Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals secured in the housing, a metallic cover pivotally mounted to a rear end of the insulative housing and covering the insulative housing and at least one magnetic board lock secured at one side of the insulative housing and spaced with a distance from the rear end of the insulative housing. The at least one magnetic board lock assist to hold the cover by magnetic attractive force produced between the at least one magnetic board lock and the metallic cover on the insulative housing.

Abstract: A card connector according to the present invention includes a bottom wall of a base member configured to support a plurality of contacts in a cantilever manner. A rectangular SIM card is inserted into the card connector in such a manner that the shorter side of the card is parallel to the direction of insertion. The plurality of contacts of the card connector are arranged to correspond to respective plural external contact points of the SIM card. Each of the contacts includes a contact portion, two elastic deformation portions, and a terminal portion. The two elastic deformation portions of the contact are coupled together so as to substantially form an isosceles triangle shape with a vertex angle ?1 at a vertex corresponding to the contact portion. The plurality of contacts are arranged parallel to one another, each in an inverted V shape with respect to the card insertion direction.

Abstract: An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (3) assembled in the insulative housing, a pair of metal pads (5) assembled to the side walls of the insulative housing, and a metallic shell (2). The insulative housing has a base portion (10) and a pair of side walls (11) extending from the base portion. Each metal pad has a cavity (501) and an elastic tongue portion (53) extending into the cavity. The metallic shell forms a pair of pivots (220) extending through and movable in the cavity. The elastic tongue portion is resiliently engageable with the pivot in response to a movement of the pivot along an inner edge of the cavity.

Abstract: A connector assembly for holding a memory card provided with two card holes, includes an insulated body, two fixing members projecting from two opposite ends of the insulated body, two supporting elements formed on a front side of the insulated body and two clamping members mounted respectively on the opposite ends of the insulated body. Once the memory card is inserted into the electrical connector assembly, the clamping members cooperatively clamp two opposite ends of the memory card therebetween with the supporting elements extend respectively through the card holes in the memory card.

Abstract: A first groove portion into which a first plug connector can fit and a second groove portion that surrounds the first groove portion and into which a second plug connector can fit are formed in a receptacle connector. By arranging first receiving-side contacts that contact against and conduct with contacts of the first plug connector in the first groove portion and arranging second receiving-side contacts that contact against and conduct with contacts of the second plug connector in the second groove portion, plug connectors with mutually different shapes and in which the number of contacts are mutually different can be easily and reliably connected to a common receptacle connector. It is therefore possible to reduce the mounting space of the receptacle connector to prevent an increase in the apparatus size, and also improve the usability.

Abstract: A card connector, comprising an insulative housing having a base, a plurality of passageways extending along a widthwise direction of the base, a plurality of retention slots defined on two lengthwise sides of each passageway, and a plurality of contacts received in the respective passageways. Each contact has a planar soldering section on a side of the planar section; a beam section extending from the side of the planar section opposite to the soldering section; the beam section defining an arc contact section on a free end; the planar section having a number of retention pieces received in the retention slots. The retention pieces are defined perpendicular to an extending direction of the soldering section.

Abstract: A connector adequately detects a state of an electronic component such as a memory card which is fitted in the connector by way of insertion, even when scrapes of a housing of the electronic component are produced due to insertion and removal of the electronic component which is fitted. In this connector (100), detecting parts (160A and 160B), which detect that a memory card (20) is fitted completely in an accommodating part (102) or detect whether or not data can be written in the memory card (20), have fixed terminals (162) and movable terminals (161). In the movable terminal (161), a card contacting part (163a) placed in the accommodating part (102) is pressed by the memory card (20), so that a movable contact part (164a) contacts and conducts with the fixed terminal (162).

Abstract: An improved MiniPCI connector structure includes a mini area bus connector and a set of plate type antenna connector. The bus connector comprises an upper unit and a lower unit buckling to each other. The upper unit has a plurality of contacting terminals within, and the adjacent sides of contacting terminals protrude out of the opening of the upper unit to form adapting slot and plug; the flange of the upper unit has two buckling portions, and the lower unit has corresponding adapting slot and corresponding buckling portion corresponding to the contacting terminals and the buckling portions at the flange of the upper unit. Thus, the interne card can be adapted into the adapting slot of the upper unit and the buckling of the buckling portion and the corresponding buckling portion enables the upper unit joining with the lower unit as a mini area bus connector and a set of plate type antenna connector positioning on the circuit board.

Abstract: A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card connecting device for a portable electronic device which is adapted to further reduce a thickness of the portable electronic device by limiting the height of the SIM card connecting device. The device includes: a printed circuit board (PCB); one or more patterned contacts provided on the PCB and being coupled with one or more contacts formed on the SIM card; and a housing mounted on the PCB for allowing the SIM card to be inserted into/extracted from the housing. The housing presses the inserted SIM card so that the contacts of the SIM card and the patterned contacts come into substantial pressurized contact and/or pressurized contact with each other, depending on a shape of the patterns. According to the present invention, the SIM card mounting space can be reduced, and the portable electronic device can have a further reduction in thickness.

Abstract: A card connector includes a first housing extending along a front-to-rear direction and defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a vertical direction thereof. Multiple groups of terminals are mounted on the first housing with tails projecting out of the first surface. A second housing extends along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction and is fixed on the first housing. A group of converting terminals are mounted on the second housing with solder tails projecting out of the second surface and connecting portions projecting out of the first surface. A flexible printed circuit defines an input end and an output end thereof. The flexible printed circuit is attached to the first surface of the first housing with the tails of the multiple groups of terminals connecting with the input end and connecting portions of the converting terminals connecting with the output end.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals received in the housing. The insulative housing includes a longitudinal uninterrupted mating cavity extending in a first direction and through a front face thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A plurality of terminals is retained at a first wall of the insulating housing and comprising contacting portions exposing in the mating cavity. The uninterrupted mating cavity comprises a horizontal main slot extending in the first direction, a first auxiliary slot located at the first wall and a pair of second auxiliary slot at two opposite ends of the horizontal main slot in the first direction.

Abstract: A smart card holder includes a connector, two rocker arms and a latching member. The connector includes a connecting plate having a plurality of contacts formed thereon. The two rocker arms respectively rotatably connect an end of the connecting plate. The latching member includes a plate portion and two latching units forming on opposite two surfaces of the plate portion, each latching unit latches a smart card. The latching member rotatably connects to the two rocker arms. When the latching member attaches on the connecting plate, the smart card installs on the latching unit facing the connecting plate correspondingly resisting against the contacts, the other smart card can resist against the contacts the by rotating of the latching member.

Abstract: A card edge connector comprises a pair of mount members attached to the bottom of the insulating housing thereof. Each mount member comprises a body portion, at least one fitting nail connected to the body portion and configured to be disposed transversely for being soldered on a printed circuit board, and a tab portion connecting to the body portion and configured to be freely insertable into an aperture formed on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A card edge connector for electrically coupling between contact electrodes on an electric circuit board and harnesses includes: a housing with a board insertion opening; harness terminals coupling with the harnesses; and junction terminals coupling between contact electrodes and harness terminals. The contact electrodes include first and second contact electrodes on both of first and second surfaces of the board. Each first contact electrode is nearer one end of the board than each second contact electrode. The first and second contact electrodes on the first or second surface are aligned alternately along with a width direction of the board. A first or second end of the junction terminal contacting the contact electrode on the first or second surface extends from a first or second inner wall of the board insertion opening to reach a centerline of the board.

Abstract: Provided is a memory card mounting device for a portable terminal, the memory card mounting device including a first socket installed in the terminal in a state where an opening through which a memory card is inserted is positioned on a side surface of the terminal and a second socket installed in a form stacked on the first socket, in which an opening of the second socket through which a memory card is inserted is positioned in parallel to the opening of the first socket on the side surface of the terminal, or the second socket is positioned on a rear surface of the terminal such that the memory card is mounted in the second socket on the rear surface of the terminal. The opening through which the memory card is inserted can be positioned in various areas such as a side surface or a rear surface of the terminal.

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: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board received in the housing, and a memory card retaining mechanism received in the housing. The memory card retaining mechanism includes a plurality of conductive parts. The plurality of conductive parts cooperatively form an antenna integrated with the memory card retaining mechanism and connected to the circuit board.

Abstract: A card edge connector comprises an insulative housing defining a front mating face and a central slot recessed rearwardly from the mating face. A plurality of contacts each has a contact portion exposed into the central for mating with a complementary connector and a solder tail exposed to outside of the housing. A cover is assembled to a rear side of the housing. A spacer sandwiched between the housing and the cover along a front-to-rear direction. The spacer defines a plurality of through holes through which the solder tails of the contacts passing.

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 memory card connector, within a slot of a host device, for receiving a first memory card having a first row of contact fingers and a second row of contact fingers and a second memory card having only a single row of contact fingers. The memory card connector includes a first row of contact pins, a second row of contact pins and a protrusion. The first row of contact pins are configured to mate with the first row of contact fingers of the first memory card. The second row of contact pins are configured to mate with the second row of contact fingers of the first memory card. The protrusion is received within a contact finger in the second row of contact fingers of the first memory card to allow full insertion of the first memory card into the connector, and abuts against a distal end of one of the contact fingers of the second memory card to prevent full insertion of the second memory card into the connector.

Abstract: A card connector is provided which has a reduced size. The card connector includes a plurality of contacts which are held in a housing including an accommodating space for accommodating an electronic card. The plurality of contacts include a first switch contact and a second switch contact which are electrically connected to each other via a ground connection pad of the electronic card when the electronic card is accommodated in the accommodating space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connector, comprises: an insulation housing; a buckling sheet, an extending sheet is downwardly extended from the buckling sheet, the extending sheet has a buckling hole, at least one end of the extending sheet is installed with a protruding sheet; and a base sheet having a fastening member, a base hole and at least one folded hooking sheet, wherein a limiting sheet is installed in the base hole, the limiting sheet is extended from the bottom end of the base hole and the distal end thereof is in a bended status, when the folded hooking sheet is installed on top of the extending sheet, the limiting sheet is disposed in the buckling hole, and is able to be to finely adjusted according to deformed height of the insulation housing, therefore the electrical connector is able to be stably soldered on an substrate.

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. A pair of side arms are disposed at opposite ends thereof and extending along a mating direction perpendicular to the transverse direction. A key is disposed in the central slot adjacent to one of the side arms. A pair of floating pads, each is floatably assembly onto a holding section formed adjacent to the corresponding side arm. And a pair of metal plates, each respectively attached to the corresponding side arm and forming a blocking portion projecting toward the floating pad for avoiding the floating pad releasing from the holding section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a memory card connector, comprises an insulation main body on which an insertion slot and a plurality of terminal slots are installed, and two ends thereof are respectively provided with a tower having a guiding slot, a positioning concave slot and a limiting block, wherein the insertion slot and the guiding slot are served to be inserted with a memory card; a plurality of terminals respectively received in the plural terminal slots; and two lugs, each of the lugs has a pin shaft and a limiting part, the pin shaft is disposed in the positioning concave slot, the lug is limited in the limiting block when the lug is pivotally moved through the pin shaft so as to respectively buckle on the tower.

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 mounting socket includes an insulating socket body provided with a subscriber identification module card insertion recess and a memory card insertion recess. A metal housing coupled to an upper surface of the socket body defines the subscriber identification module card insertion recess. A lower metal plate coupled to a lower surface of the socket body defines the memory card insertion recess. An integrated sensing switch electrically connects the metal housing to the lower metal plate. The integrated sensing switch electrically connects or electrically disconnects the metal housing and the lower metal plate during insertion of a subscriber identification module card into the subscriber identification module card insertion recess.

Abstract: A smart card connector adapted to receive and place a smart card in a reading position is disclosed. The smart card connector comprises a contact support; a plurality of reading contacts attached to the contact support at a terminating end thereof, each of the reading contacts comprising a contact bulge for contacting a contact pad of the smart card and at least one control bulge for pivoting the contact bulge into contact with the contact pad of the smart card; a sliding element slidably mounted in the contact support so as to be movable between an initial position and an end position, the sliding element comprising a contact actuating member that engages the at least one control bulge as the sliding element moves toward the end position and presses the contact bulge against the contact pad of the smart card as the smart card reaches its reading position.

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 card connector is configured for receiving a card having contact pads with the card having a thickness and a width perpendicular to the thickness. The card connector includes a housing with a slot for receiving the card and conductive terminals within the housing and which contact the contact pads of the card. A switch includes a first contact member and a second contact member wherein the first contact member is moveable in a direction parallel to the thickness direction of the card upon insertion of the card into the housing such that the first contact member moves relative to the second contact member.

Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a grounding member, and a shielding cover. The insulating housing defines a card-receiving cavity in a top surface thereof for receiving an electronic card. The terminals are received in the insulating housing for electrically connecting with the electronic card. The grounding member is assembled to a portion of one side surface of the insulating housing. The shielding cover is pivotally and slidably mounted to the insulating housing, having a cover plate and two side plates bent from two opposite sides of the cover plate. When the shielding cover slides to a locked condition, one side plate of the shielding cover is moved to electrically abut against the grounding member from an unconnected condition for shielding an EMI.

Abstract: A SATA electrical connector extends a lateral rib and a longitudinal guiding portion from a base surface of an insulator. The insulator and the terminals have intimate engagements, for minimizing height and width of the entire structure. The electrical connector can be joined to another electrical connector for forming an electrical connector assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a base having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface and a plurality of sidewalls having a top surface high than the top surface of the base. The top surface of the base and the sidewalls commonly form a first receiving room. The base defines a second receiving room of a notch shape running through the top and bottom surface of the base and a first sidewall of said sidewalls. A row of passageways is located in the base and far away from the first sidewall. The first sidewall adjacent to the second receiving room is defined as two opposite stopping walls.

Abstract: An N-in-1 card connector (100), used for receiving at least two cards (a MS card A and a SD card B), includes an insulative housing (10), a number of first terminals (40) retained in the insulative housing, an ejector comprising a slider (30) moveably attached to the insulative housing, a floating member (60) floatingly received in the insulative housing and a plurality of second terminals (50) having respective parts retained with the floating member. The floating member remains at a lower position to stay clear of a first, narrower card (A) and is moveable to an upper position by a second, wider card (B). The second terminals are moveable together with the floating member at the upper position for engaging the second card.

Abstract: A card edge connector for electrically coupling between contact electrodes on an electric circuit board and harnesses includes: a housing with a board insertion opening; harness terminals coupling with the harnesses; and junction terminals coupling between contact electrodes and harness terminals. The contact electrodes include first and second contact electrodes on both of first and second surfaces of the board. Each first contact electrode is nearer one end of the board than each second contact electrode. The first and second contact electrodes on the first or second surface are aligned alternately along with a width direction of the board. A first or second end of the junction terminal contacting the contact electrode on the first or second surface extends from a first or second inner wall of the board insertion opening to reach a centerline of the board.

Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a card receiving room, at least one set of terminals (30) retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector attached on the insulative housing. Each terminal has a soldering portion (303) extending out of the insulative housing and a contacting portion (301) extending towards the card receiving room. The ejector includes a slider (50), at least one spring member (90) and at least one pin member (80) cammedly pushing an inserted card. The slider includes a base portion (501) pressing against the contacting portions of the terminals and a pair of arm portions (503) extending laterally from the base portion. The base portion defines a number of passageways (502) and forms a number of protrusions (5011) extending into the corresponding passageways. The slider blocks the contacting portions from entering the card receiving room at an original position and moves to an inner position for giving way for the contacting portions.

Abstract: A card connector for a plurality of memory cards includes a housing having a plurality of inserting holes for the memory cards, respectively. The card connector includes a swing member made of an elastic metal plate and having fixing portions and a swing part in the form of a hollow square rod having extending portions extending into the inserting holes when the swing member is fixed in the housing. A partition wall between the inserting holes is formed with a rectangular notch and slits in opposite faces of the rectangular notch for press-fitting the fixing portions of the swing member, respectively. When one memory card is inserted into one inserting hole, the inserted memory card causes the swing part to be further extended into another inserting hole, thereby preventing another memory card from being inserted into the another inserting hole.

Abstract: A stacked card connector (100) has a terminal module with a set of first terminals (2). The first terminals (2) have cantilever beams (22) and the cantilever beams (22) substantially spread in a plane, the first terminals vertically extend a leg (21) from the plane to a bottom face of stacked card connector; the first set of terminals (2) have a front row of terminals and a rear row of terminals, the first terminals (2) have contact portions (231) and transverse beams (222) connecting the contact portions (231) and the cantilever beams (22), the cantilever beams (22) of the front row of terminals branching vertically to the cantilever beam form a cross bar (221), the transverse beams (222) of the rear row of terminals extend lengthwise poles intersecting the cross bar (221) at nodes (223). The nodes (223) keep the first terminals (2) in a plane before injecting molding, and are cut off through the cutouts (113) to form a hole (224), the nodes (223) can make the first terminals have good flatness.

Abstract: An N-in-1 card connector (100), used for receiving at least two cards (a MS card A and a SD card B), includes an insulative housing (10), a number of first terminals (40) retained in the insulative housing, an ejector comprising a slider (30) moveably attached to the insulative housing, a floating member (60) floatingly received in the insulative housing and a plurality of second terminals (50) having respective parts retained with the floating member. The floating member remains at a lower position to stay clear of a first, narrower card (A) and is moveable to an upper position by a second, wider card (B). The second terminals are moveable together with the floating member at the upper position for engaging the second card.

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 card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals received by the insulating housing, an ejector mechanism having a slider disposed at a side of the insulating housing, a lock member fixed on the slider, having a retention arm, a free end of the retention arm formed a projection for inserting into the gap of the inserted electronic card, a top side of the retention arm having a portion adjacent to the hook projecting upwards to form a lock piece and a shielding shell. The shielding shell has a guide groove which includes a slot extending frontward and rearward, a front end of an outer side of the slot being enlarged outwards to form a trough, wherein the lock piece is restrained in a rear end of the slot opposite to the trough and can move outwards in the trough of the guiding groove.

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: An electronic device and a connector thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a circuit board and an electronic device and the connector disposed on the circuit board. The connector includes a slot and a cap. The slot is configured for a card module to be plugged in along a plugging direction. A first pillar portion and a second pillar portion are at two opposite sides of the slot. The cap is disposed on a top of the first pillar portion and has a first protruding portion. The first protruding portion protrudes out of a side of the first pillar portion away from the second pillar portion while observing along the plugging direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a socket including a connector insulatedly disposed inside the socket, the connector including contacts electrically connected to a source of input current. The socket further includes a slot for receiving an electronic card in the socket for connecting it to the connector, and a conductor for coupling the connector to at least one blade contact in the socket. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the socket further includes an insulating body defining at least one plug blade receiving slot for disposing the blade contact therein, and a card slot which extends to the connector, and the electronic card is further having contacts complementary to each of the connector contacts.

Abstract: A memory card connector, within a slot of a host device, for receiving a first memory card having a first row of contact fingers and a second row of contact fingers and a second memory card having only a single row of contact fingers. The memory card connector includes a first row of contact pins, a second row of contact pins and a protrusion. The first row of contact pins are configured to mate with the first row of contact fingers of the first memory card. The second row of contact pins are configured to mate with the second row of contact fingers of the first memory card. The protrusion is received within a contact finger in the second row of contact fingers of the first memory card to allow full insertion of the first memory card into the connector, and abuts against a distal end of one of the contact fingers of the second memory card to prevent full insertion of the second memory card into the connector.

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: An electronic card and expansion card combination includes an electronic card, for example, vertical insertion type Express card defining a 34 mm card accommodation space and accommodating a circuit board with an electric connector, and an expansion card, which has a flat sliding holder base movable in and out of the card accommodation space and carrying an adapter terminal set that contacts the metal contacts of the circuit board when the flat sliding holder base is extended out of the card accommodation space, and an expansion plate pivotally coupled to the flat sliding holder base and carrying a matching terminal set that contacts the adapter terminal set for the contact of metal contacts of a chip card to be inserted into a card insertion slot defined in the flat sliding holder base and the expansion plate after the expansion plate is turned to out of the flat sliding holder base.

Abstract: The invention relates to a PCB connector (1), comprising a housing (2) and a plurality of contact elements (3), every contact element (3) having a contact for connection to wires and a contact for connection to a printed circuit board. housing (2) is configured as one piece, the contact elements (3) being captively snap-locked in the housing (2).

Abstract: A card connector is composed of a base, a cover, and a terminal set. The cover is made of a metal and covered onto the base in such a way that an entrance is formed at front sides of the base and the cover and a card space is formed between the base and the cover. The terminal set includes a plurality of terminals mounted to the base. One of the base and the cover includes a working spring strip located at one side of the card connector and the other includes a passive spring strip located at the same side of the card connector as the working spring strip. The working spring strip has a working portion interfering with the card space. When a card enters the card space, the card works on the working portion to force the working spring strip to contact the passive spring strip for perfect electric conduction.

Abstract: An adapter to be attached to a memory card for changing an external shape such that it can be inserted into a memory card insertion section of specific type equipment is provided. The adapter includes: an adapter body for defining a space housing the memory card; a write protect mechanism including a write enable/disable setting member which is slidable with respect to the adapter body; and a terminal portion located in the adapter body, which is formed so as to be electrically connected to a terminal portion of the memory card when the memory card is housed in the adapter body, and in which the write protect mechanism sets whether to enable or disable writing of data into the memory card in accordance with the position of the write enable/disable setting member.