Patent ID: 6955547

Claim:
A card ejecting mechanism for an electronic apparatus, the card ejection device capable of retarding a releasing force of a card that is ejected outwardly and suddenly therefrom and comprising: a card retainer defining a card-receiving space that is adapted to receive the card therein, said card retainer having a first end portion formed with a card opening via which the card is adapted to be inserted into said card retainer and via which the card is adapted to be ejected from said card retainer; a push member connected to and movable reciprocally relative to said card retainer between an ejection position, in which the card is adapted to be ejected from said card retainer, said push member having an outer surface formed with an interfering part that is disposed adjacent to one side of said card retainer; and a buffer member mounted on said card retainer, and including a retarding piece formed on an outer surface thereof, disposed between said one side of said card retainer and said push member in such a manner that movement of said push member to said ejection position results in collision between said interfering part and said retarding piece, which in turn, results in extension of said buffer member in a direction toward the card in said card retainer so as to abut slidably against the card, thereby retarding the releasing force of the card when the card is ejected.