Global Patent Index - EP 0870270 A1

EP 0870270 A1 19981014 - A DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY SECURING A READ AND/OR WRITE HEAD

Title (en)

A DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY SECURING A READ AND/OR WRITE HEAD

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR LÖSBAREN BEFESTIGUNG EINES LESE-/SCHREIBKOPFES

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE FIXATION AMOVIBLE D'UNE TETE DE LECTURE ET/OU D'ECRITURE

Publication

EP 0870270 A1 19981014 (EN)

Application

EP 95936686 A 19951115

Priority

  • GB 9502671 W 19951115
  • GB 9501685 A 19950128

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2211559A1] A device for releasably securing a magnetic, electronic or optical read and/or write head to a card or ticket transport system, comprises a resilient frame (1), a carriage (2) for the head, and mounting means (4, 5) for mounting the carriage on the frame, the mounting means comprising a pair of rolling element bearing axially loaded by the restoring force of the resilient frame. The carriage is pivotally moveable about a first axis (7) parallel to the direction of transport of any ticket and not pivotally moveable in the direction of transport. The device may further comprise a magnetic head (3) in a resilient housing (12) and biasing means (11), the head being pivotally moveable about a second axis (6) substantially parallel to the first axis. In operation, the biasing means biases the magnetic head towards any card or ticket.

IPC 1-7

G06K 7/08; G06K 7/015

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/10 (2006.01); G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/50 (2006.01); G11B 21/26 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G06K 7/08 (2013.01 - KR); G11B 5/10 (2013.01 - EP); G11B 5/48 (2013.01 - EP); G11B 5/50 (2013.01 - EP); G11B 21/26 (2013.01 - EP); G11B 25/04 (2013.01 - EP); G11B 25/043 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9623273A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2297418 A 19960731; GB 2297418 B 19970409; GB 9523326 D0 19960117; AU 3853195 A 19960814; AU 697724 B2 19981015; CA 2211559 A1 19960801; EP 0870270 A1 19981014; GB 2297417 A 19960731; GB 9501685 D0 19950315; KR 19980701724 A 19980625; TR 199600059 A2 19960821; WO 9623273 A1 19960801

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9523326 A 19951115; AU 3853195 A 19951115; CA 2211559 A 19951115; EP 95936686 A 19951115; GB 9501685 A 19950128; GB 9502671 W 19951115; KR 19970705120 A 19970728; TR 9600059 A 19960124