Detection switch mounted in a card socket

A detection switch assembly mounted in a card socket and adapted to detect the presence of a card inserted into the socket, characterized in that it includes:

• a plurality of contact members arranged in series defining a leading contact member, a following contact member, and at least one intermediate contact member, each intermediate contact member having contact sections formed on its opposite ends, the contact section of one end including a front contact formed in a card width-parallel plane and defining a first switch contact, and the contact section at the other end including a rear contact formed in the card thickness-parallel direction and defining a second switch contact,
• whereby insertion of the card causes the first switch contact of the intermediate contact member to deflect in the card width-parallel plane and to deflect the second switch contact in the card thickness-parallel direction.

A detection switch assembly mounted in a card socket and adapted to detect the presence of a card inserted into the socket, characterized in that it includes:

• a plurality of contact members arranged in series defining a leading contact member, a following contact member, and at least one intermediate contact member, each intermediate contact member having contact sections formed on its opposite ends, the contact section of one end including a front contact formed in a card width-parallel plane and defining a first switch contact, and the contact section at the other end including a rear contact defining a second switch contact,
• whereby insertion of the card causes the first switch contact of the intermediate contact member to deflect in the card width-parallel plane away from the second switch contact.