CN101834360B - Connector for a card - Google Patents

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CN101834360B
CN101834360B CN 201010127652 CN201010127652A CN101834360B CN 101834360 B CN101834360 B CN 101834360B CN 201010127652 CN201010127652 CN 201010127652 CN 201010127652 A CN201010127652 A CN 201010127652A CN 101834360 B CN101834360 B CN 101834360B
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西冈彻
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The invention provides a connector for a card capable of reliably mounting a card when accurately inserting the card and preventing error insertion of the card even though the thickness of the card is not uniform. The connection for the card comprises: a slide component (6) sliding in the connector together with a thin card (41) along the insertion direction of the thin card (41); a locking unit (23) engaged with the slide component (6) along the thickness direction of the connector and for slide-locking the slide component (6) relative to the connector; an insertion position limit unit (32) for separating the locking unit (23) from the slide component (6) by inserting the thin card (41) when accurately inserting the thin card (41), so as to allow the insertion of the thin card (41) to cancel the locking cancel position and preventing the thin card (41) being inserted to the cancel position when wrongly inserting the thin card (41); an increasing unit (33) for increasing the position of the thin card along the thickness direction at the cancel position towards the locking unit (23).

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Card connector
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of card connector, relate in particular to a kind of card connector that prevents wrong insert structure with card.
Background technology
In the past, as the card connector that prevents wrong insert structure that possesses card, known had when the pouring into of card, will be in the insertion of card and discharge the card connector (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1) of the sliding component locking that direction and card together slide.This card connector has the housing that inserts card, on housing, is formed with the cantilever spring of the slip of locking sliding component.Through the engaging protrusion that is stuck engaging sliding component in the portion that this cantilever spring is cut out and forms in free end side in the housing tilt, the slip of locking sliding component.
In addition, on sliding component, be formed with the insertion position restrictions, this insertion position restrictions and allows that card inserts the releasing position can remove with the locking of cantilever spring, when the mistake of card is inserted, stops the insertion that blocks to the releasing position when correct insertions of card.And when correct insertions of card, the thickness through card lifts the free end of cantilever spring, thereby removes the locking of sliding component, makes card and sliding component together along the direction of insertion slip and install.On the other hand, when the mistake of card is inserted,, therefore keep the locking of the slip of sliding component owing to stop card to the insertion of removing the position.
[prior art document]
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2008-204703 communique
But; In the existing card connector of above-mentioned that kind, because the thickness through utilizing card lifts the locking of removing sliding component with the free end of cantilever spring, therefore when the uneven thickness that blocks; Cantilever spring lift quantitative changeization, possible sliding component is by locking fully.For example, under the too thin situation of card, although the correct card that inserts, lifting quantity not sufficient and can not unlocking of cantilever spring can not be installed card.In order to address this problem, can to consider to make the dimensional tolerance of the thickness direction of card to diminish, but exist manufacturing cost to uprise such problem.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes in view of such actual conditions, even its purpose is to provide a kind of uneven thickness of card, when the correct insertion of card, card can be installed reliably also, and can prevent the card connector of the mistake insertion of card.
It is characterized in that of card connector of the present invention, have: the housing that forms the installing space of card; Sliding component, the direction of insertion of its said card in edge and said card one coexist, and said housing is interior to slide; Sticking department, its thickness direction from said housing engages with said sliding component, and with respect to the slide lock of said housing with said sliding component; The insertion position restrictions; It is on the direction of insertion of said card; When the correct insertion of said card, the insertion through said card makes said sticking department separate with said sliding component, and allows that said card inserts the releasing position that can unlock; When the mistake of said card is inserted, stop of the insertion of said card to said releasing position; Raising portion, it improves the position on the said thickness direction that is stuck in said housing in said releasing position to said sticking department side.
According to this structure, owing to when the correct insertion of card, allow card, when the mistake of card is inserted, stop card to the insertion of removing the position to the insertion of removing the position, can prevent that therefore the mistake of card from inserting.In addition, when correct insertions of card, owing to the position of the thickness direction of the housing of card is improved removing the position, even therefore the thickness of card produces inequality and also can make sticking department from the sliding component separation and unlock.Especially, design the raising amount of raising portion, can remove the locking that produces by sticking department reliably through consistency of thickness with the thinnest card.So, even the dimensional tolerance inequality of the thickness direction of card is bigger,, the manufacturing cost of card is reduced owing to when correct the insertion, can unlock.
In addition, in above-mentioned card connector of the present invention, it is characterized in that said raising portion is arranged on the said sliding component, when through said raising portion said card being improved, said sliding component is depressed by said card.
According to this structure, sliding component will be depressed when improving owing to will block, and therefore can sticking department separated with sliding component.
In addition; In above-mentioned card connector of the present invention; It is characterized in that the installing space of said housing can be installed the different polytype card of thickness, lean on a side of said raising portion to be provided with the portion of dodging at said sliding component; During card more than the thickness that improves regulation through said raising portion, this portion of dodging is used to suppress the increase of the contact pressure of said sliding component and said housing.
According to this structure, when having inserted the card more than the specific thickness, owing to can suppress the increase of the contact pressure of sliding component and housing through dodging portion, so the card of plurality of specifications that can be different with thickness is corresponding.
In addition; In above-mentioned card connector of the present invention; It is characterized in that, on said card, be formed with a plurality of slot parts through a plurality of next doors that extend to be provided with from front along direction of insertion, the part in the bottom surface of said slot part is provided with and is located at the pad of the termination contact of said housing; Be connected to the position of the sliding trace that departs from said pad and said terminal on the bottom surface of a said slot part through said raising portion, thus said card improved.
According to this structure, owing to improve by raising portion on the position of the pad that is stuck in the bottom surface of having avoided slot part and the sliding trace of terminal, so can not bring influence with contacting of terminal to pad.
In addition, in above-mentioned card connector of the present invention, it is characterized in that said housing has metallic lid, said sticking department is formed by the part of said lid, and the portion of being stuck that engages with said sticking department of said sliding component is a metallicity.
According to this structure, because the holding section of sticking department and sliding component is formed by metal, therefore can improve intensity, and resistance to wear is improved, thereby can realize long lifetime.
In addition, in above-mentioned card connector of the present invention, it is characterized in that; A bight of the front of said card is had the inclined plane by excision, and said insertion position restrictions is arranged on the said sliding component, and has the inclined plane on the inclined plane that can guide said card; When the correct insertion of said card; The inclined plane of said card is guided by the inclined plane of said insertion position restrictions, and said card is inserted said releasing position, when the mistake of said card is inserted; The bight of said card is limited by the inclined plane of said insertion position restrictions, and stops said card to insert to said releasing position.
According to this structure,, therefore can prevent the mistake insertion of card through simple structure owing to only when correctly inserting, the inclined plane of the inclined plane of blocking to the insertion position restrictions guided.
In addition, in above-mentioned card connector of the present invention, it is characterized in that said sticking department is the cantilever spring that has with the stage portion of said card division butt, press on by said card, unlock thus in the said stage portion of free end side.
According to this structure, can form sticking department through simple structure.
According to the present invention,, and can prevent the mistake insertion of card even the uneven thickness of card also can be installed card reliably when the correct insertion of card.
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Fig. 1 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the stereogram of card connector.
Fig. 2 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the exploded perspective view of card connector.
Fig. 3 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the stereogram of sliding component.
Fig. 4 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the mistake of the slim card of the card connector key diagram when inserting.
Fig. 5 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the mistake of the thick type card of the card connector key diagram when inserting.
Fig. 6 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the key diagram of latch-release structure of the thinnest slim card of card connector.
Fig. 7 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the key diagram of latch-release structure of the thickest thick type card of card connector.
Fig. 8 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, the partial enlarged drawing when being correct insert of thick type card.
Fig. 9 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the plane graph of slim card.
Figure 10 is the figure that the execution mode of card connector of the present invention is shown, and is the plane graph of thick type card.
[symbol description]
1 card connector;
2 connector bodies (housing);
3 lids (housing);
4 insert mouth;
6 sliding components;
7 discharge spring;
11 contact terminals (terminal);
14 leaf springs;
The 14b engaging protrusion;
23 sticking departments;
The 23a connecting hole;
The 23b stage portion;
32 insertion position restrictions;
The 32a inclined plane;
33 raising portions;
34 dodge portion;
41 slim cards (card);
45 thick type cards (card);
47 slot parts.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, execution mode of the present invention is at length explained.In addition, in following explanation, the situation that the present invention is applicable to the combined card connector that can insert slim card and thick these two kinds of cards of type card is described.But, unqualified for the applicable object of the card connector of this execution mode in this, can suitably change.
At first, before the card connector to execution mode of the present invention describes, slim card and the thick type that becomes mounting object sticked into the row explanation.Fig. 9 is the plane graph of the slim card of execution mode of the present invention, (a) expression vertical view, (b) expression end view.The plane graph of the thick type card of Figure 10 execution mode of the present invention, (a) expression vertical view, (b) expression end view.
Shown in Fig. 9 (a) and (b), slim card 41 is the so-called multimedia cards (MMC) that form with certain thickness (about 1.4mm) in direction of insertion, and forming is the essentially rectangular shape when overlooking.Be formed with in a bight of slim card 41 by excision and the inclined plane 42 of inclination written treaty 45 degree.Inclined plane 42 is used to discern the direction of insertion of slim card 41, will be formed with the front of a side on this inclined plane 42 as direction of insertion, with the rear end face of opposition side as direction of insertion.Only when the front that is formed with this inclined plane 42 is inserted, can slim card 41 be installed on the card connector 1.In addition, the front at slim card 41 is provided with a plurality of pads 43 (with reference to Fig. 4) that contact with a plurality of contact terminals 11 of card connector 1.
Shown in Figure 10 (a) and (b), thick type card 45 is the so-called SD cards that form with the thickness than slim card 41 thick (about 2.1mm), and forming is the essentially rectangular shape when overlooking.In addition, thick type card 45 constitutes based on the method for making of slim card, overlooking when observing, forms the upper strata and has the step-like of the width identical with slim card.Be formed with slim card 41 in a bight of thick type card 45 likewise by excision and the inclined plane 46 of the direction of insertion identification usefulness of inclination written treaty 45 degree.In addition, the slot part of after the front that is formed with inclined plane 46 of thick type card 45 is formed with through a plurality of next doors of extending setting along direction of insertion, stating 47.Be provided with a plurality of pads 48 (with reference to Fig. 8) that contact with a plurality of contact terminals 11 of card connector 1 at this slot part 47.
Next, with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the overall structure of card connector is described.Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the card connector of execution mode of the present invention.Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of the card connector of execution mode of the present invention.
Like Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 2; The card connector 1 of this execution mode possesses on the opening of the connector body 2 of upper surface and front surface opening and the upper surface that is installed in connector body 2 and forms the lid 3 of the installing space of card; With connector body 2 and lid 3 combinations, form box-shaped body with insertion mouth 4.Insertion mouth 4 has the shape with thick type card 45 complementations when top view, the step-like zone that mouth 4 is inserted in thick type card 45 insertions, and the rectangular area on the upper strata of slim card 41 insertion insertion mouths 4.
Be provided with a plurality of (in this execution mode being 13) contact terminal 11 in the front surface portion of the inwall 2a of connector body 2 and the middle body of diapire 2b.Each contact terminal 11 that on inwall 2a, is provided with extends setting from the front surface portion of inwall 2a to inserting mouthful 4 sides, and each contact terminal 11 that on diapire 2b, is provided with is provided with to the extension of inwall 2a side from the middle body of diapire 2b.
A sidewall 2c of connector body 2 is provided with the metallic leaf spring 12 that extend to be provided with along direction of insertion, on the plate face of leaf spring 12, is formed with the card 41,45 that inserts bend 12a, the 12b of the application of force to the inside.Another sidewall 2d of connector body 2 is provided with the discharge spring 7 of the coiled type that the sliding component 6 that can slide along sidewall 2d stretches with following the slip of sliding component 6.Discharge an end and the inwall 2a butt of spring 7, the other end and sliding component 6 butts, thereby with sliding component 6 to the discharge direction application of force.
Sliding component 6 constitutes under the state by discharge spring 7 application of forces, can slide along inserting and discharge direction.Front at sliding component 6 is formed with not shown heart-shaped cam groove, limits the position of sliding component 6 this heart-shaped cam groove with at the pin 13 that the front of sidewall 2d is provided with.Pin 13 extends setting along sidewall 2d, and two ends bend to approximate right angle towards diapire 2d.One end of pin 13 can be bearing in the front of sidewall 2d rotationally, and the other end slides on the heart-shaped cam groove of sliding component 6.
Heart-shaped cam groove forms has a plurality of step differences and inclination, and is the ring-type of heart type when overlooking, and along with the slip of sliding component 6, the other end of pin 13 is slided to other direction.During near sliding component 6 being pressed into inwall 2a installation site, the other end of pin 13 divides card to end with the fastener of heart-shaped cam groove, the resetting of the sliding component 6 that restriction is caused by the application of force of discharge spring 7.When this state is pressed into sliding component 6 again, the card of pin 13 and heart-shaped cam groove ends state and is disengaged, and through the application of force of discharging spring 7 sliding component 6 is resetted.Thus, pin 13 has the maintenance function of the installation site of sliding component 6 with heart-shaped cam groove.
In addition, sliding component 6 is provided with the metallic leaf spring 14 that extend to be provided with along direction of insertion, on the plate face of leaf spring 14, is formed with the card 41,45 that the inserts bend 14a of the application of force to the inside.The upper surface of leaf spring 14 with the engaging protrusion 14b of the position of readiness of limit slippage member 6 to above projection and forming.Connecting hole 23a through stating behind this engaging protrusion 14b and the lid 3 engages, and limit slippage member 6 is with respect to the slip of connector body 2.In addition, for the follow-up narration of the detailed structure of sliding component 6.
Metallic sheet material bending is formed lid 3, be formed with sticking department 23 by the slide lock of the pin pressing piece 21,22 of pad 13 and sliding component 6 in the part corresponding with the sidewall 2d of upper surface.Pin pressing piece the 21, the 22nd at the cantilever spring that diapire 2b side cuts out, is pushed the mid portion of pin 13 downwards, and the other end of pin 13 is pressed on the heart-shaped flange groove.
Sticking department 23 is the cantilever springs that cut out to diapire 2b side, free end side be formed with the connecting hole 23a that engages with the engaging protrusion 14b of leaf spring 12 and with the stage portion 23b of card 41,45 butts.Connecting hole 23a constitutes from the top and engages with engaging protrusion 14b, thereby can lock the slip of sliding component 6.Stage portion 23b forms to diapire 2b side-prominent, and is positioned on the insertion track that the right side quadrate part of card 41,45 upper surfaces divides.
When card 41,45 insertion, the upper surface butt through stage portion 23b and card 41,45 is with pressing on the sticking department 23, and engaging protrusion 14b departs from from connecting hole 23a, thereby removes the locking of sliding component 6.In this case, because sticking department 23 and engaging protrusion 14b are metallicity, the resistance to wear when therefore having improved intensity and sliding contact can realize long lifetime.In addition, bearing of trend is formed with otch 23c in the arm portion upper edge of sticking department 23, because this otch 23c, the spring constant of sticking department 23 reduces.
With reference to Fig. 3, the detailed structure of the sliding component of characteristic of the present invention is described.Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the sliding component of execution mode of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 3, in sliding component 6, be formed with the leaf spring installation portion 31 that leaf spring 14 is installed at upper surface, be formed with the not shown discharge spring installation portion that the other end of discharging spring 7 is installed at lower surface.In the engaging protrusion 14b of leaf spring 14; The end face of direction of insertion side is vertically formed with respect to upper surface; Being hooked on the inner peripheral surface of connecting hole 23a, the end face of discharging the direction side to be tilting and form along discharging mode that direction descends from upper surface, in connecting hole 23a, resets being easy to.
Be formed with outstanding insertion position restrictions 32 to the central authorities of connector body 2 in the side of sliding component 6.The side of insertion position restrictions 32 is the inclined plane 32a that the Width of installing space narrowed down to the rear end of sliding component 6, its about 45 degree that tilt, with card 41,45 inclined plane butt.
Sliding component 6 is under blocked state; Inserted card at 41,45 o'clock correct; The inclined plane 42,46 of card 41,45 front and the inclined plane 32a butt of insertion position restrictions 32, thus will block 41,45 to the releasing position that can remove the locking that forms by sticking department 23, promptly guide with stage portion 23b opposed position.On the other hand, sliding component 6 inserted card at 41,45 o'clock in mistake under blocked state, the bight of the rear end side of card 41,45 and the inclined plane 32a butt of insertion position restrictions 32, thus stop card 41,45 to the insertion of removing the position.Like this, can prevent the mistake insertion of card 41,45 through the inclined plane 32a of insertion position restrictions 32.
In addition, the roughly mid portion of the inclined plane 32a of restrictions 32 is side-prominent and be formed with raising portion 33 to inserting mouthfuls 4 from the insertion position.Raising portion 33 constitutes when the position is removed in card 41,45 arrival, and the stage portion 23b to sticking department 23 improve with card 41,45, through this raising, sticking department 23 is gone up pressure significantly.
With the upper surface 33a of the opposed raising of stage portion 23b portion 33 with along with the inclined plane 32a of the restrictions 32 from the insertion position separates and the mode that descends tilts along orthogonal direction, constitute when correct the insertion, make card 41,45 up.Correctly insert and be pressed into through blocking 41,45, make the lower surface of card 41,45 on the upper surface 33a of this raising portion 33, will block 41,45 in the sliding contact to removing location guide.
In this case, the raising amount of raising portion 33 is of a size of benchmark with slim card 41 the thinnest and designs, and inserts when removing positions and also can remove the locking that is formed by sticking department 23 even constitute the thinnest slim card 41.In addition, when card 41,45 is enhanced portion 33 and improves, remove the position with sticking department 23 to above on press, and sliding component 6 is slightly depressed downwards.So, removing the position, sticking department 23 is separated with sliding component 6, connecting hole 23a departs from and unlocks from engaging protrusion 14b thus.
In addition, sliding component 6 is formed with the portion that dodges 34 of distolateral backward thickness attenuation at lower surface, and dodging through this that portion 34 constitutes with the front is fulcrum, and rear end side swings up and down.Through this structure, when inserting thick type card 45, the rear end side of sliding component 6 is depressed, and suppresses the contact pressure of sliding component 6 and diapire 2b.Therefore, can be corresponding with the card of slim card 41 and thick type card 45 such thickness different specifications.
With reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the wrong insert structure that prevents based on card connector is described.Fig. 4 is the key diagram of the mistake of slim card of the card connector of execution mode of the present invention when inserting, and (a) is vertical view, and (b) expression is along the profile of the A-A line of (a).Fig. 5 is the key diagram of the mistake of thick type card of the card connector of execution mode of the present invention when inserting, and (a) is vertical view, and (b) expression is along the profile of the B-B line of (a).In addition, in Fig. 4 (a) and Fig. 5 (a),,, omit lid except the stage portion shown in the dotted line for the convenience of explaining.
At first, with reference to Fig. 4, the mistake of slim card 41 inserted describe.Under initial conditions, because the engaging protrusion 14b of the leaf spring 14 of setting engages with the connecting hole 23a of sticking department 23 on sliding component 6, so the slip of limit slippage member 6.Shown in Fig. 4 (a) and (b), during with slim card 41 wrong insertions, the bight of the rear end side of slim card 41 is invaded along sidewall 2d, at the front of removing the position and the inclined plane 32a butt of insertion position restrictions 32 from this A-stage.
In this case, even to insert slim card 41, also can stop slim card 41 through the inclined plane 32a of insertion position restrictions 32 to the insertion of removing the position than the bigger power of active force of discharging spring 7.Therefore, slim card 41 can not contact with the stage portion 23b of sticking department 23, can keep the locking of the slip of sliding component 6.
Next, with reference to Fig. 5, the mistake of thick type card 45 inserted describe.Shown in Fig. 5 (a) and (b); Identical with the situation of slim card 41; During with thick type card 45 wrong insertions, the bight of the rear end side of thick type card 45 is invaded along sidewall 2d, at the front of removing the position and the inclined plane 32a butt of insertion position restrictions 32 from this A-stage.
In this case, even to insert thick type card 45, also can stop slim card 41 through the inclined plane 32a of insertion position restrictions 32 to the insertion of removing the position than the big power of active force of discharging spring 7.Therefore, thick type card 45 can not contact with the stage portion 23b of sticking department 23, can keep the locking of the slip of sliding component 6.
With reference to Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, to describing based on the latch-release structure of card connector and the installation action of card.Fig. 6 is the key diagram of latch-release structure of the thinnest slim card of the card connector of execution mode of the present invention, (a) is vertical view, and (b) expression is along the profile of the C-C line of (a).Fig. 7 is the key diagram of latch-release structure of the thickest thick type card of the card connector of execution mode of the present invention, (a) is vertical view, and (b) expression is along the profile of the D-D line of (a).(c) expression is along the profile of the E-E line of (a).Partial enlarged drawing when Fig. 8 is correct inserts of thick type card.In addition, in Fig. 6 (a) and figure (7),,, omit lid except the stage portion shown in the dotted line for the convenience of explaining.
At first, with reference to Fig. 6, the latch-release structure and the installation action of slim card 41 described.Under initial conditions, because the engaging protrusion 14b of the leaf spring 14 of setting engages with the connecting hole 23a of sticking department 23 on sliding component 6, so the slip of limit slippage member 6.Shown in Fig. 6 (a), from this A-stage during with slim card 41 correct insertions, the inclined plane 42 of the front of slim card 41 and the inclined plane 32a butt of insertion position restrictions 32 are directed to the front of slim card 41 and remove the position.
At this moment, shown in Fig. 6 (b), the front of slim card 41 is up on the upper surface 33a of raising portion 33, is removing the position, and the upper surface of slim card 41 is pushed away on the stage portion 23b that bumps against sticking department 23.Through the raising amount of raising portion 33 and the thickness of slim card 41 sticking department 23 is pressed on the top.So, the thinnest situation of the dimensional tolerance during owing to the formation of the slim card 41 of raising portion 33 supposition forms the raising amount, therefore can absorb slim card 41 thickness inequality and with pressing on the sticking department 23.
When sticking department 23 was pressed on the top, the connecting hole 23a of sticking department 23 departed from from the engaging protrusion 14b that is arranged on the leaf spring 14 on the sliding component 6, thereby removed the locking of the slip of sliding component 6.Under the state of the locking of removing this sliding component 6, when the active force that spring 7 is discharged in opposing was pressed into slim card 41 again, slim card 41 became one with sliding component 6 and slides.
And when sliding component 6 slided into inwall 2a, the fastener of the other end of pin 13 and the heart-shaped cam groove of sliding component 6 divided card to end and slip is stopped, and slim card 41 remains on the installation site.At this moment, a plurality of pads 43 that are provided with at the lower surface of slim card 41 contact with contact terminal 11.
Be equipped with to card connector 1 under the state of slim card 41, the rear end of slim card 41 is outstanding from inserting mouth 4.If push from the rear end of the outstanding slim card 41 of this insertions mouthfuls 4, the card of selling 13 the other end and heart-shaped cam groove ends state and is disengaged again, and sliding component 6 is discharged from spring 7 and pushes back, and returns A-stage.
In addition, in Fig. 6, the thinnest for example clear slim card 41, still unqualified is this structure.For example, correct when inserting the thickest slim card 41, the thickness through slim card 41 is pressing on the sticking department 23, and unlocks through from the counter-force of slim card 41 sliding component 6 being depressed slightly.
Next, with reference to Fig. 7, the latch-release structure and the installation action of thick template 45 described.Shown in Fig. 7 (a); Same with the situation of slim card 41; From this A-stage during with thick type card 45 correct insertions, the inclined plane 46 of the front of thick type card 45 and the inclined plane 32a butt of insertion position restrictions 32 are directed to the front of thick type card 45 and remove the position.
As shown in Figure 8, when the front with thick type card 45 is directed to when removing the position, in the lower surface of thick type card 45, the bottom surface of extending in a plurality of slot parts 47 that are provided with the slot part 47 corresponding with inclined plane 46 along direction of insertion is enhanced portion's 33 raisings.At this moment, improve the position that raising portion 33 will depart from from the sliding trace of pad 48 and contact terminal 11, and wherein this pad 48 is arranged on the bottom surface of slot part 47, does not become the obstruction that contacts of pad 47 and contact terminal 11.In addition, this slot part 47 forms the groove width that contacts of avoiding pad 48 and bonder terminal 11 member in addition.
And shown in Fig. 7 (b), the slot part 47 of the front of thick type card 45 is up on the upper surface 33a of raising portion 33, is removing the position, and the upper surface of thick type card 45 is pushed away on the stage portion 23b that bumps against sticking department 23.Through the raising amount of raising portion 33 and the thickness of thick type card 45 sticking department 23 is gone up pressure significantly to the top.At this moment, shown in Fig. 7 (c),, be that fulcrum is under diapire 2b side pressure with the front with the portion that dodges 34 of rear end side through forming of sliding part 6 at lower surface.Thus, can suppress sliding component 6 is pressed on the diapire 2b strongly.
When sticking department 23 is pressed on the top, and sliding component 6 is when being depressed downwards, and the connecting hole 23a of sticking department 23 departs from from the engaging protrusion 14b of the leaf spring 14 that is provided with at sliding component 6, thereby removes the locking of the slip of sliding component 6.Under the state of the locking of having removed this sliding component 6, when the active force that spring 7 is discharged in opposing was pressed into thick type card 45 again, thick type card 45 became one with sliding component 6 and together slides.
And, when sliding component 6 slides into inwall 2a, install equally during with the installation of slim card 41, through being pressed into from the installation site, sliding component 6 is discharged from spring 7 and pushes back, and returns A-stage again.
As previously discussed, according to the card connector 1 of this execution mode, because when the correct insertion of card 41,45; Allow that card 41,45 is to the insertion of removing the position; When the mistake of card 41,45 is inserted, stop card 41,45 to the insertion of removing the position, can prevent that therefore the mistake of card 41,45 from inserting.In addition; When the correct insertion of card 41,45; Owing to will block the position of 41,45 thickness direction and improve removing the position, produce the uneven connecting hole 23a that also can make sticking department 23 from the engaging protrusion 14b separation that is arranged on the leaf spring 14 on the sliding component 6 and unlock even therefore block 41,45 thickness.Especially, design the raising amount of raising portion 33, can remove the locking that produces by sticking department 23 reliably through consistency of thickness with the thinnest slim card 41.So, even it is bigger to block the dimensional tolerance inequality of 41,45 thickness direction,, therefore can make the manufacturing cost reduction of card 41,45 owing to can unlock during correct the insertion.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, slim card with multimedia card, is illustrated thick type card with the SD card, still unqualified is this structure.The present invention can be different with thickness the card of a plurality of specifications corresponding, for example, replace multimedia card, also can be corresponding with the small-sized miniaturization multimedia card (RS-MMC) in the multimedia card.In this case, metallic adapter is installed on card and is inserted, but owing to can prevent wrong the insertion, can prevent that therefore because wrong the insertion, metallic adapter contacts and short circuit with contact terminal through the present invention.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, be formed on the structure that sticking department is set on the lid, still unqualified is this structure, and the diapire that also can be formed on connector body is provided with the structure of sticking department.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, be formed on the structure that sliding component is provided with raising portion, still unqualified is this structure.So long as removing the structure that the position can be improved card, which type of structure can, for example, can on the diapire of connector body, form raising portion.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, be formed on the structure that is formed with the portion of dodging on the sliding component, still unqualified is this structure.Under the situation of inserting the card more than the specific thickness; So long as the structure of the increase of the contact pressure of the bottom surface of inhibition sliding component and connector body; Which type of structure can, for example as dodging portion, can be formed on the structure that is formed with groove on the bottom surface of connector body.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode,, form the structure of the insertion position of restriction card through the inclined plane of the insertion position restrictions that on sliding component, is provided with, but unqualified is this structure.So long as allow that when the correct insertion of card card inserts the releasing position;, the mistake of card can stop card to insert the structure of removing the position when inserting; Which type of structure can, for example, also can be formed on the restrictions of insertion position the structure that replaces the inclined plane and form curved surface.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, formed and can block corresponding combined structures for these two kinds with slim card and thick type card, still unqualified is this structure.Promptly can form can be only corresponding with a kind of card, and also can form can be corresponding with the card more than three kinds.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, the engaging protrusion of sticking department and leaf spring is a metallicity, and still unqualified is this structure.So long as the material that the sliding contact of connecting hole through sticking department and engaging protrusion can be reduced friction is just passable, also can form the structure that forms sticking department and leaf spring by other high-abrasive material.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, constitute sticking department by cantilever spring, still unqualified is this structure.So long as the structure of pressing on the thickness through card, which type of structure can.In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode, sticking department has formed the structure with stage portion, but so long as removing the position by the structure of pressing on blocking, also can form the structure with stage portion.
In addition, this time in the disclosed execution mode, all points are illustrations, are not limited by this execution mode.Scope of the present invention is not the scope of explaining in the only above-mentioned execution mode, intention comprise by shown in the scope of claim, with the equal meaning of the scope of claim and all changes in the scope.
Industrial applicibility
That kind as described above even the present invention at the uneven thickness with card, also can install card reliably when correct insertions of card, and can prevent the such effect of mistake insertion of card, especially possesses on the card connector that prevents wrong insert structure of card useful.

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1. card connector is characterized in that having:
Form the housing of the installing space of card;
Sliding component, the direction of insertion of its said card in edge and said card one coexist, and said housing is interior to slide;
Sticking department, its thickness direction from said housing engages with said sliding component, and with respect to the slide lock of said housing with said sliding component;
The insertion position restrictions; It is on the direction of insertion of said card; When the correct insertion of said card, the insertion through said card makes said sticking department separate with said sliding component, and allows that said card inserts the releasing position that can unlock; When the mistake of said card is inserted, stop of the insertion of said card to said releasing position;
Raising portion, it improves the position on the said thickness direction that is stuck in said housing in said releasing position towards said sticking department side.
2. card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Said raising portion is arranged on the said sliding component,
When through said raising portion said card being improved, said sliding component is depressed by said card.
3. card connector as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
The installing space of said housing can be installed the different polytype card of thickness,
Lean on a side of said raising portion to be provided with the portion of dodging at said sliding component, through the card more than the said raising portion raising specific thickness time, this portion of dodging is used to suppress the increase of the contact pressure of said sliding component and said housing.
4. like each described card connector in the claim 1~3, it is characterized in that,
On said card, be formed with a plurality of slot parts through extend a plurality of next doors that are provided with from front along direction of insertion,
Part in the bottom surface of said slot part is provided with and is located at the pad of the termination contact of said housing,
Said raising portion is connected to the position of the sliding trace that departs from said pad and said terminal on the bottom surface of a said slot part, thus said card is improved.
5. card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Said housing has metallic lid,
Said sticking department is formed by the part of said lid,
The portion of being stuck that engages with said sticking department of said sliding component is a metallicity.
6. card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
A bight of the front of said card is had the inclined plane by excision,
Said insertion position restrictions is arranged on the said sliding component, and has the inclined plane on the inclined plane that can guide said card,
When the correct insertion of said card; The inclined plane of said card is guided by the inclined plane of said insertion position restrictions; And said card is inserted said releasing position; When the mistake of said card was inserted, the bight of said card was limited by the inclined plane of said insertion position restrictions, and stops said card to insert to said releasing position.
7. card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,
Said sticking department is to have and the said cantilever spring that fastens the stage portion that connects, and presses on by said card in the said stage portion of free end side, unlocks thus.
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