Patent ID: 7320612

Claim:
A card connector comprising: a base frame having side frames formed by bending at both sides thereof; a connector body provided at an end side of said base frame opposite a side where a card is inserted and serving to arrange in a row and fix a plurality of contact pins; a shutter member that has through orifices corresponding to the plurality of contact pins that are arranged in a row and fixed by said connector body and can move in a state in which said contact pins are inserted into said through orifices; a shutter lock mechanism that locks the movement of said shutter member before said card is inserted, releases said lock in response to the insertion of a compatible card, and allows the connection of contacts of said card with said contact pins; a hook section formed in the central section in the lengthwise direction of said shutter member; a slidable push bar provided on at least one of said side frames; and a rotary arm in which one end is engaged with said push bar and the other end is engaged with the hook section formed in the central section of said shutter member; wherein said shutter lock mechanism being formed by a segment lead on at least one of the two side frames of said base frame, the segment lead having a protrusion on a distal section facing inward with respect to the base frame and a protrusion on an intermediate section facing inward with respect to the base frame, a proximal end of the segment lead being substantially straight; and when said card is pulled out in a state where the contacts of said inserted card and said contact pins are connected, a pushing pressure is applied by said push bar to one end of said rotary arm, a pushing pressure in an opposite direction is applied to the other end of said rotary arm, and a force is applied to said card in a pulling direction via said shutter member.