Terminal device for an IC card
US6019623A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/52
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A terminal device for reading and/or writing electronic information from and/or into an IC card (100) inserted therein, comprises: electric connection terminals (12) through which the electronic information including electronic money is read out from said IC card and/or is written into said IC card; and a card insertion opening (50) provided on a top surface of a main body(10) of the terminal device, into which said IC card (100) is inserted, wherein the card insertion opening (50) is formed penetrating from the top surface of the terminal device up to a bottom surface thereof so as to discharge dust and/or dirt coming inside from the card insertion opening (50) automatically.
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