Control system for transportation ticket printer having plurality of dual process personal computer boards for performing general computing tasks and sending data to printer control module
US5664073A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
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 the ticket. The ticket is driven past the read/write head by a drive mechanism that contacts the ticket at a substantial distance from the read/write head so that the magnetic stripe is free to flex independently of the portion of the ticket that is in contact with the drive mechanism. More satisfactory contact between the read/write head and the magnetic stripe is thereby achieved. The printer's control system includes a printer electronics board and one or more single-slot PC/AT (ISA bus) microcomputers that are plugged into respective slots of a mother board.
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