Device for customizing and dispensing contactless smart tickets
US7025259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1936
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for the customization and automatic dispensing of single smart contactless tickets provided with a device to check the reliability of tickets and a device to customize the tickets, and including a storage location for tickets in the form of a vertical stack. The dispensing device includes a suction cup (20) provided with apparatus to control its vacuum and supported by a movable arm (31) moving along a vertical path, the suction cup enabling the unstacking and removal of a ticket (13) from the storage location and carrying it until it rests on a drive system, and an external antenna (24) adapted to check the reliability of the ticket initially at the time of unstacking.
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