Patent ID: 7909628
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A card connector for insertion of an electrical card comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving space for insertion of the electrical card; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing and protruding into the receiving space for electrical connection to the electrical card; and an ejecting mechanism comprising a slider movable along a front-to-back direction, a coil spring for urging the slider, a connecting rod for restraining a movement of the slider relative to the insulative housing, and a spring member retained in the slider, the spring member having a retaining portion retained in the slider, an arcuate cantilever locking arm extending from the retaining portion and protruding towards the receiving space for retaining the electrical card, and a restricting portion extending from a front free end portion of the locking arm and being restricted in a cavity of the slider; wherein the slider has a supporting portion for sustaining the electrical card and a slanted portion extending upwardly from the supporting portion for abutting against a chamfer of the electrical card, the cavity is recessed downwardly from an upper surface of the supporting portion, the restricting portion extends downwardly from a lower edge of the free end portion; wherein the cavity goes through a front face of the slider, and forms a limiting face extending along the front- to-back direction for abutting against the restricting portion outwardly and a guiding face extending slantwise relative to the limiting face for the restricting portion sliding along.