Patent attributes
A card connector includes a card ejecting mechanism. A heart-shaped cam groove provided on a side surface of a main unit includes an extended valley groove extending from a valley groove toward an eject bar. The eject bar has a strip-like protruding section with a slanted guide edge face provided at the tip. When a preparatory operation is performed when a card is not inserted, a cam follower moves along inside the extended valley groove and then returns to its original position in the valley groove. When the preparatory operation is performed when the card is inserted, the eject bar is positioned near the valley groove so that the cam follower is guided by the guide edge face to an outgoing groove.