Patent ID: 7261576

Claim:
A card connector for inserting a card, comprising; a housing for accommodating the card, said housing having a front side and a rear side such that the card is inserted into the housing from the rear side; a terminal for contacting with the card when the card is inserted into the housing; an ejection unit for placing the card and capable of sliding in the housing in a first direction that the card is inserted into the housing and a second direction that the card is pulled out from the housing, said ejection unit including a front portion and a rear portion such that the ejection unit slides in the first direction with the front portion thereof ahead; a spring member for urging the ejection unit in the second direction; and an inclining member for inclining the ejection unit such that the rear portion shifts downwardly when the spring member urges the ejection unit in the second direction; wherein said inclining member includes an inclined surface formed on the housing adjacent to the rear side thereof to face the spring member for pressing against said inclined surface, said inclined surface being inclined downwardly toward the rear side along the second direction.