Electrical card connector with protective device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsZiQiang Zhu, Jinkui Hu, Guohua Zhang
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Abstract
An electrical card connector (100) for compatibly electrically connecting with a number of electronic cards (5), includes an insulator (1) defining a number of recesses (111, 112, 113, 114) for insertion of the electronic cards, a number of contacts (2) assembled to the insulator (1) and a protective device (3) provided with a pair of resilient arms (312). Each resilient arm is formed with a hook (3121) engageable with the insulator. The protective device slides to expose the contacts when a suitable card is inserted.
Claims20
An electrical card connector for compatibly electrically connecting with a plurality of types of electronic cards, comprising:
- an insulator having at least one recess for insertion of one electronic card;
- a plurality of contacts assembled to the insulator;
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- a protective device comprising a moveable portion and at least a spring mounted on said moveable portion, said moveable portion defining thereon a plurality of through holes for retaining said contacts and having at least a resilient arm, each resilient arm formed with a hook engageable with said insulator;
- wherein said moveable portion is slidable to expose said plurality of contacts when a suitable card is inserted.
A card connector assembly, comprising:
- a card;
- and
- an electrical card connector electrically connecting said card, said connector comprising:
- an insulator defining a recess for insertion of the card;
- a plurality of contacts disposes in the insulator each comprising a contact end and an intermediate portion exposed in the recess;
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- a protective device detachably assembled on said housing and enclosing said contact ends of said contacts until the card is correctly inserted into said recess and pushes said protective device moving along the insertion direction of said card to expose said contacts ends, said protective device locking on said housing when said card is fully inserted in said housing.
A card connector assembly comprising:
- an insulator having at least one recess for insertion of one electronic card;
- a plurality of contacts assembled to the insulator;
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- a protective device moveable between first and second position relative to the insulator along a front-to-back direction, and comprising a moveable portion defining thereon a plurality of through holes for retaining said contacts and having at least a resilient arm, each resilient arm formed with a hook engageable with said insulator;
- wherein said moveable portion is slidable to expose said plurality of contacts when a suitable card is inserted, and said resilient arm is configured to be adapted to be inwardly deflected to allow initial forward moving during assembling and successive resumption to an un-deflected manner for latchable engagement with the insulator in said front-to-back direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.