Card reader

A card reader in which a card formed in a substantially rectangular shape is conveyed in a short-side direction of the card and processed the card having a magnetic stripe, when one side in a thickness direction of the card conveyed in the card reader is referred to as a first direction, the other side in the thickness direction of the card is referred to as a second direction, a taking-in direction of the card to the card reader which is one side in a conveying direction of the card conveyed in the card reader is referred to as a third direction, and an ejecting direction of the card from the card reader which is the other side in the conveying direction of the card is referred to as a fourth direction, the card reader comprising:

• a card conveying mechanism structured to convey the card;
• a guide part which structures at least a part on a first direction side of the conveying passage where the card is conveyed;
• a magnetic head structured to abut with the magnetic stripe from the first direction side and perform at least one of reading of magnetic data recorded on the card and recording of magnetic data to the card;
• a head moving mechanism structured to move the magnetic head in a width direction of the conveying passage which is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the card;
• a positioning member structured to position the card with respect to the magnetic head in the conveying direction of the card;
• and
• a shutter member structured to close an opening part which is formed on the first direction side of the conveying passage;
• wherein the positioning member comprises:
• a card abutting part structured to abut a third direction end of the card;
• and
• a card support part structured to contact with a first direction side of the card when the third direction end of the card is abutted with the card abutting part;
• wherein when the third direction end of the card is abutted with the card abutting part, the card is positioned with respect to the magnetic head in the conveying direction of the card;
• wherein the opening part is formed between the positioning member and the guide part in the conveying direction of the card and is formed so that the magnetic head moving in the width direction of the conveying passage is passed;
• wherein a distance between the card abutting part and a third direction end of the guide part in the conveying direction of the card is set to be shorter than a width in the short-side direction of the card;
• wherein when the shutter member has closed the opening part, a fourth direction end of the shutter member is disposed on a first direction side relative to the guide part in a thickness direction of the card;
• wherein when the shutter member has opened the opening part, the shutter member is disposed on the first direction side relative to the guide part in the thickness direction of the card;
• and
• wherein the third direction end of the card is capable of being guided to the card support part by the shutter member having closed the opening part.