Fraud preventing security arrangement for an electrical connector for chip cards
US7520780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/2442
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A security arrangement for an electrical connector for connecting an electrical memory card to contacts wherein the connector includes a bottom plate made of insulating material including a series of blades for contact with a land of the card. The arrangement includes a protection element which bears at least one protection conductor circuit that at least partly surrounds the bottom plate of the connector. The bottom plate of the connector includes at least one additional contact blade including a top portion for connecting with the protection circuit of the protection element and a bottom portion for connecting with the at least one track connected to a detection circuit.
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