(19)
(11) EP 1 168 523 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01

(21) Application number: 01114714.7

(22) Date of filing: 21.06.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06K 13/08, H01R 13/633
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 22.06.2000 US 599165

(71) Applicant: BERG ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING B.V.
5202 CB'S-Hertogenbosch (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wang, Leland
    Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 (US)
  • Chu, Stelar
    Ping-Chen City, 324 Tao Yan Hsien (TW)
  • Aruong, Juang
    Ping-Chen City, Taoyuan Hsien (TW)
  • Hsu, Chan-Ming
    Chung-Li city, Tao Yuan County (TW)

(74) Representative: Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte 
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Smart card connector, ejecting mechanism for same, and compound connector device


(57) Disclosed is a smart card connector for transmitting signals between a smart card (52) and an external electronic system, wherein the smart card (52) has contacts on one of two major surfaces thereof, the connector comprising: guiding structure (54) defining a storage space (56) having a first end and an opposed second end, through which second end, the smart card (52) may be inserted, and contact terminals (5422) in the storage space (56) for connecting with the contacts of the smart card (52) to be inserted in the storage space (56); and an ejecting mechanism (58) provided on the guiding structure (54) and being operable to eject the smart card (52) from the storage space (56). Further disclosed is a compound connector that comprises two types of I/O connectors (20, 50), one of which I/O connectors may be a smart connector for use with an external electronic system.






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