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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Hiroshi Ozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A card connector comprises a case ( ) for retaining a detachable card ( ), a cam member ( ) provided in a side wall ( ) of the case ( ) and having an engaging portion ( ), an ejector ( ) biased forwardly in the removal direction of the card ( ) and being slidable together with the card ( ) along the side wall ( ), a pin member ( ) supported by the ejector ( ) so as to operate along the cam member ( ), a pin control ( ) provided on the ejector ( ) for biasing the pin member ( ) toward the cam member to restrict movement of the pin member ( ), wherein when the card ( ) is inserted into the case ( ) to a predetermined position, the pin member ( ) engages the engaging portion ( ) of the cam member ( ) and the pin control ( ) biases the pin member ( ) toward the cam member ( ) thereby securing engagement between the pin member ( ) and the engaging portion ( ).