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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1999
Toru Nishioka, Miyagi-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An IC card connector device solves a problem with a conventional IC card connector device using two IC cards, the problem being such that two push rods are vertically disposed, leading to higher cost due to more parts incorporated, poor assemblability, and an increased height of the connector device. To eject a first IC card, which has been inserted, a single push rod set in an extended position is pushed to eject the first IC card via a single transmitting pin. To eject a second IC card, a handle is circularly moved with the push rod in the extended position so as to move the transmitting pin from a first heart-shaped cam cutout to a second heart-shaped cam cutout. In this state, the push rod is pressed toward a pushed-in position, which causes the single transmitting pin to circularly move to eject the second IC card. Therefore, the connector device employs only the single push rod and the single transmitting pin, making it possible to provide a smaller connector device that features fewer parts, lower cost, and better assemblability.