JP2013008189A - Non-contact and contact common ic card, method for manufacturing non-contact and contact common ic card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC card which raises physical durability of a card base material and an antenna, has high reliability, and a method for manufacturing the same, and to make antenna formation costs inexpensive.SOLUTION: An IC card 1 is a non-contact and contact common IC card which includes an IC chip 11 for performing radio communication with the outside by using an antenna 20, and performing contact communication with the outside by using an external contact terminal 14, and includes: a mounting substrate 12 on which the IC chip 11 is mounted, and which has substrate side connection parts 13 which are connection parts with the antenna 20 at both ends, respectively; and conductive plates 33, 34 which are electrically connected to both ends 23, 24 of the antenna 20, whose installation areas overlap with substrate corner parts 12a, 12b, 12d, 12e when the top face 2a of the IC card 1 is viewed from the normal direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a non-contact and contact shared IC card having an antenna for non-contact communication, and a method for manufacturing a non-contact and contact shared IC card.

  Conventionally, IC cards are classified into contact type IC cards that perform data communication via connection terminals and non-contact type IC cards that perform electromagnetic induction or the like via an antenna. Contact IC cards are mainly used for payment applications, while non-contact IC cards are mainly used for gate access management for transportation systems and the like. On the other hand, a non-contact and contact shared card (also referred to as a “combination card”) on which an IC chip (also referred to as a “combination chip”) having both a contact IC card function and a contactless IC card function is mounted. (For example, Patent Document 1).

Non-contact and contact common use cards are manufactured according to the following processes, for example.
(1) A card substrate in which an antenna coil formed by a coated conductor or an etching process is embedded is manufactured.
Note that the terminals at both ends of the antenna are generally provided on the IC chip mounting substrate in order to enable stable connection with the IC chip mounting substrate, reduce material costs, and improve productivity. It has a substantially plate shape that is substantially the same size as the antenna connection terminal. In the case of a coated conductor antenna, both end portions are continuously folded at a narrow pitch to form a substantially plate shape. For this reason, the coated wire antenna has a long formation time at both ends, and the wire length becomes long when the terminal size at both ends is increased, which further increases the formation time and costs. In order to prevent these problems, it is common technical knowledge that the terminal size of the coated conductor antenna is as small as possible.

(2) With respect to the antenna built-in card produced by the above method, the IC housing portion is cut by NC processing or the like to form a concave portion and both end portions of the antenna are exposed, and then an IC chip mounting substrate in which a combination chip is built ( A COT (Chip On Tape) and COB (Chip on Board) are mounted, and the antenna connection terminal and both ends of the antenna are connected with a conductive adhesive or the like, thereby producing a non-contact and contact common type combination card. Has been.

  However, the card base material itself in the combination card has high flexibility, and the IC chip mounting substrate has high rigidity. In addition, the IC chip mounting substrate is mounted on a card base and has a bonding interface. For this reason, when the card is bent, the card base material tends to bend in the vicinity of the edge portion of the IC chip mounting substrate, and stress is concentrated around the bent portion. Therefore, when the card is repeatedly bent, there is a problem that the card base itself and the antenna part around the edge part of the IC chip mounting substrate are easily cracked, and the appearance of the card is deteriorated or a communication function defect occurs. .

JP 2009-157666 A

  An object of the present invention is to improve the physical durability of a card substrate and an antenna, to provide a highly reliable IC card and a method for manufacturing the same, and to reduce the cost of forming an antenna.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

The first invention is a non-contact and contact sharing IC comprising an IC chip (11) that performs wireless communication with the outside using an antenna (20) and contact communication with the outside using an external contact terminal. Card (1, 201-1, 201-2), wherein the antenna is formed by a covered conductor, and has antenna-side connection portions (23, 24) that are electrical connection portions at both ends, An IC chip mounting board (12) on which the IC chip is mounted and having board-side connection parts (13) as electrical connection parts at both ends, and provided on at least one end of the antenna, the antenna-side connection Electrically connecting the conductive plates (33, 34, 233-1, 234-1, 233-2, 234-2, 533, 534) electrically connected to the portions, and the conductive plate and the board-side connecting portion. Connecting lead Further comprising a sexual connecting material, a non-contact and contact shared IC card according to claim.
The second invention is the non-contact and contact shared IC card of the first invention, wherein the conductive plates (33, 34, 233-1, 234-1, 233-2, 234-2, 533, 534) are: When the surface (2a) of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the installation area overlaps at least the substrate corner portion (12a, 12b, 12d, 12e) that is the corner portion of the IC chip mounting substrate. It is a non-contact and contact common use IC card characterized.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the non-contact and contact shared IC card of the first aspect, the IC card has a rectangular outer shape when viewed from the normal direction of the surface (2a), and the conductive plate (334). -1, 334-2d, 334-2e, 334-3d, 334-3e), when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, only the installation area on the inner side in the long side (X2) is It is a non-contact and contact common IC card characterized by overlapping with the corner portions (12d, 12e) which are corner portions of the IC chip mounting substrate.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the non-contact and contact common IC card according to the first aspect, wherein the IC card has a rectangular outer shape when the surface (2a) is viewed from the normal direction, and the conductive plate (433- 1, 434-1, 433-2, 434-2), when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, only the installation area on the inner side (Y1) in the short side direction is the area of the IC chip mounting substrate. It is a non-contact and contact common IC card characterized by overlapping with the substrate corner portions (12b, 12e) which are corner portions.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the non-contact and contact shared IC card of the first aspect, the conductive plate (533, 534) has two end portions (when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction). 535a, 535b) and a notch portion (535d) provided so as to cut out the outer edge portion of the end connection portion (535c) connecting the two end portions inwardly, The antenna side connection portion (523, 524) is disposed so as to straddle the notch when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, and is fixed to the two end portions with respect to the conductive plate. In the antenna forming layer (4) forming the antenna, the antenna forming layer (4) is embedded in three ranges, ie, the range extending over the notch and the two ranges (Sa, Sb) extending outward from the two end portions. Non-contact, characterized by Is a fine contact shared IC card.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the non-contact and contact shared IC card according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, the conductive plate (33, 34, 233-1, 234-1, 233-2, 234-2) is provided. 334-1, 334-2d, 334-2e, 334-3d, 334-3e, 433-1, 434-1, 433-2, 434-2, 533, 534), the installation area is the substrate. In addition to the corner portion, the non-contact and contact-shared IC card is characterized in that it is formed so as to overlap a part (12c, 12f) of the outer side of the board side connection portion.
The seventh invention is the non-contact and contact shared IC card according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the IC chip mounting substrate when the surface (12a) of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction. The rigidity of a region (A2) that is an outer region of (12) and includes the conductive plate and the card base is lower than the rigidity of the region (A1) on which the IC chip mounting substrate is mounted, It is a non-contact and contact common use IC card characterized by being higher than the rigidity of only the area (A3).

  The eighth invention is the non-contact and contact shared IC card according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, wherein when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the conductive plates (33, 34, 233-1, 234-1, 233-2, 234-2) and the antenna (20) (at least one of the connection portions 33a, 33b, 34a, 34b) are the IC chip and the IC chip mounting. A non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized in that it is formed outside an IC module housing part (15) in which an IC module (10) having a substrate is embedded.

  According to a ninth invention, in the method for manufacturing a non-contact and contact-shared IC card according to any one of the first to ninth inventions, when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, at least two of the conductive elements are used. Connecting portions (235c-1, 235c) that are provided integrally with the plate and connect across a predetermined range for forming an IC module housing portion (15) in which the IC module (10) having the IC chip and the IC chip mounting substrate is embedded. −2, 345c, 435c), the conductive plate members (235-1, 235-2, 345, 435) in the stacking direction (Z) are the layers (3,4) that are the card base material (2). ) A card stacking step for stacking between layers, and cutting the card base material deeper than the plate member to receive the IC chip (11) in the IC module housing portion. Simultaneously with the formation of the concave portion (15b), the connecting portion is cut to replace the plate member with the conductive plates (233-1, 234-1, 233-2, 234-2, 334-3d, 334-3e, 433). -2, 434-2) and forming a portion corresponding to the board side connection portion of the IC module housing portion by cutting the card base material to the plate member. And a conductive plate exposing step of processing so that a part of the conductive plate is exposed on the upper side (Z2).

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the non-contact and contact common IC card of the fifth aspect, when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the notch is provided on the conductive plate (533, 534). The antenna forming layer (4) is arranged so that the plate member (535) to be processed overlaps with an edge of a predetermined range of the IC module housing portion (15) in which the IC module having the IC chip and the IC chip mounting substrate is embedded. A plate member laminating step for laminating the antenna side connecting portion (523, 524) on the plate member, and the antenna side connecting portion on the surface of the antenna forming layer. Among these, the antenna side connection portion burying step of burying in three ranges of the range spanning the notch and the two ranges (Sa, Sb) protruding outward from the two end portions, An antenna-side connecting portion fixing step for fixing the na-side connecting portion on the plate member, a card stacking step for stacking another base material on the surface of the antenna forming layer, and an IC module housing in which the IC module is embedded A non-contact and contact-use IC card manufacturing method, comprising: an IC module housing portion forming step of cutting the plate member and processing into the shape of the conductive plate simultaneously with forming the portion.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
In the first invention, since the conductive plate is connected to the antenna side connection portion, disconnection of the antenna side end portion can be prevented. In other words, the antenna end portion is not formed by bending a plurality of wire rods at the antenna end portion as in the prior art, but connected by a plate (plate material) having a large cross-sectional area, thereby increasing the rigidity of the antenna end portion. Even if a crack occurs in the card substrate due to bending or the like, disconnection (breaking) can be prevented. In addition, by connecting the conductive plate and the board-side connecting portion with the conductive connecting material, the connection area of the antenna end portion is increased, so that the connection reliability can be improved. Furthermore, the use of the conductive plate eliminates the need to form both ends of the coated conductor antenna in a substantially plate shape, shortens the formation time, and reduces the antenna formation cost.
In the second invention, since the conductive plate installation area overlaps the substrate corner portion, the card rigidity in the vicinity of the substrate corner portion can be improved. This improves physical durability when bent by an external force, etc., and causes damage in the vicinity of the board corner of the card base, damage to the antenna, separation of the board side connection part and the antenna side connection part, etc. A highly reliable IC card that can be prevented can be provided.
In the third aspect of the invention, since the conductive plate is formed so as to overlap only the substrate corner portion on the inner side in the long side direction, the card in the vicinity of the substrate corner portion on the inner side in the long side direction where force is easily applied by bending in the long side direction. The rigidity can be improved to prevent the above-described damage, peeling and the like, and the size of the antenna side connection portion on the outer side in the long side direction can be reduced, so that an increase in cost can be suppressed.

In the fourth aspect of the invention, since the conductive plate is formed so as to overlap with the substrate corner portion on the inner side in the short side direction, when the IC card is displaced in the short side direction, the inner side in the short side direction where a force is easily applied by bending. The card rigidity in the vicinity of the substrate corner can be improved to prevent the occurrence of damage and peeling as described above, and the size of the antenna side connection portion on the outer side in the short side direction can be reduced, so that an increase in cost can be suppressed.
In the fifth and tenth inventions, the antenna-side connecting portion is embedded in the lower layer in three ranges, ie, a range extending over the notches of the plate member and two ranges extending outward from the end portions of the two plate members. In addition, since the distance between the embedded portions is shortened, it is possible to prevent the antenna side connection portion from being bent inward or outward at the time of manufacturing, and the antenna side connection portion overlaps the IC module housing portion. Since damage can be suppressed, quality can be improved.
In the sixth aspect of the invention, since the installation area of the antenna side connecting portion is formed so as to overlap the outer side of the board side connecting portion in addition to the board corner portion, the card rigidity in the vicinity of the outer side is increased. Since this can be improved, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of damage, peeling, and the like described above in the vicinity of the outer side.

In the seventh invention, since the rigidity of the region composed of the conductive plate and the card base is lower than the rigidity of the region where the IC chip mounting substrate is mounted and higher than the rigidity of the region including only the card base, it is bent. In this case, the IC chip mounting substrate and its vicinity can be gently deformed, and the above-described damage, peeling and the like can be prevented.
In the eighth invention, since the connecting portion between the conductive plate and the antenna is formed outside the IC module housing portion, the force applied to the connecting portion between the conductive plate and the antenna when the IC module housing portion is formed. Since it can reduce, a connection failure can be reduced.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, even in an IC card having a plurality of conductive plates, one plate member can be processed into a plurality of conductive plates using a process of cutting the IC module housing portion. One plate member may be laminated, the number of parts can be reduced, and the process can be simplified.

It is the top view and sectional view of IC card 1 of a 1st embodiment. It is the top view and sectional drawing explaining the manufacturing process of IC module 10 of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the state which applied external force to the IC card 1 of 1st Embodiment, and the conventional IC card 100, and was bent. It is the top view of the conventional IC card 101,102 used for the comparative test, and IC card 1B of embodiment. It is a table | surface explaining the conventional bending test of IC card 101,102 and the IC card 1 of embodiment. It is a top view (figure equivalent to Drawing 2 (c-1)) of IC cards 201-1 and 201-2 of a 2nd embodiment. It is a top view of the IC module 10 periphery of IC card 301-1, 301-2, 301-3 of 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view of IC module 10 periphery of IC card 401-1, 401-2 of 4th Embodiment. It is a figure explaining the manufacturing process of the IC card 501 of 5th Embodiment, and the manufacturing process of the IC card 105 of a comparative example.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings and the like.
FIG. 1 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view of an IC card 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 1A is a plan view of the IC card 1 (a view of the upper surface 2a (front surface) viewed from the normal direction).
FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of the IC card 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 1A).
FIG. 1C is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the IC module 1 (enlarged view of C portion shown in FIG. 1A).
FIG. 1D is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the IC module 1 (enlarged view of a D portion shown in FIG. 1B).
In order to describe the internal configuration, the electrical components and the like housed in the interior are shown with appropriate see-through. In the following description, the surface on which the external contact terminal 14 of the IC card 1 is provided is the upper surface 2a, and the left and right direction X (long side) is based on the arrangement when the external contact terminal 14 is arranged on the left side X1. Direction), longitudinal direction Y (short side direction), and thickness direction Z (stacking direction).

The IC card 1 conforms to ISO / IEC 14443, ISO / IEC 7816, and is a non-contact and contact communication common IC card capable of both wireless communication (contactless communication) and contact communication. The IC card 1 is a rectangle whose shape in the plan view (hereinafter referred to as “planar shape”) is long in the left-right direction X.
The IC card 1 includes a card base 2, an IC module 10, an antenna 20, and conductive plates 33 and 34. Moreover, although description is abbreviate | omitted, the IC card 1 is provided with a hologram, a magnetic stripe, an emboss information part, a sign panel, etc. as needed.
The card substrate 2 includes an upper layer 3 and a lower layer 4. The upper layer 3 and the lower layer 4 are sheet members disposed on the upper side Z2 and the lower side Z1 in the thickness direction Z of the IC card 1. For the upper layer 3 and the lower layer 4, resin sheet materials such as PET, PET-G, and PVC can be used. The upper layer 3 may be a single layer structure formed by a single sheet material or a multilayer structure in which a plurality of sheet materials are laminated. Similarly, the lower layer 4 may have a single layer structure or a multilayer structure.

  The IC module 10 is arranged in the upper left range of the card base 2 in accordance with ISO / IEC7816 in a planar shape, and is accommodated in an IC module accommodation hole 15 provided in the card base 2. The IC module 10 includes a mounting substrate 12 (IC chip mounting substrate) having an IC chip 11, an external contact terminal 14, and a substrate side connection portion 13.

The IC chip 11 is a semiconductor integrated circuit element, and includes a CPU (central processing unit (not shown)) and a storage device (for example, EEPROM (not shown)) which are control units. The storage device stores identification information and the like corresponding to the purpose of use of the IC card 1. The IC chip 11 is mounted on the lower surface of the mounting substrate 12 and sealed (packaged) with resin or the like.
The IC chip 11 has a function of performing contact communication with an external device through the external contact terminal 14 and a function of performing contactless communication with an external device through the antenna 20. belongs to.
The main functions of contact communication are, for example, storage of domestic and overseas credit member information, bank account information, etc., and authentication and rewriting of such information. On the other hand, the main functions of non-contact communication are, for example, storage of information such as commuter passes at transportation facilities, and authentication of such information when entering and exiting a ticket gate.

The mounting board 12 is a printed wiring board, such as a rigid board or a film board. The mounting substrate 12 includes an external contact terminal 14 and a substrate side connection portion 13 on which the IC chip 11 is mounted.
The board-side connection portion 13 is a conductive plate formed on the lower surface of the mounting board 12. The board-side connection portion 13 is connected to the IC chip 11 via a connection wiring 11a such as a gold wire, and is connected to the antenna via a conductive adhesive or the like. The board-side connecting portion 13 is provided at the ends of the left side X1 and the right side X2 in the planar shape, and is provided substantially at the center in the vertical direction Y, and has a rectangular shape.

The external contact terminal 14 is a terminal formed on the upper surface of the mounting substrate 12 and exposed on the upper surface 2 a of the IC card 1. The external contact terminal 14 is electrically connected to an external device during contact communication. The external contact terminal 14 is electrically connected to the IC chip 11 through the mounting substrate 12. The external contact terminal 14 is arranged in the upper left range of the card substrate 2 in accordance with ISO / IEC7816 in a planar shape.
The external contact terminal 14 is, for example, a copper plate plated with gold and has higher rigidity than other components of the IC card 1.

The antenna 20 is an antenna for the IC chip 11 to communicate with an external reader / writer (external device) during non-contact communication. When the IC card 1 is held over the reader / writer, the antenna 20 generates a current due to a magnetic field formed by the reader / writer and supplies power to the IC chip 11. As a result, the IC chip 11 can be driven, and performs transmission / reception of information with the reader / writer, rewriting of information, and the like during non-contact communication. Further, information necessary at this time is put on this magnetic field or the like.
The antenna 20 is formed by a covered conductive wire 21 in which the periphery of the conductive wire is covered with a coating formed of an insulator. The IC card 1 can be formed at a lower cost compared to, for example, etching by using the coated conductor 21. The antenna 20 is embedded in the upper surface 4 a of the lower layer 4.

The antenna 20 includes a coil portion 22 and conductive plates 33 and 34.
The coil portion 22 is a portion in which the covered conducting wire 21 is wound in a coil shape (spiral shape) (about 3 turns in the example of FIG. 1) and actually performs the communication function.

The conductive plates 33 and 34 are conductive plate members respectively provided at both ends 23 and 24 (antenna side connection portions) of the coil portion 22. The conductive plate 33 is connected to the coil end 23, and the conductive plate 34 is connected to the coil end 24.
The conductive plates 33 and 34 and both ends 23 and 24 of the coil portion 22 are connected by welding. For this reason, in order to improve the workability of welding, for example, the conductive plate 33 is formed by processing silver plating on a copper alloy.
In order to prevent displacement of the coil end 23, welded portions 33 a and 33 b (connection portions) between the conductive plate 33 and the coil end 23 are provided at two locations in the vertical direction Y. Similarly, the conductive plate 34 and the coil end 23 are also welded at welding locations 34a and 34b (connection portions).
Further, the welding locations 33a, 33b, 34a, 34b are provided outside the IC module accommodation hole 15 so that no force is applied when the IC module accommodation hole 15 is formed.

The installation area of the conductive plates 33 and 34 includes a left side 12c and a right side 12f of the mounting substrate 12 in a planar shape, and covers the four corners of the mounting substrate 12. That is, the installation area of the conductive plate 33 provided on the left side X1 (card outer side) overlaps with the board corner portions 12a and 12b and the left side 12c (outer side) of the mounting board 12, while the right side X2 (card inner side). The installation area of the conductive plate 34 provided on the board overlaps with the board corner portions 12d and 12e of the mounting board 12 and the right side 12f (outer side). This is to improve the rigidity of the IC card 1 and improve the physical durability, as will be described later.
The conductive plates 33 and 34 are preferably formed of a material having higher rigidity than the card base 2 from the viewpoint of improving the rigidity of the IC card 1, and a metal material such as aluminum is preferable in addition to copper. Further, as will be described later, the region where the conductive plates 33 and 34 are installed (the conductive plate installation region A2 described later) is structurally designed to improve the rigidity of the card base 2.

Next, a method for manufacturing the IC card 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
2A and 2B are a plan view and a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the IC module 10 according to the first embodiment.
2A, FIG. 2A-1 is a plan view, and FIG. 2A-1 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2A). . The same applies to FIGS. 2B to 2D.
The IC card 1 is manufactured according to the following process. The following steps are for explaining the IC card 1 having the simplest configuration. When providing a magnetic stripe, a hologram, etc., these installation steps are provided separately.

(Antenna formation process)
An antenna formation process follows the following processes.
(1) A plate member 35 having an H-shaped conductive surface is laminated on the lower surface of the upper layer 3 (see FIG. 2A). The plate member 35 is a member processed into the conductive plates 33 and 34 as described later. The vertical portions 35 a and 35 b at both ends of the plate member 35 are portions corresponding to the conductive plates 33 and 34, and are portions processed into the conductive plates 33 and 34. The plate member 35 is integrally formed by the vertical portions 35a and 35b and a connecting portion 35c that connects them. The length of the connecting portion 35c in the left-right direction X is substantially the same as that of the lower recess 15b (see FIG. 2C).
In this plate member 35, the connecting portion 35 c crosses the planned formation range of the lower recess 15 b (see FIG. 2C) of the IC module accommodation hole 15 in which the IC chip 11 of the IC module 10 is embedded in the left-right direction X. To place.
(2) The coil portion 22 is embedded in the lower surface of the upper layer 3 in a state before the punching process by thermocompression bonding (see FIG. 1). In the region where the plate member 35 is provided, the coil portion 22 is laminated on the plate member 35 from the lower side Z1.
(3) Both ends 23 and 24 of the coil portion 22 are welded to the vertical portions 35a and 35b of the plate member 35. Thereby, the antenna 20 is formed.

(Card lamination process)
The card lamination process follows the following process.
(1) The upper layer 3 and the lower layer 4 on which the antenna 20 is formed are stacked.
(2) The upper layer 3 and the lower layer 4 are bonded together by thermocompression bonding. At this time, a print protection sheet (not shown) is superimposed on the upper surface of the upper layer 3 and the lower surface of the lower layer 4 to be integrated. Thereby, the card base 2 (before punching) is formed.

(Card punching process)
The card substrate 2 in which the antenna 20 is embedded is formed into a card shape by punching.

(Upper recess formation process)
As shown in FIG. 2B, the upper layer 3 of the card base 2 is cut to form an upper recess 15 a that accommodates the mounting substrate 12 in the IC module accommodation hole 15. The upper recess 15a is 12 mm × 13 mm × depth 200 μm.
(Lower recess formation process)
As shown in FIG. 2C, the card base 2 is cut deeper than the plate member 35 to form the lower recess 15 b that accommodates the IC chip 11 in the IC module accommodation hole 15, and at the same time, The connecting portion 35 c is cut together to process the plate member 35 into the shape of the conductive plates 33 and 34. The lower recess 15b is 8.5 mm (vertical direction Y) × 8.5 mm (left-right direction X) × depth 650 μm.

(Conductive plate exposure process)
As shown in FIG. 2 (d), the bottom of the upper recess 15 a is cut to the plate member 35 in the upper layer 3 of the card base 2 to the plate member 35, and the conductive plates 33, 34. The cutting recess 15c is cut so that a part is exposed on the upper side Z2 in the thickness direction Z. The cutting recess 15c has a semicircular shape with a diameter of 3 mm and a depth of 400 μm.
Note that the order from the upper recess forming step to the conductive plate exposing step may be appropriately changed so that the IC module accommodation hole 15 is finally formed. For example, an upper step recess forming step may be provided after the lower step recess forming step.

(IC module mounting process)
The IC module mounting process follows the following process.
(1) The conductive paste 30 is applied to the conductive plates 33 and 34 exposed in the cutting recess 15c (see FIG. 1D).
(2) An insulating adhesive is attached to the IC module 10 and accommodated in the IC module accommodation hole 15, and the IC module 10 and the card substrate 2 are integrated. In addition, the conductive plates 33 and 34 and the substrate side connection portion 13 are connected by the conductive paste 30.
Thus, the IC card 1 can be manufactured.

  Thus, even if the IC card 1 of this embodiment is an IC card having the two conductive plates 33 and 34, one plate member 35 is formed by using the process of cutting the IC module accommodation hole 15. Since the conductive plates 33 and 34 can be processed, in the laminating process, it is only necessary to stack one plate member 35. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the process can be simplified.

  In the antenna forming step, the antenna 20 may be formed in the lower layer 4. In this case, the plate member 35 is provided on the upper surface 4 a of the lower layer 4, the coil portion 22 is stacked and embedded from above, and then the lower layer 4 and the upper layer 3 are stacked.

Next, the strength of the IC card 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a state in which the IC card 1 of the first embodiment and the conventional IC card 100 are bent by applying an external force.
FIG. 3A is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an external force is applied to the IC card and the IC card is bent.
FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view illustrating a bent state in the vicinity of the IC module 10 of the IC card 1 of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view illustrating a bent state in the vicinity of the IC module of the conventional IC card 100.

  Since the IC card 1 has an elongated shape in the left-right direction X, as shown in FIG. 3A, bending in the short side direction, that is, bending when viewed from the left-right direction X (broken line L in FIG. 3A). Than the reference), it has a property of bending so that the bending in the long side direction, that is, the bending when viewed from the longitudinal direction Y becomes larger. For this reason, when the force Fz is applied in the thickness direction Z, the IC card 1 is bent relatively easily as shown in FIG. Moreover, when force Fx is applied from the left-right direction X, it buckles and deform | transforms similarly. On the other hand, even if force Fy is applied from the longitudinal direction Y, it is difficult to buckle.

As shown in FIG. 3B, in the left-right direction X, the vicinity of the IC module 10 of the IC card 1 can be roughly classified into the following areas based on rigidity.
Mounting board area A1: An area formed from the mounting board 12, that is, the IC module 10, the conductive plates 33 and 34, and the card base 2.
Conductive plate installation area A2: An area formed from the conductive plates 33 and 34 and the card base 2.
Card base material region A3: a region formed only from the card base material 2.

The mounting board region A1 has the highest rigidity because the rigidity of the IC chip 11 and the external contact terminal 14 of the mounting board 12 is greatly affected.
The conductive plate installation area A2 is in a state in which the conductive plates 33 and 34 are embedded in the card base material 2, so that the rigidity is higher than the card base material area A3 of the card base material 2 alone. In addition, when the conductive plates 33 and 34 are formed of a material having higher rigidity than the card base material 2, the rigidity of the conductive plate installation area A2 can surely be higher than that of the card base area A3. In addition, the conductive plate installation area A2 is structurally designed in a well-balanced manner so that the rigidity is lower than that of the mounting board area A1.
That is, the vicinity of the IC module 10 is structurally designed so that the rigidity is “mounting substrate region A1> conductive plate installation region A2> card base material region A3”.

With the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the IC card 1 is bent, the mounting substrate area A1, the conductive plate installation area A2, and the card base area A3 are continuously and gently deformed. For this reason, the stress concentration applied to the corner portions (particularly corner portions 15d to 15i) of the IC module accommodation hole 15 located near the boundary between the mounting substrate region A1 and the conductive plate installation region A2 is reduced.
In such a deformed state, since the installation area of the conductive plates 33 and 34 covers the left side 12c, the right side 12f, and the four corners of the mounting substrate 12 (see FIG. 1), all the areas including the IC module 10 in the left-right direction X are included. This applies to the cross-sectional shape. That is, as shown in FIG.1 (c), it applies to all the cross-sectional shapes of the left-right direction X which pass along area | region A5. As a result, damage to the card base 2 itself that occurs in the card base 2, that is, cracks in the inside, the top surface 2 a and the bottom surface 2 b can be prevented. In particular, it is possible to prevent cracks in the periphery of the left side X1 and the periphery of the right side X2 from the IC module 10 of the card base 2 and improve the card durability.

Further, the IC card 1 can be gently deformed in the vicinity of the IC module 10 to reduce the curvature, reduce the stress applied to the antenna 20, and further prevent the card base 2 itself from being cracked. Further, it is possible to reduce a large stress locally applied to the antenna 20 in the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the IC module 10. Thereby, the IC card 1 can prevent the antenna 20 from being damaged, and can perform stable non-contact communication with an external device.
Thus, since the IC card 1 can prevent the card base 2 and the antenna 20 from being damaged when an external force is applied, the physical durability resulting from the external force can be improved.

On the other hand, in the conventional IC card 100 shown in FIG. 3 (c), the antenna-side connecting portions 123 and 124 are bent in the vertical direction Y up and down at both ends of the coated conductive wire 21, respectively, and are plate-shaped, that is, planar. (See FIGS. 4A and 4B). The antenna side connection parts 123 and 124 are connection terminals for connecting to the board side connection part 13. The antenna-side connection portions 123 and 124 do not cover the left side, the right side, and the four corners of the mounting substrate 12 (see FIGS. 4A and 4B). For this reason, the difference between the rigidity of the antenna-side connection portion placement area A102 and the rigidity of the mounting board area A101 increases. In particular, in the region deviating from the mounting substrate region A101 in the vertical direction Y (see region A104 shown in FIG. 4A), the difference in rigidity between the two is even greater. For this reason, the conventional IC card 100 cannot be gently deformed in the mounting substrate area A101 and the antenna side connection portion placement area A102. That is, the angle θ100 at the time of bending is larger than the angle θ1 in the IC card 1 of the embodiment, the stress concentration at the corner portion of the IC module housing hole 115 becomes significant, and the crack 100c is likely to occur in the card substrate. Become.
Further, since the conventional IC card 100 has a large angle θ100 when it is bent, a large stress is applied to the antenna 120. Furthermore, when the crack 100c occurs, a greater stress is locally applied to the antenna 120 in the vicinity thereof. As a result, the conventional IC card 100 is liable to damage the antenna 120 and may not be able to perform stable non-contact communication with an external device.

(Comparative test)
The repeated bending test of the conventional IC cards 101 and 102 and the IC card 1 of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the conventional IC cards 101 and 102 used in the comparative test and the IC card 1 of the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a table for explaining the repeated bending test of the conventional IC cards 101 and 102 and the IC card 1 of the embodiment.
In this test, repeated bending tests of the conventional IC cards 101 and 102 and the IC card 1 of the embodiment were performed, and damage to the surface and lower surface of the card base 2 and functional abnormality of the antenna 20 were confirmed.

Common sample configuration:
-A polyester-based substrate sheet having a thickness of 300 µm was embedded with a coated conductive wire (φ110 µm copper wire) in a loop shape of about three turns of a large card size by a heating method.

Different configurations of the sample:
-Shape and size of antenna side connection part:
IC card 101 of conventional example 1 (antenna side connection portion small): As shown in FIG. 4A, each antenna side connection portion 123-1 and 124-1 is approximately 5 mm long and 6 mm wide plate-like. Thus, the coated conductor was continuously bent 20 times with a pitch of 0.3 mm.
IC card 102 of conventional example 2 (in the antenna side connecting portion): As shown in FIG. 4B, each antenna side connecting portion 123-2 and 124-2 is substantially plate-shaped 9 mm long × 6 mm wide. Thus, the coated conductor was continuously bent 20 times with a pitch of 0.3 mm.
IC card 1 corresponding to the embodiment (antenna side connection portion large): As shown in FIG. 4 (c), conductive plates 33, 34 of 16.5 mm in length and 6 mm in width are welded to both ends 23, 24 of each antenna. Connected.

Test method:
As shown in FIG. 4D, the left and right ends of the IC card 1 are held, and a load is alternately applied to the center of the card in the vertical direction in the thickness direction. A bending test was performed for each 30 sheets with an amplitude of 30 mm and a total width of 60 mm, and the number of bendings was 3000 times.
And the card | curd external appearance (upper surface and lower surface) damage of the card | curd base material 2 and the functional operation | movement confirmation by non-contact were performed every 500 times.

Test results:
As shown in Table 1 of FIG. 5, the IC card 1 of the embodiment does not generate a crack in the card base material up to 3000 times, and as shown in Table 2, the non-contact functional operation up to 3000 times. In other words, the malfunction of the antenna 20 did not occur.
On the other hand, as shown in Table 1, the IC card 101 of Conventional Example 1 was cracked in all card substrates after 2500 times. Further, as shown in Table 2, the IC card 101 of the conventional example 1 had 68% antenna malfunction at the time of 2000 times. This is considered to be because the antenna 120-1 was disconnected or the substrate side connection portion 113 and the antenna side connection portions 123-1, 124-1 were peeled off. In addition, about the functional abnormality of the subsequent antenna 120, confirmation was abbreviate | omitted.
Similarly, as shown in Table 1, the IC card 102 of Conventional Example 2 cracked 60% of the card substrate after 2500 times. Further, as shown in Table 2, in the IC card 102 of the conventional example 2, 40% of the function abnormality of the antenna 120-2 occurred at the time of 3000 times.

From the above test, it was confirmed that the IC card 1 of the embodiment can significantly improve the effect of preventing damage to the card base 2 and the antenna 20 from the conventional IC cards 101 and 102.
Further, the IC card 1 of the embodiment is configured such that the end portion of the antenna 20 is not formed by bending a plurality of coated conductive wires as in the comparative example but by the conductive plates 33 and 34 having a large cross-sectional area, thereby Even if the rigidity of the end portion increases and a crack occurs in the card substrate due to bending or the like, disconnection (breaking) can be prevented.
Furthermore, since the connection area of the antenna end part is large by connecting the conductive plates 33 and 34 and the board side connection part 13 with the conductive connection material, the IC card 1 can improve the connection reliability.
Further, by using the conductive plates 33 and 34, the IC card 1 eliminates the need to form both ends of the coated conductor antenna in a substantially plate shape, shortens the formation time, and reduces the antenna formation cost. Become.
In addition, since the rigidity of the whole card | curd base material can be improved if IC card 1 enlarges the external shape of the electroconductive plates 33 and 34, reduction of the crack generation of a card | curd base material can be anticipated.

  As described above, the IC card 1 of the present embodiment improves the physical durability of the antenna 20 and damages the edge portion of the mounting substrate 12, the antenna 20, the board-side connecting portion 13, the conductive plate 33, 34 can be prevented from occurring, so that the failure and trouble of the IC card 1 in actual operation can be reduced, and the highly reliable IC card 1 can be provided.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the second embodiment, the shape of the conductive plate is changed from the first embodiment.
Note that, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to the portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the IC cards 201-1 and 201-2 according to the second embodiment (a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2C-1).

In the plate member 235-1 in FIG. 6A, the length L235c-1 in the left-right direction X of the connecting portion 235c-1 is smaller than the width of the lower recess 15b, that is, the interval between the vertical portions 235a-1 and 235b-1. Is smaller than the width of the lower recess 15b.
The IC card 201-1 overlaps with the lower recess 15b in the plate member 235-1 as shown by the hatching in the broken line in FIG. Cut the area to be cut. That is, in the plate member 235-1, the connecting portion 235c-1 and the range overlapping with the lower recessed portion 15b of the vertical portions 235a-1 and 235b-1 are cut, and as shown by the solid line hatching in FIG. In addition, the conductive plates 233-1 and 234-1 are processed.

On the other hand, in the plate member 235-2 of FIG. 6B, the length L235c-2 of the connecting portion 235c-2 in the left-right direction X is longer than the width of the lower recess 15b, that is, the vertical portions 235a-2 and 235b-2. Is longer than the width of the lower recess 15b.
The plate member 235-2 cuts a range overlapping with the lower step recess 15b in the plate member 235-2 as shown by the hatching of the broken line in FIG. That is, the plate member 235 is cut in a range overlapping the lower recess 15b of the connecting portion 235c-2, and the conductive plate 233-2 including the vertical portions 235a-2 and 235b-2 and the remaining portion of the connecting portion 235c. 234-2.

As described above, the IC cards 201-1 and 201-2 according to the present embodiment cut the plate members 235-1 and 235-2 as described above, thereby conducting the conductive plates 233-1 and 234 as in the first embodiment. -1, the installation areas of the conductive plates 233-2 and 234-2 cover the four corners of the mounting substrate 12. Thus, the IC cards 201-1 and 201-2 can improve the rigidity and improve the physical durability as in the first embodiment.
Further, since the IC cards 201-1 and 205-2 may be formed by laminating one plate member 235-1 and 235-2 as in the first embodiment, the laminating process can be facilitated, and the components Since the score can be reduced, the cost is low.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the periphery of the IC module 10 of the IC cards 301-1, 301-2, and 301-3 according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7A, the IC card 301-1 is provided with only the conductive plate 334-1 on the inner side in the long side, that is, on the right side X2, and the installation area of the conductive plate 334-1 is on the right side X2 (inside of the card). ) Of the substrate corners 12d and 12e and the right side 12f (outside side).
Here, the curvature of the IC card 301-1 increases toward the inside. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the inside (right side X2) conductive plate placement area A2-2 and the card base material area A3-2 are the outside (left side X1) conductive plate placement area A2-1 and the card base material area. The curvature is larger than A3-1.
For this reason, in the IC card 301-1, only the inner conductive plate 334-1 is formed so as to overlap the substrate corner portions 12d and 12e and the right side 12f, whereby the inner substrate corner portion 12d which is easily subjected to a force by bending. , 12e and the right side 12f can be improved in rigidity. Thereby, the IC card 301-1 can prevent the above-described damage, peeling, etc., and can suppress an increase in cost.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the IC card 301-2 mainly includes a conductive plate 334-2d that covers the substrate corner portion 12d and a conductive plate 334-2e that mainly covers the substrate corner portion 12e. Two plates are provided.
Here, in the vicinity of the substrate corner portions 12d and 12e, a force is more easily applied by bending than the center of the right side 12f.
For this reason, the IC card 301-2 can improve the rigidity in the vicinity of the substrate corner portions 12d and 12e where a force is more easily applied by bending, thereby preventing the above-described damage and peeling, and further suppressing an increase in cost. Can do.

As shown in FIG. 7C, in the IC card 301-3, conductive plates 334-3d and 334-3e are connected by a connecting portion 345c.
The IC card 301-3 can cut the connecting portion 345c of the plate member 345 at the same time as the formation of the lower recess 15b in the lower recess forming step, as in the second embodiment. Thereby, even if the conductive plate 334-3d and 334-3e are divided into two, the IC card 301-3 can simplify the manufacturing process and is low in cost as in the second embodiment.

  In the IC cards 301-1 to 301-3, the conductive plates may be provided on the left side X1 and the right side X2, respectively. In this case, since the IC cards 301-1 to 301-3 can improve the rigidity in the vicinity of all the substrate corner portions, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained with respect to the strength improvement.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the periphery of the IC module 10 of the IC cards 401-1 and 401-2 according to the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8A, in the IC card 401-1, the conductive plates 433-1 and 434-1 are arranged on the inner side in the short side of the mounting substrate 12, that is, on the substrate corner portion 12b on the lower side Y1 in the longitudinal direction Y. Only 12e is provided to overlap. Thereby, the IC card 401-1 can improve the rigidity around the substrate corner portions 12 b and 12 e of the mounting substrate 12.
Here, as described above, the IC card 401-1 is easier to bend in the long side direction than the short side direction, and the displacement when the same force is applied is larger in the long side direction than in the short side direction. . However, the curvature when the same displacement is applied is larger in the short side direction than in the long side direction. In this case, the force applied to the periphery of the mounting substrate 12 is greater in the short side direction than in the long side direction. Further, in the short side direction, a greater force is applied to the periphery of the inner corner portions 12b and 12e than the periphery of the outer corner portions 12a and 12d of the mounting substrate 12.
Therefore, by improving the rigidity around the board corner portions 12b and 12e on the inner side of the mounting board 12, it is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of damage, peeling, and the like in this area where the IC card 401-1 is easily applied with force. Since the sizes of the conductive plates 433-1 and 434-1 can be reduced, an increase in cost can be suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the IC card 401-2 has conductive plates 433-2 and 434-2 connected by a connecting portion 435c.
Also in this case, in the lower step recess forming step, the lower step recess 15b is formed and at the same time the connecting portion 435c of the plate member 435 can be cut, so that the manufacturing process can be simplified and the cost is low. .

  In the IC cards 401-1 and 401-2, the conductive plates may be provided on the lower side Y <b> 1 and the upper side Y <b> 2, respectively. In this case, since the IC cards 401-1 and 401-2 can improve the rigidity in the vicinity of all the substrate corner portions, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained with respect to the strength improvement.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the manufacturing process of the IC card 501 of the fifth embodiment and the manufacturing process of the IC card 105 of the comparative example.
In addition, although 5th Embodiment shows the example which forms the antenna 520 in the lower layer 4 (antenna formation layer) side, you may form in the upper layer 3 (other base material) side similarly to embodiment mentioned above. Further, in the following description, the configuration and process of the right side X2 part will be mainly described, but the left side X1 part also has the same configuration and process.
FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a state in which a plate member 535 is laminated on the lower layer 4.
FIG. 9A is a plan view of the vicinity of the planned range of the IC module housing hole 15.
9A-2 is a central cross-sectional view of the IC module housing hole 15 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line A2-A2 in FIG. 9A-1).
9A-3 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along the line A3-A3 in FIG. 9A-1) passing through the lower end 535a of the plate member 535. FIG.
FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating a state where the antenna side connection portions 523 and 524 of the antenna 520 are arranged.
FIG. 9C is a view showing a state in which the IC module accommodation hole 15 is formed (only the right side X2 portion is shown).
9 (b-1) to FIG. 9 (b-3) and FIG. 9 (c-1) to FIG. 9 (c-3) correspond to FIG. 9 (a-1) to FIG. 9 (a-3). It is the top view and sectional drawing of the range to perform.
9 (a-1) and 9 (b-1) show the planned lines for forming the upper recess 15a and the lower recess 15b of the IC module accommodation hole 15 with broken lines.
FIG. 9D is a diagram (a diagram corresponding to FIG. 9B-1) in a state where the antenna-side connection portion 124-5 of the antenna 120-5 of the comparative example is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 9A-1, the plate member 535 is a plate material that is processed into conductive plates 533 and 534.
The plate member 535 has a shape in which a rectangular outer side (edge) is cut out inward toward the IC module accommodation hole 15. The plate member 535 is symmetrical in the vertical direction Y. For this reason, since the plate member 535 of the right side X2 and the left side X1 can be used in common by reversing or rotating the front and back, the cost can be reduced.
The conductive plate 534 includes a lower end 535a, an upper end 535b (two ends), and an end connection portion 535c.
The lower end 535a and the upper end 535b are portions that form the range of the lower side Y1 in the vertical direction and the range of the upper side Y2 of the plate member 535.
The end connection part 535c is a part that connects the lower end 535a and the upper end 535b. The end connection portion 535c is formed with a cutout 535d that cuts out the outer (right side X2) side. The edge part 535e on the outer side (right side X2) of the end connection part 535c is sized so as to be located on the outer side (right side X2) than the IC module accommodation hole 15. The notch 535d has a size that does not overlap with the IC module accommodation hole 15.

A method for manufacturing the IC card 501 will be described.
The manufacturing method of the IC card 501 follows the following steps.
(Plate member lamination process)
As shown in FIG. 9A, the plate member 535 is laminated on the lower layer 4 so as to overlap the edge portion of the right side X <b> 2 of the planned range of the IC module accommodation hole 15. The IC module housing hole 15 is a hole for embedding the IC module 10 (see FIG. 1) having the IC chip 11 (see FIG. 1) and the IC chip mounting substrate 12 (see FIG. 1). The plate member 535 is attached to the lower layer with an adhesive or the like.

(Antenna side connection part placement process)
As shown in FIG. 9B, the antenna side connection portion 524 of the antenna 520 is disposed on the plate member 535. The antenna side connection portion 524 is disposed in parallel to the vertical direction Y, and is disposed so as to straddle the notch 535d through the upper end 535b and the lower end 535a of the plate member 535. The front end of the antenna-side connection portion 524 on the lower side Y1 in the vertical direction is disposed so as to protrude from the lower end 535a.

(Antenna side connecting part burying process)
As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the antenna side connection portion 524 is heated and pressurized to span the notch 535d, the range extending from the upper end 535b to the upper side Y2, and the range extending from the lower end 535a to the lower side Y1. It embeds in the lower layer 4 in the range of three places. In this step, the coil portion (see the coil portion 22 shown in FIG. 1) is also embedded in the lower layer 4 at the same time.
FIG. 9B-2 is a cross-sectional view of a range where the antenna-side connection portion 524 straddles the notch 535d, and the antenna-side connection portion 524 has a lower end outer range Sa where the lower end 535a protrudes from the lower side Y1 to the antenna The upper end outside range Sb in which the side connection portion 524 protrudes from the upper end 535b to the upper side Y2 is also embedded in the lower layer 4.
For this reason, the antenna side connection part 524 on the lower end 535a is configured to be held on both sides of the vertical direction lower side Y1 and the upper side Y2. That is, the antenna side connection portion 524 on the lower end 535a is held in the notch 535d and the lower end outside range Sa. Similarly, the antenna side connection portion 524 on the upper end 535b is held on both sides, that is, in the notch 535d and the upper end outside range Sb.
As a result, the antenna-side connection portion 524 on the lower end 535a and the antenna-side connection portion 524 on the upper end 535b have a short distance between the free portions, and the bending is suppressed. For this reason, it is suppressed that the antenna side connection part 524 bends outside (right side X2) or inside.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9D, the antenna-side connection portion 124-5 of the comparative example does not have a notch 535d, unlike the antenna-side connection portion 524 of the present embodiment. For this reason, the antenna side connection part 124-5 of the comparative example is held only in the lower end outer range S100a and the upper end outer range S100b. For this reason, in the antenna side connection part 124-5 on the plate member 135-5, since the distance of a free part becomes long, the bending to the outer side (or inner side) tends to occur. In this case, when the antenna side connection portion 124-5 is greatly bent inward, the antenna side connection portion 124-5 enters the planned range of the IC module accommodation hole 15.

On the other hand, as described above, the antenna-side connection portion 524 of the present embodiment is held even in the notch 535d of the plate member 535, thereby suppressing the bending.
In addition, the bending of the antenna side connection portion 524 is the length of the antenna side connection portion 524 that becomes free as the size of the plate member 535 increases and the length in the longitudinal direction Y of the lower end 535a and the lower end 535a increases. Is likely to occur. Even in this case, if the size of the notch 535d is increased and the length of the lower end 535a and the upper end 535b in the longitudinal direction Y is reduced, this bending can be suppressed.

(Antenna side connection part fixing process)
The antenna side connection portion 524 is fixed on the plate member 535. The antenna side connection portion 524 and the plate member 535 are fixed to the plate member 535 by spot welding or the like and are electrically connected. There are at least two fixing points, a range 536a on the lower end 535a and a range 536b on the upper end 535b. As described above, since bending of the antenna side connection portion 524 is suppressed, the worker can improve workability at the time of fixing.

(Card lamination process)
As shown in FIG. 9C, the upper layer 3 is laminated on the lower layer 4.
The card stacking process is substantially the same as in the first embodiment.

(IC module housing part forming step)
As shown in FIG. 9C, the IC module housing portion formation is formed.
The IC module housing portion forming process is performed in the same manner as the upper recess forming process, the lower recess forming process, and the conductive plate exposing process of the first embodiment.
In the lower recess forming step, the plate member 535 is simultaneously cut in a range overlapping with the lower recess 15b (a range indicated by hatching in FIG. 9B-1), and the plate member 535 is processed into the shape of the conductive plate 534. Is done.

As described above, since the antenna-side connection portion 524 is suppressed from being bent, the antenna-side connection portion 524 is suppressed from entering the planned line of the IC module housing portion. For this reason, generation | occurrence | production of the disconnection etc. by cutting in the antenna side connection part 524 is suppressed in an IC module accommodating part formation process.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9 (d), when the antenna side connection portion 124-5 enters the planned range of the IC module housing portion due to bending as in the antenna side connection portion 124-5 of the comparative example, the antenna side connection portion 124-5 becomes In the upper recess forming step and the lower recess forming step, cutting is performed. In this case, there is a possibility that the antenna-side connection portion 124-5 may be disconnected or a problem such as poor connection due to mechanical force applied to the fixing portion with the plate member may occur.
Since the antenna side connection part 524 of this embodiment is suppressed from entering the planned line of the IC module housing part, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such a problem.

  After the IC module housing portion forming step, a series of steps is completed through the IC module mounting step, as in the first embodiment.

As described above, the IC card 501 of the present embodiment can prevent the antenna side connection portion 524 from bending inward or outward before the antenna side connection portion 524 is fixed to the plate member 535. Quality can be improved.
The outer or inner plate member 535 may be connected by the connecting portions 235c-1 and 235c-2 similarly to the second embodiment.
Further, the plate member 535 may be provided on either the outer side or the inner side as in the third embodiment.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)

(1) In the present embodiment, an example in which the IC card is a non-contact and contact shared IC card is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an IC card obtained by removing the function for contact communication from the IC card of the embodiment may be used. That is, it is a non-contact type IC card, which is not a type in which an IC chip is embedded in the card, but has a mounting substrate, and an IC module is mounted in an IC module receiving recess on the card surface, The present invention can also be applied to a non-contact type IC card used alone connected to an antenna coil.

(2) In the present embodiment, an example in which the antenna-side connection portion has a rectangular planar shape is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. The planar shape may be any shape as long as the installation area of the antenna side connection portion is formed so as to overlap the corner portion of the mounting substrate. For example, a rounded quadrangle, an ellipse, a triangle, a pentagon, and the like may be used.

1, 201-1, 201-2, 301-1, 301-2, 301-3, 401-1, 401-2, 501 IC card 2 card base 3 upper layer 4 lower layer 10 IC module 11 IC chip 12 mounting substrate 13 Board side connection part 15 IC module accommodation hole 15a Upper stage recessed part 15b Lower stage recessed part 15c Cutting recessed part 20 Antenna 22 Coil part 23,24,523,524 Antenna side connection part 33,34,233-1,234-1,233-2 , 234-2, 334-1, 334-2d, 334-2e, 334-3d, 334-3e, 433-1, 434-1, 433-2, 434-2, 533, 534 conductive plate 235c-1, 235c-2, 345c, 435c connecting portion 235-1, 235-2, 345, 435, 535 plate member A1 mounting substrate region A2 Conductive plate installation area A3 Card substrate area

Claims (10)

A non-contact and contact shared IC card comprising an IC chip that performs wireless communication with the outside using an antenna and contact communication with the outside using an external contact terminal,
The antenna is formed of a coated conductor, and includes antenna-side connection portions that are electrical connection portions at both ends,
An IC chip mounting substrate on which the IC chip is mounted and each has a substrate side connection portion which is an electrical connection portion at both ends;
A conductive plate provided at at least one end of the antenna and electrically connected to the antenna-side connection;
Comprising a conductive connection material for electrically connecting the conductive plate and the substrate-side connection portion;
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact common use IC card according to claim 1,
When the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the conductive plate overlaps at least a substrate corner portion that is a corner portion of the IC chip mounting substrate,
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact common use IC card according to claim 1,
This IC card has a rectangular outer shape when viewed from the normal direction of the surface,
When the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the conductive plate is overlapped only with the installation area on the inner side in the long side direction on the corner portion of the IC chip mounting substrate,
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact common use IC card according to claim 1,
This IC card has a rectangular outer shape when the surface is viewed from the normal direction,
When the conductive plate is viewed from the normal direction on the surface of the IC card, only the installation area on the inner side in the short side direction overlaps the substrate corner portion which is the corner portion of the IC chip mounting substrate.
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact common use IC card according to claim 1,
When the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the conductive plate is cut out with two end portions and an outer edge portion of an end connection portion connecting the two end portions facing inward. And a notch portion provided so that
The antenna side connection section is
When the surface of this IC card is viewed from the normal direction, it is arranged so as to straddle the notch, and is fixed to the two end portions with respect to the conductive plate,
Of the antenna forming layer that forms the antenna, it is embedded in three ranges of a range straddling the notch and two ranges extending outward from the two ends,
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact shared IC card according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
The conductive plate is formed so that the installation area overlaps a part of the outer side of the board side connection part in addition to the board corner part.
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact shared IC card according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
When the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, the rigidity of the region outside the IC chip mounting substrate and composed of the conductive plate and the card base is such that the IC chip mounting substrate is mounted. Lower than the rigidity of the area where the card is, and higher than the rigidity of the area of the card base only,
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the non-contact and contact common use IC card of any one of Claim 1 to Claim 7,
When the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, at least one of the connecting portions between the conductive plate and the antenna is an IC module in which an IC module having the IC chip and the IC chip mounting substrate is embedded. Being formed outside the housing part,
Non-contact and contact shared IC card characterized by In the manufacturing method of the non-contact and contact common use IC card of any one of Claim 1- Claim 8,
When the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction, an IC module housing portion is provided which is provided integrally with at least two of the conductive plates and embeds the IC module having the IC chip and the IC chip mounting substrate. A card lamination step of laminating and laminating a conductive plate member having a connecting portion that connects across the range, in the lamination direction, between the layers of the card substrate; and
The card base is cut deeper than the plate member to form a lower recess for receiving the IC chip in the IC module receiving portion, and at the same time, the connecting portion is cut, and the plate member is cut into the conductive plate. Lower step recess forming step to be processed into the shape of,
Conductive machining by cutting the card base material to the plate member to form a portion corresponding to the board-side connecting portion of the IC module housing portion so that a part of the conductive plate is exposed to the upper side. A plate exposure step,
A method of manufacturing a non-contact and contact IC card characterized by the above. In the non-contact and contact shared IC card according to claim 5,
An IC module housing that embeds an IC module having the IC chip and an IC chip mounting substrate as a plate member that has the notch and is processed into the conductive plate when the surface of the IC card is viewed from the normal direction. A plate member laminating step for laminating on the antenna forming layer so as to overlap the edge of the planned range of the part,
An antenna side connection portion arranging step of arranging the antenna side connection portion on the plate member;
The antenna-side connection portion that embeds the antenna-side connection portion in three ranges of the surface of the antenna forming layer, the range extending over the notch and the two ranges extending outward from the two end portions. The burial process;
An antenna side connection portion fixing step of fixing the antenna side connection portion on the plate member;
A card laminating step of laminating another base material on the surface of the antenna forming layer;
Forming an IC module housing portion for embedding the IC module, and at the same time, cutting the plate member to process the shape of the conductive plate.
A method of manufacturing a non-contact and contact IC card characterized by the above.

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