Card-like electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. A card-like electronic apparatus comprising:
- electronic device means;
case means made of a press-treatable material having an accommodation section to accommodate said electronic device means and a projecting portion of a uniform thickness for formation of an embossment;
a cover, located on one surface of said case means in which said electronic device means is accommodated; and
supporting member means situated on the other surface of said case means and having a cutaway portion in which said projecting portion is fit.
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Abstract
A card-like electronic apparatus comprises a core member an electronic assembly, an upper cover, and a lower cover. The core member includes a frame having an accommodation section for accommodating the electronic assembly, and a thick portion protruding from the frame. The electronic assembly is arranged in the accommodation section and includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of stational key contacts, an IC chip, an electronically-driven display unit, and a thin flat battery. The upper cover is arranged on one surface of said electronic assembly and includes a pressure-deformable sheet having movable key contacts aligned with said stational key contacts, key indicia aligned with the movable key contacts, and a display window aligned with the display unit. The lower cover includes a supporting plate, arranged over another surface of said electronic assembly, having a cutaway portion in which said thick portion is fitted, and which has high rigidity. An embossment is formed in such a way that each of the upper cover, the thick portion of the core member, and the lower cover has one surface recessed and other surface protruding. A magnetic stripe portion is provided on the lower cover.
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22 Claims
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1. A card-like electronic apparatus comprising:
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electronic device means; case means made of a press-treatable material having an accommodation section to accommodate said electronic device means and a projecting portion of a uniform thickness for formation of an embossment; a cover, located on one surface of said case means in which said electronic device means is accommodated; and supporting member means situated on the other surface of said case means and having a cutaway portion in which said projecting portion is fit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A card-like electronic apparatus comprising:
- electronic device means; and
a main body including a frame portion having an accommodation section, to accommodate said electronic device means, and a thick portion, thicker than said frame portion and having an embossment formed with one surface recessed and the other surface protruding. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- electronic device means; and
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15. A card-like electronic apparatus comprising:
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electronic device means; a core member including a frame portion having an accommodation section, to accommodate said electronic device means, and a thick portion protruding from at least one surface of said frame portion; an uppermost sheet located on one surface of said core member and having approximately the same dimensions as said core member; a lowermost sheet located on the other surface of said core member and having approximately the same dimensions as said core member; and a hard panel having a cutaway portion in which said thick portion is fit, and situated between said core member and one of said uppermost and lowermost sheets, wherein an embossment is formed in such a way that each of said uppermost sheet, said core member, and said lowermost sheet has one surface recessed and other surface protruding. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A card-like electronic apparatus comprising:
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cover means including a pressure-deformable sheet member having a print layer for key display, and a display window; electronic assembly means including a printed circuit board having a plurality of key contacts, an IC chip connected to said board, an electronic display unit connected to said board, and a flat battery connected to said board; and a case having a deep cavity for accommodating said electronic assembly means, a shallow cavity formed around said deep cavity, to accommodate said cover, and a peripheral portion constituting the periphery of said shallow cavity, said peripheral portion having a thick portion in the vicinity of said deep cavity for forming an embossment therein. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A card-like electronic apparatus comprising:
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electronic assembly means including a printed circuit board having a number of first key contacts, an IC chip connected to said board, an electronic display unit connected to said board, and a thin flat battery connected to said board; and cover means including an accommodation section for accommodating said electronic assembly means, and including a number of second key contacts opposed to said first key contacts, a key indicia aligned with each of said first key contacts, a pressure-deformable sheet member having a display window opposed to said display unit, and a spacer layer having a plurality of wide openings and at least one narrow opening formed therein where said first and second key contacts are opposing each other, said narrow opening of said spacer layer being narrower than any of said wide openings and having a width W defined to be W=(10-50)S where S is a space between said first and second key contacts. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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Specification