Patent ID: 7379569
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A fingerprint recognizing apparatus comprising: a sensor section mounted on an apparatus body for detecting a fingerprint of an operator; a cover movable between an open position and a closed position for protecting the sensor section in such a manner that an operator's finger can access the sensor section when the cover is in the open position; and a contact section arranged on the apparatus body at a position where the operator's finger can easily come into contact therewith during an operator's action to open the cover, the contact section being electrically connected to a ground of the apparatus body, wherein the cover has one free end and another base end and is moved between the open and closed positions, wherein the contact section is a separate element from the cover, and wherein said contact section is disposed in a recess surrounded by an inclined portion and said one free end of the cover is adjacent to said inclined portion when it is in the closed position.