SK2896A3

SK2896A3 - Credit card reader

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Publication number: SK2896A3
Application number: SK28-96A
Authority: SK
Inventors: Georges Dombre
Original assignee: Landis & Gyr Tech Innovat
Priority date: 1994-04-20
Filing date: 1995-04-03
Publication date: 1996-11-06
Also published as: HRP950237A2; LT4032B; FI956111A; NO955142D0; CZ14996A3; CN1128570A; ES2204945T3; TW298635B; PL177875B1; LV11504A; CH690528A5; DE29580197U1; CZ285808B6; EE03234B1; PL312184A1; EP0705466B1; LV11504B; FI956111A0; LT96003A; PT705466E

Abstract

A device for reading credit cards (3) has a channel (1) for receiving the credit card (3). At a transition point (10), the channel (1) extends through a foreign body collecting chamber (9). A support (8) that acts as a stop for the credit card (3) prevents, together with other supports (6; 7), the credit card (3) from entering the collecting chamber (9). A deflecting surface (11) is designed in the area of the support (8) in such a way that foreign bodies introduced into the channel (1) do not block the channel but are deflected by the deflecting surface (11) on the support (8) into the collecting chamber (9).

Description

Oblasť technikyTechnical field

Vynález sa týka zariadenia na čítanie hodnotovej karty, obsahujúceho vstup na vkladanie hodnotovej karty vo vkladacom smere do štrbiny, v ktorej je hodnotová karta čitatelná a v ktorej sú umiestnené prostriedky pre vedenie a ustanovenie hodnotovej karty, pomocou ktorých môže byt hodnotová karta umiestnená na opornej ploche pre operáciu čítaniaThe invention relates to a value card reading device comprising an input for inserting a value card in an insertion direction into a slot, in which the value card is readable and wherein means for guiding and establishing the value card are provided by means of which the value card can be placed on the support surface for read operation

Doterajší stav technikyBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Takéto zariadenia sú výhodne využívané v automatických prístrojoch, poskytujúcich rôzne služby, na zaplatenie za poskytnuté služby. Hodnotová karta použitá pre takéto platenie je kreditná karta alebo predplatená hodnotová karta s magneticky alebo opticky čitatelnou informáciou alebo tzv. čipová karta. Príkladom môžu byt kreditné alebo čipové karty vyrobené podlá noriem ISO 7811 alebo ISO 7816.Such devices are advantageously used in automatic devices providing various services to pay for services rendered. The value card used for such a payment is a credit card or a prepaid value card with magnetically or optically readable information or a so-called credit card. smart card. Examples are credit or chip cards manufactured according to ISO 7811 or ISO 7816.

Je známe zariadenie typu opísaného v úvodnej časti patentového nároku 1 (patent USA č. 4,742.213), ktoré má štrbinu na príjem kreditnej karty, ktorá je na konci v podstate uzavrená pružným ramenom slúžiacim ako zarážka.A device of the type described in the preamble of claim 1 (U.S. Patent No. 4,742,213) is known which has a credit card slot which is substantially closed at the end by a resilient arm serving as a stop.

Známe zariadenia majú tú nevýhodu, že štrbina, ktorá je určená na príjem hodnotovej karty, môže byt lahko zablokovaná nesprávnym úkonom alebo tiež úmyselne cudzími telesami. Cudzie telesá môžu byt ploché pevné predmety, ktoré majú približne rovnakú hrúbku ako hodnotová karta, ako sú napríklad drobné mince alebo kúsky plechu, plastov alebo lepenky a tiež časti odstrihnutej hodnotovej karty. Vložené cudzie teleso, hlavne ak je po ňom dodatočne vložená hodnotová karta, môže byť často opäť vyňaté len servisným úkonom, takže zariadenie môže byť dlhšiu dobu mimo prevádzky na škodu ako prevádzkovateľov, tak aj užívateľov.The known devices have the disadvantage that the slot which is intended to receive the value card can be easily blocked by an incorrect operation or also intentionally by foreign bodies. The foreign bodies may be flat solid objects having approximately the same thickness as the value card, such as small coins or pieces of sheet, plastic or cardboard, as well as parts of the cut value card. An inserted foreign body, especially if a value card is retrofitted thereafter, can often be removed again only by a servicing operation, so that the device can be out of service for a long time to the detriment of both operators and users.

Podstata vynálezuSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Uvedené nedostatky odstraňuje zariadenie na čítanie hodnotovej karty, obsahujúce vstup na vkladanie hodnotovej karty vo vkladacom smere do štrbiny, v ktorej je hodnotová karta čitateľná a v ktorej sú umiestnené prostriedky na vedenie a umiestnenie hodnotovej karty, pomocou ktorých môže byť hodnotová karta umiestnená na opornej ploche pre operáciu čítania, podľa vynálezu, ktorého podstata spočíva v tom, že obsahuje zberný priestor pre príjem cudzích telies, do ktorého ústi štrbina vo vkladacom smere hodnotovej karty, a zarážku pre hodnotovú kartu, ktorá je umiestnená v štrbine a pomocou ktorej môže byť obmedzená hĺbka zasunutia hodnotovej karty vo vkladacom smere do štrbiny tak, aby hodnotová karta nemohla byt posunutá do zberného priestoru.The above-mentioned deficiencies are eliminated by a value card reading device comprising an input for inserting a value card in the insertion direction into the slot where the value card is readable and which has means for guiding and positioning the value card by means of which the value card can be placed A reading operation according to the invention, characterized in that it comprises a collection space for receiving foreign bodies into which a slot in the insertion direction of the value card opens and a value card stop which is located in the slot and by which the insertion depth can be limited the value card in the insertion direction into the slot so that the value card cannot be moved into the collection space.

Výhodné uskutočnenia sú uvedené dfalej v pripojených patentových nárokoch.Preferred embodiments are set forth in the appended claims.

Zariadenie na čítanie hodnotovej karty podľa vynálezu je odolné proti plochým cudzím telesám vloženým namiesto hodnotovej karty, takže cudzie teleso mu nezabráni v činnosti tým, že ho zablokuje.The value card reader according to the invention is resistant to flat foreign bodies inserted in place of the value card, so that the foreign body does not prevent it from operating by blocking it.

Prehľad obrázkov na vykrešeOverview of pictures on the roof

Uskutočnenia vynálezu sú opísané podrobnejšie dfalej pomocou príkladov uvedených na výkresoch, kde:Embodiments of the invention are described in more detail by means of the examples given in the drawings, wherein:

obrázok 1 je pôdorysný rez časťou zariadenia na čítanie hodnotovej karty s vloženou hodnotovou kartou, obrázok 2 je ďalší rez časťou zariadenia, označený na obrázku 1 ako A-A, obrázok 3 je pôdorysný rez zariadením podlá obrázku 1, ale s hodnotovou kartou a s cudzím telesom, obrázok 4 znázorňuje uskutočnenie zariadenia s dole otvoreným zberným priestorom pre cudzie telesa, obrázok 5 ukazuje dalšie uskutočnenie zariadenia s vratným sklzom pre cudzie telesa.Figure 1 is a plan view of a part of a value card reader with a value card inserted; Figure 2 is another section of the part of the apparatus designated AA in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a plan view of a device according to Figure 1 but with a value card and a foreign body; 4 shows an embodiment of a device with a downwardly open collecting space for foreign bodies; FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of a reciprocating slide device for foreign bodies.

Príklad uskutočnenia vynálezuDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Na obrázku 1 je znázornená štrbina 1, ktorá má prvý bočný vodiaci prostriedok la a druhý bočný vodiaci prostriedok lb a ktorá má vstup 2, ktorým sa vkladá do štrbiny 1 hodnotová karta 3. v smere R. Hodnotová karta 3 je v štrbine 1 vedená vodiacimi prostriedkami la a lb, ktoré sú v štrbine 1 umiestené naproti sebe. Na jednej strane štrbiny 1 je umiestnená páka 4., ktorá je vo výhodnom prevedení zariadenia na čítanie hodnotovej karty 2 otočná v rovine okolo osi 5 otáčania. Hodnotová karta 3 je v štrbine 1 zobrazená v koncovej pozícii, ktorá je v podstate určená prvou podporou 6, druhou podporou 7 a treťou podporou 8, pričom hodnotová karta 3 má v štrbine 1 hĺbku E zasunutia, ktorá je v podstate určená polohou tretej podpory 8. Hodnotová karta má šírku B, ktoré je tiež prispôsobená šírka štrbiny.1 shows a slot 1 having a first side guiding means 1a and a second side guiding means 1b and having an inlet 2 through which the value card 3 is inserted in the slot 1 in the R direction. The value card 3 is guided in the slot 1 by the guides means 1a and 1b, which are located opposite one another in the slot 1. Located on one side of the slot 1 is a lever 4 which, in a preferred embodiment of the value card reading device 2, is rotatable in a plane about the axis of rotation 5. The value card 3 is shown in slot 1 at an end position which is essentially determined by the first support 6, the second support 7 and the third support 8, wherein the value card 3 has a insertion depth E in the slot 1 which is essentially determined by the position of the third support 8 The value card has a width B which is also matched to the slot width.

Prvá podpora 6, tvorí oporný bod pre hodnotovú kartu 3_ na prvom bočnom vodiacom prostriedku la, zatiaí čo druhá podpora 7 tvorí oporný bod pre hodnotovú kartu 2 na druhom bočnom vodiacom prostriedku lb. Tretia podpora 8 je oporným bodom pre hodnotovú kartu 3. na páke 4.The first support 6 forms a support point for the value card 3 on the first side guide means 1a, while the second support 7 forms a support point for the value card 2 on the second side guide means 1b. The third support 8 is the support point for the value card 3 on the lever 4.

Na opačnom konci štrbiny 1, než je vstup 2, j® umiestený zberný priestor 9, štrbina 1. teda vedie od vstupu 2 do zberného priestoru 9.At the opposite end of the slot 1 to the inlet 2, the collecting space 9 is located, the slot 1 thus extends from the inlet 2 to the collecting space 9.

Na tej strane štrbiny 1, ktorá je oproti páke 4, je pri prvej podpore 6 prechodová časť 10 zo štrbiny 1 do zberného priestoru 9. v tvare schodu, čím je šírka B štrbiny 1 zväčšená o prvý rozmer Z. Prechodová časť 10 má výhodne smerom ku vstupu 2 odstup voči tretej podpore 8 o druhý rozmer V.On the side of the slot 1, which is opposite the lever 4, at the first support 6, the transition portion 10 from the slot 1 to the collection space 9 is in the form of a step, whereby the width B of the slot 1 is increased by the first dimension Z. at the entrance 2, a distance from the third support 8 by a second dimension V.

Páka 4 je otočná okolo osi 5 otáčania medzi prvou koncovou polohou, znázornenou prerušovane, a druhou koncovou polohou, znázornenou plnou čarou, pričom obe koncové polohy sú určené vymedzovacími prostriedkami, ktoré z dôvodu prehíadnosti obrázku nie sú znázornené.The lever 4 is pivotable about a pivot axis 5 between a first end position, shown in broken lines, and a second end position, shown in solid line, both end positions being determined by limiting means not shown for the sake of clarity.

Páka 4 je v oblasti tretej podpory 8., smerom k hodnotovej karte vybavená vychylovacou plochou 11.The lever 4 is provided with a deflection surface 11 in the area of the third support 8, towards the value card.

Prvá koncová poloha páky 4 je kludová poloha, ktorú páka 4 zaujíma, pokiaí nie je v štrbine 1 hodnotová karta 2· Na páku 4 pôsobí sila F tak, že bez pôsobenia sily v opačnom smere je držaná v prvej koncovej polohe. Silu v opačnom smere vyvolá na páku 4. hodnotová karta 3. zasunutá do oblasti hĺbky E zasunutia. Pôsobením sily v opačnom smere môže byť páka 4 otočená do druhej koncovej polohy. Tretí rozmer W udáva vzdialenosť, o ktorú páka 4 vystupuje v prvej koncovej polohe do štrbiny 1.The first end position of the lever 4 is the rest position that the lever 4 occupies when there is no value card 2 in the slot 1. The lever 4 is exerted by the force F such that it is held in the first end position without the opposite direction. The force in the opposite direction is triggered by the value card 3 inserted into the insertion depth E on the lever. By applying a force in the opposite direction, the lever 4 can be rotated to the second end position. The third dimension W indicates the distance by which the lever 4 extends into the slot 1 in the first end position.

Sila F je výhodne vyvolaná pružinou, ktorá nie je zakreslená. Pretože je páka 4 konštruovaná ako otočná okolo osi, môže otáčavý pohyb, ktorý je vyvolaný vsunutím hodnotovej karty 3., tiež vyvolávať signál pre nastavenie do stavu zodpovedajúceho zasunutej hodnotovej karte 2·The force F is preferably exerted by a spring which is not plotted. Since the lever 4 is designed to be pivotable about an axis, the rotational movement which is induced by the insertion of the value card 3 can also give rise to a signal to be set to the state corresponding to the inserted value card 2.

Vo výhodnom prevedení zariadenia je prvý rozmer Z aspoň rovnako veľký ako tretí rozmer W.In a preferred embodiment of the device, the first dimension Z is at least as large as the third dimension W.

Obrázok 2 ukazuje výhodné vyhotovenie zberného priestoru 9, v ktorom je zberný priestor 9 umiestnený v podstate pod opornou rovinou hodnotovej karty 3,· ^Vo výhodnom prevedení prechodovej časti 10 prechádza štrbina 1 na tej strane, ktorá je proti páke 4., v podstatnej oblasti svojej šírky do zberného priestoru 9, čím má štrbina 1 od prechodovej časti .10 v smere R v podstatnej časti svojej šírky zväčšenú hĺbku, takže oporná plocha hodnotovej karty 3. v štrbine 1 je od prechodovej časti 10 na strane s pákou 4.Figure 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the collection space 9 in which the collection space 9 is located substantially below the support plane of the value card 3. ^{In a} preferred embodiment of the transition portion 10, the slot 1 extends on the side opposite the lever 4 in a substantial region of its width to the collecting space 9, whereby the slot 1 from the transition portion 10 in the direction R in the substantial part of its width has increased depth so that the support surface of the value card 3 in the slot 1 is away from the transition portion 10 on the lever side.

Obrázok 3 ukazuje páku 4 v prvej koncovej polohe, v ktorej bočné vystupuje do štrbiny o tretí rozmer W. Do štrbiny 1 bolo zasunuté cudzie teleso 12, ktoré sa dotýka páky 4 na vychyľovacej ploche 11. Cudzie teleso 12 môže byt posunuté cez štrbinu 1 do zberného priestoru 9 pomocou hodnotovej karty 2/ ktorá je zasunutá po cudzom telese. V tomto prípade je možné cudzie teleso 12 posunúť okolo tretej podpory 8 pomocou vychyľovacej plochy 11, pretože šírka štrbiny 1 je rozšírená o prvý rozmer Z nad šírku cudzieho telesa 12, ktoré bolo zasunuté až k tretej podpore 8, a dalej v smere R až do zberného priestoru 9.Figure 3 shows a lever 4 in a first end position in which laterally protrudes into a slot of a third dimension W. A foreign body 12 has been inserted into the slot 1, which contacts the lever 4 on the deflection surface 11. The foreign body 12 can be moved through the slot 1 into the collecting space 9 by means of a value card 2 which is inserted over the foreign body. In this case, the foreign body 12 can be displaced around the third support 8 by means of the deflection surface 11, since the width of the slot 1 is extended by a first dimension Z over the width of the foreign body 12 which has been pushed up to the third support 8 and further in the R direction collection area 9.

Zablokovaniu cudzieho telesa 12 na tretej podpore 8. je zabránené funkčne správnou konfiguráciou vychyľovacej plochy 11, hlavne voľbou uhlu sklonu vychyľovacej plochy 11 voči smeru R, v ktorom môže byt vložené cudzie teleso 12 alebo hodnotová karta 3..The blocking of the foreign body 12 on the third support 8 is prevented by a functionally correct configuration of the deflection surface 11, in particular by selecting the angle of inclination of the deflection surface 11 relative to the direction R in which the foreign body 12 or the value card 3 can be inserted.

Na obrázku 3 je jasne vidieť, že pokiaľ má cudzie teleso 12 rovnakú šírku B ako hodnotová karta 3, tzn. že cudzím telesom je napríklad kus hodnotovej karty, potom musí byť štrbina 1 od prechodovej časti 10 dalej k zbernému priestoru 9 širšia aspoň o rozmer W, aby cudzie teleso 12 mohlo byť posu§ nuté okolo vychyľovacej plochy 11 a tretej podpory 8; výhodne je teda Z > W. Prechodová časť 10 má výhodne smerom k vstupu 2 odstup od polohy tretej podpory 8, ktorá je v oblasti pôsobnosti vychyíovacej plochy 11, o druhý rozmer V. čím väčší je zvolený druhý rozmer V, tým dlhšie sú cudzie telesá 12 o šírke B, ktoré môžu byť vychýlené do zberného priestoru 9. Druhý rozmer V je výhodne približne polovica dĺžky hodnotovej karty 3..It can be clearly seen in FIG. 3 that if the foreign body 12 has the same width B as the value card 3, that is to say. that the foreign body is, for example, a piece of value card, then the slot 1 from the transition portion 10 further to the collection space 9 must be at least W wider so that the foreign body 12 can be moved around the deflection surface 11 and the third support 8; thus preferably Z> W. The transition portion 10 preferably has a second dimension V from the position of the third support 8, which is in the area of the deflection surface 11, towards the inlet 2, the larger the second dimension V is selected, the longer the foreign bodies 12 with a width B, which can be swung into the collection space 9. The second dimension V is preferably approximately half the length of the value card 3.

Účinnosť zberného priestoru 9 pre príjem cudzích telies 12 je ďalej zlepšená tým, že oporná plocha pre cudzie teleso 12 v štrbine 1 je od prechodovej časti 10 na strane s pákou 4 a hĺbka štrbiny 1 je teda zväčšená do zberného priestoru 9 na strane, ktorá je proti páke 4.The efficiency of the collecting space 9 for receiving the foreign bodies 12 is further improved in that the support surface for the foreign body 12 in the slot 1 is away from the transition portion 10 on the lever side 4 and the depth of the slot 1 is increased into the collecting space 9 on the side against lever 4.

Opisované zariadenie nie je zablokované plochým cudzím telesom 12, ktoré je vložené miesto hodnotovej karty 3, pretože zariadenie má zberný priestor 9, do ktorého ústi štrbina 1 v smere R, v ktorom sa vkladá hodnotová karta 3, a ďalej má zariadenie v štrbine 1 umiestnenú zarážku pre hodnotovú kartu 3, ktorá môže obmedziť hĺbku E zasunutia hodnotovej karty 2 do štrbiny 1 v prijímacom smere R tak, že hodnotová karta 2 nemôže byť posunutá do zberného priestoru 9.The described device is not blocked by a flat foreign body 12 which is inserted in place of the value card 3 because the device has a collection space 9 into which a slot 1 opens in the direction R in which the value card 3 is inserted. a stop for the value card 3, which may limit the depth E of inserting the value card 2 into the slot 1 in the receiving direction R so that the value card 2 cannot be moved into the collection space 9.

Odolnosť zariadenia proti vloženému cudziemu telesu 12 je zvýšená pomocou vychyíovacích prostriedkov, ktorými je cudzie teleso 12 vedené okolo vyššie uvedenej zarážky do zberného priestoru 9. Vychyíovacie prostriedky výhodne zamedzujú zablokovaniu cudzieho telesa 12 zarážkou.The resistance of the device to the inserted foreign body 12 is increased by deflecting means by which the foreign body 12 is guided around the aforementioned stop into the collection space 9. The deflecting means preferably prevent the foreign body 12 from being blocked by the stop.

Zvlášť výhodná kombinácia konštrukcie zarážky a vychyíovacích prostriedkov je podía vynálezu spojená v páke 4.· V tomto prípade je vychyíovacím prostriedkom vychyíovacia plocha 11 a zarážkou je tretia podpora 8.A particularly advantageous combination of the construction of the stop and the deflecting means is connected according to the invention in the lever 4. In this case, the deflecting means is the deflecting surface 11 and the stop is the third support 8.

Ak je to nevyhnutné, je zberný priestor 9 aspoň čiastočne otvorený zboku a/alebo smerom dole, čím zberný priestor 2 nie je obmedzený stenou a/alebo dnom zariadenia, takže cudzie teleso 12 vsunuté do štrbiny 1 nie je zadržané v zariadení.If necessary, the collection space 9 is at least partially opened from the side and / or downwards, whereby the collection space 2 is not limited by the wall and / or the bottom of the device, so that the foreign body 12 inserted into the slot 1 is not retained in the device.

Skutočnosť, že cudzie teleso 12 zasunuté do štrbiny 1 nie je zadržané v zariadení, má v podstate dve výhody: z pohľadu prevádzkovateľa zariadenia je výhoda v tom, že nie sú nutné žiadne servisné zásahy na vyprázdnenie zberného priestoru 9, zatiaľ čo užívateľ zariadenia má výhodu v tom, že cudzie teleso 12, ktoré je vložené vďaka nevhodnej obsluhe, napríklad drobné mince, je automaticky vrátené.The fact that the foreign body 12 inserted into the slot 1 is not retained in the device essentially has two advantages: from the point of view of the operator of the device, the advantage is that no service interventions are required to empty the collection space 9 while the user of the device has the advantage in that the foreign body 12, which is inserted due to improper operation, such as small coins, is automatically returned.

Vo vyhotovení zariadenia, ako je znázornené na obrázku 4, má zberný priestor 9 v dne otvor 13.. Zberný priestor 9 má teda aspoň čiastočne otvorené usporiadanie smerom dole. Cudzie teleso 12, ktoré je vychýlené do zberného priestoru 9, vypadne zo zariadenia otvorom 13.In the embodiment of the device, as shown in Figure 4, the collecting space 9 has an opening 13 in the bottom. The collecting space 9 thus has an at least partially open downward arrangement. The foreign body 12, which is deflected into the collection space 9, falls out of the device through the opening 13.

V ďalšom vyhotovení, ktoré je znázornené na obrázku 5, má zariadenie vratný sklz 14, ktorý ukončuje zberný priestor 9 v smere dole. V zbernom priestore 9 prechádza vratný sklz 14 do bočného východu 15 zo zberného priestoru 9. Cudzie teleso 12, ktoré spadne do zberného priestoru 9, automaticky skľzne vratným sklzom 14, východom 15 von zo zariadenia.In another embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, the device has a return chute 14 which terminates the collection space 9 in a downward direction. In the collection space 9, the return chute 14 passes into the side exit 15 from the collection space 9. The foreign body 12, which falls into the collection space 9, automatically slides through the return chute 14, exit 15 out of the device.

Zariadenie je nakreslené tak, že hodnotová karta 2 môže byť zasunutá do štrbiny 1 užšou stranou. Je samozrejmé, že po jednoduchej úprave môže byť nakreslené zariadenie zmenené na alternatívne prevedenie, kde hodnotová karta 2 môže byť vložená do štrbiny 2 širšou stranou.The device is drawn so that the value card 2 can be inserted into the slot 1 by the narrow side. Of course, after a simple adjustment, the drawn device can be changed to an alternative embodiment where the value card 2 can be inserted into the slot 2 by the wider side.

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

Value card reader (3), incorporating an input (

2) to insert a value card (

3) in an insertion direction (R) into a slot (1) in which the value card (3) is legible and in which means (1a, 1b) are provided for guiding and positioning the value card (3) by which the value card (3) can be 3) located on a support surface for a reading operation, characterized in that it comprises a collection space (9) for receiving foreign bodies into which a slot (1) opens in the insertion direction (R) of the value card and a value card stop (8) (3), which is located in the slot (1) and by which the depth (E) of insertion of the value card (3) in the insertion direction (R) into the slot (1) can be limited so that the value card (3) cannot be moved into the collection area (9).

Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the collection space (9) has such a configuration and is so arranged with respect to the slot (1) that the foreign body (12) is inserted into the slot (1) through the inlet (2) and which it does not automatically fall into the collection space (9), it can be moved into the collection space (9) by a value card (3) which is inserted along the foreign body (12) into the slot (1).

Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a deflecting means (11) for guiding the foreign body (12) out of the slot (1) into the collecting space (9).

Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the stop has the form of a support (8) on the lever (

4), which is rotatable in a plane to a certain extent and which, upon receipt of the value card (3), can be deflected from the rest position by deflecting means (11) by overcoming force (F) by the value card (3) laterally away from the value card (3) to such an extent that the value card (3) is positioned for a read operation when the lever (4) is deflected to the maximum extent, the deflecting means (11) comprising a deflecting surface (11) on the lever (4).

Device according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it comprises a transition part (10) of the slot (1) from which the width (B) of the slot (1) in the insertion direction (R) towards the collection space ( 9).

Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the transition portion (10) is spaced from the working area (8) of the deflecting means (11) towards the inlet (2).

Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the transition portion (10) is spaced from the working area (8) of the deflecting means (11) towards the inlet (2) by approximately half the length of the value card (3).

Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the width (B) of the slot (1) in the transition portion (10) of the slot (1) has a step increment (Z) that is at least as large as the distance (W) by the deflecting means (11) engages in the slot (1).

Apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that the width (B) of the slot (1) in the transition portion (10) of the slot (1) has a step increment (Z) that is at least as large as the distance (W) by the lever (4) engages the deflection means (11) in the slot (1) in the rest position.

Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the collection space (9) is at least partially lateral and / or downwardly in the open configuration and is therefore not entirely delimited by the device laterally and / or downwardly, so that the foreign body (9) 12) inserted into the slot (1) does not remain in the device.