Patents Examined by Thuc T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7182645
    Abstract: A card connector can selectively receive one of two IC cards. The card connector has an improved structure of contacts arranged in a card receiving space to simplify the structure thereof and to allow the card connector to be manufactured easily. The card connector at least includes a space for receiving a card and a plurality of contacts that are provided in the space parallel to the direction along which a card is inserted. The respective contacts provided in the space for receiving the IC card include a plurality of contact points that respectively correspond to the respective pads of the plurality of IC cards and that are provided in the direction along which the IC card is inserted. Thus, the card connector can be selectively attached with one of a plurality of IC cards having the same pad pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Shimizu, Seiji Shishikura, Hisashi Terada