Card reader with locking device
Assigneeddm hopt + schuler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJuergen Hopt, Karl-Rudolf Hopt
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Abstract
In accordance with the invention, in a card reader (1) comprising a pivot arm (4) that engages behind an inserted card (2), a locking element (8) that can be displaced in the insertion direction (3) of the card (2) and, in a locking position, blocks a pivoting motion of the pivot arm (4) out of the engaging pivot position, a toothed wheel (13) which is driven by a pinion (15) and on which the locking element (8) eccentrically engages, and at least one stop face (17; 18) that cooperates with the card reader housing (20) for limiting the rotation of the toothed wheel (13), the at least one stop face (17; 18) is provided on the pinion (15).
Claims6
Card reader comprising:
- a housing;
- a pivot arm that engages behind an inserted card;
- a locking element displaceable in an insertion direction of the card, and, in a locking position, blocks a pivoting motion of the pivot arm out of the engaging pivot position;
- a toothed wheel driven by a pinion and eccentrically engagable the locking element;
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- at least one stop face cooperating with the card reader housing for limiting rotation of the toothed wheel, at least one stop face being provided on the pinion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.