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US 2009/0221184 A1Published application
Card Connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsYasuyoshi Matsumoto, Junichi Miyazawa, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Hisato Takase, Ayajo Ida
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AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsYasuyoshi Matsumoto, Junichi Miyazawa, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Hisato Takase, Ayajo Ida
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A card connector is configured for receiving a generally rectangular card therein. The card has contact pads and generally parallel first and second sides with a cut-away portion formed in the first side in proximity to a front end of the card. The cut-away portion includes a short length extending from the front end generally parallel to the first side, and a tapered shoulder part extending from the short length to the first side. The connector includes an insulative housing with first and second spaced apart sidewalls that define a cavity therein for receiving the card in an insertion direction. A tapered surface is provided adjacent the first sidewall to guide an improperly inserted card at an angle to the insertion direction and a second sidewall recess is formed in the second sidewall to permit entrance of a corner part of such improperly inserted card. A plurality of electrically conductive terminals are mounted in the housing and configured to engage the contact pads of the card upon proper insertion of the card into the housing. A metal shell is also mounted on the housing.
A card connector for receiving a generally rectangular card therein, the card having contact pads and generally parallel first and second sides with a cut-away portion formed in the first side in proximity to a front end of said card, the cut-away portion including a short length extending from the front end generally parallel to said first side, and a tapered shoulder part extending from said short length to the first side, the card connector comprising:
A card connector comprising:
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