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US 5,689,105 AGranted
Magnetic card data processing device
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsAtushi Mizoguchi, Ichiro Kubo, Mashairo Seguchi, Sumiaki Adachi
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Abstract
A card processing device for processing data on a card comprising a processor configured to move along with the card and process data on the card as it is moving, a detection device which detects the displacement of the processor relative to the card in a manner which is directly dependent on the movement of either the card or the processor, and a converter device which converts the signal from the detection device to a reference signal for the processing of the data.
Claims19
A magnetic card data processing device for processing data on a card having a magnetic strip, comprising:
- a base;
- a magnetic head for processing data on the magnetic strip of the card, said magnetic head is supported by said base;
- a card driving device for moving the card relative to said magnetic head and along a card path located adjacent to said magnetic head, said card driving device is supported by said base, said card driving device comprising two pairs of driving rollers with each pair of driving rollers defined by one driving roller located above the card path and another driving roller located below the card path, said magnetic head and said two pairs of driving rollers are aligned with the magnetic strip of the card to prevent skewing of the card during movement;
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- a card detecting device including a pair of rollers whose peripheral surfaces come in contact with the card and are positioned above and below the card path in a manner so as to squeeze the card therebetween, said pair of rollers of said card detecting device are driven by a drive belt also driving said two pairs of driving rollers of said card driving device, said pair of rollers of said card detecting device are provided with elastic roller covers to prevent slipping, and one roller of said pair of rollers of said card detecting device is spring biased on one side of the card forcing the card into contact with an opposite roller Of said pair of rollers of said card detecting device.
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