Card reader-writer
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsYasuo Shima, Makoto Ukai
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Abstract
A card reader-writer includes a body provided with a card inserting opening into which a card to which reading and writing of information can be made is inserted, magnetic heads arranged in the body to read and write information from and on the card, and a device for carrying the card which is inserted into the card inserting opening to the magnetic heads. The carrying device includes a card chucking unit for chucking the card and a carriage for moving the chucking unit along a certain passage. The position of the card chucked by the chucking unit is corrected by a card position adjusting or correcting unit.
Claims34
A card reader-writer comprising:
- a body having a card inserting opening into which a card to which reading and writing of information can be made is inserted;
- read/write means arranged in the body to read and write information from and on the card;
- means for carrying the card which is inserted into the card inserting opening to the read/write means, said carrying means including means for chucking the card at one lateral edge portion of the card, guiding means for guiding said chucking means between the card inserting opening and the read/write means, and means for moving the chucking means along said guiding means;
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- means for adjusting a positional relationship between the card and the chucking means.
A card reader-writer apparatus comprising:
- read-write means for accessing a card;
- chucking means for chucking a card which is inserted into the reader-writer apparatus through a card insertion opening thereof in a lengthwise direction and said chucking means chucks a longer side edge of the card;
- first guide means for guiding said chucking means between the card inserting opening and said read-write means;
- means for transferring said chucking means along said first guide means;
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- second guide means for, when the card is transferred by said transferring means, guiding a portion of the card which is other than a portion of the card which is chucked by said chucking means.
A method for transferring a card which is inserted into an apparatus having a card read/write section, comprising the steps of:
- (a) chucking, by means of a chucking means, the card which inserted into an apparatus through a card inserting opening;
- (b) transferring the chucking means to a start position;
- (c) temporarily opening the chucking means to release the card;
- (d) aligning the card relative to the chucking means when the card is released from said chucking means;
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- (e) transferring said chucking means to the card read/write section.
A card reader-writer apparatus comprising:
- read-write means for accessing a card;
- a card inserting opening through which the card is inserted into the card reader-writer apparatus;
- means for chucking a card;
- means for transferring said chucking means from the card inserting opening to a start position while the card is being chucked;
- means for temporarily opening said chucking means to temporarily release the card;
- means for urging the card in a lateral direction of the card when the card is released from said chucking means;
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- means for transferring said chucking means from the start position to said read-write means while the card is being chucked.
A card reader-writer apparatus comprising:
- read-write means for accessing and writing information from and on a card;
- a card inserting opening through which the card is inserted into the card reader-writer apparatus;
- means for chucking the card;
- means for transferring said chucking means from the card inserting opening to a start position while the card is being chucked;
- means for temporarily opening said chucking means to temporarily release the card;
- means for transferring said chucking means when the card is released;
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- means for transferring said chucking means from the start position to said read-write means while the card is being chucked.
A card reader-writer apparatus comprising:
- read-write means for accessing and writing information from and on a card;
- a card inserting opening through which the card is inserted into the reader-writer apparatus;
- means for chucking a card;
- means for transferring said chucking means from the card inserting opening to a start position while the card is being chucked;
- means for temporarily opening said chucking means to temporarily release the card;
- means for aligning the card relative to the chucking means when the card is released from said chucking means;
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- means for transferring said chucking means from the start position to said read-write means while the card is being chucked.
An apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the card is inserted into said card inserting opening in a lengthwise direction and said chucking means chucks a longer side edge of the card.
A card reader, comprising:
- a body having a card inserting opening for receiving a card;
- read means arranged in the body for reading information from the card;
- at least one guide rod contained within said body;
- means for clamping the received card at one edge portion thereof, slidably mounted on said at least one guide rod;
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- means for slidably transporting the clamping means and the card clamped therein from the card inserting opening to said read means along said at least one guide rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.