Patent ID: 6848923

Claim:
A switch structure of a card connector, wherein the card connector is configured to hold a card in a connector housing in such a manner that contact pads of the card engage contact terminals arranged in the connector housing, the card having a write-protect button slidable in a recess formed in a card side surface, the switch structure comprising; a first switch arranged on a side wall portion of the connector housing, wherein the switch is configured to maintain contact with the write-protect button when the card is inserted, regardless of a slide position of the button; and a second switch arranged in a card abutment wait of the connector housing configured to detect the presence or absence of the card, and wherein the first switch comprises a pair of contact leaf springs, the movement of which effects the state of said first switch, and wherein said leaf springs are configured so that at least one of the contact leaf springs contacts the write protect button when the card is inserted regardless of a slide position of the write protect button.