Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Atsushi Uchiyama

Takeshi Murayama

Toru Wagatsuma

Masato Kobayashi

A card connector device capable of detecting mounting of cards in predetermined mount positions without the provision of metallic sheet pieces comprises a first switch for detecting that a first card and a second card have been mounted in predetermined mount positions and a second switch for detecting inhibition of writing on the first card and the second card, the first switch and the second switch, respectively, including a fixed contact composed of contact portions provided on a housing, a fixed contact composed of contact portions, and a moving contact, which acts as the first and second cards are moved to predetermined mount positions, the respective moving contacts comprising torsion coil springs.

Card connector device provided with a switch for detecting mounting of cards in predetermined mount positions

An IC card connector comprising a housing having plural connector terminals, guide frames disposed opposedly to each other at both side portions of the housing and having guide grooves in which an IC card to be connected to the connector terminals is inserted and held, an insertion port defined by the guide frames for insertion therein of the IC card, and shutter members for opening and closing the insertion port, wherein a thin-walled cutout recess is formed on the surface side of each of the shutter members for preventing abutment of the shutter member against an expanded portion formed on the surface or the back of the IC card when inserted into the insertion port.

IC card connector having a shutter mechanism

In the IC card connector of the present invention, a single supporting projection is provided on a bottom wall of a housing, so when the housing is put on a circuit board, it can be supported at three points: one point of the supporting projection and two points of terminal portions of pin terminals. Therefore, even in the event of a difference in height of the supporting projection, there is no fear of the terminal portions being lifted and it is possible to keep the terminal portions close to a conductive pattern, whereby the terminal portions can be soldered to the conductive pattern in a reliable manner.

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Miyagi-ken, Japan

Atsushi Uchiyama