US 2012/0238114 A1 · Card Connector

Abstract

A card connector for receiving a card that is small and includes a card guide for guiding the card that will not deteriorate, even if the card is pulled out of or inserted into a card receiving space at a large tilt angle with respect to the card receiving space. The card connector having a housing, a plurality of contacts, a shell, and the card guide. The plurality of contacts arranged along the housing, while the shell covers the housing and provides a card receiving space between the housing and the shell. The card guide extends extending obliquely into the card receiving space from a top wall of the shell and is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the top wall.

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Dependent claims

A card connector comprising:

a housing;
a plurality of contacts disposed along the housing;
a shell covering the housing and providing a card receiving space between the housing and the shell;
and
a card guide extending obliquely into the card receiving space from a top wall of the shell and inclined at an acute angle with respect to the top wall.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/421,220Filed 15 Mar 2012

Priority

JP 2011-05675215 Mar 2011

Published

20 Sep 2012

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

H01R 12/721
Coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures: cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits
H01R 13/629
Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement: additional means for facilitating…
G06K 13/08
The record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card: feeding or discharging cards
H01R
Electrically-conductive connections

Card Connector

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Card Connector

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Abstract

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