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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Kouji Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Ooya, Yokohama, JP;
Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To restrain the motion of a card in such a way as to allow the card to be pulled out even from a card locked state or card ejected state, the card connector of the present invention includes: a housing formed by a base plate and a metal plate cover mounted on the base plate; an eject mechanism provided in the housing to eject a card, the eject mechanism including an operation member mounted slidable along one side of the housing, a spring member to elastically urge the operation member, and an eject member integrally formed with the operation member and driven by an accumulated elastic force of the spring member to push the operation member to eject the card; and a feeling lock mechanism having a feeling lock member adapted to engage a lock recess of the card.