Patent ID: 6835077
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
A card connector comprising:an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts for receiving a card; a slider slidably mounted in said housing and being movable between an ejection position for ejecting said card from said housing and a card receiving position for receiving said card in said housing; a lock member held by and being movable along with said slider for engaging a cutout on a lateral edge of said card to lock said card in said card receiving position, said lock member comprises a fixed end portion fixed on said slider; a positioning mechanism for positioning said slider in said ejection position and said card receiving position; a free end portion being supported by contacting a support surface of said housing when in said card receiving position and being separated from said support surface when in said ejection position; and a spring piece with an engagement protrusion for engaging said cutout; wherein when said slider is in said ejection position, said free end portion flexes to disengage the engagement with said cutout of said card by the extraction of said card; and when said slider is in said card receiving position, said free end portion elastically deforms while contacting said support surface to disengage the engagement with said cutout by the forced extraction of said card.