Abstract An ejecting apparatus includes an eject plate 26 that has an
engaging tab 32 for engaging with a memory card and is guided in the
direction in which the memory card is inserted into and removed from a
connector body 10. A link member 36 is provided on the connector body
10 so that it may be moved rotationally around a fulcrum 38. A push rod
56 presses one end of the link member and moves the link member
rotationally on the fulcrum. The link member has a first force applying
section 40 that disconnects the memory card from terminals 22 by
moving the eject plate 26 in the removal direction when the link member
is moved rotationally by the push rod. A projecting tab 44 at the second
force applying section moves the memory card M further in the removal
direction by directly moving the memory card after it is disconnected from
the connector terminals. The projecting bump section 40 is located on
the link member 36 between the fulcrum 38 and the projecting tab 44.
An ejecting apparatus for disconnecting and removing a memory
card from a connector body that electrically and mechanically connects to
the memory card by an array of contact terminals, said ejecting apparatus
comprising: (a) an eject plate that has an engaging tab for engaging with said
memory card and is guided in an insertion direction in which
the memory card is inserted into the connector body, and a
removal direction in which the memory card is removed from
the connector body; (b) a link member rotatably mounted on a fulcrum on said
connector body so that the link member may be moved
rotationally; (c) a reciprocal push rod that contacts one end of the link
member to move the link member rotationally around the
fulcrum; (d) a first force applying section on said link member that
disconnects the contact terminals of the memory card from
the contact terminals of the connector body by moving the
eject plate in the removal direction when the link member is
moved rotationally by the push rod; and (e) a second force applying section on said link member that
moves the memory card further in the removal direction by
directly pushing the memory card after the terminals of the
memory card have been disconnected from the connector
terminals, wherein said first force applying section is located
on said link member between said fulcrum and said second
force applying section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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An ejecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said link
member is a stepped structure having an upper section on one side of the
fulcrum and a lower parallel section on the distal side of the fulcrum, and
said eject plate is a reverse stepped structure to that of the link member
and guides the distal end of the link member along between the eject plate
and the connector body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An ejecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said eject plate
has a roughly rectangular opening in the center of the width of the
memory card and said first force applying section of said link member has
an upward bump projecting into the opening, the upward bump having
arced edges curved convexly in both directions in which the memory card
is inserted and removed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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An ejecting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said second
force applying section is located on said link member at a greater distance
from the fulcrum than the first force applying section .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An ejecting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said second
removing section comes into contact with the memory card only after the
eject plate disconnects the contact terminals of the memory card
completely from the contact terminals of the connector body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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An ejecting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second
force applying section is located on said link member at least twice the
distance from the fulcrum than the first force applying section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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An ejecting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second
force applying section is located on said link member approximately three
times the distance from the fulcrum than the first force applying section.
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