CHIP-CARD READER CHIP-CARD READER

WIPO Patent Application WO1996023271

A3

PCT No. PCT/EP96/00277 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 13, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 13, 1997 PCT Filed Jan. 24, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/23271 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 1, 1996A reader for chip cards with a housing (3) featuring an insertion slot (1) for the chip card (2), a number of pairs of contacts (6,7) corresponding to the number of read tracks, and a contact support frame (5) connected to the contact lead-ins (4), in which the contact lead-ins (4) held in the housing (3) are inserted in parallel from one side into the contact support frame (5) held in a free suspension by the contact lead-ins (4). On the side of the contact support frame (5) turned away from the contact lead-ins (4) there is an actuator element designed as a double arm lever (9, 10). The actuator element is held in the housing (3) by a transverse torsion spring arm (8) and its power arm (9) lies in the insertion path of the chip card (2) such that the work arm (10) of the actuator lever is twisted during insertion of the chip card (2) under tension of the torsion spring arms (8) and the contact support frame (5) and thus its associated contacts (6,7) are pressed against the chip card (2). The contact support frame (5) is provided with lateral pins (14) and the work arm (10) of the actuator element (8, 9, 10) is designed as a fork whose tines in their released position rest loosely upon the pins (14).

SCHMITT JOCHEN (DE)
LOTZ REINHARD (DE)

PCT/EP1996/000277

December 05, 1996

January 24, 1996

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THOMAS & BETTS GMBH (DE)
SCHMITT JOCHEN (DE)
LOTZ REINHARD (DE)

G06K7/00; H01R12/18; G06K17/00; (IPC1-7): G06K7/015

EP0399763A2	1990-11-28
EP0338900A1	1989-10-25
EP0366513A1	1990-05-02
EP0198739A1	1986-10-22

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