Electrical card connector with a stop member for temporarily preventing a card from ejecting from the card release position
US8246366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K13/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a push-push mechanism. The push-push mechanism includes a slider, an elastic member for driving the slider and a locking arm fixed to the slider. The locking arm includes a hook protruding into a card receiving space for locking with the card when the card is fully inserted into the card receiving space at a card locking position. When the card is ejected under a normal speed, the locking arm can be outwardly deformed to disengage from the card at a card release position. When the card is ejected under an abnormal speed faster than the normal speed, the slider gets over the card release position where the locking arm is restricted by a stop member to prevent the hook from releasing the card.
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