Card socket for electronic device
AssigneeMolex Incorporated
InventorsJeong Yong PARK, In Chull Yang
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Abstract
A card socket for use in electronic devices is disclosed that can prevent the pushing of the card tray via vertical contact action of the detect terminal and switch terminal. The card socket includes a detection switch that is activated when a card tray has been inserted into the card tray insertion space of a housing in an insertion direction. The detection switch includes a detect terminal that is installed within the insertion space so that when the card tray is inserted into the insertion space the detection switch is activated. The detect terminal is configured to exert a force on the card tray in a direction that is perpendicular to the insertion direction.
Claims10
A card socket for use in electronic devices, comprising:
- a housing with an insertion space, the insertion space defining an insertion direction for a card tray;
- a detect terminal installed in the insertion space of the housing, wherein the detect switch is configured to be contacted with the card tray and deflected out of the insertion space when the card tray is inserted into the insertion space;
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- a switch terminal that is installed in the insertion space of the housing, wherein the switch terminal and the detect terminal are configured to change between a connected state and a disconnected state when the detect terminal is deflected out of the insertion space, wherein the detect terminal is biased so that, in operation, the detect terminal presses against an inserted card tray in a direction that is perpendicular to the insertion direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.