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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Tsutomu Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Kaname Suwa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuguhide Sakata, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Nishio, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Kawasaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuhiro Okazaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Other;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a card adapter for electrically connecting electrical connecting portions of a card-shaped electronic device such as a CF card to contacts in a slot for a PC card provided in a personal computer. The card adapter includes a chassis , a pair of conducting plates provided on the upper and lower sides of the chassis , and a grounding member , and the like. The grounding member is used to provide an electrical path for electrically connecting a grounding contact portion of the CF card to a grounding part of the slot without using the conducting plates and it is formed into a single part. By using such a grounding member , the card adapter can directly connect the grounding contact portion of the CF card to the grounding part of the slot to accomplish stable and reliable grounding.