CARD CONNECTOR HAVING PIVOTAL LOCKING MEMBER FOR PREVENTING CARD FROM WITHDRAWING THEREFROM
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1. A card connector comprising:
- a connector body comprising an insulative housing and a metallic shell covering the insulative housing to jointly form a card receiving space;
a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a contacting portion protruding into the card receiving space; and
a locking member pivotally mounted to the connector body, the locking member comprising a card locking beam outside the card receiving space;
whereinthe locking member is pivotable in an upward direction to an opening status where a card can be freely inserted into the card receiving space along a back-to-front direction, and the locking member is pivotable to a closed status where the card is restricted by the card locking beam in order to prevent the card from backwardly withdrawing from the card receiving space.
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Abstract
A card connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic shell covering the insulative housing to jointly form a card receiving space, and a locking member pivotally mounted to the insulative housing. The locking member includes a card locking beam outside the card receiving space. The locking member is pivotable to an opening status where a card can be freely inserted into the card receiving space along a back-to-front direction, and the locking member is pivotable to a closed status where the card is restricted by the card locking beam in order to prevent the card from backwardly withdrawing from the card receiving space.
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1. A card connector comprising:
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a connector body comprising an insulative housing and a metallic shell covering the insulative housing to jointly form a card receiving space; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, each contact comprising a contacting portion protruding into the card receiving space; and a locking member pivotally mounted to the connector body, the locking member comprising a card locking beam outside the card receiving space;
whereinthe locking member is pivotable in an upward direction to an opening status where a card can be freely inserted into the card receiving space along a back-to-front direction, and the locking member is pivotable to a closed status where the card is restricted by the card locking beam in order to prevent the card from backwardly withdrawing from the card receiving space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A card connector comprising:
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a connector body comprising an insulative housing and a metallic shell covering the insulative housing to jointly form a card receiving space; a plurality of contacts each comprising a contacting portion protruding into the card receiving space; a locking member pivotally mounted to the connector body, the locking member comprising a card locking beam extending backwardly beyond the card receiving space; and an elastic member sandwiched between the locking member and the connector body;
whereinthe locking member is outwardly and horizontally pivotable to reach an opening status where a card can be freely inserted into the card receiving space along a back-to-front direction, and the locking member is then pivoted by the elastic member to reach a closed status where the card is restricted by the card locking beam in order to prevent the card from backwardly withdrawing from the card receiving space. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electrical card connector for use with an electronic card, comprising:
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a body unit defining a card receiving space communicating with an exterior in a first direction via an opening; a plurality of contacts disposed in the body unit with contacting sections extending into the card receiving cavity in second direction perpendicular to said first direction; a locking member constantly associated with and assembled to the body unit and moveable between a full open position for fully exposing the opening to the exterior, and a full locking position for locking a rear end of the corresponding electronic card when said electronic card is received in the card receiving space and the rear end extends through the opening into the exterior. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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