Reading frame for a microcircuit card reader apparatus
AssigneeFramatome Connectors International
InventorBernard Vallat
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Abstract
A reading frame for an apparatus for reading smart cards, comprising a body supporting brush contact elements for electrically contacting the conductive pads of a chip on a card inserted in the frame. The frame comprises an electric circuit connected to at least some of the brush contact elements and connectable to the electronic circuit of the card reader. The electronic circuit on the connector comprises an arrangement for controlling the insertion of the card in the card reader and its withdrawal therefrom, and the reading frame comprises an additional brush contact or cut-off sensing which is offset in relation to the primary brush contacts in the direction in which the card is inserted, and electrically contacts one of the conductive pads of the smart card whether or not the card has a primary contact.
Claims6
A reading frame for apparatus for reading microcircuit cards, including a body supporting brush contact members adapted to be brought into electrical contact with conductive areas associated with said microcircuit when the card is inserted into the frame, wherein said reading frame includes an electronic circuit connected to at least some of said brush contact members and adapted to be connected to the electronic circuit of the card reader, the electronic circuit carried by the connector including means for controlling insertion of the card into the card reader and withdrawal of the card from the card reader, and the reading frame further includes an additional disconnection detection brush contact offset relative to the primary brush contacts in a direction of insertion of the card and adapted to be brought into electrical contact with one of the conductive areas the microcircuit card whether or not the microcircuit card receives a primary contact.
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