Card connector having cam and pin members for securing a card
US6537090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K13/0856
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card connector comprises a case (1) for retaining a detachable card (60), a cam member (15) provided in a side wall (8) of the case (1) and having an engaging portion (17), an ejector (2) biased forwardly in the removal direction of the card (60) and being slidable together with the card (60) along the side wall (8), a pin member (36) supported by the ejector (2) so as to operate along the cam member (15), a pin control (42) provided on the ejector (2) for biasing the pin member (36) toward the cam member 15 to restrict movement of the pin member (36), wherein when the card (60) is inserted into the case (1) to a predetermined position, the pin member (36) engages the engaging portion (17) of the cam member (15) and the pin control (42) biases the pin member (36) toward the cam member (15) thereby securing engagement between the pin member (36) and the engaging portion (17).
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