Card connector locking member arrangement
AssigneeTyco Electronics AMP GmbH
InventorJunya Tsuji
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Abstract
A card connector comprises a housing with a slider. The slider is moveable between a first position where a card has been inserted into the housing and a final position where the card is ejected from the housing. The slider includes a spring that drives the slider in a direction of card ejection. A cam mechanism secures the slider in the first position and the final position. The cam mechanism includes a substantially heart-shaped cam groove and a cam rod. The cam rod has a support shaft fixed to the housing and a cam engagement member positioned in the cam groove. A locking member having a substantially cantilever construction locks the card in the housing and has a fixed end attached to the slider and a free end that is positioned substantially above the cam groove. The free end is moveable across the cam groove.
Claims19
A card connector, comprising:
- a housing that receives a card, the housing having a plurality of contacts;
- a slider arranged in the housing, the slider being moveable between a first position where the card has been inserted into the housing and a final position where the card is ejected from the housing, the slider including a spring that drives the slider in a direction of card ejection;
- a cam mechanism that secures the slider in the first position and the final position, the cam mechanism including a substantially heart-shaped cam groove and a cam rod, the cam rod having a support shaft fixed to the housing and a cam engagement member positioned in the cam groove;
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- a locking member that locks the card in the housing, the locking member being of a substantially cantilever construction and having a fixed end attached to the slider and a free end that is positioned substantially above the cam groove, the free end being moveable across the cam groove.
A card connector, comprising:
- a housing that receives a card, the housing having a plurality of contacts;
- a slider arranged in the housing, the slider being moveable between a first position where the card has been inserted into the housing and a final position where the card is ejected from the housing, the slider including a substantially heart-shaped cam groove;
- a spring attached to the slider that drives the slider in a direction of card ejection, and
- a locking member that locks the card in the housing, the locking member being of a substantially cantilever construction and having a fixed end attached to the slider and a free end that is positioned substantially above the cam groove, the free end being moveable across the cam groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.