Electrical card connector having shutter mechanism
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung Chieh Lai, Ming-Lun Kuo
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Abstract
An electrical card connector (1) includes a terminal module (12), a shell (13), an ejector (14) and a shutter mechanism (15). The terminal module includes an insulative housing (121) and a number of terminals (122) received in the insulative housing. The shell is assembled to the terminal module and includes a cover (131) and a pair of lateral walls (132, 133) extending from opposite sides of the cover (131). The ejector is assembled to the lateral wall (133) of the shell. The shutter mechanism is away from the terminal module and includes a mounting member (151) assembled to the ejector and the shell and a door member (17). The door member is pivotally assembled to the mounting member.
Claims11
An electrical card connector comprising:
- a terminal module comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing;
- a shell assembled to the terminal module and comprising a cover covering the terminal module and a pair of lateral walls extending from opposite sides of the cover;
- an ejector assembled to one of the lateral walls of the shell;
- a shutter mechanism comprising a mounting member assembled to the shell and the ejectors, and a door member pivotally assembled to the mounting member;
- wherein the mounting member comprises a base plate, a first arm and a second arm extending from the base plate, the first arm being retained to the shell and the second arm being retained to the ejector;
- wherein the mounting member further comprises a resilient member comprising a main body, a first finger, and a second finger engaging with the base plate of the mounting member, wherein the door member comprises a base portion engaging with the first finger and a first post extending from the base portion and assembled with the main body;
- wherein the door member comprises a second post, and wherein the first and the second arms of the mounting member define a pair of holes pivotally receiving the first and the second post.
An electrical card connector comprising:
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing;
- a metallic shell assembled to the housing, said shell comprising a cover plate covering the housing, and a pair of lateral walls extending from opposite sides of the cover;
- an ejector mechanism assembled to one of the lateral walls of the shell;
- and
- a shutter mechanism comprising a mounting member assembled to at least one of the shell and the ejector mechanism, and a door member pivotally assembled to the mounting member;
- wherein
- one of said lateral walls defines a standoff on one side of the connector, and the mounting member defines another standoff on the other side of the connector to cooperate with said standoff for supportably positioning the connector on a printed circuit board;
- wherein said mounting member includes a base plate with two opposite side arms extending forwardly from two opposite ends thereof, wherein one of said side arms is located beside one of said lateral walls and the other of said side arms is located beside the other of said lateral walls;
- wherein said cover plate of the shell and said base plate are spaced in from each other in a vertical direction and commonly define a spaced in which an electronic card is received.
An electrical card connector comprising;
- an insulative housing;
- a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing;
- a metallic shell assembled to the housing, said comprising a cover plate covering the housing, and a pair of lateral walls extending from opposite sides of the cover,
- an ejector mechanism assembled to one of the lateral walls of the shell;
- and
- a shutter mechanism comprising a mounting member assembled to at least one of the shell and the ejector mechanism, and a door member pivotally assembled to the mounting member, wherein
- said mounting member is made of one piece and includes a base plate with two opposite side arms extending forwardly from two opposite ends thereof, wherein one of said side arms is located beside one of said lateral walls and the other of said side arms is located beside the other of said lateral walls;
- wherein
- said cover plate of the shell and said base plate are spaced from each other in a vertical direction and commonly define a space in which an electronic card is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.