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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Nidec Instruments Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Yokoyama, Nagano, JP;
Keiji Ohta, Nagano, JP;
NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A card issuing device for using with a plurality of cards includes a card storage part which accommodates the plurality of cards, a card send-out mechanism which sends out a card among the plurality of cards from the card storage part, a card conveyance mechanism which conveys the card sent out by the card send-out mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port, an optical sensor which is located on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and reads a code indicated on a rear face of the card, and a dust adhesion prevention mechanism which prevents dust from adhering to a reading face of the optical sensor when the optical sensor is not used.