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Electrical card connector

US8858247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 19, 2012
Grant dateOct 14, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/0056
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical card connector 100 comprises an insulative housing 1 defining a card receiving space 12, a plurality of contacts 2 retained in the housing 1, an ejector 3 assembled to the housing 1 and a metal shell 4. The ejector 3 comprises a slider 31, a spring 32 and a cam follower 33 for controlling positions of the slider 31. The cam follower 33 comprises a pivoting end 331, a sliding end 333 and a connecting portion 332 connecting with the pivoting end 331 and the sliding end 333. The housing 1 has a recess 112 defining an opening along an up-to-down direction, the pivoting end 331 of the cam follower 33 is received in the recess 112 and extends laterally beyond an outer side of the recess 112, the shell 4 has a limiting portion 4102 mating with the recess 112 near the opening.

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