Electronic card connector having improved terminals

摘要

An electronic card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of terminals (2), and a shielding shell (6). Each terminal includes an elastic portion extending upwardly and a contacting portion (23). The elastic portion is resiliently deformable in an up-to-down direction. A first part of the elastic portion is located in a first plane, and a second part of the elastic portion is located in a second plane forming a sharp angle with the first plane. The second part has a connecting portion (25) and a pair of frame portions (26) connected with two free ends of the connecting portion. Each terminal defines a front point and a rear point respectively located on the elastic portion. The front point is located at the front of the contacting portion and the rear point is located at the rear of the contacting portion along a card-inserting direction.

主权项

1. An electronic card connector comprising:
an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity and a base portion, the base portion having a plurality of terminal-receiving slots and an upper surface; a plurality of terminals each comprising an affixed portion retained in the base portion, an elastic portion extending upwardly into the receiving cavity, and a contacting portion formed at the elastic portion, each terminal defining a front point and a rear point respectively located on the elastic portion, the front point located in front of the contacting portion and the rear point located behind the contacting portion with respect to a card-inserting direction, a first part of the elastic portion located in a first plane, a second part of the elastic portion located in a second plane angled with respect to the first plane, the second part of the elastic portion having a connecting portion and a pair of frame portions connected with two free ends of the connecting portion, the elastic portion, the connecting portion, and the frame portions being resiliently deformable in an up-to-down direction; and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing; wherein said first part of the elastic portion comprises a pair of elastic arms extending upwardly into the receiving cavity and converging on the contacting portion, and the first point and the second point of each terminal are respectively defined in the two elastic arms and located at the same side of the contacting portion along a transverse direction perpendicular to the card-inserting direction.