| 摘要 |
<p>A compact card reader (10), for reading magnetically encoded information on a ticket or card, which comprises a single unit (12) including a pathway (14) for receiving a card to be read and a read head (18) located in the pathway. The pathway (14) is curved, or contains curved portions or humps (20), for forcing the card into contact with the read head, and the unit contains no moving parts.</p> |
