Patent ID: 6574112
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G06K,H05K

Abstract:
A card connecting adapter for mounting an IC card meeting a second standard different from a first standard into a card slot meeting the first standard, said card connecting adapter comprising:a card-shaped housing corresponding to the first standard; a first connecting portion sending and receiving a signal between the card slot and said first connecting portion in accordance with the first standard; a second connecting portion sending and receiving a signal between the IC card meeting the second standard and said second connecting portion in accordance with the second standard; a card holding member holding the IC card meeting the second standard, and shiftably held in said housing in such a manner that said card holding member being shifted between a first position where a portion of the IC card held thereby is projected outwardly of said housing and a second position where the portion of the IC card is retreated from the first position toward an interior portion of said housing; and a connecting mechanism electrically connecting the IC card held by said card holding member to said first connecting portion through said second connecting portion, wherein said connecting mechanism includes a flexible printed wiring cable for connecting said first and second connecting portions to each other.