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EP0336330A2
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Memory card connector
Assignee: Hosiden Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-04-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-04-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a memory card connector arranged such that, at the time of initial insertion and removal of a memory card, the contact pieces of the connector do not come in contact with the external contact pieces of a memory card, thus preventing the operator from receiving the spring loads stored in the contact pieces, at the time of such insertion and removal. At the set position of the memory card, the slider engaged with the memory card is moved toward the contact pieces with the use of a raised guide surface. Accordingly, the contact pieces displaced against the resiliency thereof come in contact with the external contact pieces of the memory card.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiro Komatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:46
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C5/00; G11C5/02; G11C5/04; G06; G06K; G06K7/00; G06K7/0013; G06K7/0047; H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/70; H01R12/82; H01R12/85; H01R12/87
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
298 words
A memory card connector comprising: a connector body; contact pieces mounted on said connector body and positioned as projecting toward the set position of a memory card, said contact pieces being movable in a direction away from said set position; a raised guide surface formed on said connector body; a slider mounted on said connector body in a manner slidable in the front-to-back direction thereof, said slider being normally biased forward by resilient means; a spacer disposed between said connector body and said slider in a manner movable in the front-to-back direction; an engagement portion disposed on said slider, said engagement portion being adapted to be opposite to the tip of the memory card when the same is inserted; a pushing portion disposed on said slider such that, when said slider is pushed by the memory card, said pushing portion pushes said spacer so that said spacer gets over said guide surface from the front side thereof to the rear side thereof; a hooking portion disposed, as separated from said pushing portion, on said slider such that, when said slider is pushed by said resilient means, said hooking portion catches said spacer, causing said spacer to get over said guide surface from the rear side thereof to the front side thereof; and a cam mechanism disposed between said connector body and said slider and arranged such that, when said spacer rides the top of said guide surface from the front side thereof, said cam mechanism operates to move said slider to a position where the memory card is held at said set position, and such that, when said slider is further pushed from said position such that said spacer gets over said raised portions of said spacer, said cam mechanism operates to release said slider from said position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
298 words
A memory card connector comprising: a connector body; contact pieces mounted on said connector body and positioned as projecting toward the set position of a memory card, said contact pieces being movable in a direction away from said set position; a raised guide surface formed on said connector body; a slider mounted on said connector body in a manner slidable in the front-to-back direction thereof, said slider being normally biased forward by resilient means; a spacer disposed between said connector body and said slider in a manner movable in the front-to-back direction; an engagement portion disposed on said slider, said engagement portion being adapted to be opposite to the tip of the memory card when the same is inserted; a pushing portion disposed on said slider such that, when said slider is pushed by the memory card, said pushing portion pushes said spacer so that said spacer gets over said guide surface from the front side thereof to the rear side thereof; a hooking portion disposed, as separated from said pushing portion, on said slider such that, when said slider is pushed by said resilient means, said hooking portion catches said spacer, causing said spacer to get over said guide surface from the rear side thereof to the front side thereof; and a cam mechanism disposed between said connector body and said slider and arranged such that, when said spacer rides the top of said guide surface from the front side thereof, said cam mechanism operates to move said slider to a position where the memory card is held at said set position, and such that, when said slider is further pushed from said position such that said spacer gets over said raised portions of said spacer, said cam mechanism operates to release said slider from said position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
A memory card connector as set forth in Claim 1, further comprising pawls adapted such that, when a memory card having a shutter which may take two positions, i.e., a first position to cover the external contact pieces of said memory card and a second position where said external contact pieces are exposed, is inserted into the connector body, said pawls are engaged with said shutter in the middle course of such insertion, thereby to prevent said shutter from moving, causing said external contact pieces to be exposed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A memory card connector as set forth in Claim 2, wherein the pawls are disposed on grounding terminals disposed at both sides of the contact pieces of said connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A memory card connector as set forth in Claim 1, wherein the spacer is a roller having a circular section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A memory card connector as set forth in Claim 2, wherein the spacer is a roller having a circular section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A memory card connector as set forth in Claim 3, wherein the spacer is a roller having a circular section.
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