JP2003059583A - Connector for card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a miniaturized connector for a card disusing an eject button used when drawing out the card. SOLUTION: The connector for a card comprises a frame 30, a connector member 50 mounted to the inside of the frame 30 so as to freely move in the direction of Y1 -Y2 , a plate spring member 60 formed between a lateral bridging part 33 of the frame 30 and the connector member 50, and a mechanism which locks the connector member 50 at the position where the connector member locates when moved into Y1 direction. When a memory card 10 is inserted, a card terminal part 11 is connected to a terminal member of the connector member 50, and the terminal member of the connector member 50 is connected to a terminal member of the frame 30, and the connector member 50 is made to get into a locked state by the locking mechanism. By pushing in the back end of the card housed in the frame 30, the locked state, caused by the locking mechanism, is released, and the connector member 50 is made to move into Y2 direction by the plate spring member 60, and the back end side of the memory card 10 is pushed out from the frame 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card connector, and in particular, it is used by being incorporated in a terminal device, a portable personal computer or the like, and a card to which almost the entire card is inserted and connected in the terminal device. For connectors.

A memory card connector incorporated in a terminal device or the like is required to be small in size in accordance with the demand for weight reduction and thickness reduction of the terminal device.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a memory card connector incorporated in a terminal device or the like has a structure in which the entire memory card is inserted and connected in the terminal device. It has a frame that supports the inserted memory card, and next to this frame,
When ejecting the inserted memory card,
This is a configuration having an eject button that is pressed.

In this memory card connector, the terminal member at the back is soldered to the pad on the circuit board, and
The frame is fixedly mounted on the circuit board and provided at the location of the memory card insertion slot of the terminal device. The eject button is arranged in the immediate vicinity of the memory card insertion slot of the terminal device.

[0005]

Therefore, the presence of the eject button in the memory card connector has been an obstacle to downsizing the terminal device.

Further, even if the memory card connector has a structure in which the eject button is not required, the mechanism added due to the elimination of the eject button increases the size of the memory card connector. For that reason, there is no point in eliminating the eject button. Therefore, the mechanism added due to the elimination of the eject button needs to have a configuration that does not increase the size of the memory card connector.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a card connector that solves the above problems.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is mounted on a substrate and used.
In a card connector to which a card having a card terminal portion is inserted and connected at the tip side in the insertion direction, a guide rail for guiding the inserted card and supporting the inserted card, and a plurality of connected to the board A frame having a terminal member and a member different from the frame, having a plurality of terminal members, and having a connector member movably provided in the frame in the insertion direction of the card, When the card is inserted, the card terminal portion is connected to the terminal member of the connector member, the terminal member of the connector member is connected to the terminal member of the frame, and the connector member is opposite to the insertion direction of the card. The card is moved in the direction, and the rear end side of the card is projected from the frame.

In the structure in which the connector member having the terminal member is provided inside the frame having the terminal member so as to be movable in the insertion direction of the card, the connector member moves in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the card. The rear end side of the will come out of the frame. The part protruding from the frame becomes the grip and the card is removed. Therefore, the eject button is not necessary, and the size of the card connector is reduced.

Further, by arranging the connector member having the terminal member so as to be movable in the insertion direction of the card inside the frame having the terminal member, the size of the card connector can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card connector, which is mounted on a substrate for use, and in which a card having a card terminal portion on the tip side in the insertion direction is inserted and connected.
Guide rails on both sides for guiding the card to be inserted and supporting the inserted card, a horizontal bridge portion that crosses between the inner portions of the guide rails on both sides, and a horizontal bridge portion provided on this horizontal bridge portion and connected to the above-mentioned substrate. A frame having a plurality of terminal members, and a connector member that is a member separate from the frame and that has a plurality of terminal members and is movably provided in the frame in the card insertion direction; A spring member that biases the connector member in the direction opposite to the card insertion direction and the connector member that has been moved to the inner part of the frame are locked in that position, and the locked connector member is Having a lock mechanism that unlocks when moved in the insertion direction of the card, when the card is inserted, the connector member is pushed by the card,
The spring member is bent and moved, the card terminal portion is connected to the terminal member of the connector member, the terminal member of the connector member is connected to the terminal member of the frame, and the connector member is locked by the locking mechanism. Then, by pushing the rear end portion of the card inserted in the frame, the lock of the connector member by the lock mechanism is released, and the spring member causes the connector member to be in the insertion direction of the card. The card is moved in the opposite direction so that the rear end side of the card is projected from the frame.

When the card is removed, the spring member moves the spring so that the rear end of the card is projected from the frame by simply pushing the rear end of the card inserted in the frame. Therefore, the operation becomes easy.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the card connector according to the second aspect, the spring member is a leaf spring member provided between the laterally extending portion of the frame and the connector member. It was done.

By using the leaf spring member, the space occupied by the leaf spring member is reduced to the thickness of the leaf spring member. Therefore, the size of the card connector is reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the card connector according to the second aspect, the lock mechanism is provided inside a guide rail of the frame and a protrusion protruding from an end surface of the connector member. The locking member has a hook portion that locks the protruding portion.

Since the lock mechanism is provided in the space between the end surface of the connector member and the inside of the guide rail, the size of the card connector can be reduced.

[0017]

1 and 2A to 2D show a memory card connector 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. X1 and X2 are horizontal directions, Y1 and Y2 are depth directions, and Z1 and Z2 are height directions. In addition, Y1 is a card insertion direction, and Y2 is a card pushing direction (card eject direction).

The memory card connector 20 is mounted on the circuit board 100. The circuit board 100 is incorporated in the terminal device 110, and the end of the frame of the memory card connector 20 is located at the memory card insertion port 111 of the terminal device 110. The memory card connector 20 is a JEIDA / PCMCIA compliant product,
A memory card (PC card) 10 is used. The memory card 10 has a large number of female connectors 1 at its tip in the insertion direction.
1 has a connector portion 12 aligned.
13 is a rear end portion.

The memory card connector 20 has a frame 30 and a slidable connector member 50 and the like.
The memory card insertion opening 30a is provided on the second side.

The frame 30 is a synthetic resin molded component in which a plurality of terminal members are insert-molded, and includes guide rails 31 and 32, a horizontal bridge portion 33, and horizontal rails 34 and 35.
Have and. The guide rails 31 and 32 have upper and lower flanges and a U-shaped cross section, and Y is provided on both sides of X1 and X2.
1, Y2, and guides the inserted memory card and holds the inserted memory card. The guide rails 31 and 32 are connected by horizontal rails 34 and 35. The horizontal portion 33 includes the guide rails 31 and 32.
The ends on the Y1 side of are connected. A plurality of terminal members are inserted and molded in the lateral bridge 33,
A plurality of terminal members 36 are arranged side by side. Terminal member 3
6 has a mounting terminal portion 36a protruding from the laterally extending portion 33 in the Y1 direction at one end, and a bellows terminal portion 36a protruding from the laterally extending portion 33 in the Y2 direction at the other end.

The horizontal bridge portion 33 and the horizontal rail 35 are dimension z in the Z2 direction from the lower surfaces 31b and 32b of the guide rails 31 and 32.
It is sticking out. The bellows terminal portion 36a includes an X-Y including the lower surfaces 31b and 32b of the guide rails 31 and 32.
X- including the plane S1 and the lower surfaces of the horizontal bridge portion 33 and the horizontal rail 35
It is located in a narrow space 70 formed between the Y plane S2.

Slit-shaped guide grooves 38 and 39 are formed in the Y1 side portions of the upper flanges 31a and 31b of the guide rails 31 and 32, respectively. Reference numerals 38a and 39a are ends of the guide grooves 38 and 39 in the Y2 direction and function as stoppers.

An elongated guide / locking member 40 is provided on the Y1 side portion of the inner surface of the guide rail 31, as shown in FIG. 3 (A). The guide / locking member 40 has a guide arm portion 40a and an L-shaped hook portion 40b at the Y1 end of the guide arm portion 40a, and a ring portion 40c at a midpoint of the guide arm portion 40a is used as a guide rail. It is fixed by fitting it to the protrusion on the inner surface of 31 and crushing the protrusion by heat. 31c is a crushed protrusion. The guide arm portion 40a is inclined so as to rise in the Z1 direction as it goes in the Y1 direction. This guide / locking member 40
The size and mounting position of the connector member 5 will be described later
It is defined in relation to 0.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the guide arm 40
The end portion 40a1 of the a in the Y2 direction is defined in relation to the connector member 50 that is moved to the maximum in the Y2 direction and is located at P11.
The height H2 is lower than the height H1 of 6b, and Y1-Y
In the two directions, the dimension a is larger than the position P1 of the pin 56b.
It is located at a position shifted in the Y1 direction only. That is, the end portion 40a1
Is located at a position where the pin 56b can be guided when the connector member 50 moves in the Y1 direction.

The L-shaped hook portion 40b is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the relationship between the connector member 50 located at P20 after the maximum movement in the Y1 direction is defined, and Z1-Z
In the two directions, the height H3 is higher than the height H1 of the pin 56b described later, and in the Y1-Y2 directions,
The pin 56b is displaced from the position P10 by a dimension b in the Y2 direction. The guide / locking member 40 is provided between the position P1 and the position P10.

In FIG. 3D, the pin 56b is the hook portion 40b.
Shows the state in which the connector member 50 is locked by being locked with the movement in the Y2 direction being restricted. Pin 56b
Is in a position displaced from the position P10 by the dimension c in the Y2 direction. The connector member 50 is located at the position P19, which is moved by the dimension c in the Y2 direction from the position P20. This dimension c is a dimension substantially corresponding to the diameter of the pin 56b and is short. Therefore, the size of the memory card connector 20 in the Y1-Y2 direction can be reduced.

Here, the position P11 of the connector member 50,
Dimension Q between positions P11 and P20, guide rails 31, 3
The position of the end of the 2 in the Y2 direction (the length of the guide rails 31 and 32) is set in consideration of the length L of the memory card 10 in FIG.
In the state where the memory card eject shown in (C) and FIGS. 14 (A) and (B) is completed, the memory card insertion opening 111 (the memory card insertion opening 30
The dimension L1 of the portion 14 protruding outward from a) is set so that the operator can firmly grasp it with the fingers of the hand.

It should be noted that another guide / locking member 40 may be provided on the inner side surface of the guide rail 32 on the opposite side.

The guide / locking member 40 and a piece 56 and a pin 56b, which will be described later, form a lock mechanism.

4A to 4C show the connector member 5
Indicates 0. The connector member 50 is a member molded by inserting a plurality of terminal members, and has a structure in which a plurality of terminal members 52 are aligned and provided on a synthetic resin mold block 51. The terminal member 52 includes a pin-shaped first terminal portion 52a protruding in the Y2 direction from the Y2-side surface 51a of the mold block 51, and the mold block 5.
1 has a circular arc-shaped second terminal portion 52b protruding from the lower surface 51b.

The first terminal portion 52a is used for the memory card 10
Corresponding to the female connector 11 of the connector portion 12 at the tip of the. The second terminal portion 52b is a slide contact and is arranged corresponding to the bellows terminal portion 36a.

On the upper surface 51c of the mold block 51,
The projections 53, 54 are provided at the end on the Y2 side which is the X1, X2 side.
Is formed.

At the end of the mold block 51 in the X1 direction, a groove 55 having a T-shaped cross section is formed partway from the upper surface 51c toward the Z2 direction. Reference numeral 56 denotes a piece, which includes a disc portion 56a and a pin 56b protruding from the disc portion 56a. This piece 56 is fitted in the groove 55, and the pin 56b projects toward the X1 side from the end surface 51d of the mold block 51 in the X1 direction. The piece 56 is moving in the Z2 direction by its own weight. A groove 57 in the Y1-Y2 direction is formed on the end surface 51d. This groove 5
7 extends over substantially the entire width in the Z1-Z2 direction, and is formed to receive the guide / locking member 40.
The pin 56b projects into the groove 57.

In the connector member 50 having the above structure, the X1 and X2 end sides of the mold block 51 are respectively guided by the guide rails 3.
The guide rails 31 and 32 are fitted and horizontally supported between the guide rails 31 and 32, and are slidable in the Y1-Y2 directions. Further, the projections 53 and 54 are respectively formed into the guide grooves 38 and 39.
The guide groove 38,
It is determined by the part where 39 is formed. In the Y2 direction, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the protrusions 53 and 54 are positions where they are in contact with the ends 38a and 39a, and the position is P10.

Connector member 50 and bellows terminal portion 36a
In the state where the connector member 50 slides in the Y2 direction, the second terminal portion 52b is separated from the bellows terminal portion 36a, and when the connector member 50 slides in the Y2 direction, the connector member 50 is above the bellows terminal portion 36a. , The second terminal portions 52b ride on the corresponding bellows terminal portions 36a, and the second terminal portions 52b and the bellows terminal portions 36a come into contact with each other to be electrically connected.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 60 is a leaf spring member, one end of which is fixed to a position near the guide rail 32 on the Y2 side surface of the horizontal portion 33 of the frame 30. The free end 60a side of the leaf spring member 60 abuts a position near the X1 end on the Y1 side surface 51e of the mold block 51, and pushes the connector member 50 in the Y2 direction.

The leaf spring member 60 is accommodated in the space 61 between the lateral bridge 33 and the connector member 50. Therefore,
The leaf spring member 60 is housed inside the frame 30,
The memory card connector 20 is small.

Further, the leaf spring member 60 has the above-mentioned space 61.
Inside of the space 61, as shown in FIG.
Bending until the dimension e in the 1-Y2 direction becomes substantially the same as the thickness t of the leaf spring member 60. Therefore, the connector member 50 can move in the Y1 direction to a position close to the lateral bridge 33. As a result, the useless space is made as small as possible in the Y1-Y2 direction, and the memory card connector 20 is Y1-Y2.
The dimension in the direction is short and compact.

The above is the configuration of the memory card connector 20.

This memory card connector 20 is shown in FIG.
As illustrated in FIG.
It is soldered to the upper pad and the guide rail 3
1, 32 are fixed to the circuit board 100 with screws or the like, and are mounted on the circuit board 100. The memory card connector 20 is in the state shown in FIG.

Next, the operation and operation when inserting and connecting the memory card 10 into the memory card connector 20 will be described.

FIGS. 5A to 5E show the memory card 10.
An operation for connecting the to the memory card connector 20 is shown. The operator performs the operation of pushing in the memory card 10 with the index finger 200 twice, for example. FIG. 5 (A),
(B) is the first pressing operation, and FIG. 5 (D) is the second pressing operation.

First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the memory card 10 is inserted into the memory card insertion port 111 of the terminal device 110.
Then, the rear end portion 13 of the memory card 10 is pushed by the finger 200 to be inserted into the memory card connector 20. Although the resistance to insertion suddenly increases when most of the memory card 10 is inserted into the memory card connector 20, the operator uses the finger 200 to remove the memory card 10 as shown in FIG. 5B. Press firmly and firmly until you feel the memory card 10 hit the stopper.

The memory card 10 includes a guide rail 31,
It is guided by 32 and is inserted lightly, as shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B).
As shown in, the tip end is in contact with the first terminal portion 52a. Next, the connector member 50 is pushed in the Y1 direction, the leaf spring member 60 is bent, and the connector member 50 is moved to the Y1 direction.
After being moved in one direction and undergoing the state shown in FIG. 7 (A), the leaf spring member 60 is flexed to the maximum and the connector member 50
Is in the state shown in FIG. 8 (A), which has been moved to the maximum in the Y1 direction. The connector member 50 is at the position P2 shown in FIG.
Moved to 0. The memory card 10 is further pushed in, the female connector 11 is fitted to the first terminal portion 52a,
Finally, the state shown in FIG.

When the connector member 50 is pushed and moved in the Y1 direction, the pin 56b rides up on the guide arm portion 40a of the guide / locking member 40, as shown in FIG. It is moved to Y1 while being moved in the Z1 direction while being guided by the portion 40a. Further, the pin 56b is shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), it is moved in the Z2 direction beyond the guide arm 40a, once dropped on the L-shaped hook portion 40b, and further moved to Y1 to come out of the hook portion 40b and move in the Z2 direction. To be done. When the memory card 10 is pushed to the final position, the female connector 11 moves to the first terminal portion 52.
In the state of being fitted with a, the pin 56b and the guide / locking member 40 are in the state shown in FIG. 9 (B). Pin 56b
Is located in the Y1 direction and the Z2 direction with respect to the hook portion 40b.

Next, the operator releases the finger 200 as shown in FIG. 5 (B). Then, the rear end side of the memory card 10 projects from the memory card insertion port 111.

When the finger 200 is released and the pushing force in the Y1 direction is released, the connector member 50 is first moved in the Y2 direction by the spring force of the leaf spring member 60, as shown in FIG. 10 (A). To the position P11, the memory card 10 is moved in the Y2 direction, and the rear end side of the memory card 10 projects from the memory card insertion opening 111.

As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the pin 56b is moved in the Y2 direction through the lower side of the hook portion 40b, and at the last stage, the end portion 40a of the guide arm portion 40a.
The portion on the 1st side is bent in the Z1 direction as shown by the chain double-dashed line, passes through this lower side, and is returned to the initial position P1.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 5D, the operator pushes the rear end side of the memory card 10 with the finger 200 to the position where the lock is applied, and releases the finger 200. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5E, the memory card 10 is placed in the terminal device 110, and the connection with the memory card connector 20 is completed.

With the finger 200, the rear end side 13 of the memory card 10
11 is pushed in, as shown in FIG.
Is moved to the position 19 in the Y1 direction while bending the leaf spring member 60. As shown in FIG. 11C, the pin 56b rides on the guide arm portion 40a of the guide / locking member 40, is guided by the guide arm portion 40a, is moved in the Z1 direction, and is moved to Y1. When it crosses the portion 40a, it is moved in the Z2 direction, falls on the L-shaped hook portion 40b, and is locked there. As a result, the connector member 50 is locked and its movement in the Y2 direction is restricted, and the memory card 10 is substantially entirely housed in the frame 30 as shown in FIGS. It is supported by the guide rails 31 and 32. Here, it is possible to provide a mechanism for transmitting to the finger that the pin 56b is locked by the hook portion 40b with a small impact. By providing this mechanism, the operator can feel with the fingertip that the connector member 50 is locked, so that the operation of pushing the memory card 10 with the finger to the position where the connector member 50 is locked is surely performed. It becomes possible.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 11B and 11D, the second terminal portion 52b of the connector member 50 rides on the corresponding bellows terminal portion 36a, and the second terminal portion 5b.
2b and the bellows terminal portion 36a come into contact with each other to be electrically connected.

Next, the operation and operation for removing the connected memory card 10 will be described.

FIGS. 12A to 12C show an operation when the memory card 10 connected to the memory card connector 20 is pulled out from the memory card connector 20. The operator first performs an operation of strongly pressing the memory card 10 with the index finger 200 as shown in FIG. 12 (A), and then the finger 20 as shown in FIG. 12 (B).
12 is released, and finally, as shown in FIG. 12C, an operation of grasping and pulling out the memory card 10 with the forefinger 200 and the thumb 201 is performed.

When the memory card 10 is strongly pushed with the finger 200, the leaf spring member 60 which has already been sufficiently bent is further bent, and as shown in FIG.
Is moved in the Y1 direction toward the position 20. Pin 56
As shown in FIG. 13B, b comes out of the hook portion 40b, is moved in the Z2 direction, and reaches a position below the hook portion 40b. The lock of the connector member 50 is released.

When the finger 200 is released and the pushing force in the Y1 direction is released, the connector member 50 is first moved in the Y2 direction by the spring force of the leaf spring member 60, as shown in FIG. 14 (A). To the position P11, the memory card 10 is moved in the Y2 direction, and the rear end side of the memory card 10 projects from the memory card insertion opening 111.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 14B, the second terminal portion 52b
Is removed from the bellows terminal portion 36a, and the second terminal portion 52
The electrical connection between b and the bellows terminal portion 36a is released. As shown in FIG. 14C, the pin 56b is moved in the Y2 direction through the lower side of the hook portion 40b, passes through the lower side of the end portion 40a1 side portion of the guide arm portion 40a, and then, first, Is returned to the position P1.

In the connector member 50, the protrusions 53 and 54 contact the ends 38a and 39a of the guide grooves 38 and 39, and the further movement in the Y2 direction is restricted.

When the operation of grasping and pulling out the portion 14 of the memory card 10 protruding from the memory card insertion opening 111 with the forefinger 200 and the thumb 201,
Since the connector member 50 is restricted from further moving in the Y2 direction, as shown in FIG.
Gradually comes out of the first terminal portion 52a and comes off,
The memory card 10 is removed.

[0058]

As described above, the invention of claim 1 is a card connector which is mounted on a substrate for use and in which a card having a card terminal portion on the tip side in the insertion direction is inserted and connected. Since the connector member having the terminal member is provided inside the frame having the terminal member so as to be movable in the insertion direction of the card, the connector member moves in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the card. The rear end side of the frame sticks out from the frame, and the part that sticks out of the frame becomes a grip, allowing you to remove the card. Therefore, the eject button is not necessary, and the size of the card connector is reduced. Further, by arranging the connector member having the terminal member so as to be movable in the insertion direction of the card inside the frame, the structure is simplified, and thus the eject buttonless card connector, and It is possible to realize a card connector whose size is as small as possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card connector, which is mounted on a board for use, and in which a card having a card terminal portion on the tip side in the insertion direction is inserted and connected.
The frame, the connector member movably provided in the frame in the insertion direction of the card, the spring member for urging the connector member in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the card, and the inner part of the frame have been moved. Since the connector member is configured to have a lock mechanism that locks the connector member in that position and unlocks when the locked connector member is moved in the card insertion direction, when removing the card, By simply pushing the rear end of the card inserted in the frame, the spring member moves it so that the rear end of the card is projected from the frame. A buttonless card connector can be realized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the leaf spring member is provided between the frame and the connector member, the space occupied when the leaf spring is bent can be reduced to the thickness of the leaf spring member. The size of the card connector can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 4, since the lock mechanism is provided in the space between the end surface of the connector member and the inside of the guide rail, the size of the card connector can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a memory card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the memory card connector of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a guide / locking member.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a connector member.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation procedure when connecting a memory card.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state at the completion of the memory card insertion operation of FIG. 5 (A).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in the middle of a memory card pushing operation of FIG. 5 (B).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the memory card is further pushed in from the state of FIG. 7 (A).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state when the pushing of the memory card is completed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation associated with the operation of FIG. 5 (C).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state where the memory card connection of FIG. 5 (E) is completed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an operation procedure when removing a memory card.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state where the memory card of FIG. 12A is pushed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an operation associated with the operation of FIG. 12 (B).

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an operation state when the operation of FIG. 12 (C) is performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Memory card (PC card) 11 female connector 12 Connector part 20 Memory card connector 30 frames 31, 32 Guide rail 33 Horizontal section 36 terminal member 36a Terminal part for mounting 36b Bellows terminal 38, 39 Guide groove 38a, 39a ends 40 Guide / Locking member 40a guide arm 40b L-shaped hook 50 Connector member 51 Mold block made of synthetic resin 52 Terminal member 52a Pin-shaped first terminal portion 52b Arc-shaped second terminal portion 53, 54 protrusion 55 groove 56 pieces 56b pin 60 leaf spring member 61, 70 space 100 circuit board 110 terminal device 111 memory card slot

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A card connector, which is mounted on a substrate and used, and which is inserted and connected with a card having a card terminal portion on the front end side in the insertion direction and connected to the card. A frame having a guide rail for supporting the substrate, a plurality of terminal members connected to the substrate, and a member different from the frame, having a plurality of terminal members, and a direction in which the card is inserted into the frame. When the card is inserted, the card terminal portion is connected to the terminal member of the connector member, and the terminal member of the connector member is the terminal member of the frame. The connector member is connected, the connector member is moved in the direction opposite to the card insertion direction, and the rear end side of the card is projected from the frame. Connector for the card to be. 2. A card connector which is mounted on a board and is used, and which is inserted and connected with a card having a card terminal portion on the front end side in the insertion direction and connected to the card. A frame having guide rails on both sides for supporting the guide rails, a horizontal bridge portion that crosses between the inner portions of the guide rails on both sides, and a plurality of terminal members provided on the horizontal bridge portion and connected to the substrate; A connector member that is a member separate from the frame and that has a plurality of terminal members and is movably provided in the frame in the card insertion direction; and the connector member in a direction opposite to the card insertion direction. The spring-biasing spring member and the connector member that has been moved to the inner part of the frame are locked in that position, and the locked connector member is inserted in the card insertion direction. When the card is inserted, the connector member is pushed by the card to bend and move the spring member, and the card terminal portion is moved. After the card inserted into the frame is connected to the terminal member of the connector member, the terminal member of the connector member is connected to the terminal member of the frame, and the connector member is locked by the lock mechanism. By pushing the end portion, the lock of the connector member by the lock mechanism is released, the connector member is moved by the spring member in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the card, and the rear end side of the card is moved from the frame. A card connector characterized by having a protruding structure. 3. The card connector according to claim 2, wherein the spring member is a leaf spring member provided between the laterally extending portion of the frame and the connector member. connector. 4. The card connector according to claim 2, wherein the lock mechanism is provided inside a guide rail of the frame and a protrusion protruding from an end surface of the connector member, and engages the protrusion. A card connector, characterized by comprising a locking member having a hook portion for stopping.