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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Kazunori Takahashi, Nagano, JP;
Kazutoshi Ishikawa, Nagano, JP;
NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A card reader is provided which is capable of detecting a skimming magnetic head attached to a front side of a card insertion member formed with a card insertion port and a skimming magnetic head attached to an inclined face of the card insertion port with a simple structure. The card reader includes a card insertion memberformed with a card insertion portand a light emitting elementand a light receiving element for detecting that a foreign matter has been attached to the card insertion memberA lower face of the card insertion portis formed to be an inclined facewhich is inclined toward a lower side as going to the front side.