Card connector with a mechanism preventing erroneous insertion of a card

摘要

A memory card connector includes a housing (12) mounting a plurality of terminals (18) having contact portions for engaging contacts on one side of a memory card. A cover (14) is mounted on the housing (12) and defines a card-receiving cavity (16) therebetween for receiving the card in a given, normal orientation. A displacement portion (22) of the housing displaces the memory card toward the cover if the memory card is inserted into the cavity in an abnormal orientation. A stop (44) on the cover engages an edge of the memory card to prevent the card from reaching the contact portions of the terminals if the memory card is inserted into the cavity in the abnormal orientation.