Card reader

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9519846-B2
Application number	US-201514980720-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A card reader may include a card passage; a pulling-out prevention member; and a turning mechanism structured to turn the pulling-out prevention member between the closing position and the open position. The pulling-out prevention member may include a card abutting part. The card abutting part may be formed with an abutting face structured to abut with a front end of the card having been inserted into the card reader when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position. The abutting face may be set to be an inclined face which is inclined to the rear side as going to the second direction side when viewed in the width direction of the card in a case that the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A card reader structured to perform at least one of reading of data recorded in a card and recording of data to the card, the card reader comprising:
a card passage where the card is passed;
a pulling-out prevention member structured to turn between a closing position where the card passage is closed and an open position where the card passage is opened and is structured to prevent pulling-out of the card inserted into the card reader at the closing position; and
a turning mechanism structured to turn the pulling-out prevention member between the closing position and the open position;
wherein a direction perpendicular to a passing direction of the card passing the card passage and a thickness direction of the card passing the card passage is referred to as a width direction of the card, an inserting direction side for the card to the card reader is referred to as a rear side, a pulling-out direction side for the card from the card reader is referred to as a front side, one side in the thickness direction of the card is referred to as a first direction side, and the other side in the thickness direction of the card is referred to as a second direction side;
wherein the pulling-out prevention member comprises a card abutting part structured to close a part of the card passage when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position;
wherein the card abutting part is formed with an abutting face structured to abut with a front end of the card having been inserted into the card reader when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position;
wherein the card abutting part is structured to move from the first direction side to the second direction side when the pulling-out prevention member is moved from the open position to the closing position; and
wherein the abutting face is inclined relative to a thickness direction of the card when the card is in the card passage and the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position.

2. The card reader according to claim 1 , wherein a gap space is formed between the front end of the card reached to an insertion limited position of the card to the rear side of the card reader and the abutting face movable between the open position and the closing position.

3. The card reader according to claim 2 , wherein
the pulling-out prevention member is turnable with the width direction of the card as an axial direction of turning, and
a turning center of the pulling-out prevention member is disposed on the rear side relative to the card abutting part and on the first direction side relative to the card passage.

4. The card reader according to claim 3 , wherein
the pulling-out prevention member comprises an extended part, which is extended from the turning center of the pulling-out prevention member to the front side, and a second extended part which is extended from a front end of the extended part to the front side and the second direction side,
the card abutting part is formed so as to extend from a tip end of the second extended part to the second direction side,
an end face on the second direction side of the second extended part is a first end face which is connected with the abutting face,
an end face on the second direction side of the extended part is a second end face which is connected with the first end face, and
round-processing is performed on a boundary portion between the abutting face and the first end face and a boundary portion between the first end face and the second end face.

5. The card reader according to claim 4 , wherein the pulling-out prevention member is formed of stainless steel.

6. The card reader according to claim 1 , wherein
the pulling-out prevention member is turnable with the width direction of the card as an axial direction of turning, and
a turning center of the pulling-out prevention member is disposed on the rear side relative to the card abutting part and on the first direction side relative to the card passage.

7. The card reader according to claim 6 , wherein
the pulling-out prevention member comprises an extended part, which is extended from the turning center of the pulling-out prevention member to the front side, and a second extended part which is extended from a front end of the extended part to the front side and the second direction side,
the card abutting part is formed so as to extend from a tip end of the second extended part to the second direction side,
an end face on the second direction side of the second extended part is a first end face which is connected with the abutting face,
an end face on the second direction side of the extended part is a second end face which is connected with the first end face, and
round-processing is performed on a boundary portion between the abutting face and the first end face and a boundary portion between the first end face and the second end face.

8. The card reader according to claim 1 , wherein
the pulling-out prevention member comprises an extended part, which is extended from the turning center of the pulling-out prevention member to the front side, and a second extended part which is extended from a front end of the extended part to the front side and the second direction side,
the card abutting part is formed so as to extend from a tip end of the second extended part to the second direction side,
an end face on the second direction side of the second extended part is a first end face which is connected with the abutting face,
an end face on the second direction side of the extended part is a second end face which is connected with the first end face, and
round-processing is performed on a boundary portion between the abutting face and the first end face and a boundary portion between the first end face and the second end face.

9. The card reader according to claim 8 , wherein a gap space is formed between a front end of the card reached to an insertion limited position of the card to the rear side of the card reader and the abutting face movable between the open position and the closing position.

10. The card reader according to claim 8 , wherein the pulling-out prevention member is formed of stainless steel.

Assignees

• Nidec Sankyo Corp

Inventors

• Uchiyama Ryo
• Takahashi Kazunori
• Sato Tomoya

Classifications

• G06K7/0026 Primary

  the galvanic contacts of the connector adapted for landing on the contacts of the card upon card insertion · CPC title

• G06K13/103 Primary

  using mechanical means · CPC title

• G06K13/085

  using an arrangement for locking the inserted card · CPC title

• G06K7/0021 Primary

  for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts · CPC title