US 11,973,276 B2
Contactless communication antenna for communication terminal
Vincent Hernandez, Claveyson (FR); and Jérôme Andre, Montoison (FR)
Assigned to BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, Paris (FR)
Appl. No. 17/425,842
Filed by BANKS AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING, Paris (FR)
PCT Filed Jan. 28, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/052070
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/157082, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1900781 (FR), filed on Jan. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0173513 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. H01Q 7/00 (2006.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01); H01R 12/78 (2011.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H01Q 7/00 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01R 12/78 (2013.01); H05K 1/028 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible printed circuit, comprising:
at least two conductive tracks, including a first track and a second track, extending along a length of the flexible printed circuit, said at least two conductive tracks being substantially parallel to one another;
at most two ends, including a first end and a second end, which are shaped to be inserted into a same connector; and
a contact zone located at the first end of the flexible printed circuit and positioned to contact a predetermined portion of said flexible printed circuit, so that the first track of the flexible printed circuit is connected with the second track of the flexible printed circuit to form at least two antenna loops, when the first and second ends are inserted into the same connector.