Card edge connector with safety ejector
US6368126B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card edge connector (10) includes an elongated insulative housing (12) having a central slot (16) for receiving a memory card (100) therein, a pair of card ejectors (60) at respective opposite ends of the housing and two rows of contacts (14) received in the housing (12). The housing has a pair of towers (30) at the respective opposite ends thereof, each having a cavity (36) for movably receiving a corresponding ejector therein. Means for preventing over-rotation of the ejectors upon release of the received memory card include an inclined surface (74) in a slit (72) of each ejector and a stopping surface (48) of a pillar (44) in a corresponding cavity, and a pair of blocks (20) adjacent to a corresponding tower (30). The inclined surfaces of the ejectors abut against the corresponding stopping surfaces of the pillars and the ejectors abut against the blocks, thereby preventing overrotation of the respective ejectors.
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