Patent ID: 7794232
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A card connector provided at an electronic device, the card connector configured for inserting a card having recorded electronic information in the electronic device and for withdrawing the card from the electronic device, the card connector comprising: a connector main body; a tray having a tilt spring that is movably disposed with respect to said connector main body between a pulled-out position in which a portion of the tray is pulled out from said connector main body and an advanced position in which a portion of the tray is advanced into said connector main body; and an inclining means for inclining said tray in the movement direction of said tray so that a gap between said connector main body and a card mounting surface of said tray increases when said tray is in said pulled-out position, wherein said pulled-out position is a position that allows said card to be mounted on the card mounting surface of said tray, wherein said inclining means comprises: a pawl disposed in said tray and extended outward in a direction that intersects with the movement direction of said tray; and a tilt groove formed in a side of said connector main body and directed perpendicular to said card mounting surface, into which said pawl fits when said tray is in said pulled-out position, and which inclines said tray by guiding said pawl in a direction perpendicular to said card mounting surface; and wherein said connector main body comprises: a first base plate portion disposed below said tray.