Card socket for electronic device

A card socket for use in electronic devices, comprising:

• a housing having a front end, a rear end, and a bottom surface extending from the front end to the rear end, the housing defining an insertion space above the bottom surface, the insertion space being open at the front end of the housing, the insertion space defining an insertion direction for a card tray;
• a detection switch which is secured to the housing proximate to the rear end thereof, the detection switch comprising a switch terminal and a detect terminal, the detect terminal being at least partially positioned within the insertion space;
• and
• at least one contact terminal which is secured to the housing proximate to the front end thereof, the at least one contact terminal being configured to contact the card tray,
• wherein the detection switch is entirely positioned rearward of the at least one contact terminal,
• wherein the detect terminal is configured to be contacted with the card tray and deflected out of the insertion space when the card tray is inserted into the insertion space,
• wherein the switch terminal and the detect terminal are configured to change between a connected state and a disconnected state when the detect terminal is deflected out of the insertion space,
• wherein the detect terminal is biased so that, in operation, the detect terminal presses against an inserted card tray in a direction that is perpendicular to the insertion direction, and
• wherein the detect terminal has a cantilevered shape, and the switch terminal is installed on a top of a free end of the detect terminal, and the detect terminal ceases to contact the switch terminal as the detect terminal is pushed downward toward the bottom surface.

A card socket for use in electronic devices, comprising:

• a housing having a front end, a rear end, and a bottom surface extending from the front end to the rear end, the housing defining an insertion space above the bottom surface, the insertion space being open at the front end of the housing, the insertion space defining an insertion direction for a card tray;
• a detection switch which is secured to the housing proximate to the rear end thereof, the detection switch comprising a switch terminal and a detect terminal, the detect terminal being at least partially positioned within the insertion space;
• and
• at least one contact terminal which is secured to the housing proximate to the front end thereof, the at least one contact terminal being configured to contact the card tray,
• wherein the detection switch is entirely positioned rearward of the at least one contact terminal,
• wherein the detect terminal is configured to be contacted with the card tray and deflected out of the insertion space when the card tray is inserted into the insertion space,
• wherein the switch terminal and the detect terminal are configured to change between a connected state and a disconnected state when the detect terminal is deflected out of the insertion space,
• wherein the detect terminal is biased so that, in operation, the detect terminal presses against an inserted card tray in a direction that is perpendicular to the insertion direction, and
• wherein the detect terminal has a cantilevered shape, and the switch terminal is installed on a bottom of a free end of the detect terminal, and the detect terminal contacts the switch terminal as the detect terminal is pushed downward toward the bottom surface.

A card socket for use in electronic devices, comprising:

• a housing having a front end and a rear end, the housing defining an insertion space which is open at the front end of the housing, the insertion space defining an insertion direction for a card tray;
• and
• a detection switch which is positioned proximate to the rear end of the housing, the detection switch comprising a switch terminal and a detect terminal, wherein the detect terminal comprises:
• a 1st fixing part having a plate portion and a first side support, the plate portion being secured to the housing and extending from a first side end thereof to a second side end thereof in a direction transverse to the insertion direction, the first side support extends rearwardly from the plate portion proximate to the first side end thereof, the first side support being secured to the housing;
• a cantilevered part which extends rearwardly from the plate portion between the first side support and the second side end thereof to a free end thereof, the cantilevered part being at least partially positioned within the insertion space, the cantilevered part being configured to be contacted with the card tray and deflected out of the insertion space when the card tray is inserted into the insertion space,
• wherein the switch terminal and the detect terminal are configured to change between a connected state and a disconnected state when the cantilevered part is deflected out of the insertion space, and
• wherein the cantilevered part is biased so that, in operation, the cantilevered part is configured to press against the inserted card tray in a direction that is perpendicular to the insertion direction.