JP3153749B2 - IC card reader - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC having an integrated circuit (IC chip) together with a contact type or non-contact type input / output terminal.
The present invention relates to an IC card reader that processes a C card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large amount of information is recorded / recorded compared to a magnetic card.
An IC card having a built-in IC chip has been put to practical use because it can perform reproduction. 2. Description of the Related Art In general, a contact type IC card is used in which a contact provided on a card reader for recording / reproducing information to / from this card is brought into contact with a contact input / output terminal of an IC chip to transfer information. When the contact is brought into contact with the contact type input / output terminal, the contact is brought into contact with a stopper member disposed at the tip of the card traveling path to stop the card. On the other hand, a non-contact input / output terminal composed of a coil or a metal plate is built in the card, and a signal transmission unit composed of a coil or a metal plate is arranged for the non-contact input / output terminal. By supplying a current carrying information to the signal transmission unit, a potential difference is generated between the non-contact input / output terminal and the signal transmission unit by electromagnetic induction or capacitance,
A non-contact type IC card which exchanges the generated electron difference to exchange information has been studied. This non-contact IC
As the card, for example, a proximity IC card studied under the International Standards Organization (ISO) standard 10536 may be used.

[0003]

As described above, the contact type IC card which has already been put into practical use and the proximity type IC card under study have different information recording / reproducing (transferring) methods.
Card reader corresponding to each card (information recording / reproducing device)
It is necessary to provide. However, providing a card reader for each card involves problems such as high cost and large space. Therefore, in consideration of practicality, a contact type IC card and a proximity type IC card can be processed by one card reader. Is preferred. In addition, even when information is transmitted / received to / from a proximity-type IC card of electromagnetic induction coupling, the non-contact input / output terminal and the signal transmission unit face each other in the method currently being studied, so that the proximity-type IC card is stopped. Need to be done. In addition, when the contact type IC card and the non-contact type IC card are provided with a magnetic stripe capable of recording / reproducing magnetic information or when embossed characters are formed, the magnetic stripe or the embossed character is required when both cards are transported. If a transfer roller or the like is applied to the card, there is a concern that a problem may occur in the durability of the card. Generally, the cost of an IC card is higher than that of a magnetic card that is widely used, and therefore, it is important as a technical problem to address the problem of durability.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a contact type IC card having a contact type input / output terminal on the card surface and a proximity type IC card having a non-contact type input / output terminal in the card. And a card travel path that allows
A common stopper that is positioned in the card travel path and regulates a stop position of the contact type IC card and the proximity IC card, and the contact provided on one side of the card travel path and stopped by the common stopper. A contact block contacting a contact-type input / output terminal of a contact type IC card; and a proximity IC card provided near the card traveling path on the other side of the card traveling path and stopped by the common stopper mechanism. It has a non-contact type input / output terminal and a signal transmission unit for transmitting and receiving signals.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a contact type IC card having a contact type input / output terminal on the card surface and a proximity type IC card having a non-contact type input / output terminal in the card can be run on a common card traveling path. And a common stopper which is located in the card travel path and regulates a stop position of the contact type IC card and the proximity IC card, and is stopped by the common stopper provided on one side of the card travel path. A contact block provided to be movable toward and away from a contact-type input / output terminal of the contact-type IC card; and a shared stopper mechanism attached to a frame forming the card traveling path on the other side of the card traveling path. And a signal transmission unit for exchanging signals with the non-contact type input / output terminal of the proximity type IC card.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the contact IC
A transport mechanism is provided for transporting the card and the proximity IC card on the card travel path and stopping when a stop signal is input. The contact block and the signal transmission unit are moved by the common stopper to the contact IC card and the proximity IC card. IC
A stopper mechanism is provided at a predetermined position where the card stops, and a stopper mechanism that allows the common stopper to move forward and backward with respect to the card traveling path.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the transport mechanism has at least one set of transport rollers, and the transport roller pair includes a magnetic stripe formed on the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card and an embossed roller. It was placed away from the character part.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The IC card reader denoted by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a card processing device that processes IC cards C of different types. Here, the different types of IC cards C are, as shown in FIG. 5, a contact type IC card C1 having a contact type input / output terminal 2 on a card surface C1A (hereinafter referred to as a "contact card C1").
Type IC card C having a non-contact type input / output terminal 3
2 (hereinafter referred to as “proximity card C2”).

As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the contact card C1 has a contact type input / output terminal 2 (hereinafter, referred to as "contact terminal 2") at a tip C1c of a card surface C1A.
The contact terminals 2 are connected to an IC chip (not shown). Below the center of the card surface C1A, a character area C1b in which embossed characters are provided is formed. On one side of the card back surface C1B, a magnetic stripe C1a on which magnetic information is recorded / reproduced is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the proximity card C2 has an embossed character portion C2b provided with embossed characters on the card surface C2A. Card back C2B
Is provided with a magnetic stripe C2a on which magnetic information is recorded / reproduced. Inside the proximity card C2, a non-contact type input / output terminal 3 (hereinafter, referred to as a “container”) composed of a plurality of coils 5, 5, 6, 6 and a plurality of metal plates 7 serving as a conductor
"Non-contact terminal 3" is provided. The non-contact terminal 3 is connected to an IC chip (not shown), and generates an electromotive force and capacitance generated in the coils 5, 5, 6, 6 and the metal plate 7 due to a voltage change supplied from an IC module 11 described later. Converts the potential difference (voltage) due to the change in
Information is input to and output from the chip as information.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the IC card reader 1 has a card traveling path 9 on which a contact card C1 and a proximity card C2 travel in common, and a traveling path on one side of the card traveling path 9 therebetween. And a contact block that contacts the contact terminal 2 and an IC module that is disposed below the traveling path on the other side across the card traveling path 9 and that serves as a signal transmission unit that exchanges signals with the non-contact terminal 3. 11, a transport mechanism 12 for transporting the contact card C1 and the proximity card C2, and
And a card stopper mechanism 13.

The IC card reader 1 is connected to magnetic stripes C1a and C2a and a magnetic card reader 100 for transmitting / receiving (recording / reproducing) magnetic information. The magnetic card reader 100 transmits and receives magnetic information between a magnetic head (not shown) and the magnetic stripes C1a and C2a to record / reproduce information, and determines whether a contact card C1 or a proximity card C2 is received from a card sensor (not shown). Are input to the control means 4. further,
The card transport path (not shown) of the magnetic card reader 100 and the card travel path 9 are continuous, and the contact card C1 and the proximity card C2, which have finished giving and receiving magnetic information, are transported toward the IC card reader 1 by a transport means (not shown). are doing. When this transport means is configured, the transport mechanism 12 is connected to the drive motor.

The transport mechanism 12 includes a pair of transport rollers 120, 1
21 and drive pulleys 123 and 12 forming a drive transmission unit
4,125. Drive pulleys 123 and 124
Are integrally formed and fixed to the drive shaft 14, and the drive pulley 125 is fixed to the drive shaft 15. A transmission belt 126 is wound around the drive pulleys 124 and 125, and a belt 127 driven by a drive motor (not shown) of the magnetic card reader 100 is wound around the drive pulley 123.

The transport roller pair 120 includes a drive roller 120 a fixed to the drive shaft 14, and a driven roller 120 b disposed opposite to the drive roller 120 a and fixed to the shaft 16.
It is composed of The transport roller pair 120 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the frames 1A and 1B are arranged in the width direction (arrow W) of the card running path 9 having the side surfaces thereof. The drive shaft 14 and the shaft 16 are rotatably supported by the frames 1A and 1B, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the transport roller pair 121 includes a drive roller 121a fixed to the drive shaft 15 and a driven roller 121b disposed opposite to the drive roller 121a and rotatably supported by the shaft 17. Have been. The transport roller pair 121 is arranged in the width direction (arrow W) of the card travel path 9 as shown in FIGS.
The drive shaft 15 is rotatably supported by the frames 1A and 1B. The shaft 17 is axially fixed to bent portions 19a and 19b at free ends of a leaf spring 19 constituting the pressing means. The base end 19c of the leaf spring 19 is fixed to the frames 1A and 1B with screws 20 as shown in FIG.
The driven rollers 121b are urged toward the drive rollers 121a. Conveying roller pair 120, 121
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the embossed character portions C1b,
C2b and the magnetic stripes C1a and C2a are disposed so as to sandwich card-side ends C1d and C1e and C2d and C2e outside the magnetic stripes C2a.

The contact block 10 has a plurality of contacts 10a that come into contact with the contact terminals 2 protruding toward the card travel path 9, and is supported by a contact contact / separation mechanism 21 to support the card travel path 9.
I am facing. The contact contact / separation mechanism 21 mainly includes an electromagnetic solenoid 22 as an actuator, and a rotating arm 24 rotatably supported by a shaft 23 on a frame 1C fixed inside the side plates 1A and 1B.

The upper end 24a of the rotating arm 24, which is located above the rotating end, is connected to the movable piece 22a of the electromagnetic solenoid 22 by a pin 25, and the movable end 2 is located to the left of the rotating end.
The contact block 10 is attached to the 4b side. The electromagnetic solenoid 22 normally positions the rotating arm 24 by a spring (not shown) at a retracted position where the contact point 10a indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The electromagnetic solenoid 22 is turned on when energized, and the movable piece 2
2a is retracted in the direction of arrow a to position the rotating arm 24 at the entry position shown by the dashed line in the same figure, and press the contact 10a against the contact terminal 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stopper mechanism 13 is a stopper member 13 serving as a common stopper rotatably supported by a frame 1D constituting the lower surface of the card running path 9.
3. An electromagnetic solenoid 131 for driving the stopper member 133 to move forward and backward with respect to the card travel path 9 and a lever 13 for connecting the electromagnetic solenoid 131 and the stopper member 133
2 mainly. Both ends of the lever 132 are connected to the movable piece 131 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 131 and the stopper member 1.
33 is pin-connected to the base end 133a. The electromagnetic solenoid 131 normally puts the stopper member 133 at a retracted position where the stopper member 133 is retracted from the card running path 9 shown by a solid line in FIG. 2, turns on when energized, draws the movable piece 131 a in the direction of arrow b, and 133b is located at an entry position where it enters the card travel path 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stopper member 133 is provided at the forefront of the card running path 9 rather than the conveying roller pair 121, and is in contact with the contact terminals 2 of the cards C1 and C2 to be conveyed. At a predetermined stop where the contact terminal 3 faces the contact block 10 and the IC module 11, each card C1, C
2 are stopped.

The IC module 11 is fixed to a frame 1D constituting the lower surface of the card running path 9, and is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the coils 5, 5, 6,
6, the same number of coils 26, 26, 27, 2
7 and a metal plate 28 having the same configuration as the metal plate 7.
Connectors 29 and 30 are provided on the lower surface of the IC module 11 as shown in FIG.

The connector 29 is connected to each of the coils 26 and 27, and the connector 30 is connected to a plurality of metal plates 28 serving as conductors. The connectors 29 and 30 are connected to the control unit 4, and supply a current that changes according to the information supplied by the control unit 4 to the coils 26 and 27 and the metal plate 28. A constant voltage for driving the IC chip is supplied to one of the coils 26 and 27 and the metal plate 28.

As shown in FIG. 1, near the electromagnetic solenoid 22, a block contact / separation sensor S1 (hereinafter referred to as a "sensor S
1 "). When the movable piece 22a moves in the direction of arrow a, the sensor S1 outputs a contact / separation signal V3 to the control means 4.

A card position detecting sensor S2 (hereinafter, referred to as "sensor S2") is disposed on the card running path 9 nearer to the contact block 10 than the stopper member 133. The sensor S2 is an optical sensor, and outputs a stop signal V4 to the control means 4 when the IC card C passes below the sensor S2.

In the vicinity of the electromagnetic solenoid 131, a stopper movable sensor S3 (hereinafter, referred to as "sensor S3") is arranged. When the movable piece 131a moves in the direction of arrow b (see FIG. 2), the sensor S3 detects the stopper signal V5.
Is output to the control means 4.

The control means 4 is a control device for controlling both the magnetic card reader 100 and the IC card reader 1, and its main part is mainly composed of a known microcomputer. Here, the control means 4 determines whether the inserted IC card C is the contact card C1 or the proximity card C2 based on the card type signals V1 and V2 input from the magnetic card reader 100. Control means 4
When the stop signal V4 is input from the sensor S2, the drive motor of the magnetic card reader 100 is stopped to stop the transport mechanism 12, and the electromagnetic solenoid 131 is energized to be driven (turned on). . Further, when the stopper signal V5 is input from the sensor S3 and the card type signal at that time is the type signal V1 for the contact card C1, the control means 4 energizes and drives (turns on) the electromagnetic solenoid 22; When the card type signal is the type signal V2 for the proximity card C2, a constant voltage and a voltage that changes in accordance with the information are supplied to the connectors 29 and 30. Further, when the transmission / reception of information is completed, the control means 4 cuts off the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoids 22 and 131 to turn them off, and drives the drive motor in reverse.

The operation of the IC card reader 1 having such a configuration will be described. First, the magnetic card reader 100 shown in FIG.
When the IC card C is input into the magnetic card reader 100, a drive motor (not shown) is started, and while the IC card C is being conveyed through the magnetic card reader 100, recording / recording of magnetic information is performed by a magnetic head (not shown).
Playback is performed.

When the drive motor is started, its rotation is transmitted to the transport mechanism 12 via the belt 127 and the pulley 123, and the transport roller pair 120, 121 is driven to rotate. For example, an IC inserted in the magnetic card reader 100
If the card C is a contact card C1, the type signal V1 is input to the control means 4, and the contact card C1 is conveyed to the card travel path 9 as shown in FIG.

The transported contact card C1 is first nipped by the transport roller pair 120 and transported in the card travel path 9. Then, it is detected by the sensor S2 and the sensor S2
When the stop signal V4 is output from the motor, the drive motor stops, the electromagnetic solenoid 131 is turned on, and the movable piece 13
1a moves in the direction indicated by arrow b in FIG. When the movable piece 131a moves, the stopper member 133 is rotated via the lever 132 from the retreat position shown by the solid line to the approach position shown by the two-dot chain line, and the leading end 133b is located in the card travel path 9 and conveyed. It comes into contact with the tip of the contact card C1.

The operation of the movable piece 131a is detected by the sensor S3.
Is detected, a stopper signal V5 is output, the electromagnetic solenoid 22 is turned on, and the movable piece 22a is retracted in the direction of arrow a in FIG. With this operation, the rotating arm 24 is displaced about the shaft 23 from the separated position shown by the two-dot chain line to the contact position shown by the broken line, and the contact block 10 is lowered.
Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the contact 10a projecting from the contact block 10 comes into contact with the contact terminal 2 of the contact card C1, which is already stopped in the card running path 9, and the contact card C
1 is input and output.

On the other hand, if the inserted IC card C is the proximity card C2, the type signal V2 is input to the control means 4, and the proximity card C2 is moved to the card running path 9 as shown in FIG.
Transported to The conveyed proximity card C2 is first nipped by the conveyance roller pair 120 and conveyed in the card travel path 9. Then, it is detected by the sensor S2 and the same sensor S
2 outputs a stop signal V4, the drive motor stops, and the electromagnetic solenoid 131 is turned on.
31a moves in the direction indicated by arrow b in FIG. When the movable piece 131a moves, the stopper member 133 rotates from the retreat position shown by the solid line to the approach position shown by the two-dot chain line via the lever 132, and the leading end portion 133b enters the card travel path 9 and is moved to the position shown in FIG. As shown, the proximity card C2 is stopped so that the non-contact terminal 3 and the IC module 11 are in contact with the proximity card C2.

When the sensor S3 detects the operation of the movable piece 131a, a stopper signal V5 is output, and the connectors 29 and 3 are output.
A voltage is supplied to the coils 26, 26, 27, 27 and the plurality of metal plates 28 via the zero. Then, the coils 26 and 2
6, 27, 27 and the coils 5, 5, 6, 6 are generated by changing the electromotive force by a variable voltage that is changed and supplied according to information, and the potential difference (voltage) due to the change is generated. Is generated, a potential difference (voltage) is generated between the metal plate 28 and the metal plate 7 due to a change in capacitance, and the potential difference is converted to input / output information to / from the proximity card C2.

When the input / output of the information on the contact card C1 and the proximity card C2 is completed, the electromagnetic solenoids 22 and 1 complete.
The power supply to the power supply 31 is turned off. Then, the stopper member 133 and the contact block 10 are retracted from the card travel path 9 by the spring force of a spring (not shown), and the drive motor is driven in reverse to the time of conveyance. By this reversing drive, the IC card C in the card running path 9 moves backward toward the insertion side, and is ejected from the IC card reader 1 and the magnetic card reader 100 connected thereto.

As described above, in the IC card reader 1, the contact block 10 for contacting the contact terminal 2 of the contact card C1 to input and output information, and the non-contact terminal 3 of the proximity card C2
The contact card C1 and the proximity card C2 can be stopped by the common stopper 133, and the IC card 11 that performs input / output of information by a potential difference in opposition to the contact card C1 can be stopped. It is possible to support both cards C2. In addition, the contact card C1 and the proximity card C2 conveyed on the card running path 9
Is stopped at a predetermined position in the card travel path 9 by one stopper member 133, so that it is not necessary to separately provide the stopper members 133.

Since the conveying roller pairs 120 and 121 are arranged so as to avoid the embossed character portions C1b and C2b and the magnetic stripes C1a and C2a, the embossed character portions C1b and C2b and the magnetic stripes C1a and C2a are moved to the conveying roller pair 120 and 121.
At 121, the IC card C can be transported without being pinched. This means that the embossed character portions C1b and C2b and the magnetic stripes C1a and C2a can be reduced and stained by being sandwiched between the transport roller pairs 120 and 121.
This leads to an improvement in the durability of the IC card C.

When the stopper member 133 is the electromagnetic solenoid 1
33, the contact card C1 and the proximity card C2 can pass through the card transport path 9. In this case, the drive motor is driven to rotate in the same direction as that at the time of taking in, without performing inversion drive after stopping input / output of information. With this configuration, since the IC card C can pass through the inside of the IC card reader 1, the degree of freedom in the card transport direction is increased, and variations between the IC card reader 1 and other devices can be increased.

Contact block 10 and IC module 11
The stopper member 133 is disposed so as to face the contact terminal 2 and the contact block 10 and the non-contact terminal 3 and the IC module 11 when the card is stopped. If the IC card C stops by contacting the member 133, the stop positions of the contact card C1 and the proximity card C2 become the same.

If the stop signal V4 and the stopper signal V5 are output from the sensors S2 and S3 and the type signal V1 corresponding to the contact card C1 is not output from a sensor (not shown), the electromagnetic solenoid 22 does not turn on. It is possible to prevent the contact block 10 from entering the card running path 9 when the C2 is inserted, and it is possible to reduce the running resistance to the adjacent card C2. Further, the electromagnetic solenoid 22
Is a stopper member 1 disposed on the front end side of the card running path 9.
Since the contact block 33 does not operate, that is, does not turn on unless the stopper signal V5 is output, the contact block 10 is retracted from the card travel path 9 until the contact card C1 contacts the stopper member 133, and the contact card C1
The running resistance can be reduced even during running.

In the present embodiment, the contact block 10 is arranged above the card traveling path 9 and the IC module 11 is arranged below the card traveling path 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this. 2 is carried on the lower surface side of the card travel path 9, the contact block 10
The IC module 11 is arranged below the card traveling path 9 and the IC module 11 is arranged above the card traveling path 9. In short, it is important to arrange the contact block 10 in a direction that can contact the contact terminal 2 and to provide the IC module 11 on the side facing the contact block 10.

In the present embodiment, the control means 4 controls both the magnetic card reader 100 and the IC card reader 1, but it is also possible to control only the IC card reader 1 alone. In this case, a card sensor (not shown) that outputs the card type signals V1 and V2 is provided near the pair of transport rollers 120, and a drive motor (not shown) is disposed in a part of the transport mechanism 12, so that the IC card reader 1 alone can be used. Processing becomes possible.

[0040]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a contact type IC card having a contact type input / output terminal on the card surface and a proximity type IC card having a non-contact type input / output terminal in the card can be run in common. Card traveling path, a common stopper positioned in the card traveling path to regulate stop positions of the contact type IC card and the proximity IC card, and the common stopper provided on one side of the card traveling path. And a contact block abutting on the contact type input / output terminal of the contact type IC card stopped by the contact type IC card, and the contact block provided on the other side of the card travel path across the card travel path and stopped by the common stopper. Since it includes a non-contact type input / output terminal of the proximity type IC card and a signal transmission unit for transmitting / receiving a signal, the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card can be integrated into one IC card. In it is possible to process.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a contact type IC card having a contact type input / output terminal on the card surface and a proximity type IC card having a non-contact type input / output terminal in the card can be run in common. A travel path, a common stopper positioned in the card travel path to regulate a stop position of the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card, and a stop provided on one side of the card travel path and stopped by the common stopper The contact type input / output terminal of the contact type IC card is provided so as to be able to move toward and away from the contact type input / output terminal, and is attached to a frame forming the card traveling path on the other side across the card traveling path, Since it is provided with a non-contact type input / output terminal of the proximity type IC card which is stopped by the common stopper and a signal transmitting / receiving section for transmitting / receiving a signal, the contact type
The C card and the proximity IC card can be processed by one IC card reader. Further, since the contact block can be moved in contact with and away from the contact type input / output terminal, it is possible to reduce the running resistance for the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card conveyed on the card running path. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transport mechanism for transporting the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card on the card travel path and stopping when a stop signal is input. And a signal transmission unit is disposed at a predetermined position where the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card are stopped by the common stopper, and a stopper mechanism is provided for allowing the common stopper to freely advance and retreat with respect to the card travel path. Contact type IC card and proximity type I
The stop position of the C card is stabilized, and both cards can pass through the card travel path, so that variations between the IC card reader and other devices can be increased.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the transport rollers provided in the transport mechanism are arranged so as to avoid magnetic stripes and embossed character areas formed on the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card. Dirt and abrasion of the magnetic stripe and the embossed characters due to the nipping of the transport roller are reduced, and the durability of the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration side view of an IC card reader showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an IC card reader showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the IC card reader when a contact type IC card is inserted.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the IC card reader when the proximity IC card is inserted.

FIG. 5A is a plan view of a contact IC card, and FIG. 5B is a plan view of a proximity IC card.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a contact state between a contact type input / output terminal and a contact block.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a signal transmission / reception state between a signal transmission unit and a non-contact type input / output terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 IC card reader 1D frame 2 Contact type input / output terminal 3 Non-contact type input / output terminal 9 Card running path 10 Contact block 11 Signal transmission unit 12 Transport mechanism 120, 121 Transport roller pair 13 Stopper mechanism 133 Shared stopper C1 Contact IC card C1A Card surface C2 Proximity type IC card C1B, C2B Magnetic stripe C1b, C2b Embossed character area

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card travel path on which a contact type IC card having a contact type input / output terminal on the card surface and a proximity type IC card having a non-contact type input / output terminal in the card can travel in common; A common stopper that is positioned in the middle and regulates a stop position of the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card; and a contact stopper provided on one side of the card traveling path and stopped by the common stopper. A contact block for contacting a contact type input / output terminal; and a non-contact type input / output of the proximity type IC card provided near the card running path on the other side of the card running path and stopped by the common stopper. An IC card reader comprising a terminal and a signal transmission unit for exchanging signals. 2. A card travel path on which a contact type IC card having a contact type input / output terminal on the card surface and a proximity type IC card having a non-contact type input / output terminal in the card can travel in common; A common stopper that is positioned in the middle and regulates a stop position of the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card; and a contact stopper provided on one side of the card traveling path and stopped by the common stopper. A contact block provided to be able to move toward and away from the contact type input / output terminal; and a frame which forms the card running path on the other side of the card running path and is stopped by the common stopper, and the proximity type IC is stopped. An IC card reader including a non-contact type input / output terminal of a card and a signal transmission unit for transmitting / receiving a signal. 3. A transport mechanism for transporting the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card along the card travel path and stopping when a stop signal is input, wherein the contact block and the signal transmission unit are connected to the common stopper. 3. A stopper mechanism which is disposed at a predetermined position where the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card are stopped, and the common stopper is movable back and forth with respect to the card traveling path. The described IC card reader. 4. The transport mechanism has at least one pair of transport rollers, and the transport roller pair is arranged so as to avoid a magnetic stripe or an embossed character portion formed on the contact type IC card and the proximity type IC card. The IC card reader according to claim 3, wherein: