Abstract: An arm motor control section controls the operation of an arm motor that drives an arm section for turning a page of a book by pressing an adhesion roller against the page, and a current detection section outputs a current limit notice upon detecting an overcurrent in the arm motor which is limited by a limiter. When a current limit notice is outputted in a page turning operation, a CPU drives and controls the arm motor to perform reverse rotation by the arm motor control section, and thereby controls a pressing period that is a locking period during which the adhesion roller is pressing the page.

Abstract: A page-turning device turning a page of a book includes a sticking part, an arm part and a drive unit. The sticking part sticks to the page of the book being opened. The arm part is provided with the sticking part on a top end and swings such that the sticking part sticks to the page at a departure position of the page and separates from the page at a destination position of the page while the sticking part goes to and fro between the departure position and the destination position over the page of the book. The drive unit swings the arm part around a drive shaft of the drive unit. The drive shaft is inclined with respect to a seam of the opened book and/or a plane on which the book is disposed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a booklet page turning apparatus includes a control device that performs control, such that the contact roller unit moves to the position below the page, thereafter the lower vacuum pad cancels sucking and holding the page and the booklet is conveyed for a predetermined distance, and thereafter the upper vacuum pad cancels sucking and holding the page, so that the page is turned.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a booklet page turning apparatus includes a guide member which is provided near a vacuum pad to freely project/retreat from a plane corresponding to the suction surface of the vacuum pad, the guide member moving integrally with the vacuum pad and coming into contact with a page of a booklet at the page turning position to regulate rising of the page.

Abstract: Systems for automated page turning allow users, for example musicians, to review successive pages of data, such as sheet music, and homologues, without use of their hands. Mechanical and electronic solutions enable users to actuate controllers and have pages turned in an automated fashion, including moving forward and backward to capture desired views of select aspect of the involved data, such as a particular page of music.

Abstract: A page rotating device includes a planar support plate. A cylindrical housing that has a first longitudinal length is coupled to the support plate. A central shaft has opposed top and bottom ends, has a second longitudinal length, and is rotatably seated within the housing. The second length is shorter than the first length. Page-holding sections are coupled to the central shaft, and have inner linear edges disposed adjacent to the central shaft and seated within the housing. Each page-holding section includes wire ribs attached thereto for preventing the page-holding sections from flexing during rotating movement. A mechanism is included for rotating the page-holding sections about the central shaft such that the inner edges of the page-holding sections travel 180 degrees along an arcuate path. The rotating mechanism rotates the page-holding sections in clockwise and counter clockwise directions when the central shaft is rotated in clockwise and counter clockwise directions.

Abstract: The invention concerns an automatic device for turning the pages of a bound document comprising a support (11) whereon is arranged the document, means (14) for separating by suction one page from the other pages to be turned and for turning the separated page to bring it on a pile of turned pages. The support (11) consists of two mobile trays (16) mutually linked by a rod (17), each tray consisting of a box (26) whereof the upper side is provided with small holes (27) cooperating with the suction intake orifices (28). The means (14) for separating the document pages consist of suction means (34), displaced by the combination of a vertical movement and a horizontal movement, consisting of the perforated recessed element (36) provided with a diaphragm (37). Said perforated element (36) is provided with holes (38) and the diaphragm (37) comprises two mobile parts for orienting the direction of the suction flow and modify its flow rate and its speed.

Abstract: An autonomous robot mainly contains an image capturing device, an interpretation device, a synthesis device, and an audio output device. The image capturing device captures pages of graphical images in which appropriate musical information is embedded, and the interpretation device deciphers and recognizes the musical information contained in the captured graphical image. The synthesis device simulates the sound effects of a type of instrument or a human singer by synthesis techniques in accordance with the recognized musical information. The audio output device turns the output of the synthesis device into human audible sounds. The graphical image of appropriate musical information is prepared in a visually recognizable form. The graphical image can also contain special symbols to give instructions to the autonomous robot such as specifying an instrument.

Abstract: The motorized page turning device automatically turns the pages of a multiple-page musical composition silently and accurately. Each page of the musical composition is attached to a respective shuttle. Each shuttle is rotatably connected to a shaft and has two opposing notches at a bore passing through each shuttle. A drive pin passes normally through a main shaft portion of the shaft and individually mates with the notches of each shuttle. The main shaft is connected to a rotational drive motor which rotates the shaft and a respective shuttle approximately 180 degrees. A linear drive sleeve of the shaft is connected to a linear drive motor which axially advances the shaft and drive pin to the next shuttle.

Abstract: An apparatus for turning bound pages, the apparatus having a frame; a book support assembly coupled to the frame; at least one pickup arm coupled to the frame; a motor assembly coupled to the frame; and a conveyor assembly coupled to the frame. The conveyor assembly has a belt; a plurality of fingers coupled to the belt; and at least one actuator coupled to the belt. A subset of the plurality of fingers hold the book in an open condition. Upon rotation of the belt by the motor assembly, the at least one actuator causes the at least one pickup arm to lift a portion of a page while a subset of the plurality of fingers hold the bound pages in an open condition and turn the lifted page.

Abstract: The present invention relates to using transparent page turning sheets or discs that are inserted into pages of a book or other material to turn selected pages of the book or material. Data from the pages may be recorded and/or reproduced by an associated photocopier, computer or printer device.

Abstract: In an apparatus for turning over individual sheets assembled to form a stack, preferably for leafing through program tiles of a jukebox, the sheets are arranged to pivot about mutually parallel pivot pins and are provided with projections rising above the pivot pins on which a support engages so that a sheet is turned over to the opposite side. A space-saving design, in which unintentional turning-over of the pages is effectively prevented, is provided in that at least one fixing device and stop device are provided, the fixing device being in contact with the open sheets so that in the turning-over movement of an open sheet it is moved against a force acting on the fixing apparatus, and the stop device being arranged so that the sheets adjoining the open sheets are in contact with the stop device so that their pivoting in the turning-over direction is prevented at least until the projections of the adjacent sheets are in a position of engagement with the support.

Abstract: This invention turns pages of music using transparent fingers that are controlled by a hand or foot pedal, which is operated by the musician. The pages are turned by a self-contained electric motor that may be powered by a lightweight battery. The device is contained in an attractive case that doubles as a music holder. When desired, the pages may be reset to any point in the music by using a reset knob and the page turner will continue to turn the pages upon command from the musician.

Abstract: The notion of a reliable semi-automatic page-changer apparatus has heretofore been elusive to inventors, however with the event of a major new handling technique, a practical solution is herein introduced. Predicated upon the principle of establishing a modular standard for the viewed paper, facilitating either sheet-music for musicians or text-pages for speakers. This involves generally utilizing the US/81/2.times.11-inch format, or the european A4/29.7.times.21 cm format, whereby any pre-existing graphic-copy can be readily and economically transferred thereto via convenient photocopy machine process and via a special hangeer-hole device, overcoming the usual disfunctional predisposition toward inter-clinging of the stacked pages. Generally using a foot-operated sequencing-switch, the instant page is transferred via a novel spindle-conveyer to a holding-stack; enabling viewing of consecutive pages either at their originating elevated position or at their final landing position there below.

Abstract: Disclosed is a page turning apparatus for turning over a page of a medium. This page turning apparatus comprises a drive roller for turning over a page of the medium and carries the medium on a carrier path, a pressing roller, a carrier motor for driving the drive roller, a movable panel for bending the medium, a clamping member for clamping the medium, a driving member for driving the pressing roller, the movable panel and the clamping member, and a control circuit for controlling the driving member and the carrier motor. The control circuit has a page turning mode for retreating the pressing roller, protruding the movable panel and the clamping member, and driving the drive roller, and a carrier mode for pushing the pressing roller against the drive roller, retreating the movable panel and the clamping member, and carrying the medium by the drive roller. The single motor thereby works to turn over the page of the medium and to carry the medium.

Abstract: A page turner useful for turning the pages of sheet music and other materials. The preferred page turner has a plurality of page disks located within a housing. Separator disks are sandwiched between page disks. Each page disk has associated with it a page index that is intended to be attached to a page to be turned. Page disks are rotated and pages turned by rotating a cable which has a roller that rotates a page disk. The cable is powered by a foot operated gear drive or an electric motor.

Abstract: The present invention, a sheet music turning apparatus, comprises a base, a first spindle on one end of the base, and a second spindle opposite the first spindle on the base. A rotation means for rotating the first spindle in a direction is also provided such that a supply of sheet music mounted on the second spindle is transferred to the first spindle by the rotation of the first spindle, thereby causing consecutive pages of sheet music to be viewed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for safe and fast turning of a page in a book is taught which is more flexible with respect to the varying characteristics of the applied books, is independent of the mechanical and electrical tolerances of the system and from system wear and tear. The method comprises the steps of: applying an initial value of a contact force between a page lifter and the page and/or an initial value of a contact time for the contact between the page lifter and the page, and increasing the value of the contact force and/or contact time when no page has been lifted during a page turning procedure; whereby the last applied value of the contact force and/or contact time is applicable as the initial value when a next page is provided to be turned over.

Abstract: A page turning device for use with any bound pages such as books, music scores, or binders, which have small ferrous elements (14) attached to the edge of each page. The device uses a motorized arm (16) with a magnetic tab (17) mounted on the end to engage individual pages and turn them in either the forward or reverse direction. The magnetic tab (17) is raised during a page turn, but rests in a downward position between page turns so as to not interfere with manual manipulation of the pages. The device further incorporates foot actuated user switches (12,13) which control the mode of operation and cause the device to turn a page in the appropriate direction.

Abstract: A book holder for placing thereon a book held open includes a pair of support plates for respectively supporting the left hand side and the right hand side of the book held open, a pair of support plate adjusting mechanisms for respectively supporting the support plate on the right hand side and the support plate on the left hand side, height position controlling members for controlling respectively the left hand side and the right hand side of the top page of the book held open to be set at predetermined height positions. In the above arrangement, the left hand side and the right hand side of the top page of the book held open can be placed at predetermined height positions by page restraints. Even when scanning the book, for example, by a CCD, a scanning can be carried out without requiring complex device nor mechanism structure.

Abstract: In a book document reading device having a page turning capability, a turn belt has a flat portion at the underside thereof and is supported by a turn roller. The turn roller selectively moves the turn belt to a first position where the flat portion of the belt electrostatically attracts the uppermost leaf of a book document, which is spread on a table, in contact with the leaf, or to a second position where the belt is spaced apart from the book document while carrying the uppermost page therewith. When the turn belt is moved from the first position to the second position, a scanning unit is caused to stop moving. This allows the leaf of the document to surely adhere to the turn belt.

Abstract: A page turning device for turning over the pages of a music score, periodicals etc. The device uses a battery powered, reversible electric motor. Several torpedo tabs ride on an endless belt to turn the pages. Forward and backward page turning is accomplished, as well as multiple page turning. The device further includes a foot actuated, programmable mode of operation.

Abstract: A reading stand includes a page turning mechanism which has two turning arms extending radially from a rotary shaft located adjacent to an intermediate part of a back plate member. The arms are turned from one side of the shaft to the other side so as to turn a paper sheet of a book held by the reading stand. One of the arms has a paper sheet taking member such as a suction cup and the other arm has a paper sheet pressing member. A motor with a control mechanism operates the arms.

Abstract: A page turning device for a book whereby, after a book has been fixed by a securing means and a plurality of rods rotatably hanging at their top ends around a fixed hanger and positioned in sequence each behind one leaf of said book have been pushed by a pushing means toward the very first present active rod defined as the rod which has been made to be confined by the firm and spatially precise stopping of a first limiting stop means, and the first set of pages has been exposed for reading, the cue for a forward page turning would start the control means toactivate a selecting means to choose said present active rod, thento activate a driving means to act on said selecting means to cause the lower tip of said present active rod to overcome momentarily said firm and spatially precise stopping by said first limiting stop means and to travel along a guiding means past the spine of said book, to push along and to turn a leaf of said book and at the end of its course, to lock open the next set of pages of said boo

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed which is operable for turning a page of a book, or other like reading material, and for retaining said page in a turned position. The page is turned via a vacuum arrangement which draws a single page away from the rest of the pages and an arm which is disposed in back of the single page and is displaced to turn said page from right to left. The page is retained in the turned position by means synchronously operataed with the page turning arrangement and including an arm which rests on the turned page to prevent said page from returning to the unturned page position.

Abstract: An automatic page turning device of the type comprising a movable element controlled by a motor of which the operation is controlled by a control member to be actuated by the user. It is characterized in that it comprises a suction tube to lift a page as well as a movable element comprised of a double acting pusher. The double acting pusher is situated directly above a document and is movably mounted in linear translation in the two opposite directions transverse to the side of the pages of a document and along which they are bound together. The suction tube and the double acting pusher are also movably mounted perpendicularly to the plane of a support structure.

Abstract: A device for turning over book leaves is disclosed, which comprises a book holder for supporting a book in an open state, a movable unit disposed above the book holder and capable of vertical and horizontal movement, and a turn-over roller and a pinch member both mounted in said movable unit. The turn-over roller is brought into contact with the page of the book to be turned over with the movement of the movable unit. Then it is rotated toward the book seam to cause a plurality of book leaves including a leaf to be turned over to be turned up in between it and the pinch member. Then it is rotated in the opposite direction to release the turned-up leaves other than the leaf to be turned over. The remaining leaf to be turned over is moved with the movement of the movable unit toward the book seam to effect the turn-over.

Abstract: A page turning device is provided in which a first elongated arm is rotatably mounted for circular motion substantially parallel to but above the plane of the volume. A page lifting facility cooperates with the rotation of the first elongated arm to permit the first elongated arm to rotate between a lifted upper leaf and the remainder of the leaves of the volume. Continued rotation of the first elongated arm turns the upper leaf and positions the arm for turning of the next leaf. In this manner an unlimited number of leaves may be sequentially turned by a mechanically simple device which is immediately ready for use when a volume is positioned thereon.

Abstract: An arrangement for turning the pages of a booklet within a copier. A air knife fluffer, the pages and a wheel is translated against the page to be turned and creates a buckle in the previously separated page. The vacuum wheel is then lifted bringing the page with it and rotated to flip the page. Afterwards, translation of the vacuum wheel without rotation continues in order to flatten the now flipped sheet. The vacuum is then returned to its home position.

Abstract: A page turner device for an open book comprises a support for the book, and a power driven disc configured to rest on the top of the pages of such open book. When the power drive is energized, the disc will start to rotate while in contact with the open pages. The disc has a finger portion which protrudes outwardly from adjacent portions of the disc, and a page curler drive is used for creating a curl or arch in the center portions of an open page, so that when the finger rotates to the proper position, it will go into the recess under the curl, and as it continues to rotate, the finger will pull the page with it. When the disc comes to a rest position, the finger will have completely opened the subsequent page. At the rest position a cam operates a switch to disable the power drive until such time as the person reading again initiates a manual switch to commence the page turning sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to a page-turning device for turning over the pages of periodicals, newspapers etc., mainly for handicapped persons, as well as for turning over the pages of music note, which has a stand and actuating mechanism provided suitably with bobbin.The problem is solved according to the invention with a cord with releasable fastening fixed at least in one point suitably along the side-edge of pages arranged on stand, which cord led through eyelets formed on the side of the folding line in the direction of page-turning is interconnected with an actuating mechanism.The most important advantage of the solution according to the invention is found in that--in addition to its simple construction--it can be used even by patients suffering from serious locomotor disease with the aid of stand mounted on hospital bed and with actuating mechanism operated by nod of the head in extreme cases. Otherwise a time switch or any other control unit can be used for operation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a page-turning apparatus which includes a platform which can rest on a piano music rack or the like and upon which a book, sheet music or the like can be supported. Regardless of its size, adjustable clamps are arranged to hold the book centered on the platform, and central page hold-down means are releasably urged against the opened pages. A movable member at one side of the platform can be actuated to frictionally engage and push a single page and during such page turning, correlated means are actuated to release the page hold-down means.

Abstract: A page turning device is provided in which a first elongated arm is rotatably mounted for circular motion substantially parallel to but above the plane of the volume. A page lifting facility cooperates with the rotation of the first elongated arm to permit the first elongated arm to rotate between a lifted upper leaf and the remainder of the leaves of the volume. Continued rotation of the first elongated arm turns the upper leaf and positions the arm for turning of the next leaf. In this manner an unlimited number of leaves may be sequentially turned by a mechanically simple device which is immediately ready for use when a volume is positioned thereon.

Abstract: An automatic page turning apparatus associated with a closed passbook and the like includes feed means for positioning and holding one edge of a passbook at a station located along a guide chute, and a drive member movable in a direction perpendicular to the guide chute for engaging and moving the passbook to a bowed configuration where a rotating drive roller engages the cover member or the top page member of the bowed passbook for moving the member to a partially open position. Control means operates the feed means to move the passbook in a direction enabling the drive roller to move the partially open member to a fully open position. Circuit means varies the power applied to the drive member enabling the drive member to apply more pressure to the passbook where the cover member is to be turned.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for automatically turning the pages of a music book which consists of a music book stand, a number of page turning slats piled one over another and pivoted at the top of the music book stand, each of said slats being adapted to be inserted obliquely between every two pages of the music book, a gear arranged behind said page turning slats and said gear provided with a number of circumferentially arranged slits adapted to be engaged with the upper ends of the slats successively during the rotation of the gear so as to turn over each page. An electric motor for driving said gear is under the musician's control.

Abstract: A page turner capable of turning the pages of a book forwards or backwards which includes a roller mounted on a mounting above a book support. The mounting is movable relative to the support so that the roller can engage pages on either side of a book spline. The roller is rotatable in opposed senses and is operable so as to displace a page to be turned under the roller to release the page and a flap carried on the mounting alongside the roller is movable relative to the support to move the released page to the opposite side of the book spline.

Abstract: Page turner apparatus that includes a book support having a transverse ledge and a top flange, a slide plate on the support for transverse movement, the slide plate having a plurality of parallel slots for the pages to be turned extended therethrough, and operable mechanism for mounting the slide plate and selectively moving the slide plate to turn a page. The operable mechanism of each of the first and third embodiments includes a toothed rack slidably mounted on a slide rod and attached to the slide plate, and a foot pedal operated cable for selectively moving the rack in a page turning direction. In the second embodiment the operable mechanism includes a motor for driving a rod having a threaded portion cooperating with the threaded portion of a slide plate mounting block for transversely moving said block.

Abstract: Apparatus enabling the pages of a book to be turned by remote control comprises a book-support with a reversible electric motor on it. An output shaft of the motor extends across the book and the motor is pivotally mounted for swinging the shaft both across and perpendicular to the book through limited angles. A friction wheel is on the shaft for rolling across the pages of the book and a radial finger adjacent the friction wheel is coupled to the shaft through a slipping clutch.