Global Patent Index - EP 1894866 A2

EP 1894866 A2 20080305 - Card dispensing apparatus

Title (en)

Card dispensing apparatus

Title (de)

Kartenausgabevorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de distribution de cartes

Publication

EP 1894866 A2 20080305 (EN)

Application

EP 07016824 A 20070828

Priority

  • JP 2006233261 A 20060830
  • JP 2007064269 A 20070314
  • JP 2007131113 A 20070517

Abstract (en)

An object of the present invention is to provide a card dispensing apparatus that does not damage cards even if the cards are made of vulnerable material. In a card dispensing apparatus in which a surface of one of cards is pressed toward a base disposed in a fixed state to hold the cards in a columnar shape and a conveying member in contact with the card surface via an opening of the base is moved in a predetermined direction, thereby dispensing the cards one by one in the predetermined direction, the conveying member has a flat contact surface, and is moved by flat loop movement means to advance into the opening from a predetermined advancing position to make a surface contact with the card surface, then linearly move in a predetermined direction while maintaining the contact state, then retract from the opening to a retract position, and then move to the advancing position while maintaining its state.

IPC 8 full level

B65H 3/02 (2006.01); B65H 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 13/103 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B65H 3/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 7/18 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07F 17/42 (2013.01 - KR); B65H 2301/42322 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2403/5331 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2511/20 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2513/412 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2513/512 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2513/52 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2553/61 (2013.01 - EP KR); B65H 2701/1914 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (applicant)

US 4557472 A 19851210 - HANNON CHARLES N [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1894866 A2 20080305; EP 1894866 A3 20080423; EP 1894866 B1 20110810; KR 100902111 B1 20090609; KR 20080020467 A 20080305

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07016824 A 20070828; KR 20070070620 A 20070713