Patent ID: 6399906
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
In a card connector for removably holding a card having a write protect button, the write protect button having a predetermined height and being slidable between two positions in a recessed portion formed in an outer surface of the card; a switch structure comprising:a first cantilevered contact spring urged so that an engagement portion of the first contact spring engages a part of the recessed portion of the inserted card corresponding to one slide position of the write protect button; and a second cantilevered contact spring extending along and in a same direction as the first contact spring and urged so that an engagement portion of the second contact spring engages a part of the recessed portion of the inserted card corresponding to the other slide position of the write protect button; wherein the slide position of the write protect button is detected based on displacements of the first and second contact springs toward or away from each other.