Connector for an IC card.

摘要

An IC card includes a plurality of terminals on both surfaces at one edge of the card. The terminals on one surface are arranged between terminals on the other surface. The adjacent terminals on each surface are in a relation P/2 > W, where W is a width of the terminals and P is a distance between centers of the terminals. The front ends of the terminals are narrowed in width or retracted from the edge of the card inside thereof to make longer surface insulating distances between the terminals on both the surfaces. A connector for an IC card includes a connector body having two side walls extending from the connector body to form a guide for the IC card to be inserted into the connector and a plurality of contacts planted in two parallel rows in the connector body. The contacts arranged in one row are between contacts arranged in the other row and the contacts are planted to be deformed before insertion of the IC card to cause contact pressures required for electrical connection with the IC card.