Patent ID: 7708575
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A card connector for connection to a card having a recess, the card connector comprising: a connector frame having first side walls and a rear wall which defines a region allowing the card to be fitted therein; a conductive cover having second side walls for covering the first side walls; a contact which is held by the connector frame and adapted for contact with the card; an eject member which is movable with respect to one of the first sidewalls of the connector frame for ejecting the card; and a locking member for locking the card in the connector frame, said locking member being swingably held by the eject member, wherein the locking member swings due to engagement with the connector frame according to movement of the eject member to permit locking and unlocking of the card in the connector frame, wherein the locking member comprises: a locking portion for engagement with the card; a spring portion; and a holding portion which is connected between the locking portion and the spring portion and engaged with the eject member, wherein the conductive cover comprises an abutting portion for abutting against the spring portion and an open portion for receiving the spring portion therein, wherein the abutting portion and the open portion are positioned along the one of the first side walls and spaced apart from each other in a direction of the movement of the eject member, respectively, and cause the locking member to lock or unlock the card from the connector frame according to the movement of the eject member; wherein, in an ejected state where the card is ejected, the spring portion is located in the open portion of the connector frame while the locking portion is engaged with the recess of the card, and wherein, with the locking portion being engaged with the recess, the locking member is movable together with the card between a position where the card is ejected and another position where the card is fitted into the fitting region.