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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1995
Tamura Electric Works Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A structure of a card insertion port includes a card reader, an insertion port plate, and a coupling portion. The card reader is incorporated in an apparatus main body and reads/writes information from and on a card. The card reader has a slit-like card intake port arranged to oppose a front case of the apparatus main body. The insertion port plate is formed to be physically separate from the card intake port and mounted to an opening in the front case. The insertion port plate has a slit-like card insertion port extending from a front surface to a rear surface of the front case and is closely opposite to the card intake port. The coupling portion couples the card insertion port and the card intake port, thereby constituting a card intake path extending from the card insertion port to the card intake port. A method of mounting a card insertion port member is also provided.