Patent ID: 7389936
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G06K,G07C

Abstract:
1. A card receiving device for a tachograph in a motor vehicle of a flat construction arranged to completely draw in a card in a plane of movement, the device comprising: an elongate receiving opening through which the card reaches the card receiving device, a closure comprising a closure element extending in a longitudinal direction of the receiving opening and blocking the receiving opening in a closed position of the closure, the closure element further comprising means for moving in a direction normal to a plane of movement within a travel required for reception of the card, and a seal comprising a first seal and a second seal, wherein the closure element bears in the closed position against the first seal extending in the longitudinal direction of the receiving opening, wherein the closure element bears in the closed position against the second seal arranged on both sides of the receiving opening in a transverse direction of the receiving opening, wherein the closure element is attached to an end on an input side of a leaf spring of an elongate configuration, so that the closure element is resiliently mounted in a direction normal to the plane of movement within the travel required for the reception of the card, and wherein the closure element describes a rotation about a first axis of rotation running parallel to the plane of movement and through a fastening of the other end of the leaf spring.