Patent ID: 6033244
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A connector device for IC card, comprising:a frame for supporting the IC card so as to permit insertion and ejection of the IC card with respect to the connector device;a push rod capable of reciprocating between a push-in position and a projecting position;a transfer pin secured to the push rod pivotably; anda knob attached pivotably to said push rod,wherein with the IC card inserted into the connector device, the push rod is held at the push-in position by a lock mechanism of the transfer pin, and in this state, by a first pushing motion of the push rod, the lock mechanism of the transfer pin is unlocked and the push rod moves to the projecting position, then at the projecting position the IC card is ejected by the transfer pin in accordance with a second pushing motion of the push rod, further, when the push rod is at the projecting position, the knob is turned to rotate the transfer pin and thereafter the transfer pin is rotated by a pushing motion of the push rod to cancel the ejection of the IC card.