Card connector having card(s) detection capabilities
US7112077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7094
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card connector includes a required number of contacts, a housing holding and arranging said contacts therein and having a fitting opening into which the card is inserted, and a switching unit for detecting the insertion and removal of the card. The switching unit includes a first switching terminal and a second switching terminal. When the card is not yet inserted into the connector, the first and second switching terminals contact each other or do not contact each other, and when the card has been inserted into the connector, the first switching terminal is displaced obliquely downward in relation to the inserting direction of the card so that the first and second switching terminals do not contact each other or contact each other, thereby enabling the inserted or removed condition of said card to be detected with great certainty.
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