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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Nidec Instruments Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Shinya Miyazawa, Nagano, JP;
Yukihiko Takita, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/0021 (2013.01); G06K 19/077 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.