Electrical card connector with ejector device
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsJunKui Hu, ZiQiang Zhu, Guohua Zhang
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Abstract
An electrical card connector (1) includes an insulating housing (10) receiving a plurality of contacts (20) therein, and an ejector device attached to the insulating housing. The ejector device includes a driving member (30), an operating bar (40) connecting with the driving member at an end thereof and movable along a same direction as the extending direction of the contacts, and a retaining member (50) assembled to the housing. The operating bar defines an engaging portion for engaging with the retaining member.
Claims10
An electrical card connector mounted on a circuit board for receiving an integrated circuit (IC) card, comprising:
- an insulating housing having a main body and a pair of guiding arms extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the main body;
- a plurality of contacts received in the main body of the insulating housing, each contact having a contacting portion adapted for engaging with the IC card;
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- an ejector device attached on the insulating housing, the ejector device comprising a driving member adapted for ejecting the IC card, an operating bar assembled to one of the guiding arms and connecting with the driving member, a driving button connected to the operating bar for receiving an external pushing force and a retaining member secured to said one guiding arm and situated proximate to the operating bar;
- wherein the operating bar is moveable along the guiding arms, and the retaining member is snappingly engagable with the operating bar during the movement of the operating bar, so as to allow a user to observe the retaining member and judge definitely whether the IC card is ejected out or not through the tactility.
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative housing defining a main body and a pair of guiding arms extending rearwardly from opposite ends of the main body;
- a plurality of contacts received within the body;
- an ejector device attached to the housing, said ejector device comprising a driving members, an operating bar connected to said driving member and guidably moved along one of said guiding arms and a driving button connected to the operating bar for receiving an external pushing force;
- at least one retaining hole formed in one of said operating bar and said one of said guiding arms, and at least one retaining finger disposed on the other of said operating bar and said one of said guiding arms for retaining the operating bar in position relative to the housing;
- wherein the operating bar is moveable along the guiding arms, and the at least one retaining finger is snappingly engagable with the at least one retaining hole during the movement of the operating bar, so as to allow a user to observe the retaining finger and judge definitely whether the IC card is ejected out or not through the tactility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.