Patent ID: 7179104

Claim:
A card connector to be connected to a card, the card connector comprising: an ejecting member movable along a predetermined plane for ejecting the card in an ejecting direction, the ejecting member having a card contacting portion to be contacted with the card and a cam-operated portion; an urging member urging the ejecting member towards the ejecting direction; a cam movable along the predetermined plane in a direction intersecting the ejecting direction; and a supporting member elastically supporting the cam so that the cam is disposed at a predetermined position, the cam having a cam portion for controlling a position of the ejecting member in cooperation with the cam-operated portion, the cam being rotatable with respect to a rotation shaft perpendicular to the predetermined plane, the rotation shaft being located at one end of the cam, the supporting member having a spring applying a pulling force to the other end of the cam, the cam portion comprising a depressed portion having a bottom surface parallel to the predetermined plane and having no step, and a protruding portion disposed on the depressed portion and defining a generally heart-like contour.