Card reading device and method for introducing an electronic card into the card reading device

摘要

Card reader, which has:a a card conveying structure (3, 10) for transporting a card (1) along a transport channel (32);a cards contact device (7), which, when the card (1) was inserted into the card reader, with one end of the card (1) in the conveying channel (32) can be brought into contact, and then, when the card (1) is no longer in contact with it, into the exterior of the cards transport channel (32) can be moved, wherein the cards contact device (7) is constructed such that they can be moved in a card transport direction; anda projection in front of the direction (17) on a card reader main body (30) in the vicinity of a position is arranged, on which the cards contact device (7) in contact with the end of the card (1) can be brought, the cards contact device (7) for cards transport channel (32) to project toward,characterized in thatthe cards contact device (7) can be freely rotated, andthe card reader, furthermore, a return device (9) for..