Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics Gmbh

Gerhard Braun

Manfred Reichardt

Thomas Schnell

Andreas Laage

Michael Heim

Jochen Rumpel

Manfred Reichart

Matthias Poguntke

Olga Kaiser

Marco GÖBEL

Smart-card connector () having a contact element support () within which contact elements are supported. A cover () is pivotably mounted at the contact element support (). A cam () is provided at said cover () so as to bearing means () of the cover out of the pivot location at the contact element support in case the cover is improperly operated.

Smart card connector

The invention relates to a contacting device for a chip card, wherein the term chip card also includes so-called IC cards or a SIM (subscriber identity module). In any case, the chip card comprises a chip (a contact image) with corresponding contact surfaces which, with the card being inserted, are contacted in the contacting device by corresponding contacts of the contacting device.

Contacting device

The A contact block, in particular a SIM block, having a holder within which contact elements are inserted; wherein each of grid contact elements comprises support means for abutment at another component, for instance a printed circuit board

Contacting apparatus and contact element therefore

SIM-card connector having a cover disposed on a contact support for pivotal movement about a pivoting axis, wherein said pivoting axis is displaced towards the front to reduce the longitudinal dimension, and an optimized roll off geometry recessed in the contact support is provided.

A contacts carrier has several contacts. Each contact has a spoon-shaped, arched contact portion that projects beyond a first surface of the contacts carrier. At least one guide portion of each contact is joined to the respective contact portion and is designed and guided in the contacts carrier. Specifically, the contacts are movable substantially in a vertical direction through a vertex of the respective contact portion.

Contacts carrier

A contacting apparatus comprising: a contact element support and fixedly mounted in said contact element support at least one contact element, wherein A) said contact element comprises: a contact cusp portion, a mounting section adapted to be enclosed by said contacting element support, and a contacting portion, said mounting section forming a step adapted to be located within said contact element support; and B) said contact element support being designed such, that it encloses said contact element only in locations where a load is generated by a contacting force exerted onto said contact cusp portion.

Contact element support in particular for a thin smart card connector

A contact carrier includes an insulating body and contacts positioned therein. Each contact has contact and connection ends projecting beyond the insulating body, and the connection ends of the contacts resting under prestress on corresponding portions of the insulating body, while forming coplanar contact surfaces.

Contact carrier including an insulating body and contacts positioned

The present invention provides for a SIM card reader with a contact support comprising contact elements with a cove for receiving a SIM card comprising two spaced longitudinal side edges and two spaced front and rear edges, with preferably two bearing apparatusses on the contact support and cover for enabling a pivoting motion between the cover and the contact support.

SIM card contacting device

A contacting apparatus for a chip card, in particular for a SIM card (1), is provided, said contacting apparatus comprising a contact element support (11), a metal cover (12), reading contact elements (21) supported in said contact element support (11), switching or grounding contact elements (23, 24) supported in said contact element support (11), and means (60) for contacting and connecting the metal cover (12) via said switching contact elements to ground.

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Bretzfeld, Germany

Gerhard Braun