Card socket
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorAkihiro Matsunaga
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Abstract
[Object] To provide a card socket having a structure that achieves a low profile. [Solving Means] The base portion of a card frame is basically constituted by a base frame (100) made of metal. Resin is used only for parts where absolutely necessary, such as a housing (200) for retaining contacts (300) and a switch piece holding housing (700) that retains a second switch piece (620). Thus, the resin thickness can be reduced while maintaining the strength of the card socket, so that the structure of the card socket is simplified and a low profile can be achieved.
Claims13
A card socket comprising:
- a base frame made of metal, the base frame having a first part and a second part extending along a first direction and a connection portion connecting the first part and the second part to each other so that the first part and the second part are separated from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
- a housing provided so as to bridge between the first part and the second part of the base frame in the second direction;
- a contact held on the housing;
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- a cover made of a metal material that is separate from the base frame, the cover being combined with the base frame so as to cover the housing in a third direction perpendicular to both of the first direction and the second direction, the cover being configured as a card receiver for receiving at least a part of a card along with the base frame;
- wherein the base frame is configured such that no portion thereof overlaps the housing between the first part and the second part in the third direction.
A card socket comprising:
- a cover partially covering an inserted card;
- a detection switch for detecting insertion of the card, the detection switch having a first switch piece formed integrally with the cover and a second switch piece that is brought into contact with the first switch piece in a first direction;
- a switch piece holding housing for holding the second switch piece;
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- a metal member for supporting the switch piece holding housing, the metal member being combined with the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.