Nonconducting Pusher Patents (Class 439/159)
  • Patent number: 7614912
    Abstract: A card connector (100) for receiving a card, includes an insulative housing (10) receiving a number of terminals (20), a shield plate (40) assembled on the insulative housing, and a pair of supporting plates (70). The shield plate includes a pair of lateral walls (42, 43). The lateral walls define an inserting cutout opposite to the insulative housing along a card inserting direction. The supporting plates coupled with corresponding lateral walls of the shield plate, extends beyond the inserting cutout along a direction opposite to the card inserting direction, and each supporting plate forms an engaging portion (77) at the portion beyond the inserting cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7604493
    Abstract: A card connector (100) comprising: a card receiving room (9?) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction (A); a shell (4); a terminal module (7) assembled with shell and receiving a plurality of terminals (32) retained in the housing and protruding into the card receiving room to electrically connect with a card; and an insulating body (5) covered by the shell to define the card receiving room (9?) and having a main body comprising a platform (52) protruding into the receiving room, the platform defining a index portion (521) to lead the card insert into the card receiving room; wherein the platform being formed on opposite side of the terminal module for pressing on an inserted card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090253280
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for insertion of an electrical card (200) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (14) for insertion of the electrical card. The insulative housing includes a bottom wall (10) and a side wall (12) extending from a lateral side of the bottom wall. A number of terminals (3) are retained in the insulative housing and extend into the receiving space for electrical connection to the electrical card. An ejecting mechanism (4) includes a slider (41) movable along card-insertion or card-withdraw directions, a coil spring (42) for urging the slider, and a connecting rod (43) having an one-end bend portion retained in the insulative housing and an other-end bend potion movable in a heart-shaped cam groove (412) formed in the slider. The side wall of the insulative housing has a protrusion (125) extending from an upper side thereof to abut downwardly against the slider (41).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Publication number: 20090246993
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Publication number: 20090227854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device for analyzing body fluid, and provides a medical device which suppresses jumping of a sensor when the sensor is discarded after measurement, thereby to enhance stability and safety. For this purpose, a medical device 20 includes a connector 2 which contacts a sensor 4 to electrically connect the sensor 4 with a measurement circuit in a medical device 20, a contact terminal 11 which constitutes the connector 2, and a slide pin 3 which ejects the sensor 4 out of the medical device 20. The slide pin 3 performs the operation of pushing up the contact terminal 1 contacting the sensor 4 as well as the operation of pushing the sensor 4 out of the medical device 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji OHAMA, Eiichiro Izumi
  • Publication number: 20090221168
    Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a card eject mechanism and metal shell attached to the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a card receiving cavity for insertion of a memory card. The card eject mechanism includes a slider moveable along card-insertion or card-withdraw directions and a locking member fixed to the slider. The locking member includes a protrusion which forms a sideward dimple. The metal shell includes a top wall covering the card receiving cavity. The top wall defines a slit for receiving the protrusion. An arced surface of the dimple is driven to abut against an inner side of the slit in order to reduce friction therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Patent number: 7578692
    Abstract: A connector boot for a connector having a connector housing with a cantilevered lock tab protruding rearward from an upper surface of the connector housing, comprising a boot main body connected to a rear side of the connector housing, the boot main body comprising an activator that is pivotal about a hinge, wherein the activator comprises an upper activator tab for engaging the lock tab from above and the upper activator tab being configured for a push-down operation, and wherein the activator comprises a rear activator tab located opposite the upper activator tab so that the hinge is between the upper activator tab and the rear activator tab and the rear activator tab being configured for a push-up operation is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.
    Inventor: Morihiro Kaneda
  • Patent number: 7578703
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes a terminal module (2) and an insulating housing (3). The terminal module has a body plate (20) and a plurality of first terminals (21) received in the body plate. The insulating housing associates with the terminal module to define a card slot (6) and a direction of a card inserted. A plurality of second terminals (5) are retained in the insulating housing and suspend in the card slot. Each second terminal includes a tail section protruding out of the card slot, an engaging section projecting into the card slot to engage with the selecting card, and a suspending section connecting the tail section and the engaging section. Each engaging section comprises a lead point at the free end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsueh-Lung Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7575453
    Abstract: A locking and ejecting apparatus includes a carriage for holding an electronic module having a connector therein, a sliding bracket slid in the carriage, a mating connector attached to the sliding bracket for connecting with the connector, a triggering portion formed on the sliding bracket, a push-push switch attached to the carriage, and a resilient member. Two actuated retaining pieces are formed on the push-push switch, and a trigger is set between the retaining pieces. When the sliding bracket is slid relative to the carriage, the resilient member is deformed and the trigger is triggered by the triggering portion, the retaining pieces are actuated to hold the triggering portion, the sliding bracket is locked in the carriage. When the trigger is triggered again, the retaining pieces are actuated to release the triggering portion, the sliding bracket is ejected out of the carriage by a restoring force of the resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yao Lee, Jing Yang
  • Patent number: 7575452
    Abstract: A slider unit and a card connector having a slider that is arranged in a housing so as to be capable of moving along the insertion/ejection directions of a card and whose position is capable of being switched by a heart cam mechanism between a first position and a second position that is farther from an opening than the first position. A coil spring that biases the slider in the card ejection direction; an abutting portion that is integrally formed in the slider and is capable of abutting the insertion direction side of the card; and a pipe that is provided in the slider and retains the coil spring by being inserted in the coil spring, where both ends of the shaft that protrude from the coil spring becoming enlarged diameter portions and that are partially widened compared to the middle portion on which the coil spring is fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Advanex, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Chikashige, Ryusuke Tokui
  • Patent number: 7572141
    Abstract: An expansion card socket used to fix an expansion card includes a main body and a latching member. The main body includes a fixing portion defining a slot for fixing the expansion card, and a clamping portion perpendicularly extending from an end of the fixing portion. The latching member is fixed to the clamping portion. A guiding portion extends from a surface of the latching member and gradually tapers to an edge in a direction away from the fixing portion of the main body, and the guiding portion is configured for guiding airflow to dissipate heat from the expansion card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 7568926
    Abstract: A card connector (1) for receiving a card, includes an insulating housing (30), a rectangular shell (11), and an ejecting mechanism (5, 6). The insulating housing comprises a base section (31) and a base seat (33) at a lateral side of the base section. The shell defines a receiving space (220) having an L-shape card slot (140) and a rectangular space (141) at a back corner of the receiving space along an inserting direction of a card. The ejecting mechanism is mounted on the base seat. The shell covers on the insulating housing with the base section located in the card slot, and the base seat is situated in the rectangular space. A width of the base section and the base seat is approximately equal to that of the shell along a transverse direction perpendicular to an insertion direction of a card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090191762
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a card connector which prevents inadvertent dropping of a card having a narrow width relative to the receiving slot to be inserted. The card connector includes receiving slots that are stacked and receive a plurality of memory cards of different standards. The card connector minimizes the height so as to be replaceable with a conventional card connector. The card connector has a first card receiving slot that receives a first card and a second card receiving slot that accommodates a second card receiving unit. The second card receiving unit receives a second card. The second card receiving unit has a top frame that restricts the upper surface of a second card main body. A cutout part, having a shape that allows at least a portion of the top frame to fit in the thickness direction, is formed in a partition frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7566233
    Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a shell and an ejecting mechanism. The insulating housing defines a base, a corner portion juxtaposed with the base and a guiding plate extending forwardly from the corner portion. The terminals are received in the base of the insulating housing. The shell covers the insulating housing to define a card slot and a card insertion direction. The guiding plate of the insulating housing extends in the card slot in a particular direction intersecting the insertion direction. The ejecting mechanism has an ejecting member to be engaged with the card and move together with the card, a pushing member for moving the ejecting member towards the removing direction, a rotary member placed on the corner portion and having a rotation center and rotatable around the rotation center. The rotation center is disposed on the corner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7559781
    Abstract: A disk-mounting assembly includes a casing, a releasing unit, and a cover. The casing defines a front opening and is formed with an elongated through-hole. The releasing unit includes a releasing member and a pushing member. The releasing member extends movably through the front opening. The pushing member extends from the releasing member into the casing through the elongated through-hole. The cover is coupled pivotably to the casing and the releasing member, and is operable so as to cover and uncover the front opening in the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Datastore Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Fan Yuh
  • Patent number: 7556195
    Abstract: A card reader and writer is provided which can perform read and write operation on a card in a stable manner although it is configured such that a card inserting direction is perpendicular to a head moving direction and the card is partially inserted into the device. When a card is inserted into a case and comes into abutment against a depth abutment member of a slider, the slider moves in the depth direction. With this movement, pivotal levers pivot and holders come into abutment against end faces of the card in the width direction to grip the card in the width direction. At the same time, in accordance with the movement of the slider, an engaging shaft of the slider causes a pivotal engaging member to pivot and comes into engagement with an engaging recess after a predetermined amount of the pivotal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.
    Inventor: Masayuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 7549876
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for insertion of an electrical card (200) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) coupled to the insulative housing and a first shell (4). The insulative housing comprises a base portion (11), an arm portion (12) extending from a lateral side of the base portion, and a receiving space (13) formed between the base portion and the arm portion to receive the electrical card. The terminals are coupled to the base portion and extend into the receiving space for electrical connection to the electrical card. The first shell (4) is integrally molded with the insulative housing (1) and covers the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi-Jun Zhao, Li Li, Hua Yin
  • Publication number: 20090149047
    Abstract: A memory card connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a pair of switch contacts. The insulative housing defines a card receiving cavity for receiving a memory card. The pair of switch contacts are of a first status when the memory card is located in a deepest insertion position of the card receiving cavity, and the pair of switch contacts are of a second status different from the first status when the memory card is located in a final working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Patent number: 7544075
    Abstract: A card connector (1) includes a first insulating housing (30), a metal shell (21) associating with one side of the first insulating housing to define a first receiving space (140), a second insulating housing (22) cooperating with the first insulating housing to have the metal shell therebetween and assembled with the metal shell to define a second receiving space (220), a plurality of first terminals (4) retained in the first insulating housing, a plurality of second terminals (24) disposed in a terminal module (23), which is intimately associated with a face of the first insulating housing, and ejecting mechanisms (5, 6) equipped with the first insulating housing and protruding into the first and second receiving spaces respectively to eject the at least two cards, each ejecting mechanism can release the card from a lock position by pushing the card in the lock position along the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7545638
    Abstract: A card slot according to the present invention is provided with a slot body, a heat sink, a first support and a second support. The slot body is configured to internally store an IC card. The heat sink is provided with a heat sink body and a first spring. The first spring is attached to the substantial center of an upper surface of the heat sink body, and supports the heat sink body. Also, the first spring is lowered with insertion of the IC card inside the slot, and presses the heat sink body downward. The first support is provided with two first leg sections, a first linking section and a first pressing spring. The two first leg sections are arranged facing positions sandwiching the heat sink body close to one end side of the slot body. The first linking section links fellow upper end vicinities of the two first leg sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Otax Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Aoto, Naoki Hiyama
  • Publication number: 20090142948
    Abstract: A USB card connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a rear wall and a card receiving cavity located forward the rear wall. Each contact includes a contact portion protruding to the card receiving cavity. The contacts are divided into first and second contact groups with same contact arrangement in condition that each the first or the second contact group comprises four contacts for transmitting USB or similar-USB signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Qi-Jun Zhao, Hua Yin
  • Publication number: 20090142949
    Abstract: A connector capable of preventing an engaging portion of an ejection mechanism from being damaged even when a card-type electronic component is inserted obliquely with respect to a card inserting/ejecting direction. A cover is mounted on a housing having a card accommodating portion for accommodating a memory card in a manner covering the card accommodating portion. The ejection mechanism ejects the memory card from the card accommodating portion. The ejection mechanism has a locking portion that is engaged with the memory card such that part of the memory card remains within the card accommodating portion during ejection of the memory card. The cover is provided with a guide for guiding a front end of the memory card in the card inserting/ejecting direction when the memory card is inserted into the card accommodating portion obliquely with respect to the card inserting/ejecting direction C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Joe MOTOJIMA
  • Patent number: 7537470
    Abstract: An ejection mechanism for a connector is disclosed. The connector has a housing that carries contacts, a frame attached to the housing for guiding insertion and removal of a card, and a pivot arm disposed in the housing that ejects the card toward a removal side by pivoting. The ejection mechanism has a cover connected to the frame, a push bar having a push button. The ejection mechanism also has a cam groove plate with a cam groove connected to the cover. The ejection mechanism also has a cam pin connected to the push bar and received within the cam groove. The ejection mechanism also has a push plate having a restricting hole that receives the cam pin and the push plate is configured to pivot the pivot arm in reaction to movement of the push button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics AMP K.K.
    Inventor: Katsumi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7534119
    Abstract: A stacked card connector (1) includes a first connector (10) and a second connector (20). The first connector includes a first insulating housing (30) having a base section (31) and a base seat (33) extending laterally from the base section, a first metal shell (11) covering the first insulating housing and defining a first receiving space (14), a plurality of first terminals (4) retained in the base section for connecting to a first card, and a first ejecting mechanism (6) and a second mechanism (5) located on the base seat. The second connector includes a second insulating housing (22) located under the first insulating housing, a plurality of second terminals (24) receiving in the second insulating housing for engagement with the second card which is received in a second receiving space defined by the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7534118
    Abstract: An electrical card connector includes a shell (1) structured as L-shaped, an insulating housing (2) covered by the shell, a plurality of terminals (3) retained in the insulating housing, a triangular guiding plate (4) placed in the card room for guiding a card insertion, and a bottom plate (7) confirming in shape with the shell placed under the bottom plate. The shell has a shorter side wall (13) and a longer side wall (12) opposite to the shorter side wall, a card room defined by the shell for receiving a card. The guiding plate locks with the bottom plate, therefore, the guiding plate and the bottom plate are locked with each other more firmly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Cheng, Zhi-Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 7534116
    Abstract: A memory card connector includes a metal shell defining a receiving space for receiving a memory card inserted into the receiving space in an insertion direction through an insert opening generally at a front end of the shell. An insulating socket is disposed generally at a rear end of the metal shell and includes a plurality of conductive terminals. A push/push card ejector is provided and includes a slider. The push/push card ejector also includes an actuating lever that extends transversely of the insertion direction and has a first end pivotally attached to the slider and a second end engageable with the memory card for engaging and ejecting the memory card. The connector may be configured so as to minimize packaging space outside of the metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Yi-Tse Ho
  • Patent number: 7534117
    Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a shell covering the insulating housing and defining a card receiving space and an ejector. The ejector comprises a locking equipment, a resilient member and a slider movable along the card insertion and ejection direction. The slider is formed by a metal piece and formed with an ejecting arm for ejecting the card directly and a locking arm for locking the card to the metal slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Cheng, Ming-Lun Kuo
  • Patent number: 7520766
    Abstract: A fixing device for an electronic card is disposed at the inside of the housing of a portable electronic product, and at least includes a sliding element, an elastic element and a blocking element. The sliding element pushes against the electronic card, and when the front end of the sliding element enters or is eject from the portable electronic product through a setting opening, it drives the electronic card to enter or be eject from the portable electronic product through the setting opening. The elastic element pushes the sliding element by its elastic action, and makes the front end of sliding element exposed outside the housing through the setting opening. The blocking element is adjacent to the setting opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Kun-Shiang Tsai
  • Publication number: 20090098755
    Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, includes an insulating housing (10) including a base portion (11), a pair of arms (12, 12?) extending from opposite ends of the base portion, one of the arms having a locking device (121) at an outer side thereof; a plurality of terminals (20) retained in the insulating housing; a shell (30) covering the insulating housing and defining a cavity for receiving the card, and defining an inserting/ejecting direction of the card; and an ejector for moving the card along the inserting/ejecting direction comprising a base (51) defining a heart-shaped slot therein, an ejecting member (53) protruding into the cavity to engage with the card, a pin member (54), and a resilient member (52). The base includes a vertical wall (510) abutting against the one arm of the insulating housing, and a locking portion is disposed on the vertical wall and fastening with the locking device of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Yung-Chang Cheng, Yong-Guang Zhu
  • Patent number: 7518870
    Abstract: A card slot apparatus of a card and an electronic machine includes a slot body having a slot in which a card is inserted, and a heat radiating unit movable between a first position spaced apart from the card and a second position contacting the card. A moving unit moves the heat radiating unit to the second position while moving in an opposite direction to an inserting direction of the card in combination with an inserting operation of the card into the slot body. An elastic unit elastically urges the moving unit in a moving direction thereof. The heat radiating unit includes a heat sink, and an elastic member to press the heat sink when the heat sink is moved to the second position. The elastic unit elastically urges the moving unit in the moving direction thereof when the heat sink is moved to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Otax Company Limited
    Inventors: Young-ho Choi, Hiroshi Narita
  • Patent number: 7517238
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a plurality of terminals (31) received in the insulating housing, a metal shield (1) associated with the insulating housing to define a card receiving room and an ejector (4) including a slider pin (41). A heart-shaped channel (2012) is recessed on the insulating housing and forms a pair of front-to-back extending channels and a pair of inclined channels, which respectively connect with the front-to-back extending channels and communicate with each other. The slider pin is movably received in the heart-shaped channel. The metal shield forms a resilient piece (18) pressing against the slider pin just at the time of the slider pin located at the jointing point of the inclined channels of the heart-shaped channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7517237
    Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (2) having a base section (21) and a pair of lateral offsets (22) extending from the opposite ends of the base section, a shell (1) mounted on the insulating housing to define a card slot (5) therebetween for insertion of a card, a terminal module (321) retained in the insulating housing and comprising a plurality of terminals protruding into the card slot, and a pair of elastic pieces (6) mounted on the opposite lateral offsets of the insulating housing, respectively. Wherein each elastic piece protrudes into the card slot and a distance between the elastic pieces is smaller than a width of the inserted card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7517239
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector for inserting an electrical card in, and two side-ends of the electrical card respectively include at least one notch. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conducting terminals, a push-out device, and an elastic body. A top of the insulating body includes a slot and multiple accommodation chases along at least one side of the slot. The conducting terminals are disposed in the accommodation chases. The push-out device is pivotally engaged with a side-end of the insulating body, and includes a clasp part for clasping the notch of one of the side-ends of the electrical card. The elastic body is disposed on another side-end of the insulating body, and includes a main part, a fixing part for positioning the elastic body, and a buckle part for correspondingly buckling the notch of the other side-end of the electrical card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ted Ju
  • Publication number: 20090093146
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector for inserting an electrical card in, and two side-ends of the electrical card respectively include at least one notch. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conducting terminals, a push-out device, and an elastic body. A top of the insulating body includes a slot and multiple accommodation chases along at least one side of the slot. The conducting terminals are disposed in the accommodation chases. The push-out device is pivotally engaged with a side-end of the insulating body, and includes a clasp part for clasping the notch of one of the side-ends of the electrical card. The elastic body is disposed on another side-end of the insulating body, and includes a main part, a fixing part for positioning the elastic body, and a buckle part for correspondingly buckling the notch of the other side-end of the electrical card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: LOTES CO, LTD
    Inventor: Ted JU
  • Publication number: 20090093147
    Abstract: A card connector (1) for receiving or ejecting a card includes an insulating body (4) retaining a plurality of terminals, a shell (2) covering the insulating body to define a card slot (10), an ejector (2) mounted on a lateral side of the shell. The ejector includes an ejecting member (51) for engaging with the card and removing with the card and an operating member (52) adapted to promote the ejecting member. The operating member includes a base (521) having a circular groove (5211), a slider (522), a pushing bar (523), and an elastic member (524). The circular groove generally defines two opposite channels with different length, and the two opposite channels diverge forwardly and extending backwardly in a crossed direction to meet each other then extending horizontally to form a horizontal groove (5212) for locking the slider under a careless attitude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Hung-Chi Yu
  • Patent number: 7513785
    Abstract: A main frame supports a receiving-side connector to which a connecting-side connector is connected in movable manner toward inside. A holding unit holds the receiving-side connector that is moved to the inside. A connector biasing unit applies a biasing force toward outside to the receiving-side connector. A hold releasing unit releases a hold by the holding unit, and moves the receiving-side connector to the outside by the biasing force. A pressing-force applying unit applies, when the receiving-side connector is not moved by the biasing force, a pressing force for ejecting the receiving-side connector to the receiving-side connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Kinoshita, Akira Yasaki, Takeshi Nishimura, Hitoshi Yamazaki, Jun Togashi
  • Patent number: 7510415
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving a card comprises an insulating housing (1), a shield (2) having an end mounted on the insulating housing and another end defining an inserting opening for the card inserting, and an ejector (4) assembled on a lateral side of the shield. The ejector comprises a ejecting mechanism for ejecting the card, and a pushing mechanism connecting with the ejecting mechanism. The pushing mechanism comprises a plastic pushing bar (43), a base (42) mating with the pushing bar, a slider (44) received in the pushing bar and the base, a spring member (46) mounted on the pushing bar, and a metal piece (430) assembled on the pushing bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhi-Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 7510416
    Abstract: A PIU plug-in/plug-off mechanism for an electronic apparatus, which is capable of efficiently applying a force required for a plugging-in/off operation of connectors to a printed board by pressing a portion of the printed board close to a backplane. An operating handle of a card lever is turned counterclockwise to thereby bring a push pin into abutment with a rear edge of an open recess. When the card lever is further turned in this state, a pressing force for moving a plug-in unit in the insertion direction acts on an engaging member via an arm. This starts fitting the printed board into a plug-in connector without causing warping of the printed board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Mitsuo Fujimura, Hideo Araki, Hideki Zenitani
  • Patent number: 7510414
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes a first connector (1) and a second connector (2). The first connector includes a first insulating housing (12), a first shield (11) mounted on the first insulating housing to define a first receiving room (10), and a plurality of first terminals (13) retained in the first insulating housing. The second connector (2) is mounted under the first connector, and includes a second insulating housing (22) to define a second receiving room (20), and a plurality of second terminals (23) retained in the second insulating housing. Wherein the first insulating housing includes a base section (121) having an embossment (125), the embossment protruding into the second receiving room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Yu, Yung-Chang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7507098
    Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals received in the insulating housing, a preventing member and an ejecting device. The insulating housing has a base portion. Two sidewalls extend upward from both sides of the base portion and a rear wall extends upward from the rear of the base portion. The sidewalls and the rear wall define a chamber therebetween for receiving a card. The preventing member is configured at one side of the insulating housing and has a base bar extending longitudinally. Two ends of the base bar protrude into the chamber to form a pair of propping sections for elastically propping one side of the card. The ejecting device is configured at the other side of the insulating housing opposite to the preventing member for operably withdrawing the card from the card connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pei-Chiao Hung
  • Patent number: 7507097
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Stockel
  • Publication number: 20090075507
    Abstract: A slider unit and a card connector having a slider that is arranged in a housing so as to be capable of moving along the insertion/ejection directions of a card and whose position is capable of being switched by a heart cam mechanism between a first position and a second position that is farther from an opening than the first position. A coil spring that biases the slider in the card ejection direction; an abutting portion that is integrally formed in the slider and is capable of abutting the insertion direction side of the card; and a pipe that is provided in the slider and retains the coil spring by being inserted in the coil spring, where both ends of the shaft that protrude from the coil spring becoming enlarged diameter portions and that are partially widened compared to the middle potion on which the coil spring is fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANEX, INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Chikashige, Ryusuke Tokui
  • Publication number: 20090077293
    Abstract: A connector for an electronic card includes an improved latching mechanism for facilitating the insertion and removal of the card. In one embodiment, a connector body is secured to a motherboard and has a socket for removably receiving a DIMM to a seated position. In the seated position, DIMM terminals are in electrical contact with socket terminals, placing the DIMM in electronic communication with the motherboard. A lever is pivotally coupled to an end of the connector body, and is pivotable into engagement with the DIMM to raise the DIMM. A linear actuator is movably secured on a track and is movable into engagement with the lever. A user ejects the DIMM by pressing downward on the linear actuator at a push point. In response, the linear actuator engages the lever to cause the lever to raise the DIMM from the seated position to a raised position, thereby separating electrical contact between the DIMM terminals and the socket terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Michael Kerrigan, Tony Carl Sass
  • Patent number: 7503783
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a plurality of terminals (31) received in the insulating housing, a metal shield (1) shielding over the insulating housing and an ejector (4). The metal shield and the insulating housing define a card receiving room and a card inserting direction. The ejector includes a drawer plate (40), a slider pin (41) and a resilient portion (42). The drawer plate defines a retaining hole (4000) and a limiting hole (4001) at a backside of the retaining hole. The slider pin forms a bending corner (411, 412) at each end thereof, and one of the bending corners extends through the retaining hole and the other bending corner is confined to the limiting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7503782
    Abstract: A card connector comprises an insulative housing (1) receiving a plurality of terminals (4), a shield plate (2) assembled on the insulative housing, an ejector (3) coupled to the insulative housing and a detecting switch assembled on the insulative housing. The ejector comprises a movable slider (32). The slider has a triangular plat (322) is capable of moving along a card inserting direction by the card. The detecting switch has a passive pin (42) and an active pin (43), the active pin has a resilient curved part (422) projecting into a moving track of triangular plate, and the curved part is capable of moving by the triangular plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei-Cheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20090068868
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a plurality of terminals, a first shell (1) mounted on the insulating housing to define a first receiving space for retaining a first card and having a locking piece (15, 16) on a lateral side thereof, a second shell (2) mounted on the insulating housing opposite to the first shell to define a second receiving space for retaining a second card and having a locking piece (25, 26) on a lateral side thereof, a partition plate placed between the first shell and the second shell and between the first receiving space and the second receiving space, and a stand off (7) mounted on a lateral side of the first shell and the second shell and comprising a pair of locking devices (74, 72) fastening with the locking pieces of the first shell and the second shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Patent number: 7500863
    Abstract: A card edge connector including a housing and a pair of extractors is disclosed for electrically connecting a first PCB such as a daughter card to a second PCB such as a motherboard. The extractors both secure and eject the daughter card from the connector. The extractors may be configured to reduce micro-motion of the daughter card by applying a vertical downward force thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Ringler, Jeffrey George Pennypacker
  • Patent number: 7497727
    Abstract: A card connector (100) includes a connector housing (90, 90?) having a card receiving room (9, 9?) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction, a shell (4), a terminal module (70) assembled with shell and receiving a plurality of terminals (32) retained in the housing and protruding into the card receiving room to electrically connect with a card, and an insulating body (5) covered by the shell to define the card receiving room and having a main body (50) comprising a pressing piece (502) protruding into the receiving room along the card insertion direction, one end of the pressing piece in a relax and free state therein and the other end connecting with the insulating body. Wherein the pressing piece is opposite to the terminal module for pressing on a inserting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20090053920
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a connector for interfacing with a host device and an electronic card receiving portion. The electronic card receiving portion is configured to inhibit physical removal of an electronic card therein when the connector is interfaced with the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Clint Wilber, Bob Hertlein
  • Patent number: RE40899
    Abstract: In a card connector of the present invention, an eject plate has a push-moving portion, an engaging portion and a spring portion, and can be switched to two positions by a heart cam. In an electric connecting state of the card and the connector, the eject plate is set to a second position, and its engaging portion is engaged with a notch formed in the card, and the release of the engagement is prevented by a guide wall, and no card can be pulled out even when strong pulling-out force is applied to the card (full lock). When the eject plate is moved from the second position to a first position by a tension spring, the card is pushed out by the push-moving portion. The engaging portion is also engaged with the notch of the card in this first position, but the release of the engagement is allowed by the wall portion, and the card can be pulled out by elastically deforming the spring portion (half lock).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Sasaki, Takeshi Fujiwara, Koji Shiota