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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Tsuyoshi Kubota, Kai, JP;
Daisuke Kaneoya, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Mochizuki, Nirashiki, JP;
Toshiro Fujimoto, Minami-Alps, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kubota, Kai, JP;
Daisuke Kaneoya, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Mochizuki, Nirashiki, JP;
Toshiro Fujimoto, Minami-Alps, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus has a casing, a card supply opening at one side of the casing, a printing unit that performs a predetermined recording to a card supplied from the card supply opening, nip rollers that nip the card when being recorded at the printing unit, a magnetic encoder unit disposed adjacent to the printing unit that performs a predetermined recording to the card nipped by the rollers, and a card discharge outlet that discharges the card recorded at the printing and/or magnetic encoder units. The card supply opening, the printing unit and the magnetic encoder unit are disposed sequentially and substantially horizontally along the card conveyance path, and the card discharge outlet is provided in a side of the casing so that the card supply opening and card discharge output are positioned substantially vertically.