Sheet-material associating – Associating or disassociating – Web bursting
Patent
1998-02-18
2000-07-25
Valenza, Jospeh E.
Sheet-material associating
Associating or disassociating
Web bursting
271188, 226 49, 399384, B42B 200, B65H 2970, B65H 1500, G03G 1500
Patent
active
060927984
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a medium handling apparatus, such as a desktop ticket issuing apparatus connected with a host machine for issuing tickets, and a medium handling method used when issuing the tickets.
BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY
A conventional medium handling apparatus will be now described by exemplifying a ticket issuing apparatus which is connected with a host machine for issuing tickets.
The conventional medium handling apparatus comprises a plurality of hoppers for accommodating therein a rectangular ticket sheet which is folded along perforations, a medium separating part for separating the ticket sheet, a magnetic processing part for writing magnetic data into the ticket sheet, a printing part for printing printing data onto the ticket sheet, and a discharge stacker for discharging the ticket sheet. The plurality of hoppers are arranged horizontally and disposed at the lower part of a housing. The medium separating part, magnetic processing part, printing part and discharge stacker are respectively arranged horizontally and disposed at the upper part of each hopper. With this medium handling apparatus, the ticket sheets are drawn out from each hopper with a bellows shape, and they are separated, one by one, along the perforations by the medium separating part. A given magnetic data is written into a magnetic stripe provided at the back of the ticket sheet by the magnetic processing part. Then a given printing data is printed by the printing part onto the front side of the ticket sheet in the printing position. Finally the ticket sheet is discharged to the discharge stacker.
The conventional medium handling apparatus has such a structure that the medium separating part, magnetic processing part and printing part are respectively arranged horizontally and disposed at the upper parts of the hoppers, and the ticket sheet is drawn out from each hopper in the shape of a bellows and guided to these components. Accordingly, there occurs a problem that a space is needed for arranging the medium separating part, magnetic processing part and printing part respectively horizontally and disposing them at the upper parts of the hoppers, and another space is needed for drawing out the ticket sheet in the shape of a bellows, which makes the apparatus large-sized.
Further, the conventional medium handling apparatus draws out the ticket sheet in the shape of a bellows then bends the ticket sheet and holds the ticket sheet in a bent state to prevent the ticket sheet from being deformed. However, when the ticket sheet is issued upon elapse of a given time, the ticket sheet which is first issued from the apparatus curls by the heat generated therein, which is unpleasant to the touch by a client who receives the ticket sheet.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized ticket issuing apparatus capable of issuing the ticket sheet without deforming it.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
A medium handling apparatus according to a first aspect of the invention comprises a plurality of medium accommodating parts for accommodating a medium therein, a plurality of guides respectively having one end connected with each of the medium accommodating parts and disposed in strata. The guides other ends are merged into one to form. A first feed passage, a second feed passage has one end connected with the first feed passage. A medium separating part is provided for separating the medium into a given size. A magnetic processing part is provided for writing a given magnetic data into the medium. A printing part is provided for printing given data onto the medium, and a discharge stacker is provided for discharging the medium. A feed passage formed by the first and second feed passages is disposed to pass through upper, rear and lower portions of the plurality of medium accommodating parts in this order, and is guided to a front wall of the apparatus. The medium separating part, magnetic processing part and printing part are respectively disposed along the second feed passage. The discharge
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Amada Takahiro
Hiratuka Shuuiti
Ishii Ryuji
Kawaji Masatoshi
Okada Takashi
Bower Kenneth W.
OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
Valenza Jospeh E.
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