Patent attributes
A card connector where a connector main body is fixed inside an electronic device and a tray is disposed so as to slide relative to the connector main body in a longitudinal direction. The tray is movable between an advanced position at which the entirety of the tray has advanced into the connector main body and a pulled-out position at which a part of the tray has been pulled out from the connector main body. A tilt pawl is disposed on the tray, and a slide groove for guiding the tilt pawl in the longitudinal direction and a tilt groove for guiding the tilt pawl upward at the pulled-out position are formed in the connector main body. When in the pulled-out position, the tray is inclined so that a gap between a card mounting surface of the tray and an upper plate portion of the connector main body is increased. According to the resulting card connector, the electronic device is not required to have a large opening, an excessive load is not applied to the card when the card is inserted or withdrawn, a reduction is size can be achieved, and the profile can be made thinner.
