Patent ID: 8491207

Claim:
A page turning apparatus comprising: a conveying mechanism to convey a booklet to a page turning position; a page pickup mechanism to pick up a page of the booklet conveyed to the page turning position by the conveying mechanism; a drive mechanism to move the page pickup mechanism to pick up the page of the booklet at a predetermined angle in an opening direction around a bound edge; a shaft provided to come into contact with the page of the booklet picked up at the predetermined angle to bend the page; a contact roller portion to move and go under the page picked up at the predetermined angle; and a controller to make such a control as to convey the booklet after the contact roller portion moves and goes under the page, and to thereby open the page by bringing the page into contact with the contact roller portion, wherein the controller controls to release the page pickup mechanism from the pickup operation and then to move the page pickup mechanism in a direction of retreating from the page after the contact roller portion moves and goes under the page.