Apparatus, method, and control program for turning the pages of a passbook

A method for turning pages of a passbook that is unfolded on both sides of a folding axis, by a page turning apparatus equipped in a passbook printing available printer, comprising:

• storing a passbook holding position corresponding to a size of the pages of the passbook, and a threshold value corresponding to the size;
• detecting the size of the pages of the passbook in response to a page turning request;
• conveying, by referencing a value of the passbook holding position corresponding to the size, the passbook to the passbook holding position;
• buckling the paper of a turning target page of the passbook conveyed to the passbook holding position;
• sensing a buckling status for the paper;
• determining that the buckling has failed if the buckling status shows that an extent of the buckling does not reach over the threshold value within a predetermined time;
• if it is determined that the buckling has succeeded, turning the buckled paper about a passbook folding axis so that the paper is placed on a previous page of the turning target page;
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• if it is determined that the buckling has failed, conveying the passbook from the passbook holding position to a first revised position apart from the passbook holding position by a first adjusting distance, and repeating the buckling at the position.

A control program product including program code embodied on a computer readable medium equipped in a passbook printing available printer, for turning pages of a passbook that is unfolded on both sides of a folding axis, the program code comprising:

• program code for storing a passbook holding position corresponding to a size of the pages of the passbook, and a threshold value corresponding to the size;
• program code for detecting the size of the pages of the passbook in response to a page turning request;
• program code for conveying, by referencing a value of a passbook holding position corresponding to the size, the passbook to the passbook holding position;
• program code for buckling the paper of a turning target page of the passbook conveyed to the passbook holding position;
• program code for sensing a buckling status for the paper;
• program code for determining that the buckling has failed if the buckling status shows that a buckling extent does not reach over the threshold value within a predetermined time;
• program code for turning the buckled paper about the passbook folding axis so that the paper is placed on a previous page of the turning target page if it is determined that the buckling has succeeded;
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• program code for conveying the passbook from the passbook holding position to a first revised position apart from the passbook holding position by a first adjusting distance, and repeating the buckling at the position, if it is determined that the buckling has failed.

A passbook printing available printer having a mechanism for turning pages of a passbook that is unfolded on both sides of a folding axis, the printer comprising:

• a printing mechanism capable of printing on a surface of the unfolded pages of the passbook;
• a conveying path through which the passbook is conveyed from the printing mechanism;
• a detecting device placed in a position of the conveying path, for detecting a size of the pages of the passbook;
• storing means for storing a passbook holding position on the conveying path corresponding to the size and a threshold value corresponding to the size;
• a page turning mechanism placed in a vicinity of the passbook holding position and configured to buckle the paper of a turning target page of the passbook conveyed to the passbook holding position and to turn the buckled paper about the folding axis until the paper is overlapped on a previous page of the turning target page;
• a buckling sensor placed in a vicinity of the page turning mechanism, for sensing a buckling status for the paper;
• a conveying mechanism for conveying with a driving control the passbook to a designated position on the conveying path;
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• control means configured to recognize the passbook holding position corresponding to the size and the threshold value corresponding to the size by referencing the storing means, drive the conveying mechanism so that the passbook is conveyed to the passbook holding position, and drive the page turning mechanism so that it starts buckling of the paper, wherein the control means, if the buckling status sensed by the buckling sensor indicates that an extent of the buckling does not reach over the threshold value within a predetermined time, determines that the buckling has failed and drives the conveying mechanism so that the passbook is conveyed from the passbook holding position to a first revised position apart from the passbook holding position by a first adjusting distance.

An apparatus equipped in a notebook printing available printer, for turning pages of a notebook that is unfolded on both sides of a folding axis, the apparatus comprising:

• a conveying path through which the notebook is conveyed;
• a detecting device placed in a position of the conveying path, for detecting a size of the pages of the notebook;
• storing means for storing a notebook holding position on the conveying path corresponding to the size, and a threshold value corresponding to the size;
• a page turning mechanism placed in a vicinity of the notebook holding position and configured to buckle the paper of a turning target page of the notebook conveyed to the notebook holding position and to turn the buckled paper about the folding axis until the paper is overlapped on a previous page of the turning target page;
• a buckling sensor placed in a vicinity of the page turning mechanism, for sensing a buckling status for the paper;
• a conveying mechanism for conveying with a driving control the notebook to a designated position on the conveying path;
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• control means configured to recognize the notebook holding position corresponding to the size and the threshold value corresponding to the size by referencing the storing means, drive the conveying mechanism so that the notebook is conveyed to the notebook holding position, and drive the page turning mechanism so that it starts buckling of the paper, wherein the control means, if the buckling status sensed by the buckling sensor indicates that an extent of the buckling does not reach over the threshold value within a predetermined time, determines that the buckling has failed and drives the conveying mechanism so that the notebook conveyed from the notebook holding position to a first revised position apart from the notebook holding position by a first adjusting distance.