Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US8016618?dq=7200212
Timestamp: 2017-09-25 20:58:37
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 06219371', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2005', 'Application No. 200610067036', 'Application No. 10354208', 'Application No. 2003', 'Application No. 2004']

Patent US8016618 - Multiple integrated circuit card connector with a card detection terminal - Google Patents
An integrated circuit (“IC”) connector includes a card detection contact terminal which is provided substantially at a central part of a housing unit and between a first grounding contact terminal and a second grounding contact terminal, and first and second contact terminals located so as to face...http://www.google.com/patents/US8016618?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8016618 - Multiple integrated circuit card connector with a card detection terminal
Publication number US8016618 B2
Application number US 12/751,760
Also published as US20100255699
Publication number 12751760, 751760, US 8016618 B2, US 8016618B2, US-B2-8016618, US8016618 B2, US8016618B2
Inventors Yosuke Takai, Takamitsu Sasaki, Shigeru Sato
Patent Citations (111), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (4), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2)
Multiple integrated circuit card connector with a card detection terminal
US 8016618 B2
7. The IC card connector according to claim 1, wherein the first data transmission contact terminal and the second data transmission contact terminal are provided such that ends of the first data transmission contact terminal and the second data transmission contact terminal located close to an open end of the card accommodating portion are located on a common straight line along a direction of arrangement of the first data transmission contact terminal and the second data transmission contact terminal.
Contact terminals 14 ai (#7, #5, #4, #3) are respectively disposed on a common straight line to face the corresponding data transfer line contact terminals 18 ai (#14, #13, #12, #11) at a given interval. As enlarged and shown in FIG. 9, wrong insertion preventing walls 10PW are formed so as to protrude to the bottom portion respectively at positions between the contact portions of the contact terminals 14 ai and the corresponding contact portions of the data transfer line contact terminals 18 ai.
Each of the wrong insertion preventing walls 10PW is formed to have a slightly smaller width than the width of each of the contact pads of the first IC card 22 or the second IC card 23 described above. Moreover, the wrong insertion preventing walls 10PW are formed to have a height which is smaller than the height from the back face 22B of the first IC card 22 or the back face 23B of the second IC card 23 to the surface of each contact pad and is larger than the height position of the front end of the contact portion of each contact terminal 14 ai. Accordingly, if the first IC card 22 or the second IC card 23 is inserted into the card accommodating portion 10A in the wrong direction, the front end of the first IC card 22 or the second IC card 23 will come into contact with the wrong insertion preventing walls 10PW. Thus further insertion can be prevented. Hence it is possible to prevent the contact terminals 14 ai of the first IC card 22 or the second IC card 23 from being broken.
The base member 42 is integrally formed by using a molding resin material, for example. The base member 42 includes side walls (see FIG. 11) and a contact terminal fixation wall unit 42FW. The side walls respectively form side portions of the card accommodating portion which detachably houses the SD card, the first IC card 22, and the second IC card 23. The contact terminal fixation wall unit 42FW is provided with contact terminals 50C1 to 50C14 used for the first IC card 22 and the second IC card 23, contact terminals 52 ai (i=1 to 9) used for the SD card, and other contact terminals 54 ai.
For example, the multiple contact terminals 52 ai are arranged side by side with given intervals substantially in parallel to the side walls. The multiple contact terminals 52 ai are located at respective portions (the upper side portion 44U) close to the contact terminal fixation wall unit 42FW in the card accommodating portion.
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1 CN 2520582Y.
2 English Abstract for Japanese Publication No. 08055661, dated Feb. 27, 1996, Application No. 06219371, application date Aug. 10, 1994, for inventor Yoshikawa Takamasa, Title: Card Connecting Adaptor.
4 Office Action dated Feb. 19, 2008 in counterpart Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-016394.
5 Office Action dated Jul. 18, 2008 issued in corresponding Japanese Application No. 2005-106769.
6 Office Action dated Jun. 6, 2008 in corresponding Chinese Patent Application No. 200610067036.7.
7 Office Action in co-pending U.S. Appl. No. 10/972,653 dated Feb. 22, 2006.
8 Office Action in co-pending U.S. Appl. No. 10/972,653 dated Jun. 28, 2005.
9 Office Action in co-pending U.S. Appl. No. 10/972,653 dated Nov. 25, 2005.
10 Official Action dated Apr. 30, 2008 from German Patent Office for corresponding German Patent Application No. 10354208.6-34.
11 Official Action from Japanese Patent Office for Application No. 2003-385753, mailed Jun. 14, 2005.
12 Official Letter for Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-058232, issued Apr. 19, 2007 (with translation).
U.S. Classification 439/630, 439/947
International Classification H01R24/00, G06K17/00, H01R12/71, H01R13/64, H01R12/72, H01R12/77, H01R12/00, H01R12/73
Cooperative Classification Y10S439/947, G06K7/0021, G06K7/0069, H01R13/703
European Classification G06K7/00K2, G06K7/00K7E
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