Card connector having card(s) detection capabilities

A card connector into and from which two cards are inserted and removed in upper and lower portions of the connector, including a required number of contacts having a contact portion adapted to contact the cards, a housing holding and arranging said contacts therein and having a fitting openings into which the cards are inserted, respectively, and switching means for detecting the insertion and removal of the cards,

• wherein the switching means comprises a first switching terminal and a second switching terminal, and when the card is not yet inserted into the connector, the first and second switching terminals contact each other or do not contact each other, and when the card has been inserted into the connector, the first switching terminal is displaced obliquely downward in relation to the inserting direction of the card so that the first and second switching terminals do not contact each other or contact each other, thereby enabling the inserted or removed condition of said card to be detected,
• wherein the first switching terminal is provided with an inclined portion inclined obliquely upward from the contact portion to the fixed portion.