US5416358A
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IC card including frame with lateral hole for injecting encapsulating resin
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1993-09-16
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Granted: 1995-05-16
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Expires: 2013-09-16
Abstract
Abstract An IC card includes: a circuit board on which functional components are mounted; and a frame covered with a thin plate, the circuit board being disposed in the frame, the inside of the frame being filled with a foamed resin. As a result of the above arrangement, an IC card having a strong resistance to various external forces is produced. Furthermore, because it is possible to incorporate a surface material with a design in an integrally molded device, thus it is also possible to produce an IC card device having an excellent appearance.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsunori Ochi
- 👤 Syojiro Kodai
- 👤 Tuguo Kurisu
- 👤 Osamu Murakami
- 👤 Makoto Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:14
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/22; H05K3/28; H05K3/284; G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07745; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/812
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
An IC card comprising: a frame having two cut-out portions on respective inner edges and at least one through-hole passing through said frame in a direction providing communication from inside to outside of said frame for injecting a molding resin from outside to inside said frame; a circuit board and functional components mounted on said circuit board, edges of said circuit board being fitted to a first of the cut-out portions of said frame with a surface of said circuit board on which said functional components are mounted inside said frame, said frame and said circuit board forming a first substantially planar outer surface of said IC card; a thin plate having edges fitted to a second of the cut-out portions of said frame, said thin plate opposing said circuit board, said frame and said plate forming a second substantially planar outer surface of said IC card; and a molding resin filling the inside of said frame bounded by said frame, said thin plate, and said circuit board such that said circuit board, said frame, and said thin plate are molded into one body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
An IC card comprising: a frame having two cut-out portions on respective inner edges and at least one through-hole passing through said frame in a direction providing communication from inside to outside of said frame for injecting a molding resin from outside to inside said frame; a circuit board and functional components mounted on said circuit board, edges of said circuit board being fitted to a first of the cut-out portions of said frame with a surface of said circuit board on which said functional components are mounted inside said frame, said frame and said circuit board forming a first substantially planar outer surface of said IC card; a thin plate having edges fitted to a second of the cut-out portions of said frame, said thin plate opposing said circuit board, said frame and said plate forming a second substantially planar outer surface of said IC card; and a molding resin filling the inside of said frame bounded by said frame, said thin plate, and said circuit board such that said circuit board, said frame, and said thin plate are molded into one body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
An IC card comprising: a circuit board and functional components mounted on said circuit board; a frame surrounding said circuit board, having cut-out portions on inner edges of said frame, and at least one through-hole passing through said frame in a direction providing communication from inside to outside of said frame for injecting a molding resin from outside to inside said frame; two thin plates, respectively disposed on opposite sides of said frame covering said circuit board, each of said thin plates being fitted to a corresponding cut-out portion of said frame, said thin plates and said frame forming substantially planar outer surfaces of said IC card; and a molding resin filling the inside of said frame between said thin plates such that said frame and said thin plates are molded into one body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
An IC card comprising: a circuit board and functional components mounted on said circuit board; a frame surrounding said circuit board, having cut-out portions on inner edges of said frame, and at least one through-hole passing through said frame in a direction providing communication from inside to outside of said frame for injecting a molding resin from outside to inside said frame; two thin plates, respectively disposed on opposite sides of said frame covering said circuit board, each of said thin plates being fitted to a corresponding cut-out portion of said frame, said thin plates and said frame forming substantially planar outer surfaces of said IC card; and a molding resin filling the inside of said frame between said thin plates such that said frame and said thin plates are molded into one body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The IC card according to claim 2 including an adhesive layer disposed on inner surfaces of said thin plates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The IC card according to claim 2 wherein said frame includes a rib and the edge of said circuit board is fitted to said rib.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The IC card according to claim 2 wherein the through-hole extends to an edge of said frame thereby forming a groove in said frame for injecting a molding resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The IC card according to claim 2 wherein said frame has four corners and four of the through-holes, one of the through-holes being located near each of the four corners of said frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The IC card according to claim 2 including a plurality of the through-holes, each of the through holes having different inner diameters.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The IC card according to claim 2 including a plurality of the through-holes, each of the through-holes having an inner diameter increasing outwardly in said frame.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The IC card according to claim 2 including a protrusion outside of the through-hole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The IC card according to claim 2 including a tube for exhausting molding resin inserted in the through-hole.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The IC card according to claim 10 wherein said tube has a flange on an end, said end being located inside said frame.
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