Electrical card connector with card eject mechanism
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsZhangjiang Ji, Qiang Chen
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Abstract
An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative base (10), a plurality of conductive terminals (30), a card eject mechanism (40) assembled to the base, and a shield (20). The insulative base defines a locking indentation (11) at a rear end thereof. The card eject mechanism includes a movable member (42), a coil spring (43) and a link rod (41). The link rod has a first end (412) engaging with the movable member at either a locking position (“A”) or a releasing position (“B”) of the movable member and a second end (411) received in the indentation of the base. The shield has a hook (21) received in the indentation of the base and engaged with the rear end of the link rod, thereby securing the rear end of the link rod to the base.
Claims12
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative base including a traverse portion, and a first and a second arms extending from the traverse portion, the first arm defining a locking indentation;
- a plurality of contacts received in the traverse portion;
- a shield having a main body covering the insulative base and a hook extending from a lateral side of the main body;
- and
- a card eject mechanism mounted on the first arm of the base, the card eject mechanism including:
- a movable member;
- a coil spring having one end connected to the base and the other end connected with the movable member;
- and
- a link rod having a first end engaging with the movable member at either a locking position or a releasing position of the movable member and a second end received in the locking indentation of the first arm;
- wherein the hook of the shield is received in the locking indentation and engaged with said second end of the link rod, thereby securing said second end of the link rod to the base.
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative base including a traverse portion and first and second arms extending in a front-to-back direction at two opposite ends thereof, a receiving space defined among said traverse portion and said first and second arms;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in said traverse portion;
- a metallic shield attached to the base;
- and
- a card eject mechanism mounted on one of said first and second arms, said card eject mechanism including:
- a moveable member which is used to move along with a card which is adapted to be inserted into the space and mechanically and electrically engaged with the contacts;
- a link device with thereof one end controllably limiting linear movement of said moveable member and other end fixedly engaged with at least one of said base and said shield;
- wherein
- said shield not only covers at least partially said space in a vertical direction but also mechanically holds said the other end of said link device in position.
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative base including a traverse portion and first and second arms extending in a front-to-back direction at two opposite ends thereof, a receiving space defined among said traverse portion and said first and second arms;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in said traverse portion;
- a metallic shield attached to the base;
- and
- a card eject mechanism mounted on one of said first and second arms, said card eject mechanism including:
- a moveable member which is used to move along with a card which is adapted to be inserted into the space and mechanically and electrically engaged with the contacts, a guide groove defined in a side face of said moveable member;
- a link device with thereof one end receivable moveable along said guide groove of said moveable member and other end fixedly engaged with at least one of said base and said shield;
- wherein
- said shield fixes said the other end in position without linear movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.