Patent ID: 6053775
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A chip card contacting unit (1) comprising:a housing (3);a printed circuit board (6) mounted in said housing (3);said printed circuit board (6) having contacts (11) for contacting electrically and mechanically a contact array (12) of a chip card (2) received in said housing (3);a switch (8) mounted in said housing (3);said switch (8) having a stop (14) limiting insertion of the chip card (2) into said housing (3);a guide member (15) formed above the stop (14), said guide member (15) guiding the chip card (2) during insertion and acting on a side of the chip card (2) opposite the contact array (12) to ensure correct positioning of the contact array (12) at said contacts (11) by providing an abutment;a plastic member (7), connected to the printed circuit board (6) wherein said contacts (11) and said switch (8) are connected to said plastic member (7), wherein said plastic member (7), said stop (14), and said guide member (15) form a monolithic part.