Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of signal terminals (2) received in the insulative housing, an ejector (3) assembled to a side of the insulative housing, a first switch terminal (5), a second switch terminal (6) and a third switch terminal (7). The insulative housing defines a card receiving room. The first switch terminal is urged by the ejector and slidable together with the ejector. The second switch terminal and the third switch terminal each include a first contacting pad (61, 71) extending planar with respect to the insulative housing and parallel with each other. The first and second contacting pads establishing an electrical connection through the first switch terminal in response to a slidable movement of the ejector.

Abstract: An electrical card connector defines a receiving space for receiving an electrical card, and includes an insulative housing and an ejecting mechanism retained in the insulative housing. The ejecting mechanism includes a slider, a coil spring for driving the slider moving along an insertion direction of the electrical card, and a latch spring secured on the slider and extending into the receiving space for pressing on the electrical card. The electrical card connector further includes a limiting portion abutting against the latch spring to increase a lock force on the electrical card, thus the electrical card would be prevented from flying out of the electrical card connector.

Abstract: An electronic card connector includes a base, upper and lower terminals and an ejector including a core, a sliding sheet, a guiding rod and an elastic member. A baffle separates the base into upper and lower slots for respectively accommodating upper and lower cards. The core has a sliding slot, which has one end having a concave positioning point, and the other end having a starting point, such that unidirectional circulation successively from the starting point to the positioning point and then to the starting point is formed. The sheet may slide relatively to the base and has first and second pushing portions respectively disposed in the lower and upper slots. The rod has one end engaged into the sliding slot and is slidable along the sliding slot. The elastic member provides elasticity for moving the sliding sheet into the base and then returning the sheet to a home position.

Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing defining a card insertion/ejection direction; a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing, a shell and an ejector. The shell covers the insulating housing and is formed with a receiving portion. The receiving portion comprises an upper portion, a lower portion opposite to the upper portion and a connecting portion connecting the upper portion and the lower portion. The ejector has a front end received and locked in the receiving portion of the shell.

Abstract: A card connector 1 includes a slide member 21 movable along an inserting/withdrawing direction of a card, an urging member 22 for urging the slide member 21 toward a card insertion opening, and a pin member 26 having a slide end 26a slidable within and relative to a cam groove 25 provided in the slide member 21 and a support shaft end 26b supported to the body 2 side. As the slide end 26a is retained at a lock portion L formed in the cam groove 25, the card is retained at an appropriate position. The card connector 1 includes a switch mechanism M which is operated by the support shaft end 26b when the slide end 26a is pushed by the slide member 21 along the urging direction of the urging member 22 at the time of retention of the slide end 26a at the lock portion L.

Abstract: A card connector (100) for receiving two cards includes an insulative housing (1), a lower cover (5) disposed at one side of the insulative housing for defining a first card receiving space (102), an upper cover (4) disposed at an opposite side of the insulative housing for defining a receiving space, and a number of first contacts (2) and a number of second contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing. The receiving space includes a second card receiving space (101) and a third receiving space (103) sideways relative to the second card receiving space. The card connector further includes an ejector (6) which is assembled in the third receiving space. The ejector includes an ejecting portion (621) extending into the first card receiving space for ejecting one of the two cards.

Abstract: A card connector has a housing with a base and a side rail extending from the base to define a card-insertion cavity. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing and extend at least partially into the card-insertion cavity for contacting a card inserted into the card-insertion cavity. A push-push style card locking and ejection mechanism retains the card in the card-insertion cavity upon a first push and which ejects an inserted card upon a second push. The mechanism includes a slide member positioned for slidable movement on the side rail and a biasing member contacting the slide member for selectively exerting an ejection force on the slide member. The slide member includes a slide surface that slides along a guide surface of the side rail. A damping material is interposed between the slide member slide surface and the guide rail guide surface for retarding movement of the slide member on the side rail in response to an ejection force from the biasing member.

Abstract: A card connector (100) for insertion of an electrical card (200) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (12) for insertion of the electrical card; a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; and an ejecting mechanism (3) including a slider (31), a coil spring (33) for urging the slider, a connecting rod (34) for restraining the slider, and a spring member (32) retained in the slider. The spring member has a retaining portion (322) retained in the slider, an arcuate cantilever locking arm (324) extending from the retaining portion and protruding towards the receiving space for retaining the electrical card, and a restricting portion (326) extending from a front free end portion (325) of the locking arm and being restricted in a cavity (316) of the slider.

Abstract: A memory card connector (10) is disclosed that includes a card engaging member (14) in the form of a slider (14) which has a projection (14d) that extends from the slider to engage a retention notch (23) in the memory card (21). The card (21) is engaged when the card is inserted into the connector, and once inserted the card is pushed to release it. A biasing spring (15) is provided to bias the slider (14) in an ejection direction and this biasing spring exerts an ejection force on the slider. The slider engages (11h) a stop formed on the connector housing (11) and the slider (14) tilts to release the slider projection (14d) from the memory card retention notch (23).

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a metal shield (1) covering the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space therebetween, a printed circuit board (PCB) (5), an insulator (3) assembled on the PCB and a plurality of terminals (4) received in the insulator. The insulating housing defines a cutout (210) at a rear part thereof and the cutout communicates with the card receiving space. The PCB has a smaller size than the insulating housing and is received in the cutout. The PCB is fused with the insulating housing.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a detection terminal, and a shielding shell. The insulating housing defines a card-receiving cavity in a top surface thereof and a channel at a rear portion of a side thereof to communicate with the card-receiving cavity. The detection terminal is mounted to the side of the insulating housing, and has an elastic portion deflected inwardly to enter the card-receiving cavity and a detection portion formed at a free end of the elastic portion. The shielding shell is covered on the insulating housing, and has a flexible strip deflected inwardly to be located at the channel outside the detection terminal. When an electronic card is fully inserted into the card-receiving cavity, the electronic card presses against the detection portion and make the elastic portion deflect outwardly to electrically contact with the flexible strip.

Abstract: A card connector (1) includes an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals mounted on the housing. A card guiding mechanism has a slide member for guiding the electronic card as it moves within the card connector. The slide member is moveable along a path between an initial card insertion position and a fully inserted position. An urging member urges the slide member in a direction opposite to the card insertion direction to thereby ejecting a card by moving the slide member. A shell is mounted on the housing and covers at least the slide member and a part of the electronic card upon insertion of the card into the card connector. One of the housing and the shell has a guide surface with a bulge projecting into the path of the slide member and upon movement of the slide member from the fully inserted position to the initial card insertion position, the slide member engages the bulge (62; 11j) to slow the movement of the slide member.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a detection terminal unit, and a shielding shell. The insulating housing defines a channel at a rear portion of a first side wall thereof. The detection terminal unit is mounted to the first side wall of the insulating housing and includes a contact terminal and a detection terminal. The contact terminal has a first elastic portion located in the channel and a contact portion formed at a free end of the first elastic portion. The detection terminal has a second elastic portion located inside of the contact terminal and a detection portion formed at a free end of the second elastic portion. When an electronic card is fully inserted into the card connector, the electronic card presses against the detection portion of the detection terminal and makes the detection portion deflect outwardly to electrically contact with the contact portion of the contact terminal.

Abstract: A product structure includes a base and an ejector including a core, a sliding sheet, a guiding rod and an elastic member. The core has a sliding slot, which has a circulating path, one end formed with a positioning point, the other end formed with a starting point, and a bottom surface formed with unidirectional stopper blocks, so that the path unidirectionally circulates from the starting point sequentially to the positioning point and to the starting point. The sliding sheet having a pushing portion may slide back and forth relatively to the base. The rod has one end engaged with the slot and can slide along the path. The elastic member provides an elastic force for returning the sliding sheet, after being moved into the base, to a home position. The core has a seat and a metal baseplate, which is engaged with the seat and has the stopper blocks.

Abstract: An electronic card connector defining a receiving space for receiving an electronic card, includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retain in the insulative housing, and a metal shell covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a bottom wall. The metal shell has a top wall opposed to the bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. The metal shell defines a depressed portion outwardly recessed from an intersection portion of the top wall and the side wall.

Abstract: There is provided a card connector having a metallic ejection member. A card connector, in which a card accommodating space is formed by a base member and a cover member, comprises a plurality of contacts arranged on the base member, an ejection member capable of moving relative to the base member in a longitudinal direction, a compression coil spring biasing the ejection member rearward, and a heart cam mechanism including a heart cam and a cam groove. The ejection member includes a card push portion, a body, on a forward portion of which a coil spring accommodating space is formed, on a rear portion of which a swinging space is formed, and a coupling portion. The ejection member is formed integrally from a metallic sheet. The coil spring accommodating space and the swinging space are arranged in a row on the same line in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The electrical card connector (100) has a card receiving space for receiving an electrical card includes an insulative housing (10), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the insulative housing, a metallic shell (30) covered on the insulative housing, and an ejector (50) attached to a lateral side of insulative housing. The insulative housing is disposed on front section of the metallic shell. The ejector includes a base seat (51), a slider (53), a spring (52) and a cam follower (54). The slider is able to slide along a card inserting/ejecting direction. A metallic sheet (514) is assembled to the base seat. The base seat and the metallic sheet form a slot (515), the metallic sheet acts as a bottom wall and one lateral side wall of the slot.

Abstract: A connector has an ejection mechanism operable to eject a card having a notch along a length direction, at least one contact, a housing for holding the at least one contact, and a cover for covering the housing. The ejection mechanism includes a movable unit that is movable between a holding position, at which the movable unit is located when the card has been inserted in the connector, and an ejecting position, at which the movable unit is located when the card has been ejected from the connector, along the length direction during insertion and ejection of the card. The movable unit includes a lock portion movable along a width direction perpendicular to the length direction as well as along the length direction when the movable unit moves along the length direction. The lock portion is located within the notch of the card to prevent ejection of the card when the movable unit is located at the holding position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector capable of preventing contacts from being touched by fingers or things through an opening of a connector housing, and of thereby improving connection reliability. A plug connector comprising a connector housing and PCB having contacts contained in the connector housing with a contacting surface exposed at one end and which functions as an interface capable of transmitting electric signal or light signal by being fitted to a receptacle connector to connect respective contacts to each other, characterized in that a shutter is provided as a part of a bottom wall of the connector housing to be freely opened or closed at a position covering the contacts formed in PCB, and that, before fitting of the connector, the shutter is in a closed state, and during and after fitting of the connector, the shutter is in a opened state.

Abstract: An electrical card connector comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing, a shell (30) covering the housing and an ejector (500. The housing is located at the front of the shell. The ejector comprises a base (51) and an ejecting member (53) assembled on the base, the base is located at the side of the housing, and the ejecting member is moveably in a card inserting direction. The base is secured to the housing to limit a lateral movement of the base.

Abstract: A card insertion slot in the card connector through which two types of cards, large and small cards, can be selectively installed in a card accommodation space include first and second guideways in corresponding to the sizes of the cards. The card connector includes first and second contacts, a lock bracket configured to detect the width of the large card, an actuator configured to be rotatable, and a partition member including a partition plate configured to be movable. When the large card is inserted into the card connector, the lock bracket is moved from the first position to the second position. When the large card is further fed into the card connector, the actuator is rotated from the first position to the second position, and the partition plate is moved from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system including: (a) a host device including: (i) a cavity; and (ii) a socket, recessed in the cavity; and (b) a UFD configured to be reversibly operationally connected to the host device via the socket, wherein the UFD is configured to physically reside substantially in the cavity when the UFD is operationally connected to the socket. Also disclosed is a UFD system including: (a) a first part having components of a UFD, wherein the components include a primary connector and an electronics assembly; and (b) a second art having a UFD holder and a secondary connector, wherein the UFD holder is configured to reversibly accommodate the first part, wherein a dimension of the first part parallel to an insertion direction of the primary connector is shorter than a dimension of the second part parallel to an insertion direction of the secondary connector. In another embodiment, a UFD may be inserted into a UFD slot in an edge of a host panel.

Abstract: A card connector (100) used for receiving a card (B) having a notch at a lateral edge thereof, comprises an insulative housing (10), a number of terminals (30) and two conductive pieces (40) retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector (50). The insulative housing defines a card receiving room for accommodating the card and a receiving cavity (109) communicating with the card receiving room. The ejector slides along the receiving cavity and comprises a slider (51) engaging with the card and moving along with the card. A conductive plate (80) is secured on the slider of the ejector. The conductive plate actively moves beneath the conductive pieces and slightly contacts the conductive pieces to establish an electrical connection between the conductive pieces through the conductive plate.

Abstract: A memory card connector is able to insert and remove a memory card (200) without leaving marks of insertion and removal on the memory card (200), prevent the memory card from popping out when the memory card is inserted and removed and enable miniaturization at ease with a simple configuration. In this connector (100), by the side of a container (104) in which the memory card (200) is inserted, a slider (150) that has a lock claw part (155) engaging with a notch part (220) formed on the side of the memory card (200) is arranged movable in the longitudinal direction and swingable in a location at a card insertion slot end which is a location the memory card (200) is inserted halfway. The slider (150) is urged in the direction of removal by a coil spring (160), and this urge is suppressed by a slider pressuring piece (122) which presses the slider (150) from above and claw pressing piece (128) that presses the slider (150) located in a location at the card insertion slot end toward the memory card (200).

Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a pair of headers, a pair of crank levers, a pair of ejectors, and a pair of clip arms. When a printed substrate is inserted into the housing, the pair of crank levers is caused to pivot so as to raise the pair of ejectors. Then, by moving the pair of clip arms from a third groove to a second groove at which the width is narrower, a pair of projections fits a pair of locking holes so as to sandwich both sides of the printed substrate. The connector can securely lock the printed substrate since the header prevents widening of the distance of the pair of projections even in a case in which a force aimed to detach the printed substrate from the housing works is acting thereon.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100), used for receiving a card (6) having a cutout (61), includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield (3) covering the insulative housing to define a card receiving room (8) and a card inserting port, and an ejector (4) assembled on the insulative housing. The metal shield includes a main plate (31) and a pair of vertical walls (32) extending from the main plate. A ridge (321) is formed at one of the vertical walls. The ejector includes a slider (41), a spring member (42) and a pin member (43) for cooperatively guiding/ejecting a card. The slider has a main portion (41) extending along the card's insertion/ejection direction. The main portion forms a protruding portion (412) facing toward the card receiving room and a confronting portion (413) facing toward the one vertical wall.

Abstract: A card socket assembly used to mount a data card includes a body member, and a controlling member. The body member defines a battery receiving space and a card slot adjacent to the battery receiving space. The card slot is used to receive the data card. The controlling member is used to abut against the data card, thus ejecting the data card out of the card slot.

Abstract: An electronic device and an ejection device for ejecting a separable device from the electronic device are provided. The ejection device includes a first arm, a second arm, a tray, and a tray guide. The first arm includes a pivot. The second arm is fixed on the first arm such that an angle is formed therebetween. The tray includes a base plate which has a second arm guiding element extending in a first direction on its bottom surface. The tray is movably connected to the tray guide such that the tray is movable in a second direction. When the first arm rotates relative the pivot, the first arm also compels the second arm to rotate about the pivot. In the meantime, the second arm moves along the second arm guiding element to drive the tray moving along the second direction.

Abstract: An ejection device is manufactured independently from but implemented with a subscriber identification module (SIM) connector comprising an insulative housing and a tray having a SIM card mounted therein and has a bracket, a push button, a link and an ejection lever. The push button is mounted slidably on the bracket. The link is mounted slidably on the bracket and is connected with the push button. The ejection lever is mounted pivotally to the bracket, is connected with the link and selectively pushes the SIM card out of the tray. The ejection device may be pre-fabricated or formed with the connector so can be easily retrofitted to current designs or added simply to any SIM card connector and greatly facilitates SIM card removal while benefiting from reduced production costs from simplification and greater economies of scale.

Abstract: The card ejection unit of an improved IC card device has a base, a reading unit and a card ejection unit. The base has a horizontal slide track, a vertical slide track, a install's member, an axle and an elastic element. The reading unit has a reading portion, a soft circuit and calculation portion. The card ejection unit has a motor, a rotation bar, a horizontal buckle and a vertical elastic unit. The motor pushes the rotation bar, and when the rotation bar rotates, the push portion of the rotation bar pushes the horizontal buckle to release the vertical elastic element to eject out the IC card.

Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative housing defining a central slot expanding along a transverse direction with a plurality of contacts disposed therein, and a pair of side arms disposed at opposite ends thereof. A pair of card ejecting devices are assembled on the side arms, each comprising an ejecting member attached to the side arm and an operation member which can rotate in a plane perpendicular to the card edge connector. The ejecting member comprises a block portion projecting into the central slot and moving along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to the transverse direction by the urging of the operation member.

Abstract: A connector is matable with a mating connector which has an engaged portion. The connector comprises a support portion and a lock member pivotally supported by the support portion. The lock member comprises a body portion, a lock portion, a spring portion and an operated portion. The body portion comprises a first predetermined portion which has a plate-like shape and is pivotally supported by the support portion. The lock portion is movable between a lock position and a release position in response to a pivotal movement of the body portion. The lock portion comprises an engaging portion engagable with the engaged portion. The engagement of the engaging portion with the engaged portion is locked when the lock portion is positioned at the lock position, while the engagement is released when the lock portion is positioned at the release position. The spring portion urges the lock portion to move toward the lock position.

Abstract: A card connector includes a housing inserted a card therein, a slider, a rotating cam member having a shaft portion that is retained so as to be rotatable by the slider, and a compression coil spring that biases the rotating cam member. The slider includes second chevron teeth that engage with first chevron teeth provided at an end of the rotating cam member. The rotating cam member is provided with a first broad protrusion and a second narrow protrusion alternately at an outer circumference of the shaft portion. When inserting the card, since the rotating cam member turns by a predetermined angle so that the first protrusion faces the starting end of the passage groove, the slider is locked. When pushing the card again, since the rotating cam member turns by a predetermined angle, the second protrusion faces the starting end of the passage groove, the card can be ejected.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing, a slide carrier slidable in the insulative housing, an eject mechanism mounted in the insulative housing for pushing the slide carrier, and a locking body attached to the slider for locking the slier carrier with the slider together while an electrical card is inserted into therein. The locking body defines an engaging portion protruding into the insertion slot. The engaging portion is deflectable to release locking engagement between the slider and the slide carrier while another electrical card being inserted into the insertion slot.

Abstract: A card connector (100) for insertion of an electrical card (200) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (12) for insertion of the electrical card; a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; and an ejecting mechanism (3) including a slider (31), a coil spring (33) for urging the slider, a connecting rod (34) for restraining the slider, and a spring member (32) retained in the slider. The spring member has a retaining portion (322) retained in the slider, an arcuate cantilever locking arm (324) extending from the retaining portion and protruding towards the receiving space for retaining the electrical card, and a restricting portion (326) extending from a front free end portion (325) of the locking arm and being restricted in a cavity (316) of the slider.

Abstract: A service plug includes: a base member in which a circuit terminal adapted to be connected to an electric circuit is provided and an open hole is formed in such a manner as to face the circuit terminal; a plug body comprising a short-circuit terminal adapted to be inserted into the circuit terminal; and a restricting member provided in the vicinity of the open hole of the base member for restricting movement of the plug body in a direction which intersects an inserting direction of the short-circuit terminal.

Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulative housing having a terminal-mounting section which mounts a plurality of conductive terminals having contact portions for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card. The housing at least in part defines a card-receiving cavity for receiving the memory card. A card eject mechanism includes a slider movably mounted on the housing. The slider is engageable with the memory card for movement therewith into and out of the cavity between an inserted connection position and a withdrawal position. A slide lock member is mounted on the connector, independent of the eject mechanism, and is engageable with the slider to hold the slider in its inserted connection position. An ejection control member is mounted on the housing for releasing the slide lock from engagement with the slider to allow the slider and memory card to be ejected.

Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulating housing having contact receiving slots. An engaging portion is formed on a side of the housing and has a first fixing position and a second fixing position. A plurality of terminals is received in the receiving slots. An ejector comprises a card ejecting plate assembled to the housing and a push bar movable disposed on the engaging portion of the housing and connected with the card ejecting plate. A fixing portion is formed on an internal side of the push bar. The push bar drives the card ejecting plate to move between a card receiving position wherein the fixing portion is located at the first fixing position and a card ejected position wherein the fixing portion is located at the second fixing position.

Abstract: A distribution connection module which is used in the telecommunication and data technology field includes a housing defining a cavity in which at least one conductor plate is arranged. The housing includes at least one opening in the front side thereof through which a connection module can be inserted. The connection module is connected to at least the conduction plate in the inserted state. At least one support for a lifting tool is arranged on the housing in a lateral manner in relation to the connection module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a portable electronic device component eject mechanism. The portable electronic device component eject mechanism includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to contact a first portable electronic device component. The second member is movably connected to the first member. The second member is configured to release a second portable electronic device component when the second member is moved in a first direction. The first member is configured to eject the first component when the second member is moved in a second direction. The first component and the second component comprise a removable electronic module and a battery.

Abstract: A card mounting apparatus 10 comprises a housing 3 having a card chamber 3f into which a card is inserted through an opening and a card holder 12 having a card facing surface and accommodated in the card chamber so as to be moved forward to be outside of the housing and backward to be inside of the housing. The housing has projected parts projecting into the card chamber from an inner wall of the card chamber, and the card holder has a pull tab exposed through the opening of the housing on one end and a card engagement part 12c contacting with the card by a forward movement of the card holder and moving the card forward on the other end opposite to the end with the pull tab. The housing also has a guide 12e extending in a direction of the forward and backward movements of the card holder on a surface opposite to the facing surface, and the projected parts of the housing engage with the guide and guide the forward and backward movements of the card holder.

Abstract: A card connector (100) for connecting an electronic card (200) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1), and an ejector (3). The insulative housing (1) defines a receiving space (10) for receiving the electronic card (200). The ejector (3) includes a slider (31) retained in the insulative housing (1), a spring (32) and a pole (33) mounted between the slider (31) and a rear end of the insulative housing (1). The slider (31) has an inner side wall (310), an inclined face (3100) angled with respect to the inner side wall (3100) to abut against the electronic card (200), and a protrusion (3102) projecting inwardly from the inner side wall (310) to resist the electronic card (200) sideward. Thereby the electronic card (200) can be inserted in or ejected from the card connector (100) smoothly.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (1) for receiving a card, includes an insulating housing (10) receiving a plurality of terminals (4), a shell (11) mounting on the insulating housing defining a guiding space (14) and receiving a guiding portion (34) to guiding the card moving in the guiding space, and an ejecting mechanism (6) assembled on the insulating housing. The ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting plate (63) for ejecting the card from the guiding space, an operation portion (66) and a lever member (62) connecting the operation and the ejecting plate. The lever member forms a center point as the center of rotation thereof, and the center point is outside the guiding space.

Abstract: A chip card holder includes a body member, a card receiving space formed on the body member and a releasing piece. The releasing piece is slidablely mounted on the body member along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the card receiving space and is slid to be in front of the opening of the card receiving space to lock the chip card in the card receiving space or to expose the opening of the card receiving space to unlock the chip card.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of signal contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a pair of side walls (14), a connecting plate (17) extending laterally to connect the side walls, and a pair of supporting rails (172) being adjacent to the side walls and extending upwardly from the connecting plate. A receiving slot (13) is formed between the side walls and the supporting rails to receive an electrical card. The signal contacts (3) extend into the receiving slot.

Abstract: To provide a connector which is capable of reducing the manufacturing costs and the looseness of an ejection member. A housing 3 that holds contacts 5 is covered with a cover 7, and an ejection member 9 that ejects a SIM card 20 inserted between the housing 3 and the cover 7 is movably held by the housing 3 and the cover 7. The cover 7 is formed with a spring portion 71a that pushes the ejection member 9 toward the housing 3, and the ejection member 9 is formed with a groove 94 that receives the spring portion 71a in a relatively movable manner.

Abstract: An electronic device case structure includes a case body, a pivoting seat, a pushing member, and a driving member. An accommodating slot is formed on the case body for a peripheral device to be inserted therein. The case body has a disposition hole communicating with the accommodating slot and an internal space of the case body. The pivoting seat is disposed in the case body, and the pushing member is pivoted to the pivoting seat. The pushing member has a pushing segment, protruding in the accommodating slot through the disposition hole and a connecting segment. The driving member includes a coupling end connected to the connecting segment and an operation end, The operation end is to be pressed to make the driving member move inwards, so as to have the pushing segment to move towards the outside of the accommodating slot, thereby pushing and ejecting the peripheral device.

Abstract: A retention-extraction device is provided for a removable card in a chassis. The device includes an actuation rod having a cam slot, the actuation rod configured to provide linear movement along the length of the actuation rod, and an extraction lever operatively connected to a proximal end of the actuation rod and pivotally secured to the chassis. The device also includes a bell crank with a cam follower that is configured to ride in the cam slot and a latch hook that pivots between an open and closed position based on the motion of the bell crank. The linear movement of the actuation rod causes the extraction lever to apply a force to a portion of the card and causes the latch hook to pivot to an open position to allow removal of the card.

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 card connector having a housing and a card tray with an ejection mechanism for ejecting the card tray from the housing is disclosed. The connector has an ejection member and pivotable ejection lever that act in concert to eject the card tray from the housing. A force applied to the ejection member causes the pivotable ejection lever to pivot, which causes card tray to eject from the housing.