Card reader-writer
US5331144A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K13/063
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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.
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