Patent ID: 7537470
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An ejection mechanism for a connector having a housing that carries contacts, a frame attached to the housing for guiding insertion and removal of a card, and a pivot arm disposed in the housing that ejects the card toward a removal side by pivoting, the ejection mechanism comprising: a cover connected to the frame; a push bar having a push button, the push bar being slideable within the cover in a direction of insertion and removal of the card; a cam groove plate connected to the cover, the cam groove plate comprising a heart-shaped cam groove formed in a side surface of the cam groove plate; a cam pin connected to the push bar and received within the cam groove; and a push plate having a restricting hole that receives the cam pin, the push plate being configured to pivot the pivot arm in reaction to movement of the push button.