Storage device for card-shaped data carriers
US5904466A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/103
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A storage device for card-shaped data carriers has at least one storage unit with a magazine support and a magazine mounted on the magazine support. The storage unit has a support bottom on which data carriers are stacked and has an upper end with a dispensing slot. An individualization roller is positioned at the upper end for removing the uppermost data carrier from the storage unit through the dispensing slot. A transport device for transporting the data carrier exiting from the dispensing slot to a processing unit of a dispenser is provided. A carriage is mounted in the magazine support and vertically slidable in the magazine support. The support bottom is fastened to the carriage. A motor is provided that drives an endless, flexible pulling element connected to the motor, and the motor and pulling element drive the carriage. Two guide pulleys are connected to opposite ends of the magazine support and the pulling element is guided about the guide pulleys. The carriage has two freely rotating drive rollers and a differential gear connecting the drive rollers. The drive rollers rotate in the same direction and have identical diameters. The drive rollers are driven by the pulling …
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