KR20120012388A - Booklet medium-handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A booklet medium-handling device is provided to enable stable covering operation of a bankbook. CONSTITUTION: A booklet medium-handling device comprises: a return unit for returning a booklet medium; an operation guide(3) which converts first, second, and third states; a presser(200) for pushing up the booklet medium from the bottom of the return unit; and a controller which controls returning unit to return the booklet medium to a predetermined position.

Description

Booklet medium handling device {BOOKLET MEDIUM-HANDLING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a booklet media handling apparatus.

ATM (Automated Teller Machine) or bankbook issuers installed in financial institutions are provided with a page turning device to print a predetermined page of the bankbook or to cover the received bankbook.

In general, a passbook is a booklet with a plurality of inlays between cover sheets (including inner cover sheets), and the page turning device needs to perform relatively flexible inlay page turning and relatively stiff cover page turning (cover covering). have. In order to cope with page turning of these different properties, the page turning mechanism for inlaying the page turning mechanism and the page turning mechanism for turning the cover page as separate members will increase in size. For this reason, the page turning apparatus which implements the page turning of an inlay and the page turning of a cover with one mechanism using the flipping roller which rockes is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1).

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-262368

However, in the proposed page turning apparatus, the mechanism for swinging the turning roller is complicated, and the page turning operation using the turning roller may be the cause of the paper jam depending on the geology of the bankbook.

For example, when page turning of the cover page, it is necessary to convey the cover page to the upper part of the page turning roller while rotating the page roller, which may cause a paper jam (jam) at this time. In addition, when the cover is turned over, the turnover roller is swung and rotated, and the passbook is conveyed, so that a paper jam may occur at this time.

Then, an object of this invention is to provide the booklet medium handling apparatus which can implement the stable covering operation of a bankbook with a simple structure.

In order to solve the said subject, the booklet medium handling apparatus is equipped with a conveyance part, a movable guide, a pressure part, and a control part.

The conveying unit conveys the booklet medium. The movable guide forms a first surface of the conveying path to guide the conveyance of the booklet medium, and a second state in which the upper surface of the conveying path is standing up to support one end of the booklet medium. It is an intermediate state of the second state and can be switched to a third state that is hard and can be pushed down in the direction covering the booklet medium. The pressure unit pushes up the booklet medium from the lower surface side of the conveying path.

In the first state of the movable guide, the control unit controls the conveying unit to convey the spread booklet medium to a predetermined position, and then controls to switch the movable guide from the first state to the second state. Further, the control unit controls the pressure unit to push up one end of the booklet medium in the second state of the movable guide, and conveys the booklet medium until one end of the booklet medium is guided to the movable guide in the second state. After controlling the unit, the pressure unit is retracted from the conveying path to control to switch the movable guide from the second state to the third state. Moreover, the control part controls the conveyance part so that in the 3rd state of a movable guide, the booklet medium pressed down by the movable guide is conveyed to a predetermined position.

According to the above-described booklet medium handling device, it is possible to operate the stable covering of the passbook with a simple structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view in the conveyance state of the page turning apparatus of embodiment.
It is a perspective view in the state where the pressure of the page turning apparatus of embodiment rises and a movable guide stands up.
3 is a plan view in a state where the pressure of the page turning apparatus of the embodiment rises and the movable guide stands up.
4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the page turning mechanism control device of the embodiment.
5 is a schematic view of main parts for explaining the page turning mechanism of the embodiment;
It is a perspective view of the pressure mechanism of embodiment.
7 is an exploded perspective view of the pressure mechanism of the embodiment.
It is a figure explaining the example of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment.
It is a figure explaining the example of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment.
It is a figure explaining the example of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment.
It is a figure explaining the example of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment.
It is a timing chart explaining the timing of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment is described with reference to drawings. First, an overview of a page turning device (booklet media handling device) will be described with reference to Figs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view in the conveyance state of the page turning apparatus of embodiment. It is a perspective view in the state where the pressure of the page turning apparatus of embodiment rises and a movable guide stands up. 3 is a plan view in a state where the pressure of the page turning apparatus of the embodiment rises and the movable guide stands up.

The page turning device 1 has a page turning mechanism and is mounted on a cash dispenser or bank book issuer as a page turning unit. In addition, the page turning apparatus 1 can also cover the spread bank using the page turning mechanism. Therefore, the page turning apparatus 1 can also be made into the booklet covering unit which has a booklet covering mechanism. In addition, the page turning apparatus 1 further includes a printing mechanism, and is mounted on an automatic teller machine or bank account issuer as a badge printer unit. The page turning device 1 is a device for turning over pages of an account booklet (booklet medium) put into a conveyance path and covering the opened account book.

The page turning apparatus 1 includes the support casing 2, the movable guides 3 and 4, the conveying surface 5, the shaft 20, the turning rollers 21a, 21b, and 21c, and the conveying rollers 22a and 22b. And the shaft 30, the conveying rollers 31a and 31b, and the pressures 200a, 200b and 200c. In addition, the page turning apparatus 1 includes a conveying motor 111, a mechanical cam motor 112, and a turning motor 113. The conveying motor 111 and the turning motor 113 are located in the frame line shown by the broken line hidden by the mechanism component for transmitting a driving force (FIG. 3).

The support casing 2 includes a conveying motor 111, a mechanical cam motor 112, a driving mechanism such as a turning motor 113 and a solenoid, shafts 20 and 30, other driving force transmission mechanisms, a conveying surface 5, and the like. Support. The movable guides 3 and 4 are one plate member, respectively. The movable guides 3 and 4 can be switched between the closed state and the open state by the mechanical cam motor 112, form the upper surface of the conveying path in the closed state, and support the page to be covered in the open state. . The movable guides 3 and 4 are arranged in the conveyance path with the shaft 20 interposed therebetween. The conveyance surface 5 opposes the movable guide 3 with the conveyance path in the state in which the movable guide 3 was closed.

The shaft 20 pivotally supports the turning rollers 21a, 21b, and 21c and the conveying rollers 22a and 22b. The turning rollers 21a, 21b, 21c are fixed to the shaft 20, and rotate as the turning motor 113 rotates the shaft 20. As shown in FIG. The conveyance rollers 22a and 22b are driven rollers which rotate by the drive of the conveyance roller (driving roller: not shown) which opposes a conveyance path between them. The conveying rollers which face the conveying rollers 22a and 22b and a conveyance path between them are driven by the conveying motor 111.

The shaft 30 pivotally supports the conveying rollers 31a and 31b. The conveying rollers 31a and 31b are fixed to the shaft 30 and are drive rollers which rotate as the conveying motor 111 rotates the shaft 30. The conveyance rollers 31a and 31b oppose the conveyance roller 41 (following roller: see FIG. 5) with a conveyance path between them.

The pressures 200a, 200b, 200c are pivotally supported on the shaft 290 (see FIG. 6), and rotate as the mechanical cam motor 112 rotates the shaft. The pressure 200a, 200b, 200c advances (protrudes) or retracts from the conveyance surface 5 in accordance with the rotation of the shaft. When the pressure 200a, 200b, 200c advances from the conveying surface 5, the pressure bank 90 is pushed up from the lower surface to guide the bank 90 to the movable guide 3 side. In addition, when the pressure 200a, 200b, 200c advances from the conveying surface 5, it is bent by pushing up the bank 90 from the lower surface, and of the bank 90 by the flip rollers 21a, 21b, 21c. You can also facilitate page turning. The pressure 200a, 200b, 200c is arrange | positioned on the line L1, L2, L3 so that it may be located in the range of the width | variety of the bankbook 90 conveyed by a conveyance path. The pressure 200b is located at the widthwise center portion (line L2) of the bankbook 90, and the pressures 200a, 200c are located at the widthwise ends (lines L1, L3) of the bankbook 90. The pressure 200c is located at the line L3 on the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90. The lines L1, L2, and L3 have an uneven arrangement in which the lines L2 and L3 are narrower than the lines L1 and L2. Moreover, the turning rollers 21a, 21b, 21c are arrange | positioned on the lines L1, L2, L3, respectively.

On the other hand, the passbook 90 used here is assumed to have a book-like structure in which a plurality of relatively rigid (soft) inlays are formed on a relatively rigid (hard) cover. The passbook 90 is in an open state centered on the constricted portion, and a strip-shaped magnetic stripe 91 having a predetermined thickness is provided on the cover. The magnetic stripe 91 can record necessary information and can read and write information by a reader / writer not shown.

Next, the hardware configuration of the page turning device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the page turning mechanism control device of the embodiment.

The page turning mechanism control device 100 is provided in the page turning apparatus 1. The page turning mechanism control device 100 may be provided in a PPR (Passbook Printer) unit having, for example, a magnetic stripe reading mechanism or a printing mechanism in addition to the page turning mechanism.

In the page turning mechanism control device 100, the respective mechanisms are controlled by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101. The CPU 101 includes a random access memory (RAM) 102, a read only memory (ROM) 103, a communication interface 104, an input interface 105, and an output interface 106 via a bus 107. Connected.

At least part of an OS (Operating System) program or an application program to be executed by the CPU 101 is temporarily stored in the RAM 102. The RAM 102 also stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The ROM 103 stores an OS program and an application program. The communication interface 104 is connected to another control unit via a communication line. For example, the communication interface 104 is connected to a main control unit which collectively controls an automated teller machine or an account issuer.

The input interface 105 is provided with a plurality of sensors such as position detection sensors 108, 109, 110 for detecting the turning roller position, the media conveyance position, and the like, and inputs detection signals from these various sensors. The position detection sensors 108, 109, and 110 are, for example, photosensors, and detect a medium between the light emitting element and the light receiving element based on the light shielding state and the light transmitting state.

The output interface 106 outputs control signals of the transfer motor 111, the mechanical cam motor 112, the turnover motor 113, and the solenoid 114. The conveying motor 111, the mechanical cam motor 112, and the turning motor 113 are stepping motors and can be driven by CW (ClockWise: clockwise) rotation and CCW (Counter ClockWise: counterclockwise) rotation by a control signal. . The solenoid 114 strokes by a control signal of ON and OFF.

By the hardware configuration as described above, the processing function of the present embodiment can be realized.

On the other hand, the page turning device 1 may be configured to include modules each including a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like, or may be configured without a CPU 101. In this case, the page turning apparatus 1 is provided with nonvolatile memory (e.g., electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, flash memory type memory card, etc.), respectively, and stores the firmware of the module. The nonvolatile memory can record firmware via a portable recording medium or communication interface 104. In this way, the page turning apparatus 1 can update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory.

Next, the schematic structure of the page turning mechanism which the page turning apparatus 1 has is demonstrated using FIG. 5 is a schematic view of main parts for explaining the page turning mechanism of the embodiment;

The page turning mechanism 10 is a conveying mechanism of the passbook 90, which includes a conveying surface 5, conveying rollers 31, 51, 61 serving as driving rollers, and conveying rollers 41, 22, 71 serving as driven rollers. It is provided. The conveyance roller 61 opposes (the 1st conveyance roller pair) between the conveyance roller 71 and the conveyance path, and the conveyance roller 51 opposes the conveyance roller 22 and the conveyance path between ( 3rd conveyance roller pair), and the conveyance roller 31 opposes the 2nd conveyance roller 41 and the conveyance path (2nd conveyance roller pair).

The conveying path is formed by the upper surface of the conveying path and the lower surface of the conveying path, and the upper surface of the conveying path is formed by the movable guides 3 and 4 and the guide 6, and the lower surface of the conveying path is the conveying surface 5 and the pressure ( 200, 300).

The page turning mechanism 10 includes the movable guide 3, the conveying surface 5, the guide 6, the turning roller 21, the conveying rollers 22, 31, 41, and 51, and the pressure 200. One page turning mechanism (first page turning mechanism) is configured. Then, the page turning mechanism 10 includes the movable guide 4, the conveying surface 5, the guide 6, the turning roller 21, the conveying rollers 22, 51, 61, and 71, and the pressure 300. In addition, a page turning mechanism (second page turning mechanism) is configured. That is, the page turning mechanism 10 has two page turning mechanisms that share the turning roller 21 and the conveying rollers 22 and 51. And the page turning mechanism 10 has two book | cover covering mechanisms which share the turning roller 21 and the conveying rollers 22, 31, 41, 51, 61, and 71. As shown in FIG. The page turning mechanism 10 can cover the passbook 90 so that the concave portion faces in any direction of the conveying direction by having a booklet covering mechanism facing each other (different directions).

In order to simplify the explanation, the description of the second page turning mechanism that performs the same operation will be omitted, and the first page turning mechanism will be described. On the other hand, the 1st page turning mechanism and the 2nd page turning mechanism share the page turning which one side turns to page forward, and share the page turning which the other side turns to page back. For example, the first page turning mechanism shares the page turning to be turned page forward, and the second page turning mechanism shares the page turning to be turned back.

In addition, the first page turning mechanism and the second page turning mechanism share a covering operation in which one of the cover pages becomes the top surface, and the other page share the covering operation of the top cover. For example, the first page turning mechanism shares a covering operation in which the top cover is the top surface, and the second page turning mechanism shares a covering operation in which the inner cover is the top surface.

The conveyance roller 51 is rotatably fixed to the shaft which is not shown in figure which transmits the driving force from the conveyance motor 111. FIG. The conveyance roller 51 can be raised and lowered with respect to the conveyance path by the drive force from the mechanical cam motor 112. The conveyance roller 51 contacts the bank surface 90 at the time of conveyance, presses with the conveyance roller 22, and rotates, and moves the bank account 90 along a conveyance path.

The conveyance roller 22 is pivotally supported by the shaft 20 so that rotation is possible, and follows the rotation of the conveyance roller 51. As shown in FIG. The turning roller 21 is rotatably fixed to the shaft 20 which transmits the driving force from the turning motor 113. The turning roller 21 is fixed to the shaft 20 which pivotally supports the conveyance roller 22. The turning roller 21 is made of an elastic material such as rubber having a relatively high frictional force, and the main portion thereof has a substantially fan-shaped cross-sectional shape, and the fan-shaped curved portion is a friction contact surface for the page to be flipped. . The turning roller 21 rubs the curved frictional contact surface in contact with the page to be turned in accordance with the rotation of the shaft 20. In addition, the turning roller 21 is provided in plurality (for example, three) in the shaft at the same attachment angle, and presses down the passbook 90 simultaneously in several site | parts (for example, three places of a left side, a right side, and a center). In addition, the distance from the frictional contact surface to the center of the shaft is larger than the radius of the conveyance roller 22. In addition, the conveying surface 5 has a recessed part in the vicinity of the turning roller 21 so that it may not interfere with the turning roller 21.

The conveyance roller 31 is rotatably fixed to the shaft 30 which transmits the driving force from the conveyance motor 111. The conveyance roller 31 contacts the bank surface 90 at the time of conveyance, presses with the conveyance roller 41, and rotates it, and moves the bankbook 90 along a conveyance path. The conveyance roller 41 is pivotally supported by the shaft so that rotation is possible, and it can be lifted and lowered with respect to a conveyance path, and follows the rotation of the conveyance roller 31. As shown in FIG.

The pressure 200 is rotatably fixed to the shaft 290 which transmits the driving force from the mechanical cam motor 112, and is able to move up and down with respect to the conveyance path. The pressure 200 pushes the bankbook 90 by contacting the back surface side cover of the page to be turned over by the pressure main body as the shaft rotates. Hereinafter, the pressure 200 will be described in detail.

The movable guide 3 can be switched to the closed state and the open state by the driving force from the mechanical cam motor 112, and forms the upper surface of the conveyance path in the closed state. The movable guide 3 avoids the interference with the bankbook 90 pushed up by the pressure 200 in the open state. In addition, the movable guide 3 supports the page flipped over by the flipping roller 21. The conveyance surface 5 and the guide 6 are fixed passbook sliding surfaces. On the other hand, the fixed bank sliding surface is provided in the conveyance path front-back direction avoiding the interference area with a movable member, and forms a conveyance path.

Next, details of the pressure mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. It is a perspective view of the pressure mechanism of embodiment. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the pressure mechanism of the embodiment. The pressure mechanism includes a pressure 200 and a driver for driving the pressure. The drive unit is configured to include a mechanical cam motor 112 (drive unit) and a shaft (drive unit) 290 that transfers the driving force of the mechanical cam motor 112.

The pressure 200 is configured to include a pressure body 210, a pressure guide (base portion) 220, and a spring 230. The pressure body 210 inserts the shaft 290 into the shaft insertion hole 218 and pivotally supports the shaft 290 by the shaft 290. The pressure body 210 has a contact surface 211, a contact surface 212, a conveying surface 213, a tapered surface 214, a conveying surface 215, and a tapered surface on a surface facing the conveying surface 5. Has 216. The conveying surface 213, the tapered surface 214, and the conveying surface 215 become substantially the same plane as the conveying surface 5 in a state where the pressure 200 retreats from the conveying surface 5. The tapered surface 214 and the tapered surface 216 have predetermined inclination with respect to the conveyance surface 215 in order to reduce the conveyance resistance of the bankbook 90. The contact surface 212 is in contact with the bankbook 90 to be pushed up in the state where the pressure 200 has advanced from the carrying surface 5 at the time of page turning. The contact surface 211 contacts the cover of the bankbook 90 to be covered in the state in which the pressure 200 has advanced from the conveying surface 5 at the time of covering the bankbook.

The pressure guide 220 is a plate-shaped sheet metal member that is bent and has a U-shaped first recessed portion 223 in the center thereof, and has a U-shaped second recessed portion at one end adjacent to the first recessed portion 223. 224, and the other end has a tongue arrangement spring portion 225. The first recess 223 includes stoppers 221 on both sides of the bottom of the recess. The 1st recessed part 223 prevents the pressure 200 from interfering with the drive shaft (shaft) of another movable member in the state which does not protrude from the conveyance surface 5. The second recess 224 includes a guide hole 222 in the bottom of the recess. The pressure guide 220 passes the shaft 290 through the second concave portion 224, inserts the small screw 240 into the guide hole 222, and screwes the screw hole 291 to the shaft 290. It is fixed to). The spring 230 is disposed (supported) in the spring arrangement portion 225.

The pressure body 210 is supported by a spring 230 made of a compression coil spring. The rotation operation of the shaft 290 is transmitted to the pressure body 210 through the pressure guide 220 and the spring 230 interposed between the pressure guide 220 and the pressure body 210. At this time, if a predetermined load or more is applied to the pressure body 210, the amount of rotation of the pressure body 210 by the elastic deformation (compression) of the spring 230 is the amount of rotation of the shaft 290 and the pressure guide 220. More limited. Therefore, the spring 230 functions as a rotation amount (displacement amount) limiting section that limits the rotation amount of the pressure body 210. The spring 230 may be another spring such as a torsion spring, a tension coil spring, or the like, and may be an elastic member such as rubber or urethane.

The limit amount regulating portion 217 is a window frame opened in the pressure main body 210, and is brought into contact with the stopper portion 221 moving in the window frame, whereby the pressure main body 210 is rotated relative to the pressure guide 220. Regulate the same amount. The limited amount regulating portion 217 is in contact with the stopper portion 221 at the lower end of the window frame in a state in which the pressure main body 210 is not loaded, and the window is in a state where a predetermined load or more is applied to the pressure main body 210. In contact with the stopper 221 at the top of the frame.

The stopper portion 221 in contact with the limit restriction portion 217 and the upper end of the window frame in a state where the spring 230 compresses a predetermined amount or more supports the pressure body 210 together with the spring 230. Therefore, the spring 230 does not compress beyond a predetermined amount. In this way, the limited amount regulating portion 217 has a function of regulating the limited amount of rotation of the pressure body 210 that the spring 230 restricts to a predetermined range.

In this manner, since the relative amount of rotation with respect to the pressure guide 220 increases depending on the load on the contact surface 212, the pressure main body 210 increases the amount of bending of the bankbook 90 pushed by the pressure main body 210. Can fit in. Specifically, since the load on the contact surface 212 is small when the thickness of the passbook 90 pushed up by the pressure body 210 is small, the pressure body 210 rotates to the same degree as the pressure guide 220. When the thickness of the passbook 90 pushed up by the pressure body 210 is large, since the load on the contact surface 212 is large, the pressure body 210 has a smaller amount of rotation than the pressure guide 220.

In addition, the pressure main body 210 can make contact with the bank 90 by the contact surface 211 by making the rotation amount of the shaft 290 large, when the operation of covering the bank 90 is carried out. At this time, the pressure body 210 receives a load that is substantially orthogonal to the deformation direction of the spring 230. In addition, when the pressure main body 210 receives the load by the sliding resistance with the bankbook 90, since the limited amount regulation part 217 regulates the rotation limit amount of the pressure main body 210 to a predetermined range, The contact surface 211 suitably contacts the bankbook 90.

Next, an example of booklet covering operation of the page turning mechanism 10 when covering the opened bankbook 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12. 8-11 is a figure explaining the example of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment. It is a timing chart explaining the timing of booklet cover operation | movement of the page turning mechanism of embodiment.

The page turning mechanism control device 100 receives a bankbook covering instruction from the main control unit and starts a bankbook covering operation. The page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 drives the conveying motor 111 at CCW rotation at timing p1, and conveys the bankbook 90 which the page turning mechanism 10 sucked in to the right direction of the figure (FIG. 8). (a)]. At this time, the conveying roller 61 and the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 71, and the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 22 and the conveying roller 51 respectively clamp the bankbook 90, and convey. When the bankbook 90 is conveyed to a predetermined position, the position detection sensor 108 provided in the conveyance path detects the bankbook 90 and turns from OFF to ON (timing p2).

The page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 inputs the detection signal (passbook detection signal) of the position detection sensor 108, and drives the mechanical cam motor 112 by CCW rotation (timing p3). Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the mechanical cam motor 112 a predetermined step by CCW rotation (timing p4). Thereby, the movable guide 3 is displaced to the open state (second state) which stands up from the closed state (first state) which forms the upper surface of a conveyance path, and opens the upper surface of a conveyance surface. Moreover, the pressure 200 contacts the bank account 90 by the contact surface 211, and pushes the one end of the bank account 90 which spreads out. In addition, the conveyance roller 51 retreats from a conveyance path (FIG. 8 (b)).

The page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 drives the conveying motor 111 by CCW rotation at the timing p5, and conveys the bankbook 90 to the right direction of a figure. Since the passbook 90 is conveyed with one end being pushed up by the pressure 200, one end of the passbook 90 faces the movable guide 3 which stands up above the conveying path. After contacting the movable guide 3, one end of the bankbook 90 is mounted on the top of the movable guide 3 while sliding upward. The page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the transfer motor 111 a predetermined step by CCW rotation (timing p6). At this time, one end of the passbook 90 is supported at the top of the movable guide (3). The conveyance roller 22 contacts the bank 90 at the back and front with the convex part of the bank 90 interposed (FIG. 9 (a)).

The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 at CW rotation at timing p7. The page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the mechanical cam motor 112 a predetermined step by CW rotation (timing p8). Thereby, the pressure 200 retreats from a conveyance path. In addition, the conveyance roller 51 advances into a conveyance path and opposes the conveyance roller 22 and the passbook 90 in between. The page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 drives the conveyance motor 111 by CCW rotation at the timing p9, and conveys the passbook 90 to the right direction of a figure. The page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 stops by driving the conveying motor 111 a predetermined step by CCW rotation (timing p10). At this time, the bankbook 90 stops at the position which passed only about the radius of the conveyance roller 22 rather than the contact position of the conveyance roller 22 and the constricted part (FIG. 9 (b)).

The page turning mechanism control device 100 starts driving the turning motor 113 at CCW rotation at timing p11. The page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the page turning motor 113 a predetermined step by CCW rotation (timing p12). Thereby, the turning roller 21 retreats from an initial position to the position (retraction position) which does not contact the bankbook 90 during a covering operation.

The page turning mechanism control device 100 starts driving the mechanical cam motor 112 at CW rotation at timing p13. Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the mechanical cam motor 112 a predetermined step by CW rotation (timing p14). Thereby, the movable guide 3 stands up and shifts from the open state (second state) which opens the upper surface of a conveyance surface to the hardened state (third state) which becomes halfway between an open state and a closed state (FIG. 10). (A)]. The movable guide 3 falls down from the standing state which supported one end of the bankbook 90 at the top part, and covers the said one end side of the spread bankbook 90 on the conveyance roller 22. As shown in FIG. At this time, the movable guide 3 is in contact with a portion closer to the one end of the bankbook 90 than the portion in which the conveying roller 22 contacts in the opened bankbook 90.

Thereby, the passbook 90 is covered with an acute angle centering on the deformed portion before the deformed portion is sandwiched between the conveying roller 31 and the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 41.

Thus, since the movable guide 3 pushes down the part which shifted to the one end side in the spread bankbook 90 by rotation operation, compared with the case where the rigid part of the bankbook 90 is pressed, the bankbook 90 is carried out. The load on the load can be reduced. As a result, the page turning mechanism 10 reduces the load placed on the bankbook 90 and causes the bankbook 90 to escape, thereby reducing the possibility of failing the bankbook covering operation.

At this time, since the movable guide 3 is driven by the mechanical cam motor 112, the self-weight of the movable guide 3 can apply a greater load to the bank 90 than to press the bank 90. have. Thereby, even if the lipid of the bankbook 90 is stiff, the movable guide 3 can perform the covering operation of the bankbook 90 suitably. Moreover, even if there are many pages to be covered in the bankbook 90, the movable guide 3 can perform the covering operation of the bankbook 90 suitably.

Moreover, the movable guide 3 of this hardness state has the predetermined clearance gap with the conveyance roller 22. As shown in FIG. For example, the predetermined gap is set to a value larger than the thickness of one open face side to be covered in the passbook 90. On the other hand, the size of the gap may be varied depending on the kind of bankbook 90 and the position of the spreading page.

The page turning mechanism control apparatus 100 drives the conveyance motor 111 by CCW rotation at timing p15, and further conveys the bankbook 90 to the right direction of a figure. At this time, each of the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 31 and the conveying roller 41, and the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 22 and the conveying roller 51 clamps the passbook 90, and conveys them (FIG. 10 (b) )]. At this time, since the bankbook 90 is covered with an acute angle centering on the rigid part, the load applied to the conveyance rollers 31 and 41 at the time of conveying the bankbook 90 does not become excessive.

The page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the transfer motor 111 a predetermined step by CCW rotation (timing p16). At this time, the passbook 90 is sandwiched by the conveying roller 31 and the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 41, and the unfolded side of the covered passbook 90 (the side opposite to the portion bound in the state covering the passbook 90). ] An end part is located between the conveyance roller 31 of the conveyance roller 31 and the conveyance roller 41, and the conveyance roller pair of the conveyance roller 22 and the conveyance roller 51. As shown in FIG.

In this case, the cover book 90 which is being conveyed slides between the conveyance roller 22 and the movable guide 3 when the cover sheet (including the inlay sheet) is covered. Therefore, the passbook 90 is only conveyed by being pulled into the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 31 and the conveying roller 41, and it does not apply an excessive load to the covered cover. For this reason, the page turning mechanism 10 reduces the possibility of causing the paper jam of the bankbook 90.

The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the mechanical cam motor 112 at CW rotation at timing p17. Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the mechanical cam motor 112 a predetermined step by CW rotation (timing p18). Thereby, the movable guide 3 shifts from the hardened state (third state) which is halfway between an open state and a closed state to the closed state (1st state) which forms the upper surface of a conveyance path.

The page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the turning motor 113 at CW rotation at timing p19. The page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the page turning motor 113 a predetermined step by CW rotation (timing p20). Thus, the turning roller 21 returns from the retracted position to the initial position (FIG. 11).

Thereafter, the page turning mechanism control device 100 drives the transfer motor 111 in CW rotation at timing p21. Then, the page turning mechanism control device 100 stops by driving the transfer motor 111 a predetermined step by CW rotation (timing p22). At this time, the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 31 and the conveying roller 41, the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 22 and the conveying roller 51, and the conveying roller pair of the conveying roller 61 and the conveying roller 71, respectively The bankbook 90 is sandwiched and returned. The passbook 90 is conveyed to the position discharged from the page turning mechanism 10.

In this manner, the page turning mechanism 10 can operate to stably cover the bankbook 90 with a simple structure.

In addition, the page turning mechanism 10 can not only perform a book cover operation in a state where only one cover sheet needs to be covered, but also perform a book cover operation from any page of the bankbook 90. Therefore, since the page turning mechanism 10 does not require the page turning operation when performing the book covering operation, the page turning mechanism 10 can shorten the processing time of the book covering operation.

In addition, when such a page turning mechanism 10 is mounted in an automatic teller machine or a bankbook issuer, the time taken for providing a service can be shortened.

In addition, the page turning mechanism control device 100 may perform a repetitive operation of opening and closing the movable guide 3 in the process of changing the movable guide 3 from the second state to the third state. By carrying out such a repeating operation, the bankbook 90 can be made more flexible, and the load on conveyance of the bankbook 90 can be further reduced.

On the other hand, although the pressure 200 protrudes to the conveyance path by a rotation operation, you may make it protrude to a conveyance path by the linear motion of an up-down direction.

On the other hand, an example in which the movable guide 3 is moved, the conveyance roller 51 is advanced, retracted, the pressure 200 is advanced and retracted by CCW rotation and CW rotation of the mechanical cam motor 112 is shown. Depending on the driving force transmission mechanism such as this, the mechanical cam motor 112 may be controlled in one direction of CCW rotation or CW rotation.

On the other hand, although the bankbook 90 was used as an example of a booklet medium, it can be handled if it is a booklet-type medium like a passport, for example.

In addition, although the page turning apparatus 1 was equipped with the page turning mechanism, and demonstrated the Example which covers an open bankbook using a page turning mechanism, you may make it provide a book | cover covering mechanism separately from a page turning mechanism.

In addition, the above-mentioned embodiment can add a various change within the range which does not deviate from the summary of embodiment.

In addition, the above-described embodiments are capable of many variations and modifications by those skilled in the art, and are not limited to the precise configurations and applications described.

1: page turning device 2: support casing
3, 4: movable guide 5: conveying surface
6: guide 10: page turning mechanism
20, 30: shaft 21: turning roller
22, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71: conveying roller
100: page turning mechanism control device 200, 300: pressure

Claims (6)

A conveying unit for conveying the booklet medium,
A first state in which an upper surface of the conveying path is formed to guide conveyance of the booklet medium, a second state in which the upper surface of the conveying path is standing up to support one end of the booklet medium, and the first state A movable guide switchable to a third state which is intermediate between said second state and which can be pushed down in a direction covering said booklet medium;
A pressure unit for pushing up the booklet medium on the lower surface side of the conveying path;
In the first state of the movable guide, after controlling the conveying unit to convey the opened booklet medium to a predetermined position, control is performed to switch the movable guide from the first state to the second state, and the movable In the second state of the guide, controlling the pressure unit to push up one end of the booklet medium, and to convey the booklet medium until one end of the booklet medium is guided to the movable guide in the second state. After controlling the conveying unit, the pressure unit is retracted from the conveying path to control the switching of the movable guide from the second state to the third state, and in the third state of the movable guide, the movable guide A control unit for controlling the conveying unit to convey the booklet medium pressed down by a predetermined position;
Booklet media handling apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveying unit,
A first pair of conveying rollers facing up and down with the conveying path interposed therebetween,
A second conveying roller pair opposed to the first conveying roller pair up and down with the conveying path therebetween by a predetermined distance from the conveying direction;
And a third conveying roller pair facing up and down with the conveying path interposed between the first conveying roller pair and the second conveying roller pair in a conveying direction. The booklet medium handling according to claim 2, wherein the movable guide in the third state is hardened with a predetermined gap between the conveying rollers located above the conveying path among the third conveying roller pairs. Device. The said movable guide of a said 3rd state is an end side of the said booklet medium spread | folded rather than the part which the conveyance roller located in the upper side of the said conveyance path among the said 3rd conveyance roller pairs contacts with the said booklet medium. And the booklet medium is in contact with the booklet medium. The said 3rd conveyance roller pair consists of a drive roller located in the lower side of the said conveyance path, and the driven roller located in the upper side of the said conveyance path,
In the third state of the movable guide, when conveying the booklet medium pressed down by the movable guide to a predetermined position, the driven roller is the booklet in a state in which the drive roller has retracted from the conveying path. A booklet media handling device characterized in contact with a medium. The said control part carries out the repeating operation which opens and closes the said movable guide between the said 2nd state and the said 3rd state, The said guide is moved from the said 2nd state in any one of Claims 1-5. Booklet media handling device, characterized in that switching to the third state.

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