Card reader and magnetic information recording medium processing device

A card reader structured so that IC contact springs are contacted with external connection terminals of an IC contact formed on a card to perform data communication with the card, the card reader comprising:

• an IC contact module comprising the IC contact springs and a circuit board in a flat plate shape which is electrically connected with the IC contact springs;
• a card conveyance passage where the card is conveyed;
• a drive source structured to move the IC contact module between a retreated position where the IC contact springs are retreated from the card conveyance passage and a contact position where the IC contact springs are capable of contacting with the external connection terminals;
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• a lever member which connects the drive source with the IC contact module;
• wherein when one side in a thickness direction of the card conveyed along the card conveyance passage is referred to as a first direction and the other side is referred to as a second direction, the drive source, the lever member and the IC contact module located at the retreated position are disposed on a second direction side with respect to the card conveyance passage;
• wherein the lever member comprises a module fixing part to which the IC contact module is fixed;
• wherein the IC contact module is fixed to the module fixing part by a screw engaging with the module fixing part from the second direction side in a state that a part of the IC contact module is overlapped with the module fixing part from the second direction side;
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• wherein the drive source and the screw are not overlapped with each other and are displaced from each other when viewed in the thickness direction of the card.

A magnetic information recording medium processing device for use with a magnetic information recording medium, the device comprising:

• a medium conveyance passage where a magnetic information recording medium on which magnetic data are recorded is conveyed;
• a magnetic head module comprising a magnetic head disposed so as to face the medium conveyance passage from a first direction side wherein one side in a thickness direction of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed along the medium conveyance passage is referred to as a first direction;
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• a frame which comprising with a conveyance face on the first direction side of the medium conveyance passage;
• wherein the frame comprises an opening part in which the magnetic head is disposed and a module fixing part to which the magnetic head module is fixed;
• wherein the magnetic head module comprises a head holding part which holds the magnetic head so that the magnetic head is capable of turning with a conveying direction of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed along the medium conveyance passage as an axial direction of turning, and so that the magnetic head is capable of moving in the thickness direction of the magnetic information recording medium;
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• wherein the magnetic head module is fixed to the module fixing part from the first direction side.