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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2004
Jun Matsukawa, Yamato, JP;
Mitsuhiro Tomita, Yamato, JP;
Jun Matsukawa, Yamato, JP;
Mitsuhiro Tomita, Yamato, JP;
Molex Incorporated, Lisle, IL (US);
Abstract
A memory card connector () is provided with an insulating housing () having a rear terminal-mounting section () which mounts a plurality of terminals having contact portions for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card (). A metal shell () is mounted on the housing and combines therewith to define a cavity having a front insertion opening to permit insertion and withdrawal of the memory card into and out of the connector. A card eject mechanism includes a slider () movably mounted on the housing and engageable with the memory card for movement therewith into and out of the cavity. The slider has a cam slot () defining movement of the card in the card-insertion and card-withdrawal directions. A cam pin () is operatively engageable in the cam slot of the slider. The cam pin () is formed from the metal shell.