Card processing apparatus
First Claim
1. A card processing apparatus comprising:
- card supply means for sequentially supplying a card having a connect terminal;
feeding means for feeding the card supplied by the card supply means, along a predetermined feeding path;
a head unit including an abutting portion for abutting against a leading end of the card being fed by the card feeding means, and a contact element for bringing into contact with the connect terminal of the card, the head unit being movable between a standby position in which the abutting portion is located in the feeding path and the contact element is apart from the feeding path, a connect position in which the abutting portion is located in the feeding path and the contact element brings in contact with the connect terminal of the card being fed so as to perform predetermined information processing on the card, and a discharge position in which the abutting portion and the contact terminal are moved apart from the feeding path, such that the leading end of the card being fed by the card feeding means pushes the abutting portion of the head unit and moves the head unit from the standby position to the discharge position through the connect position; and
means for returning the head unit from the discharge position to the standby position.
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Abstract
An IC card issuing apparatus has a feeding mechanism which feed an IC card supplied form a card supply device along a feeding path. A head body of a head unit has an abutting portion and contact pins. When an IC card is fed along the feeding path, the leading end of the IC card abuts against the abutting portion of the head body and pushes it. By being pushed by the IC card, the head body moves from a standby position to a discharge position through a connect position. In the standby position and discharge position, the contact pins are spaced apart from connect terminals of the IC card, and in the connect position, the contact pins bring into contact with the connect terminals of the IC card.
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19 Claims
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1. A card processing apparatus comprising:
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card supply means for sequentially supplying a card having a connect terminal; feeding means for feeding the card supplied by the card supply means, along a predetermined feeding path; a head unit including an abutting portion for abutting against a leading end of the card being fed by the card feeding means, and a contact element for bringing into contact with the connect terminal of the card, the head unit being movable between a standby position in which the abutting portion is located in the feeding path and the contact element is apart from the feeding path, a connect position in which the abutting portion is located in the feeding path and the contact element brings in contact with the connect terminal of the card being fed so as to perform predetermined information processing on the card, and a discharge position in which the abutting portion and the contact terminal are moved apart from the feeding path, such that the leading end of the card being fed by the card feeding means pushes the abutting portion of the head unit and moves the head unit from the standby position to the discharge position through the connect position; and means for returning the head unit from the discharge position to the standby position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A card processing apparatus for writing information on and reading information from a card which is provided with a connect terminal on a surface of the card, the apparatus comprising:
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feeding means for feeding the card along a predetermined feeding path; a head unit having an abutting portion for abutting against a leading end of the card being fed by the feeding means, and a contact element for contacting with the connect terminal of the card so as to write information on and read information from the card, the head unit being arranged at a standby position wherein the abutting portion is located in the feeding path and the contact element is spaced apart from the feeding path; support means for supporting the head unit in such a manner that the head unit is moved in a feeding direction of the card when the leading end of the card being fed by the feeding means abuts against the abutting portion and pushes the head unit, the head unit is moved toward the surface of the card in accordance with the movement of the head unit so that the contact element brings into contact with the connect terminal of the card, and the head unit is spaced from the surface of the card and the abutting portion is removed from the leading end of the card when the card is further fed by the feeding means; and a returning member for returning the head unit to the standby position after the abutting portion of the head unit is removed from the leading end of the card.
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