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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Kunitoshi Kanazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunitoshi Kanazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A card connector is provided, which includes a group of contact pieces, a substantially rectangular and tabular housing, and an eject mechanism for extracting an IC card. The contact pieces are electrically connected to connecting terminals of the IC card. The housing supports the group of contact pieces. The eject mechanism is provided in the housing. The IC card is inserted and extracted in substantially parallel with one plane of the housing. The eject mechanism includes a pair of guiding walls lying opposite to each other adjacent to the contact pieces, an eject plate which can slide between the pair of guiding walls, and a cover plate for the eject plate. The eject plate includes at its first end portion a bent strip abutting an end portion of the IC card, and at its second end portion a pull-out strip allowing extraction of the IC card.