Patent ID: 9697390
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06K

Claim:
1. A card reader for use with a card comprising an IC chip, the card reader comprising: a plurality of IC contact points structured to communicate data with an IC chip of the card; an IC contact block which holds the plurality of the IC contact points; a cable comprising a first end side connected with the plurality of the IC contact points; a control circuit board with which a second end side of the cable is connected; a front face cover which comprising an insertion port for the card; a main body frame which is fixed to the front face cover; and a sealing member which is formed in a ring shape and is disposed between the front face cover and the main body frame; wherein when an inserting direction of the card which is one of moving directions of the card is referred to as a first direction, an extracting direction of the card which is the other of the moving directions of the card is referred to as a second direction, one side in a thickness direction of the card which is perpendicular to the moving direction of the card is referred to as a third direction, and the other side in the thickness direction of the card is referred to as a fourth direction, the main body frame comprises: a card accommodation part in which a first direction side of the card inserted into the insertion port is accommodated; and a seal arrangement part which is disposed on a second direction side relative to the card accommodation part and in which the sealing member is disposed so that an inner periphery of the sealing member is abutted; wherein the card accommodation part comprises: wherein the first side face part comprises a first part in which the IC contact block is disposed so as to penetrate through the first side face part; wherein the cover member is fixed to the first side face part so as to cover the IC contact block and the opening part; wherein a second direction end of the seal arrangement part comprises a passage port where the first direction end of the card inserted into the insertion port is passed; wherein the control circuit board is disposed outside the card accommodation part on the first direction side relative to the passage port; wherein the front face cover comprises a tube part in a tube shape which is disposed on at least the first direction side of the front face cover so as to surround a portion where the card is passed; wherein an inner peripheral face of the tube part crushes the sealing member in a radial direction from an outer peripheral side of the sealing member; and wherein a portion on the first direction side of the main body frame relative to the passage port is sealed.