EP0232115A2
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Device for reading and writing magnetic and/or IC card as external memory
Assignee: Tokyo Tatsuno Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-01-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-01-28
Abstract
Abstract A device having means (l3, l4) for conveying the card (C) inserted in the slot (ll) forward so as to read the magnetic stripe (MS) of the card and means (l5, l5′′, l4A, l4B, l9, 24) for feeding a carriage (20) between the waiting position and the reading/writing position, said carriage embracing a contact pin head (30), which is longitudinally movable together with said carriage and vertically movable relative thereto, so that when said card is conveyed to reach the carriage in the waiting position said feeding means is automatically driven to feed the carriage and the contact pin head to the reading/writing position where the card is brought by said conveying means with holding engagement with the carriage to be electrically contacted at the contact points (CP) thereof with the contact pins (32) of the head vertically moved up, whereby reliable reading/writing of the magnetic card as well as the IC card can be assured.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Shimamura
- 👤 Taiji Sudo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:22
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/0013; G06K7/0056; G06K7/0069; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/0806; G06K13/0831; G06K7/0004; G06K7/0021; G06K7/08; G06K7/082; G06K7/083; G06K7/084
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A device for reading and writing data stored in a magnetic and/or IC card as external memory, comprising preferably a substantially hexahedral casing which is formed with a slot in one end wall thereof for manually inserting the card therethrough, and provided with means for conveying the partly inserted card forward to be in a position for reading/writing and rearward to the initial position to be manually taken out, a magnetic head arranged in the vicinity of said slot so as to contact with magnetic stripe formed on the card and an electric contact head adapted to contact with contact points arranged on the card conveyed to be in said reading/writing position.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
112 words
A device for reading and writing data stored in a magnetic and/or IC card as external memory, comprising preferably a substantially hexahedral casing which is formed with a slot in one end wall thereof for manually inserting the card therethrough, and provided with means for conveying the partly inserted card forward to be in a position for reading/writing and rearward to the initial position to be manually taken out, a magnetic head arranged in the vicinity of said slot so as to contact with magnetic stripe formed on the card and an electric contact head adapted to contact with contact points arranged on the card conveyed to be in said reading/writing position.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
89 words
The device as set forth in Claim l, in which said conveying means comprises a pair of rollers to be rotatingly driven by a reversible motor via transmission gearings, one of said rollers being arranged in the vicinity of said slot while the other is arranged apart with a distance therebetween a little shorter than the length of the card so as to deliver the card from one roller to the other in the way of conveying so as to convey the card with frictional contact forward and rearward.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
110 words
The device as set forth in Claim l, in which said contact head comprises contact pins of the number and arrangement respectively corresponding to those of the contact points of the card and is so embraced by a carriage, which is adapted to longitudinally move between a waiting position and the reading/writing position, as to be moved longitudinally together therewith but vertically relative thereto by sliding along a sloped floor formed on the bottom wall of the casing, whereby said contact pins of the contact head brought to be in the uppermost position may electrically contact with the contact points of the card brought to be in the reading/writing position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device as set forth in Claim 3, in which there is provided a horizontally flat portion at the end of the upwardly sloped floor so that said block may stably rest thereon in the reading/writing position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
The device as set forth in Claim 3, in which said carriage is provided with a rack at a side surface thereof so that said rack normally does not mesh with a pinion mounted in the casing to be driven for rotation by said reversible motor via transmission gearings but may mesh therewith when said carriage is pushed a little by the card being conveyed forward so that the carriage may longitudinally move thereafter by said meshing with each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device as set forth in Claim 5, in which said carriage is correctly held in the waiting position by abutting on a stopper to which is said carriage normally urged by spring means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The device as set forth in Claim 5, in which said carriage is pushed forward so that said rack may mesh with said pinion by the card being conveyed forward after the magnetic head has scanned the magnetic stripe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device as set forth in Claim 5, in which the movement rate of the carriage moved by meshing of the rack thereof with the pinion is made slower than the feeding speed for the card by the second conveying roller.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
213 words
The device as set forth in Claim 3, in which there are arranged four sensors along the passage on which the card is conveyed, among which the first sensor is located in the vicinity of the slot and upstream a little from the first roller so as to detect the leading edge of the card manually inserted for energizing the motor to revolve in the regular direction and rotate the rollers so as to convey the card forward, the second one located at a portion downstream a little from said first roller so as to detect the card edge being conveyed rearward for deenergizing the motor as a result of which the card is gripped by the first pair of rollers to be partly protruded out of the casing slot, the third one at a center of the card conveying passage so as to detect the trailing edge of the card located in the reading/writing position for energizing the motor to revolve in the reverse direction in reply to the additional signal generated when the reading/writing is over, and the fourth one located in the vicinity of the casing opposite end wall so as to detect the leading edge of the card brought to the reading/writing position for deenergizing the motor to stop.
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