JPH03274196A - Page turning device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To raise the function of a copying machine and to enhance universality for general books, etc., by sensing the outer periphery of an original on an original support base, providing number-of-page recognizing means for reading the number of a page, a page turning mechanism for turning the page of the original, and a page memory for storing the number of the page, and sensing it by the recognizing means to open a predetermined page. CONSTITUTION:A book 9 placed on an original support base 13 is scanned by a scanner 14, the position and the size of the book 9 are detected, and the outer periphery 15 of the book 9 is sensed. Image information scanned to be read at the outer periphery 15 is digitized to recognize a page number 16, which is compared with a predetermined page 8 previously set by setting means, and the page 8 is opened by a page turning mechanism. If the page 8 having no number 16 exists, the page number 16 read at the last is stored in a first memory, the page 8 is sequentially turned by the mechanism, and repeating number is stored in a second memory. Then, the stored numerical value is subtracted to recognize the page number, and the page 8 is opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a page turning device used in a cash dispenser's bookkeeping device and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, there is a demand for a highly reliable page turning device for cash dispenser bookkeeping devices, etc., and such a page turning device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 1-182094.

Therefore, this device will be explained as a first conventional example based on FIG. 5. This page turning device 1 separates paper, such as a bankbook 4, on which page marks 3 are attached, such as in different positions for each page 2 of paper, and is supported so as to be movable in the vertical direction. 2, and a page mark sensor 6 that detects the page mark 3.

In this configuration, the page turning device l corrects the pressing force of the page turning reroller 5 against the page 2 of the bankbook 4 in accordance with the detection signal of the page mark sensor 6, thereby preventing page 2 from being separated incorrectly. It has become.

Next, the device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 56-60294 will be described as a second conventional example of a page turning device with reference to FIG. This page turning device 7 is a booklet 9 which is a manuscript having pages 8 bound in common at one end.
It separates paper such as the top page 8a.
, and a blower 11 that bends due to the feeding force of the rotating roller 10 and turns over the top page 8a whose center part is separated from the next page 8b.

In such a configuration, this page turning device 7 has the following functions:
The top page 8a is moved by the feeding force of the rotating rotary roller 10.
By curving the page 8b, the center of the topmost page 8a separated from the next page 8b is utilized, and the page 8a is turned over by blowing air there with the blower 11.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the page turning device 1 exemplified as the first conventional example,
Since the page mark sensor 6 monitors the page mark 3 of the turned page 2 while the apparatus is in operation, errors such as multiple feeding can be reliably detected and reliability is high.

However, this page turning device 1 has a page mark 3 in advance.
It is a device exclusively for the passbook 4 with the appendix attached and is not versatile.

On the other hand, the page turning device 7 illustrated as a second conventional example
In this case, since the uppermost page 8a is curved and paper separation is performed using the part separated from the next page 8b, it is possible to handle various forms of booklets 9, etc., and is highly versatile.

However, this page turning device 7 does not have a function to recognize the number of pages in the booklet 9, and therefore, in order to open a predetermined page, the operator must operate the device while viewing the double-page spread.

Means for Solving the Problems The invention as set forth in claim 1 provides a document support stand that supports documents bound together at one end, and detects the outer circumference of the document placed on the document support stand. A page number recognition means for reading the number of pages of a document is provided, a page turning mechanism is formed for sequentially turning over the pages of the document placed on a document support stand, and a page memory is provided for storing at least one page number.

The invention according to claim 2 provides a first memory for storing the number of pages last recognized by the page recognition means, and stores the number of pages sequentially turned by the page turning mechanism from the stored number of pages. A second memory was provided.

The invention according to claim 1 is such that the page number of the facing page of the document placed on the document support table is detected by the page number recognition means, and a predetermined page set by the setting device is opened by the page turning mechanism. By doing so, it is possible to automatically open a predetermined page of a document, which can contribute to increasing the functionality of copying machines.

In the invention as claimed in claim 2, the number of pages of the document whose page numbers cannot be read is calculated from the number of pages stored in the second memory, and a predetermined page set by the setting means is opened by the page turning mechanism. By doing so, it is possible to calculate the number of pages whose page numbers cannot be read and open a predetermined page.

Embodiment An embodiment of the invention set forth in claim 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. First, page turning device 1 of this embodiment
2, a document support table 13 for supporting a booklet 9 or the like, which is a document bound in common at one end, is made of transparent glass or the like, and a scanner 14 is movably disposed therebeneath. Here, this scanner 14 is a part of a page number recognition means that detects the outer circumference 15 of the booklet 9 and reads the page number 16, and a page turning device consisting of a friction roller or the like is mounted on the document support stand 13. A mechanism (not shown) is provided. The page turning device 12 also includes a page memory (not shown) that stores at least one page number;
A setting means (not shown) is provided to changeably set a desired double-page spread.

In such a configuration, the page turning device 12 rotates the booklet 9 placed on the document support stand 13 into the scanner 14.
The position and size of the booklet 9 are detected by optical scanning, and the outer peripheral portion 15 of the booklet 9 is detected based on this size. Therefore, the image information obtained by reading and scanning this outer peripheral portion 15 is digitized, the page number 16 is recognized, this page number 16 is compared with a predetermined page 8 set in advance by the setting means, and the operation is performed based on the comparison result. A predetermined page 8 is opened by a page turning mechanism.

Here, the detection of the outer peripheral part 15 of the booklet 9 using the scanner 14 may be performed by analog processing to recognize it as a part with a large margin, or by digital processing to recognize it as a part with little image information 17. In addition, in the actual booklet 9, etc., the page number 16 is located at the bottom edge, left and right edges, etc. of the outer circumferential portion 15 of the page 8, and its form is also formed by numbers and decorative symbols as illustrated in FIG. It is common that Therefore, the recognition of double-page spread 8 of booklet 9 is as follows.
This is done by extracting a predetermined number from the page numbers 16 using pattern matching, a character recognition device, a neural network, or the like.

Although the page turning device 12 of this embodiment detects the outer peripheral portion 15 of the booklet 9 by optical scanning of the scanner 14, the present invention is not limited to the above method. It is also possible to implement a page turning device (not shown) in which the size of the booklet 9 and the position of the outer peripheral portion 15 are input by operating a keyboard or the like.

Next, an embodiment of the invention according to claim 2 will be described based on FIG. The page turning device 18 of this embodiment includes a first memory that stores the page number last recognized by the page recognition means, and a page turning device 18 that stores the page number last recognized by the page recognition means. The structure includes a second memory (both not shown) that stores the number of pages sequentially turned by the mechanism.

In such a configuration, the page turning device 18 is capable of calculating the number of pages 8 whose page numbers 16 are unreadable and opening a predetermined page 8 . In other words, if there is a page 8 or the like on which the page number 16 is not marked in the booklet 9, the page number 16 read last among the pages 8 that are sequentially turned over by the page turning mechanism is stored in the first memory. Then, the page turning mechanism continues until page number 16 is read again.
The pages 8 are sequentially turned over, and the number of repetitions is stored in the second memory. Then, the number of pages 8 whose page number 16 is unreadable due to subtraction of the numerical values stored in the first and second memories is recognized, and the predetermined page 8 set by the user using the setting means is opened. be able to.

Effects of the Invention The invention described in claim 1 provides a document support stand that supports a document bound in common at one end, detects the outer circumference of the document placed on the document support stand, and determines the number of pages of the document. a page number recognition means for reading the document, a page turning mechanism for sequentially turning over the pages of the document placed on the document support stand, and a page memory for storing at least one page number;
The page number recognition means detects the page number of the two-page spread of the document placed on the document support stand, and the page turning mechanism opens the predetermined page set by the setting device. Since it can be opened automatically, it can contribute to increasing the functionality of copying machines, and the manuscript for which page turning does not have to be a special manuscript with page marks attached in advance. It is highly versatile because it can be used to operate the apparatus, and it is practical because it does not require the operator to operate the apparatus while viewing a double-page spread in order to open a predetermined page. The invention includes a first memory that stores the number of pages last recognized by the page recognition means, and a second memory that stores the number of pages sequentially turned by the page turning mechanism from the number of pages stored in the first memory. By providing a memory, calculating the number of pages of the manuscript whose page numbers cannot be read from the number of pages stored in the second memory, and opening a predetermined page set by the setting means using the page turning mechanism. Since it is possible to open a predetermined page by calculating the number of pages whose page numbers cannot be read, it is possible to implement an extremely practical device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention according to claim 1, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the booklet, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing various forms of page numbers, and FIG. A flowchart showing an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a first conventional example, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second conventional example. 8...Paper, 9...Document, 12.18...Page turning device, 13...Document support stand, 14...Page number recognition means, 15...Outer periphery, 16... Page number applicant Ricoh Co., Ltd. 1 6 selections

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document support stand that supports a document bound at one end in common, and a page number of the document is read by detecting the outer periphery of the document placed on the document support stand. a page number recognition means, a page turning mechanism that sequentially turns over the pages of the document placed on the document support table, a page memory that stores at least one page number, and a page spread of the document that can be freely changed. a setting means for detecting a page number of a facing page of the document placed on the document support table by a page number recognition means, and opening a predetermined page set by the setting means by a page turning mechanism. A page turning device characterized by: 2. a document support stand for supporting a document with one end bound in common; a page number recognition means for detecting the outer periphery of the document placed on the document support stand and reading the page number of the document; a page turning mechanism for sequentially turning over the pages of the original document placed on the original document support table; a page memory for storing at least one page number; a setting means for setting the facing page of the original document in a changeable manner; It consists of a first memory that stores the page number last recognized by the page recognition means, and a second memory that stores the number of pages sequentially turned by the page turning mechanism from the page number stored in the first memory. , the number of pages of the document whose page numbers cannot be read is calculated from the number of pages stored in the second memory, and the page turning mechanism opens a predetermined page set by the setting means. A page turning device.