Patent ID: 6923372

Claim:
A card gate mechanism in a card reader being configured to insert a card from a gate opening of the card reader and take the card into the card reader by a card carrying mechanism provided inside the card reader, the card gate mechanism comprising: a gate frame including a wide-open portion for leading the card to a card carrying path, the wide-open portion being formed of a material which transmits light therethrough and being provided on at least one surface side of the card to constitute the gate opening; a light source portion being formed on the gate opening side away from a magnetic head used to detect insertion of the card and being provided with a plurality of light emission sources on a circuit board in a card width direction; and a lens portion being formed between the light emission sources and the wide-open portion and leading light emitted from the light source portion to the wide-open portion formed of the light transmission material, thereby causing the wide-open portion to shine by emitting light from the light source portion.