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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Takuji Hanyu, Tokyo, JP;
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a card ejection mechanism comprising: a metal shell having a guide section on one side thereof; an ejection rod slidably movable within the guide section; and an ejection lever rotatable with respect to the inner surface of the metal shell and operatively connected to the ejection rod that the ejection lever rotates during actuation of the ejection rod. Ejection rod is a rectangular metal piece stamped out of a metal sheet. Guide section is composed of an inner wall which faces an inner surface of the ejection rod, outer sections facing the outer surface of the ejection rod, and a cantilever-like resilient extension provided on the same side as the outer wall sections to bias the ejection rod against the inner wall. These inner wall and outer wall sections are spaced a distance apart approximately equal to the thickness of the ejection rod. This arrangement minimizes the dimensions of the guide section and the connector incorporating the ejection mechanism, and also improves the efficiency of the ejection mechanism by providing a tight fit of the ejection rod within the guide section.