SIM card reader and mobile telephone equipped with same
US6665544B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reader (18) for a smart card (S) for a mobile telephone (10) includes a baseplate (40), carrying conducting contacts suitable for engaging with corresponding conducting contacts on the card (S), and a device for guiding and actuating the card (S) for translational movement thereof in a direction of installation (D1) of the card, between a card-gripping position in which the card is accessible and a use position in which the card (S) is held in place with respect to the baseplate (40). The device for guiding and actuating the card includes a movable slide-in unit (42) for supporting the card (S) and a device for immobilizing the card (S) in the direction of installation (D1). The slide-in unit (42) slides with respect to the baseplate (40) between an engaged position in which the card (S) is in a use position and a disengaged position in which the card (S) is in a gripping position.
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