US20150188257A1 - Card connector - Google Patents
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
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- G06K13/02—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card
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- G06K13/085—Feeding or discharging cards using an arrangement for locking the inserted card
- G06K13/0856—Feeding or discharging cards using an arrangement for locking the inserted card the locking arrangement comprising a notch in the card and a complementary locking means in the card reading station
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
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- H01R13/635—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only by mechanical pressure, e.g. spring force
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- G06K13/02—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card
- G06K13/08—Feeding or discharging cards
- G06K13/0806—Feeding or discharging cards using an arrangement for ejection of an inserted card
- G06K13/0812—Feeding or discharging cards using an arrangement for ejection of an inserted card the ejection arrangement utilizing a push bar for manipulation by hand in order to eject the inserted card
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- G06K13/02—Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism the record carrier having longitudinal dimension comparable with transverse dimension, e.g. punched card
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- G06K13/0806—Feeding or discharging cards using an arrangement for ejection of an inserted card
- G06K13/0831—Feeding or discharging cards using an arrangement for ejection of an inserted card the ejection arrangement comprising a slide, carriage or drawer
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- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
- H01R13/658—High frequency shielding arrangements, e.g. against EMI [Electro-Magnetic Interference] or EMP [Electro-Magnetic Pulse]
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- the present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a card connector.
- the mobile phone need be equipped with an electronic card to realize the communication function, and the electronic card electrically connects with a circuit board of the mobile phone by virtue of a card connector. So the card connector is an essential component of the mobile phone.
- the card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, an ejection mechanism, a card tray and a shielding shell.
- the insulating housing defines an insertion space penetrating through a top and a front thereof.
- the conductive terminals are integrally molded to the insulating housing.
- the ejection mechanism is assembled in one side of the insulating housing.
- the shielding shell is covered on the insulating housing.
- the card tray defines a receiving space therein, and is slidably inserted into the insertion space of the insulating housing.
- the card tray In use, when the electronic card need be inserted in the card connector, the card tray is pushed rearward by an auxiliary tool to make the card tray push the ejection mechanism to move rearward, then the auxiliary tool is loosened to release the card tray, so that the ejection mechanism rebounds forward to eject the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector.
- the card tray is pulled out from the insertion space of the card connector. So the electronic card is received in the receiving space of the card tray, and the card tray together with the electronic card is pushed rearward into the insertion space of the card connector.
- the card tray When the electronic card need be withdrawn from the card connector, the card tray is pushed rearward again by the auxiliary tool to make the card tray push the ejection mechanism to move rearward, then the auxiliary tool is loosened to release the card tray, so that the ejection mechanism rebounds forward to eject the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector.
- the card tray is pulled out from the insertion space of the card connector. So the electronic card is taken out of the receiving space of the card tray.
- the auxiliary tool is needed to assist in ejecting the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector that brings an inconvenience to users on account of the users seldom carrying around the auxiliary tool with them.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a card connector.
- the card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, an ejection mechanism, a card tray and at least one restraining element.
- the insulating housing includes a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall extended upward from two opposite sides of the bottom wall, and a rear wall extended upward from a rear end of the bottom wall and connected with the first side wall and the second side wall.
- An insertion space is surrounded among the bottom wall, the first side wall, the second side wall and the rear wall.
- the rear wall defines a recess passing through a top surface and a front surface thereof.
- a rear end of a substantial middle of the second side wall defines a sliding groove penetrating through a top and a front thereof and communicating with the recess.
- a rear end of a bottom surface of the sliding groove is concaved downward to form a heart-shaped tracking groove joined end to end.
- the conductive terminals are integrally molded to the bottom wall of the insulating housing.
- the ejection mechanism includes a connecting element slidably disposed in the sliding groove, a push button, a guiding element slidably disposed in the sliding groove, a rotating element rotatably disposed in the recess and an elastic element restrained between a rear inner surface of the second side wall and the connecting element.
- the guiding element has two protruding pillars.
- One protruding pillar is pivoted in the connecting element and the other protruding pillar is slidably disposed in the tracking groove.
- the push button is mounted to the front end of the connecting element and projects beyond a front surface of the insulating housing.
- One end of the rotating element is capable of rotating to the insertion space, and a rear surface of the rotating element abuts against the front surface of the rear wall for limiting the other end of the rotating element in the recess.
- the card tray is slidably assembled to the insertion space of the insulating housing.
- the restraining element is restrained in one side of the card tray.
- the card tray is ejected out of the insertion space of the card connector by virtue of the ejection mechanism. So no auxiliary tool is needed to assist in ejecting the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector so as to bring a convenience to users.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the card connector of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a status of a card tray together with an electronic card being inserted into the card connector of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another status of the card tray together with the electronic card being inserted into the card connector of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a status of the card tray together with the electronic card being ejected out of the card connector of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another status of the card tray together with the electronic card being ejected out of the card connector of FIG. 1 .
- the card connector 100 for receiving an electronic card 200 therein includes an insulating housing 10 , a plurality of conductive terminals 20 , at least one restraining element 30 , a switch terminal assembly 40 , an ejection mechanism 50 , a card tray 60 for receiving the electronic card 200 therein, and a shielding shell 70 .
- the card connector 100 includes two restraining elements 30 .
- the card connector 100 includes two restraining elements 30 .
- the insulating housing 10 includes a bottom wall 11 of a substantial rectangular shape, a first side wall 12 and a second side wall 13 extended upward from two opposite sides of the bottom wall 11 , and a rear wall 14 extended upward from a rear end of the bottom wall 11 and connected with the first side wall 12 and the second side wall 13 .
- An insertion space 15 is surrounded among the bottom wall 11 , the first side wall 12 , the second side wall 13 and the rear wall 14 .
- the bottom wall 11 of the insulating housing 10 defines a plurality of first terminal holes 111 vertically penetrating therethrough and transversely arranged in two rows and a plurality of second terminal holes 112 vertically penetrating therethrough and transversely arranged in two rows.
- Each row of the second terminal holes 112 is spaced from and located in rear of one of the rows of the first terminal holes 111 .
- Two front ends of the first side wall 12 and the second side wall 13 are concaved downward to form two lying U-shaped restraining grooves 16 .
- the insulating housing 10 defines a lying L-shaped switch terminal groove 121 penetrating through a top surface and an outer surface of one end of the rear wall 14 , and a top surface, an outer surface and an inner surface of a rear end of the first side wall 12 and communicating with the insertion space 15 .
- the other end of the rear wall 14 of the insulating housing 10 defines a recess 141 passing through a top surface and a front surface thereof.
- a rear end of a substantial middle of the second side wall 13 defines a sliding groove 133 penetrating through a top and a front thereof, and communicating with the recess 141 .
- a bottom surface of the recess 141 shows a step shape with one side thereof adjacent to the sliding groove 133 lower than the other side thereof.
- the bottom surface of the recess 141 protrudes upward to form a pivot pillar 142 .
- a bottom surface of the sliding groove 133 shows a step shape.
- a front end of the bottom surface of the sliding groove 133 is lower than a rear end of the bottom surface of the sliding groove 133 .
- the rear end of the bottom surface of the sliding groove 133 is concaved downward to form a heart-shaped tracking groove 134 joined end to end.
- a heart-shaped locking portion 138 is formed in the tracking groove 134 and is located apart from a periphery inside of the tracking groove 134 .
- An outer side of the second side wall 13 of the insulating housing 10 is concaved downward to form a receiving trough 135 .
- a rear end of one side of the bottom surface of the sliding groove 133 adjacent to the receiving trough 135 protrudes upward to form a blocking wall 137 located between the sliding groove 133 and the receiving trough 135 .
- a front end of the sliding groove 133 communicates with a front end of the receiving trough 135 .
- a rear inner surface of the receiving trough 135 of the second side wall 13 protrudes forward to form a first fastening pillar 136 projecting into the receiving trough 135 .
- An outer periphery of the insulating housing 10 defines a plurality of buckling blocks 17 .
- each of the conductive terminals 20 has a locating portion 21 of rectangular frame shape, a contact portion 22 slantwise extended upward and then arched upward from a front end of the locating portion 21 , and a soldering portion 23 extended downward and then bent rearward from a rear end of the locating portion 21 .
- each of the restraining elements 30 has a U-shaped fastening portion 31 with the mouth thereof being opened rearward, an elastic portion 32 arched outward from a free end of the fastening portion 31 , and an extending portion 33 extended rearward from a rear end of the elastic portion 32 .
- the switch terminal assembly 40 includes a touch terminal 41 and an inspecting terminal 42 .
- the touch terminal 41 has a first base strip 411 , a first connecting strip 412 protruded upward and then extended rearward from a front end of the first base strip 411 , a resisting portion 413 arched inward from a free end of the first connecting strip 412 , a first touching strip 414 extended rearward from a rear end of the resisting portion 413 , and a first soldering strip 415 bent opposite to the resisting portion 413 from a bottom of the first base strip 411 .
- the inspecting terminal 42 has a second base strip 421 , a second extending strip 422 extended downward from a bottom of the second base strip 421 , a second touching strip 423 extended forward from one end of the second base strip 421 , and a second soldering strip 424 bent rearward from a bottom of the second extending strip 422 and spaced from the second extending strip 422 .
- the ejection mechanism 50 includes a connecting element 51 , a push button 52 , a guiding element 53 , a rotating element 54 and an elastic element 55 .
- the connecting element 51 has a T-shaped pushing portion 511 disposed horizontally, and including a transverse portion 501 and a longitudinal portion 502 extended forward from a middle of the transverse portion 501 , a linkage portion 512 extended rearward from one end of a rear of the transverse portion 501 and a second fastening pillar 513 protruded rearward from the other end of the rear of the transverse portion 501 .
- a rear end of the linkage portion 512 of the connecting element 51 defines a second pivot hole 514 .
- a front end of the longitudinal portion 502 defines a restricting portion 515 .
- the push button 52 defines a restricting hole (not shown).
- the guiding element 53 has a sliding block 531 , a pushing block 532 extended sideward and then extended rearward from a rear end of the sliding block 531 , a protruding rib 533 protruded upward from a top surface of the sliding block 531 , and two protruding pillars 534 protruded downward from two opposite ends of a bottom surface of the sliding block 531 .
- the rotating element 54 has a rotating portion 541 with a first pivot hole 542 being defined therein, a blocking portion 543 bent downward and then curved rearward from one end of the rotating portion 541 , and an abutting portion 544 extended forward and then bent downward from the other end of the rotating portion 541 .
- the card tray 60 includes a rectangular base board 61 , a front cover body 62 and two fixing pins 63 .
- a substantially middle of the base board 61 defines a receiving space 611 for receiving the electronic card 200 therein.
- a front end of the base board 61 defines two through-holes 612 .
- Two opposite sides of the base board 61 are concaved inward to form two cavities 613 .
- the front cover body 62 has an elongated cover portion 621 which defines an insertion slot 622 penetrating through a rear thereof, and two clamping portions 623 extended rearward from a top and a bottom of an inner surface of a front sidewall of the insertion slot 622 and spaced from each other.
- Each clamping portion 623 defines two fixing holes 624 .
- the front end of the base board 61 is inserted into the insertion slot 622 and clamped between the two clamping portions 623 with the two through-holes 612 corresponding to the two fixing holes 624 of the clamping portion 623 which is located above the base board 61 , and the other two fixing holes 624 of the other clamping portion 623 which is located under the base board 61 .
- the two fixing pins 63 respectively pass through the two fixing holes 624 of the clamping portion 623 which is located above the base board 61 , the two through-holes 612 , and the other two fixing holes 624 of the other clamping portion 623 which is located under the base board 61 to mount the front cover body 62 to the base board 61 .
- the shielding shell 70 has a top plate 71 , and two side plates 72 bent downward from two opposite sides of the top plate 71 .
- the top plate 71 of the shielding shell 70 is punched downward to form a pressing tab 711 .
- the two side plates 72 of the shielding shell 70 define a plurality of buckling holes 721 .
- Two opposite ends of a bottom edge of the side plate 72 of the shielding shell 70 are bent outward to form two soldering feet 722 .
- the conductive terminals 20 are integrally molded to the bottom wall 11 of the insulating housing 10 .
- the locating portion 21 of the conductive terminal 20 is located in the bottom wall 11 of the insulating housing 10 , the contact portion 22 projects beyond a top surface of the bottom wall 11 to project into the insertion space 15 through the first terminal hole 111 , and the soldering portion 23 projects into the second terminal hole 112 .
- the two restraining elements 30 are restrained to the two restraining grooves 16 of the insulating housing 10 .
- the fastening portion 31 and the extending portion 33 of the restraining element 30 are restrained in the restraining groove 16 , and the elastic portion 32 projects into the insertion space 15 of the insulating housing 10 .
- the touch terminal 41 is assembled to a front of the switch terminal groove 121 and the inspecting terminal 42 is assembled to a rear of the switch terminal groove 121 .
- the first base strip 411 and the first connecting strip 412 are assembled in the front of the switch terminal groove 121 , the resisting portion 413 and the first touching strip 414 project into the insertion space 15 , and a bottom of the first soldering strip 415 projects under the insulating housing 10 .
- the second base strip 421 , the second extending strip 422 and the second touching strip 423 are assembled in the rear of the switch terminal groove 121 , a front end of the second touching strip 423 is located at an outer side of the first touching strip 414 to contact or depart from the first touching strip 414 , and a bottom of the second soldering strip 424 projects under the insulating housing 10 .
- the ejection mechanism 50 is assembled to the insulating housing 10 .
- the connecting element 51 is slidably disposed in the sliding groove 133 with the second fastening pillar 513 projecting into the receiving trough 135 .
- the push button 52 is mounted to the front end of the connecting element 51 with the restricting portion 515 restricted in the restricting hole of the push button 52 and projecting beyond a front surface of the insulating housing 10 .
- the guiding element 53 is slidably disposed in the sliding groove 133 with one protruding pillar 534 pivoted in the second pivot hole 514 of the connecting element 51 and the other protruding pillar 534 slidably disposed in the tracking groove 134 .
- the elastic element 55 is received in the receiving trough 135 .
- One end of the elastic element 55 is worn around the first fastening pillar 136 and the other end of the elastic element 55 is worn around the second fastening pillar 513 of the connecting element 51 to restrain the elastic element 55 between the rear inner surface of the second side wall 13 and the connecting element 51 .
- the rotating element 54 is rotatably disposed in the recess 141 .
- the rotating portion 541 and the blocking portion 543 are disposed in the recess 141 , and the blocking portion 543 is located on one side of the bottom surface of the recess 141 adjacent to the sliding groove 133 .
- the pivot pillar 142 is pivoted in the first pivot hole 542 .
- One end of the rotating element 54 in which the abutting portion 544 is defined, is capable of rotating to the insertion space 15 .
- a rear surface of the abutting portion 544 of the rotating element 54 abuts against the front surface of the rear wall 14 for limiting the other end of the rotating element 54 in which the blocking portion 543 is defined, in the recess 141 .
- the card tray 60 is slidably assembled to the insertion space 15 of the insulating housing 10 .
- the two elastic portions 32 of the two restraining elements 30 are restrained in the two cavities 613 of the base board 61 of the card tray 60 .
- the shielding shell 70 is covered on the insulating housing 10 .
- the buckling blocks 17 of the insulating housing 10 are buckled in the buckling holes 721 of the shielding shell 70 .
- the pressing tab 711 presses down upon the protruding rib 533 of the guiding element 53 of the ejection mechanism 50 for assuring the protruding pillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to stably slide in the tracking groove 134 .
- soldering portions 23 of the conductive terminals 20 , the first soldering strip 415 of the touch terminal 41 and the second soldering strip 424 of the inspecting terminal 42 , and the soldering feet 722 of the shielding shell 70 are soldered to a circuit board (not shown) of a communication device (not shown).
- the electronic card 200 need be inserted in the card connector 100 , push the push button 52 rearward to push the connecting element 51 to move rearward so as to make the connecting element 51 drive the protruding pillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blocking wall 137 to break away from the locking portion 138 .
- the elastic element 55 shows a compressing status to accumulate elastic potential energies.
- the elastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connecting element 51 with the push button 52 to move forward and the connecting element 51 drive the protruding pillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide forward until the transverse portion 501 of the pushing portion 511 abuts against two opposite sides of an inner surface of a front sidewall of the sliding groove 133 .
- the pushing portion 511 with the push button 52 projects out of the insulating housing 10 .
- the elastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connecting element 51 with the push button 52 to move forward and the connecting element 51 drive the protruding pillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blocking wall 137 until the protruding pillar 534 resists against the locking portion 138 .
- the electronic card 200 is received in the receiving space 611 of the card tray 60 , push the card tray 60 together with the electronic card 200 therein into the insertion space 15 .
- the card tray 60 pushes against the abutting portion 544 of the rotating element 54 to move rearward so as to drive the rotating element 54 to rotate clockwise to be located in the recess 141 .
- At least one restraining element 30 is restrained in one side of the card tray 60 .
- the elastic portions 32 of the restraining elements 30 are restrained in the two cavities 613 of the base board 61 of the card tray 60 .
- the elastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connecting element 51 with the push button 52 to move forward and the connecting element 51 drive the protruding pillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide forward until the transverse portion 501 of the pushing portion 511 abuts against two opposite sides of an inner surface of a front sidewall of the sliding groove 133 .
- the pushing portion 511 with the push button 52 projects out of the insulating housing 10 .
- the pushing block 532 of the guiding element 53 pushes against the blocking portion 543 of the rotating element 54 to make the rotating element 54 to rotate anticlockwise pivoting the pivot pillar 142 so that the abutting portion 544 projects into the insertion space 15 for pushing against the card tray 60 together with the electronic card 200 therein to move forward, at the moment, the two elastic portions 32 break away from the two cavities 613 of the card tray 60 together with the electronic card 200 therein, so the card tray 60 together with the electronic card 200 therein is ejected out of the insertion space 15 of the card connector 100 . Pull out the card tray 60 together with the electronic card 200 therein, and take the electronic card 200 out from the receiving space 611 of the card tray 60 .
- the elastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connecting element 51 with the push button 52 to move forward and the connecting element 51 drive the protruding pillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blocking wall 137 until the protruding pillar 534 resists against the locking portion 138 .
- the card tray 60 is ejected out of the insertion space 15 of the card connector 100 by virtue of the ejection mechanism 50 . So no auxiliary tool is needed to assist in ejecting the card tray 60 out of the insertion space 15 of the card connector 100 so as to bring a convenience to users.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a card connector.
- 2. The Related Art
- With the development of the information industry, communication devices, such as mobile phones, are widely used in people's daily lives. The mobile phone need be equipped with an electronic card to realize the communication function, and the electronic card electrically connects with a circuit board of the mobile phone by virtue of a card connector. So the card connector is an essential component of the mobile phone.
- In general, the card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, an ejection mechanism, a card tray and a shielding shell. The insulating housing defines an insertion space penetrating through a top and a front thereof. The conductive terminals are integrally molded to the insulating housing. The ejection mechanism is assembled in one side of the insulating housing. The shielding shell is covered on the insulating housing. The card tray defines a receiving space therein, and is slidably inserted into the insertion space of the insulating housing.
- In use, when the electronic card need be inserted in the card connector, the card tray is pushed rearward by an auxiliary tool to make the card tray push the ejection mechanism to move rearward, then the auxiliary tool is loosened to release the card tray, so that the ejection mechanism rebounds forward to eject the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector. The card tray is pulled out from the insertion space of the card connector. So the electronic card is received in the receiving space of the card tray, and the card tray together with the electronic card is pushed rearward into the insertion space of the card connector. When the electronic card need be withdrawn from the card connector, the card tray is pushed rearward again by the auxiliary tool to make the card tray push the ejection mechanism to move rearward, then the auxiliary tool is loosened to release the card tray, so that the ejection mechanism rebounds forward to eject the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector. The card tray is pulled out from the insertion space of the card connector. So the electronic card is taken out of the receiving space of the card tray.
- However, in the process of the electronic card being inserted in or withdrawn from the card connector, the auxiliary tool is needed to assist in ejecting the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector that brings an inconvenience to users on account of the users seldom carrying around the auxiliary tool with them.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a card connector. The card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, an ejection mechanism, a card tray and at least one restraining element. The insulating housing includes a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall extended upward from two opposite sides of the bottom wall, and a rear wall extended upward from a rear end of the bottom wall and connected with the first side wall and the second side wall. An insertion space is surrounded among the bottom wall, the first side wall, the second side wall and the rear wall. The rear wall defines a recess passing through a top surface and a front surface thereof. A rear end of a substantial middle of the second side wall defines a sliding groove penetrating through a top and a front thereof and communicating with the recess. A rear end of a bottom surface of the sliding groove is concaved downward to form a heart-shaped tracking groove joined end to end. The conductive terminals are integrally molded to the bottom wall of the insulating housing. The ejection mechanism includes a connecting element slidably disposed in the sliding groove, a push button, a guiding element slidably disposed in the sliding groove, a rotating element rotatably disposed in the recess and an elastic element restrained between a rear inner surface of the second side wall and the connecting element. The guiding element has two protruding pillars. One protruding pillar is pivoted in the connecting element and the other protruding pillar is slidably disposed in the tracking groove. The push button is mounted to the front end of the connecting element and projects beyond a front surface of the insulating housing. One end of the rotating element is capable of rotating to the insertion space, and a rear surface of the rotating element abuts against the front surface of the rear wall for limiting the other end of the rotating element in the recess. The card tray is slidably assembled to the insertion space of the insulating housing. The restraining element is restrained in one side of the card tray.
- As described above, in the process of the electronic card being inserted in or withdrawn from the card connector, the card tray is ejected out of the insertion space of the card connector by virtue of the ejection mechanism. So no auxiliary tool is needed to assist in ejecting the card tray out of the insertion space of the card connector so as to bring a convenience to users.
- The present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reading the following description thereof, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card connector in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the card connector ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a status of a card tray together with an electronic card being inserted into the card connector ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another status of the card tray together with the electronic card being inserted into the card connector ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a status of the card tray together with the electronic card being ejected out of the card connector ofFIG. 1 ; and -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another status of the card tray together with the electronic card being ejected out of the card connector ofFIG. 1 . - With reference to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , acard connector 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Thecard connector 100 for receiving anelectronic card 200 therein, includes aninsulating housing 10, a plurality ofconductive terminals 20, at least onerestraining element 30, a switch terminal assembly 40, anejection mechanism 50, a card tray 60 for receiving theelectronic card 200 therein, and ashielding shell 70. In this embodiment, thecard connector 100 includes tworestraining elements 30. In this embodiment, thecard connector 100 includes tworestraining elements 30. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , theinsulating housing 10 includes abottom wall 11 of a substantial rectangular shape, afirst side wall 12 and asecond side wall 13 extended upward from two opposite sides of thebottom wall 11, and arear wall 14 extended upward from a rear end of thebottom wall 11 and connected with thefirst side wall 12 and thesecond side wall 13. Aninsertion space 15 is surrounded among thebottom wall 11, thefirst side wall 12, thesecond side wall 13 and therear wall 14. Thebottom wall 11 of theinsulating housing 10 defines a plurality offirst terminal holes 111 vertically penetrating therethrough and transversely arranged in two rows and a plurality ofsecond terminal holes 112 vertically penetrating therethrough and transversely arranged in two rows. Each row of thesecond terminal holes 112 is spaced from and located in rear of one of the rows of thefirst terminal holes 111. Two front ends of thefirst side wall 12 and thesecond side wall 13 are concaved downward to form two lying U-shapedrestraining grooves 16. Theinsulating housing 10 defines a lying L-shapedswitch terminal groove 121 penetrating through a top surface and an outer surface of one end of therear wall 14, and a top surface, an outer surface and an inner surface of a rear end of thefirst side wall 12 and communicating with theinsertion space 15. The other end of therear wall 14 of the insulatinghousing 10 defines arecess 141 passing through a top surface and a front surface thereof. A rear end of a substantial middle of thesecond side wall 13 defines asliding groove 133 penetrating through a top and a front thereof, and communicating with therecess 141. A bottom surface of therecess 141 shows a step shape with one side thereof adjacent to thesliding groove 133 lower than the other side thereof. The bottom surface of therecess 141 protrudes upward to form apivot pillar 142. A bottom surface of thesliding groove 133 shows a step shape. A front end of the bottom surface of thesliding groove 133 is lower than a rear end of the bottom surface of thesliding groove 133. The rear end of the bottom surface of the slidinggroove 133 is concaved downward to form a heart-shapedtracking groove 134 joined end to end. A heart-shapedlocking portion 138 is formed in thetracking groove 134 and is located apart from a periphery inside of the trackinggroove 134. An outer side of thesecond side wall 13 of the insulatinghousing 10 is concaved downward to form a receivingtrough 135. A rear end of one side of the bottom surface of the slidinggroove 133 adjacent to the receivingtrough 135 protrudes upward to form a blockingwall 137 located between the slidinggroove 133 and the receivingtrough 135. A front end of the slidinggroove 133 communicates with a front end of the receivingtrough 135. A rear inner surface of the receivingtrough 135 of thesecond side wall 13 protrudes forward to form afirst fastening pillar 136 projecting into the receivingtrough 135. An outer periphery of the insulatinghousing 10 defines a plurality of bucklingblocks 17. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , each of theconductive terminals 20 has a locatingportion 21 of rectangular frame shape, acontact portion 22 slantwise extended upward and then arched upward from a front end of the locatingportion 21, and asoldering portion 23 extended downward and then bent rearward from a rear end of the locatingportion 21. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , each of therestraining elements 30 has aU-shaped fastening portion 31 with the mouth thereof being opened rearward, anelastic portion 32 arched outward from a free end of thefastening portion 31, and an extendingportion 33 extended rearward from a rear end of theelastic portion 32. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , the switch terminal assembly 40 includes atouch terminal 41 and an inspectingterminal 42. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , thetouch terminal 41 has afirst base strip 411, a first connectingstrip 412 protruded upward and then extended rearward from a front end of thefirst base strip 411, a resistingportion 413 arched inward from a free end of the first connectingstrip 412, a firsttouching strip 414 extended rearward from a rear end of the resistingportion 413, and afirst soldering strip 415 bent opposite to the resistingportion 413 from a bottom of thefirst base strip 411. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , the inspectingterminal 42 has asecond base strip 421, a second extendingstrip 422 extended downward from a bottom of thesecond base strip 421, a secondtouching strip 423 extended forward from one end of thesecond base strip 421, and asecond soldering strip 424 bent rearward from a bottom of the second extendingstrip 422 and spaced from the second extendingstrip 422. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , theejection mechanism 50 includes a connectingelement 51, apush button 52, a guiding element 53, arotating element 54 and anelastic element 55. The connectingelement 51 has a T-shaped pushingportion 511 disposed horizontally, and including atransverse portion 501 and alongitudinal portion 502 extended forward from a middle of thetransverse portion 501, alinkage portion 512 extended rearward from one end of a rear of thetransverse portion 501 and asecond fastening pillar 513 protruded rearward from the other end of the rear of thetransverse portion 501. A rear end of thelinkage portion 512 of the connectingelement 51 defines asecond pivot hole 514. A front end of thelongitudinal portion 502 defines a restrictingportion 515. Thepush button 52 defines a restricting hole (not shown). - The guiding element 53 has a sliding
block 531, a pushingblock 532 extended sideward and then extended rearward from a rear end of the slidingblock 531, a protrudingrib 533 protruded upward from a top surface of the slidingblock 531, and two protrudingpillars 534 protruded downward from two opposite ends of a bottom surface of the slidingblock 531. Therotating element 54 has arotating portion 541 with afirst pivot hole 542 being defined therein, a blockingportion 543 bent downward and then curved rearward from one end of therotating portion 541, and anabutting portion 544 extended forward and then bent downward from the other end of therotating portion 541. - The
card tray 60 includes arectangular base board 61, afront cover body 62 and two fixing pins 63. A substantially middle of thebase board 61 defines a receivingspace 611 for receiving theelectronic card 200 therein. A front end of thebase board 61 defines two through-holes 612. Two opposite sides of thebase board 61 are concaved inward to form twocavities 613. Thefront cover body 62 has an elongatedcover portion 621 which defines aninsertion slot 622 penetrating through a rear thereof, and two clampingportions 623 extended rearward from a top and a bottom of an inner surface of a front sidewall of theinsertion slot 622 and spaced from each other. Each clampingportion 623 defines two fixing holes 624. The front end of thebase board 61 is inserted into theinsertion slot 622 and clamped between the two clampingportions 623 with the two through-holes 612 corresponding to the two fixing holes 624 of the clampingportion 623 which is located above thebase board 61, and the other two fixing holes 624 of theother clamping portion 623 which is located under thebase board 61. The two fixingpins 63 respectively pass through the two fixing holes 624 of the clampingportion 623 which is located above thebase board 61, the two through-holes 612, and the other two fixing holes 624 of theother clamping portion 623 which is located under thebase board 61 to mount thefront cover body 62 to thebase board 61. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , the shieldingshell 70 has atop plate 71, and twoside plates 72 bent downward from two opposite sides of thetop plate 71. Thetop plate 71 of the shieldingshell 70 is punched downward to form apressing tab 711. The twoside plates 72 of the shieldingshell 70 define a plurality of bucklingholes 721. Two opposite ends of a bottom edge of theside plate 72 of the shieldingshell 70 are bent outward to form twosoldering feet 722. - Referring to
FIG. 1 ,FIG. 2 andFIG. 3 , in assembly, theconductive terminals 20 are integrally molded to thebottom wall 11 of the insulatinghousing 10. The locatingportion 21 of theconductive terminal 20 is located in thebottom wall 11 of the insulatinghousing 10, thecontact portion 22 projects beyond a top surface of thebottom wall 11 to project into theinsertion space 15 through the firstterminal hole 111, and thesoldering portion 23 projects into the secondterminal hole 112. The tworestraining elements 30 are restrained to the two restraininggrooves 16 of the insulatinghousing 10. Thefastening portion 31 and the extendingportion 33 of the restrainingelement 30 are restrained in the restraininggroove 16, and theelastic portion 32 projects into theinsertion space 15 of the insulatinghousing 10. Thetouch terminal 41 is assembled to a front of theswitch terminal groove 121 and the inspectingterminal 42 is assembled to a rear of theswitch terminal groove 121. Specifically, thefirst base strip 411 and the first connectingstrip 412 are assembled in the front of theswitch terminal groove 121, the resistingportion 413 and the firsttouching strip 414 project into theinsertion space 15, and a bottom of thefirst soldering strip 415 projects under the insulatinghousing 10. Thesecond base strip 421, the second extendingstrip 422 and the secondtouching strip 423 are assembled in the rear of theswitch terminal groove 121, a front end of the secondtouching strip 423 is located at an outer side of the firsttouching strip 414 to contact or depart from the firsttouching strip 414, and a bottom of thesecond soldering strip 424 projects under the insulatinghousing 10. - The
ejection mechanism 50 is assembled to the insulatinghousing 10. The connectingelement 51 is slidably disposed in the slidinggroove 133 with thesecond fastening pillar 513 projecting into the receivingtrough 135. Thepush button 52 is mounted to the front end of the connectingelement 51 with the restrictingportion 515 restricted in the restricting hole of thepush button 52 and projecting beyond a front surface of the insulatinghousing 10. The guiding element 53 is slidably disposed in the slidinggroove 133 with one protrudingpillar 534 pivoted in thesecond pivot hole 514 of the connectingelement 51 and the other protrudingpillar 534 slidably disposed in thetracking groove 134. Push thepush button 52 rearward to push the connectingelement 51 to move rearward so as to make the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 which is pivoted in thesecond pivot hole 514 to slide in thetracking groove 134 until the protrudingpillar 534 resists against the lockingportion 138. Theelastic element 55 is received in the receivingtrough 135. One end of theelastic element 55 is worn around thefirst fastening pillar 136 and the other end of theelastic element 55 is worn around thesecond fastening pillar 513 of the connectingelement 51 to restrain theelastic element 55 between the rear inner surface of thesecond side wall 13 and the connectingelement 51. Therotating element 54 is rotatably disposed in therecess 141. The rotatingportion 541 and the blockingportion 543 are disposed in therecess 141, and the blockingportion 543 is located on one side of the bottom surface of therecess 141 adjacent to the slidinggroove 133. Thepivot pillar 142 is pivoted in thefirst pivot hole 542. One end of therotating element 54 in which the abuttingportion 544 is defined, is capable of rotating to theinsertion space 15. A rear surface of the abuttingportion 544 of therotating element 54 abuts against the front surface of therear wall 14 for limiting the other end of therotating element 54 in which the blockingportion 543 is defined, in therecess 141. - The
card tray 60 is slidably assembled to theinsertion space 15 of the insulatinghousing 10. The twoelastic portions 32 of the tworestraining elements 30 are restrained in the twocavities 613 of thebase board 61 of thecard tray 60. - The shielding
shell 70 is covered on the insulatinghousing 10. The buckling blocks 17 of the insulatinghousing 10 are buckled in the bucklingholes 721 of the shieldingshell 70. Thepressing tab 711 presses down upon the protrudingrib 533 of the guiding element 53 of theejection mechanism 50 for assuring the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to stably slide in thetracking groove 134. At last, thesoldering portions 23 of theconductive terminals 20, thefirst soldering strip 415 of thetouch terminal 41 and thesecond soldering strip 424 of the inspectingterminal 42, and thesoldering feet 722 of the shieldingshell 70 are soldered to a circuit board (not shown) of a communication device (not shown). - Referring to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 6 , in use, when theelectronic card 200 need be inserted in thecard connector 100, push thepush button 52 rearward to push the connectingelement 51 to move rearward so as to make the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blockingwall 137 to break away from the lockingportion 138. At the moment, theelastic element 55 shows a compressing status to accumulate elastic potential energies. Release thepush button 52, theelastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connectingelement 51 with thepush button 52 to move forward and the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide forward until thetransverse portion 501 of the pushingportion 511 abuts against two opposite sides of an inner surface of a front sidewall of the slidinggroove 133. At the moment, the pushingportion 511 with thepush button 52 projects out of the insulatinghousing 10. - Then, push the
push button 52 rearward again to push the connectingelement 51 to move rearward so as to make the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towardsrecess 141, the pushingblock 532 of the guiding element 53 pushes against the blockingportion 543 of therotating element 54 to make therotating element 54 to rotate anticlockwise pivoting thepivot pillar 142 so that the abuttingportion 544 projects into theinsertion space 15 for pushing against thecard tray 60 to move forward, at the moment, the twoelastic portions 32 break away from the twocavities 613 of thecard tray 60, so thecard tray 60 is ejected out of theinsertion space 15 of thecard connector 100. Release thepush button 52, theelastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connectingelement 51 with thepush button 52 to move forward and the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blockingwall 137 until the protrudingpillar 534 resists against the lockingportion 138. - At last, pull out the
card tray 60, theelectronic card 200 is received in the receivingspace 611 of thecard tray 60, push thecard tray 60 together with theelectronic card 200 therein into theinsertion space 15. Thecard tray 60 pushes against the abuttingportion 544 of therotating element 54 to move rearward so as to drive the rotatingelement 54 to rotate clockwise to be located in therecess 141. At least one restrainingelement 30 is restrained in one side of thecard tray 60. Theelastic portions 32 of therestraining elements 30 are restrained in the twocavities 613 of thebase board 61 of thecard tray 60. - Referring to
FIG. 1 toFIG. 6 , when theelectronic card 200 need be withdrawn from thecard connector 100, push thepush button 52 rearward to push the connectingelement 51 to move rearward so as to make the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blockingwall 137 to break away from the lockingportion 138. At the moment, theelastic element 55 shows a compressing status to accumulate elastic potential energies. Release thepush button 52, theelastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connectingelement 51 with thepush button 52 to move forward and the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide forward until thetransverse portion 501 of the pushingportion 511 abuts against two opposite sides of an inner surface of a front sidewall of the slidinggroove 133. At the moment, the pushingportion 511 with thepush button 52 projects out of the insulatinghousing 10. - Then, push the
push button 52 rearward again to push the connectingelement 51 to move rearward so as to make the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towardsrecess 141, the pushingblock 532 of the guiding element 53 pushes against the blockingportion 543 of therotating element 54 to make therotating element 54 to rotate anticlockwise pivoting thepivot pillar 142 so that the abuttingportion 544 projects into theinsertion space 15 for pushing against thecard tray 60 together with theelectronic card 200 therein to move forward, at the moment, the twoelastic portions 32 break away from the twocavities 613 of thecard tray 60 together with theelectronic card 200 therein, so thecard tray 60 together with theelectronic card 200 therein is ejected out of theinsertion space 15 of thecard connector 100. Pull out thecard tray 60 together with theelectronic card 200 therein, and take theelectronic card 200 out from the receivingspace 611 of thecard tray 60. - Release the
push button 52, theelastic element 55 releases the elastic potential energies to elastically push the connectingelement 51 with thepush button 52 to move forward and the connectingelement 51 drive the protrudingpillar 534 of the guiding element 53 to slide rearward and towards the blockingwall 137 until the protrudingpillar 534 resists against the lockingportion 138. - As described above, in the process of the
electronic card 200 being inserted in or withdrawn from thecard connector 100, thecard tray 60 is ejected out of theinsertion space 15 of thecard connector 100 by virtue of theejection mechanism 50. So no auxiliary tool is needed to assist in ejecting thecard tray 60 out of theinsertion space 15 of thecard connector 100 so as to bring a convenience to users.
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