Patent ID: 7866994
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector for receiving an inserted electronic card which has a gap at a side thereof from a front to rear direction, comprising: an insulating housing; a plurality of terminals received in the insulating housing; an ejector mechanism disposed at a side of the insulating housing, the ejector mechanism having a slider received in the insulating housing and movable frontward and rearward with respect to the insulating housing; a lock member fixed to the slider, the lock member having a retention arm, a free end of the retention arm formed a projection for inserting into the gap of the inserted electronic card for preventing the electronic card from moving, a top side of the retention arm having a portion adjacent to the hook projecting upwards to form a lock piece; and a shielding shell covering on the insulating housing to define a receiving space for receiving the electronic card, the shielding shell having a guide groove which has a slot extending frontward and rearward, parallel to an inserting direction of the electronic card, for receiving the lock piece, a front end of an outer side of the slot being enlarged outwards to form a trough; wherein when the electronic card is in a locked state, the lock piece is restrained in a rear end of the slot opposite to the trough, for preventing the hook from disengaging from the gap of the electronic card, when the electronic card is ejected from the receiving space, the lock piece is moved into the trough from the slot, for allowing the hook to move outwards and disengage from the gap of the electronic card.