To provide a chip card reader which gives flexibility and reliability 10 high-temperature when the reader is used.

In a chip card reader 1 that has a first area A which has a cross section matched to the inner size of a pushing-in passage and can be pushed in the passage and a second area B which has a slit 5 for introducing a first chip card and is protruded from the pushing-in passage when the reader 1 is at its operating position, and is pushed in an electronic device to the operating position, an accepting device 7 which accepts at least one second chip card is provided within the extent of the first area A so that at least one second chip card can be taken out when the reader 1 is at the operating position.