Document management device and document management method

Abstract

To provide a document management device and a document management method that can reduce the time required to detect a document.SOLUTION: A document management device has a device main body, a drawer section 52 that can be freely withdrawn from the device main body 20 and can store passbooks 90, and a photo sensor 58 fixed on the device main body 20. When the drawer section 52 is closed, the photo sensor 58 detects a passbook 90 stored in the drawer section 52.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a form management device and a form management method. [Background technology]

[0002] A known example of a conventional document management device is the document management device described in Patent Document 1. This document management device has a bankbook storage section provided within a drawer section and a sensor provided above the storage section. After the drawer section is pushed into the document management device and closed, the sensor slides above the storage section to detect the bankbooks stored in the storage section and count the number of bankbooks. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-27165 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the document management device shown in Patent Document 1, a sensor slides to detect the passbook stored in the storage section after the drawer of the drawer-like storage section is closed, which causes a problem in that it takes time to detect the passbook.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVETION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a form management device and a form management method that can reduce the time required to detect a form. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the document management device of the present invention comprises a device main body, a drawer-like storage section that can be freely pulled out from the device main body and is capable of storing documents, and a document detection sensor that is fixed to the device main body, and when the drawer-like storage section is closed, the document detection sensor detects the documents stored in the drawer-like storage section.

[0007] The storage device may further include a position sensor that detects the drawer position of the drawer-like storage section, and a control unit electrically connected to the document detection sensor and the position sensor, and the control unit may count the number of documents stored in the drawer-like storage section based on the state of the documents stored in the drawer-like storage section detected by the document detection sensor and the drawer position of the drawer-like storage section detected by the position sensor. The storage device may further include a speed control device that controls the moving speed when the drawer-like storage section is closed. The document storage device may further include an alignment device that stores the document in a drawer-like storage section in an upright position, is fixed to the device body, and aligns the document when the drawer-like storage section is closed. At least two document detection sensors may be arranged spaced apart from each other, and the at least two document detection sensors may each detect a different portion of the document stored in the drawer-like storage section. The device may also further include an upper-level control unit connected to the control unit, which calculates a target number of forms to be stored in the drawer-like storage unit when the drawer-like storage unit is opened from the number of forms stored in the drawer-like storage unit just before the drawer-like storage unit is opened, and the number of forms to be removed from the drawer-like storage unit and the number of forms to be further stored in the drawer-like storage unit when the drawer-like storage unit is subsequently opened, and the upper-level control unit may then determine whether the number of forms counted by the control unit when the drawer-like storage unit is closed matches the target number of forms.

[0008] In addition, the document management method of the present invention, in a document management device which includes a device main body and a drawer-like storage section which is freely retractable from the device main body and capable of storing document sheets, includes the steps of: pulling out the drawer-like storage section and storing document sheets in the drawer-like storage section; and, when closing the drawer-like storage section, detecting and counting the document sheets stored in the drawer-like storage section using a document detection sensor which is fixed to the device main body. Effect of the Invention

[0009] The document management device and document management method of the present invention comprise a document management device main body, a drawer-like storage section that can be freely pulled out from the device main body and is capable of storing documents, and a document detection sensor that is fixed to the device main body, and when the drawer-like storage section is closed, the document detection sensor detects the documents stored in the drawer-like storage section, thereby reducing the time required to detect the documents. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a document management device according to an embodiment; [Diagram 2] 2 is a perspective view of the bankbook management unit shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is a plan view of the passbook management unit shown in FIG. 1. [Figure 4] 3 is a perspective view of the passbook management unit shown in FIG. 2, with the illustration of a support plate omitted for ease of explanation. [Diagram 5] 5 is a perspective view of a first sensor holding member and a second sensor holding member shown in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] 3 is a perspective view of the passbook management unit shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the left side. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the rack gear and the pinion gear shown in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a front view of the passbook shown in FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a plan view of the passbook shown in FIG. [Figure 10] 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, omitting a portion of the internal structure of the passbook management unit. [Figure 11] 11 is a cross-sectional view of the passbook management unit shown in FIG. 10 when the drawer is completely closed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a document management device according to this embodiment. The document management device 10 is a device for managing various documents such as bankbooks and deposit certificates. The document management device 10 has a device body 20 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape extending along the vertical direction, a touch panel 30 provided on the upper part of the device body 20, an IC card reader 31, and a magnetic card reader 32. The touch panel 30 is provided for a user to operate the document management device 10. The IC card reader 31 and the magnetic card reader 32 are used to read IC cards and magnetic cards for user authentication of a user who uses the document management device 10. A main control unit 40 is provided inside the device body 20 of the document management device 10. The main control unit 40 is electrically connected to the touch panel 30, the IC card reader 31, and the magnetic card reader 32, and controls the touch panel 30, the IC card reader 31, and the magnetic card reader 32. In the device body 20, the direction in which the touch panel 30 is provided is called the upward direction, and the opposite direction is called the downward direction. The main control unit 40 constitutes a higher-level control unit.

[0012] The device body 20 is provided with a document management section 50 having a plurality of storage sections. The document management section 50 has a passbook management section 51 for storing and managing passbooks 90. The passbook management section 51 has a metal drawer section 52 capable of storing passbooks 90. In the device body 20, the direction in which the drawer section 52 is pulled out is referred to as the forward direction, and the opposite direction, i.e., the direction in which the drawer section 52 is stored in the device body 20 and closed, is referred to as the rearward direction.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the passbook management unit 51 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the passbook management unit 51 shown in FIG. 1. The passbook management unit 51 has a metal drawer unit 52. The drawer unit 52 has four storage compartments, a first storage compartment 53a, a second storage compartment 53b, a third storage compartment 53c, and a fourth storage compartment 53d. In the first, second, third, and fourth storage compartments 53a, 53b, 53c, and 53d, passbooks 90 are stored in an upright position with their bindings facing upward. The drawer unit 52 constitutes a drawer-like storage unit.

[0014] The bankbook management unit 51 also has a metal rail section 54 attached to the inside of the device body 20 (see FIG. 1). The drawer section 52 moves forward and backward along the rail section 54, so that the drawer section 52 can be drawn out from the device body 20 and can be stored in the device body 20 and closed. A support plate 55 extending from the left end to the right end is connected to the upper front portion of the rail section 54. The support plate 55 is formed by processing a metal plate. A photosensor 58 of the bankbook management unit 51 and a control circuit 56 that controls the rotary encoder 63 and processes the detection results, which will be described in detail later, are attached to and supported by the support plate 55. The control circuit 56 is electrically connected to the main control unit 40. The control circuit 56 constitutes a control unit.

[0015] 4 is a perspective view of the passbook management unit 51 shown in FIG. 2, with the support plate 55 omitted for ease of explanation. A first sensor holding member 57a and a second sensor holding member 57b are attached to the lower part of the support plate 55. The first sensor holding member 57a and the second sensor holding member 57b each have a photosensor 58 for detecting the passbook 90, and an alignment roller 59 for aligning the vertical position of the passbook 90, i.e., the height, to a predetermined position. The photosensor 58 constitutes a document detection sensor, and the alignment roller 59 constitutes an alignment device. The photosensor 58 is electrically connected to the control circuit 56.

[0016] The first sensor holding member 57a is attached to an upper portion of the movement path of the first storage compartment 53a and the third storage compartment 53c such that the first storage compartment 53a and the third storage compartment 53c pass below the photosensor 58 attached to the first sensor holding member 57a when the drawer 52 is pulled out or pushed in to close. The second sensor holding member 57b is attached to an upper portion of the movement path of the second storage compartment 53b and the fourth storage compartment 53d such that the second storage compartment 53b and the fourth storage compartment 53d pass below the photosensor 58 attached to the second sensor holding member 57b when the drawer 52 is pulled out or pushed in to close.

[0017] Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the first sensor holding member 57a and the second sensor holding member 57b shown in Fig. 4. The first sensor holding member 57a and the second sensor holding member 57b are formed by processing a metal plate, and two photosensors 58 are attached to the lower side. The photosensors 58 are reflective photosensors having a light-emitting element that emits light in the infrared region and a light-receiving element that receives the light, and detect documents located below the photosensor 58. In addition, alignment rollers 59 consisting of rollers configured to be rotatable in a direction along the movement direction of the drawer section 52 are attached to both ends of each of the first sensor holding member 57a and the second sensor holding member 57b.

[0018] Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the passbook management unit 51 shown in Fig. 2, seen from the left side. A rack gear 60 is provided on the upper edge of the left side of the drawer unit 52 of the passbook management unit 51. A pinion gear 61 meshing with the rack gear 60 is provided on the left inner wall of the rail unit 54.

[0019] 7 is an enlarged view of the rack gear 60 and the pinion gear 61 shown in FIG. 6. For ease of explanation, the left outer plate portion 54a of the rail portion 54 where the pinion gear 61 is provided is partially shown in a see-through manner. A torque limiter 62 connected to the rotation shaft of the pinion gear 61 and a rotation shaft of a rotary encoder 63 are coaxially connected to the pinion gear 61. The rotary encoder 63 is an optical multi-rotation absolute encoder, and is electrically connected to the control circuit 56. The torque limiter 62 constitutes a speed control device for controlling the speed at which the pull-out portion 52 is pushed in, and the rotary encoder 63 constitutes a position sensor for detecting the pull-out position of the pull-out portion 52.

[0020] When the pinion gear 61 meshing with the rack gear 60 rotates, the torque limiter 62 limits the rotational torque of the pinion gear 61 to a predetermined torque or less, so that the rotational speed of the pinion gear 61 is limited to a certain speed or less. As a result, the movement speed of the drawer section 52 having the rack gear 60 when it is drawn out and closed is limited to a predetermined speed or less. In addition, the rotary encoder 63 detects the number of rotations and the rotation angle of the pinion gear 61, and outputs a pulse signal indicating the number of rotations and the rotation angle to the control circuit 56. This makes it possible to detect the drawer position, which indicates how far the drawer section 52 has been drawn out based on the position where it is completely pushed into the device body 20 and stored.

[0021] Fig. 8 is a front view of the passbook 90 shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 9 is a plan view of the passbook 90 shown in Fig. 8. With the center of the longitudinal direction of the passbook as the boundary, one area 91a is colored white and the other area 91b is colored black. The passbook 90 also has a seam 92 formed by folding the passbook paper in a convex shape. The seam 92 forms the back surface.

[0022] Next, the operation of the document management device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. When managing passbooks 90 using the document management device 10 shown in FIG. 1, the user performs user authentication by inputting a person in charge number into the touch panel 30, or by having the IC card reader 31 read an IC card, or by having the magnetic card reader 32 read a magnetic card. Next, the user operates the touch panel 30 to start a management operation of the passbook 90. ​​The management operation of the passbook 90 is either or both of an operation in which the user takes out the necessary passbook 90 from the passbook management unit 51 of the document management device 10 and an operation in which the user stores the passbook 90 in the passbook management unit 51 of the document management device 10. Next, the user inputs into the touch panel 30 the number of passbooks 90 to be taken out from the passbook management unit 51 and the number of passbooks 90 to be stored in the passbook management unit 51. The main control unit 40 calculates the target number of passbooks 90 when performing management operations for the passbooks 90 based on the number of passbooks 90 currently stored in the passbook management unit 51 counted the last time the drawer unit 52 was closed, the number of passbooks 90 to be removed from the passbook management unit 51 inputted into the touch panel 30, and the number of passbooks 90 to be further stored in the passbook management unit 51.

[0023] When the user completes inputting passbook management operations into the touch panel 30, the lock on the drawer section 52 is released, and the drawer section 52 can be pulled out toward the front of the device body 20. Next, the user pulls out the drawer section 52 and removes or stores the passbook 90 in the first storage section 53a, the second storage section 53b, the third storage section 53c, and the fourth storage section 53d shown in FIG.

[0024] At this time, as shown in Fig. 7, the pinion gear 61 is rotated by the rack gear 60 provided on the pull-out portion 52. The rotary encoder 63 detects the number of rotations and the rotation angle of the pinion gear 61 based on the point when the pull-out portion 52 is completely pushed into the device body 20 and stored. The rotary encoder 63 also outputs a pulse signal indicating the number of rotations and the rotation angle of the pinion gear 61 to the control circuit 56. The control circuit 56 calculates the pull-out position of the pull-out portion 52 based on the number of rotations and the rotation angle of the pinion gear 61 indicated by this pulse signal.

[0025] Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA, with a portion of the internal structure of passbook management unit 51 shown in Fig. 3 omitted. Drawer unit 52 of passbook management unit 51 shown in Fig. 10 is pulled out to its fullest extent in the forward direction of device body 20 (see Fig. 1). At this time, no passbook 90 is located below photosensor 58 attached to second sensor holding member 57b. Next, after the user has completed removing or storing the necessary passbooks 90 from drawer unit 52, drawer unit 52 is pushed in the rear direction of device body 20 as indicated by arrow B, and stored in device body 20.

[0026] When drawer section 52 is pushed in and moves in the direction of arrow B, control circuit 56 detects the drawn-out position of drawer section 52 based on a pulse signal from rotary encoder 63. In addition, when drawer section 52 moves in the direction of arrow B, second storage section 53d passes below photosensor 58.

[0027] The control circuit 56 detects whether the fourth storage compartment 53d is located below the photosensor 58 based on the drawn-out position of the drawer 52. When the fourth storage compartment 53d passes below the photosensor 58, the photosensor 58 projects infrared light onto each stitch portion 92 of each passbook 90 stored in the fourth storage compartment 53d in an upright position and receives the reflected light, thereby obtaining a waveform corresponding to the convex shape of each stitch portion 92. When the fourth storage compartment 53d is located below the photosensor 58, the control circuit 56 counts the waveforms corresponding to the convex shape of the stitch portion 92 detected by the photosensor 58. The number of waveforms corresponding to the convex shape of the stitch portion 92 corresponds to the number of passbooks 90, so that the control circuit 56 can detect the number of passbooks 90 stored in the fourth storage compartment 53d.

[0028] 10, second storage compartment 53b passes below photosensor 58. Control circuit 56 detects, based on the pulled-out position of drawer portion 52, whether second storage compartment 53b is located below photosensor 58.

[0029] Additionally, as the second storage compartment 53b passes below the photosensor 58, the photosensor 58 obtains waveforms corresponding to the convex shapes of the stitching portions 92 of each passbook 90 stored in the second storage compartment 53b. The control circuit 56 counts the waveforms corresponding to the convex shapes of the stitching portions 92 detected by the photosensor 58 when the second storage compartment 53b is located below the photosensor 58. The number of waveforms corresponding to the convex shapes of the stitching portions 92 is the number of passbooks 90, so the control circuit 56 can detect the number of passbooks 90 stored in the second storage compartment 53b.

[0030] That is, while the drawer section 52 is pushed in and closed, the photosensor 58 obtains a waveform corresponding to the convex shape of the stitching section 92 of the passbook 90 stored in the second storage section 53b and the fourth storage section 53d, thereby detecting the stitching section 92, and the control circuit 56 performs a counting operation to count the waveforms corresponding to the convex shape of the stitching section 92, thereby causing the document management device 10 of this embodiment to detect the number of passbooks 90.

[0031] Furthermore, if the passbooks 90 are stored in the fourth storage compartment 53d and the second storage compartment 53b of the drawer 52 by a user, and the passbooks 90 are not aligned vertically, i.e., at different heights, and one passbook 90a is stored higher than the other passbooks 90, the top of the passbook 90a comes into contact with the alignment roller 59 and is pushed downward as the drawer 52 moves in the direction of arrow B. This causes the height of the passbook 90a to be aligned to the same height as the other passbooks 90, stabilizing the detection of the binding portions 92 of the passbooks 90, 90a by the photosensor 58 and greatly reducing the possibility of the top of the passbook 90a coming into contact with the photosensor 58 and being damaged.

[0032] Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the drawer 52 of the passbook management unit 51 shown in Fig. 10 when it is completely closed. In this embodiment, the fourth storage compartment 53d and the second storage compartment 53b pass under the photosensor 58 while the drawer 52 is pushed completely into the device body 20 as shown in Fig. 11 from the position where it is pulled out to the maximum as shown in Fig. 10 to close it, and the passbooks 90 stored in the fourth storage compartment 53d and the second storage compartment 53b are counted. Therefore, unlike the conventional document management device in which the sensor slides to detect the passbooks stored in the storage compartment after the drawer is pushed into the document management device to close it, the document management device 10 of this embodiment has the advantage that the operation of closing the drawer 52 and the counting of the passbooks 90 can be performed at the same time, and therefore the time required for detecting and counting the passbooks 90 can be shortened.

[0033] 10 and 11, the operation of counting the passbooks 90 stored in the second storage compartment 53b and the fourth storage compartment 53d by the photosensor 58 attached to the second sensor holding member 57b has been described, but the passbooks 90 stored in the first storage compartment 53a and the third storage compartment 53c are also counted in the same manner as the above-mentioned counting operation by the photosensor 58 attached to the first sensor holding member 57a (see FIG. 4) and the control circuit 56. That is, while the drawer 52 is pushed in and closed, the photosensor 58 obtains a waveform corresponding to the convex shape of the stitching portion 92 of the passbooks 90 stored in the first storage compartment 53a and the third storage compartment 53c, thereby detecting the stitching portion 92, and the control circuit 56 performs a counting operation of counting the waveform corresponding to the convex shape of the stitching portion 92, thereby counting the passbooks 90.

[0034] In addition, if the heights of the passbooks 90 stored in the first storage compartment 53a and the third storage compartment 53c are uneven and one passbook 90 is stored at a higher position than the other passbooks 90, when the drawer section 52 moves in the direction of arrow B, the tops of the passbooks 90 of uneven heights come into contact with the alignment roller 59 attached to the first sensor holding member 57a and are pushed downward, so that the heights of the passbooks 90 are aligned.

[0035] Next, after closing the drawer 52, the main control unit 40 receives from the control circuit 56 the count information of the passbooks 90 stored in the first, second, third, and fourth storage compartments 53a, 53b, 53c, and 53d of the drawer 52. The main control unit 40 then verifies whether the number of passbooks 90 stored in the first, second, third, and fourth storage compartments 53a, 53b, 53c, and 53d matches the target number of passbooks 90 calculated based on the number of passbooks 90 to be taken out from the passbook management unit 51 input by the user on the touch panel 30 during the passbook management operation and the number of passbooks 90 to be further stored in the passbook management unit 51. If the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer 52 matches the target number of passbooks 90, the main control unit 40 displays a message on the touch panel 30 indicating that the passbook management operation has ended, and ends the passbook management operation. In addition, if the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52 does not match the target number of passbooks 90, the main control section 40 displays an error message on the touch panel 30 to indicate that the number of passbooks 90 does not match, and instructs the user on what action to take.

[0036] In addition, in general, in a reflective photosensor, the detection sensitivity decreases when the color of the object to be detected is dark. Therefore, when a passbook 90 having a black colored area 91b is used, such as the passbook 90 shown in Figures 8 and 9, if only one photosensor is provided for the storage section of the passbook 90, it may be difficult to detect the seam 92 of the passbook 90 when the photosensor is located opposite the black area 91b.

[0037] 4, each of the first sensor holding member 57a and the second sensor holding member 57b has two photosensors 58 arranged at a distance from each other in a direction perpendicular to the withdrawal direction of the drawer unit 52 and in a horizontal direction. As a result, one of the photosensors 58 detects the black area 91b of the passbook 90, while the other photosensor 58 detects the white area 91a of the passbook 90, so that each seam portion 92 of the passbook 90 can be detected more reliably.

[0038] In this manner, the document management device 10 of this embodiment comprises a device main body 20, a drawer section 52 that can be freely pulled out from the device main body 20 and can store a passbook 90, and a photosensor 58 that is fixed to the device main body 20. When the drawer section 52 is closed, the photosensor 58 detects the passbook 90 stored in the drawer section 52, thereby shortening the time required to count the passbooks 90.

[0039] The device further includes a rotary encoder 63 that detects the withdrawal position of the withdrawal section 52, and a control circuit 56 electrically connected to the photosensor 58 and the rotary encoder 63. The control circuit 56 counts the number of passbooks 90 stored in the withdrawal section 52 based on the convex shape of each stitch portion 92 of the passbooks 90 stored in the withdrawal section 52 detected by the photosensor 58 and the withdrawal position of the withdrawal section 52 detected by the rotary encoder 63. This allows the photosensor 58 to detect the passbooks 90 at the withdrawal position of the passbooks 90 withdrawn from the device main body 20, and makes it possible to more stably detect the passbooks 90 by the photosensor 58.

[0040] In addition, since the device further includes a torque limiter 62 that controls the movement speed of the drawer section 52, it is possible to prevent the photosensor 58 from failing to detect the convex shape of the stitch portion 92 of the passbook 90 due to the drawer section 52 moving at an excessively fast speed when closing the drawer section 52.

[0041] In addition, the passbook 90 is stored in the drawer section 52 in an upright position and is fixed to the device body 20. The drawer section 52 further includes an alignment roller 59 for aligning the passbook 90 when it is closed. This stabilizes the detection of the convex shape of the stitching portion 92 of the passbooks 90, 90a by the photosensor 58 and reduces the possibility of the upper part of the passbook 90a coming into contact with the photosensor 58 and being damaged.

[0042] In addition, at least two photosensors 58 are arranged at a distance from each other, and the at least two photosensors 58 each detect a different portion of the passbook 90 stored in the drawer section, thereby making it possible to more reliably detect the passbook 90.

[0043] The device further includes a main control unit 40 connected to the control circuit 56, and the main control unit 40 calculates the target number of passbooks 90 to be stored in the drawer section 52 when the drawer section 52 is opened from the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52 immediately before the drawer section 52 is opened, and the number of passbooks 90 to be removed from the drawer section 52 and the number of passbooks 90 to be further stored in the drawer section 52 when the drawer section 52 is subsequently opened. The main control unit 40 then determines whether the number of passbooks 90 counted by the control circuit 56 when the drawer section 52 is closed matches the target number of passbooks 90, so that in passbook management operations, it can be easily confirmed whether the correct number of passbooks 90 have been removed from the drawer section 52 and whether the correct number of passbooks 90 have been further stored.

[0044] In addition, in the document management method of this embodiment, in a document management device 10 which includes a device main body 20 and a drawer section 52 which is freely retractable from the device main body 20 and capable of storing passbooks 90, the method includes the steps of pulling out the drawer section 52 and storing passbooks 90 in the drawer section 52, and, when the drawer section 52 is closed, detecting and counting the passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52 using a photosensor 58 which is fixed to the device main body 20, thereby making it possible to shorten the time required to count the passbooks 90.

[0045] In the present embodiment, drawer unit 52 of passbook management unit 51 has two rows of first storage compartment 53a, second storage compartment 53b, third storage compartment 53c, and fourth storage compartment 53d, two in each row, for a total of four storage compartments, but the number of storage compartments may be any number other than four. For example, drawer unit 52 may have two rows of three storage compartments in each row, for a total of six storage compartments.

[0046] In addition, in this embodiment, two photosensors 58 are provided for each of the rows of the first storage compartment 53a and the third storage compartment 53c and the rows of the second storage compartment 53b and the fourth storage compartment 53d, but the number of photosensors 58 provided in each row may be any number greater than or equal to one.

[0047] In addition, in the present embodiment, a reflective photosensor having a light emitting element and a light receiving element is used as the document detection sensor, but other sensors may be used instead. For example, an imaging device such as a CCD camera may be used as the document detection sensor.

[0048] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the photosensor 58 counts the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52 when the drawer section 52 is closed, but the passbooks 90 may also be counted when the drawer section 52 is subsequently pulled out. This makes it possible to verify the accuracy of the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52.

[0049] In addition, in this embodiment, an optical rotary encoder 63 is used as a device for detecting the pull-out position of the pull-out section 52. However, instead of this, other types of position detection sensors such as a magnetic rotary encoder or linear encoder may be used.

[0050] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the torque limiter 62 is provided as a speed control device, but the speed control device may be another type of speed control device, such as a gear box or a motor.

[0051] In addition, in this embodiment, passbooks 90 are stored and managed in drawer section 52 of document management section 50, but documents other than passbooks, such as checkbooks, may also be stored and managed in drawer section 52 of document management section 50 as long as they have a binding section 92 (back section) like passbooks 90.

[0052] In addition, in this embodiment, the control circuit 56 detects the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52 based on the number of stitch portions 92 of the passbooks 90 detected by the photosensor 58 and the drawer position of the drawer section 52 detected by the rotary encoder 63. However, the control circuit 56 may transmit the detection results of the photosensor 58 and the rotary encoder 63 directly to the main control unit 40, and the main control unit 40 may detect the number of passbooks 90 stored in the drawer section 52 based on the detection results of the photosensor 58 and the rotary encoder 63 received.

[0053] The components included in the embodiments of the present invention and the components included in the variations thereof can be used in any suitable combination.

[0054] Although the preferred embodiments have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and substitutions can be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0055] Various aspects of the present disclosure are summarized below as appendices. (Appendix 1) A device body, a drawer-like storage section that is provided so as to be freely drawn out from the device body and that is capable of storing forms; a document detection sensor fixed to the device body; Equipped with The document management device, wherein the document detection sensor detects the document stored in the drawer-shaped storage section when the drawer-shaped storage section is closed. (Appendix 2) a position sensor for detecting a drawer position of the drawer-like storage section; a control unit electrically connected to the document detection sensor and the position sensor; Further equipped with The control unit is a state of the document stored in the drawer-like storage section detected by the document detection sensor; and the drawer position of the drawer-like storage unit detected by the position sensor; The document management device according to claim 1, wherein the number of documents stored in the drawer-like storage section is counted based on the above. (Appendix 3) 3. The document management device according to claim 1, further comprising a speed control device for controlling a moving speed of the drawer-like storage section. (Appendix 4) The document is stored in the drawer-like storage section in an upright position, The document management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an alignment device that is fixed to the device body and that aligns the documents when the drawer-like storage section is closed. (Appendix 5) At least two of the document detection sensors are arranged at a distance from each other, 5. The document management device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two document detection sensors each detect a different portion of the document stored in the drawer-like storage section. (Appendix 6) A host control unit connected to the control unit is further provided. the host control unit calculates a target number of the forms to be stored in the drawer-like storage unit when the drawer-like storage unit is opened, based on the number of the forms stored in the drawer-like storage unit immediately before the drawer-like storage unit is opened, the number of the forms to be taken out of the drawer-like storage unit when the drawer-like storage unit is subsequently opened, and the number of the forms to be further stored in the drawer-like storage unit; The document management device described in Appendix 2, wherein the upper control unit then determines whether the number of documents counted by the control unit when the drawer-like storage unit is closed matches the target number of documents. (Appendix 7) A device body, a drawer-like storage section that is provided so as to be freely drawn out from the device body and that is capable of storing forms; In a document management device comprising: A step of drawing out the drawer-shaped storage unit and storing documents in the drawer-shaped storage unit; a step of detecting and counting the documents stored in the drawer-like storage section by a document detection sensor fixed to the device body when closing the drawer-like storage section; A document management method having the above structure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0056] 20 device body, 40 main control unit (high-level control unit), 52 drawer unit (drawer-shaped storage unit), 56 control circuit (control unit), 58 photosensor (document detection sensor), 59 alignment roller (alignment device), 62 torque limiter (speed control device), 63 rotary encoder (position sensor), 90 passbook (document).

Claims

1. A device body, a drawer-like storage section that is provided so as to be freely drawn out from the device body and is capable of storing forms; a document detection sensor fixed to the device body; Equipped with The document management device, when the drawer-shaped storage section is closed, the document detection sensor detects the document stored in the drawer-shaped storage section.

2. a position sensor for detecting a drawer position of the drawer-like storage section; a control unit electrically connected to the document detection sensor and the position sensor; Further equipped with The control unit is A state of the document stored in the drawer-like storage section detected by the document detection sensor; and the drawer position of the drawer-like storage unit detected by the position sensor; The document management device according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the documents stored in the drawer-like storage section is counted based on the above.

3. The document management device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a speed control device that controls a moving speed when the drawer-like storage section is closed.

4. The document is stored in the drawer-like storage section in an upright position, 3. The document management device according to claim 1, further comprising an alignment device fixed to the device body, aligning the documents when the drawer-like storage section is closed.

5. At least two of the document detection sensors are disposed at a distance from each other, 3. The document management device according to claim 1, wherein the at least two document detection sensors each detect a different portion of the document stored in the drawer-like storage section.

6. A host control unit connected to the control unit is further provided. the host control unit calculates a target number of the forms to be stored in the drawer-like storage unit when the drawer-like storage unit is opened, based on the number of the forms stored in the drawer-like storage unit immediately before the drawer-like storage unit is opened, the number of the forms to be taken out of the drawer-like storage unit when the drawer-like storage unit is subsequently opened, and the number of the forms to be further stored in the drawer-like storage unit; 3. The document management device according to claim 2, wherein the host control unit then determines whether the number of documents counted by the control unit when the drawer-like storage unit is closed matches the target number of documents.

7. A device body, a drawer-like storage section that is provided so as to be freely drawn out from the device body and is capable of storing forms; In a document management device comprising: A step of drawing out the drawer-shaped storage unit and storing documents in the drawer-shaped storage unit; a step of detecting and counting the documents stored in the drawer-like storage section by a document detection sensor fixed to the device body when closing the drawer-like storage section; A document management method having the above structure.

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