Patent ID: 9122899
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector for use with a card comprising electronic circuitry and a card reader device comprising electronic circuitry which can communicate with the card, the card connector comprising: a connector body having an electrically-insulating base, electrical contacts in the base, a pair of sidewalls on opposite sides of the base and extending in a predetermined direction from the base, a pair of rails extending toward each other, each rail extending from a respective sidewall, the rails being separated from the base by a distance sufficient to allow the card to be inserted into the card connector, the electrical contacts functionally connecting the electronic circuitry of the card to the electronic circuitry of the device when the card is inserted into the card connector, engaging tabs, and engaging posts extending from the rails, wherein at least one of the base, a sidewall of the pair of sidewalls, or a rail of the pair of rails, is thermally conductive; and a heat conductive cover, attached to the connector body, and in thermal contact with the card when the card is inserted into the card connector, the heat conductive cover having a plurality of “U”-shaped heat conducting springs at one end of the heat conductive cover for engaging the card when the card is inserted into the card connector, engaging clips configured to engage the engaging tabs and apertures configured to accept the engaging posts, a plurality of stiffener ribs, a surface facing the connector body and a plurality of heat conducting spring extending from the surface of the heat conductive cover, the heat conductive cover being electrically conductive and having a grounding tab and a lip on a front edge of the cover, the lip extending beyond a front edge of the connector body; wherein at least one of the heat conducting springs limits the insertion of the card into the card connector; whereby the engaging tabs and the engaging clips, when engaged, secure the heat conductive cover to the connector body; whereby the engaging posts and the apertures, when engaged, align the connector body and the heat conductive cover; whereby the at least one “U”-shaped heat conducting spring engages the card when the card is inserted into the card connector; whereby the grounding tab is configured to contact a ground in the card reader; and whereby the heat conducting spring extending from the surface of the heat conductive cover contacts the card and urges the card toward the connector body when the card is inserted into the card connector.