Hirose Electric Company, Ltd.

Syu Obara

Mitsuo Ishida

A card electrical connector apparatus () includes a connector section () connectable to a card (C) at a right angle with respect to a card insertion direction when the card is inserted completely into an electronics device through a receiving slot (); a driving section () linked to the connector section for moving the connector section (); and an operation section () for operating the driving section from outside. The operation section () movable between a first position where the card is allowed to be removed and a second position where removal of the card is either impossible or difficult. When the operation section () is at the first position, the driving section () moves the connector section () to the release position.

Card electrical connector apparatus

A card ejector for a PC card connector, includes an ejector button (1) movable between a retreated position and an advanced position where a PC card is ejected from the PC card connector; an ejector bar (2) for guiding the ejector button (1) by a predetermined distance between the retreated position and the advanced position; a spring member (10) provided between the ejector button (1) and the ejector bar (2) to bias the ejector button (1) to the retreated position where the ejector button (1) is rotatable by a predetermined angle with respect to the ejector bar (2).

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