JPH0633014B2 - Page changer - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a booklet page changing device, and more particularly to a booklet page changing device suitable for a bankbook printer or the like which is a terminal device for a financial institution.

[Prior Art] As a conventional device of this type, for example, the Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-66173
The device disclosed in the publication is known. In this device, when turning pages, in order to make it easy to turn over multiple sheets of inner paper, a drive source is used to bend the inner paper in a bow shape to perform page turning.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

The above-mentioned conventional technique has a problem that the number of parts is large, a drive source is also required, and the cost is high. In addition, there is a problem that a malfunction occurs when the device malfunctions or does not work. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional page changing apparatus and provide an inexpensive and highly reliable page changing apparatus.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above object of the present invention is to convey a booklet having a binding portion in a predetermined direction along a first guide, and the booklet reaching a predetermined position. In a page changing apparatus having a page changing roller for changing pages, the position corresponding to the intermediate portion between the position where the binding portion of the booklet that has reached the predetermined position exists and the position of the rotation shaft of the page changing roller, This is achieved by a page changing device characterized in that a smoothly formed convex portion is provided on the first guide.

[Action]

In the page changing device according to the present invention, at the time of page change, the vicinity of the binding portion of the booklet is pressed against the first guide by the conveying roller, and the vicinity of the rear end of the booklet is pressed against the first guide, respectively. The intermediate portion of the pages to be page-changed in the booklet is pushed up by the convex portion provided on the first guide between the transport roller and the page-change roller, warped in an arch, and from the remaining pages. It becomes easy to leave.

By rotating the page changing roller in this state, one page can be surely turned.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a passbook printer which is an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a passbook, 2 is an inserter for inserting the passbook 1, 3 is a pair of conveyance rollers, 4 is a magnetic head for reading / writing information recorded on a magnetic stripe 30 provided in the passbook 1, Reference numeral 5 denotes a print head that forms a printing portion together with the carrier 6, platen 7, and printing ribbon mechanism 8, and 9 denotes a page changing roller that constitutes a passbook page changing mechanism portion together with the passbook guides 12 and 13, the sensor 21, and the like.

The passbook 1 to be printed inserted from the inserter 2 is sucked into the apparatus by the pair of transport rollers 3. The inhaled passbook 1 is read so as to read the information recorded on the magnetic stripe 30 provided on the cover thereof, so that the magnetic stripe 30 is stopped so as to come to the position of the magnetic head 4.
Here, after reading the information, the passbook 1 is sent to the printing unit to perform necessary printing based on the information.

Here, when the necessary printing is performed over a large number of lines and the next page is to be printed beyond the original page, or when it is necessary to print on another page of the passbook 1, the passbook 1 Is sent to the passbook page changing mechanism behind the printing unit. The passbook 1 stopped at a predetermined position is page-changed by the page-change roller 9 driven by a motor 22.

This situation will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b). The page changing roller 9 is a roller covered with sponge-like relatively soft rubber that deforms with a small change in pressure. Here, as the material of the rubber itself, it is important that the friction resistance is high and the abrasion resistance is high.
Further, in the page changing roller 9, the height (h) on the page changing rubber portion side in the state shown in FIG. 1 (a) is the height (s) on the opposite side.
It is configured to be higher.

As described above, the page change is performed by driving the page change roller 9 according to a command sent from the control circuit 19 to the motor 22. That is, the leading end portion 1a of the page to be page-changed of the passbook 1 set at the position shown in FIG. 1 (a) is pressed against the first guide 13 side by the pressure roller 24 which is a part of the conveying roller pair 3. From the central portion 1b to the rear end portion 1c, the convex portion 20 provided on the first guide 13 brings the state closer to the second guide 12 side.

FIG. 1 (b) shows the state of the passbook 1 when changing pages. From the state shown in FIG. 1 (a), by driving the page changing roller 9 counterclockwise by the motor 22, the height of the page changing roller 9 in contact with the passbook 1 is increased from s to h. Then, the rear end 1c of the passbook 1 is pressed against the first guide 13.
At this time, the central portion 1b of the passbook 1 remains at the position shown in FIG. 1 (a) by the convex portion 20 on the first guide 13, so that the leading end portion 1a of the passbook 1 is on the lower side and the central portion 1b of the passbook 1. The upper part and the rear end part 1c are bent in an arched shape such as the lower part, so that the passbook 1 can be easily page-changed. In this state, the page change roller 9 is further rotated to perform page change.

After this, in the state where the pages of the passbook 1 are turned over, the page change operation is completed while ejecting the passbook 1.

The convex portion 20 on the first guide 13 is the first guide.
Since it is a continuous and smooth surface on 13, the passbook 1 does not collide with or get caught in the convex portion 20, which does not become an obstacle.

After the page changing operation described above is completed, the passbook 1 is sent back to the printing unit again, and desired printing is performed on a new page. Of course, the page code printed on the passbook 1 is read and confirmed by the sensor 15 in order to check whether or not the page change is surely performed before printing.

After the printing is completed, the recording information on the magnetic stripe is updated by the magnetic head 4 if necessary, and is discharged to the inserter 2 and passed to the operator.

According to the above-described embodiment, the page changing mechanism for booklets can be realized with an extremely simple structure, and can be made inexpensive and highly reliable.

3A to 3C show detailed configuration examples of the convex portion 20 on the first guide 13 described above. FIG. 3 (a) shows the most common continuous convex portion, and FIG. 3 (b) shows the continuous convex portion 20a formed only on the main part on the first guide 13. same
(c) is obtained by dividing the convex portion 20a shown in (b) into a plurality of parts.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a conveying means for conveying booklets in a predetermined direction along the first guide, and a page changing roller for changing pages of the booklets reaching a predetermined position. In the page changing apparatus having the above, since the convex portion formed smoothly is provided on the first guide corresponding to the intermediate portion of the page for performing page change of the booklet that has reached the predetermined position, it is inexpensive and reliable. This has the remarkable effect of realizing a highly efficient page changing device.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are views for explaining the process of page change operation of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a passbook printer which is one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. FIG. 3C is a perspective view showing the details of the configuration of the convex portion provided on the first guide. 1: Passbook, 3: Conveying roller pair, 4: Magnetic head, 5: Print head, 9: Page change roller, 12, 13: Passbook guide, 1
9: control part, 20, 20a, 20b: convex part, 21: sensor, 30: magnetic stripe.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transporting means for transporting a booklet having a binding portion in a predetermined direction along a first guide, and a page changing roller for changing pages of the booklet which has reached a predetermined position. In the page-changing device, it is formed smoothly on the first guide corresponding to the intermediate portion between the position where the binding portion of the booklet that has reached the predetermined position exists and the position of the rotation shaft of the page-changing roller. A page-changing device having a convex portion.