US 2010/0136816 A1 · SIM CARD CONNECTING DEVICE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Abstract

A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card connecting device for a portable electronic device which is adapted to further reduce a thickness of the portable electronic device by limiting the height of the SIM card connecting device. The device includes: a printed circuit board (PCB); one or more patterned contacts provided on the PCB and being coupled with one or more contacts formed on the SIM card; and a housing mounted on the PCB for allowing the SIM card to be inserted into/extracted from the housing. The housing presses the inserted SIM card so that the contacts of the SIM card and the patterned contacts come into substantial pressurized contact and/or pressurized contact with each other, depending on a shape of the patterns. According to the present invention, the SIM card mounting space can be reduced, and the portable electronic device can have a further reduction in thickness.

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Dependent claims

A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card connecting device for electrically coupling a SIM card to a portable electronic device, comprising:

a printed circuit board;
one or more patterned contacts provided on the printed circuit board being coupled with one or more contacts formed on the SIM card;
and
a housing mounted on the printed circuit board in which the SIM card is inserted into/extracted therefrom, and wherein when the SIM card is inserted into the housing, the housing presses the SIM card toward the printed circuit board so that the contacts of the SIM card and the patterned contacts come into substantially pressurized contact with each other.

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A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card connecting device for electrically coupling a SIM card to a portable electronic device, comprising:

a printed circuit board;
one or more patterned contacts provided on the printed circuit board and being coupled with one or more contacts formed on a SIM card;
and
a housing mounted on the printed circuit board in which the SIM card is inserted into/extracted from therefrom, and wherein when the SIM card is inserted into the housing, the housing presses the SIM card toward the printed circuit board so that the contacts of the SIM card and the patterned contacts come into pressurized contact with each other,
wherein the patterned contacts of the printed circuit board are coplanar to a side of the printed circuit board where the patterned contacts are positioned, and the contacts of the SIM card protrude toward the patterned contacts of the printed circuit board, wherein the contacts of the SIM being electrically coupled with the patterned contacts of the printed circuit board.

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A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card connecting device for electrically coupling a SIM card to a portable electronic device, comprising:

a printed circuit board;
one or more patterned contacts provided on the printed circuit board and being coupled with one or more contacts formed on the SIM card;
and
a housing mounted on the printed circuit board in which the SIM card is inserted into/extracted therefrom, and wherein when the SIM card is inserted into the housing, the housing presses the SIM card toward the printed circuit board so that the contacts of the SIM card and the patterned contacts come into pressurized contact with each other,
wherein the patterned contacts of the printed circuit board are formed coplanar to a side of the printed circuit board where the patterned contacts are positioned, and the contacts of the SIM card are formed coplanar to the side of the SIM card where the contacts are formed, so that the contacts of the SIM card are electrically coupled with the patterned contacts of the printed circuit board by the pressurized contact of the housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sim card connecting device for portable electronic device

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Sim card connecting device for portable electronic device

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