Patent ID: 7008245

Claim:
A card connector for allowing an electronic card inserted in or ejected out by pressing the card, comprising: an insulative frame having a housing and a pair of side posts at opposite sides of the housing, a plurality of passageways being defined in the housing for receiving conductive terminals therein, the side posts and the housing bordering a receiving slot for receiving the card; an eject device assembled on one of the side posts, including: a driving rod axially defining a 90 degree first continuous chute, an L-shaped link arm being formed opposite to the first continuous chute; a driven shaft axially defining a 90 degree second continuous chute for meshing with the first continuous chute, a first embedding groove being radially distributed in an outer peripheral of the driven shaft; a driven sleeve fixed on the insulative frame, and telescopically connecting with the driven shaft, a second embedding groove being radially distributed in an outer peripheral of the driven sleeve for meshing with the first embedding groove, a stop block being formed on the driven sleeve and opposite to the driven shaft; a slider cantileveredly mounted on the driving rod, and having an abutting portion at a free end thereof and near the stop block of the driven sleeve for abutting the stop block when assembled; and a resilient element mounted on the driven shaft and opposite the second continuous chute for providing return force of the driven shaft; and a shell assembled on a top of the insulative frame and covering the housing and the side posts.