Card connector having improved stopper for eject mechanism
AssigneeYamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKiyoshi Abe
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Abstract
The present invention provides a card connector whose molded base plate is not deformed during reflow soldering, thus allowing reductions in size, height and weight of the card connector. The card connector of the invention has a shell body and a molded base plate. The molded base plate includes at least a card eject mechanism having a compression coil spring and adapted to insert and eject a card and a stopper for holding the card eject mechanism pushed by the compression coil spring. The shell body includes at least one bent piece for fixing and supporting the stopper in three-dimensional directions.
Claims18
A card connector comprising a metal shell body and a base plate molded out of resin, wherein the molded base plate includes at least a card eject mechanism adapted to insert and eject a card, a compression coil spring positioned to push the card eject mechanism, and a stopper positioned to hold the card eject mechanism against the push by the compression coil spring, and the metal shell body includes at least one bent piece positioned to embrace the stopper in three directions.
A card connector comprising a shell body and a base plate molded out of resin, wherein the molded base plate includes:
- at least a card eject mechanism adapted to insert and eject a card, wherein the card eject member includes:
- a compression coil spring;
- an eject member having a card engagement portion and being able to be moved against a force of the compression coil spring;
- a heart cam for restricting a movement and stopping of the eject member, wherein the heart cam is formed on the molded base plate;
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- a cam lever to slide along the heart cam to restrict the movement and stopping of the eject member;
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- a stopper for holding the card eject mechanism pushed by the compression coil spring;
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- wherein the shell body includes at least one bent piece for fixing and supporting the stopper in three-dimensional directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.