Card reader
US11941474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K13/085
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card reader includes a pulling-out prevention member turnable between a closing position where a card moving passage is closed and an open position and preventing pulling-out of a card having been inserted into a card reader at the closing position. The pulling-out prevention member is provided with a main body member and a card abutting member which closes the card moving passage when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position. A rear end of the card abutting member is capable of contacting with a front end of the card having been inserted into the card reader when the pulling-out prevention member is located at the closing position. The main body member of the pulling-out prevention member is formed of resin, and the card abutting member is formed of material having a strength higher than a strength of the resin.
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