Apparatus for sensing a magnetic stripe on a recording media
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1. An apparatus for sensing a stripe disposed on a flat recording medium which is inserted into the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the stripe, comprising:
- a first head member,supporting means for supporting said first head member for movement having a component perpendicular to the direction of the insertion of said recording medium into the apparatus,first driving means in response to the insertion of said recording medium for moving said supporting means so as to move said first head member along said stripe so that said first head member scans the stripe at least in part thereof to sense the presence of the stripe, andwherein said first driving means is a mechanism for transferring the mechanical force applied by the inserted recording medium to said supporting means so that the movement of the recording medium is converted into the movement of the magnetic head along said stripe.
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An apparatus for sensing a magnetic stripe disposed on a card which is inserted in the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the stripe includes a magnetic head, a head supporting member for supporting the head for movement having a component in parallel with the stripe, and a mechanism for driving the head supporting member in response to the insertion of the card so as to move the head along the stripe of the moving card, whereby the stripe of the card which is inserted into the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the stripe is sensed by the head.
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1. An apparatus for sensing a stripe disposed on a flat recording medium which is inserted into the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the stripe, comprising:
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a first head member, supporting means for supporting said first head member for movement having a component perpendicular to the direction of the insertion of said recording medium into the apparatus, first driving means in response to the insertion of said recording medium for moving said supporting means so as to move said first head member along said stripe so that said first head member scans the stripe at least in part thereof to sense the presence of the stripe, and wherein said first driving means is a mechanism for transferring the mechanical force applied by the inserted recording medium to said supporting means so that the movement of the recording medium is converted into the movement of the magnetic head along said stripe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
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7. An apparatus for firstly determining whether or not first predetermined data is recorded on a card containing a stripe and, secondly, for reading data recorded on said magnetic stripe comprising in combination:
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means for receiving said card into said apparatus where said card is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said stripe; first means for reading identification from said stripe; a shutter means located behind said means for receiving which is open when said predetermined data is read from said stripe by said first reading means; and second means for reading data from said stripe located behind said shutter means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for sensing a stripe disposed on a flat recording medium which is inserted into the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the stripe, comprising:
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a first head member, supporting means for supporting said first head member for movement having a component perpendicular to the direction of the insertion of said recording medium into the apparatus, first driving means in response to the insertion of said recording medium for moving said supporting means so as to move said first head member along said stripe so that said first member scans the stripe at least in part thereof to sense the presence of the stripe, and detecting means for detecting the insertion of the recording medium and a motor driving means coupled with said detecting means for moving said supporting means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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