Card connector
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorMatsumoto
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Abstract
A card connector is configured for receiving a card having contact pads with the card having a thickness and a width perpendicular to the thickness. The card connector includes a housing with a slot for receiving the card and conductive terminals within the housing and which contact the contact pads of the card. A switch includes a first contact member and a second contact member wherein the first contact member is moveable in a direction parallel to the thickness direction of the card upon insertion of the card into the housing such that the first contact member moves relative to the second contact member.
Claims15
A card connector for receiving a card having contact pads, said card having a thickness and a width perpendicular to said thickness, said card connector comprising:
- a housing having a slot for receiving the card;
- conductive terminals within the housing and which contact the contact pads of the card;
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- a switch including a first contact member and a second contact member wherein the first contact member is moveable in a direction parallel to said thickness direction of the card upon insertion of said card into said housing such that the first contact member moves relative to the second contact member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.