Patent ID: 11950359
Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A card reader for use with a card, the card reader comprising:
a card insertion part comprising an insertion port into which the card is inserted,
a protruded part which is provided on a front face of the card insertion part and is protruded to a front side with respect to the card insertion part,
a breakage detection wiring which is provided in an inside of the protruded part;
a detection part which detects at least one of disconnection and a short circuit of the breakage detection wiring; and
a flexible printed circuit board,
wherein the protruded part is provided so as to be adjacent to the insertion port and is protruded from the front face of the card insertion part, and
wherein the breakage detection wiring is formed in a portion of the flexible printed circuit board which is disposed in the inside of the protruded part.