J.s.t.mfg. Co.,ltd.

Japan Solderless Terminal Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Japan Solderless Terminal Mgf. Co., Ltd

Yoshitaka Shobara

Kiyoshi Washino

Akihiro Tochi

Yozo Tomonari

Masato Kato

A card connector () comprises a first insulative frame () fixed to a mounting surface (), and a second metal frame () defining an insertion cavity () for a card () between the mounting surface () and the second frame (). The second frame () is of a channel shape, and has first and second side walls (). An inverted card insertion preventing projection () for preventing the card () from being inserted upside down into the insertion cavity () is provided on one of the first and second side walls (). The inverted card insertion preventing projection () projects in an area (A) of the insertion cavity () associated with the first half of a card inserting stroke.

Card connector

A PC card frame kit is provided which comprises: a frame for retaining a board assembly having a connector mounted on a board; and a pair of panels for covering upper and lower faces of the board assembly mounted in the frame. The pair of panels each have a pivotal engagement piece provided on a rear edge thereof for pivotal engagement with the frame, front lock engagement pieces provided on front ends of opposite side edges thereof for lock engagement between the panels, and a press-fit piece provided on at least one of the side edges thereof to be press-fitted in the frame. The frame has a pivotal engagement piece receiving groove formed in a rear beam thereof for receiving the pivotal engagement piece in a rotatable manner, and a press-fit groove formed in at least one of opposite side beams associated with the press-fit piece for receiving the press-fit piece.

Frame kit for PC card, PC card, and method of manufacturing PC Card

An IC-incorporating card has a grounding structure which ensures reliable grounding of metal panels thereof and employs a connector which is usable in common for cards having different thicknesses. The card includes a board mounted with an integrated circuit, a resin frame defining an internal space for accommodating the board, first and second metal panels attached to the resin frame to define the internal space, a connector mounted on the board, and a grounding structure for grounding the first and second metal panels. The connector has first and second grounding conductor elements. The first metal panel is connected to the first grounding conductor element via a grounding connection element embedded in the resin frame. The second metal panel is directly connected to the second grounding conductor element.

IC incorporating card with a grounding structure

A card connecting adapter for connecting, to a card slot of one standard, a card of the other standard. The adapter has a first connecting portion corresponding to the card slot, a second connecting portion corresponding to the card, a plurality of terminals for electrical connection to the card, shutter mechanism, and locking mechanism. The shutter mechanism has a shutter member displaceable between a protecting position where the terminals are protected from the exterior and a connecting position where the terminals are exposed, and interlocking mechanism for displacing the shutter member in synchronization with operations for mounting/removing the card on/from the second connecting portion. The locking mechanism includes a locking spring member that is disengaged from the shutter member upon being deformed by the mounting of the card, and that is returned to an engaged state with the shutter member by removal of the card. The locking mechanism thus allows the displacement of the shutter member when mounting the card, while inhibiting the displacement of the shutter member when removing the card.

Card connecting adapter

A flanged connector (20) has an insulating housing (21), a plurality of contacts (22) separated one from another within the housing, a metal shell (23) covering the housing so as to shield the contacts, and at least one flange (28) bent at and outwardly extending from at least one of edges of a front opening (24) formed in the metal shell. A female-threaded bore (30) is formed in each flange (28), which continues from a folded-back portion (27). This portion is formed by bending outwards and further bending rearwards an extension from the at least one edge so that the flange is or the flanges are retracted from the edges a predetermined distance. A pair of the flanges (28) may extend along the opposite side edges of the opening (24), or alternatively the single flange (28) may extend along an upper one of those edges. The flanged connector (20), which will be fixed by one or more set-screws (9) to a panel (10) of an electric or electronic apparatus's body, has thus those flanges (28) made as small as possible to reduce a space necessary for the connector to be surface-mounted.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yoshitaka Shobara