Patent ID: 7775826

Claim:
A card connector adapted for receiving an electronic card therein, comprising: an insulating housing having a base board and two sidewalls extending upward from two opposite side edges of the base board, a receiving room being defined by the base board and the sidewalls for receiving the card therein; a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in the base board of the insulating housing and electrically contacting the card; a cover coupled on the insulating housing and having a top board covering the receiving room; and a monitoring member disposed in the insulating housing behind the electrical terminals, the monitoring member having a flat base plate disposed in a rear of the base board, a monitoring means extending along the insertion direction of the card, and a connecting arm perpendicularly connecting the monitoring means to the base plate, the connecting arm being inclined upward into the receiving room to make the monitoring means locate in the receiving room, a rear end of the monitoring means away from the electrical terminals being higher than a front end thereof adjacent to the electrical terminals for electrically abutting against a bottom surface of the top board of the cover, wherein the front end of the monitoring means is adapted for being pressed downward by the card to make the connecting arm move downward and further make the rear end thereof disconnect from the top board of the cover.