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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaaki Kuranishi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yasuhiko Togo, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235181 ; 235175 ; 235482 ; 235483 ; 209583 ;
Abstract
A card reading assembly includes a drive for driving a card carrying recordings on one or more entry regions thereon along the course of travel typically due to the force of gravity on the card. A plurality of stops force the card to a temporary stop during the course of its travel and a pickup head disposed in the course of travel of said card scans said entry regions of the card arrested by the stops for reading the recordings on the entry regions.