Manual IC card reader and manual card reader
AssigneeSankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeyuki Nagata, Kazunori Takahashi, Toshio Tatai, Nozomi Watanabe
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Abstract
A manual IC card reader has a recess at a frame constructing a card insertion slot in the card insertion direction for inserting and removing a card. The card insertion slot is configured to project an IC contact block toward a card pathway as the IC contact block comes in and then let the card be removed after data communication rolling elements in a free rotational condition provided in a front vicinity of a card stop position in the card direction to reduce an insertion load on the IC card when the IC card projects the IC contacts block toward the card pathway.
Claims5
An IC card reader comprising:
- an attaching and detaching mechanism that moves an IC contacts block into contact with or away from a contact terminal pattern on an IC card;
- wherein said attaching and detaching mechanism brings said IC contacts block into contact in a diagonal motion relative to said contact terminal pattern on said IC card such that a lag is caused in the card contact starting time between rear contacts and front contacts on said IC contacts block arranged in the card insertion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.