Card reader

摘要

A card reader may include a card passage, a magnetic head to abut with a magnetic stripe of the card, and an IC contact block having IC contact springs to contact with external connection terminals of an IC chip of the card. The magnetic head is disposed in a front side portion of the card reader so that a gap of the magnetic head faces the card passage from a lower side, and the IC contact block is disposed in a rear side portion of the card reader so that the IC contact springs face the card passage from an upper side. The card passage is formed in a straight shape but is inclined to a lower side as going to the rear side.

主权项

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 having a magnetic stripe formed on a first face of the card and an IC chip formed on a second face of the card, the card reader comprising:
a card passage where the card is passed; a magnetic head structured to abut with the magnetic stripe formed on the card; and an IC contact block having a plurality of IC contact springs structured to contact with external connection terminals of the IC chip formed on the card; wherein, when a side of the card reader where an insertion port for the card is formed is referred to as a front side and its opposite side is referred to as a rear side, and one side in a thickness direction of the card passing the card passage is referred to as a first direction side and its opposite side is referred to as a second direction side, the magnetic head is disposed in a front side portion of the card reader so that a gap of the magnetic head faces the card passage from the first direction side, and the IC contact block is disposed in a rear side portion of the card reader so that the IC contact springs face the card passage from the second direction side; and wherein a portion on the first direction side of the card reader relative to the card passage becomes gradually larger to the first direction side as going to the front side and a portion on the second direction side of the card reader relative to the card passage becomes gradually larger to the second direction side as going to the rear side.