Rotatable card connector

Abstract

An electrical card connector includes an insulative housing a plurality of terminals received in the housing, and two fixing clips attached to the housing. The insulative housing has a header including a pivot a plurality of passageways for receiving the terminals therein, and two guiding bars extending from two ends of the header each having a ledge at a front end thereof. The pivot projects from each end of the header to provide a rotational axis for the fixing clip. The ledge includes a first positioning recess a sliding face and a second positioning recess Each fixing clip has a base plate fixed to a PCB, a joint section extending from the base plate to prevent over-rotation of the housing, and an engaging section for engaging with the insulative housing. The engaging section includes an engaging hole for engaging with the pivot, a spring arm extending from a free end thereof and having a protrusion for engaging with the ledge, and a space defined between the spring arm and the body of the engaging section. When the protrusion slides from the second positioning recess to the first positioning recess, the card connector is moved from an open position into a closed position.