Airline ticket printer with ticket prestaging
US5599117A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B1/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airline ticket printer includes a magnetic reading and writing station that has a read/write head for recording information on, or reproducing information from, a magnetic stripe carried on a ticket. The printer also includes a printing station located after the magnetic read/write head. A plurality of separate storage bins are provided for storing different ticket blanks; each bin has its own feed device. The ticket blanks are prefed from the storage bins along separate guide paths to separate staging areas prior to these paths joining to form a common path. The magnetic read/write head and the printer are located along this common path.
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