Patent ID: 7267561
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector capable of avoiding erroneous insertion of an electronic card for protection of terminals thereof, comprising: a base having an opening, two guide channels, and a retaining portion, said opening being formed at a front end of said base, said two guide channels being formed at bilateral sides of said base and extending inward from said opening, said retaining portion being formed on at least one side of a front section of said base, a plurality of terminals being formed at a rear end of said base; at least one movable member limited in said guide channels by said retaining portion for movement close to or away from said guide channel within a predetermined range, a first resilient member being mounted between said at least one movable member and said guide channel for generating resilience keeping said at least one movable member away from said guide channel, said at least one movable member having a stopping portion, a bevel, and a lock-up recess, said stopping portion being formed at an upper side of a front end of said at least one movable member, said bevel being formed at a lower side of said at least one movable member and protruding increasingly inward, said lock-up recess being formed at a lateral side of said at least one movable member; an elongated stopping plate having two ends pivotally mounted to said base for pivoting movement externally driven between a stopping position and a releasing position, said stopping plate having a lock-up portion formed at a side close to said at least one movable member, wherein said at least one movable member is away from said guide channel and said lock-up portion engages said lock-up recess while said stopping plate is located at the stopping position, and said lock-up recess is moved away from said lock-up portion to release lock-up status and to enable said stopping plate to be located at the releasing position; and at least one second resilient member mounted between said base and said stopping plate for generating resilience to cause movement of said stopping plate toward said stopping position, wherein said first resilient member is a plate-like spring and said second resilient member is a torsion spring.