Card connector with a spring member for retaining an electrical card
US7946867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/6583
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A card connector includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving space (10); a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing and protruding into the receiving space for electrical connection to the electrical card; a metal spring member (3) having an arcuate locking arm (34) protruding toward the receiving space for retaining the electrical card in the receiving space; and a metal guiding member (4) having a guiding portion (41) extending along the front-to-back direction for guiding a lateral side of the electrical card and a resisting portion (44) extending from a back end of the guiding portion for resisting a front free end portion (34) of the locking arm outwardly.
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