CARD READER
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Abstract
Disclosed is a card reader which has a comparatively simple construction and is capable of appropriately detecting whether or not a magnetic head for skimming has been attached thereto. A card reader is provided with: a magnetic head which reads magnetic data recorded on a card and/or records magnetic data onto a card; a card insertion unit which has an insertion opening into which a card is inserted formed therein; and a metal sensor (which detects that a foreign body containing metal material has been attached to the front surface side of the card insertion unit. The metal sensor is arranged in substantially the same position as the arrangement position of the magnetic head, in the width direction of the card.
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39 Claims
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19. A card reader for use with a card configured to record magnetic data, the card reader comprising:
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a magnetic head configured to read magnetic data recorded on the card or record magnetic data to the card; a card insertion part comprising an insertion port into which the card is inserted; a metal sensor configured to detect attachment of a foreign matter including metal material to a front face side of the card insertion part; a card passage where the card is passed; and a protruded part which is formed in the card insertion part so that an opposite side to a side where the magnetic head is disposed with respect to the card passage is protruded to a front side from a front face of the card insertion part; wherein, when viewed in an inserting direction of the card, the protruded part and the magnetic head are disposed so as to interpose the card passage therebetween; wherein the metal sensor is disposed at substantially a same position as an arrangement position of the magnetic head in a widthwise direction of the card which is substantially perpendicular to an inserting direction of the card; and wherein the metal sensor is disposed in an inside of the protruded part which is protruded to the front side from the front face of the card insertion part on the side where the magnetic head is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 36, 37, 38)
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27. A card reader for use with a card configured to record magnetic data, the card reader comprising:
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a magnetic head configured to read magnetic data recorded on the card or record magnetic data to the card; a card insertion part comprising an insertion port into which the card is inserted; and an infrared sensor configured to detect a human body which is disposed on a front face side of the card insertion part and configured to detect movement of a person in front of the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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39. A card reader for use with a card configured to record magnetic data, the card reader comprising:
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a magnetic head configured to read magnetic data recorded on the card or record magnetic data to the card; a card insertion part comprising an insertion port into which the card is inserted; and a metal sensor configured to detect attachment of a foreign matter including metal material to a front face side of the card insertion part; wherein the metal sensor comprises a core which is formed of magnetic material, and a pair of excitation coils and a detection coil which are wound around with a center axis of the core as a center; wherein the core is provided with a center core part which is disposed at a substantially center in an axial direction of the center axis and a pair of axial end core parts which are disposed on both end sides of the center core part in the axial direction of the center axis, and the detection coil is wound around the center core part and each of the pair of the excitation coils is wound around each of the pair of the axial end core parts; and wherein the metal sensor is disposed at substantially a same position as an arrangement position of the magnetic head in a widthwise direction of the card which is substantially perpendicular to an inserting direction of the card.
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Specification