Abstract: A card connector is provided with an ejection mechanism using a cycle cam. It is configured that a pin slides in a groove of the cycle cam along a direction that a card moves according to a movement of the card when the card is inserted into the card connector or pulled out from the card connector. A plurality of elastic members is provided along the direction that the card moves for pressing a specific portion of the pin against the groove of the cycle cam.

Abstract: A memory card connector has an interior cavity into which a memory card is inserted to a temporary retained position and then to a fully inserted position. The connector includes an insulating housing having a rear terminal-mounting section at a rear of the cavity. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the terminal-mounting section and have contact portions for engaging contacts on the memory card. A slider is movably mounted on the housing and is engageable with the memory card for movement therewith. The slider is slidable along a side wall of the housing. The slider has a projection engageable in a recess in a side of the memory card. A sheet metal shell covers at least a portion of the insulating housing and includes a cover plate overlying at least a portion of the cavity. A side wall plate depends from the cover plate and overlies at least a portion of the side wall of the housing.

Abstract: A card connector capable of preventing a card from accidental disengagement therefrom includes a housing having a base plate, a stationary terminal area located at a first side of the base plate, and a concave portion located at a second side of the base plate; a slide member slidably mounted in the concave portion; and an anti-run member having a main body, a fastening piece formed at a rear end of the main body, and a buckle portion formed at a front end of the main body. An elongated slide way is formed in the concave portion and located close to the stationary terminal area. An inclined guide portion is formed at a front end of the slide way. A recess is formed at a front end of the guide portion. The main body of the anti-run member further has a support piece extending toward the first side therefrom.

Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulating housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing; a shielding provided with one end along a card inserting direction coupled on the housing, and defining a card receiving space together with the insulating housing with a card inserting opening at the other end of the shielding, the shielding having a pair of opposite side edges, one of the side edges being in substantially linear configuration and the other of the side edges being in a step configuration so that the width of the card inserting opening is wider than that of the insulating housing; and an ejector assembled on the shield for ejecting the card.

Abstract: A drawer-type all-in-one card connector includes a housing defining an insertion chamber and an opening formed at an end of the insertion chamber and a plurality of terminal slots formed at the other end of the insertion chamber; a plurality of card contact terminals mounted at the terminal slots; a sliding box slidably mounted in the insertion chamber of the housing and having a card receiving chamber for receiving corresponding memory cards of different specifications; a cover covered on the housing; a first ejection spring having two ends contacting against an inner sidewall of the housing and the sliding box respectively; and a limiter provided between the housing and the sliding box.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic instrument having a housing, a battery accommodating section provided in the housing, and a spring for battery ejection which is pressed by a battery inserted into the battery accommodating section and thus stored in power. In the instrument, the spring for battery ejection includes a spring force generation portion, a first arm portion provided at one end of the spring force generation portion, a second arm portion that is provided at the other end of the spring force generation portion and extends with a certain opening angle with respect to the first arm portion, a first shaft portion provided at an end of the first arm portion, and a second shaft portion provided at an end of the second arm portion. The first shaft portion is mounted in a first bearing portion provided in the housing, and the second shaft portion is slidably mounted in a second bearing portion provided in the housing.

Abstract: A card attachment/detachment device includes a card accommodation section arranged at any one of the body and the lid; a terminal arranged at the other to comes into contact with a card placed in the card accommodation section and to press the card toward the card accommodation section; a stopper section constituting a part of a card insertion/removal opening communicating with the card accommodation section and coming into contact with a part of the card placed in the card accommodation section; and a first biasing means pressing the card toward the stopper section when the card is placed in the card accommodation section and ejecting the card to the outside through the card insertion/removal opening when the card is removed from the card accommodation section.

Abstract: A card connector includes a housing for accommodating a card; a terminal for contacting with the card when the card is inserted into the housing; an ejection unit for placing the card and capable of sliding in the housing along a direction that the card is inserted into and pulled out; and a spring member for urging the ejection unit in a direction that the card is pulled out. The card has an inclined surface at a middle of a side surface thereof in a width direction thereof. In the card connector, the ejection unit includes a plate portion and a pair of sidewalls extending from the plate portion. The sidewalls sandwich the card placed on the plate portion from both sides in the width direction of the card. At least one of the sidewalls includes an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined surface of the card.

Abstract: An Integrated Circuit (IC) card connector includes a housing member, an ejection mechanism, and a plurality of braking pieces. The housing member includes an accommodation portion for selectively accommodating an IC card. When the ejection mechanism ejects the IC card from the accommodation portion, an end of at least one of the plurality of braking pieces contacts a movable part of the ejection mechanism. After contacting the movable part of the ejection mechanism, the end of the at least one braking piece retreats. Thus, the braking piece decelerates the ejection speed of the IC card and avoids the undesirable jumping-out of the IC card. Embodiments consistent with the invention may also include an improper insertion piece provided in the housing member.

Abstract: A card connector for connecting an expansion card to a circuit board and including a long insulating body with a central slot and a plurality of conductive terminals. The card connector also includes a metal casing with a covering function covering the insulating body. The metal casing prevents electromagnetic interference.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a rear wall (11), and first and second side walls (12 and 13) substantially parallel extending forwards form the rear wall; a shielding member (5) covering on the housing and defining a receiving cavity together with the first and second side walls for receiving an electrical card (6), the receiving cavity having a font entry from which the electrical card is inserted into the receiving cavity; and a number of terminals (2) disposed in the housing and each having a contact portion (22) extending into the receiving cavity for contacting the electrical card. The shielding member is provided with a pair of guiding plates (56) at the front entry of the receiving cavity and disposed between the first and second side walls for guiding the electrical card into the receiving cavity.

Abstract: A card connector includes a housing for accommodating a card; a terminal for contacting with the card when the card is inserted into the housing; an ejection unit for placing the card and capable of sliding in the housing along a direction that the card is inserted into and pulled out; and a spring member for urging the ejection unit in a direction that the card is pulled out. An elastic member is disposed in one of the ejection unit and the housing, and an escape space is formed in the other of the ejection unit and the housing for escaping a deformation of the elastic member. When the card contacts with the terminal, the escape space releases at least a part of the deformation of the elastic member. When the card is disconnected from the terminal, the elastic member deforms to push the ejection unit upwardly.

Abstract: An ejecting device for a card connector includes a base, a slide member, a first ejecting spring, a second ejecting spring, and retaining means. The base has an insertion slot having an opening end. The slide member is slidably mounted in the insertion slot of the base. The first ejecting spring has two ends contacting against the base and the slide member respectively. The second ejecting spring has two ends fixed to the base and the slide member respectively. The retaining means is mounted between the base and the slide member. Accordingly, the first and second springs can cause double ejections of the slide member to lengthen the stroke of the slide member, thus enabling the user to operate the card connector conveniently.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20) and an ejector (30). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (13) with a card insertion/ejection direction. The contacts (20) comprises a number of contacting portions (23) exposed into the card receiving space (13) and arranged in two rows along the card insertion/ejection direction to electrically connect with a card. The ejector (30) includes a slider (31) moving along the card insertion/ejection direction with the card inserted/ejected, an ejecting arm (323) protruding into the card receiving space (13) to eject the card, holding means to securely hold the slider (31) in a final position, and a resilient member (34) disposed in the slider to urge the slider (31) to move along the card ejection direction.

Abstract: A card connector includes: an insulating housing having a base, a back wall extending upward form a rear end of the base, a partition wall formed with a first stopper, and a second stopper extending upward from a front portion of the base; a plurality of terminals disposed on the base; a shield covering the insulating housing to define a card receiving space for receiving a card; and an ejecting mechanism slidable in the card receiving space for inserting/ejecting the card. The ejecting mechanism includes a slider and a compressed spring disposed between the back wall and the slider for pushing the slider to slide. The slider is formed with a first receiving board, and a blocking portion with a second receiving board extending out. The slider slides between a first position and a second position where the blocking portion of the slider leans against the second stopper and the two receiving boards wedge in the two recesses defined below the two stoppers.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (1,4); a number of contacts (2,3) received in the insulating housing and a shell (5). The shell (5) covers the insulating housing to define a card receiving space which has a first card receiving space (501) and a second card receiving space (502) along a vertical direction for receiving a first card (8) and a second card (9), respectively. The contacts comprise contacting portions (21,31) exposed into the first card receiving space (501) and the second card receiving space (502), respectively. The shell (5) is formed with a stopping portion (531) protruding into the second card receiving space (502) for preventing the first card from electrically connecting with the contacting portions exposed into the second card receiving space.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a main body having a first card accommodating space and a first spring attachment member. An ejection mechanism includes a push block, an ejection bar, and a positioning block. The push block has a second spring attachment member and an abutment member. The abutment member extends into the first card accommodating space for engagement with a card. The positioning block has first and second guide grooves. The ejection bar has a first end attached to the push block and a second end positioned in the first or second guide groove. The second end is capable of following the first and second guide grooves to move the positioning block relative to the push block during insertion and ejection of the card. A spring extends between the first and spring attachment members and biases the push block during insertion and ejection of the card.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20), an ejector and an engaging portion (123). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (14) with a card insertion/ejection direction. The ejector disposed in the insulating housing comprises a slider (40) moving along the card insertion/ejection direction with a card inserted/ejected, holding means to securely hold the slider in a final position where a card is electrically connected with the contacts and to release the slider from the final position when ejecting the card, and a locking member (42) disposed in the slider to be moveable in or out of the card receiving space. The engaging portion (123) is disposed in the housing and the engaging portion (123) cooperating with the locking member (42) to securely lock the card in the final position.

Abstract: In a card connector to be connected to a card, An ejecting member is provided so as to be movable along a predetermined plane for ejecting the card in an ejecting direction. The ejecting member has a card contacting portion to be contacted with the card and a cam-operated portion. The ejecting member is urged towards the ejecting direction by a urging member. A cam mechanism is provided so as to movable along the predetermined plane in a direction intersecting the ejecting direction. The cam mechanism is elastically supported by a supporting member so that it is disposed at a predetermined position. The cam mechanism has a cam portion for controlling a position of the ejecting member in cooperation with the cam-operated portion.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (3) and a number of contacts (2) received in the insulating housing (3). The insulating housing (3) comprises a base (10) and a pair of guiding arms (13) extending from opposite lateral sides of the base (10) along a card ejecting direction and defining a card receiving space with soldering portions extending forwardly and backwardly respectively. The insulating housing (3) is formed with a pair of mating portions (11, 12) in which the contacts (2) are received, The mating portions extend from the base (10) along the card ejecting direction to expose into the card receiving space at a position of upper and lower sides.

Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulative frame, a plurality of conductive terminals, an ejecting mechanism for guiding a memory card in or out, and a conductor connecting with a circuit system. The ejecting mechanism includes a guiding groove, a guiding device displacing in the guiding groove, and an urging element providing returning force for the guiding device. The conductor is located in a position before an ejection portion of the guiding groove for detecting the memory card as which is disconnected from a circuit system at the earliest time that the ejecting mechanism be ejected from a starting position of the ejection portion, thereby the circuit system has sufficient time to protect the proceeded data before the memory card disengages wholly from the terminals during the memory card ejects out, avoiding the proceeded data being lost and preventing the memory card from being damaged.

Abstract: A self-positioning and limiting apparatus includes a fixing part, a moving part, and a push-stop part located between the fixing part and the moving part so as to prevent the moving part from being moved excessively. An electrical connector having the self-positioning and limiting apparatus includes an insulating body and conducting pins. A central plugging slot is located on the insulating body along a lengthwise direction. A pair of locking devices are located at the two opposite ends of the insulating body and each of locking devices includes a self positioning and limiting apparatus. The self-positioning and limiting apparatus includes a fixing part, a moving part, and a push-stop part located between the fixing part and the moving part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card adapter that includes an upper cover, a lower cover and a set of converter terminals. The upper cover has an external form designed to conform to short memory card (MS DUO) specifications, and an insertion slot is defined at a rear end of the upper cover corresponding to the shape of a memory stick micro card (M2). The lower iron piece coated inner side with a layer of insulating coating, is inserted and joined to a rear portion of the lower cover. The converter terminals are singly fixed within a fixed seating by embedding molding means and extend outward to contact cards. Such a structural configuration enables converting a memory stick micro card of relatively small size into a short memory card of relatively larger size to facilitate inserting into a digital product provided with a short memory card circuit port.

Abstract: An electrical connector set is disclosed to include an electrical connector, which has an electrically insulative housing houses a plurality of metal contact pins, the electrically insulative housing having a dovetail groove at each of two distal ends thereof, and two guide rails respectively connected to the two distal ends of the electrically insulative housing at right angles for guiding an electronic device into connection with the electrical connector, each guide rail having a long arm and a short arm connected to one end of the long arm at right angles, the short arm having a dovetail block extending from one end thereof remote from the long arm and fastened to the retaining groove at one end of the electrically insulative housing.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a lock mountable on an LCD panel of an electronic device, which comprises a latch, a linking member adapted to have its both ends inserted into a first slot and a second slot of the latch; and a knob including a latching member projected from its side surface and being adapted to insert through a through hole of the latch to fasten the knob and the latch together. By utilizing this lock, a user may slide the knob to move the lock toward either direction with the torsion spring or the helical spring being compressed or expanded.

Abstract: A connector is disclosed into and from which a memory card can be inserted and removed with certainty. A slider is assembled in a slider accommodating chamber of a case body for movement among a leading end position, an intermediate position and a trailing end position. A memory card is inserted into the slider positioned at the leading end position and further pushed in to the trailing end position. Then, when the memory card is released, the slider moves to the intermediate position, at which contacts of the memory card are electrically connected to connection terminals of the connector. Then, when the memory card is pushed in, the slider is moved from the intermediate position to the trailing end position, and when the memory card is released, the slider is moved to the leading end position so as to be taken out.

Abstract: Private data in an EEPROM (14) is erased in a data erasing procedure when pulling out an SIM card (2) from a mobile telephone (1). Before being erased, the private data is encrypted in an encryption procedure and it is transferred and recorded to an external memory (3). The private data encrypted and recorded to the external memory can be reused when the SIM card is used in another mobile telephone. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the external memory from being left behind when the SIM card is pulled out by interfacing a lock mechanism of a card mounting section (16) with that of a memory mounting section (17).

Abstract: An electrical card connector (1) is provided for accommodating an electrical card. The electrical card connector comprises a dielectric housing having a plurality of connector terminals (20), a pair of soldering pieces (30), a shielding (40) assembled on the dielectric housing and defining an insertion port for insertion therein of the electrical card, and an ejector (70) for ejecting the electrical card received in the card connector. The soldering pieces are received respectively in slots of the dielectric housing and have legs for engaging with grounding pads of a printed circuit board. The shielding is formed with tabs (433, 443) extending to abut against the soldering pieces in the slots for establishing grounding pathes between the shielding and the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A metallic sliding slot structure for an electrical connector, which includes a base in which the slot structure formed by folding and pressing a metallic plate is positioned. The slot structure includes a bottom plate, an inner track plate disposed above the bottom plate, an outer track plate having an opening for enclosing the inner track plate, and at least one one-way block formed by pressing the bottom plate. The inner track plate has one end formed with a tip and the other end formed into an M-like shape to form a concave first positioning point. A one-way circulation path is formed between the inner and outer track plates. A second positioning point corresponding to the tip is defined in the opening of the outer track plate. The path goes from the second positioning point to the first positioning point and then back to the second positioning point.

Abstract: A card connector has an ejecting mechanism and a locking mechanism. The ejecting mechanism has an ejecting slider slidable together with a card in card inserting and ejecting directions. The ejecting slider has an operating part. The locking mechanism has an operated part elastically deformable and a locking portion combined with the operated part. The locking portion is movable between an open position and a closed position of a card inserting/ejecting opening. When the card is inserted, the ejecting slider slides in the inserting direction to separate the operating part from the operated part so that the operated part is deformed in one direction to move the locking portion from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving and ejecting an electrical card (6), includes a housing (1) holding a number of terminals (2), and having a rear base (11) and two opposite side portions (12, 13) extending forwards from the rear base; an ejector (4) mounted on one of the side portions of the housing and comprising a slider (41) and an elastic member (42) for urging the slider to slide in response to insertion and ejection of the electrical card; and a shielding member (5) covering on the housing and defining a receiving cavity together with the housing for receiving the electrical card, the shielding member formed with a supporting member (511) disposed adjacent to the rear base of the housing. The elastic member has one end fixed at the slider and the other end abutting on the supporting member.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for mating with a complementary connector (6), includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of channels (12) and grooves (15), a number of terminals (2) received in the channels, a pair of locking/unlocking means (3) retained in the grooves, a latch cooperating with locking/unlocking means for engaging/disengaging with the complementary connector and a metal shell (5). The locking/unlocking means includes a spring (32), a moveable member (30) defining a guiding slot (300) and a guiding pole (31) slidable in the guiding slot by exerting twice push operations, the complementary connector can be engaged with and disengaged from the connector due to displacement of the guiding pole in the guiding slot.

Abstract: Apparatus that carries or transfers a memory medium having a solid-state memory over the inside and outside portions of a recording and/or reproducing apparatus is adapted so that, by selective engagement with respect to a chassis or a holder of a fluctuation lever the memory medium is inserted and held. The memory medium is moved in a manner bridging between an eject position where insertion/withdrawal of the memory medium is permitted and a loading position. A first biasing member moves and biases the holder in an eject direction opposite to a memory medium insertion direction is caused to store biasing force in the eject direction. A second biasing member biases the holder in the memory medium insertion direction and is caused to be operative to carry out switching between movement in the memory medium insertion direction of the holder and movement in the eject direction.

Abstract: An electrical card connector comprises an insulating header (1) having a mounting face (10), a plurality of electrical contacts (2) retained in the insulating header (1) and each having a soldering portion (22) arranging along the mounting face (10) and an engaging portion (21) for electrically connecting with an inserted electronic card, and a metallic shell (5) defining a receiving room (57) with an opening (59), through which the electronic card is inserted into the receiving room (57) along a direction, and further having a metallic header (58) disposed at a longitudinal end of the receiving room (57) and far from the opening (59), which is assembled onto the insulating header (1). Wherein the card inserting direction is perpendicular to the mounting face (10).

Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulating housing, a cover engaging with the insulating housing, a plurality of terminals fixed on the insulating housing and an ejection mechanism. The insulating housing has a base plate and a side wall. The base plate has a stopper which extends upward near to the side wall. The ejection mechanism has a slider and a spring. One end of the slider leans against the stopper detachably, and the other end leans against the spring. The spring is compressed between the insulating housing and the slider. Furthermore, a first tilt-preventing portion is provided at the end of the slider which leans against the spring. A corresponding second tilt-preventing portion is provided in the side wall of the insulating housing for engaging with the first tilt-preventing portion to prevent the slider from tilting.

Abstract: A card connector which prevents a card from popping out when the card is discharged and is not easily broken. The card connector includes a base having a slot into which a card can be inserted, a slider which is provided at a position in the base to be abuttable on the card and which can be caused to slide, a spring forcing the slider in the discharging direction of the card, and a lock spring including a plate spring having a tip end engageable with an engagement recess of the card and a base end mounted on the slider. The tip end can be displaced in a direction away from the card, and base is provided with a first rib which abuts on the tip end of the lock spring to prevent the tip end from being displaced when the slider is positioned at the card pop-out preventing position.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a housing with a slider. The slider is moveable between a first position where a card has been inserted into the housing and a final position where the card is ejected from the housing. The slider includes a spring that drives the slider in a direction of card ejection. A cam mechanism secures the slider in the first position and the final position. The cam mechanism includes a substantially heart-shaped cam groove and a cam rod. The cam rod has a support shaft fixed to the housing and a cam engagement member positioned in the cam groove. A locking member having a substantially cantilever construction locks the card in the housing and has a fixed end attached to the slider and a free end that is positioned substantially above the cam groove. The free end is moveable across the cam groove.

Abstract: The invention provides a memory card adaptor in which the number of parts is reduced and the cost reduction can be attained. The adaptor has: an adaptor body 4 into and from which a small memory card is to be inserted and extracted through a card insertion port 11 that is opened in a side face, and which is to be inserted into and extracted from a card connector for a large memory card; and plural conductive members 6a to 6i which are arranged in the adaptor body 4, and through which plural connect terminals 303a to 303h of the small memory card are to be electrically connected to plural contacts of the card connector. A linking portion 41 which directly couples plural specific ones 6c, 6f of the plural conductive members 6a to 6i is disposed. The specific conductive members are not adjacent to each other, and the tip ends are positionally shifted from each other in the length direction.

Abstract: A drawer SIM card connector includes a housing base and a carrier. The housing base includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls which form a receiving cavity, a pedestal formed on the bottom wall and extending upward into the receiving cavity, and a pair of guiding slots defined between the pedestal and the side walls. The carrier includes a pair of spaced apart sliding boards, a back board and a front board which form an opening in a central portion of the carrier. The carrier is slidably assembled within the receiving cavity of the housing base with the pedestal extending above the carrier through the opening and the sliding board being guided by the guiding slots. When the back board of the carrier is stopped by the pedestal, a further outward moving of the carrier is stopped, thereby preventing the carrier from falling off the connector.

Abstract: An Integrated Circuit (IC) card connector includes a housing member, an ejection mechanism, and a plurality of braking pieces. The housing member includes an accommodation portion for selectively accommodating an IC card. When the ejection mechanism ejects the IC card from the accommodation portion, an end of at least one of the plurality of braking pieces contacts a movable part of the ejection mechanism. After contacting the movable part of the ejection mechanism, the end of the at least one braking piece retreats. Thus, the braking piece decelerates the ejection speed of the IC card and avoids the undesirable jumping-out of the IC card. Embodiments consistent with the invention may also include an improper insertion piece provided in the housing member.

Abstract: In order to latch an object member that is movable in a predetermined direction, a latch device has a heart cam that follows movement of the object member, and a latch member that is movable between a first position where it does not engage the object member and a second position where it engages the object member in the predetermined direction. A cam follower engaging the heart cam and the latch member urges the latch member toward one of the first and second positions following movement of the heart cam. However, actual movement of the latch member is controlled by a control mechanism that operates depending on the shape and the number of times of movement of the heart cam.

Abstract: The invention relates to a chipcard housing with an ejector and at least one locking arm coupled thereto. A gearwheel is provided for control of the locking arm which engages in a section of the locking arm resembling a toothed rack such that the drive of the gearwheel is achieved by a lug on the ejector which engages in a crank guide provided on the gearwheel.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing (1), a number of contacts (2) and a shell (4). The insulating housing (1) defines a card receiving space (15) with a card insertion direction and comprises an engaging portion (114, 102). The contacts (2) are retained in the insulating housing (1) and exposed into the card receiving space (15). The shell (4) covered the insulating housing (1) comprises a resilient piece (411, 421) corresponding to the engaging portion (114, 102) of the insulating housing (1). The resilient piece (411, 421) of the shell (4) engages with the engaging portion (114, 102) of the insulating housing to urge the resilient piece to slightly distort elastically after the shell (4) is assembled to the insulating housing (1).

Abstract: A memory card connector has an insulative frame, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative frame, an ejecting device for guiding a memory card in or out, a shell shielding the insulative frame, and an activation switch. The conductive terminals have at least two power terminals for power supply. Each power terminal has double springy connecting points and a channel between the two connecting points, whereby the two connecting points are apart from each other for engaging contacting points of the memory card firmly. The activation switch is normal-closed type and includes a switch base, a bias strip integrally stamped from an end of the switch base, and an interferential strip at another end of the switch base. The bias strip is substantially inclined upwardly and has a guiding portion, a connecting portion, and a bending portion for providing a certain resiliency.

Abstract: A smart card holder frame for an electronic device which comprises a card holder, a member, and an alignment structure. The card holder has a base, a first wall, a second wall, a connector clip, and an open region structured to receive a smart card therein, the open region being disposed between the base, the first wall, the second wall, and the connector clip. The member has a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface structured to be engaged with a smart card and to align the smart card with the open region. The alignment structure comprises a deflectable finger that is structured to bias the smart card into engagement with at least one of the first sloped and the second sloped surface, wherein the alignment structure is adjacent the card holder and wherein the member is adjacent the card holder and the alignment structure.

Abstract: A card connector assembly that enables smooth insertion of a card into a card receiving opening, by preventing the front end of the card from striking the card receiving opening during insertion. The card connector assembly includes a frame, and an ejecting mechanism. The frame has a card receiving opening at a first end, and a connector at a second end. The connector electrically connects with a card, which is inserted into the frame. The ejecting mechanism includes a push rod, which is slidable in the insertion/ejection direction of the card. An eject button is provided at the end of the push rod on the side of the card receiving opening. A guide, for guiding the card to be inserted into the card receiving opening, is formed on the eject button.

Abstract: A card connector of the present invention includes a connector body, a cover member in combination with the connector body, contact terminals arranged in the connector body, and a card-ejection preventing mechanism provided in a card-inserting opening of the connector body, wherein the card-ejection preventing mechanism has a card-stopper cap adapted to be slidable along the card-inserting opening of the connector body, so that the ejection of a card due to the vibration or the shock is prevented and a contact portion is always brought into contact with a card pad section.

Abstract: An adaptor for using a mini-sized memory card in an appliance having a slot for a regular-sized memory card is provided. This adaptor is formed with a base and a cover made of a resin material, a plurality of electrically conductive members fixed to the base so as to electrically contact a plurality of I/O terminals of the memory card in the adapter, and a metal shell held between the base and the cover. A memory-card storage room is provided by a space surrounded by the metal shell and the base. By use of the metal shell, it is possible to improve rigidity of the adaptor, obtain a reliable compatibility, and prevent that the thin, mini-sized memory card is damaged.

Abstract: The present invention provides a card connector in which heat dissipation of a card can be performed by means of a heatsink without requiring any operation of the heatsink by the consumer. The card connector comprises a heatsink for contacting one surface of the card that is inserted into a connector part, and a push rod for ejecting the card. The push rod has a cam having a first cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card at the time of the insertion of the card, and a second cam surface which acts so that the heatsink moves away from the one surface of the card during the ejection of the card.

Abstract: In a card connector for use in connecting a card, an eject mechanism is coupled to a housing for receiving the card. The eject mechanism is for executing an ejecting operation of ejecting the card from the housing. The card connector is provided with a retarding mechanism which cooperates with the eject mechanism to retard the ejecting operation. The retarding mechanism may include a braking mechanism for braking the card in response to an operation of the eject mechanism. Alternatively, the braking mechanism may be for braking an eject bar which is included in the eject mechanism and movable along the housing for ejecting the card.