IP Library › Granted Patent US 6,900,767
Granted Patent B2
US 6,900,767 · App. 10/246,211 · Granted May 31, 2005

IC card

Assignee: Konica Corporation
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Patent No.
US 6,900,767
App. No.
10/246,211
Granted
May 31, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

An IC card comprising: a first sheet member; a second sheet member; and a core layer fixed therein an electronic part by an adhesive agent and provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member. The electronic part comprises an antenna coil formed by an antenna wire and an IC module comprising an IC chip. The antenna wire has a structure represented by following General Formula 1, Antenna Shape X 1 ≧Antenna Shape Y 1×1.2 wherein Antenna Shape X 1 represents the cross sectional width of the antenna wire being parallel to the surface of the IC card; Antenna Shape Y 1 represents the cross sectional width of the antenna wire being perpendicular to the surface of the IC card.

Claims (38)

1. An IC card comprising:

a first sheet member;

a second sheet member; and

a core layer fixed therein an electronic part by an adhesive agent and provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member, the electronic part comprising an antenna coil formed by an antenna wire and an IC module comprising an IC chip,

wherein the antenna wire has a structure represented by following General Formula 1,

Antenna Shape Y 1 ×7.0≧Antenna Shape X 1 ≧Antenna Shape Y 1 ×1.2

wherein Antenna Shape X 1 represents the cross sectional width of the antenna wire being parallel to the surface of the IC card; and Antenna Shape Y 1 represents the cross sectional width of the antenna wire being perpendicular to the surface of the IC card.

2. The IC card of claim 1 , wherein the electronic part further comprises a connecting section between the antenna coil and the IC chip, the connecting section having a structure represented by following General Formula 2,

Antenna Shape Y 2 ×7.0≧Antenna Shape X 2 ≧Antenna Shape Y 2 ×1.2

wherein Antenna Shape X 2 represents the cross sectional width of the connecting section being parallel to the surface of the IC card; and Antenna Shape Y 2 represents the cross sectional width of the connecting section being perpendicular to the surface of the IC card.

3. The IC card of claim 2 , wherein the structure of the antenna wire and the connecting section satisfy the following General Formula 3 and General Formula 4,

Antenna Shape Y 1 >Antenna Shape Y 2

Antenna Shape X 2 >Antenna Shape X 1 .

4. The IC card of claim 1 , wherein the IC card further comprising a image receptive layer and a write-able layer at least on a part of surface of the IC card,

wherein the image receptive layer comprises personal identification information including a name and a face image, the personal identification information being recorded by a sublimation thermal transfer method, a fusion thermal transfer method or an ink jet method.

5. The IC card of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive agent comprises a adhesive agent being capable of being hardened without heat.

6. The IC card of claim 4 , wherein the IC card further comprises a transparent protective layer on the image receptive layer, the transparent protective layer comprising an actinic light curable resin.

7. The IC card of claim 1 , wherein the antenna wire is consisted of copper windings.

8. The IC card of claim 1 , wherein the X 1 and Y 1 is in the range of 0.1 to 800.0 μm.

9. The IC card of claim 1 , wherein the antenna wire further has a structure represented by the following formula,

Antenna Shape Y 1 ×2.0≧Antenna Shape X 1 ≧Antenna Shape Y 1 ×1.2

wherein Antenna Shape X 1 represents the cross sectional width of the antenna wire being parallel to the surface of the IC card; and Antenna Shape Y 1 represents the cross sectional width of the antenna wire being perpendicular to the surface of the IC card.

10. An IC card comprising:

a first sheet member;

a second sheet member; and

a core layer fixed therein an electronic part by an adhesive agent and provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member, the electronic part comprising an antenna coil formed by an antenna wire, an IC module comprising an IC chip and a connecting section between the antenna coil and the IC chip,

wherein the connecting section has a structure represented by following General Formula 2,

Antenna Shane Y 2 ×7.0≧Antenna Shape X 2 ≧Antenna Shape Y 2 ×1.2

wherein Antenna Shape X 2 represents the cross sectional width of the connecting section being parallel to the surface of the IC card; and Antenna Shape Y 2 represents the cross sectional width of the connecting section being perpendicular to the surface of the IC card.

11. The IC card of claim 10 , wherein the connecting section is consisted of wire.

12. The IC card of claim 10 , wherein the X 2 and Y 2 is in the range of 0.1 to 800.0 μm.

13. An IC card comprising:

a first sheet member;

a second sheet member; and

a core layer fixed therein an electronic part by an adhesive agent and provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member, the electronic part comprising an antenna coil formed by an antenna wire and an IC module comprising a reinforcing plate having thereon an IC chip,

wherein the IC card further comprises a IC chip hiding part to hide at least 5% of the IC chip or the reinforcing plate.

14. The IC card of claim 13 , wherein the IC chip hiding part is printed on the first sheet member or the second sheet member.

15. The IC card of claim 13 , wherein the difference in transmission density between the hiding part and an IC chip layer which is located in a portion of the IC card in which the electronic part is not arranged is at most 0.7.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2002
From: HATTORI, RYOJI
To: KONICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013307/0203 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2001-299273 · Sep 28, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030132302A1 · Jul 17, 2003