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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Applicants:
Shigeyuki Nagata, Nagano, JP;
Toshio Tatai, Nagano, JP;
Kazunori Takahashi, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An IC card reader holding an IC card by using an IC contact block and a card receiving member at a data communication position, and preventing a sudden increase in load when inserting the card. A card receiving member () is entirely or partially moved in a card carriage direction together with an IC card () when inserting or removing the IC card (), and the IC card () is received and supported from a rear surface side thereof when at least IC contact springs () are in contact with a surface of the IC card (), thereby suppressing a sudden increase in insertion load in the middle of the card insertion operation.