Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Tsutomu Kojitani

Kenya Yasutomi

Takeshi Jobetto

A transaction terminal device is provided. The device includes a magnetic head module that supports a magnetic head which reads a magnetic card. A plurality of communication antennas that communicate according to different standards are arranged at a same end of a housing as the magnetic head module. The magnetic head module includes a line-shaped metal urging member that exerts urging force to the magnetic head in a passing path direction of the magnetic card. The line-shaped metal urging member has a first straight portion exerting the urging force to the magnetic head in a direction perpendicular to the first straight portion when viewed from a side view of the transaction terminal device. Even though a communication antenna is arranged close to the magnetic head, a reradiated radio wave generated from the metal urging member of the magnetic head is reduced.

Transaction terminal device

Provided is a settlement terminal device including a housing that includes a first face which has an operation display face, a second face which is disposed on an opposite side to the operation display face, and a step portion which is formed on one end side of the second face so as to be substantially parallel to an edge side of the one end side. A length of the housing in a thickness direction on the one end side adjacent to the step portion is larger than a length of the housing in the thickness direction which is located closer to the other end side than the step portion. An insecure region that does not have tamper resistance is formed on one end side of the housing. A secure region that has tamper resistance is formed on the other end side of the housing.

Settlement terminal device

In a transaction terminal device, a magnetic head module that supports a magnetic head which reads a magnetic card, and a plurality of communication antennas used for communications according to different standards are arranged at the same end within a housing. The magnetic head module includes a line-shaped metal urging member that exerts urging force to a magnetic head in a passing path direction of the magnetic card. Even though a communication antenna is arranged close to the magnetic head, a reradiated radio wave generated from the metal urging member of the magnetic head receiving a radio wave radiated from an adjacent communication antenna is reduced, and communication quality is secured. Accordingly, even though the communication antenna is arranged close to the magnetic head that reads the magnetic card, the transaction terminal device can normally complete the transaction using the read magnetic card.

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Osaka, Japan

Tsutomu Kojitani