Patent ID: 8313027
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A card reader comprising: a card insertion port into which a card is inserted; a card feeding passage along which the card inserted from the card insertion port is carried; a card surface abutting member which is capable of protruding to and retreating from the card feeding passage and which is capable of abutting with a surface of the card; an abutting member sensor for detecting a protruding and retreating state of the card surface abutting member to and from the card feeding passage; a card insertion detection mechanism for detecting whether the card is inserted from the card insertion port or not; and a control section for discriminating whether the card is a special shaped card or not on a basis of a detection result of the abutting member sensor and a detection result of the card insertion detection mechanism; wherein the card insertion detection mechanism is a contact type detection mechanism including a card end contact member which is capable of protruding to and retreating from the card feeding passage and which is capable of abutting with an end part of the card in a widthwise direction of the card substantially perpendicular to a thickness direction of the card and a taking-in direction of the card; wherein the card surface abutting member is a shutter member for opening or closing the card feeding passage and the abutting member sensor is an open-and-close sensor for detecting an open-and-close state of the shutter member.