Patent ID: 7438600
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A memory card connector, comprising: an insulating housing, having a front wall, a rear wall, two sidewalls, a bottom wall and a top wall, the insulating housing defining conductive terminal grooves and a switch terminal groove at a side thereof; a metallic shell, coupling with the insulating housing to form a card cavity therebetween, the metallic shell having a top section and two side sections extending downward from both sides of the top section respectively, the front of a top surface of one side section extending and inclining to the front of the top section to form an anti-mismating portion which connects with the front of the top section to form an inclined corner at the front of the metallic shell, one side section extending rearward from a rear surface thereof to form a touching portion protruding toward the inner of the card cavity; conductive terminals, having a base portion fixed in the conductive terminal groove, an end of the base portion protruding to form a soldering portion soldered to a printed circuit board, the other end of the base portion extending frontward and then extending backward to form a contacting portion for engaging with a corresponding contact of a memory card inserted into the card cavity; and a switch terminal, assembled in the switch terminal groove of the insulating housing, having a main body, the main body extending rearward to form a resilient arm received in the card cavity, a contacting projection defined on the resilient arm and facing the touching portion of the metallic shell, a rear end of the resilient arm protruding toward the inner of the card cavity to form a pressing portion for being pressed outward by the memory card fully inserted into the card cavity, which causes the contacting projection to electrically contact the touching portion for grounding and connecting with the printed circuit board.