Ic card connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsTomisaburo Yamaguchi, Mitsuhiro Tomita
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Abstract
A card connector for connecting different types of IC cards includes a housing for receiving an IC card for movement between a preload position and a latched position. A slider is movably mounted on the housing and engageable with the IC card for movement therewith between the preload and latched positions. A latch mechanism is operatively associated between the slider and the housing for latching slider in the latch position. A lock member on the slider is engageable in a locking position with a lock portion of one type of IC card for locking the IC card to the slider, the lock member being movable to an inoperative position to allow an IC card of a second type which does not have a lock portion to be inserted into the connector.
Claims11
A card connector (10) for connecting different types of IC cards (22A,22B), comprising:
- a housing (12) for receiving an IC card for movement between a preload position and a latched position;
- a slider (48) movably mounted on the housing and engageable with the IC card for movement therewith between said preload and latched positions;
- latch means (54,70) operatively associated between the slider (48) and the housing (12) for latching the slider in said latch position;
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- a lock member (62) on the slider engageable in a locking position with a lock portion (80) of one type of IC card (22A) for locking the IC card to the slider (48), the lock member being movable to an inoperative position to allow an IC card of a second type (22B) which does not have a lock portion (80) to be inserted into and retained within the connector (10).
A card connector (10) for connecting an IC card (22A,22B), the card having a cut-out area (78) at an insertion end of the card, comprising:
- a housing (12) for receiving the IC card;
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- a metal shell (14) about at least a portion of the housing, the shell having a stop portion (94) aligned with said cut-out area (78) of the IC card when the card is properly oriented for insertion into the housing to prevent insertion of an improperly oriented card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.