CARD EDGE CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED EJECTOR

摘要

A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing extending in a longitudinal direction and defining at least one tower portion extending upwardly from a longitudinal end thereof, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an ejector received in the at least one tower portion for latching with or ejecting a memory card. The ejector has a base portion rotatably attached to the tower portion and a locking portion rotatably attached to the base portion, the at least one tower portion has a slot, the locking portion is rotatable inward to face towards the top surface of the insulative housing in order to reduce a height of the card edge connector, the base portion has a lower ejecting section, and the locking portion has an upper locking section.

主权项

1. A card edge connector for engaging with a memory card, comprising:
an elongated insulative housing extending in a longitudinal direction and defining a top surface, an elongated passageway recessing downwardly from the top surface, and at least one tower portion extending upwardly from a longitudinal end thereof; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing in two rows along two sides of the passageway; and an ejector received in the at least one tower portion for latching with or ejecting the memory card; wherein the ejector has a base portion rotatably attached to the tower portion and a locking portion rotatably attached to the base portion, the at least one tower portion has a slot, the locking portion is rotatable inward to face towards the top surface of the insulative housing, and the base portion has a lower ejecting section, the locking portion has an upper locking section.