Ticket reader with insertion corrector

摘要

The ticket is re-orientated to the correct readable position so that reading of the card can take place. Pref. the reading head incorporates a magnetic writing device. The orientation detector comprises a number of sensors detecting the width and length of the ticket. - The re-orientating device includes one or more reversible belt conveyors and a drive roller for inverting the card and returning it to an entry position from which it is driven past the head to be read. A printer may also be provided with a print anvil to enable tickets to be printed while travelling along the conveyor path. The printer may e.g. be a dot-matrix printer.