Patent ID: 6821136
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
An electronic card-ejectable card connector comprising:a base frame having a concave portion extending longitudinally and positioned in proximity of a lateral side of the base frame; a cover shell covered on said base frame and defining, between the cover shell and the base frame on one side of the connector a receiving space, the receiving space having at least two different sized chambers, an exit at a front end of the cover shell for inserting at least two kinds of electronic cards into the cover shell and a butt at a rear end of the receiving shell, said cover shell having a top plate, a slot positioned in said top plate, an elastic piece bent downwards from said slot, and at least one lateral wall bent downwards from at least one side of the cover shell and having a through hole; two units of contact pins mounted on said base frame and inside said receiving space; and a single card ejecting device situated on said one side of the connector and having an elongated guide member, a positioning bar, and a biasing member, said guide member being movable mounted inside said concave portion of said base frame for traversing longitudinally in a predetermined section, said guide member having a guide recess at a top side of the guide member, a crooked portion extending transversely from a rear end of the guide member towards an inside of the base frame for engaging a front edge of one kind of said electronic cards, and a tip portion at a front end of the guide member for engaging a front edge of another kind of said electronic cards, said guide recess defining a circuit having a first stop point and a second stop point, said guide recess having a variety of elevations so as to cause non-return, said positioning bar having a body portion held downwards by said elastic piece of said cover shell, a crank portion at a rear end of the positioning bar, and a hooked portion extending downwards from a front end of the guide member, said crank portion pivotally engaging said through hole of said lateral wall of said base frame for pivoting randomly in response to a force, said hooked portion being slidably engaged in said guide recess, said biasing member having two ends respectively connected with said base frame and said guide member and providing rebounding resilience to bring said guide member in a forward direction back towards said exit and further to push a card out of said connector after said guide member has been pushed backwards.