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A chip-card contacting apparatus having card securing means
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1987-07-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A contacting apparatus for a chip-card is provided. The contacting apparatus can be located for instance in an automatic teller machine or a telephone. The chip-card can be inserted into the contacting apparatus by an operator. If the chip-card is located in the contacting apparatus, the inadvertent removal of a card located in a card reading position might be undesirable. Card securing means surround the card in the reading position such that an inadvertent removal is impossible.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Reichardt
- 👤 Eberhard Raab
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:17
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08; G06K13/0806; G06K13/0831; G06K7/00; G06K7/0013; G06K7/0021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A contacting apparatus for a chip-card, said apparatus comprising: a housing (303), a card support means (308), reciprocally mounted within said housing (303) and adapted to receive said chip-card, wherein said card support means is movable between a card insert position and a card reading position, locking means adapted to lock said card support means in said reading position, and card securing means providing protection for the chip-card located in the card reading position such that the chip-card cannot be inadvertently removed from said support means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A contacting apparatus for a chip-card, said apparatus comprising: a housing (303), a card support means (308), reciprocally mounted within said housing (303) and adapted to receive said chip-card, wherein said card support means is movable between a card insert position and a card reading position, locking means adapted to lock said card support means in said reading position, and card securing means providing protection for the chip-card located in the card reading position such that the chip-card cannot be inadvertently removed from said support means.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim l, wherein said locking means is of the type where card and card support means can be removed from the locked reading position by pushing against said card support means, such that the locking means is released and the card support means is returned to the card insert position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said card securing means (600) comprises a protective collar (605), said collar being adapted to surround the end of the card which extends out of the contacting apparatus, or the device within which the contacting apparatus is arranged, when the card is in its reading position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein spring means (609) are provided adapted to bias said card securing means (600) into a position protecting the projecting end of the card.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the protective collar is movable against the force of said spring means relative to said contacting apparatus, and can be moved by the same distance as the chip-card (302) and the chip-card support when releasing said locking means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the protective collar (605) is arranged in such a manner that the projecting end of the chip-card located in its reading position is completely surrounded by said protective collar, and wherein during movement of the chip-card together with the card support means into the reading position firstly a movement occurs along the entire distance required to release the locking means, and secondly an opposite movement occurs into the reading position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein for a release movement of the card support means and the card from the reading position back to the insert or removal position a pushing action is applied to the front edge and/or the front side (607) of the protective cover, so that card and cover carry out together the release movement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein guide means (6l3, 6l4) are provided at the housing (303) for the card securing means (600).
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