Patent ID: 8870072

Claim:
A card feed unit for transferring a data carrier for card information of a multi-services card towards a reading head of a reading unit for at least reading out of card information, the card feed unit comprising: attachment means for attaching the card feed unit in an arrangement respective of the reading head that is suitable for transporting the data carrier of the card in the direction of the reading head, a receipt position for receipt of the card, and a transfer assembly for transferring the card by means of the transfer assembly in a transfer direction of the reading head, in which: the card feed unit is suitable for, during insertion of the card in the receipt position, receiving the card in the receipt position by means of an insertion operation with a direction of movement that, at least as seen in one direction, is substantially perpendicular to a readout direction of a magnetic stripe of the card for preventing that the card is readable during the insertion operation, wherein the readout direction and the transfer direction are both substantially in the plane of the card during the transferring, and the insertion operation is performed at an insertion side of the card feed unit.