Abstract: A card reader has a contact mechanism (IC contact block) coming into contact with a terminal (IC terminal pattern) of an integrated circuit mounted on a card, detection means (detection switch) for detecting that the card is inserted to a contact position at which the terminal and the contact mechanism are in contact with each other, locking means (locking lever etc.) for fixing the card to the contact position, and control means (CPU etc.) for controlling execution and release of locking by the locking means. As soon as the detection means detects insertion of the card, the control means executes locking effected by the locking means and after that, when the card is not activated in response to activation processing by the integrated circuit, release the locking of the locking means.

Abstract: The invention claimed is a method and apparatus to allow for scanning of both paper documents and thicker media such as credit or identification cards utilizing the same piece of scanner hardware. The inventive apparatus provides a depressible card reader slot located in the center of the horizontal axis of the sheet feed, and accompanying cantilever system for providing appropriate thickness of insert area for the particular media. A software implementation facilitates an automatic scan of either media inserted. The inventive method and apparatus is unique to the prior art in that it allows both media types to be scanned utilizing the same piece of hardware, and wherein scanning occurs automatically, which offers both ease of use and value to the consumer.

Abstract: The present invention extends to managing prepaid purchasing accounts and depositing funds therein. A kiosk and management system are connected over a network. The management system maintains purchasing accounts usable for multiple product or service purchases. To make a deposit, the consumer enters credentials at the kiosk, the credentials identifying a purchasing account. The consumer selects a payment method for making the deposit. For one or more payment methods (e.g., electronic check payment), the consumer selects a method to guarantee the deposit. The consumer also enters a deposit amount which is verified. Cash payments may be verified by an automated cash acceptor or a retail attendant. Credit card or debit card payments may be accepted by a card authorization network. Embodiments of the system also include debiting the purchasing account by a purchase amount. In addition, the purchasing account can be managed to view prior deposits and purchases.

Abstract: An assembly type cleaning structure for an induction reader comprises a positioning member with an assembling portion and restricting portions. With the assembling portion, the positioning member can be detachably assembled on the induction reader. And the restricting portions enable the positioning member to be forced onto the induction reader.

Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (10), first and second sets of contacts (22, 24) received in the insulating housing (10), a protection door (40) and a mating member (4821). The insulating housing (10) defines a receiving space (18) with a first entrance opening (19). The protection door (40) moveably covers the first entrance opening (19) for receiving a first card and the protection door (40) defines a second entrance opening (46) smaller than the first entrance opening (19) therein for receiving a second card and is formed with a guiding device (48) for guidable insertion of the second card. The mating member (4821) is disposed on the guiding device to securely engage with the insulating housing when the second card is inserted into the receiving space (18).

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a cabinet on whose end surface is formed a slot for insertion of a card; a card access unit that has a terminal that contacts an electrode of the card inserted from the slot. The card access unit is disposed in a position spaced from the slot, houses part, on a front end side of the insertion direction, of the card, and accesses the card via the terminal. The electronic further includes an electronic part disposed on a shield plate that is placed on the bottom surface, in a position overlapping with the card access unit. The shield plate serves also as a guide plate that guides the card inserted from the slot, to the card access unit in conjunction with the bottom surface of the cabinet.

Abstract: The card reader includes a structure (12) for receiving a card limited by a housing for the card and also a slot (16) for insertion of the card into the housing, the receiving structure (12) including a portion (30A, 30B) for guiding the inserted card to a position within the housing for reading the card. The card reader also includes: a sweeper (40) mounted so as to slide within the receiving structure (12) from a rear position located opposite the slot (16) clear of the housing to a forward position within the housing close to the slot (16), the sweeper (40) having a front surface (46) covering at least a part of the transverse cross-sectional surface area of the housing, a mechanism (28) for operating the sweeper (40) to cause the sweeper (40) to slide from its resting position towards its forward position.

Abstract: A card reader for reading magnetic stripe cards which are manually inserted, and withdrawn, by a user. The card is constrained to follow a path which displaces the card laterally while the card is outside the reader, and before the magnetic stripe reaches a magnetic sensor within the reader. The lateral displacement prevents an illicit magnetic sensor, positioned externally to the reader by a hacker, from reading the magnetic stripe, since the stripe is moving in an incorrect direction while the card is external to the reader.

Abstract: An electronic card connector including a plastic main body having a carrier board section. An electronic card receiving region is defined between two electronic card receiving channels. An entrance of the electronic card receiving region is formed at front end of the plastic main body. A circuit board is mounted between the sidewalls of the plastic main body. The circuit board includes multiple contact terminals extending into the electronic card receiving region for contacting with a corresponding contact of the chip of an electronic card inserted in the electronic card receiving region. The circuit board further includes multiple adaptive terminals. A first end of each adaptive terminal is connected to a corresponding contact terminal via a printed circuit. A second end of the adaptive terminal is connected with a circuit board of the card reader or plugged in a socket of the circuit board of the card reader.

Abstract: An automated system for preparing cards for further processing includes an envelope feed hopper configured to receive a plurality of envelopes, each having contents including a card carrier and one or more cards attached thereto. The systems also includes an envelope opener configured to receive envelopes from the hopper and create an opening into each envelope. The system further includes a contents parser configured to separate a card carrier and card attached thereto from an envelope. The system also includes a card carrier alignment device configured to unfold a card carrier and align the carrier for further processing and a separation mechanism configured to receive card carriers from the alignment device and separate the card from the carrier. The system also includes a controller programmed to control operation of the system.

Abstract: A system for sensing coded records and structures for sensing coded records are used to sense sheets including notes and checks. The system includes at least one movable sheet supporting plate member in an automated banking machine. An angular reflective piece operatively connected with the plate member enables sensing sheets using radiation from transversely positioned sensors. The automated banking machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack through operation of a picker. Each sheet is aligned with the sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices including at least one magnetic read head, an imager and/or a validation device. Sheets determined not to have at least one property of a genuine sheet are returned to a user of the machine. Sheets determined to have at least one property of genuine sheets are processed and stored in the machine.

Abstract: An IC card reader includes contactors contacting to IC contact points of the IC card, a frame forming with a card insertion path into which the IC card is inserted and a retraction domain for retracting the contactors in a direction away from the insertion path, a plate spring biasing the contactors to the retraction domain, and a mechanism responsive to the insertion of the IC card, advancing the contactors into the insertion path with the plate spring deflected to make contact the contactors to the IC contact points of the IC card, and responsive to extraction of the IC card and retracting the contactors to the retraction domain with the plate spring released force of the plate spring, becoming difficult for deformation and damage of the contactors.

Abstract: A device is capable of locking or unlocking a card in a card reader. An actuator carries a drive bushing onto which one end of a coil spring is mounted such that the axis of the coil spring is approximately parallel to the rotation axis of the actuator. The opposite end of the coil spring is mounted on a drive nut. A threaded shaft is fixed to a slide block with an elongated hole, and the movements of both are constrained to a single degree of freedom by the engagement of the elongated hole with a fixed pin and by the engagement of an extension of the threaded shaft with the inner hole of the drive bushing. The linear movement of the slide block causes a latch plate to move by means of a linear sliding pair between them so as to lock or unlock the inserted card.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus comprises a light-pervious plate, an optical device, and a guiding mechanism. The light-pervious plate provides a plane for placing an object to be scanned. The optical device is disposed under the light-pervious plate for capturing the image of the object and transforms the image into the corresponding signal. The guiding mechanism further comprises a guide bar, a loading frame, and an elastic element. The guide bar is disposed in the scanning apparatus and provides a scanning path. The loading frame, including a guide slot, is assembled with the optical device. Since the guide slot coordinates the guide bar, the optical device is mounted to move along the scanning path. The elastic element, disposed within the guide slot, exerts an elastic force toward the guide bar to reduce the gap between the guide slot and the guide bar so that the optical device can get better image of the document.

Abstract: A card reading device includes an insulating housing, at least a set of conductive terminals, a rear wall, and a shielding member. The rear wall includes a metal plate and a plastic plate that is formed by insert molding, which has a stable configuration and is unlikely to shake or distortion. The rear wall reliably presses and contacts with a top edge of a soldering portion of the conductive terminals, which is easier to be soldered so as to avoid soldering skipping or solder voiding. Moreover, the shielding member presses a top edge of the rear wall so as to make the rear wall securely press the soldering portion. Furthermore, the rear wall includes a plurality of openings therein, which make the gas circulate so as to avoid solder voiding. Thereby the qualified ration is improved.

Abstract: A shutter apparatus of a cash transaction machine, including: a drive unit; a cam rotating body engaged with the drive unit and including a guide rail eccentric to the rotation center thereof; and a shutter including a guide projection moving along the guide rail, which shuffles a straight path in response to the rotation of the cam rotating body. Since the shutter can be moved by using the rotation of the cam rotating body, the structure of the shutter apparatus can be simply maintained. Also, the rotation center of the cam rotating body and the guide projection are located on one straight line, thereby forming a structural lock without an additional locking unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a card reader for reading a card. The card reader includes a pair of rollers for transporting the card and a transmitter for transmitting light toward the transported card. A Charge Coupled Device (CCD) sensor is provided for sensing light reflected from the transported card. The card reader may further include a planar support for supporting the transmitter and the CCD sensor, and a transparent cover for engaging with the planar support and for covering the transmitter and the CCD sensor.

Abstract: An automated system for preparing cards for further processing includes an envelope feed hopper configured to receive a plurality of envelopes, each having contents including a card carrier and one or more cards attached thereto. The systems also includes an envelope opener configured to receive envelopes from the hopper and create an opening into each envelope. The system further includes a contents parser configured to separate a card carrier and card attached thereto from an envelope. The system also includes a card carrier alignment device configured to unfold a card carrier and align the carrier for further processing and a separation mechanism configured to receive card carriers from the alignment device and separate the card from the carrier. The system also includes a controller programmed to control operation of the system.

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 (13) is entirely or partially moved in a card carriage direction together with an IC card (5) when inserting or removing the IC card (5), and the IC card (5) is received and supported from a rear surface side thereof when at least IC contact springs (11) are in contact with a surface of the IC card (5), thereby suppressing a sudden increase in insertion load in the middle of the card insertion operation.

Abstract: An insert-type barcode reader has a body support with an insertion slot for receiving a card with barcode. A circuit board and a CIS component module electrically connected to the circuit board with each mounted to the body support to scan and process signals. A roller is mounted to the body support for movement relative to the CIS component module to allow the card to be properly guided into the insertion slot and tightly pressed onto the CIS component for accurate scanning of the barcode on the card. Two photoelectric sensors mounted to the body support are electrically connected to the circuit board for sensing the card entering and leaving the insertion slot to control starting, running and stopping of the scanning function of the CIS component module.

Abstract: A card edge connector is provided to accommodate an electric card and electrically connects the electric card with a motherboard. In the card edge connector, an insulating housing and a pair of latch assemblies are disposed at two opposite ends of the housing. A fixed metal element and a movable metal element in the latch assembly are disposed on two neighboring side surfaces. Each of the fixed metal element and the movable metal element has a stopper and a correspondingly extension. When the supporting beams are stretched outwardly to insert the electronic card, the stoppers restrain the movement of the extension parts to prevent the free end of the supporting beams from being over moved.

Abstract: A circuit board mounted data card reader includes an elevated card receiving assembly for receiving a data card such as a SIM card, UIM card, or the like, and a support assembly. The card receiving assembly is elevated or spaced away from the circuit board by the support assembly for conserving space on the circuit board and allowing other components to be mounted to the circuit board beneath the data card reader.

Abstract: A header connector apparatus (10) is configured to receive an electronic card (11). The apparatus (10) includes a body (12) having first and second spaced apart side arms (14, 16) formed integrally with the body (12) and configured to receive the card (11) therebetween. The first side arm (14) has a longitudinally extending first dovetail member (52). The apparatus (10) also includes an actuator button (48, 70) having a longitudinally extending second dovetail member (54, 74) configured to mate with the first dovetail member (52) to allow the button (48, 70) to move longitudinally relative to the body (12), and an ejector mechanism (36) coupled to the body (12) and the button (48, 70). The ejector mechanism (36) is configured to eject the card (11) from the body (12) upon longitudinal movement of the button (48, 70) relative to the body (12).

Abstract: The present invention holds a card-like electronic appliance, such as a semiconductor storage medium or an expansion module, and makes it difficult for dust, dirt and moisture to adhere to the card-like electronic appliance. The invention also makes it possible for card-like electronic appliances to be easily and appropriately held, stored, and organized, even when there are a large number of card-like electronic appliances. The card-like electronic appliance holder includes a holder main body with an appliance insertion hole into which at least part of a card-like electronic appliance is inserted, and is provided with a support part with a through-hole for hanging the holder main body. A convex part for engaging a concave part provided in the card-like electronic appliance and holding the card-like electronic appliance is provided inside the appliance insertion hole.

Abstract: A medium for printing, such as a thermal receipt roll for an ATM. The medium has two sides, each side having a plurality of marks positioned to trigger an automatic operation, such as printing, movement, or cutting of the medium when identified by a detector. Preferably, the marks are adapted for optical sensing by a detector located along one side or the other of the roll, and are positioned at regular intervals along the side edges. This allows the roll to be used in business machines having different detector configurations.

Abstract: A card reader that transports a card having a magnetic strip with a drive means to read and write information on the card that includes prehead for detecting the insertion of the card by searching the presence of the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic strip, and a card detecting switch for detecting the card. When the card detecting switch determines that a card is present, the prehead searches the magnetic information. When the card detecting switch does not detect a card, the card is distinguished as a specially-shaped card.

Abstract: A smart card handling device with a communication board attaching unit including a first base attached to the card handling device and a second base for carrying a set of one or more communication boards for communicating with a non-contact type smart card or a contact type smart card along a transporting passageway. The first base and the second base have a complementary mounting to suitably mate together. The communication board attaching unit can selectively pivot to enable a recycling operation.

Abstract: The present invention holds a card-like electronic appliance, such as a semiconductor storage medium or an expansion module, and makes it difficult for dust, dirt and moisture to adhere to the card-like electronic appliance. The invention also makes it possible for card-like electronic appliances to be easily and appropriately held, stored, and organized, even when there are a large number of card-like electronic appliances. The card-like electronic appliance holder includes a holder main body with an appliance insertion hole into which at least part of a card-like electronic appliance is inserted, and is provided with a support part with a through-hole for hanging the holder main body. A convex part for engaging a concave part provided in the card-like electronic appliance and holding the card-like electronic appliance is provided inside the appliance insertion hole.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a connector interface frame comprising a plurality of detachable limbs. When one or more specified limbs are detached, the connector interface frame accommodates a particular one of a plurality of host processing system connector interfaces. Depending on which limbs are detached, the frame can accommodate either a CF card or a PCMCIA card. In alternative embodiments, the frame accommodates other host processing system connector interfaces. Embodiments of the invention, therefore, allow a production run that allow the production of a standard frame kit that can be used for multiple types of host processing system connector interfaces.

Abstract: A structure of a card gate mechanism in a card reader of, e.g., an ATM (automated teller machine). In order to constitute a gate opening (3) of a card gate mechanism (1), a gate frame (4a, 4b) which includes a wide-open portion (5) which leads a card (2) to a card carrying path (14) by using a material which transmits light is provided on at least one surface side of the card (2), and a light source portion (6) which irradiates the gate frame (4a, 4b) with the light is provided, thereby causing the wide-open portion (5) to shine by emitting the light from the light source portion (6). In this case, when a part of the gate frame (4a, 4b) is formed as a lens portion (9), a direction of light irradiation can be controlled, thereby alleviating irregularities in an element.

Abstract: A card connector has a first receiving slot for receiving a first card and a second receiving slot for receiving a second card having a thickness smaller than the first card. A stopper member is supported in the first receiving slot by a supporting shaft and pivots between a first position where the stopper member blocks the first receiving slot to prevent advancement of the first or second card and a second position where the first receiving slot is unblocked. A cam member is pivotally supported in the card receiving slot by a supporting shaft arranged perpendicular to the supporting shaft of the stopper member and has a claw that abuts the stopper member to prevent the stopper member from pivoting to the second position. The cam member has a cam surface that releases the claw from the stopper member when the cam surface is cam-engaged by the first card.

Abstract: An optical storage system capable of use as a business card or a credit card of a rectangular card lying flat against an optical storage medium which can have a circular track for the optical storage of data. Symmetrical fastening elements around the whole optical storage medium secure the card and the optical storage medium together in two positions at right angles to one another. In one position the system has a rectangular configuration corresponding to that of a card. In the second position arcuate ends of the optical storage element lie along the longitudinal edges of the card to enable the system to be placed in a reader or writer for the optical data.

Abstract: A card reader includes a stopper or wall at the back of an insertion passage where a card is inserted. If a breakage of the wall at the back of the insertion passage is detected, the card processor drives the shutter to block the insertion port. This reliably prevents such an occurrence that the customer inserts the card through the insertion portion without knowing that the wall has been broken, pushes the card until even a portion of the card is not exposed at the recessed portion, finds himself unable to take out the card that is pushed in, and goes for a clerk in charge, and that the card stolen by the thief.

Abstract: A card reader is provided with a card transporting mechanism wherein the trailing end of a card as viewed in a card transporting direction is brought into contact with a first card engaging/holding member moving in a card transporting direction, and the card is transported by the first card engaging/holding member. The card transporting mechanism includes a carriage movable in the card transporting direction, and the first card engaging/holding member is mounted so that the first card engaging/holding member is movable between a first position where the first card engaging/holding member comes in contact with the trailing end of the card and a second position where the first card engaging/holding member does not come in contact with the card.

Abstract: A manual card reader comprises a slot frame with a recess provided in the slot frame in the card insertion direction to allow insertion or removal of a card. A card is inserted into the slot to a holding point through the recess and is taken out therefrom. The manual reader further comprises a shutter that prevents insertion of a foreign object beyond the recess into the card reader. A first locking device is detachably provided at one end of the shutter. A second locking device is detachably provided at the other end of the shutter.

Abstract: A memory card connector includes a main body and a slide plate. There are a plurality of terminals, a halt prevention hook and a slide rail in the main body. The slide plate has a rod, an opening at one end enabling insertion of a memory card a plurality of jacks extending to the other side thereof. Each jack has a guided chamfer therein, and each terminal is bent at the middle part thereof to form a pressing structure to avoid direct abrasion of the chip on the memory card as well as to avoid misinsertion or misejection of the memory card. With a special fastener on the memory card connector, the memory can connector can be coupled with another memory card connector (may be of a different size or specification) for hosting more memory cards.

Abstract: A combined flash memory card driver can be built in or externally connected to a computer or any other digital product to meet consumers' needs for data storage with the flash memory cards. The combined flash memory card driver provides a kind of universal socket suitable for SM, MMC, MS, and SD cards and another kind of universal socket suitable for Type I and Type II CF cards or Type I, Type II and Type III PC cards to access data in any of above flash memory cards. In addition to support all flash memory cards, shortcomings such as easy resulting in confusion, misunderstanding and damage caused in the conventional flash memory card drivers due to a design with three sockets and a transmission unit thereof combining IDE/ATAPI, USB, PCMCIA, and 1394 interfaces.

Abstract: A card reader includes a stopper or wall at the back of an insertion passage where a card is inserted. If a breakage of the wall at the back of the insertion passage is detected, the card processor drives the shutter to block the insertion port. This reliably prevents such an occurrence that the customer inserts the card through the insertion portion without knowing that the wall has been broken, pushes the card until even a portion of the card is not exposed at the recessed portion, finds himself unable to take out the card that is pushed in, and goes for a clerk in charge, and that the card stolen by the thief.

Abstract: A card records data as an optically readable code. A non-interference area is provided around the code to inhibit presence of only an interference image having an attribute causing an error during reading of the code. The code reader's CPU provides a code detection area to be used when a restoration section detects a code image from an image pickup area as a frame image stored in memory. This code detection area is determined based on an alignment error between the image pickup element and the code, and a specification of the code. The alignment error may result from the bottom of a slit which specifies a positional relationship between the code and the image pickup element to pick up the code.

Abstract: A card connector with a first receiving slot for receiving a first card, and a second receiving slot for receiving a second card that has a thickness smaller than the first card wherein erroneous insertion of the second card into the first receiving slot designed for receipt of the first cards is prevented. The card connector having a stopper member and a cam member. The stopper member is supported in the first receiving slot by a supporting shaft. The stopper member pivots between a first position where the stopper member blocks the first receiving slot to prevent advancement of the first or second card, and a second position where advancement of the first or second card is unblocked. The cam member is pivotally supported in the card receiving slot by a supporting shaft arranged perpendicular to the supporting shaft of the stopper member and has a claw that abuts the stopper member to prevent the stopper member from pivoting to the second position.

Abstract: A holder and reader for two or more data cards for a radio communication device, the holder including a body having formations for releasably carrying the two or more data cards and being adapted to be removably installed in the data card reader of the device.

Abstract: A system reads an identifier from a hand of cards to identify the cards. For example, the system can read an identifier from a pair of cards forming the initial hand in blackjack, where the one card is face up and the other card is face down. The system determines the value of a hand of cards form the read identifiers. For example, the system can determine a value of an initial hand of two cards in blackjack, while only one card is face up. The system can inform a dealer of the value, or status based on value, of the hand. The system can determine whether cards forming a hand of cards are authenticate by validating the cards based on the read identifier. The system can determine if the cards forming the hand of cards are in an expected sequence based on a knowledge of the initial sequence of cards in a deck.

Abstract: A carrier mechanism for supporting and moving a travelling module along a predetermined travelling path is disclosed. The carrier mechanism includes a guide device fixed inside a casing, a carrier movable along the guide device between a forward and rearward positions with the travelling module removably mounted on the carrier and a driving mechanism including a motor mounted to the carrier and in driving engagement with the guide device for moving the carrier between the forward and rearward positions. The guide device includes an elongate strip integrally formed on a bottom of the casing with a rack formed along a side face thereof to drivingly engage a pinion of the motor. Alternatively, a timing belt and toothed wheel system or a wire and pulley system or a worm and gear system may be used to replace the pinion and rack system.

Abstract: An IC card reader comprising an contact and a rotating member. The contact is for coming into contact with an IC contact terminal of a card. The rotating member is rotated by the insertion of the card. The rotating member starts to rotate as the card presses a portion of the rotating member, and the portion of the rotating member presses the card on a rear surface thereof when the rotating member rotates.

Abstract: Openings (OPa, OPb) corresponding to respective card slots (18a, 18b) are formed in a side face of a digital camera, and a slot cover (121) having a size covering both of the openings (OPa, OPb) is placed in a manner so as to shift thereon, thereby allowing either of the openings of the card slots to be selectively exposed. A CPU, installed therein, is allowed to access a card-type medium attached to the card slot that is not exposed, and is not allowed to access a card-type medium attached to the card slot that is exposed. A card-type medium can be detachably attached to the card slot that is exposed, and with respect to the card slot that is not exposed, the attaching and removing operations of a card-type medium are restricted.

Abstract: A card reader module (10) is described. The module (10) includes a trap mechanism (20) operable to trap a card (60) within the module (10) in response to the module (10) detecting a card (60) therein that cannot be transported. The trap mechanism (20) may be implemented by a width switch (22) and associated interlock (24), where the width switch (22) is located within a throat portion (14) of the card reader module (10). On detecting a jammed card, the width switch (22) is locked to prevent removal of the card. The module (10) may also include a magnetic head (28) operable to erase data stored on a magnetic stripe (62) on a card (60) if the trap mechanism (20) is not able to prevent removal of the card (60). A self-service terminal (70) for preventing fraud and a method of preventing fraud using the module (10) are also described.

Abstract: A card reader connector includes a main body (10) and an extension bracket (50) removably attached to the main body. The main body includes an insulative housing (12) and metal contacts (22). A memory card (90) is inserted into slide grooves (24) of the housing, connected to the metal contacts, and supported by the housing. When the extension bracket is attached to the main body, it guides the card into the slide grooves and facilitates support of the inserted card. In one use, the main body without the extension bracket is mounted to a circuit board(72)of an electronic device (70). Part of an inserted card remains exposed outside of the device. In an alternative use, the main body 10 with the extension bracket attached thereto is mounted to a circuit board (82) of an electronic device (80). An inserted card is thus hidden within the device.

Abstract: A positioning-sounding device for a card puller, it generates a sound when an inserting and extracting member (an extended card) in the card puller is inserted in position to make sure that the member has been in position. Wherein, a sounding device is mounted in a slide groove of an insertion seat and has a slide block and an elastic element both can slide in the slide groove; thereby, when the inserting and extracting member is moved inwardly of a channel of the insertion seat, it drives the slide block inwardly to compress the elastic element. When the inserting and extracting member is in position, the slide block is abutted against and is released from the inserting and extracting member and is elastically restored to its original position by the elastic element to collide with the inner wall of the slide groove indicating that the inserting and extracting member is surely inserted in position.

Abstract: An IC card mechanism includes an IC card for insertion into a receiving space of an electronic device; a contact which is brought into contact with an external contact of the card when the card is inserted; a card pusher which is advanced, when the card is inserted, in an insertion direction of the card by being pushed by a front end face of the card, thereby accumulating resilient ejecting force; and a lock for locking, when the card is inserted, the card pusher in an advanced position and unlocking, when the card is pushed again in the direction of insertion of the card, the card pusher so that the card pusher is retracted by the resilient force and such that the card pusher, when retracting, pushes the front face of the card in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the card, thereby allowing ejection of the card.

Abstract: A card reader, and a pressing element for a card reader, respectively, are provided for cards having different thicknesses, wherein pressing of the card over an extended surface area is achieved by oppositely disposed bearing points.