Nidec Sankyo Corporation

Nidec Instruments Corporation

Shinya Miyazawa

Mamoru Mizawa

Kazutoshi Ishikawa

Junro Takeuchi

Yukihiko Takita

Masaya Fujimoto

Keiji Hoson

Yohei Shimizu

Jo Tanaka

Ikuro Kuribayashi

Hirofumi Kuwaki

Hiroshige Takeda

Akihiro Negishi

Yosuke Oguchi

Kazuto Saeki

In this card reader, an IC contact block includes a resin block body to hold a plurality of IC contact springs, and card abutting members formed with card abutting surfaces on which an end surface on a back side of a card abuts, formed separately from the block body, and mounted on the block body. Each card abutting member is made of a material harder than resin.

Card reader

An information processing device includes a control board, a connector board having a connector to which an IC card is attached, and a protection board formed with a breakage detection circuit. The connector board is formed with a second breakage detection circuit for detecting its own disconnection and short circuit. The connector is mounted on a face on one side of the connector board, the protection board is disposed on the one side with respect to the connector board, and the protection board has an opening part for attaching and detaching the IC card. The second breakage detection circuit is formed in at least one of a face on the opposite side of the connector board and an internal layer of the connector board, and the second breakage detection circuit is formed in at least an area of the connector board which is overlapped with the opening part.

Information processing device

An input device includes a control portion for controlling the input device encrypts image data, which is data of an image displayed on a display surface of a display mechanism, and transmits it to the display mechanism, and a detection mechanism for detecting a position of the user's fingertip in an aerial-image display region encrypts position data, which is data of a detected position of the user's fingertip, and transmits it to the control portion. In addition, in this input device, at least a fraud against a position-data signal line which transmits the position data from the detection mechanism to a control board and a fraud against the control board can be detected by a fraud detection mechanism for detecting that a fraud against the input device.

Input device and information processing device

A card reader may include a main body frame comprising a bag-shaped card holding portion and a partitioning portion; a case body; a locking member; a driving mechanism; and a sealing member. The locking member may be provided on the front side of the partitioning portion. The driving mechanism may include a driving source and a power transmission mechanism. The driving source and the power transmission mechanism or the power transmission mechanism may include a sliding member. An opening may be formed in the partitioning portion. The sealing member may include a seal body portion, and a cylindrical cover portion. A through hole may be formed to penetrate the seal body portion. A first end of the cover portion is connected to the seal body portion. The sliding member may penetrate through the cover portion. The cover portion may extend and contract in the front-rear direction.

A card reader may include a main body frame; a flexible printed circuit board; and a protection board to protect a part of the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board may include a data signal circuit layer having a data signal circuit for transferring data, and a destruction detection circuit layer having a destruction detection circuit. The destruction detection circuit layer may overlap the data signal circuit layer. A second destruction detection circuit may be provided on the protection board. The destruction detection circuit layer is provided on one side of the data signal circuit layer. Part of the flexible printed circuit board may be covered with the protection board. The data signal circuit layer may be arranged on the main body frame side at least in the unprotected area and the destruction detection circuit layer may be arranged on an outer side of the card reader.

A card reader may include a main body frame, an IC contact block and a guide shaft for moving the IC contact block between a contact position and a retreated position. The guide shaft may be inserted through and pulled out from the IC contact block. The main body frame includes a first shaft holding part and a second shaft holding part which hold the ends of the guide shaft. The first shaft holding part is formed with an arrangement hole which is a first cam groove structured to move the IC contact block and the second shaft holding part is formed with a second cam groove structured to move the IC contact block. A coming-off prevention member which prevents coming-off of the guide shaft from the first shaft holding part and the second shaft holding part is detachably attached to the guide shaft or the main body frame.

A card reader may include a card conveying passage; and a card conveying mechanism. The card conveying mechanism may include a motor; a conveying roller; and a power transmission mechanism. The power transmission mechanism may include a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a first support shaft structured to support the first gear and the third gear in a rotatable manner; and a second support shaft structured to support the second gear and the fourth gear in a rotatable manner. An axial direction of the first support shaft coincides with the first direction, and an axial direction of the second support shaft coincides with the first direction. The first gear and third gear overlap each other in the axial direction of the first support shaft, and the second gear and fourth gear overlap each other in the axial direction of the second support shaft.

A contact type card reader may include a card conveying passage, a card conveying mechanism, a contact block having a contact spring structured to contact the external connection terminal of the card; a guide mechanism; a block urging member; a first stopper; and a second stopper. The guide mechanism may guide the contact block to a standby position, a communication position, and a card eject position. At the standby position and the card eject position, the contact block may be disposed on a first direction side relative to where the contact block is disposed at the communication position. The contact block may include a block-shaped spring holder; a turning; and a stopper urging member.

IC card reader

A card reader may include card insertion port; a plurality of types of pulling-out detection mechanisms; and a pulling-out prevention mechanism. The pulling-out prevention mechanism may include a lock member having a prevention part configured to contact with the card and prevent pulling-out of the card; and a moving mechanism structured to move the lock member between a contact position and a retreated position. The plurality of types of the pulling-out detection mechanisms may the abnormal pulling-out of the card by methods different from each other. The lock member is moved to the contact position from the retreated position to prevent pulling-out of the card when the abnormal pulling-out of the card from the card insertion port is detected by the plurality of types of the pulling-out detection mechanisms.

A card reader may include a card insertion port; a card conveying passage; and a card lock mechanism structured to prevent drawing of the card from the card insertion port. The card lock mechanism may include a motor; a lock member comprising a prevention pawl structured to move between a contact position and a retreated position; and a power transmission mechanism structured to transmit power of the motor to the lock member. The power transmission mechanism may include a final gear which is disposed on a most lock member side in a transmitting direction of power from the motor to the lock member. The lock member may include a sector gear which is engaged with the final gear.

Card reader and card lock mechanism

A card reader may include a card insertion port; a card conveying passage; and a card lock mechanism. The card lock mechanism may include a motor; a lock member comprising a prevention pawl; and a power transmission mechanism structured to transmit power of the motor to the lock member. The power transmission mechanism may include a worm gear having a screw gear and a helical gear engaged with the screw gear. The screw gear may be disposed on a motor side relative to the helical gear in a transmitting direction of power from the motor to the lock member. The lock member may further include a teeth part in a fan shape. The teeth part may be driven through engagement of gears including the worm gear to move the prevention pawl.

A card reader for use with a card incorporated with an IC chip may include an insertion port into which the card is inserted; a metal detection mechanism structured to detect an external connection terminal of the IC chip provided in the card; and a tip end detection mechanism structured to detect a tip end in an inserting direction of the card inserted into the insertion port. The metal detection mechanism and the tip end detection mechanism may be disposed so that, when the tip end detection mechanism detects the tip end in the inserting direction of the card inserted into the insertion port in a correct posture, the metal detection mechanism detects the external connection terminal.

Card reader and control method therefor

A card reader for use with a card may include a card insertion part formed with an insertion port into which the card is inserted; and a magnetic head provided in the card insertion part and structured to contact with the card. A magnetic gap in a straight shape may be formed at a tip end of the magnetic head where the card is to be contacted. When a forming direction of the magnetic gap formed in the straight shape is a gap direction, the gap direction may be inclined with respect to a first direction perpendicular to an inserting direction of the card when viewed in a thickness direction of the card inserted into the insertion port.

Provided is a card insertion unit for a card reader which, without weakening a magnetic field generated by a magnetic field generating device in order to prevent reading of magnetic data by a magnetic head for skimming, is capable of reducing the effect of the magnetic field upon the reading of the magnetic data by way of the magnetic head for data reading. This card insertion unit may be provided with a notch formed at a point at which a magnetic stripe passes at insertion time of the card a projecting portion which projects toward the upstream side of the insertion direction of the card and a magnetic field generating device disposed in the interior of the projecting portion.

Card insertion part and card reader

A card-shaped medium processing device may include an insertion port to which a card-shaped medium is inserted, a medium feeder capable of abutting with a card-shaped medium inserted from the insertion port to carry the card-shaped medium, and a motor for driving the medium feeder. A taking-in maximum value which is the maximum value of an output of the motor at the time of a taking-in operation of a card-shaped medium inserted from the insertion port is set to be smaller than an ejecting maximum value which is the maximum value of an output of the motor at the time of an ejecting operation of the card-shaped medium toward the insertion port. A control method for a card-shaped medium processing device may include the same relationship, i.e., the taking-in maximum value is set to be smaller than the ejecting maximum value.

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Nagano, Japan

Shinya Miyazawa