Yamaichi Electronics Usa, Inc.

Kiyoshi Abe

Toshiyasu Ito

Takeshi Nishimura

A card connector having a housing and a card tray with an ejection mechanism for ejecting the card tray from the housing is disclosed. The connector has an ejection member and pivotable ejection lever that act in concert to eject the card tray from the housing. A force applied to the ejection member causes the pivotable ejection lever to pivot, which causes card tray to eject from the housing.

SIM card connector with eject mechanism

A card connector has a housing, a sliding member that is designed to receive a card, and a latching member that is connected to the housing. The sliding member is slidable relative to the housing. The latching member is designed to engage the card to prevent the card from being removed from the housing.

Card connector

Embodiments of a connector (which may also be also referred to as a connector unit) are described. In accordance with one embodiment, the connector may comprise a case, first and second connectors, at least one stiffener bar, and at least one flexible circuit. The first connector may be located in a first opening of the case and the second connector may be located in a second opening of the case. The stiffener bar may be disposed in the case. The first connector may receive a first end of the flexible circuit while a second end of the flexible circuit may be interposed between the stiffener bar and the second connector.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Kiyoshi Abe