electrical connector for an electronic memory card or smart card

摘要

The invention provides an electrical connector (50s) for a smart card (Cs), of the type comprising a support (52s) made of insulating material which defines a housing (58s) accommodating a front portion of a card (Cs) which is inserted longitudinally (I) from the front forwards into the housing (58s) and which, on its lower face, includes conducting pads which are arranged near the front transverse edge (66s) of the card and which engage with the contact ends (102s, 102's) of electrical-contact elements (100s, 100's) arranged in the bottoms of the housing when the card is in its contact position, characterized in that the electrical-contact elements have free connection ends (104s, 104's) which all extend longitudinally beyond the front transverse face (84s) of the support (52s), and in that the main portion of the body of the card (Cs) extends rearwards, in a cantilevered fashion, beyond the rear transverse face of the support (52s). IMAGE