Patent ID: 8277238

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a housing, the housing being configured to accommodate a card adapter, in which a first card is fitted, or a second card; at least one terminal, each of the at least one terminals being attached to the housing; a card guiding mechanism having an urging member, the urging member being configured to urge the card adapter or the second card in a direction opposite to an insertion direction, the card guiding mechanism being configured to hold in a lock position the card adapter or the second card pushed in the insertion direction by way of push operation; and an identification switch formed by a first contact member and a second contact member, the identification switch being arranged further inward in the insertion direction from an insertion direction front end of the second card held in the lock position, the identification switch configured to identify the card adapter and the second card; wherein the card adapter has a front projection extending forward from an insertion direction front end; and wherein the first contact member is displaced in the thickness direction of the card adapter and comes into contact with the second contact member when abutting against the front projection of the card adapter.