Patent ID: 8783569

Claim:
A card processing device for use with a card, the card processing device comprising: a card inserting portion in which the card is inserted; a card accommodating portion which structured to accommodate said card while a rear end portion of the inserted card is exposed from said card inserting portion; a reader structured to read information recorded on said card; a holding member structured to hold a front end portion of said card inside said card accommodating portion and release the front end portion of the card with a card-pulling operation by a user; and a detector structured to detect that said card is in a position of being held by said holding member; wherein the holding member is a resilient member having a pressing portion configured to press against a face of the card in a thickness direction of the card and an inclining portion which is continuously formed with the pressing portion to guide the card to the pressing portion; and wherein the inclining portion is formed so that, when said card is inserted and a front end of said card is abutted with the inclining portion, said card is subjected to a push-back force toward said card inserting portion by an inclined face of the inclining portion and, when said card is further inserted against the push-back force until said card reaches said pressing portion, the pressing portion presses the face of the card in a thickness direction of the card and the card is held by the pressing portion.