Patent ID: 9734363
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06K

Claim:
1. A card reader for use with a card comprising a magnetic stripe, the card reader comprising: a card passage where the card inserted into an insertion port for the card is passed; a shutter member structured to close the card passage; a magnetic head which is disposed on a rear side relative to the shutter member and is structured to perform reading of magnetic data recorded in the magnetic stripe of the card and/or recording of magnetic data to the magnetic stripe; and a foreign matter detection mechanism which is structured to detect a foreign matter attached to the card passage; wherein, when a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the card inserted into the insertion port and a passing direction of the card is referred to as a width direction of the card, the foreign matter detection mechanism is disposed on a rear side relative to the shutter member and is disposed at a position in the width direction of the card where the magnetic stripe is passed; wherein the foreign matter detection mechanism comprises an electrostatic capacitance sensor; the card reader comprising: