CN104466531B - Card connector - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a card connector capable of preventing a heart-shaped cam from being broken and maintaining a stable card holding state in a push-in and push-out card connector. For the push-in and push-out card connector, the end of the heart-shaped cam (7) on one side in the card insertion and withdrawal direction has an engaging recess (28) for the engaging pin (9) to engage. The card pushing action makes the engaging pin (9) move toward the position engaged with the engaging recess (28), and the movement of the ejector (5) in the card pushing direction is restricted, and the card is pushed in again by the card pushing action again. The engaging pin portion (9) is disengaged from the engaging recessed portion (28) to release the engagement, and the card connector (1) has a heart-shaped cam (7) disposed inside the engaging recessed portion (28) and has an engaging pin portion (9) A metal reinforcement ( 27 ) that reinforces the abutting portion ( 30 ).

Description

card connector

technical field

The present invention relates to a card connector for connecting cards such as IC cards and flash memory cards to electronic devices such as mobile phones and smart phones, and in particular to a card connector equipped with a push-in and push-out card removal mechanism.

Background technique

Conventionally, among such card connectors, there are widely known card connectors provided with a so-called push-in ejection type card removal mechanism capable of inserting and ejecting a card in accordance with a card pushing operation.

As shown in FIG. 11 , the card connector 100 is provided with: a housing 102 having a card insertion portion 101 for inserting a card A such as an IC card; a plurality of contacts ( not shown); the ejector 103 that moves in the card insertion part 101 together with the card A; the push-out spring 104 that pushes the ejector 103 toward the push-out direction; The cam 105 and the heart-shaped cam portion formed by the annular pin guide groove 106 formed around the heart-shaped cam 105; and the engaging pin portion 107 which is rotatably supported on the ejector 103 at one end and inserted into the pin guide at the other end. Slot 106 for locking pin 108 .

Moreover, in this card connector 100, the ejector 103 moves together with the card A by the initial card pushing operation, and the engaging pin portion 107 of the locking pin 108 moves in the pin guide groove 106 in conjunction with it, and moves When the ejector 103 engages with the heart-shaped cam 105 by the locking pin 108 at the position engaged with the heart-shaped cam 105, the ejector 103 is locked at this position.

And, by pushing in again, the engaging pin portion 107 of the lock pin 108 disengages from the position engaged with the heart-shaped cam 105 to release the lock of the ejector 103, so that the ejector 103 pushes out the card by the urging force of the ejection spring 104. a.

The heart-shaped cam 105 is formed into a heart shape in plan view having an engaging concave portion 109 for engaging the engaging pin portion 107 at one end portion in the card insertion and withdrawal direction. As shown in FIG. 12 , the engaging pin portion of the locking pin 108 is 107 is engaged with the inner side of the engaging recessed portion 109 .

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-300229

However, in the prior art as above, in the state where the card is fitted, that is, in the state where the engaging pin portion of the lock pin and the engaging concave portion of the heart cam are engaged with each other, due to the strength of the resin at high temperature, When an excessive load is applied to the heart cam from the engagement pin portion due to a drop in the body, a drop impact, etc., the resin heart cam cannot completely overcome the load received from the metal engagement pin portion, resulting in damage to the resin heart cam. In the state where the engaging pin portion cannot engage with the engaging concave portion, the card may be ejected randomly and the card may not be maintained at a desired position.

Contents of the invention

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card connector capable of maintaining a stable card holding state while preventing breakage of the heart-shaped cam in a push-in ejection type card connector.

In order to solve the above existing problems and achieve the desired purpose, the invention described in technical solution 1 is a card connector, which is a card connector of push-in and push-out mode, and has: a card insertion portion for card insertion housing; a plurality of contacts protruding toward the inside of the card insertion portion and contacting the card; an ejector moving together with the card; an ejection spring biasing the ejector in an ejecting direction; disposed on the housing and the ejector One of the resin-made heart-shaped cams; an annular pin guide groove arranged around the above-mentioned heart-shaped cam; The locking pin is rotatably supported on the other side of the casing and the ejector, and the heart-shaped cam has an engaging recess at the end of one side in the card insertion and withdrawal direction for engaging the engaging pin. The first card pushing action moves the engaging pin portion toward the position where it engages with the engaging concave portion, the movement of the ejector in the card pushing direction is restricted, and the engaging pin portion is moved from the card pushing action again. The card connector is characterized in that the heart-shaped cam is disposed inside the engaging recess and has a metal reinforced abutting portion against which the engaging pin abuts. Reinforcement.

In addition to the structure of Claim 1, the invention described in Claim 2 is characterized in that the housing is formed by assembling a housing main body and a shield, the housing main body has a bottom plate made of synthetic resin, and the shield Made of a conductive metal material, the reinforcing member is integrally formed with a metal case member constituting the case main body, and the case member is assembled to the case main body by insert molding to assemble the reinforcement member to the case body. The aforementioned heart cam.

In addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2, the invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the reinforcing contact portion includes a contact recess into which the engaging pin portion fits.

In addition to the structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, the invention described in claim 4 is characterized in that the reinforcing member includes a flat horizontal plate portion, and the edge portion of the horizontal plate portion is used as the above-mentioned The abutting portion is reinforced, and the horizontal plate portion is embedded in the upper surface portion of the heart-shaped cam so as to be arranged parallel to the upper surface portion of the heart-shaped cam.

In addition to the configuration of claim 4 , the invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that the abutting recess is formed in the reinforcing abutting portion by notching an edge portion of the horizontal plate portion.

In addition to the structure of any one of claims 1 to 3, the invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the reinforcing member has a vertical plate part exposed on the inner surface of the engaging recess, and the lead The surface of the vertical plate portion serves as the above-mentioned reinforced abutting portion.

In addition to the configuration of claim 6 , the invention described in claim 7 is characterized in that a vertical groove-shaped concave portion is formed on the surface of the vertical plate portion by press working, and the concave portion is used as the contact concave portion.

As described above, the card connector of the present invention is a card connector of a push-in and push-out type, and includes: a housing having a card insertion portion into which a card is inserted; point; an ejector that moves together with the above-mentioned card; an ejection spring that urges the above-mentioned ejector toward the ejection direction; a resin heart-shaped cam arranged on either of the above-mentioned case or the ejector; a surrounding ring-shaped pin guide groove; and a locking pin part having an engaging pin portion slidably inserted into the pin guide groove at one end and the other end being rotatably supported on either the housing or the ejector. The above-mentioned heart-shaped cam is equipped with an engaging concave portion for engaging the above-mentioned engaging pin portion at the end portion of one side in the card insertion and withdrawal direction, and the above-mentioned engaging pin portion is directed toward the above-mentioned engaging concave portion by the initial card pushing action. The engaged position moves, the movement of the ejector in the card push-out direction is restricted, and the above-mentioned engaging pin part is disengaged from the above-mentioned engaging recess by the card pushing operation again to release the engagement. In the above-mentioned card connector, the The heart-shaped cam is provided with a reinforcing member disposed inside the engaging recess and has a metal reinforced abutting portion against which the engaging pin is abutted, whereby in the engaged state of the engagement, that is, the engagement of the lock pin In the state where the pin part and the engaging recess part of the heart cam are engaged with each other, even if an excessive load is applied to the heart cam from the engaging pin part due to a reduction in resin strength at high temperature, a drop impact, etc., Also, the load received by the heart cam from the engagement pin can be received by a high-strength metal reinforcement, so that damage to the heart cam can be prevented and a stable engagement state can be maintained.

In addition, in the present invention, the housing is constituted by assembling a housing main body having a bottom plate made of synthetic resin, the shielding housing being made of a conductive metal material, and the reinforcing member forming the housing. The metal housing parts of the main body are integrally formed, and the housing parts are assembled to the housing main body by insert molding, so that the reinforcing member is assembled to the heart-shaped cam, thereby enabling the The reinforcing member is fixed to the heart-shaped cam portion, and can obtain high durability against the load received from the engaging pin portion.

In addition, in the present invention, the reinforcing abutting portion is provided with an abutting recess into which the engaging pin is fitted, thereby preventing the engaging pin from being disengaged from the engaging recess when receiving an impact such as a drop impact, and maintaining Stable engagement. In addition, since the contact area of the reinforcing abutting portion with the engaging pin portion is increased, the load can be distributed.

In addition, in the present invention, the reinforcing member includes a flat plate-shaped horizontal plate portion embedded in the upper surface portion of the heart-shaped cam so as to be arranged in parallel with the upper surface portion of the heart-shaped cam. The end edge portion of the horizontal plate portion serves as the reinforcing abutting portion, thereby appropriately reinforcing a portion that is easily damaged due to a load received from the engaging pin portion of the heart cam.

In addition, in the present invention, the abutment recess is formed by cutting the edge portion of the horizontal plate portion, whereby the abutment recess can be easily formed by pressing, and the engagement with the heart-shaped cam can be achieved. The contact recess is appropriately formed so that the shape of the recess and the shape of the engaging pin portion of the lock pin match.

In addition, in the present invention, the reinforcing member is provided with a vertical plate portion whose surface is exposed on the inner side surface of the engaging recess, and the surface of the vertical plate portion is used as the reinforcing abutting portion, whereby wide reinforcement can be obtained. The area of the abutment.

In addition, in the present invention, by forming a groove-shaped concave portion facing the vertical direction on the surface of the vertical plate portion by press working, and using the concave portion as the contact concave portion, it is possible to prevent the engaging pin portion from receiving a drop impact or the like. Disengages from the engaging recess at the time of impact.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a card connector of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the card connector shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a casing member including the reinforcement in FIG. 2 .

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a heart-shaped cam portion in Fig. 2 .

FIG. 5 is a plan view corresponding to FIG. 4 .

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which an engaging pin portion in Fig. 1 is engaged with a heart-shaped cam.

7 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a heart-shaped cam portion of another example of the card connector of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view corresponding to Fig. 7 .

9 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a heart-shaped cam portion of another example of the card connector of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view corresponding to Fig. 9 .

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing a conventional card connector in a locked state with a shield cover removed.

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a heart-shaped cam portion in the same state as in Fig. 11 .

In the picture:

A—card, 1—card connector, 2—card insertion part, 3—housing, 4—contact, 5—ejector, 6—exit spring, 7—heart-shaped cam, 8—pin guide groove, 9— Engaging pin part, 10—lock pin, 11—housing main body, 12—shielding cover, 21—bottom plate portion, 22, 23—side wall portion, 24—housing parts, 25—ejector guide, 26— Bottom plate, 27—reinforcement, 28—engagement recess, 30—reinforced contact portion, 31—rising portion, 32—horizontal plate portion, 33—contact recess, 40—rotation shaft, 41—axis support hole , 42—push spring, 50—going part, 51—returning part, 52—locking part, 53—reciprocating common part, 54a～54d—step part, 60—plumb plate part, 61—reinforcing member, 63— Extended protrusion, 64—recess, 70—reinforcing member, 71—reinforced contact portion.

detailed description

Next, an embodiment of the card connector of the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 . In addition, reference numeral A in the figure is a card such as an IC card, a flash memory card, and reference numeral 1 is a card connector.

The card connector 1 is equipped with: a housing 3 having a card insertion portion 2 for inserting a card A; and a plurality of contacts 4, 4, . The signal transmission terminals (not shown) on one side of the card A in the insertion portion 2 are in contact with the corresponding contacts 4, 4 . electrical connection.

In addition, this card connector 1 is provided with: an ejector 5 that engages with the side edge of the card A in a detachable manner and moves in the housing 3 together with the above-mentioned card A; Push-out spring 6; Resin-made heart cam 7 arranged in housing 3; Annular pin guide groove 8 arranged around heart-shaped cam 7; The other end of the engaging pin portion 9 is rotatably supported by the lock pin 10 of the ejector 5, and has a so-called push-in and push-out type card removal mechanism that can insert and eject the card A along with the card pushing operation.

That is, in this card connector 1, the ejector 5 moves together with the card A through the initial card pushing operation, and the engaging pin portion 9 of the locking pin 10 moves in the pin guide groove 8 in conjunction with it, and moves toward the card A. The position engaged with the heart cam 7 moves, and the movement of the ejector 5 is restricted by the lock pin 10 , thereby locking the card A at a predetermined position in the card insertion portion 2 .

On the other hand, the engaging pin portion 9 of the locking pin 10 moves in the pin guide groove 8 by the card pushing operation again, and disengages from the position engaged with the heart-shaped cam 7 to release the locking of the ejector 5, thereby The ejector 5 pushes out the card A by the active force of the push-out spring 6 .

The housing 3 is formed into a hollow box shape in which the card insertion portion 2 is opened on the front surface by assembling the housing main body 11 having the bottom plate made of insulating synthetic resin and the shield case 12 made of conductive metal, and the opening of the front surface is opened from the front surface. Take out and put in card A.

The case main body 11 includes a flat bottom plate portion 21 and side wall portions 22 and 23 standing upright from both side edges of the bottom plate portion 21 , and an upper surface can be formed by the bottom plate portion 21 and the side wall portions 22 and 23 The card insertion part 2 having a side recessed shape has an upper surface covered with a top plate of the shield case 12 and is formed in a hollow box shape with an opening on the front surface.

A plurality of contacts 4, 4... formed by punching and bending conductive metal plates are assembled in the bottom plate part 21 of the housing main body 11 by insert molding, and the elasticity of each contact 4, 4... The contact piece part 4a protrudes toward the inside of the card insertion part 2, and the contact point at the front end of the elastic contact piece part 4a comes into contact with the terminal part of the card A. As shown in FIG.

In addition, a case member 24 forming one side wall portion 23 of the case body 11 and housing the ejector 5 in a movable manner is assembled to the case body 11 by insert molding. The bottom surface of the ejector guide 25.

The casing member 24 is integrally formed by punching and bending a metal plate, and includes a flat bottom plate portion 26 and a shape standing vertically upward from one side edge of the bottom plate portion 26 . The side wall portion 23 is provided integrally with the inner side edge of the bottom plate portion 26, which is arranged inside an engaging recessed portion 28 described later and has a metal reinforcing abutting portion 30 for the engaging pin portion 9 to abut against. The reinforcement 27 can be assembled to the heart cam 7 by assembling the casing member 24 to the casing main body 11 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the reinforcing member 27 includes a standing portion 31 vertically upward from the back end edge of the bottom plate portion 26 of the case member 24 , and a vertically extending portion extending horizontally from the upper edge of the rising portion 31 . A flat plate-shaped horizontal plate portion 32 bent in the direction of the heart-shaped cam 7, and the horizontal plate portion 32 is buried along the upper surface portion of the heart-shaped cam 7 in a manner parallel to the upper surface portion, and the end edge portion of the horizontal plate portion 32 faces The inner surface of the engaging recessed portion 28 of the heart cam 7 described later is exposed to form a reinforced abutting portion 30 .

In addition, a contact recess 33 is formed on the reinforcing contact part 30 by cutting the end edge of the horizontal plate part 32 into a semicircular shape, and the contact recess 33 is exposed on the inner surface of the engagement recess 28 of the heart-shaped cam 7 . part, the outer periphery of the engaging pin part 9 fits into the abutting recessed part 33 and abuts against the inner edge part.

Moreover, since the contact recessed part 33 is formed by cutting out the edge part of the horizontal plate part 32 by press processing, it can be formed suitably so that it may match the outer shape of the engaging pin part 9. As shown in FIG.

The heart-shaped cam 7 is formed into a heart shape in plan view on the back side of the ejector guide part 25, and has a V-shaped engagement pin portion 9 of the locking pin 10 at one end in the card insertion and withdrawal direction, that is, the inner end in the card insertion direction. Shaped or U-shaped engagement recessed portion 28, the engagement pin portion 9 engages with its inner side.

The lock pin 10 is formed of a metal bar, and has a downwardly bent turning shaft portion 40 at one end and a downwardly bent engaging pin portion 9 at the other end, thereby forming a U-shaped shape. The rotation shaft part 40 is inserted into the shaft support hole 41 in the inner part of the ejector 5, and constitutes the rotation center axis of the lock pin 10, and the engagement pin part 9 is inserted into the pin guide groove 8 formed in the case main body 11.

In addition, the lock pin 10 is biased toward the bottom side of the pin guide groove 8 by a push-in spring 42 formed on the top plate portion of the shield case 12 by punching so that the engaging pin portion 9 is not guided from the pin. The bottom of the tank 8 floats.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the pin guide groove 8 is formed in a heart-shaped cam-like ring shape on the surface of the housing main body 11, and consists of a forward stroke portion 50, a return stroke portion 51, and The locking portion 52 arranged on the side of the engaging recessed portion 28 of the heart cam 7 is constituted. Here, reference numeral 53 in the figure is a round-trip shared part in which the outbound part 50 and the return part 51 are combined.

The engaging pin portion 9 at the front end of the locking pin 10 is inserted into the pin guide groove 8, and circulates sequentially along the forward stroke portion 50, the locking portion 52, and the return portion 51, and the bottoms of the forward stroke portion 50, the locking portion 52, and the return portion 51 are It is formed obliquely so that the end side of the moving direction becomes higher so that the engaging pin portion 9 does not return during the cycle, and steps 54a to 54d for restricting the moving direction are formed at the connecting portion of each portion.

The engaging pin portion 9 of the lock pin 10 is located at the origin stop position a in the state where the card A is not inserted, and when the ejector 5 moves in conjunction with the card pushing operation, it moves at the forward stroke portion 50, When the push-in operation force is released, the push-out spring 6 returns to the push-out stop position side.

On the other hand, through the initial card pushing operation, when the engaging pin portion 9 reaches the end position b of the forward stroke portion 50, the movement toward the forward stroke portion 50 is restricted by the step portion 54a, thereby releasing the lock at this position b. Pushing in the operation force moves to the position c in the engagement recess 28 of the heart cam 7 .

Furthermore, the engaging pin portion 9 moves into the engaging concave portion 28, so that as shown in FIGS. Engage with each other, thereby restricting the movement of the ejector 5, so that the ejector 5 is in a locked state.

At this time, the engagement pin portion 9 is fitted into the engagement recess 28, thereby abutting against the reinforcing abutting portion 30 arranged inside the engagement recess 28, and is overcome by the high-strength metal reinforcement 27. The load received by the heart cam 7 from the engaging pin portion 9 .

Thereby, the breakage of the heart cam 7 can be prevented, and the stable engagement state can be maintained, thereby also being able to overcome the force acting on the heart cam 7 from the engagement pin portion 9 due to a reduction in the strength of the resin at a high temperature, a drop impact, or the like. excessive load.

In addition, the reinforced abutting portion 30 is provided with the abutting recess 33, and the engaging pin portion 9 fits into the abutting recessed portion 33, so that even when the load acting on the heart-shaped cam 7 from the engaging pin portion 9 is relatively Even when the pull-out direction acts in the oblique direction, it is possible to prevent the engaging pin portion 9 from coming off the reinforcing abutting portion 30 and protect the heart-shaped cam 7 .

In addition, the engaging pin portion 9 is fitted into the abutting recess portion 33, thereby increasing the contact area of the reinforcing abutting portion 30 with respect to the engaging pin portion 9, so that the force received by the reinforcing abutting portion 30 from the engaging pin portion 9 can be dispersed. load.

On the other hand, in order to release the lock, if the card push-in action is performed again, that is, the push-out action, the movement toward the forward stroke portion 50 is restricted by the step portion 54b, and the engaging pin portion 9 moves toward the end stop position d, and the locking pin portion 9 moves toward the end stop position d. At this position d, the push-in operation force is released, and the movement toward the engagement recess 28 can be restricted by the stepped portion 54c, and the ejector 5 is pressed and moved by the ejection spring 6, so that the engagement pin portion 9 is shared by the return portion 51 and the reciprocating circuit. The part 53 returns to the origin position a.

In addition, the form of the reinforcing member is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. And the surface of the vertical plate part 60 is used as the reinforcement 61 which reinforces a contact part. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same structure as the above-mentioned embodiment, and description is abbreviate|omitted.

The reinforcing member 61 includes an extending portion 63 extending from one end edge of the bottom plate portion 26 of the case member 24 , and a vertical plate bent vertically upward from the end edge of the extending portion 63 . As for the part 60 , the case member 24 is assembled to the case main body 11 by insert molding, and the vertical plate part 60 is embedded in the heart cam 7 in a state where the vertical plate part 60 is exposed to the inside of the engaging recessed part 28 .

In addition, a longitudinal groove-shaped recess 64 is formed on the vertical plate portion 60 by bulging the plate toward the plate thickness direction by press working, and the recess 64 is used as an abutting recess, and the engaging pin portion 9 is fitted into the vertical plate. Abutting in a combined state.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, the reinforcing member 70 can also be made of a metal plate, and is embedded in the heart-shaped cam 7 in a manner that the longitudinal direction and the plate width direction face the card insertion and extraction direction, and the side edge of the plate is used as a reinforcing abutment. Connection part 71. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same structure as the above-mentioned embodiment, and description is abbreviate|omitted.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the example in which the reinforcing member 27 is provided integrally with the casing member 24 has been described, but the reinforcing member may be provided separately.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the example in which the heart-shaped cam 7 is provided in the case 3 has been described, the ejector 5 may be formed of insulating synthetic resin, and the heart-shaped cam 7 may be provided on the surface thereof. And the pin guide groove 8, and the reinforcing member 27 is assembled to the heart cam 7 by integral molding.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the example in which a card such as a micro SD card is directly inserted into the card insertion part has been described, the form of the card is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and it can also be applied to cards of various specifications. In addition, the card includes not only the card itself, but also a card tray, a card adapter, and the like, and can be applied to the above-mentioned components.

Claims (7)

1. A card connector, which is a card connector of a push-in and push-out method, comprising: a housing with a card insertion portion for card insertion; a plurality of contacts protruding toward the inside of the card insertion portion and contacting the card ; an ejector that moves together with the card; an ejection spring that urges the ejector toward an ejection direction; a resin heart-shaped cam disposed on either side of the case and the ejector; disposed on the heart an annular pin guide groove around the shaped cam; Either locking pin on the other side, The end of the heart-shaped cam on one side in the card insertion and withdrawal direction has an engaging recess for engaging the engaging pin, The movement of the ejector in the direction of card ejection is restricted by moving the engaging pin portion toward the position engaged with the engaging recess by the first card pushing operation, and the card pushing operation again makes the The engaging pin part disengages from the engaging recess to release the engagement, The card connector is characterized in that, The heart-shaped cam is provided with a reinforcing member disposed inside the engaging concave portion and having a metal reinforced abutting portion against which the engaging pin portion abuts, The housing is constructed by assembling a housing main body having a bottom plate made of synthetic resin and a shielding cover made of a conductive metal material. The reinforcing member is integrally formed with a metal case member constituting the case main body, and the case member is assembled to the case main body by insert molding to assemble the reinforcement member to the case body. Heart cam. 2. The card connector of claim 1, wherein: A contact recess into which the engaging pin part fits is provided in the reinforcement contact part. 3. The card connector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The reinforcing member has a flat horizontal plate portion, and an edge portion of the horizontal plate portion is used as the reinforcement contact portion, and the horizontal plate portion is arranged in parallel with the upper surface portion of the heart-shaped cam. Buried in the upper surface of the heart-shaped cam. 4. The card connector of claim 3, wherein: An abutting recess is formed in the reinforcing abutting portion by notching an edge portion of the horizontal plate portion. 5. The card connector of claim 1, wherein: The reinforcing member includes a vertical plate portion whose surface is exposed on an inner surface portion of the engaging recess, and the surface of the vertical plate portion serves as the reinforcing abutting portion. 6. The card connector of claim 2, wherein: The reinforcing member includes a vertical plate portion whose surface is exposed on an inner surface portion of the engaging recess, and the surface of the vertical plate portion serves as the reinforcing abutting portion. 7. The card connector of claim 6, wherein: A vertical groove-shaped concave portion is formed on the surface of the vertical plate portion by press working, and the concave portion is used as the contact concave portion.