[in 3,959,623 [45] May 25, 1976
[54] CARD CASSETTE
[75] Inventor: Kunihiko Nakahara, Shiojiri, Japan
[73] Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho, Japan
[22] Filed: Mar. 4, 1974
[21] Appl. No.: 447,634
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Mar. 8, 1973 J apan 48-29003
Oct. 18, 1973 Japan 48-120333
Aug. 17, 1973 Japan 48-96647
Apr. 10, 1973 Japan 48-42985
Nov. 28, 1973 Japan 48-136155
[52] U.S.C1 235/61.11 R; 271/8 R;
271/164; 360/132
[51] Int.Cl.2 GlIB 15/29; G06K 7/08
[58] Field of Search 235/61.1 1 R, 61.11 D,
235/61.11 E; 360/88, 95, 132, 133; 271/8 R,
145, 164, 272
[56] References Cited
UNITED STATES PATENTS
[57] ABSTRACT
A card cassette includes a card containing chamber, and a card feeding roller located on the wall of at least one side of the card containing chamber. When the cassette is inserted into a cassette mount or a cassette receiving recess of a mating device, the roller rolls on the inner wall of the cassette receiving recess of the device as the cassette is further pushed inward, thereby automatically delivering the card within the card containing chamber into a card processing station of the device. When the card cassette is withdrawn from the cassette receiving recess of the device, the roller rolls in the reverse direction, thereby automatically restoring the card into the chamber.
3,630,518 12/1971 Street,
