Card connector
AssigneeYamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorShigeru Sato
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Abstract
A card connector for an IC card has a connector body, a card slot formed in the connector body, a cover for covering the card slot, and locking portions disposed in the connector body. The cover is pivotally supported at a first edge portion thereof by a pivotal pin which is supported by the connector body. The cover has a hook at a second edge portion opposite to the first edge portion. The cover can be moved with respect to the connector body along the pivotal pin. When the cover is moved along the pivotal pin in a closed state, the locking portion comes to engage with the hook of the cover, thereby restricting a pivotal movement of the cover for exposing the card slot or the card.
Claims12
A card connector for an IC card, comprising:
- a connector body;
- a card slot formed in said connector body, said card slot having a plurality of contact terminals adapted to respectively contact with a corresponding contact pad of said IC card when said IC card is positioned therein;
- a pivotal pin supported by said connector body;
- a cover pivotally supported by said pivotal pin at a first edge portion thereof and having a hook at a second edge portion opposite to said first edge portion, said cover capable of being pivotally moved about said pivotal pin to cover and expose said card slot and being moved with respect to said connector body along said pivotal pin in a closed state;
- a locking portion disposed in said connector body and capable of engaging with said hook of said cover when said cover is moved along said pivotal pin in said closed state, thereby restricting a pivotal movement of said cover for exposing said card slot or said card;
- a protrusion extending from said first edge portion of said cover;
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- a stopper portion disposed in said connector body, said stopper portion abutting against said protrusion of said cover to restrict a movement of said cover along said pivotal pin except when said cover is closed.
A card connector for an IC card, comprising:
- a connector body;
- a first card slot, for a small sized card, formed on one surface of said connector body, said first card slot having a plurality of contact terminals adapted to respectively contact with a corresponding contact pad of said IC card when said IC card is positioned therein;
- a pivotal pin supported by said connector body;
- a cover pivotally supported by said pivotal pin at a first edge portion thereof and having a hook at a second edge portion opposite to said first edge portion, said cover capable of being pivotally moved about said pivotal pin to cover and expose said first card slot and being moved with respect to said connector body along said pivotal pin in a closed state;
- a locking portion disposed in said connector body and capable of engaging with said hook of said cover when said cover is moved along said pivotal pin in said closed state, thereby restricting a pivotal movement of said cover for exposing said first card slot or said card;
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- a second card slot for a large-sized card formed on the other surface of said connector body.
A card connector for an IC card, comprising:
- a connector body;
- a card slot formed in said connector body, said card slot having a plurality of contact terminals adapted to respectively contact with a corresponding contact pad of said IC card when said IC card is positioned therein;
- a pivotal pin supported by said connector body;
- a grooved portion formed on said connector body;
- a cover pivotally supported by said pivotal pin at a first edge portion thereof and having a locking protrusion at a second edge portion opposite to said first edge portion, said cover capable of being pivotally moved about said pivotal pin to cover and expose said card slot;
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- a locking member disposed in said grooved portion of said connector body, said locking member elastically deforming in said grooved portion in response to a pressing force applied by said locking protrusion of said cover to engage with said locking protrusion when said cover is closed, wherein said locking member comprises:
- a main body;
- a hook portion projecting from said main body to engage with said locking protrusion of said cover;
- a cam surface formed on said hook portion;
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- a first spring portion allowing said main body to move in grooved portion so that said hook portion and said locking protrusion of said cover can engage with each other and applying a force to said main body so that the engagement between said hook portion and said locking protrusion is maintained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.