Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (30) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (20) attached to the insulative housing for cooperatively defining a receiving space (60), and a tray (40) received in the receiving space. The metal shell includes a pair of elastic portions (24). The tray has a frame portion (41) having two lateral edges. Each lateral edge has a notch (410) securing with the corresponding elastic portion when the tray is fully inserted in the receiving space along an insertion/ejection direction and an inclined surface (414) on which the elastic portions bias to slow down ejection of the tray.

Abstract: A push-push eject disk drive chassis user-swappably accepts a disk drive, without tools or a caddy and is sufficiently narrow, such that two such chassis may be disposed side-by-side within a housing having a standard disk drive form factor and accept disk drives having smaller form factors. A data storage system that conforms to a disk drive form factor and that can be installed into a disk drive bay of a user computer includes a plurality of such disk drive chassis user-swappably accepts a plurality of side-by-side disk drives, without tools or caddies. The data storage system may include electronics that manage storage space on any disk drives installed in the chassis and present the cumulative storage space (less space used for overhead and redundancy) as a single virtual disk drive to the user computer.

Abstract: A chip card holding mechanism includes a support bracket defining a receiving chamber and an opening communicating with the receiving chamber; a resilient member fixed to the support bracket at an end of the support bracket opposite to the opening, and partial received in the receiving chamber; a latching assembly rotatably fixed to the support bracket and further comprising a pair of latching portions; and a tray slidably assembled to the support bracket, in which the tray comprises an accommodating space defined thereon to receive a chip card, and a pair of opposite sidewalls adjacent to the accommodating space, each sidewall defining a latching groove according to the corresponding latching portion; and the tray is received in the receiving chamber by having the latching portions of the latching assembly engaged in the latching grooves and resisting against the resilient member. An electronic device using the same is also provided.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed to the insulating housing, an ejection mechanism and a shielding shell. The insulating housing defines a receiving trough. The ejection mechanism includes a sliding block slidably disposed to the receiving trough, and an elastic element restrained between the sliding block and a corresponding rear wall of the insulating housing. The sliding block has two clipping portions. A top surface of each clipping portion protrudes upward to form a stopping portion of which a front surface is defined as a stopping face. The shielding shell is covered on the insulating housing. One side of a top plate of the shielding shell defines an elastic piece. Two opposite sides of a rear edge of the elastic piece form two resisting portions resisting against the stopping faces to lock the SIM card in the card connector.

Abstract: A card connector has a base, a card ejection mechanism and a card seat. The base has a first space for at least one set of terminals to be mounted therein, a second space with the card ejection mechanism mounted therein, and a spring leaf mounted in the second space. The card seat has a tongue. The tongue has a card-holding slot formed in a top of the tongue and mounted inside the first space of the base, and an engagement part formed on a bottom of the tongue and corresponding to the spring leaf of the base. When the card seat is inserted in the base, the engagement part of the tongue engages the spring leaf of the base for the card seat to be securely held by the base. When the card seat is removed from the base, the card ejection mechanism is pressed to squeeze the spring leaf of the base for the engagement part of the tongue to disengage from the spring leaf and the card seat can be ejected from the base.

Abstract: A latch mechanism of a data communication module operates by a portion of an actuator sliding in a slot in the module housing that is oriented at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the module housing, thereby translating a force generated in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the module housing into a force in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis as the bail of the latch mechanism pivots between a latched position and an unlatched position. A first end of the actuator is coupled to the bail through a cam pivot. A second end of the actuator has a pin portion that extends through or retracts into an opening in a wall of the module housing.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber for receiving a card, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an ejecting device disposed in one side of the receiving chamber, and a cover coupled on the insulating housing. The ejecting device includes a sliding body of which a top defines a sliding fillister, and a spring restrained between a rear sidewall of the receiving chamber and the sliding body. A bottom sidewall of the sliding fillister protrudes upward to form a blocking block designating a front face thereof as a blocking face. The cover has a top plate of which one side is die-cut to form an elastic slice inclined downward into the sliding fillister. The elastic slice resists against the blocking face in use to keep the sliding body being locked, and sets free the blocking block when ejecting the card out.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber for receiving a card, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an ejecting device disposed in one side of the receiving chamber, and a cover coupled on the insulating housing. The ejecting device includes a sliding body of which a top defines a sliding fillister, and a spring restrained between a rear sidewall of the receiving chamber and the sliding body. A bottom sidewall of the sliding fillister protrudes upward to form a blocking block designating a front face thereof as a blocking face. The cover has a top plate of which one side is die-cut to form an elastic slice inclined downward into the sliding fillister. The elastic slice resists against the blocking face in use to keep the sliding body being locked, and sets free the blocking block when ejecting the card out.

Abstract: An input/output (I/O) device for an automation control system includes a base portion configured to communicatively connect the I/O device with at least one other I/O device, an I/O module physically and communicatively connected to the base portion and comprising I/O communication circuitry, a terminal block physically and communicatively connected to the base portion, and an ejection device configured to eject the I/O module or the terminal block from the base portion by pushing the I/O module or the terminal block out of engagement with the base portion when activated.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber for receiving a card, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an ejecting device disposed in one side of the receiving chamber, and a cover coupled on the insulating housing. The ejecting device includes a sliding body of which a top defines a sliding fillister, and a spring restrained between a rear sidewall of the receiving chamber and the sliding body. A bottom sidewall of the sliding fillister protrudes upward to form a blocking block designating a front face thereof as a blocking face. The cover has a top plate of which one side is die-cut to form an elastic slice inclined downward into the sliding fillister. The elastic slice resists against the blocking face in use to keep the sliding body being locked, and sets free the blocking block when ejecting the card out.

Abstract: An electrical connector for use with an electronic package, includes an insulative housing with a number of periphery sidewalls formed with a cavity. A guiding member is located upon the insulative housing, and includes a guiding frame with an opening and a sliding plate moveable mounted in the guiding frame. The electronic package is supported by the guiding member and pulled the sliding plate away from the guiding frame to let the electronic package enter into the cavity by passing through the opening.

Abstract: A card connector having a housing with a card insertion end, an opposing distal end, and a base. The card connector has a shell positioned on the housing. A card insertion space and a card ejection mechanism receiving space are both positioned between the housing and the shell. The card connector has a card ejection mechanism disposed in the card ejection mechanism receiving space. The card ejection mechanism includes a sliding member, a spring biasing the sliding member in a card-ejecting direction, a lock for locking the sliding member at a locking position; and a sliding member guide. The sliding member guide includes a first guiding member disposed on an interior surface of the base and engageable with a card insertion end of the sliding member; and a second guiding member disposed on an interior surface of the shell and engageable with a distal end of the sliding member.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber for receiving a card, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, an ejecting device disposed in one side of the receiving chamber, and a cover coupled on the insulating housing. The ejecting device includes a sliding body of which a top defines a sliding fillister, and a spring restrained between a rear sidewall of the receiving chamber and the sliding body. A bottom sidewall of the sliding fillister protrudes upward to form a blocking block designating a front face thereof as a blocking face. The cover has a top plate of which one side is die-cut to form an elastic slice inclined downward into the sliding fillister. The elastic slice resists against the blocking face in use to keep the sliding body being locked, and sets free the blocking block when ejecting the card out.

Abstract: According to one general aspect, an apparatus includes a connector receptacle coupled to an electronic device. The connector receptacle is configured to receive a universal serial bus (USB) connector and a Micro SIM card. A connection member is disposed within the connector receptacle and configured to provide electrical communication between the Micro SIM card and the electronic device when the Micro SIM card is coupled to the connector receptacle. In some implementations, the electrical connector can also provide electrical communication between a USB connector and the electronic device when the USB connector is coupled thereto.

Abstract: A card connector assembly includes a card connector (100) and a memory card (5) received in the card connector. The card connector includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing, a slider (41) assembled on the insulative housing and movable relative to the insulative housing, a spring (42) urging the slider along a card ejection direction; and a metal shell (7) covering the insulative housing for defining a card receiving space. The metal shell includes a spring leaf (711, 712) extending into the card receiving space. The memory card forms a metal plate (52) on a top surface thereof and a number of metal traces (51) on a bottom surface thereof The metal plate is located above the metal traces along a vertical direction and the spring leaf contacts with the metal plate.

Abstract: A slide member includes a side edge holding part, which extends towards the front end edge of the housing, and a front end holding part, which is connected to the front end of the side edge holding part and extends in the transverse direction of the housing. The slide member is able to slide forward and backward along one side edge of the bottom wall part of the housing. The housing contains a mistaken insertion prevention convex part which the front end or rear end of a mistakenly inserted card contacts.

Abstract: A card connector includes a housing defining a receiving space with an entrance, an ejection member, a resilient member received in the receiving space, and a latching member slidable to the housing. The ejection member includes an ejection portion slidable in the receiving space and an engaging portion comprising an engaging surface. The resilient member applies a push force to the ejection member to move the ejection member toward the entrance. The latching member includes a latching portion comprising a latching surface. When the electrical card is inserted into the receiving space, the electrical card drives the latching member to slide to a first position where latching surface lockingly engages with the engaging surface. When the electrical card is further pushed into the receiving space, the electrical card drives the latching member to slide to a second position where the latching surface disengages from the engaging surface.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an assembly and a SIM-card tray configured to move, at least partially, into and out of the assembly to thereby selectively electrically connect and disconnect a SIM card that is disposed in the SIM-card tray to and from at least one electrical connector. A biasing member automatically urges movement of the SIM-card tray with respect to at least one of moving the SIM-card tray into the assembly and out of the assembly. By one approach this biasing member comprises a spring. By one approach this spring can serve to both automatically urge movement of the SIM-card tray into the assembly and out of the assembly. These teachings will accommodate a SIM-card tray configured to accommodate a micro-SIM card. These teachings will also accommodate a personal communication device having the aforementioned components.

Abstract: A connector system includes a base mount and a slider latch received in the base mount. The slider latch has a profiled groove configured to latchably receive a cam of a connector module. A faceplate is coupled to the base mount. The faceplate has an opening providing access to the slider latch. An ejector button is operatively coupled to the slider latch to move the slider latch from a latched position to an unlatched position. The slider latch is configured to eject the connector module as the slider latch moves between the latched and unlatched positions. A spring engages the slider latch and acts on the slider latch in a biasing direction. The spring forces the slider latch to return to the latched position after the ejector button is released.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a push-push mechanism and a metal shell. The push-push mechanism includes a slider and a link rod. The slider has an outer surface at a laterally side thereof, a heart-shape groove with a heart-shaped block located in a middle thereof depressing from the outer surface and a straight guiding groove communicating with the heart-shape groove. The link rod has a first end portion assembled to the insulative housing and a second end portion sliding in the heart-shape groove and the straight guiding groove. The slider further has an engaging surface depressing from a part of the outer surface in front of the heart-shaped groove, and the heart-shape groove with the heart-shaped block is also retracted from the outer surface together with the engaging surface.

Abstract: A micro SIM card socket is equipped with an insulator housing, wherein the SIM card is installed; a metal shell, connected to the housing at a constant distance from the housing, that guides the insertion of the SIM card; multiple contact terminals, supported by the housing, one end of which is connected to the contact terminal of the SIM card and the other end of which is fixed to the printed circuit board; a locking unit installed on the side of the housing in order to selectively fix the insertion point of the SIM card, having a curve-shaped pressure pin, at the end of the unit, putting pressure to the edge of the SIM card; a detect terminal installed in the housing in order to detect the insertion of the SIM card and that is pressured by the pressure pin, located in proximity of the pressure pin, when the SIM card is inserted; and a switch terminal that elastically contacts the detect terminal.

Abstract: An electrical card connector for holding a card with a notch defined on a lateral side thereof, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a push-push mechanism. The push-push mechanism includes a slider movable between an initial position and a final locking position along a front-to-back direction, a spring abutting against the slider and an elastic locking arm having a card lock for locking with the notch of the card. The slider further includes a rigid protrusion to engage with the notch of the card. The rigid protrusion not only helps the card lock hold the card when the slider is located at the final locking position, but also helps the card lock prevent the card from flying out of the card receiving space when the slider moves from the final locking position back to the initial position.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with an ejector mechanism for at least partially ejecting a removable module (e.g., a SIM card tray) from the device. The ejector mechanism may include a user interface portion and a tray interface portion, and each interface portion may include a first end fixed to the device and a second end coupled to the second end of the other interface portion. Tension between the fixed first ends may bias the ejector mechanism to alternate between two ejector mechanism states when the ejector mechanism receives either a user input force to eject the removable module from the connector or a tray input force to insert the removable module into the connector.

Abstract: An electrical connection device comprises an electrical connector and a carriage. The electrical connector comprises a housing, a cage, and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a body, the terminals are provided in the body. The cage encloses the housing, and defines, together with the housing, an insertion slot, and an opening of the insertion slot corresponds to a front end of the body. The carriage can be slidably positioned in the insertion slot. The housing comprises at least a clamping slot provided close to the front end in the body, the carriage has a clamping block mating with the clamping slot, the carriage is releasably held to the electrical connector by clampingly connecting the clamping slot to the clamping block.

Abstract: A USB socket having a receptacle that comprises first electrical connectors for receiving a USB plug having second electrical connectors that are configured for mating with the first electrical connectors further comprises at least an ejector. The ejector is electrically connected to a control unit for receiving a control signal. The ejector further having a pusher for pushing an inserted USB plug in the direction out of the receptacle to a position where the first electrical connectors are disconnected from the second electrical connectors. The pusher may be configured for activation of a push action as a consequence of receiving the control signal from the control unit. Various possible embodiments thereof are shown.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulative housing with a first card receiving space, a number of first contacts extending into the first card receiving space, a push-push mechanism and a stop wall. The push-push mechanism includes a slider, an elastic member for urging the slider and a locking arm fixed to the slider. The locking arm includes a hook for locking a first card and a resilient buffering member protruding forwardly beyond the slider. The stop wall is located adjacent to an insertion opening of the first card receiving space. The stop wall is capable of resisting against the resilient buffering member so as to slow down the first card when the first card is quickly ejected along the card extraction direction. As a result, the first card can be prevented from flying off the card connector.

Abstract: A concealable connector disposed in a housing of an electronic device includes two upright sidewalls, a guiding groove, a guiding rod, and a sliding module. The upright sidewalls are spaced apart from each other and are disposed in the housing. The guiding groove is formed in the housing and is interposed between the upright sidewalls. The guiding rod has a first end extending slidably into the guiding groove, and a second end connected to the sliding module. The sliding module has input/output connectors disposed therein. The sliding module is slidable relative to the upright sidewalls between a slid-out state, in which the sliding module projects outwardly of the housing and the input/output connectors are exposed from the housing, and a concealed state, in which the input/output connectors are concealed by the housing.

Abstract: The invention concerns a push-push mechanism, particularly for a card reader with a control cam and a control pin, which engages with the control cam and is operatively connected with a slider, during which the transition of the control pin from the initial position to the reading position takes place by a first push and the transition from the reading position back into the initial position by a second push on the control pin and thus the slider, whereby the control pin is flexibly deflected during its actuation along the control cam.

Abstract: A charger for charging an electronic device includes a base, a connector for connecting to the electronic device, and a pop-up mechanism. The pop-up mechanism includes a restricting unit, a pushing pillar and a return structure. The restricting unit includes a restricting sidewall and a bottom sidewall. The pushing pillar is connected to the bottom sidewall via a spring. The pushing pillar includes a resilient engaging arm. The pushing pillar is urged by the spring to an uppermost position where a top of the resilient engaging arm is located above the return structure. When the pushing pillar is pressed downwards, the resilient engaging arm slides in a positioning cutout of the return structure to hold the pushing pillar in a lower position. When the pushing pillar is further pressed downwards, the resilient engaging arm escapes from the positioning cutout to drives the pushing pillar returns to the uppermost position.

Abstract: A card connector includes: a housing to receive a card; a sliding member to slide together with the card in a range including a first position, a second position and a third position, the sliding member being locked to the housing at the first position, the sliding member is unlocked from the housing at the second position, the card being removable at the third position; a rotary member, rotatably supported by the sliding member, to press the card in a card ejection direction; a lock mechanism to lock the sliding member in the first position to the housing and unlock the sliding member from the housing by sliding of the sliding member from the first position to the second position; a first biasing member to bias the sliding member in the card ejection direction; a second biasing member to bias the rotary member in the card ejection direction.

Abstract: An exemplary electrical connector assembly includes a power plug and a power socket. The power plug includes a magnet. The power socket includes a pop-up mechanism. The pop-up mechanism includes a sliding assembly which can be switched from a first position to a second position. When the sliding assembly is switched from the first position to the second position, the pop-up mechanism generates a magnetic field which repels the magnet of the power plug, and the power plug moves away from the power socket.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber and an inserting chamber connected with the receiving chamber, electrical terminals assembled in the insulating housing, and a shielding shell enclosing the insulating housing. Two receiving fillisters are opened in two inner sides of two side walls forming at two opposite sides of the receiving chamber. Two restraining members each has a base strip disposed in the receiving fillister, and an elastic arm inclined inward into the receiving chamber. The elastic arms are pressed into the receiving fillisters when a SIM card is inserted in the receiving chamber. In the process of inserting a micro SIM card into the card connector, the elastic arms resist against two opposite side edges of the micro SIM card to guide a rear of the micro SIM card to be smoothly inserted into the inserting chamber.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated housing, the housing extends along a longwise direction thereof and has a pair of opposed side walls, a central slot between the side walls, and a tower portion disposed at one end thereof. A plurality of contacts are retained in the housing. An ejector mechanism is rotatable retained in the housing and has a body portion, a flexible arm divided from the body portion and a locking protrusion located on the flexible arm. The lock protrusion is adapted to resist the tower portion during the ejector mechanism rotates with respect to the housing.

Abstract: A point of sale (POS) system includes primary and auxiliary printers powered by a shared power supply. A POS terminal includes the shared power supply, a user interface, and a host including a printer driver for dynamically generating primary print commands. A printer connection card connected to the POS terminal includes a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub in communication with the host and having at least one USB connector powered by the shared power supply. The primary printer is connected to the USB hub for receiving power and the primary print commands through the USB hub from the POS terminal. An auxiliary printer has a power-only connection to the printer connection card, receiving independently generated auxiliary print commands from a separate host computer. A controller includes control logic for selectively blocking the primary print commands to the primary printer in response to the signal drawn by the auxiliary printer exceeding a threshold.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber, and electrical terminals disposed in the insulating housing. A fool-proofing board has top edges of a front end thereof designed with slopes. Two lifting terminals are disposed in two sides of the receiving chamber with elastic portions thereof projecting upward in the receiving chamber to prop the fool-proofing board over the receiving chamber. Wherein the fool-proofing board can be pressed downward into the receiving chamber by a common SIM card under the guiding of the slopes, or move rearward under the drive of a micro SIM card of which a rear is inserted in the front end of the fool-proofing board. An ejection device is assembled in the insulating housing for ejecting the cards out of the card connector. A shielding shell is covered on the insulating housing.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle (200) having a latching tab (2) defining a latching hole (21) and a plug connector (100). The plug connector includes a housing (1) having a latching nose (111) for latching with the latching hole and a releasing mechanism. The releasing mechanism includes two resisting beams (53) disposed on the housing and having two protrusions (531), a puller (71), and an operator (72) having two guiding portions (722) projecting toward and in front of the protrusions. The guiding portions slide beneath the protrusions, in response to a rearward movement of the puller, to tilt the resisting beams upwardly and lift the latching tab from a latched position to a released position for releasing the latching nose from the latching hole.

Abstract: In a card accommodation portion, an upper section (14U) provided with contact terminals (16ai) electrically connected to an SD card (SDC) detachably attached and a lower section (14D) provided with contact terminals (18ai) electrically connected to an HG-Duo card (22) or a Duo card (23) detachably attached are formed in a stacked manner.

Abstract: A card connector for accommodating either of a first card and a second card with the different size from the first card, includes: contacts including first contacts for the first card and second contacts for the second card; a partition plate which partitions a card accommodation space up and down; and an eject mechanism including an eject member which slides in the card connector in a front-back direction, a card contacting member coupled to the ejected member and having a first card pressing surface that abuts on the first card, and a movable metal member attached to the card contacting member and having a second card pressing surface that abuts on the second card and that is moved between a first position and a second position.

Abstract: A chip card ejecting mechanism includes a main body, a tray slidably fixed to the main body, a latching element, a first elastic member and a second elastic member. The tray defines a latching groove. The latching element includes latching board, a latching block protruding from the latching board, and a triggering member rotatably fixed to the main body. The first elastic member is resisted between the latching board and the main body, to make the latching block latch with the latching groove. The second elastic member is fixed to the main body and is compressed by the tray. After the triggering member rotates relative to the main body to release the latching block from the latching groove, the second elastic member decompresses to drive the tray out of the main body.

Abstract: A surface contact card holder includes a housing, a tray and two elastic members positioned between the tray and the housing. The housing includes a support plate and defines an opening. The support plate defines a through hole. The tray is slidable and receivable in the housing from the opening and the tray is configured for carrying a surface contact card therein. The tray includes a tray body and a cantilever arm extending from the tray body. The cantilever arm includes a protruding portion releasbly latched in the through hole. When the protruding portion is pressed to release the tray, the tray is automatically slid out of the opening under the elastic force of the elastic members to allow insertion and removal of the surface contact card from the housing.

Abstract: A card connector includes a shell having an entrance formed at a front end thereof, at least one terminal set, a card tray having a lateral portion, an ejecting assembly composed of a heart-shaped guide groove formed at the lateral portion, a guide member having two ends, one of which is pivoted to the shell and the other has an interference portion for interference with the guide groove, and a springy member mounted inside the shell and working on the card tray; and a springy biasing member mounted to shell and applying the resilience to the guide groove. The lateral portion includes an extension groove having two ends, one of which communicates with the guide groove and the other extends rearward to be an open end. When the card tray is inserted into the shell through the entrance, the open end allows the interference portion to enter the extension groove.

Abstract: An apparatus for ejecting a flat object from a casing of a mobile device is disclosed. The apparatus is arranged to receive an ejection tool along a first axis and to eject the flat object along a second axis, wherein the first and second axes are not parallel. In one embodiment, the first axis is parallel to a top surface of the mobile device and the second axis is perpendicular to a curved edge surface of the mobile device. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first pivot element to receive the ejection tool and rotate thereby displacing a lever section of a second pivot element. The second pivot element includes a tabular element that contacts and ejects the flat object upon rotation of the second pivot element.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a card insert/eject mechanism, which includes an insulating seat formed with a receiving space and a track groove; a metal housing covering the receiving space and track groove and having a position-limiting resilient plate at a bottom surface thereof; a sliding block slidable along the track groove and laterally provided with a pushing portion that extends into the receiving space thereby, when an electronic card pushes the pushing portion, the sliding block is moved against rear end of the insulating seat; a resilient element provided in the track groove for applying a force to rear end of the sliding block; and a release bar disposed in the track groove for releasing the position-limiting resilient plate and enabling the sliding block to push the electronic card out of the receiving space, so as to effectively solve the insecure card engagement problem in conventional push-push connectors.

Abstract: A thin card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a hollow (15) accommodating a thin card, a bottom wall of the insulative housing defining a card supporting surface (111) disposed under the hollow; a group of first terminals (21) having contacting portions (213) extending into the hollow, a group of second terminals (22) having contacting portions (223) extending into the hollow, the contacting portions of the first contacts located in front of contacting portions of the second terminals; and at least one guiding groove (113) defined in a front segment of the card supporting surface and disposed under the hollow, the guiding groove passing through a front end of the bottom wall to ventilate an exterior.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a card insert/eject mechanism, which includes an insulating seat formed with a receiving space and a track groove; a metal housing covering the receiving space and track groove and having a position-limiting resilient plate at a bottom surface thereof; a sliding block slidable along the track groove and laterally provided with a pushing portion that extends into the receiving space thereby, when an electronic card pushes the pushing portion, the sliding block is moved against rear end of the insulating seat; a resilient element provided in the track groove for applying a force to rear end of the sliding block; and a release bar disposed in the track groove for releasing the position-limiting resilient plate and enabling the sliding block to push the electronic card out of the receiving space, so as to effectively solve the insecure card engagement problem in conventional push-push connectors.

Abstract: A card edge connector 100 includes a longitudinal insulating housing 1, a set of terminals 2 set in the insulating housing 1 and a lock mechanism 5 for locking a daughter card 9. The insulating housing 1 has an elongated slot 112 and a pair of towers 12 positioned at two opposite ends thereof The lock mechanism 5 includes a locking portion 51 locking the daughter card 9 and an operating portion 52 moving the locking mechanism 5. A depression 55 is formed at one end of the lock mechanism 5 close to the locking portion 51. The card edge connector 100 further includes a handle column 6 received in the depression 55 and extending out of the depression 55. Hence, we can operate the lock mechanism 5 easily, and at the same time, the room the card edge connector occupies can be reduced.

Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a micro-SIM card therein includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating housing, a tray and a shielding shell covered on the insulating housing. The ejection mechanism includes a sliding block having a pushing body, a guide pin and an elastic element. A top of the tray defines at least one buckling groove. A top of the shielding shell defines at least one limiting tab having a buckling portion. The tray pushes the pushing body to drive the sliding block rearward or forward under a cooperation of the guide pin and the elastic element to make the buckling portion buckled in the buckling groove or apart from the buckling groove so as to lock the tray together with the micro-SIM card in the card connector or eject the tray together with the micro-SIM card out of the card connector.

Abstract: A dual-card connector for receiving dual SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) cards therein includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, an upper cover and a lower cover. The insulating housing has a base body. A top and a bottom of the base body define two sets of longitudinal terminal grooves. Each set of the terminal grooves is divided into a front row and a rear row penetrating a front end and a rear end of the base body, respectively. The conductive terminals are received in the corresponding terminal grooves of the insulating housing for electrically connecting with the respective SIM cards. The upper cover is covered to the insulating housing to form a first insertion space therebetween for receiving a first SIM card. The lower cover is covered to the insulating housing to form a second insertion space therebetween for receiving a second SIM card.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) received in the insulating housing (1), an ejector (4) including a slider (40) and a pin member (42), and a metal shield (3) shielding the insulating housing (1) to define a card receiving space (6). The slider (40) is moveable relative to the housing (1) along a front-to-back direction under a controlled movement of the pin member (42).The metal shield (3) comprises a flat portion (30) over the insulating housing (1) and a pair of sidewalls (32) extending downwardly from the flat portion (30). The flat portion (30) defines a first spring arm (35) extending rearwardly into the card receiving space (6) and a second spring arm (36) extending forwardly into the card receiving space (6) for abutting against the pin member (42).

Abstract: A card edge connector 100 includes an elongated insulative housing 1, a plurality of contacts 2 retained in the housing 1 and a pair of latches 3 pivoted on the housing 1. The housing 1 has an elongated central slot 12 for receiving a daughter card 200. The latch 3 has a locking head 36 to lock the daughter card 200 for preventing the daughter card 200 from escaping out of the central slot 12 in a mating direction. An end of the locking head 36 has a bump 360 passing through the daughter card 200 to abut against an outside surface of the daughter card 200.