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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1988
Hideo Kurihara, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Kurihara, Saitama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for transporting, cleaning or performing recording and/or reproducing of information from a card-like medium is disclosed. The recording medium includes an information recording area and a non-recording area. The transporting apparatus includes a receiving transport device and a discharging transport device. The receiving transport device transports the recording medium into and within the apparatus. The discharging transport device discharges the card-like information recording medium outside the apparatus and includes transporting the recording medium and stopping the recording medium such that the information recording area remains within the apparatus. The apparatus for cleaning the recording medium includes a cleaning device for cleaning the recording medium, a moving device for moving the recording medium relative to the cleaning device and a receiving device for receiving the recording medium in the apparatus. A discharging device transports the recording medium and stops the medium so that the information recording area remains within the apparatus. The apparatus for recording information on and/or reproducing information from the recording medium includes a head unit for performing the recording and/or reproducing of information. A moving device moves the recording medium relative to the head unit and a receiving device receives the recording medium in the apparatus. The recording medium is discharged by a discharging device, so that the information recording area remains within the apparatus.