Connector with articulating actuator

An electrical connector comprising:

• an housing having a bottom wall;
• a cage assembled with the housing to define a slot and an insert entrance for moving in and out of the slot, so as to allow an electronic card to move in and out of the slot along an inserting direction;
• a plurality of terminals fixedly provided to the bottom wall of the housing and partially protruding into the slot;
• and
• a card ejecting mechanism provided to the slot and adjacent to a side wall defining the slot and extending along the inserting direction, the card ejecting mechanism configured to move back and forth between a work position and a ejecting position along the inserting direction, the card ejecting mechanism comprising a driving rod and a controlling rod pivotally connected with the driving rod, the driving rod having a first rod body extending along the inserting direction, and an abutting portion extending transversely away from an end of the controlling rod from the first rod body and facing the insert entrance, the controlling rod having a second rod body extending along the inserting direction, and an operating portion formed at an end of the second rod body away from the driving rod for force application, wherein positioning the card ejecting mechanism in the work position cases a substantial most part of the second rod body to be positioned in the slot so as to be blocked from pivoting outwardly toward the side wall due to the side wall, and wherein positioning the card ejecting mechanism in the ejecting position allows the controlling rod to pivot outwardly toward the side wall.