Patent ID: 6103963
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A page turning apparatus for turning over a page of a medium, comprising:a drive roller for turning over a page of the medium and for carrying the medium on a carrier path;a pressing roller movable between a position in which said pressing roller is positioned away from said drive roller and a position in which said pressing roller is pushed against said drive roller;a carrier motor for driving said drive roller;a movable panel movable between a position in which said movable panel is positioned away from a carrier path and a position in which said movable panel protrudes onto the carrier path in order to bend the medium;clamping means movable between a position in which said clamping means is positioned away from the carrier path and a position in which said clamping means protrudes onto the carrier path in order to clamp the medium;driving means for driving said pressing roller, said movable panel and said clamping means; andcontrolling means for controlling said driving means and said carrier motor,wherein said controlling means has:a page turning mode for controlling said driving means so that said movable panel and said clamping means protrude, and for controlling said carrier motor so as to drive said drive roller, anda carrier mode for controlling said driving means so as to press said pressing roller against said drive roller and retreat said movable panel and said clamping means, and for controlling said carrier motor so that the medium is carried by said drive roller.