IC card and IC card cooling tray

An IC card adapted to be removably inserted into a slot of an IC card mountable device, including a card housing formed like a substantially rectangular card with an inside space defined therein, the card housing having a plurality of openings through a wall of the card housing; a printed wiring board accommodated in the card housing; and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the printed wiring board.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A,

1B,

1C, and

1D are an exploded perspective view of an IC card, showing a basic configuration of some preferred embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the IC card shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the IC card shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a socket defining a slot of an IC card mountable device into which the IC card is to be inserted;

FIG. 4 is a side view of an IC card according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a side view of an IC card according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a seventh preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of an IC card according to an eighth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a ninth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a tenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a sectional view of an IC card according to an eleventh preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a twelfth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a thirteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a fourteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway, side view of an IC card according to a fifteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a sixteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of an IC card according to a seventeenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of an IC card cooling tray according to an eighteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of an IC card cooling tray according to a nineteenth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 23 is a side view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twentieth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 24 is a side view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 25 is a side view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 26 is a side view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 27 is a side view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 28 is a sectional view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-fifth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 29 is a sectional view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-sixth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 30 is a sectional view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-seventh preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 31 is a side view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-eighth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 32 is a sectional view of an IC card cooling tray according to a twenty-ninth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 33 is a sectional view of an IC card cooling tray according to a thirtieth preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of an IC card cooling tray according to a thirty-first preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 35 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part of an IC card cooling tray according to a thirty-second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1. A card cooling tray removably insertable into a slot of a card mountable device in a condition where a card is held on said cooling tray, comprising:

2. A card cooling tray removably insertable into a card mountable device to cool an IC card, said cooling tray comprising:

3. The card cooling tray according to claim 2, wherein said holding member has an L-shape.