Card reader

A card reader which is 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 moving passage where the card is moved;
• a pulling-out prevention member which is turnable between a closing position where the card moving passage is closed and an open position where the card moving passage is opened and which prevents pulling-out of the card having been inserted into the card reader at the closing position, the pulling-out prevention member comprising:
• a main body member;
• and
• a card abutting member which closes a part of the card moving passage when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position;
• an urging member which urges the pulling-out prevention member toward the closing position;
• a turning restriction member which is abutted with the pulling-out prevention member located at the closing position to restrict turning of the pulling-out prevention member;
• and
• a moving mechanism which moves the turning restriction member between a turning restriction position where turning of the pulling-out prevention member is restricted and a turnable position where turning of the pulling-out prevention member is permitted;
• wherein in a case that a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the card which is moved along the card moving passage and a thickness direction of the card moved along the card moving passage is referred to as a width direction of the card and, in the moving direction of the card, in a case that an inserting direction side of the card into the card reader is referred to as a rear side, and an opposite side to the rear side which is a pulling-out direction side of the card from the card reader is referred to as a front side,
• the pulling-out prevention member is turnable with the width direction of the card as an axial direction of turning;
• a rear end of the card abutting member is contactable 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 main body member is formed of resin;
• and
• the card abutting member is formed of material having a strength higher than a strength of the resin.