Patent ID: 7837488
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical card connector, for receiving a card, comprising: an insulative housing defining a card receiving space, and comprising a plurality of side portions; a plurality of contacts received in the housing; a shell rotationally assembled to the housing to between an open position or a closed position; and a detecting switch mounted on one of the side portions of the housing, the detecting switch comprising a first contact and a second contact, the second contact comprising an engaging portion slantwise in an up-to-down direction and projecting into the receiving space; wherein the first contact and the second contact set to an opened position before the card is inserted into the receiving space, and the first contact and the second contact are closed after the card is inserted into the receiving space in a vertical direction and wherein the card is guided by the engaging portion during its insertion.