Abstract: A method for the production of a portable data carrier having an integrated circuit and a contact field galvanically connected to the integrated circuit. In an area defined by the contact field, the portable data carrier is shaped and the contact field is embodied such that a direct contacting of the contact field by a contacting component embodied in accordance with the USB standard is possible. The portable data carrier in its final form is produced in chip card technology. Alternatively, an element is produced in chip card technology, which element features the integrated circuit and the contact filed, and data and/or program code required for the operation of the portable data carrier are loaded into the integrated circuit. Subsequently the element is permanently connected to a carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a current collector strip (12) for a sliding contact device (10) which bears in a prestressed fashion against a contact wire (16), in particular in order to supply current to rail vehicles, having a sliding strip (14) which is arranged on a sliding strip carrier (13) and which has a carbon molding (18) and at least one metallic conducting device (23) which is arranged in the carbon molding and has the purpose of bringing about locally increased conductivity, wherein the conducting device is formed as at least one disc-shaped conducting device which extends transversely to a sliding direction (19) and in the direction of a prestressing force in a plane and which is connected to the sliding strip carrier and extends in a slot (22), formed in the carbon molding, as far as to a contact surface (21) of the sliding strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a current collector strip (12) for a sliding contact device (10) which bears in a prestressed fashion against a contact wire (16), in particular in order to supply current to rail vehicles, having a sliding strip (14) which is arranged on a sliding strip carrier (13) and which has a carbon molding (18) and at least one metallic conducting device (23) which is arranged in the carbon molding and has the purpose of bringing about locally increased conductivity, wherein the conducting device is formed as at least one disc-shaped conducting device which extends transversely to a sliding direction (19) and in the direction of a prestressing force in a plane and which is connected to the sliding strip carrier and extends in a slot (22), formed in the carbon molding, as far as to a contact surface (21) of the sliding strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a portable data carrier (1) having an integrated circuit (10) and a contact field (7) galvanically connected to the integrated circuit (10). In the area of the contact field (7) the portable data carrier (1) is shaped in such a way and the contact field (7) is embodied in such a way that a direct contacting of the contact field (7) by a contacting element embodied in accordance with the USB standard is possible. The portable data carrier (1) in its final form is produced in chip card technology. Alternatively, an element is produced in chip card technology, which element features the integrated circuit (10) and the contact field (7), and data and/or program code required for the operation of the portable data carrier (1) are loaded into the integrated circuit (10). Subsequently the element is permanently connected to a carrier (3).