Abstract: Provided is a card reader capable of increasing visibility over the prior art for a location into which a card is actually inserted. A card reader is provided with a main body frame constituting a card passage through which an inserted card passes, and a light source for illuminating the interior of the card passage. With this card reader, the light source is illuminating the interior of the card passage through which the card passes, and therefore, it is possible to brighten the interior of the card passage through which the card passes. Therefore, it is possible to brighten the location into which the card is actually inserted so that it is easier to visually confirm the location into which the card is actually inserted.

Abstract: A card reader with magnetic heads, an anterior frame, a main body frame, a control board and a sealing member formed to be annular. The main body frame has a head arrangement in which the magnetic heads are positioned, a sac-like card cage in which the rear end of the inserted card is housed, and a seal arrangement which is formed between the head arrangement and the card cage and in which the sealing member is arranged. The anterior frame has a substantially cylindrical cylinder portion formed to connect to a front face portion. A rear end side portion of the cylinder portion (crushing portion) crushes the sealing member in the radial direction from the outer circumferential side of the sealing member. The control board is arranged outside the card cage, and the inner circumferential face of the seal crushing portion is formed in a tapered shape.

Abstract: Provided is a card reader capable of increasing visibility over the prior art for a location into which a card is actually inserted. A card reader is provided with a main body frame constituting a card passage through which an inserted card passes, and a light source for illuminating the interior of the card passage. With this card reader, the light source is illuminating the interior of the card passage through which the card passes, and therefore, it is possible to brighten the interior of the card passage through which the card passes. Therefore, it is possible to brighten the location into which the card is actually inserted so that it is easier to visually confirm the location into which the card is actually inserted.

Abstract: A card reader with magnetic heads, an anterior frame, a main body frame, a control board and a sealing member formed to be annular. The main body frame has a head arrangement in which the magnetic heads are positioned, a sac-like card cage in which the rear end of the inserted card is housed, and a seal arrangement which is formed between the head arrangement and the card cage and in which the sealing member is arranged. The anterior frame has a substantially cylindrical cylinder portion formed to connect to a front face portion. A rear end side portion of the cylinder portion (crushing portion) crushes the sealing member in the radial direction from the outer circumferential side of the sealing member. The control board is arranged outside the card cage, and the inner circumferential face of the seal crushing portion is formed in a tapered shape.

Abstract: An apparatus for failure diagnosis starts counting a frequency of a switching action of a foot brake switch when determining that vehicle speed is higher than a first criterion value, and ceases to count the frequency of the switching action when determining that the vehicle speed has decreased below a second criterion value set to be lower than the first criterion value. When the frequency of the switching action counted by a count section is less than a predetermined value, the apparatus for failure diagnosis determines that the foot brake switch has a failure.

Abstract: A filter upstream-side pressure sensor detects the pressure on an upstream side of a filter. A filter downstream-side pressure calculating device subtracts an actual measurement value of the pressure difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the filter from a pressure value on the upstream side of the filter. Based on this subtraction, the filter downstream-side pressure calculating device calculates a pressure value on the downstream side of the filter. A filter downstream-side pressure estimating device estimates a pressure value on the downstream side of the filter. An abnormality detection device compares the difference between the calculated pressure value and the estimated pressure value with a threshold. If the difference exceeds the threshold, it is determined that at least one of a differential pressure sensor and the filter upstream-side pressure sensor is not working normally.

Abstract: An exhaust purifying apparatus is provided with a filter located in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine and configured to collect particulates in exhaust gas. The exhaust purifying apparatus is also provided with a differential pressure sensor which detects the pressure difference generated between the upstream side and downstream side of the filter. The problem detection apparatus of the exhaust purifying apparatus is provided with a differential pressure calculation unit and a judgment unit. The differential pressure calculation unit calculates the pressure difference between the upstream and downstream sides of the filter based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine. The judgment unit calculates a difference P between an actual measurement value of the pressure difference and a calculation differential pressure value compares the difference P with a threshold value, and detects that the filter has a problem.

Abstract: An apparatus for failure diagnosis of an intake air flow sensor is provided which, when the operating state of an engine is judged to be in a low flow rate region, determines whether or not the intake air flow rate detected by the intake air flow sensor is excessively high relative to a theoretical intake air flow rate corresponding to the operating state of the engine and, if the detected intake air flow rate is excessively high, judges that the intake air flow sensor has failed. Also, when the operating state of the engine is judged to be in a high flow rate region, the apparatus for failure diagnosis determines whether or not the detected intake air flow rate is excessively low relative to the theoretical intake air flow rate and, if the detected intake air flow rate is excessively low, judges that the intake air flow sensor has failed.

Abstract: An unburned fuel supply section performs temperature rise control to supply fuel to an oxidizing catalyst disposed upstream of an exhaust purification device to cause temperature rise of the exhaust purification device using heat generated in oxidation reaction of fuel on the catalyst. During the temperature rise control, an actual cumulative fuel quantity calculation section obtains actual cumulative fuel quantity by accumulating the amount of fuel supplied to the catalyst. A theoretical cumulative fuel quantity calculation section calculates fuel supply quantity required for temperature rise of the exhaust purification device on the premise that oxidation performance of the catalyst is not deteriorated, and obtains theoretical cumulative fuel quantity by accumulating the calculated fuel supply quantity.

Abstract: A card reader is provided with a card locking device preventing a card shaped medium from pulling out for illegal taking-out The card locking device includes a lock member which is turnably supported and provided with an engaging part so as to abut with the surface of the card shaped medium and a movable member which is connected to the lock member and is reciprocally movable in a direction to the card insertion port. The movable member turns the lock member around the support shaft pin such that the engaging part abuts with the card shaped medium to lock the card shaped medium. The engaging part may be constructed by a plurality of plate members whose thicknesses are different is laminated in a width direction of the card shaped medium.

Abstract: A card reader includes a card locking mechanism locking a card medium in an immovable holding position when the card medium inserted from a card insertion port provided in a front section of a card reader body stops because of abnormal stopping, thus preventing wrongful removal of the card medium by withdrawal. The card locking mechanism includes a spindle able to rotate via a spindle pin at one end inside the card reader body at the card insertion port, and a stopper configuration enabling direct contact with a surface of the card medium provided along a periphery at another end. A rotation radius includes a distance from the spindle pin to the stopper configuration being gradually increased from one end of the stopper configuration to another end to increase locking force by contact with the card medium.

Abstract: A card reader is provided with a card locking device preventing a card shaped medium from pulling out for illegal taking-out The card locking device includes a lock member which is turnably supported and provided with an engaging part so as to abut with the surface of the card shaped medium and a movable member which is connected to the lock member and is reciprocally movable in a direction to the card insertion port. The movable member turns the lock member around the support shaft pin such that the engaging part abuts with the card shaped medium to lock the card shaped medium. The engaging part may be constructed by a plurality of plate members whose thicknesses are different is laminated in a width direction of the card shaped medium.

Abstract: A card reader includes a card locking mechanism locking a card medium in an immovable holding position when the card medium inserted from a card insertion port provided in a front section of a card reader body stops because of abnormal stopping, thus preventing wrongful removal of the card medium by withdrawal. The card locking mechanism includes a spindle able to rotate via a spindle pin at one end inside the card reader body at the card insertion port, and a stopper configuration enabling direct contact with a surface of the card medium provided along a periphery at another end. A rotation radius includes a distance from the spindle pin to the stopper configuration being gradually increased from one end of the stopper configuration to another end to increase locking force by contact with the card medium.

Abstract: An improved head support mechanism for a magnetic card reader is described which has a support plate for each magnetic head. The magnetic head is supported to be capable of moving in the plane perpendicular to the support plate and rocking around an axis parallel to the direction in which the card is moved. A projection is placed in a predetermined position on each support plate. A leaf spring contacts each projection at the predetermined position to apply pressure and ensure that the magnetic head contacts the magnetic card to be read.

Abstract: A card release device adapted to be incorporated in an electronic card connector to automatically release a card therefrom includes a motor controlled by a control circuit to drive a reduction gear train which in turn drives a cam-follower system to convert rotational motion of the motor into linear motion for driving a release bar. The release bar is coupled with a card ejecting mechanism including a lever arm for facilitating ejection of the card from the card connector. The release bar has a free end located outside the card connector with a push button provided thereon for receiving a force to drive the release bar and eject the card from the card connector. Thus, the card release device can be operated both manually and automatically.