Card processing apparatus

Claim 2

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means movably disposed within said opening of said housing and having a card rest portion on which a card having information recorded thereon may rest; reader means disposed within said housing for reading the recorded information from said card; transport means for transporting said card on said card rest portion to said reader means by said card carrying means being moved within said opening and inwardly of said housing; and guide means disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means for guiding said card between said two means.

Claim 3

A card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said card guide means is formed when said card carrying means is moved to a first position within said housing.

Claim 4

A card processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said card guide means comprises first card guide means provided on said reader means and second card guide means provided on said card carrying means.

Claim 5

A card processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said card carrying means is provided in a portion thereof with restricting means for restricting the movement of said card, said restricting means being operable to release its restriction upon the movement of said card when said card carrying means is moved to said first position and to restrict the movement of said card when said card carrying means is moved to a second position which is outside said housing.

Claim 6

A card processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said restricting means is controlled by displace means.

Claim 7

A card processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said displace means comprises a base portion having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion.

Claim 8

A card processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said displace means comprises a plurality of rollers secured within said housing.

Claim 9

A card processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said displace means comprises a roller movable by a plunger.

Claim 10

A card processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first guide means has transport means for transporting said card.

Claim 11

A card processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first and second guide means comprise a pair of card guide grooves.

Claim 12

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; a driving circuit producing an output in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; and preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in response to the output of said driving circuit.

Claim 13

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; a driving circuit producing an output in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; and preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in response to the output of said driving circuit.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising card detecting means for detecting whether a card is carried on said card carrying portion of said card carrying means, wherein said driving circuit is further controlled by said card detecting means.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising: sheet carrying means provided on said card carrying means, said sheet carrying means having a portion for carrying a sheet; sheet detecting means for detecting whether a sheet is carried on said sheet carrying portion of said sheet carrying means; and card detecting means for detecting whether a card is carried on said card carrying portion of said card carrying means; said driving circuit being further controlled by said sheet detecting means and said card detecting means.

Claim 16

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; a driving circuit producing an output in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; and preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in response to the output of said driving circuit.

Claim 17

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; a driving circuit producing an output in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; and preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in response to the output of said driving circuit.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising card detecting means for detecting whether a card is carried on said card carrying portion of said card carrying means, wherein said driving circuit is further controlled by said card detecting means.

Claim 19

An apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising: sheet carrying means provided on said card carrying means, said sheet carrying means having a portion for carrying a sheet; sheet detecting means for detecting whether a sheet is carried on said sheet carrying portion of said sheet carrying means; and card detecting means for detecting whether a card is carried on said card carrying portion of said card carrying means; said driving circuit being further controlled by said sheet detecting means and said card detecting means.

Claim 20

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means provided on said card carrying means and having sheet carrying portion for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording on the sheet carried on the sheet carrying portion of said sheet carrying means.

Claim 21

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means provided on said card carrying means and having sheet carrying portion for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording on the sheet carried on the sheet carrying portion of said sheet carrying means.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said card processing means comprises: information input means for applying information to be compared with the information read out of the card by said reader means; and comparison means for comparing the information read out of said card and the information applied by said information input means; said recording means being driven by an output of said comparison means.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said sheet carrying means is so arranged that the sheet and the card may be placed in a superposed relationship, and said recording means includes urging means for press-contacting the sheet and the card to record embossed characters of the card onto the sheet.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said urging means includes a roller.

Claim 25

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said sheet carrying means is provided with locking means for preventing movement of the sheet relative thereto, said locking means being movable to allow the sheet to be moved on the sheet carrying portion, when said card carrying means is placed at the second position thereof.

Claim 26

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means provided on said card carrying means and having sheet carrying portion for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording on the sheet carried on the sheet carrying portion of said sheet carrying means.

Claim 27

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means provided on said card carrying means and having sheet carrying portion for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording on the sheet carried on the sheet carrying portion of said sheet carrying means.

Claim 28

An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said card processing means comprises; information input means for applying information to be compared with the information read out of the card by said reader means; and comparison means for comparing the information read out of said card and the information applied by said information input means; said recording means being driven by an output of said comparison means.

Claim 29

An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said sheet carrying means is so arranged that the sheet and the card may be placed in a superposed relationship, and said recording means includes urging means for press-contacting the sheet and the card to record embossed characters of the card onto the sheet.

Claim 30

An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said urging means includes a roller.

Claim 31

An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said sheet carrying means is provided with locking means for preventing movement of the sheet relative thereto, said locking means being movable to allow the sheet to be moved on the sheet carrying portion, when said card carrying means is placed at the second position thereof.

Claim 32

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable in said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; sheet carrying means for carrying a sheet, provided on said card carrying means; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved in the opening of said housing toward inside of the housing.

Claim 33

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable in said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; sheet carrying means for carrying a sheet, provided on said card carrying means; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved in the opening of said housing toward inside of the housing.

Claim 34

An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said separating means includes a member having an inclined portion.

Claim 35

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable in said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; sheet carrying means for carrying a sheet, provided on said card carrying means; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved in the opening of said housing toward inside of the housing.

Claim 36

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable in said opening; reader means, located within said housing for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; sheet carrying means for carrying a sheet, provided on said card carrying means; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved in the opening of said housing toward inside of the housing.

Claim 37

An apparatus according to claim 29, wherein said separating means includes a member having an inclined portion.

Claim 38

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is placed at the first position thereof.

Claim 39

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is placed at the first position thereof.

Claim 40

An apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said separating means includes a member having an inclined portion.

Claim 41

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is placed at the first position thereof.

Claim 42

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; position detecting means for detecting whether said card carrying means is at said first position; process detecting means for detecting whether the card has been processed by said card processing means; preventing means for preventing said card carrying means from movement in accordance with said position detecting means and said process detecting means; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and separating means for separating the card on said card carrying means and the sheet on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is placed at the first position thereof.

Claim 43

An apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said separating means includes a member having an inclined portion.

Claim 44

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording embossed characters on the card onto a sheet carried on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved toward outside of said housing.

Claim 45

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording embossed characters on the card onto a sheet carried on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved toward outside of said housing.

Claim 46

An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said card processing means comprise: information input means for applying information to be compared with the information read out of the card by said reader means; and comparison means for comparing the information read out of said card and the information applied by said information input means; said recording means being driven by an output of said comparison means.

Claim 47

An apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said recording means includes urging means for press-contacting the sheet and the card.

Claim 48

An apparatus according to claim 37, wherein said urging means includes a roller.

Claim 49

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording embossed characters on the card onto a sheet carried on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved toward outside of said housing.

Claim 50

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; card guiding means, disposed between said card carrying means and said reader means, for guiding the card therebetween; sheet carrying means, provided on said card carrying means, for carrying a sheet; and recording means for recording embossed characters on the card onto a sheet carried on said sheet carrying means when said card carrying means is moved toward outside of said housing.

Claim 51

An apparatus according to claim 39, wherein said card processing means comprises; information input means for applying information to be compared with the information read out of the card by said reader means; and comparison means for comparing the information read out of said card and the information applied by said information input means; said recording means being driven by an output of said comparison means.

Claim 52

An apparatus according to claim 40, wherein said recording means includes urging means for press-contacting the sheet and the card.

Claim 53

An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein said urging means includes a roller.

Claim 54

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; limiting means, provided on said card carrying means, for limiting movement of the card when said card carrying means is at the second position thereof, and allowing movement of the card when said card carrying means is at the first position.

Claim 55

A card processing apparatus comprising: a housing having an opening therein; card carrying means having a portion for carrying a card which bears information recorded thereon, said card carrying means being movable relative to said opening between a first position wherein said card carrying means is within said housing and a second position wherein at least a portion of said card carrying means is out of said housing through said opening; reader means, located within said housing and outside said card carrying means, for reading the information recorded on the card; card processing means for processing the card after the information of the card is read therefrom; transport means for transporting said card carrying means into said housing to move said card carried on said card carrying portion to said reader means; limiting means, provided on said card carrying means, for limiting movement of the card when said card carrying means is at the second position thereof, and allowing movement of the card when said card carrying means is at the first position.

Claim 56

An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein said limiting means is controlled by displacing means.

Claim 57

An apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said displacing means includes a base member having a horizontal portion and an inclined portion.

Claim 58

An apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said displacing means includes a plurality of rollers fixed in said housing.

Claim 59

An apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said displacing means includes a roller movable with a plunger.