Patent ID: 6250552
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A card reader, comprising:a card insertion slot for receiving a card having data stored thereon;card transfer means for transferring said card from said card insertion slot along a card driving path, said card transfer means having a length in a direction of a thickness of a card which is longer than that of the thickness of a card, said card transfer means being driven by a motor and being in contact with an edge of said card when the card is received;read/write means, disposed at a position of said card driving path, for reading and writing data from and to at least one surface of said card, said at least one surface being on a plane perpendicular to a plane on which said edge of said card is disposed; andpressing means, disposed between said card insertion slot and said read/write means, for contacting said edge of said card and pressing said card against a card driving reference plane, said card driving reference plane being parallel to said plane on which said edge of said card is disposed, said pressing means being a rotatably supported rotating member,wherein said edge of said card being pressed by said pressing means and being contacted by said card transfer means is different from said at least one surface of said card from which data is read and to which data is written.