(54) CONTACTING UNIT FOR A CARD-TYPE CARRIER ELEMENT IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT GROUPS
(75) Inventor: Dieter Klatt, Wiilfrath (DE)
(73) Assignee: STOCKO Contact GmbH & Co. KG
(DE)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 11/032,448
(22) Filed: Jan. 10, 2005
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2005/0168928 Al Aug. 4, 2005
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Jan. 9, 2004 (DE) 20 2004 000 179 U
(51) Int. CI.
H0SK 7/10 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 361/737; 439/945; 439/946;
235/441
(58) Field of Classification Search 361/737,
361/752,730,736; 235/441,487,492; 439/76.1,
439/638, 945, 946 See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
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The invention relates to a contacting unit for a card-type carrier element in electronic component groups with a housing, the contact unit including a bonding pad on one end face, a slot-like slide-in port that joins on the end face opposite the bonding pad, into which the card-type carrier element, especially a chip card in accordance with ISO 7816, can be inserted, and a printed circuit board, arranged in the housing parallel to the slide-in port and electrically connected to the bonding pad, wherein said printed circuit board is equipped on one surface with contact elements for contacting the card-type carrier element, characterized in that said unit is designed in accordance with the PCMCIA Express Card Standard.
15 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets
