Patent ID: 7758387
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical card connector for insertion of a first card and a second card which is wider than the first card, comprising: an insulative housing defining a front mating port and a card receiving space extending rearwardly from the mating port for receiving the first and the second cards respectively, the insulative housing including a base and a pair of side portions extending forwardly from lateral sides of the base, the receiving space disposed between the side portions; a plurality of terminals with contact portions extending into the receiving space for mating with the first and the second cards and soldering tails extending out of the insulative housing; and a pair of card restriction mechanisms fixed to the insulative housing and located adjacent to the pair of side portions respectively and extending into the receiving space, each of the card restriction mechanisms comprising: a guiding body extending into the receiving space and an elastic spring located on the guiding body for abutting against the guiding body towards the mating port in order to restrict and guide the first and the second cards directly in the mating port; wherein the guiding body defines a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface both of which facing the front mating port, the first guiding surface is for restricting and guiding the second card in a vertical direction, the second guiding surface is for restricting and guiding the first card in a level direction; wherein the each card restriction mechanism includes a shaft pivoted on the insulative housing, the guiding body includes a main portion, a protruding portion protruding from the main portion, and a through hole extending through the main portion and the protruding portion for receiving the shaft; and wherein the elastic spring includes a coiled portion ringed on the protruding portion and a pair of first and second abutting portions extending from opposite ends of the coiled portion, the first abutting portion is fixed on a recess of the guiding body, and the second abutting portion press on a bottom side of the insulative housing.