and controlled by the personal computer to rotate the transfer lathe 301 in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction; A second guide shaft 404 installed on the case 100 and coupled to the shaft hole 410; A number of rollers 402 installed on the case 100 to surround the movement path of the transfer block 403; A timing belt 401 wound on the plurality of rollers 402 and connected to the transfer block 403; And a fourth driving motor (330) fixed to the case (100) and controlled by the personal computer to rotate the one roller (402). The book recovery apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein an anti-theft sensitive signal reproduction coil (903) controlled by the personal computer is provided on a rear surface of the transfer shelf (301). The method according to claim 1, wherein the island (107) is disposed on both sides around the feeder portion; An optical sensor 501 is attached to an inner surface of each of the islands 107 to transfer information about the state of charge of the island to the personal computer; On the tile surface of the island loading box 107 facing the optical sensor 501 is characterized in that the reflecting plate 502 for reflecting the light emitted from the optical sensor 501 back to the optical sensor 501 is attached Book collection device. The door plate 801 of claim 1, wherein the door plate 801 is rotated by the first hinge shaft 802 in the case 100 to open and close the inlet 105; Restoring spring (803) for applying a restoring force to the door plate (801); And And a limit switch (804) for detecting the opening of the door plate (801) and transferring the information to the personal computer. The door plate 801 of claim 1, wherein the door plate 801 is rotated by the second hinge shaft 706 in the case 100 to open and close the inlet 105; A fifth driving motor 902 installed inside the case 100 and controlled by the personal computer; And And a reduction gear group (901) for transmitting the rotational force of the fifth driving motor (902) to the second hinge shaft (706). The fixed shaft (707) of the case 100 is installed to be rotated by the first hinge shaft (802) inside the case (100) to fix the barcode reader (308); A sixth driving motor 701 installed inside the case 100 and controlled by the personal computer; A rotating plate 702 rotated by the sixth driving motor 701; One end is rotatably fixed by the first pin 703 at the eccentric position of the rotating plate 702, the other end is the second pin 705 at the position opposite to the barcode reader 308 on the fixed shaft 707 And a link (704) fixed to be rotatable by). The method according to claim 1, wherein the lifting plate 204 installed on the bottom of each island loading box (107); Each lifting plate 204 is fixed, the lifting hole 205, the screw hole 206 is formed in the vertical direction at the center, the guide hole 207 is formed in the vertical direction at both edges; A guide rod 202 inserted into the guide hole 207 and vertically supported by the case 100; A lifting screw 203 coupled to the screw hole 206 and vertically supported by the case 100; And And a seventh driving motor (201) installed in the case (100) and controlled by the personal computer to rotate the lifting screw (203). The front door 106 for opening and closing the bookshelf 107 is installed on the front surface of the case 100; Book storage device 107 located in front of the case 100, the book collection device, characterized in that the inner door 503 for opening and closing the book storage box 107 of the rear is installed. The book recovery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the case (100) is provided with a control switch (104) for notifying return of the book to the personal computer. The printer according to claim 1, wherein the case (100) is provided with a printer which is controlled by the personal computer and outputs a book confirmation certificate; The case 100 has a book collecting device, characterized in that the outlet 101 is formed out of the confirmation. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the case 100 is provided with a monitor 103 that is controlled by the personal computer and outputs a book return result as an image, and a speaker 102 that outputs the result as sound. Book collection device.