PURPOSE: To enable the attachment and detachment of an IC module and to simply replace a card substrate by holding the module having IC chips mounted thereon between two or more divided card pieces to fix the same.
CONSTITUTION: In an IC card wherein an IC module 11 is embedded in a plastic card having a recessed surface 12c, the plastic card is constituted of a plurality of card pieces 10,12 divided in a planar direction and a plurality of the card pieces 10,12 are integrally bonded. Engaging means 10a-10c, 12a-12d for connecting other card are provided to a plurality of the card pieces 10,12 and, by the bonding of a plurality of the card pieces 10,12, the IC module 11 is fixed to the plastic card. As a result, the IC module can be made detachable and a card substrate can be simply replaced.
SUZUKI ATSUSHI
KATO YASUHIKO
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