# US 2008/0185443 A1 · Card processor

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- Number: US 2008/0185443 A1
- Document ID: US20080185443A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/021,631
- Filed: 2008-01-29
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2007-02-02
- Assignees: Aruze Corp.; Seta Corp.
- Inventors: Takahisa OONISHI; Takashi Ooto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080185443A1

## CPC

- G06K 13/08: Feeding or discharging cards
- G06K 13/0831: {the ejection arrangement comprising a slide, carriage or drawer}
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

## Abstract

A card processor of the present invention has: an insertion slot, into which a card is inserted; a carriage path, along which the card is carried; a carriage mechanism, which carries the card inserted into the insertion slot; and a holding portion, which is installed between the insertion slot and the carriage mechanism and holds the card on the carriage path.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A card processor comprising:
an insertion slot, into which a card is inserted;
a carriage path, along which said card is carried;
a carriage mechanism, which carries the card inserted into said insertion slot; and
a holding portion, which is installed between said insertion slot and said carriage mechanism and holds said card on the carriage path.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The card processor according to claim 1, wherein
said holding portion has an inclined face gradually rising toward a card carrying direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The card processor according to claim 1, wherein
a roller is rotatably supported in said holding portion so that the card being carried comes in sliding contact with said roller.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The card processor according to claim 3, wherein
a small diameter portion is formed on said roller so that part of the surface of the card being carried does not come into contact with said roller.