IP Library Granted Patent US 7,677,909
Granted Patent B2
US 7,677,909 · App. 12/244,618 · Granted Mar 16, 2010

Card for information equipment, and terminal for information equipment

Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,677,909
App. No.
12/244,618
Granted
Mar 16, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A PC card has a card body portion in which a first card terminal portion is formed in one end and a second card terminal portion is formed in the other end. The card terminal portion has a chip slot. A SIM card inserted through an insertion port into the chip slot is electrically connected to a printed circuit board. The insertion port of the chip slot is opened in an outer side face of the second card terminal portion.

Claims (8)

1. A terminal for information equipment, comprising:

a card body portion which is to be inserted into a card slot of the information equipment;

a card terminal portion which is electrically connected to the information equipment in a state where the card body portion is inserted into the card slot; and

a card extending portion which is provided on another end side of the card body so that the card extending portion projects from the card slot in a state where the card body portion is inserted,

wherein the card extending portion has a chip slot which is provided and receiving a chip card with connecting terminals thereon into the card body portion, the connecting terminals engaged with spring terminals of a printed circuit board, and

an insertion port of the chip slot is placed on a surface thereof opposed to an insertion port of the card slot when the card body portion is inserted into the card slot.

2. The terminal for information equipment according to claim 1 ,

wherein the card body portion has a slide recess portion which guides the chip card to the chip slot.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
To: DRNC HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039092/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2016
From: KYOCERA CORPORATION
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 038938/0427 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2004-255645 · Sep 2, 2004 · national
JP 2004-255646 · Sep 2, 2004 · national
JP 2004-255647 · Sep 2, 2004 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 1121934000 · Sep 1, 2005
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