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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2009
Nobuyuki Yamanaka, Nagano, JP;
Fumihiko Akahane, Nagano, JP;
Nobuyuki Yamanaka, Nagano, JP;
Fumihiko Akahane, Nagano, JP;
Nidec Sankyo Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A card reader may include a first card operation part having a first reproducing and recording part, a first feeding passage, and a first card pressing mechanism structured to press the card toward a first card feeding reference face, and a second card operation part having a second reproducing and recording part, a second feeding passage, and a second card pressing mechanism structured to press the card toward a second card feeding reference face which is formed on the opposite side to the first card feeding reference face. The first and second card operation parts may be adjacently disposed in a feeding direction of the card. The first and second reproducing and recording parts may be disposed in a substantially point-symmetrical manner.