Card transporting mechanism for card reader

A forcibly card discharging mechanism for a card reader in which a card inserted through an card entrance is taken into the inner part of the card reader by a card transporting means, said card discharging mechanism comprising:

• a moving body moving together with said card so as to taking said card that is inserted through said card entrance into the inner part of said image reader by said card transporting means;
• a card engaging member moving together with said moving body, coming in contact with said card, and also the inner-side end face of said card;
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• detecting means for detecting that said card stays at said card entrance;
• wherein said detecting means detects that said card stays, said moving body is moved, thereafter said moving body is moved, and said card engaging means is brought into engagement with the inner-side end face of said card from the inner part of said card reader, to thereby discharge said card out of said card reader.

A drive force transmission mechanism for selectively transmitting a rotation of a motor to one of two drive systems comprising:

• first and second follower-side rotational gears provided coaxial with a drive-side rotational gear rotated by said motor,
• a planetary gear member in mesh with said drive-side rotational gear and said second follower-side rotational gear mounted on said first follower-side rotational gear,
• selective engaging/stopping means for selectively engaging and stopping one of said first and second follower-side rotational gears is provided,
• wherein said drive systems are coupled to said first and second follower-side rotational gears.

A card transporting mechanism for selectively transmitting a rotation of a motor to one of a card taking-in/discharging drive means and a card transporting drive means comprising;

• first and second follower-side rotational gears provided coaxial with a drive-side rotational gear rotated by said motor;
• a planetary gear member in mesh with said drive-side rotational gear and said second follower-side rotational gear mounted on said first follower-side rotational gear;
• selective engaging/stopping means for selectively engaging and stopping one of said first and second follower-side rotational gears is provided,
• wherein said card transporting drive means is coupled to one of said first and second follower-side rotational gears.

A card transporting mechanism comprising:

• a card engaging/holding member moving in a card transporting direction, the trailing end of a card as viewed in a card transporting direction being brought into contact with said card engaging/holding member moving in a card transporting direction, and the card is transported by said card engaging/holding member,
• a carriage movable in the card transporting direction, said card engaging/holding member is mounted on said carriage movable in the card transporting direction such that said card engaging/holding member is movable between a first position where said card engaging/holding member comes in contact with the trailing end of said card and a second position where said card engaging/holding member does not comes in contact with said card, said card engaging/holding member is moved between said first and second positions by a transportion drive member for transporting said card;
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• a blocking portion for blocking the movement of said card engaging/holding member to said second position, said blocking portion is provided at first position.

A shutter opening/closing mechanism with a shutter plate which is movable between a first position where a card transporting path is closed and a second position where said card transporting path is opened, said shutter opening/closing mechanism comprising:

• a drive source for moving said shutter plate;
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• a connecting member for connecting a drive force of said drive source to said shutter plate;
• wherein the opening/closing-side end face of said shutter plate is closed substantially parallel to said card transporting path at said closing position, and said opening/closing-side end face of said shutter plate is moved, by said drive source, substantially parallel to said card transporting path.