A casing has a guide sheet attached or printed on the inner side thereof which has a written guide such as an illustration for informing a user of an installation position of a page-turning main body section and an installation position of an imaging apparatus stand for each book size. This guide sheet has written thereon markers each representing a placement position on a holding table for each book size and symbols each representing an installation position of the page-turning main body section adapted to a book size with the holding table on the casing as a reference for each of the markers. Also, on the guide sheet, installation positions of the page-turning main body section are written corresponding to the symbols.

A casing has a guide sheet attached or printed on the inner side thereof which has a written guide such as an illustration for informing a user of an installation position of a page-turning main body section and an installation position of an imaging apparatus stand for each book size. This guide sheet has written thereon markers each representing a placement position on a holding table for each book size and symbols each representing an installation position of the page-turning main body section adapted to a book size with the holding table on the casing as a reference for each of the markers. Also, on the guide sheet, installation positions of the page-turning main body section are written corresponding to the symbols.

A stand installation plate that is a mounting plate for fixing an imaging apparatus stand at a predetermined angle is attached to a constituent surface corresponding to a back portion of a casing with a screw. This stand installation plate is horizontally rotatable with the screw as a rotation axis. At a predetermined position on the stand installation plate, a male screw that is a fixing section is provided. When using a page turner, a user installs the imaging apparatus stand on the stand installation plate such that the male screw is inserted into a hole formed in a bottom plate of a leg section. Then, by screwing a cap provided with a female screw into the male screw, the user fixed the imaging apparatus stand on the stand installation plate.

A stand installation plate that is a mounting plate for fixing an imaging apparatus stand at a predetermined angle is attached to a constituent surface corresponding to a back portion of a casing with a screw. This stand installation plate is horizontally rotatable with the screw as a rotation axis. At a predetermined position on the stand installation plate, a male screw that is a fixing section is provided. When using a page turner, a user installs the imaging apparatus stand on the stand installation plate such that the male screw is inserted into a hole formed in a bottom plate of a leg section. Then, by screwing a cap provided with a female screw into the male screw, the user fixed the imaging apparatus stand on the stand installation plate.

A casing is constituted by four constituent surfaces. When a page-turner is to be accommodated, a holding table for holding a book in an opened state and a page-turning main body section which turns pages of the book are accommodated in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped area formed by the four constituent surfaces. Here, in consideration of workability at the time of use, the page turner is accommodated such that the page-turning main body section is positioned on the upper side and two holding plates constituting the holding table are positioned on the lower side with the casing standing upright. The page-turning main body section is supported from below by one holding plate and the other holding plate positioned diagonally to the page-turning main body section without a special supporting means being provided.

A casing is constituted by four constituent surfaces. When a page-turner is to be accommodated, a holding table for holding a book in an opened state and a page-turning main body section which turns pages of the book are accommodated in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped area formed by the four constituent surfaces. Here, in consideration of workability at the time of use, the page turner is accommodated such that the page-turning main body section is positioned on the upper side and two holding plates constituting the holding table are positioned on the lower side with the casing standing upright. The page-turning main body section is supported from below by one holding plate and the other holding plate positioned diagonally to the page-turning main body section without a special supporting means being provided.

A page-turner restricts the movement of a page to be turned by pressing a predetermined upper surface on the binding side of the page by an arm until, an end of the page starts to be caught at a page-turning end point by a catching section, in synchronization with a page-turning operation. The page turner rotates the arm so the arm enters a released state which is a substantially vertical state at timing at which the page separates from a sticking section and starts to be caught by the catching section. The page to be turned is pulled in by a page holding section while being inclined without the end of the page curling in a U shape.

A page-turner restricts the movement of a page to be turned by pressing a predetermined upper surface on the binding side of the page by an arm until, an end of the page starts to be caught at a page-turning end point by a catching section, in synchronization with a page-turning operation. The page turner rotates the arm so the arm enters a released state which is a substantially vertical state at timing at which the page separates from a sticking section and starts to be caught by the catching section. The page to be turned is pulled in by a page holding section while being inclined without the end of the page curling in a U shape.

Support auxiliary members are each constituted by an elongate member having a triangular prism shape and extending from one end to the other end of a holding plate. The support auxiliary member is arranged between a book holder and the final page of a book at a page-turning start point, and supports the vicinity of a binding portion of the book so as to lift it from below. The support auxiliary member is arranged between the holding plate and a spine portion of the book placed on the holding plate, and supports the spine portion. The support auxiliary members form a V-shaped structure only in the vicinity of the binding portion of the book because of their shapes and installation positions, whereby the spine portion of the book is held in a downwardly curved state.

Support auxiliary members are each constituted by an elongate member having a triangular prism shape and extending from one end to the other end of a holding plate. The support auxiliary member is arranged between a book holder and the final page of a book at a page-turning start point, and supports the vicinity of a binding portion of the book so as to lift it from below. The support auxiliary member is arranged between the holding plate and a spine portion of the book placed on the holding plate, and supports the spine portion. The support auxiliary members form a V-shaped structure only in the vicinity of the binding portion of the book because of their shapes and installation positions, whereby the spine portion of the book is held in a downwardly curved state.