Patent ID: 7351079

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a base frame having side frames formed by bending at both sides thereof; a connector body provided at an end side of the base frame opposite the side where a card is inserted and serving to arrange and fix a plurality of contact pins in a row; a shutter member that has through orifices corresponding to the plurality of contact pins that are arranged in a row and fixed by the connector body and can move in a state in which the contact pins are inserted into the through orifices; a rotary arm whose one end is in a central position of the shutter member and whose other end is positioned at one of the side frames of the base frame; and an eject structure that applies a pushing force to the other end of the rotary arm in a direction toward the connector body, when the card is pulled out, and provides a force in a direction of pulling out the card via the shutter member in the central position of the shutter member by the one end of the rotary arm, wherein the rotary arm is pivotally supported on a surface side of the base frame opposite a surface side where the card is inserted, and a hook section is formed at the shutter member, an opening is provided substantially in a center of the base frame in a widthwise direction, and the one end of the rotary arm is engaged with the hook section of the shutter member that exits from the opening.