Card connector with pivotable push button attached to push rod of ejector mechanism
US6116929A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6335
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an eject button for use on a card connector which prevents accidental ejection of a card, and which makes it possible to minimize the work required for card accommodation in a card-receiving section of the card connector. Eject button (5) is positioned at one end of a sliding bar (20), and it has a first member (50) fastened to the sliding bar (20), and a second member (70) capable of pivoting with respect to the first member (50) between an up position and a down position. A coil torsion spring (30) is placed inside the first member (50) and second member (70). The torsion spring (30) drives the second member (70) in a direction which causes the second member to assume the down position.
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