Patent ID: 6031278
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: H01L,H05K

Abstract:
An IC card comprising:a resin frame; andupper and lower panel members fixed respectively to top and bottom surfaces of said resin frame to form the exterior of said IC card, whereinprojections projecting upward or downward and having a given height are formed at a given distance inwardly from outside edges of said frame;cut-outs capable of fitting on the projections are provided on said upper and lower panel members; andsaid upper and lower panel members are positioned respectively on the top and bottom surfaces of the frame with the cut-outs fitted with corresponding projections, a portion of each projection, while in a melted or softened state, having been deformed by one of said upper and lower panel members so that said upper and lower panel members are secured to the top and bottom surfaces of said frame, respectively.