EP3453039A1 - Switch spring arrangement - Google Patents
Switch spring arrangementInfo
- Publication number
- EP3453039A1 EP3453039A1 EP17721605.8A EP17721605A EP3453039A1 EP 3453039 A1 EP3453039 A1 EP 3453039A1 EP 17721605 A EP17721605 A EP 17721605A EP 3453039 A1 EP3453039 A1 EP 3453039A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- contact
- spring
- arm
- plane
- pockets
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/0013—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers
- G06K7/0021—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/0013—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers
- G06K7/0056—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers housing of the card connector
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
- G06K7/0013—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers
- G06K7/0056—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers housing of the card connector
- G06K7/0069—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers housing of the card connector including means for detecting correct insertion of the card, e.g. end detection switches notifying that the card has been inserted completely and correctly
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H1/00—Contacts
- H01H1/12—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
- H01H1/14—Contacts characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage by abutting
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H27/00—Switches operated by a removable member, e.g. key, plug or plate; Switches operated by setting members according to a single predetermined combination out of several possible settings
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
- H01R12/70—Coupling devices
- H01R12/7094—Coupling devices with switch operated by engagement of PCB
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/02—Contact members
- H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
- H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
- H01R13/2442—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted with a single cantilevered beam
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
- H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
- H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
- H01R13/70—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch
- H01R13/703—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in switch operated by engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. dual-continuity coupling part
- H01R13/7031—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity
- H01R13/7033—Shorting, shunting or bussing of different terminals interrupted or effected on engagement of coupling part, e.g. for ESD protection, line continuity making use of elastic extensions of the terminals
Definitions
- the invention relates to a switching spring arrangement, in particular to a
- Switch spring arrangement for card readers especially for chip and memory card reader such.
- the documents US 6,169,257 B1, US 6,399,906 B1 and US 5,807,124 A are all concerned with switching contacts for a smart card reader.
- US Pat. No. 6,045,049 A shows a device for detecting a smart card in which a switching spring arrangement is likewise used.
- Card presence switch from the card in the other state is pressed.
- card thickness tolerances must be intercepted by the switch operator in the market. There are so-called minimum and maximum cards, d. H. Card thickness usually varies depending on the manufacturer in the market
- Switch spring arrangement must therefore be designed so that such card thickness tolerances are intercepted.
- the present invention has set itself the goal of overcoming said disadvantages and to provide a switching spring arrangement for actuating a switch, which has a high reliability and overcomes or minimizes said disadvantages.
- Switch spring arrangement to be provided, in which fastening arms and the contact carrier are designed so that a simple assembly of the switching spring arrangement is ensured while positional tolerances, is realized by a cross-contacting by intersecting elongated contact points between the contact partners, which in each case results in a defined contact point, but which may lie along the saddle line of the elongated contact tip at an adjacent (slightly displaced) position.
- a switching spring arrangement is provided in a card reader, which has the following:
- a contact carrier integrated in a card reader, which has a plurality of pockets open on one side, for receiving retaining elements of a spring contact element;
- the two attachment arms have lateral protruding holding elements which are in the pockets of the contact carrier for attachment of the spring contact element on
- a mating contact element which is formed with an elongated contact tip, f. wherein the two elongated contact blades are oriented towards each other in their direction of extension, that the contact blades intersect at a crossing point and form a defined contact point when contacting the contact blades.
- each other preferably at an angle of approximately 90 ° to each other. It is also advantageous if the pockets each at one end face and at one
- Transverse side are formed open, so that the spring contact element can be inserted from the front side with its laterally projecting holding elements in the pockets, which allows a particularly simple and cost-effective installation.
- all pockets relevant for this purpose are to be made open in a same opening direction, so that the assembly can be accomplished in one direction by insertion.
- bearing surfaces for supporting the undersides of the holding elements are formed by the contact carrier.
- the support surfaces are also advantageously designed so that they also extend into areas outside of the pockets, so that these surfaces thus formed can be used as a mounting plane for bearing support elements of the spring contact element.
- each attachment arm has a first arm section in a first plane E1 and an adjoining second arm section in a second plane E2 which differs from the first plane E1 and preferably corresponds to the mounting plane.
- Layers in the sense of the present invention are to be understood as those planes which are defined by the planar formation of the underside of the respective in-plane elements or by a plane in which these undersides lie together, which will be explained in greater detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment becomes.
- the undersides of the holding elements are located in a common plane. It is also advantageous if a holding element of a
- Mounting arm from the second arm portion protrudes laterally within the same plane. It is also advantageous if a retaining element of a fastening arm of the first
- Arm portion protrudes laterally and over a step from the plane of the one section in the lower (common) plane, which from the bottom of the other holding elements
- the pockets each have a receiving gap between an upper contact carrier region and a lower
- Form contact carrier area which corresponds to the thickness of the holding elements.
- extension direction X of the elongated contact tip of the spring arm extends transversely to the extension direction Y of the spring arm. This creates a contact intersection point at which a high contact force is realized as a result of the punctiform contact between the intersecting saddle lines of Kunststoffkuppen. It is also advantageous if the extension direction X of the elongated contact tip of the mating contact element is approximately parallel to the extension direction Y of the spring arm in FIG
- the elongated contact tips are formed by deformation of the material, preferably formed by embossing, stamping or deep drawing of the material and preferably as a caterpillar-like increase on the one hand and at the same time as a groove-like depression on the
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a counter-contact element according to the invention
- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a spring contact element according to the invention.
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a switching spring arrangement according to the invention.
- the invention will be explained in more detail on the basis of an exemplary embodiment with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, wherein the same reference numbers refer to the same structural and / or functional features.
- FIG. 3 shows an exemplary switching spring arrangement 1 in a card reader, with a contact carrier 30 integrated in the card reader, which has a plurality of pockets 31 which are open on one side, for receiving the spring contact element 10 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the spring contact element 10 has two attachment arms 1 1 for attachment in the contact carrier 30. Further, the spring contact element 10 has a spring actuated by a card 12, which is arranged between the mounting arms 11.
- the spring arm 12 is connected at its one end via a common connecting web 19 of the spring contact element 10 with the mounting arms 1 1.
- Each mounting arm 11 has a first arm portion 1 1.1 in a first plane E1 and an adjoining second arm portion 1 1.2 in a second, compared to the first plane E1 by the height of the stage 1.3, which connects the two sections, lowered level E2 ,
- the undersides 17 of the holding elements 14a, 14b lie in a common plane E2.
- the one (in the figure 2 rear) holding element 14a of each mounting arm 1 1 projects laterally from the second arm portion 1 1.2, so that the bottom in the plane E2 iiegt.
- the second (front) holding member 14b of each mounting arm 1 which protrudes laterally from the first arm portion 1 1.1, extends with its bottom of the plane E1 via a step 18 in the lower level E2.
- the spring arm 12 has an elongated contact tip 15 which extends transversely to the extension direction of the spring arm 12.
- the two attachment arms 1 1 each have two lateral outstanding holding elements 14 a, 14 b, in the pockets 31 of the contact carrier 30 for fixing the
- the mating contact element 40 is shown in isolation in FIG. 1 and in the mounted state in FIG.
- the mating contact element 40 is formed with an elongated contact tip 41, wherein the elongated contact tip 41 in its orientation transverse to the orientation of
- Contact tip 15 of the spring arm 12 extends and these intersect at a crossing point 16, so that when contacting the contact tips 15, 41 a defined contact point is given in each case on the surfaces of the contact tips 15, 41.
- the pockets 31 of the contact carrier are each open on their front end side ST and on their spring contact element facing transverse side QS, so that the spring contact element 10 protrudes from the front side ST with its laterally protruding sides
- Retaining elements 14a, 14b can be inserted into the pockets 31 in the assembled position shown in Figure 3.
- each bearing surfaces 32 are formed by the contact carrier 30 for supporting the lower sides 17 of the holding elements 14 a, 14 b.
- the pockets 31 each form a receiving pali whose respective height corresponds to the thickness of the respective holding elements 14a and 14b.
- the extension direction X of the elongated contact tip 15 of the spring arm 12 extends, as shown in Figure 3 can be seen transversely to the extension direction Y of the spring arm 12.
- Extension direction X of the elongated contact tip 15 of the mating contact element 40 accordingly extends approximately parallel to the extension direction Y of the spring arm 12 or in the projection of the extension direction Y of the spring arm 12 into the plane of the mating contact element 40.
- connection tongue 42 which stands out of the rectangular, plate-shaped base plate 43 of the mating contact element 40 down and is formed with a connection end 44, which lies in a plane parallel to the plane E1 and E2 parallel plane E3.
- the spring arm 12 has at its free end to a contact zone 12 a, wherein the
- Contact zone 12a is in a bent by the spring arm 12 (upward) area.
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- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
- Coupling Device And Connection With Printed Circuit (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE102016108319.4A DE102016108319B4 (en) | 2016-05-04 | 2016-05-04 | Switching spring assembly |
PCT/EP2017/060257 WO2017191060A1 (en) | 2016-05-04 | 2017-04-28 | Switch spring arrangement |
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EP3453039A1 true EP3453039A1 (en) | 2019-03-13 |
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EP17721605.8A Withdrawn EP3453039A1 (en) | 2016-05-04 | 2017-04-28 | Switch spring arrangement |
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US (1) | US10438028B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3453039A1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN109074971B (en) |
DE (1) | DE102016108319B4 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2017191060A1 (en) |
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- 2017-04-28 WO PCT/EP2017/060257 patent/WO2017191060A1/en unknown
- 2017-04-28 US US16/098,907 patent/US10438028B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2017-04-28 CN CN201780027192.7A patent/CN109074971B/en active Active
- 2017-04-28 EP EP17721605.8A patent/EP3453039A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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CN109074971A (en) | 2018-12-21 |
US10438028B2 (en) | 2019-10-08 |
DE102016108319B4 (en) | 2018-08-02 |
CN109074971B (en) | 2021-03-05 |
DE102016108319A1 (en) | 2017-11-09 |
US20190147200A1 (en) | 2019-05-16 |
WO2017191060A1 (en) | 2017-11-09 |
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