Patent ID: 9721439
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G07F,G07G,H01H

Claim:
1. A transaction terminal device, comprising: a housing having a penetrating hole that penetrates completely through the housing; an exterior member that is attached to the housing; a plurality of electrodes that is provided on a board disposed within the housing; a switch member that includes a conductor that electrically connects the plurality of electrodes and an elastic deformer, which maintains an electrically connected state in which the conductor is in contact with the electrodes by urging force based on elastic deformation, and a tamper detector that detects tampering through a releasing of the electrically connected state of the plurality of electrodes when the exterior member is detached from the housing, wherein a waterproof portion is provided at the switch member, the waterproof portion forming a waterproof seal that prevents water from infiltrating into the penetrating hole.