Patent ID: 7604509
Filing Date: 2009-10-20
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A card connector, comprising: an insulating housing receiving a plurality of terminals; a first shell mounted on the insulating housing to define a first receiving space for retaining a first card and having a locking piece; a second shell mounted on the insulating housing opposite to the first shell to define a second receiving space for retaining a second card and having a locking piece; a partition plate placed between the first shell and the second shell and between the first receiving space and the second receiving space; and a stand off attached to side surfaces of the first and second shell and comprising a pair of locking devices engaging with the locking pieces of the first and second shell; wherein each locking device of the stand off comprises a clasping hole extending along a first direction and a cantilever elastic beam extending along the first direction and disposed above or below of the clasping hole, and each of the locking pieces comprises a first locking piece and a second locking piece to be locked with the elastic beams and the clasping holes, respectively; wherein the stand off comprises a pair of first gaps opposite to the elastic beams along the first direction, and the first locking pieces are received in the first gaps; wherein each elastic beam comprises a spring header facing to the first gap, and a side surface of the first locking piece collides with an end surface of the spring header; wherein an outer surface of the spring header is in a same plane with an outer face of the first locking piece; and wherein the stand off comprises a pair of second gaps communicating with corresponding clasping holes, and the second locking pieces are received in the second gaps.