Page turning apparatus with a vacuum plenum and an adaptive air fluffer

A technology of flipping equipment and air chambers, used in instruments, bookmarks, computers, etc., can solve problems such as large numbers

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-10
KIRTAS TECH INC
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The greatest number of problems occur in the initial separation of individual pages from the remaining pages

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[0020] For a general understanding of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same elements throughout.

[0021] As a general note, figure 1 A perspective view of an embodiment of a page turning device 20 incorporating features of the present invention is shown. As will become apparent from the following description, the present invention is equally well applicable to various page flipping systems and is not necessarily limited to its application to the particular system shown herein. Such as figure 1 As shown in , during operation of the printing system, a book 30 rests on a generally V-shaped support, which is indicated by reference numeral 32 . In one embodiment, the page turning device may be combined with a digital camera or device (not shown) adapted to capture an image of the page after it has been turned. Such systems may also include page lights, optics, scan drivers, and scan arrays, o...

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Abstract

An apparatus for the turning of pages of a bound book, comprising a fixture to hold the book, a paper fluffer for blowing air between individual pages of the held book and displacing at least a top page of the held book upwardly, and an air plenum positioned above the top page of the book for grasping and turning the top page by application of a vacuum to the top page.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to a page turning apparatus for use with a book scanning or digitizing system, and more particularly to a page separation mechanism employing a vacuum chamber and corrugated surfaces thereon. Background technique [0002] The invention relates to the use of a vacuum chamber with corrugated surfaces as an aid for the separation and turning of pages in an open book scanner. Scanners of the type in which the present application finds particular use are described, for example, in US Patent Nos. 6,056,258, 5,640,252, and 5,359,207, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. [0003] To date, a number of patents have disclosed apparatus and methods for displacing individual sheets of paper from a stack and for acquiring and moving such sheets. The relevant parts of these patents can be briefly summarized as follows: [0004] US Patent 6,264,188 issued July 24, 2001 to Taylor et al. disclose...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B42D9/06
CPCB42D9/065
Inventor 卢特菲·贝尔克希尔
Owner KIRTAS TECH INC
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