JP3307883B2 - Card connector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a card connector,
In particular, the present invention relates to a card connector in which a card is inserted into and removed from a card insertion space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional card connector of this kind has been proposed by U.S. Pat. No. 5,746,607. In this card connector, a set position of the card is secured on the upper surface side of the body, and the electrode of the card set in the set position is elastically contacted with a contact projecting from the upper surface of the body. . The contact is formed by the top of the chevron of the contact piece attached to the body. Further, in this card connector, an extension portion drawn to the back surface side of the body is continuously provided on the contact piece member,
The extended portion is provided with a terminal portion that is electrically connected to a conductor surface of the wiring board without solder.

[0003]

However, the above-described conventional card connector has a member for holding the card pressed against the contact on the body side and a member for assisting the operation of pulling the card out of the set position. , Have nothing. Therefore, there is a problem that the contact pressure with respect to the electrode on the card side set at the set position is likely to be unstable, and it is necessary to hold the card itself when removing the card from the set position, and it is particularly difficult to hold the card by hand. When a small card is to be used, there is a problem that operability when removing the card from the set position may be reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card connector in which a contact pressure with respect to an electrode of a card set at a set position is stabilized.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a card connector which allows the card to be pulled out of the set position with good operability without directly touching the card.

Further, the present invention provides a card connector having a click feeling useful for recognizing that the insertion operation or the extraction operation has been performed when a card is inserted into or pulled out of a set position. The purpose is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a card connector which can stably perform a card withdrawal operation from a set position.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a card connector having a body and a cover attached to the body, wherein the card connector is excellent in assembling the cover to the body.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a card connector having a body and a cover attached to the body and capable of inspecting the contacts on the body side without removing the cover.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a card connector which can be mounted on a wiring board without soldering.

[0011]

A card connector according to the present invention is provided with an upper surface of a plate-shaped body provided with a contact to be separated from and connected to an electrode on a card side, and slidably attached to the body in a predetermined range in the front-rear direction. A card insertion space is formed by the provided cover, and the card insertion space is opened at a rear end side of the cover, and the opening is formed as an insertion / extraction opening of the card to be inserted into and removed from the card insertion space. At the same time, on the front end side of the cover, an engagement piece is provided which can be engaged with the front end face of the card provided in the card insertion space, and the cover is slid on the body and the cover. Sometimes, a pair of functional units that cooperate to give a click feeling are separately provided.

In this card connector, when an operation of inserting the card from the insertion slot into the card insertion space and pushing it into the set position is performed, the front end face of the card is engaged with the engagement piece of the cover, and the card is inserted. Push. When the cover is slid backward when the card is set at the set position, the engaging piece of the cover engages the front end face of the card and pushes the card backward, so that the hand is directly touched on the card. The card is pulled out of the set position without touching it. When the cover is slid forward or backward in this way, a pair of functional parts cooperate to give a click feeling, so that the card is set in the set position or the card is pulled out from the set position. It is possible to easily recognize whether or not it has been done. In addition, the card insertion space is formed by the upper surface of the body and the cover, and the card inserted into the card insertion space is positioned so as to overlap the cover. Helps stabilize contact pressure.

In the present invention, each of the pair of functional portions can be separately provided on the side surface of the body and the side plate portion of the cover opposed to the side surface. It is preferable that the first convex portion is formed on the side surface of the body in a plan view, and the second convex portion is formed on the side plate portion of the cover opposed to the side surface. With this configuration, the click feeling is obtained when the cover is slid forward or rearward and the second convex portion rides over the first convex portion. Also, since the first convex portion and the second convex portion have a mountain shape in a plan view, the second convex portion smoothly rides on the first convex portion by the inclined surface of the first convex portion and the second convex portion. Become. Therefore, the cover can be slid forward and backward without difficulty.

In the card connector of the present invention, the side surface of the body is provided with a downward stepped surface extending in the front-rear direction, the first convex portion is provided below the downward stepped surface, and It is preferable that the upper surface of the convex portion is formed on a sliding surface that is slidably engaged with the downward stepped surface in the front-rear direction, and is located on the side plate portion of the cover behind the second convex portion. In addition, it is desirable that an auxiliary convex portion having a sliding surface that is slidably engaged in the front-rear direction is provided on the downward stepped surface.

With this configuration, when the cover is slid in the front-rear direction, the downward stepped surface on the body side slides on the sliding surface of the second convex portion or the auxiliary convex portion on the cover side. . Therefore, when the cover slides forward or backward, the slide is guided by the downward stepped surface on the body side via the second convex portion or the auxiliary convex portion, and this is reflected from the set position. This is useful for stabilizing the card withdrawal operation. In particular, the second on the cover side
When the convex portion and the auxiliary convex portion are provided, the second convex portion and the auxiliary convex portion slide on the body-side downward stepped surface at two places, so that the cover slides without rattling. As a result, the stability of the card drawing operation is further improved.

It is preferable that the lower surface of the second convex portion and the lower surface of the auxiliary convex portion are inclined surfaces positioned higher as the distance from the side plate portion increases. With this configuration, when the cover is pushed into the body from above and assembled, the lower surfaces of the second convex portion and the auxiliary convex portion are inclined so that the second convex portion and the auxiliary convex portion can be attached to the body. It helps to get over the downward step surface smoothly. Therefore, the ease of assembling the cover to the body is improved.

The body has a front stopper which engages with a front end of the cover and regulates a sliding limit position at a front side of the cover, and a front stopper which engages with a rear end of the cover and engages with a rear end of the cover. It is desirable to provide a rear stopper that regulates the slide limit position of. With this configuration, the front position and the rear position of the sliding limit position of the cover are accurately determined.

In the card connector according to the present invention, the cover has an upper plate portion facing the upper surface of the body and the side plate portion connected to the upper plate portion. It is desirable that a contact inspection window facing the contact be opened when the cover is located at the slide limit position on the front side. In this case, there is a convenience that the electrical inspection of the contact can be performed without removing the cover from the body.

In the card connector of the present invention, the length of the cover in the front-rear direction is shorter than the length of the card in the vertical direction, and the rear end of the card inserted into the card insertion space is provided at the rear end of the body. It is desirable that a concave portion facing the portion be provided. In this way, when the card is pulled out by sliding the cover to the rear, it is easy to insert the finger of the hand into the recess provided at the rear end of the body and pull out the card by hand Will be able to do it.

Further, if the side plate of the cover is provided with a handle protruding in the lateral direction, the cover can be slid forward or backward by holding the handle by hand. Even if it is small, the cover can be easily slid.

In the card connector according to the present invention, the contact is formed by the top of the chevron of a contact member attached to the body and having a chevron protruding into the card insertion space. An extension is provided on one of the members, the extension extending to the back side of the body, and a terminal is provided on the extension to be in elastic contact with the conductor surface of the wiring board. It is possible. With this configuration, the terminal portion can be electrically connected to the conductor surface of the wiring board without soldering, so that the card connector can be mounted on the wiring board without soldering.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS This embodiment relates to a card connector in which a card is inserted into and removed from a card insertion space. FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing a body 10 and a cover 20 of the card connector. FIGS. 2A and 2B are views of the body 10 taken along the arrow II in FIG. 3 is a plan view of the card connector, FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow V in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 8 is a plan view of the card connector when the card 100 is set at the set position, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a view of the card connector when the card 100 is pulled out. FIG. 11 is a plan view, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG.

The body 10 is made of a thin synthetic resin molded body having electrical insulation, and the length in the front-rear direction Y is shorter than the vertical length of a card 100 described later (see FIG. 9 and the like). Further, on both sides of the body 10 in the left-right direction X, there are provided rib-shaped ridges 12 extending over substantially the entire length in the front-rear direction Y. The protrusion width of the ridge 12 from the upper surface 11 of the body 10 is slightly longer than the thickness of the card 100. At the front end of the body 10, a wall 13 projects in a stepped manner, and the inner surface of the wall 13 is formed as a front stopper 14, while the rear end of the left and right ridges 12 A stopper 15 is provided after projecting in a stepped manner. In addition, a recess 16 is provided at the rear end of the body 10. The recess 16 has a width enough to allow a finger of a hand to enter. At the front ends of the left and right ridges 12, there are provided stepped portions 17 facing the rear stopper 15 and having the same height as the rear stopper 15. Further, a left and right side surface of the body 10 is provided with a downward stepped surface 18 extending in the front-rear direction. The first convex portion 19 is formed. Note that the upper surface 11 of the body 10 is
It functions as a slide surface when inserting and removing 00.

The cover 30 is made of a metal molded body and has a length in the vertical direction shorter than the distance between the stepped portion 17 and the rear stopper 15 described above. The cover 30 is attached to the upper plate 3
5 and side plate portions 31 formed in a bent shape on both sides of the upper plate portion 35 in the left-right direction X. Left and right side plates 31
Each has a mountain shape in plan view (specifically, a trapezoid in plan view)
And an auxiliary projection 33 provided at a rear position spaced apart from the second projection 32. These second convex portions 32 and auxiliary convex portions 33 are
1 is formed by bulging inward. The upper surface of the second convex portion 32 is formed as a flat sliding surface 32 a with respect to the downward stepped surface 18 of the body 10, and the lower surface of the second convex portion 32 is formed as a side plate portion 31.
The further away from it, the higher the inclined surface 32b (see FIG. 6). The auxiliary projection 33 is formed in the same shape and size as the second projection 32. Therefore, although not shown, the upper surface of the auxiliary convex portion 33 is formed as a flat sliding surface with respect to the downward stepped surface 18, and the lower surface becomes an inclined surface positioned higher as the distance from the side plate portion 31 increases. ing.

Further, a pair of left and right engagement pieces 34 bent downward are provided on the front end side of the cover 30. In the upper plate 35 of the cover 30, three contact inspection windows 36 arranged in the left-right direction are formed in two rows in the front-rear direction, and at the rear end of the upper plate 35. ,
A guide portion 37 curled obliquely upward is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the body 10 has a contact piece 5
0 is assembled. The contact piece member 50 is attached to the mounting piece portion 5.
1, a movable piece 52 extending inclining in the folding direction with respect to the mounting piece 51, a chevron 53 formed at the tip of the movable piece 52, and a tip of the chevron 53 An engaging piece 54 slightly protruding in the left-right direction, and a soldering terminal 5 protruding from an end of the mounting piece 51
5, and the chevron 53 projects slightly above the upper surface 11 of the body 10, and the top is formed as a contact 56. As shown in FIG. 1, the body 10 includes
Three contact piece housing grooves 21 arranged in the left-right direction are formed in two rows in the front-rear direction. The contact piece member 50 is housed in each of the housing grooves 21 by being assembled. More specifically, the attachment piece 51 of the contact piece member 50 is inserted and held in the engagement groove 22 provided in the accommodation groove 21, and the soldering terminal 55 is connected to the lower surface of the body 10. They are arranged at the same level, the chevron 53 projects above the upper surface of the body 10, and the engagement piece 54 is engaged with the engagement surface 23 provided in the accommodation groove 21. In the card connector shown in the figure, the contact pieces 50 having the same shape and size are used as the contact piece members 50 to be attached to the respective accommodating groove portions 21, and the contact pieces attached to the accommodating groove portions 21 in the front row are used. The member 50 and the contact piece member 50 assembled to the rear-side accommodation groove 21 are symmetrically arranged.

As can be analogized by referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the cover 30 is fitted to the body 10 from above so as to straddle the body 10. When performing such mounting work, the cover 3
The lower surface 32b of the second convex portion 32 on the 0 side is an inclined surface 32b, and the lower surface (not shown) of the auxiliary convex portion 33 is an inclined surface.
The inclined surfaces of the auxiliary projections 33 and the left and right ridges 1 of the body 10
2 to expand the left and right side plate portions 31 of the cover 30, so that the second protruding portion 32 and the auxiliary protruding portion 33 do not interfere with the ridges 12 on the body 10 side, and the downward stepped surface 18 is formed.
Get over smoothly. Therefore, there is an advantage that the cover can be easily and quickly assembled to the body.

When the cover 30 is attached to the body 10 in this way, the upper plate portion 35 of the cover 30 hits the ridge 12 on the body 10 side, and the second convex portions 32 provided on the left and right side plate portions 31 of the cover 30. Sliding surface 32a and auxiliary convex portion 33
Of the body 10 is a downward stepped surface 18 on the body 10 side.
Therefore, the sliding surface 32a of the second convex portion 32 and the auxiliary convex portion 3
The cover 30 is prevented from falling off by the engagement between the sliding surface 3 and the downward stepped surface 18, and at the same time, the cover 30 can slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the body 10. Body 1
The sliding property of the cover 30 relative to the cover 30 is such that not only the sliding surface 32a of the second convex portion 32 and the sliding surface of the auxiliary convex portion 33 contact the front and rear two places of the downward stepped surface 18, but also Since the plate portion 35 also hits the ridge 12, it is stable without rattling. In this embodiment, a handle 38 protruding in the lateral direction is provided on one side plate 31 of the cover 30. Therefore, this handle 38
, The cover 30 can be slid forward or backward by hand, so that even if the cover 30 is very small, the cover 30 can be easily slid. I can do it. The handle 38 may be molded with a resin to improve operability and appearance.

When the cover 30 is attached to the body 10, a card insertion space S is formed by the upper surface 11 of the body 10 and the cover 30, and the card insertion space S
In addition, each contact 5 of the above-mentioned six contact pieces 50
6 is in a protruding state. (See Fig. 7)

The sliding range of the cover 30 in the front-back direction is determined by the front stopper 14 and the rear stopper 1 on the body 10 side.
5 That is, the position of the cover 30 when the front end (the engagement piece 34 in this embodiment) of the cover 30 contacts the front stopper 14 is the slide limit position on the front side of the cover 30, and the rear end of the cover 30 ( In this embodiment, the cover 30 when the corner near the upper plate portion 35 and the side plate portion 31 hits the rear stopper 15.
Is the sliding limit position on the rear side of the cover 30. Therefore, in this embodiment, the front position and the rear position of the slide limit position of the cover 30 are accurately determined.

FIGS. 3 to 7 show a state in which the cover 30 is slid to the front position. In this state, as can be seen in FIG. 5, the second convex portion 32 on the cover 30 side and the auxiliary convex portion 3
The first projection 19 on the body 10 side is located between the first projection 3 and the third projection 3. Also, as can be seen in FIG.
6 contact inspection windows opened in the body 1
The contact points 56 of the six contact piece members 50 assembled on the 0 side face each other. Therefore, those windows 36
For example, there is an advantage that an electrical inspection of the contact 56 can be performed without removing the cover 30 by inserting an inspection tool such as a probe and contacting the contact 56.

When the user grips the handle 38 of the cover 30 by hand and slides the cover 30 from the front position to the rear position (the upper plate 35 of the cover 30 can be slid by pressing it with his / her finger). The second convex part 3 in the middle of the slide.
2 gets over the first convex portion 19. Thus, the second convex portion 3
When the vehicle 2 gets over the first convex portion 19, the feeling at that time is transmitted to the finger or the like as a click feeling. Cover 30
The same click feeling can be obtained when the second convex portion 32 gets over the first convex portion 19 as the is moved from the rear position to the front position.

As can be seen from FIG. 7, the card insertion space S is opened at the rear end side of the cover 30, and the opening forms an insertion slot S1 for a card (not shown).
Note that, as described above, the card insertion space S is
As the cover 30 is slid in the front-rear direction with respect to the body 10, the position of the card insertion space S also moves in the front-rear direction at the same time. Also move in the front-back direction at the same time.

The above-described card connector is shown in FIGS.
Positioning protrusion 2 on body 10 shown in FIG.
4 is inserted into a positioning hole of a wiring board (not shown), the soldering terminal portion 55 of the contact piece member 50 is placed on a conductor foil of the wiring board, and the overlapping portion is soldered to be mounted on the wiring board. You.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the card 100 is set at the set position, the card 100 is placed in the card insertion space S shown in FIG. Both sides are engaged with left and right engagement pieces 34 on the cover 30 side. Furthermore, card 10
A plurality of contacts 56 resiliently contact a required number of electrodes (not shown) provided on the surface of the zero. Thus card 100
Is set at the set position, the card 10
Since 0 is positioned in the vertical direction by overlapping with the upper plate portion 35 of the cover 30, this helps stabilize the contact pressure of the contact 56 on the body 10 with respect to the electrode on the card 100. At the same time, the card 100 is
Since the positioning is performed in the left-right direction by the right and left ridges 12, there is no displacement in the left-right direction between the electrode on the card 100 side and the contact 56 on the body 10 side.

When pulling out the card 100 from the set position, the user holds the handle 38 of the cover 30 by hand and
When the “0” is slid from the front position to the rear position, the left and right engagement pieces 34 engage with the left and right sides of the front end face 101 of the card 100, and the card 100 is moved as shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 or FIG. Since the card 100 is pushed backward, the card 100 is pulled out of the set position without directly touching the card 100.
When the card 100 is withdrawn, the card 100
Are separated from the contact 56. At this time, it can be seen that the card 100 has been pulled out from the set position by the click feeling obtained as the second convex portion 32 gets over the first convex portion 19. Therefore, by holding the card 100 by hand and pulling it backward, the card 100
Can be pulled out from the card connector. As in this case, when holding the card 100 pulled out by the cover 30 from the set position by hand and pulling it out rearward, the length of the cover 30 in the front-rear direction is shorter than the length of the card 100 in the vertical direction. Since the recess 16 is provided at the rear end, the recess 16 faces the rear end of the card 100. Therefore, if the card 1
Even if 00 is small, the operation of inserting a finger of the hand into the recess 16 and pulling out the card 100 by hand can be easily performed.

When the card 30 is inserted into the card insertion space S from the insertion slot S1 and pushed to the set position when the cover 30 is located at the rear position, the front end face 101 of the card 100 is moved by the operation. Are engaged with the left and right engagement pieces 34 of the cover 30 to push the card 100. For this reason, the cover 30 is pushed into the front position,
At that time, the second convex portion 32 gets over the first convex portion 19, and a click feeling is obtained.

FIG. 12 shows a card connector using a contact piece member 50 according to a modification. FIG. 12 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. The contact member 50 shown in FIG.
Can correspond to solderless. That is, in this contact piece member 50, the soldering terminal portion 5 described with reference to FIG.
In place of the extension 5, the extension portion 57 having elasticity drawn out to the back side of the body 10 is provided at the end of the attachment piece portion of the contact piece member 50.
Are provided in an oblique manner in a folded manner, and a valley-shaped terminal portion 58 elastically contacting the conductor surface of the wiring board 200 is provided on the extension portion 57. With this configuration, the terminal portion 58 can be electrically connected to the conductor surface of the wiring board 200 without soldering. In the card connector of FIG. 12, except that the contact piece member 50 can be connected to the electrode of the wiring board 200 without soldering, FIG.
11 to FIG. 11, the same or corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference characters, and detailed description is omitted.

In each of the embodiments described above, the first convex portion 19 and the second convex portion 32 form a pair of functional portions for generating a click feeling when the cover 30 is slid in the front-back direction. ing.

[0040]

According to the present invention, the contact pressure with respect to the electrode of the card is stabilized, and the card can be pulled out of the set position without directly touching the card. In addition, the card is inserted into the set position. This makes it possible to provide a card connector having a click feeling that is useful for recognizing that the insertion operation or the extraction operation has been performed when the user performs the operation or pulls out from the set position.

According to the present invention, the card can be stably pulled out from the set position, and the contacts on the body can be inspected without removing the cover. This has an effect of being able to be mounted on a wiring board without soldering.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a card connector excellent in assemblability of a cover to a body.

The card connector according to the present invention described above can be applied regardless of the size of the card, that is, the size of the card. Therefore, the card connector can cope with various types of cards provided recently without any inconvenience.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing a body and a cover of a card connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of a body taken along the arrow II in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the card connector.

FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow V in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a card connector when a card is set at a setting position.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the card connector when the card is pulled out.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 7 of a card connector using a contact piece member according to a modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S Card insertion space S1 Insertion / extraction opening 10 Body 11 Upper surface 14 Front stopper 15 Rear stopper 16 Recessed portion 18 Downward stepped surface 19 First convex portion (functional portion) 30 Cover 31 Side plate portion of cover 32 Second convex portion (functional portion) 32a Sliding surface of the second convex portion 32b Inclined surface of the second convex portion 33 Auxiliary convex portion 34 Engagement piece 35 Upper plate portion 36 Window for contact inspection 38 Handle portion 50 Contact piece member 53 Angle-shaped portion 56 Contact 57 Extension portion 58 Terminal 100 Card

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Claims (11)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card insertion space is formed by an upper surface of a plate-shaped body provided with a contact to be separated from and connected to an electrode on a card side, and a cover attached to the body so as to be slidable in a front-rear direction within a predetermined range. The card insertion space is opened at the rear end side of the cover, and the opening is formed as an insertion / extraction opening of the card to be inserted / extracted into / from the card insertion space, and the card insertion space is provided at the front end side of the cover. An engagement piece engageable with a front end surface of the card provided in the insertion space is provided, and the body and the cover include:
A card connector, characterized in that a pair of functional units that cooperate to generate a click feeling when the cover is slid are separately provided. 2. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein each of the pair of functional portions is distributed to a side surface of the body and a side plate portion of the cover facing the side surface. 3. A pair of functional portions each having a first convex portion having a mountain shape in plan view provided on a side surface of the body, and a mountain shape in plan view provided on a side plate portion of the cover opposed to the side surface. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the card connector is formed by the second convex portion. 4. A side surface of the body is provided with a downward stepped surface extending in the front-rear direction, the first convex portion is provided below the downward stepped surface, and an upper surface of the second convex portion is provided. 4. The card connector according to claim 3, wherein the card connector is formed on a sliding surface which is slidably engaged with the downward stepped surface in the front-rear direction. 5. An auxiliary convex portion provided on a side plate portion of the cover, the auxiliary convex portion having a sliding surface located behind the second convex portion and slidably engaged with the downward stepped surface in the front-rear direction. 5. The card connector according to claim 4, wherein: 6. The card connector according to claim 5, wherein the lower surface of the second convex portion and the lower surface of the auxiliary convex portion are inclined surfaces positioned higher as the distance from the side plate portion increases. 7. A front stopper for engaging the front end of the cover with the body to regulate a sliding limit position at the front side of the cover, and a rear side of the cover for engaging the rear end of the cover. 2. The card connector according to claim 1, further comprising a rear stopper for restricting a slide limit position in the card connector. 8. The cover has an upper plate facing the upper surface of the body and the side plate connected to the upper plate, wherein the cover is attached to the upper plate by the front side. 8. The card connector according to claim 7, wherein a contact inspection window facing the contact when being located at the slide limit position in the step (c) is opened. 9. A front-rear length of the cover is shorter than a vertical length of the card, and a recessed portion facing a rear end of the card inserted into the card insertion space is provided at a rear end of the body. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the card connector is provided. 10. The card connector according to claim 2, wherein a handle portion protruding in a lateral direction is provided on a side plate portion of the cover. 11. The contact point is formed by the top of the chevron portion of the contact member having a chevron portion attached to the body and protruding into the card insertion space, and the contact member includes the contact member. 2. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein an extended portion is connected to the rear surface of the body, and the extended portion is provided with a terminal portion which is elastically contacted with a conductor surface of the wiring board.