Card – picture – or sign exhibiting – Changing exhibitor – Motor operated
Reexamination Certificate
1998-11-03
2003-08-19
Miller, William L. (Department: 3677)
Card, picture, or sign exhibiting
Changing exhibitor
Motor operated
Reexamination Certificate
active
06606807
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a page-turning apparatus having simple configuration and allowing size reduction, and to a page-turning method.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In recent years, an ATM (Automated Teller Machine) or a window machine has been widely used as a portion of a computerized banking system. Incorporated in these types of machine is a page-turning apparatus for automatically turning pages of a bankbook when there is no printing space on an opened page. With this page-turning apparatus, a customer is not required to turn page himself or herself, which reduces a time required for transaction processing.
FIG. 13
is an explanatory view schematically showing an example of a page-turning apparatus based on the conventional technology. This page-turning apparatus
500
comprises a turning roller
503
located between a first carrier roller
501
and a second carrier roller
502
. The first carrier roller
501
is paired with a first carrier tension roller
504
. The second carrier roller
502
is paired with a second carrier tension roller
505
. Also, the turning roller
503
is paired with a turning tension roller
506
. A first guide
507
for turning in the regular direction is provided between the first carrier roller
501
and the turning roller
503
.
The first guide
507
is rotatably supported at one edge thereof. The other edge of the first guide
507
has a curved section
507
a
for making a bankbook T easily be introduced. A second guide
508
for turning in the reverse direction is provided between the second carrier roller
502
and the turning roller
503
. The second guide
508
is rotatably supported at one edge thereof. The other edge of the second guide
508
has a curved section
508
a
similar to that of the first guide
507
. The first guide
507
and the second guide
508
are reversely operated to each other.
The first guide
507
and the second guide
508
form a carrier path with a lower-side guide
509
. Located below the first guide
507
is a first pressure lever
510
. Also, located below the second guide
508
is a second pressure lever
511
. The pressure levers
510
and
511
are driven by first and second pressures MG
512
and
513
respectively. Located above the first guide
507
is a first sensor
514
.
The first sensor
514
senses whether the first guide
507
is present or not. When the first guide
507
swings to be placed in front of the first sensor
514
, the first sensor
514
senses the first guide
507
. Similarly, located above the second guide
508
is a second sensor
515
. The second sensor
515
senses whether the second guide
508
is present or not. When the second guide
508
swings to be placed in front of the second sensor
515
, the second sensor
515
senses the second guide
508
. A first roller lock MG
516
locks the first carrier roller
501
. A second roller lock MG
517
locks the second carrier roller
502
.
Next description is made for an operation of this page-turning apparatus
500
. At first, as shown in
FIGS. 14A
to
14
D, a bankbook T is carried in a direction of the left side in the figure with the first carrier roller
501
(FIG.
14
A). In this case, the turning roller
503
also plays a roll as a carrier. Then, the first carrier roller
501
is locked by the first roller lock MG
516
in a state where the bankbook T is held with the first carrier roller
501
as well as with the turning roller
503
. By locking the first carrier roller
501
, the bankbook T can be locked.
Then, the turning roller
503
is rotated. The turning roller
503
and a page of the bankbook T are locked with friction therebetween. Accordingly, rotation of the turning roller
503
(
FIG. 14B
) makes the page warped. Also, the first pressure lever
510
pushes the bankbook T from the rear side thereof to help the page to easily be warped. The first guide
507
swings along the warped page. The first sensor
514
senses swinging of the first guide
507
. Then, the turning roller
503
is rotated and the page is rejected (FIG.
14
C).
The first sensor
514
senses the rejected page. When the page has been rejected, the first carrier roller
501
is released from being locked by the first roller lock MG
516
. Then, the first carrier roller
501
, turning roller
503
, and the second carrier roller
502
are rotated to carry the bankbook T in a direction of the left side in the figure. A page of the bankbook T is turned over with this carrier (FIG.
14
D). It should be noted that the page described above is generally used for indicating a face of any page on a book or a notebook, but is also used here to indicate each form of a bankbook or the like for convenience of description.
A page can reversely be turned over with a reverse operation thereto. As shown in
FIGS. 15A
to
15
D, the bankbook is carried to the left side in the figure by the second carrier roller
502
(FIG.
15
A). In this case, the turning roller
503
also plays a roll as a carrier.
Then, the second carrier roller
502
is locked by the second roller lock MG
517
in a state where the bankbook T is held with the second carrier roller
501
as well as with the turning roller
503
. By locking the second carrier roller
502
, the bankbook T can be locked. Then, the turning roller
503
is rotated in the reverse direction to the regular-turning of a page. Rotation of the turning roller
503
makes a page warped (FIG.
15
B).
Also, the second pressure lever
511
pushes the bankbook T from the rear side thereof to help the page to easily be warped. The second guide
508
swings along the warped page. The second sensor
515
senses swinging of the second guide
508
. Then, the turning roller
503
is rotated and the page is rejected (FIG.
15
C).
The second sensor
515
senses the rejected page. When the page has been rejected, the second carrier roller
502
is released from being locked by the second roller lock MG
517
. Then, the second carrier roller
502
, turning roller
503
, and the first carrier roller
501
are rotated to carry the bankbook T in a direction of the right side in the figure. A page of the bankbook T is reversely turned over with this carrier (FIG.
15
D).
In the conventional type of page-turning apparatus
500
, a page of a bankbook T can automatically be turned over when entry columns on the page run out. However, the conventional type of page-turning apparatus
500
requires two guides of the first guide
507
and the second guide
508
because page-turning is carried out in the regular direction as well as in the reverse direction.
The conventional type of page-turning apparatus
500
also requires two units of sensor
514
,
515
for sensing swinging of both the first guide
507
and the second guide
508
. And for this reason, the number of components resultantly increases, which makes the page-turning apparatus
500
complicated. In addition, the apparatus itself is made larger.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a page-turning apparatus enabling size reduction of the apparatus because of its simple structure, a page-turning method, and a computer-readable recording medium with a program for making a computer execute the method recorded therein.
To achieve the object described above, a page-turning apparatus according to the present invention comprises a first roller for carrying a brochure-formed medium having a plurality of pages, rotating or stopping independently, warping and rejecting a page by rotating, and locking a page by stopping; a second roller for carrying the brochure-formed medium together with the first roller, warping and rejecting a page by rotating in association with locking the page with the first roller, and locking the page by stopping in association with warping and rejecting the page by the first roller; and a guide section located between the first roller and second roller for guiding the object for page-turning and moving along a warped or rejected page.
A page is tuned over with the first roller and the second roller. For exa
Fujitsu Limited
Miller William L.
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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