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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shingo Watanabe, Chigasaki, JP;
Shohei Murakami, Hadano, JP;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400105 ; 400708 ; 360-2 ; 360101 ; 360106 ; 235279 ; 235432 ;
Abstract
A magnetic read/write head is supported on the carriage that carries the platen of a passbook printer. The passbook is moved to the printing station and a sensor is provided for detecting the presence of the passbook. A height adjusting member operates to move the read/write head into position for writing data into and for reading data from a magnetic stripe on the passbook.