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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeshi Takakura, Takatsuki, JP;
Yoshihito Koshiba, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235475 ; 235441 ; 235486 ;
Abstract
An optical card processing apparatus includes a holder feed mechanism (4) for reciprocating a card holder (2) holding an optical card (8), an optical head (5) for recording information on and/or reproducing information from the optical card held by the card holder, and a card holding mechanism provided on the card holder for pressingly holding at least three sides of the optical card. Deformation of the optical card can be corrected and vibration thereof suppressed by the card holding mechanism. As a result, focal-point error due to card curvature and vibration is reduced and optical cards can be fed at a higher speed.