Patent ID: 6478591
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
An electrical card connector, comprising:a metal shell having a top wall and a sidewall extending from the top wall; an insulative body covered by the shell and having a header, a side arm extending from an end of the header; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative body; and a card ejection mechanism comprising a slide block slideably mounted on the side arm near the header, the slide block being adapted for ejecting a card inserted into the connector, the card ejection mechanism further comprising an elastic element compressed between the slide block and the header of the insulative body, a push bar slideably mounted on the side arm near a free end thereof, and an elastic piece engaging with an end face of the slide block thereby preventing the slide block from moving away from the header of the insulative body, movement of the push bar toward the header of the insulative body motivating the elastic piece to disengage from the slide block whereby the slide block is pushed away from the header of the insulative body by the elastic member; wherein the sidewall of the shell comprises forward and rearward parts, and the elastic piece of the card ejection mechanism integrally extends rearwardly from the forward part of the sidewall and is positioned between the two parts; wherein the elastic piece has an elastic arm that extends rearwardly from the forward part of the sidewall, and further has a hooked blocking portion at a free end of the elastic arm; wherein the side arm defines a void therein to slidably receive the elastic arm; wherein the slide block forms a blocking face rearwardly of a front face thereof, the blocking portion of the elastic piece engaging the blocking face when the card is inserted in the connector; wherein the push bar has an interfering arm sliding in the void of the side arm, the interfering arm forms a beveled interfering face on a rear surface thereof, and the interfering face presses the blocking portion when the card is ejected from the connector; wherein an outer wall and an inner wall are formed at a front end of the side arm of the insulative body, the outer and inner walls define a passageway therebetween, and the push bar is slidably positioned in the passageway; wherein the side arm has a slideway formed thereon, a longitudinal slide groove is defined at the slideway, the slide block forms a slide arm extending from a bottom surface thereof, the slide arm slidably engages in the slide groove, and the slide block is slidably positioned on the slideway of the side arm; wherein the slide block is L-shaped, and has a transverse retaining arm engaging with the card inserted in the connector; wherein the insulative body fuirther has a stud extending from an inner wall of the header above the side arm, the stud is parallel to the side arm, and the stud engages with one end of the elastic element of the card ejecting mechanism.