Card reader

A card reader comprising:

• a card lock mechanism structured to prevent pulling-out of a card jammed in a card conveyance passage from a card insertion port;
• and
• an operation part structured to manually release lock of the card caused by the card lock mechanism;
• wherein the card lock mechanism comprises:
• a motor;
• and
• a lock member, provided with a blocking pawl contacted with the card to prevent pulling-out of the card, the lock member being moved between a contact position where the blocking pawl is contacted with the card and a retreated position where the blocking pawl is retreated from the card conveyance passage by power transmitted from the motor;
• wherein the operation part comprises:
• a rotation member, having a tube shape and having an inner circumference wall surrounding an output shaft of the motor;
• and
• an engaging member, provided on the inner circumference wall, extended along a circumferential direction of the output shaft and capable of engaging with an outer peripheral face of the output shaft;
• and
• wherein the engaging member is structured so as to be elastically deformable in a direction perpendicular to the output shaft.