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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Toshiyasu Ito, Togane, JP;
Masaaki Oya, Yokohama, JP;
Kazutaka Taguchi, Asaka, JP;
Takashi Torii, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Kawai, Nara, JP;
Toshiyasu Ito, Togane, JP;
Masaaki Oya, Yokohama, JP;
Kazutaka Taguchi, Asaka, JP;
Takashi Torii, Osaka, JP;
Hideki Kawai, Nara, JP;
Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The connector housingis formed with a pair of guide groovesand a pair of side walls. The guide groovessupport the both side edges of the upper body portionof the thick first cardand also the both side edges of the card bodyof the thin second cardand guide these cards as they are inserted or extracted. The side wallsdefine, below a space between the paired guide grooves, a space in which to accommodate the lower body portionof the first card. This construction ensures that, whichever of the first and second cards is inserted, the elastic displacements of the contact terminalsof a card connectorremain the same, allowing the card to be electrically connected stably.