Patent ID: 7938332
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A pushmatic smart card connector, comprising: a housing adapted to receive a smart card in a reading position, said smart card having two longitudinal edges and a front edge as well as rear edge, wherein, in said reading position, contact elements arranged in the housing are directly or indirectly in contact with contacts provided on said smart card; a card ejection slide movably mounted in said housing between a rest position and a locking position, said card ejection slide being moved in an insertion direction out of said rest position into said locking position due to insertion of the smart card, said movement in the insertion direction being against a force of a card ejection spring acting on said card ejection slide; a locking member adapted to lock said card ejection slide in the locking position and to release said card ejection slide out of the locking position so as to eject the smart card; and a card locking slide movably mounted in said housing between a rest position and a locking position, said card locking slide being moved in the insertion direction by the card ejection slide so as to come into engagement with the rear edge of the smart card when said smart card is inserted into its reading position and to lock the smart card in the reading position, wherein, during the insertion of the smart card, the movement of the card ejection slide from the rest position into the reading position initially causes no movement of the card locking slide so that the card ejection slide has a larger path of movement in the insertion direction than the card locking slide.