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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, Suwa-gun, Nagano, JP;
Shinya Miyazawa, Nagano, JP;
Mamoru Mizawa, Nagano, JP;
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
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.