Electrical connector for smart card
US6544074B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/633
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A smart card connector includes an insulative support (52) with a horizontal card-engaging face (62) and contacts mounted on the support and having contact ends (102) projecting above the face to engage pads on the active face of a smart card. The pad-engaging ends lie within a contact-holding face part (202) which has a longitudinal length (L1) not greater than half the length of the card, with the card rear portion extending in a cantilevered fashion rearward of the contact-holding face part. The support has a rear edge (84), with the contacts having tails (104) lying at the rear edge, and with the tails protected by side guide extensions (88, 90). A card hold-down includes a sheet metal cover (54) that is soldered to a circuit board P on which the support lies. A switch (150) that detects full card insertion, lies in a polarized region (220) adjacent to the polarized wall (98) of the support.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.