Patent ID: 7311537

Claim:
A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprising: an insulating housing defining a card receiving space for the card and a card insertion and ejection direction; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing; an ejector assembled to the insulating housing and comprising a slider movable along the card insertion and ejection direction, a spring urging the slider toward the card ejection direction, a holding equipment and a metal plate retained to the slider and moving together with the slider, the slider defining a original position and a final position where the holding equipment locks the slider; and at least two switch contacts installed in the insulating housing for detecting whether the card is inserted, at least one of the switch contacts not electrically connecting with the other switch contacts when the slider is at the original position, and all of the switch contacts electrically connecting with each other by simultaneity contacting with the metal plate when the slider is at the final position.