Abstract:
A lift-up miniSD memory card connector comprises an insulating body, a movable lift-up lid and eleven terminal pins; wherein the movable lift-up lid has a drawer type space for accommodating a miniSD memory card inserted in any angle to greatly reduce the operating space of the miniSD memory card. After a miniSD memory card is inserted into the drawer type space of the movable lift-up lid, the movable lift-up lid will be disposed above the guiding track sections on both sides of the signal contact section of the miniSD memory card by means of a blocking panel individually disposed on the left and right sides of the movable lift-up lid for guiding the miniSD memory card to be inserted precisely into the movable lift-up lid. This kind of lift-up miniSD memory card connector features its small operating space which can be used extensively in multimedia mobile phones digital cameras MP3 players, recorders and navigation systems. In addition, this kind of lift-up miniSD memory card connector can come with a detector, so that the detector is used to detect and confirm whether or not a miniSD memory card is inserted into the lift-up miniSD memory card connector and whether or not the inserted miniSD memory card is in the normal operation status.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Present Invention  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to a lift-up memory card connector, more particularly to a connector specially used in a miniSD memory card (mini secure digital card).  
         [0003]     2. Description of Prior Act  
         [0004]     A flash memory card shown in  FIG. 1  is also known as a miniSD memory card  60 . The miniSD memory card  60  is a new model having the dimension of 20 mm×21.5 mm×1.4 mm, and its area is about the area of half of a thumb.  
         [0005]     At present, a miniSD memory card  60  has a storage capacity of up to 256 megabytes (MB) or more. As to the structure, the miniSD memory card  60  comprises a signal contact section  61  having eleven signal lines at its bottom and a guide track section  63  disposed on both sides of the signal contact section  61 , and particularly having an opening with a wedge-shaped surface  62  to define a foolproof structure for the miniSD memory card  60 .  
         [0006]     Compared with the general standard SD memory cards having nine signal lines and the dimensions of 32 mm×24 mm×2.1 mm, the miniSD memory card  60  has a much smaller size, and thus can save at least 40% of the area of the printed circuit board of the present SD memory card.  
         [0007]     When the miniSD memory card  60  is designed and used on a portable device, the volume will be decreased accordingly to save at least 60% of the volume of the present SD memory card, and the miniSD memory card  60  provides two more signal lines reserved for future expansion. For example, these additional signal lines may be used for the connection for the near-distance wireless communications of a non-contact type IC.  
         [0008]     Since the model of this miniSD memory card  60  has a compact size and greatly saves area and volume, therefore the miniSD memory card  60  is more applicable for the applications on palm electronic products including mobile phones, and particularly applicable for the storage of a large quantity of data for mobile phones and the SD interface used for the miniSD memory card  60  is the same as the present SD memory card. Regardless of hardware or software, the miniSD memory card  60  is compatible with the present SD memory card. Therefore, the U.S. SD Memory Card Association has approved the miniSD memory card standard as a standard extension of the present SD memory card.  
         [0009]     After mobile phones have adopted the miniSD memory card  60  for data storage, the new model of mobile phones not only increases the memory capacity, but also provides exciting multimedia functions including digital camera, video information retrieval, MP3 playback, electronic game, personal information management (PIM), e-mail, voice mail and Internet communication. Further, the miniSD memory card  60  is light, thin, short, and small, and thus can satisfy the market requirements on the compactness of mobile phones.  
         [0010]     In view of the description above, a miniSD memory card connector is invented according to the miniSD memory card standard to cater to the future trend of the extensive application of the miniSD memory card  60 .  
       SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION  
       [0011]     It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to provide a lift-up miniSD memory card connector for miniSD memory card and greatly reduce the operating space required for connecting the miniSD memory card, and thus extensively be used in the multimedia mobile phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, recorders and navigation systems, such that this electronic equipment can use the miniSD memory card for storing data.  
         [0012]     The secondary objective of the present invention is to provide a lift-up miniSD memory card connector which comprises an insulating body, a movable lift-up lid and eleven terminal pins; wherein the movable lift-up lid has a drawer type space for accommodating a miniSD memory card inserted in any angle to greatly reduce the operating space of the miniSD memory card. When the movable lift-up lid is pressed downward and closed such that the insulating body is latched, the signal contact section of the miniSD memory card is electrically connected to the terminal pins of the connector.  
         [0013]     A further objective of the present invention is to provide a lift-up miniSD memory card connector has an asymmetrical structure disposed on both sides of the movable lift-up lid of the connector according to the standard and specifications of the miniSD memory card in order to prevent the wrong insertion of the signal contact section of the miniSD memory card. In the meantime, after the miniSD memory card is inserted into the drawer type space of the movable lift-up lid, the movable lift-up lid disposes its blocking panels on both sides precisely across the top of a guide track section on both sides of the signal contact section of the miniSD memory card to guide the miniSD memory card into the movable lift-up lid.  
         [0014]     Another further objective of the present invention is to provide a lift-up miniSD memory card connector which further comprises a detector for detecting and confirming whether or not a miniSD memory card is inserted into the lift-up miniSD memory card connector and whether or not the inserted miniSD memory card is in the normal operation status. If no miniSD memory card is inserted, the detector of the connector is not electrically connected and thus will show that no miniSD card is inserted. If a miniSD memory card is inserted correctly into the movable lift-up lid of the connector and the lift-up lid is closed properly onto the correct position of the connector, then the detector of the connector is electrically connected and thus will show that a miniSD memory card is inserted into the connector and operated in the normal condition. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES  
       [0015]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the overall structure of a new model of the miniSD memory card  60  according to the present invention.  
         [0016]      FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a miniSD memory card connector  10  according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention when its movable lift-up lid  30  is lifted up for use.  
         [0017]      FIG. 3  is an exploded view of the miniSD memory card connector  10  according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0018]      FIG. 4  is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the movable lift-up lid  30  as depicted in  FIG. 3  illustrating the lift-up lid  30  having a drawer type space and a bending board disposed on the right side  32  having a press board  32   b  facing the internal space  32   a  of the bending board and being curved upward slightly according to the present invention.  
         [0019]      FIG. 5  is an illustrative view of the miniSD memory card  60  being correctly placed in the movable lift-up lid  30  and ready to be closed for its use according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0020]      FIG. 6  is an illustrative view of the process of closing the lift-up lid as depicted in  FIG. 5  according to the present invention.  
         [0021]      FIG. 7  is an illustrative view of the movable lift-up lid  30  being closed as depicted in  FIG. 5  and pushed toward together with the miniSD memory card  60  to latch and fix the insulating body  20  in place according to the present invention.  
         [0022]      FIG. 8  is an illustrative view of the movable lift-up lid  30  being closed as depicted in  FIG. 7  to latch and fix the insulating body  20  in place and the miniSD memory card  60  being electrically connected to the signal contact section  61  and the miniSD memory card connector  10  according to the present invention.  
         [0023]      FIG. 9  is a perspective view of the overall structure of the miniSD memory card  60  and its application according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0024]      FIG. 10  is an exploded view of the miniSD memory card connector  10  according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0025]      FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view of an enlarged Section  11 - 11  as depicted in  FIG. 9  according to the present invention.  
         [0026]      FIG. 12  is an illustrative view of the movable lift-up lid  30  being closed as depicted in  FIG. 9  and pushed forward together with the miniSD memory card  60  to a correct position for its use according to the present invention.  
         [0027]      FIG. 13  is a cross-sectional view of an enlarged section  13 - 13  as depicted in  FIG. 12  illustrating that the signal contact section of the miniSD memory card presses the bending section of the detector terminal to electrically connect the electric contact section of the detector terminal with a lock plate according to the present invention.  
         [0028]      FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view of an enlarged Section  14 - 14  as depicted in  FIG. 12  illustrating that the electric contact section of the detector terminal  70  is electrically connected  72  with the latch plate  55  according to the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0029]     Referring to FIGS.  2  to  5 , a miniSD memory card connector  10  disclosed in the drawings is a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. The miniSD memory card connector  10  comprised an insulating body  20 , a movable lift-up lid  30  having a draw function for placing a miniSD memory card  60  and eleven terminal pins  40 .  
         [0030]     The insulating body  20  comprises a flat substrate  21  extended forward as shown in  FIG. 3 , eleven grooves  22  disposed on the surface of the substrate  21  for receiving eleven terminal pins  40 , and an opening  23  defined on both sides of the front section of the substrate  21 . The purpose of the insulating body  20  resides on after the movable lift-up lid  30  is closed as shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , the right inverted L-shape bending board  32  and the left bending board  33  disposed on both sides of the movable lift-up lid  30  having the drawer function will not collide with the surface of the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20  and move back and forth in the space of the opening  23  of the substrate  21 . In other words, the movable lift-up lid  30  is pushed forward or pulled backward as indicated by the arrow direction of the figures.  
         [0031]     After eleven terminal pins  40  are fixed on the surface of the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20 , a bending section  41  at the front section of each terminal pin  40  is protruded from the surface of the substrate  21  and keeps its resilience, and the pin section  42  at the rear section of each terminal pin  40  as shown in  FIG. 2  is exposed. If a miniSD memory card connector  10  according to the present invention is used, the terminal pins are soldered on the circuit board. After a miniSD memory card  60  is inserted into the lift-up lid  30  and the lift-up lid  30  is closed as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the eleven signal lines at the signal contact section  61  of the miniSD memory card  60  will immediately constitute a good electric connection with the eleven terminal pins  40  of the insulating body  20 .  
         [0032]     Further, three platforms having a partial height protruded upward from the rear side of the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20  and being disposed at an interval with each other in the direction as shown in the figures. The three platforms include a left platform  24 , a right platform  25  and a middle platform  26 , wherein a coaxial axle rod  27  is disposed between the left platform  24  and the middle platform  26  as well as between the right platform  25  and the middle platform  26  such that the two axle rods  27  are used as fulcrums for a short linear reciprocal displacement.  
         [0033]     A first bracket  24   a  is extended from and disposed on the external side of the left platform  24  and a first rib  24   b  is extended vertically downward and disposed on the bottom surface of the first bracket  24   a ; similarly, a second bracket  25   a  is extended from and disposed on the external side of the right platform  25  and a second rib  25   b  is extended vertically downward and disposed on the bottom surface of the second bracket  25   a.  To cater the asymmetric design of the left and right sides of the miniSD memory card  60 , the movable lift-up lid  30  according to the present invention is corresponsive with such asymmetric design, and thus in the structure of the movable lift-up lid  30 , the thickness of the second bracket  25   a  of the right platform  25  of the insulating body  20  is designed to be thicker than the first bracket  24   a  of the left platform  24 .  
         [0034]     Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4  for the movable lift-up lid  30 , which comprises a lid panel  31  and a L-shaped bending board disposed at the front section of both sides of the lid panel  31 . In other words, an L-shaped right bending board  32  and a left bending board  33  are disposed on the right and left sides of the movable lift-up lid  3  respectively. However, the right bending board  32  and the left bending board are flat boards and correspondingly face the internal side of the movable lift-up lid  30 , such that the internal space  32   a  of the right bending board  33  faces the corresponding internal side of the movable lift-up lid  30  to define a space with a drawer function for receiving the insertion and disposition of a miniSD memory card.  
         [0035]     In the meantime, a press board  32   b  is stamped from a bottom panel of the right bending board  32  or the left bending board  33  by a stamping technology as illustrated by the right bending board  32  in the figures. The press board  32   b  is curved slightly upward and faces the internal space  32   a  of the right bending board  32 , and thus maintains its resilience. When the miniSD memory card  60  is placed into the movable lift-up lid  30 , the press board  32   b  produces an appropriate pressing force onto the miniSD memory card  60  such that the surface of the miniSD memory card can be attached flatly on the surface of the lid panel  31  of the movable lift-up lid and the miniSD memory card  60  can be successfully inserted in the movable lift-up lid  30 .  
         [0036]     A right blocking panel  34  and a left blocking panel  35  are protruded downwardly from the middle section of both the left and right sides of the lid panel  31  of the movable lift-up lid  30 , but the stamped position of the right blocking panel  34  is deeper into the lid panel  31  of the movable lift-up lid  30  than the stamped position of the left blocking panel  35  as shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 , and thus asymmetric structures are formed on both sides.  
         [0037]     In other words, the miniSD memory card  60  as shown in  FIG. 1  defines a guide track section  63  disposed on both sides of the signal contact section  61  and the top of one side of the guide track section  63  defines a foolproof structure having an opening with a wedge-shaped surface  62  and asymmetric structures on both sides. Therefore, the designed position and height of the right blocking panel  34  and the left blocking panel  35  of the movable lift-up lid  30  must comply with the miniSD memory card standard and specifications to have an asymmetric structure on both sides.  
         [0038]     In FIGS.  6  to  8 , after the miniSD memory card  60  is placed into the drawer type space of the movable lift-up lid  30 , the right blocking panel  34  and the left blocking panel  35  of the movable lift-up lid  30  according to the present invention are disposed precisely across the guide track section  63  on both sides of the miniSD memory card  60  to provide the function of guiding the miniSD memory card  60  to be inserted correctly in the movable lift-up lid  30 , and the position of the right blocking panel  34  constitutes a foolproof structure for the miniSD memory card  60  and provides a way for the users to examine whether or not the miniSD memory card  60  is inserted correctly, since the structures of both sides of the miniSD memory card  60  are asymmetric. If the miniSD memory card  60  is installed in the reverse direction, then after the miniSD memory card  60  is installed into the drawer type space of the movable lift-up lid  30 , the front end of the signal contact section  61  will be blocked by the right blocking panel  34  to prevent its further insertion. On the other hand, if the miniSD memory card  60  is inserted correctly into the drawer type space of the movable lift-up lid  30 , then the miniSD memory card  60  will be guided by the right blocking panel  34  and the left blocking panel  35  of the movable lift-up lid  30  to continue its entrance into the interior until the right blocking panel  34  touches the wedge-shape surface  62  of the miniSD memory card  60 . At that time, the miniSD memory card is fixed into the correct position.  
         [0039]     Two latch brackets  38  are protruded from the bottom of the lid panel  31  of the miniSD memory card  30  at the positions corresponding to two axle rods  27  of the insulating body  20  as shown in  FIG. 3 . The latch bracket  38  has a hook groove  38   a  including an arc section and a linear section; when the arc section of the latch bracket of the movable lift-up lid touches the axle rod  27  of the insulating body  20 , the movable lift-up lid  30  can be rotated in 180 degrees and either lifted up or closed and provides the insertion of the miniSD memory card  60  at any angle; and the linear section of the latch bracket  38  constitutes the track for the linear movement of the movable lift-up lid  30 .  
         [0040]     In FIGS.  5  to  7 , after the miniSD memory card  60  is installed to the movable lift-up lid  30  and the movable lift-up lid containing the miniSD memory card  60  is closed, the backside of the signal contact section  61  of the miniSD memory card  60  will be in contact with the terminal pin  40  of the insulating body  20  and thus constitute a good electric connection. At that time, an L-shaped right latch board  36  and a left latch board  37  are protruded downward from the rear section of both sides of the lid panel  30  of the movable lift-up lid  30  in order to secure the movable lift-up lid  30  in place, but the horizontal plates of the right latch board  36  and the left latch board  37  face towards the external side of the movable lift-up lid  30 , and a tenon rib  36   a  is disposed on the surface of the horizontal plate as shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8 . When the movable lift-up memory lid  30  together with the miniSD memory card  60  are closed downward to push both the movable lift-up lid  30  and the miniSD memory card  60  forward, so that the tenon rib  36   a  of the right latch board  36  of the movable lift-up lid  30  is latched into the rib  25   b  of the right platform  25  of the insulating body  20  while the tenon rib  36   a  of the left latch board  37  of the movable lift-up lid is also latched into the rib  24   b  of the left platform  24  of the insulating body  20 , so that the movable lift-up lid  30  is latched by the right platform  25  and the left platform  24  of the insulating body  20  and cannot be lifted up, so that the signal contact section  61  of the miniSD memory card  60  constitute a good electric connection with the terminal pins  40 .  
         [0041]     If it is necessary to remove the miniSD memory card  60 , the operation will be reversed by pulling out the movable lift-up lid  30  together with the miniSD memory card  60  first to separate the movable lift-up lid  30  from the latch of the right platform  25  and the left platform  24  of the insulating body  20 , and then lift up the movable lift-up lid  30  and take the miniSD memory card  60  out.  
         [0042]     Further in  FIG. 3 , a slot  25   c  is disposed on the right platform  25  of the insulating body  20  and a slot  24   c  for inserting a lock plate  50  therein. If a miniSD memory card connector  10  is used, the pin section  42  at the rear section of the terminal pin  40  and the lock plate  50  on both sides of the insulating body  20  are soldered on the circuit board to fix the miniSD memory card connector  10  on the circuit board.  
         [0043]     Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 8  the miniSD memory card connector  10  is soldered on the printed circuit board of a mobile phone, so that the mobile phone can use the miniSD memory card  60  for storing data.  
         [0044]     In  FIG. 2 , the movable lift-up lid  30  of the miniSD memory card connector  10  is lifted first, and the miniSD memory card  60  can be inserted into the drawer type space of the movable lift-up lid  30  at any angle until the wedge-shape surface  62  of the miniSD memory card  60  touches the right blocking panel  34  of the movable lift-up lid  30 . Then, the movable lift-up lid  30  is closed downward to electrically connect the signal contact section  61  of the miniSD memory card  60  with the terminal pins  40  of the insulating body  20 , and then the movable lift-up lid  30  together with the miniSD memory card  60  are pushed forward, such that the right latch board panel  36  and the left latch board  37  of the movable lift-up board  30  are latched by the miniSD memory card connector  10  to provide an effect of fixing the movable lift-up lid  30  in place and electrically connect the signal contact section  61  of the miniSD memory card  60  with the terminal pins  40  of the miniSD memory card connector  10 , so that the mobile phone is provided with multimedia functions including digital camera, video retrieval, MP3 playback and Internet communications.  
         [0045]     A second preferred embodiment of the present invention is an embodiment including the foregoing first embodiment and all other embodiments related to the first embodiment and the improvement by adding a detector for detecting and confirming whether or not a miniSD memory card  60  is inserted into the miniSD memory card connector  10  and whether or not the installed miniSD memory card  60  is operated normally.  
         [0046]     Further, for simplicity, the device numerals used for the description of the components of the second preferred embodiment adopts the device numerals for the description of the same or similar components used in the first preferred embodiment.  
         [0047]     The miniSD memory card connector  10  as shown in FIGS.  9  to  12  is the miniSD memory card connector  10  of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention which comprises an insulating body  20 , a movable lift-up lid  30  having a draw function for placing a miniSD memory card  60 , eleven terminal pins  40  and a detector terminal  70 .  
         [0048]     After a miniSD memory card  60  is inserted into the movable lift-up lid  30  and both are closed and fixed in place as shown in  FIG. 11 , eleven signal lines of the signal contact section  61  of the miniSD memory card  60  will be electrically connect with the eleven terminal pins  40  of the insulating body  20 .  
         [0049]     As to the detailed structure of each component used in the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the basic architecture, shape, structure, and functions adopt those of the first preferred embodiment. Therefore, any description the same as or similar to the description in the first preferred embodiment will refer to or cite the previously described contents, and thus such sections will not be described again.  
         [0050]     Referring to FIGS.  9  to  11 , an opening  23  is defined at the front section of the right side of the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20  and another opening  23   a  is defined at the front section of the left side of the substrate  21 , but the depth of the hollow area of the opening  23   a  disposed at the front section of the left side of the substrate  21  is deeper than the opening  21  at the front section of the right side, so that the hollow area of the opening  23   a  is provided for a pin section  73  of a detector terminal  70  to be protruded inside as shown in  FIG. 12 . After the movable lift-up lid  30  is closed such that the inverted L-shaped right bending board  32  and left bending board  33  panel disposed on both sides of the movable lift-up lid  30  having the drawer function will not collide with the surface of the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20  and move back and forth in the space of the opening  23   a  and the opening  23  on both sides of the substrate  21 . In other words, the movable lift-up lid  30  is pushed forward or pulled backward as indicated by the arrow direction of the figures.  
         [0051]     In  FIGS. 9 and 10 , the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20  has eleven slots  22  on its surface for receiving eleven terminal pins  40 , and also has a slot  28  disposed on the surface of the substrate  21  at a position under the surface of the substrate  21  corresponding to the opening  23   a  at the surface of the substrate  21  for receiving a detector terminal  70 .  
         [0052]     The detector terminal  70  comprises a bending section  71 , an electric contact section  72  and a pin section  73 ; wherein the bending section constitutes the front section of the detector terminal  70 , and the middle of the bending section  71  is an upwardly curved protrusion, and the pin section  73  of the detector terminal  70  are coupled integrally with the front and the rear of the bending section  71  to define the rear section of the terminal pin  73 .  
         [0053]     The electric contact section  72  is a vertical panel coupled to a side at the front end of the bending section  71 . In other words, a lateral side of the front end of the bending section  71  is extended towards one side first and then bent upward to define the vertical panel.  
         [0054]     After the detector terminal  70  is embedded into the slot  28  of the substrate  21  of the insulating body  20 , the front section of the bending section  71  of the detector terminal  70  is protruded from the surface of the substrate  21  as shown in  FIG. 9  and keeps its resilience. The pin section  73  of the detector terminal  70  is extended into the opening  23   a  of the insulating body  20 , and the vertical panel of the electric contact section is roughly parallel to the groove of the slot  28 .  
         [0055]     In addition, to enhance the electric contact effect of the electric contact section  72  as shown in  FIG. 11 , a contact member  72   a  is protruded from the vertical panel of the electric contact section  72  of the detector terminal  70  to constitute a preferred embodiment according to the second preferred embodiment.  
         [0056]     Referring to  FIGS. 9 and 10 , a slot  29  is disposed individually on the left platform  24  and the right platform  25  of the insulating body  20  for inserting a lock plate  55  to electrically connect the vertical panel of the electric contact section  72  of the detector terminal  70  to detect and confirm whether or not a miniSD memory card  60  is inserted into the lift-up miniSD memory card connector  10  and whether or not the inserted miniSD memory card  60  is operated normally.  
         [0057]     In  FIGS. 9 and 11 , if no miniSD memory card  60  is installed in the movable lift-up lid  30  of the miniSD memory card connector  10 , or if the movable lift-up lid  30  has inserted a miniSD memory card  60  but the movable lift-up lid  30  and the inserted miniSD memory card  60  are not closed and placed in the normal position, the miniSD memory card connector  10  according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention reserves a gap between the electric contact section  72  of the detector terminal  70  and the lock plate  55  disposed on the left platform  24 , and default as not electrically connected, and thus no electric connection signal will be sent out.  
         [0058]     Therefore, the foregoing detector terminal  70  is not electrically connected with the lock plate  55 , and the miniSD memory card connector  10  is indicated as being in the status of having no miniSD memory card  60  connected.  
         [0059]     In  FIGS. 9 and 12 , after the miniSD memory card  60  is inserted correctly into the movable lift-up lid  30  of the miniSD memory card connector  10  and the movable lift-up lid  30  and the inserted miniSD memory card  60  are closed and mounted into the correct position, the signal contact section  61  of the inserted miniSD memory card  60  as shown in  FIGS. 13 and 14  will press on the bending section  71  of the detector terminal  70  protruded out of the surface of the substrate  21  and the bending section  71  of the detector terminal  70  can keep its resilience, and thus will be pressed downward to drive the electric contact section  72  of the detector terminal  70  to move downward, and electrically connect the lock plate  55  disposed on the left platform  24 .  
         [0060]     Therefore, the detector terminal  70  of the miniSD memory card connector  10  is electrically connected with the lock plate  55  to send out an electric connection signal to indicate that a miniSD memory card  60  is inserted into the miniSD memory card connector  10  and the inserted miniSD memory card  60  is operated normally.  
         [0061]     Further, for enhancing the effect of electrically connecting with the electric contact section  72  of the detector terminal  70 , the lock plate  55  on the left platform  24  is provided with a latch board  56  as shown in  FIG. 11 . In other words, the latch board  56  of the lock plate  55  has a vertical panel on which surface has a contact member  56   a  protruded from the surface, and which contact member  56   a  of the lock plate  55  shall be electrically connected with the contact member  72   a  of the detector terminal  70  to constitute an embodiment according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.  
         [0062]     If the miniSD memory card connector  10  according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is in use, the pin section  42  at the rear section of the terminal pin  40 , the pin section  73  at the rear section of the detector terminal  70 , and the lock plate  55  disposed on both sides of the insulating body  20  are soldered on the circuit board first. In addition to fixing the miniSD memory card connector  10  in place, the circuit of the detector terminal  70  and the lock plate  55  on the circuit board defines a detection circuit.  
         [0063]     Therefore, the miniSD memory card connector  10  according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention shall have the functions and effects of the first preferred embodiment and also has the functions of detecting and confirming whether or not a miniSD memory card  60  is inserted and whether or not the inserted miniSD memory card  60  is operated normally. When a mobile phone is in use, the mobile phone may detect the miniSD memory card  60  in addition to having the multimedia functions.