Patent ID: 7390208
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A card connector assembly for insertion of an electronic card, comprising: an insulative housing defining therein a slot and a plurality of passageways communicating with the slot; and a plurality of terminals retained in the passageways, each terminal comprising a contact portion exposed in the slot for contacting with the electronic card, and a deformable resilient beam having a depressible portion away from the contact portion; wherein the depressible portions of the terminals are outwardly deflected due to an insertion of the electronic card, and are inwardly relaxed due to an extraction of the electronic card, wherein the depressible portions are deflected outwardly and cause an inward rotation of the contact portions for engaging with the electronic card, wherein each passageway of the insulative housing has a stepped portion formed therein, wherein the resilient beam resists against the stepped portion and the contact portion is rotatable around the stepped portion, wherein a carriage component has a pair of angled side faces outwardly depressing the depressible portions of the terminals when the carriage component is moved downwardly together with the electronic card, and wherein the depressible portions of the terminals stand against the angled side faces and encourage the carriage component upward, as the carriage component is returning to the initial position.