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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2018
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sanada, Susono Shizuoka, JP;
Yuji Kawamorita, Mishima Shizuoka, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic ink reader includes a conveyance mechanism for a sheet, a magnetizing mechanism configured to magnetize magnetic ink on the sheet and including a magnet having a first side of a first polarity, that is arranged to face the sheet, and a yoke that is formed of a soft magnetic material and includes a base portion attached directly to a second side of the magnet, and a partition wall of a second polarity extending towards the conveyance path, such that a side surface of the partition wall faces a third side of the magnet and an end surface of the partition wall faces the sheet, and a magnetic detection head for detecting magnetism of magnetized magnetic ink. A first distance between the conveyance path and the first side of the magnet and a second distance between the conveyance path and the end surface of the partition wall are different.