US5208450A
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IC card and a method for the manufacture of the same
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1991-10-16
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Granted: 1993-05-04
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Expires: 2011-10-16
Abstract
Abstract In an IC card of the invention, an IC module (3) is adhered to a first concave (9) of a card base (1) by means of an adhesive (7) and a gap (8) is formed between the outside surface of the IC module (3) and the inside surface of the first concave (9), the gap being wider in the inside upper part and narrower in the inside lower part of the first concave (9), so that the IC chip in the IC module (3) and the card base (1) can be protected from damages caused by bending of the the card base (1).
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuaki Uenishi
- 👤 Yoshihisa Takase
- 👤 Takashi Fujii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:03
CPC Classifications
B; B42; B42D; B42D25/00; B42D25/40; B42D25/45; B42D25/465; B42D25/47; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/0772; G06K19/07728; B42D25/30; B42D25/324; G06K19/07745; B42D2033/06; B42D2033/46; B42D25/475; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/073; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
An IC card comprising a flexible card base, an IC module constructed in a first recess formed in the card base and an adhesive adhering the IC module to the inside bottom surface of the first recess, the adhesive having sufficient elasticity to absorb stress caused by bending of the card base, the adhesive maintaining said elasticity after hardening, wherein a gap is formed between the inside surface of the first recess and the outside surface of the IC module, the difference between the inside surface of the first recess and the outside surface of the IC module gradually becoming narrower from the inside upper part of the first recess toward the inside lower part of the first recess, wherein a second recess is formed in the inside bottom surface of the first recess excluding a peripheral portion thereof, and a protrusion protruding toward the second recess is formed on the bottom surface of the IC module.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
An IC card comprising a flexible card base, an IC module constructed in a first recess formed in the card base and an adhesive adhering the IC module to the inside bottom surface of the first recess, the adhesive having sufficient elasticity to absorb stress caused by bending of the card base, the adhesive maintaining said elasticity after hardening, wherein a gap is formed between the inside surface of the first recess and the outside surface of the IC module, the difference between the inside surface of the first recess and the outside surface of the IC module gradually becoming narrower from the inside upper part of the first recess toward the inside lower part of the first recess, wherein a second recess is formed in the inside bottom surface of the first recess excluding a peripheral portion thereof, and a protrusion protruding toward the second recess is formed on the bottom surface of the IC module.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An IC card according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive containing a denaturated polymer of silicone as a main ingredient is used as an adhesive.
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