Patent ID: 6315583
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
A card connector comprising:a housing;a card disposed to attach and detach from the housing;a slide member operatively disposed to slide in a card inserting direction and in a card discharging direction;an eject arm mounted on the slide member and operatively disposed to engage the card, the eject arm provided to be movable in the card inserting and discharging directions;a return spring operatively disposed to bias the slide member in the card discharging direction;a retaining member operatively disposed to retain the slide member at a card insertion position against the biasing force of the return spring; andan operation restricting device operatively disposed to restrict the movement of the eject arm during the sliding of the slide member;wherein a first arm portion and a second arm portion are formed on the eject arm, wherein when inserting the card, the first arm portion is engaged with the card to rotate the eject arm, and wherein when discharging the card, the second arm portion is engaged with the card to rotate the eject arm.