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Flat plate detector and connector comprising said detector

US6159028A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateJul 31, 1997
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/0021
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A detector of a flat plate (12) comprises two contact bars (1, 2) extending along two longitudinal parallel axes. Each contact bar is a curved bar having two segments extending opposite each other, a first bar (1) comprising an extension piece (3) configured so as to be opposite the second bar (2), these bars being lodged in a housing (13) suitable for holding the segments compressed between walls of the housing. The extension piece (3) forms a projection on one face of the housing, so that the flat plate (12) traveling parallel to this face can move the extension piece (3) between the projecting position thereof and a drawn-in position in which the extension piece (3) is in contact with a second bar (2). Use, in particular, for a frame (10) for reading an electronic card (12).

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