Patent ID: 8597038
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A connector connectable to a card, the connector comprising: an eject member including a pressed portion, the eject member being configured to eject the card along an eject direction when the pressed portion is pressed by an operation member which is a separate element from the connector and which has a tip, the pressed portion being formed by bending a metal plate so as to have a receiving wall and a side wall, the receiving wall being configured to be abutted with the tip of the operation member so that the pressed portion is pressed by the operation member, and the side wall extending in a direction crossing the receiving wall so that the side wall is located lateral to the tip upon the abutment of the tip with the receiving wall; and a shell configured to accommodate the card; wherein: the eject member further includes an axis and an eject portion, the eject member being supported by the shell so as to be pivotable around the axis between an accommodating position and an eject position; the axis is located between the pressed portion and the eject portion so that the pressed portion moves in a circular orbit with the axis located at a center thereof while the eject member pivots; and the eject member pivots from the accommodating position to the eject position when the pressed portion is pressed by the operation member so that the eject portion ejects the card.