JP2016076379A - Tray and card connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a terminal member of a card accommodated on a bottom plate from being short-circuited in contact with a peripheral wall part even in a metallic tray having a noise shield performance or a resin tray to which plating is applied.SOLUTION: A tray 151 for a card connector 1 includes: a bottom plate part 162a which faces a second surface 215 of a card 201 that includes a terminal member on a first surface 214, at a side opposite to the first surface 214; a front wall part erected from a front edge of the bottom plate part 162a and facing a front end of the card 201; a rear wall part erected from a rear edge of the bottom plate part 162a and facing a rear end of the card 201; and a sidewall part 162d erected from a side edge of the bottom plate part 162a and facing a side edge 213 of the card 201. The front wall part, the rear wall part and the sidewall part 162d include notches 162f inside of their upper ends.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a tray for storing cards and a card connector.

  Conventionally, in electronic devices such as personal computers, mobile phones, smartphones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), digital cameras, video cameras, music players, game consoles, vehicle navigation devices, SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards, MMC ( R) (Multi Media Card), SD (R) (Secure Digital) card, miniSD (R) card, xD Picture Card (R) (xD-Picture card), Memory Stick (R), Memory Stick Duo (R), In order to use various memory cards such as smart media (R), Trans-Flash (R) memory card, micro SD (R) card, etc. And a (e.g., see Patent Document 1).

  A memory card usually has a plurality of connection pads, which are terminal members, on the bottom surface. When the memory card is inserted into the card connector in a correct posture, the connection pads of the memory card come into contact with the connection terminals in the card connector and are conducted. As a result, the substrate on which the card connector is mounted is allowed to access the memory card via the card connector, and data can be read and written.

  In recent years, it has been pointed out that memory cards may not only be sensitive to noise from the surroundings but also adversely affect the surroundings as they increase in data volume and read / write speed. . Therefore, in a tray-type card connector in which a memory card is inserted through the tray, the memory card is covered with a tray having a noise shielding function (for example, a metal tray or a plated resin tray). It is proposed to reduce the influence of noise.

JP 2000-148927 A

  However, metal trays with noise shielding performance and plated resin trays are conductive, so they may come into contact with the connection pads of the stored memory card and cause a short circuit. There is. In particular, in the case of a memory card in which connection pads are arranged up to or near the edge of the connection pad arrangement surface, even if the connection pad is arranged on the bottom plate of the tray There is a possibility that the connection pad comes into contact with a wall portion standing around and short-circuits. In order to prevent such a short circuit, it is conceivable to perform an insulating process on a necessary portion of the tray. However, if an insulating process is added, there is a problem that a manufacturing cost is significantly increased.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and even if it is a metal tray having noise shielding performance or a resin tray with plating, it is accommodated on the bottom plate. Another object of the present invention is to provide a tray and a card connector capable of preventing the terminal member of the card from coming into contact with the surrounding wall portion and short-circuiting.

  The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above object, and the invention according to claim 1 is a tray for a card connector, wherein the first surface of the card having a terminal member on a first surface is provided. A bottom plate portion facing the second surface opposite to the surface, standing up from a front edge of the bottom plate portion, a front wall portion facing the front end of the card, and standing up from a rear edge of the bottom plate portion, A rear wall portion facing the rear end of the card, and a side wall portion standing from a side edge of the bottom plate portion and facing the side edge of the card, the front wall portion, the rear wall portion and the side wall portion Have a notch inside their upper end.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the notch is formed by C chamfering.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the notch is formed by a step.

  Moreover, the invention which concerns on Claim 4 is a tray-type card connector, Comprising: The tray as described in any one of Claims 1-3 is provided.

  According to the present invention, even if it is a metal tray having noise shielding performance or a resin tray with plating, the terminal member of the card accommodated on the bottom plate comes into contact with the surrounding wall portion. To prevent short circuit.

It is a perspective view which shows the tray which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the card | curd in the tray which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a rear view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a side view, (d) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the card | curd of the tray (C chamfering type) which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is AA sectional drawing, (b) is a principal part expanded sectional view. It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the card | curd of the tray (step type) which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is AA sectional drawing, (b) is a principal part expanded sectional view. It is a perspective view which shows the card connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the shell of the card connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the card connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. It is a top view which shows the state which removed the shell of the card connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows tray insertion operation | movement which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view in the middle of insertion, (b) is a perspective view of an insertion completion state. It is a perspective view which shows tray insertion operation | movement which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top view in the middle of insertion, (b) is a top view of an insertion completion state.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tray for a card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which a card is accommodated in the tray according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. (B) is a top view, (c) is a side view, and (d) is a bottom view.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tray 151 according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a card connector 1 (described later) attached to an electronic device (not shown) in a state in which the cards 201 and 301 are accommodated. That is, the cards 201 and 301 are accommodated in the tray 151 and attached to the electronic device via the card connector 1. The electronic device is, for example, a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, a digital camera, a video camera, a music player, a game machine, a vehicle navigation device, or the like, but may be any type of device.

  The cards 201 and 301 include, for example, a SIM card, an MMC (R), an SD (R) card, a miniSD (R) card, an xD picture card (R), a memory stick (R), a memory stick Duo (R), A memory card such as a smart media (R) or a Trans-Flash (R) memory card, which may be any type of card, but in this embodiment, the card 201 is a micro SIM (micro SIM) card, a card 301 Will be described as a micro SD® card.

  In this embodiment, the card 201 has a substantially rectangular plate shape having a substantially straight front end 211, a rear end 212, and side edges 213, as shown in FIG. A plurality of connection pads 251 that are terminal members are arranged along the left and right side edges 213. In the example shown in the figure, three connection pads 251 are arranged in two rows. The connection pads 251 are not limited to the present embodiment, and the arrangement and number can be changed as appropriate. Further, the connection pad 251 is not disposed on the surface opposite to the lower surface 214, that is, on the upper surface (second surface) 215 of the card 201 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). In addition, a notch 216 for defining the accommodation posture of the card 201 with respect to the tray 151 is formed in any one of the four corners of the card 201.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the card 301 has a substantially rectangular plate shape having a substantially straight front end 311, a rear end 312 and side edges 313, and a terminal member on the lower surface 314. The plurality of connection pads 351 are arranged along the left and right front ends 311. In the example shown in the figure, eight connection pads 351 are arranged in a line. Note that the connection pads 351 are not limited to this embodiment, and the arrangement and number can be changed as appropriate. Further, the connection pad 351 is not provided on the surface opposite to the lower surface 314, that is, the upper surface 315 of the card 301, but on the rear end side of the upper surface 315, the wall thickness for taking out and operating the card 301 is increased. A portion 316 is formed. Further, a notch 317 for defining the accommodation posture of the card 301 with respect to the tray 151 is formed in any one of the four corners of the card 301.

  In the present embodiment, the expressions indicating directions such as upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear are used to explain the configuration and operation of each part of the tray 151, the card connector 1, and the cards 201 and 301. Although it is relative rather than absolute, it is appropriate when the tray 151, the card connector 1, the cards 201, 301 or their parts are in the posture shown in the figure, but the tray 151, the card connector 1 The cards 201 and 301 should be interpreted in accordance with the change in posture when the posture of those components changes.

  Here, the tray 151 is made of a metal having noise shielding performance or a plated resin, and includes a tray main body 161 that accommodates the cards 201 and 301, and a rear plate provided at the rear end of the tray main body 161. Part 171. The rear plate portion 171 has a shape that covers the insertion port 1a of the card connector 1 when the tray 151 is inserted into the card connector 1, and has a convex portion 172 for pulling out the tray 151 at one end thereof. Is formed.

  In the tray main body 161 of the present embodiment, two card accommodating portions 162 and 163 are formed to accommodate two kinds of cards 201 and 301. In the present embodiment, the two card accommodating portions 162 and 163 are formed to be aligned in the front-rear direction, the card 201 is accommodated in the front card accommodating portion 162, and the card 301 is accommodated in the rear card accommodating portion 163. Is done. In addition, although the tray 151 of this embodiment has the two card accommodating parts 162 and 163, the number of card accommodating parts may be one and may be three or more. Moreover, in this embodiment, although this invention is applied only to one card accommodating part 162 among the two card accommodating parts 162 and 163, this invention is applied to the other card accommodating part 163 as needed. It can also be applied.

  The card accommodating portion 162 is erected from the bottom plate portion 162a facing the upper surface 215 of the card 201 accommodated, the front edge of the bottom plate portion 162a, the front wall portion 162b facing the front end 211 of the card 201, and the bottom plate portion 162a. A rear wall 162c that stands from the rear edge of the card 201 and faces the rear end 212 of the card 201, and a side wall 162d that stands from the side edge of the bottom plate 162a and faces the side edge 213 of the card 201. That is, the card 201 is accommodated in the card accommodation portion 162 in such a posture that the lower surface 214 as the arrangement surface of the connection pad 251 faces upward. Of the four corners formed by the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d, any one corner portion has a protruding portion 162e corresponding to the shape of the notch portion 216 of the card 201. , And the protruding position 162e defines the accommodation posture of the card 201 with respect to the card accommodation portion 162.

  Here, since the tray 151 is made of metal having noise shielding performance or resin made of plating as described above, the tray 151 covers at least one surface of the card 201 accommodated in the card accommodation portion 162 and is affected by noise. However, since the metal-made or plated resin tray 151 has conductivity, the connection pad 251 has a connection pad up to the edge or the vicinity of the edge. In the case of the card 201 on which the card 251 is arranged, even if the card is received on the bottom plate part 162a of the card containing part 162 with the arrangement surface of the connection pad 251 facing upward, the wall part (front wall part) erected around the card 201 162b, the rear wall 162c and the side wall 162d) may come into contact with the connection pad 251 to cause a short circuit.

  Therefore, in the tray 151 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a notch 162f (or 162g) is formed inside the upper end of the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d. In this manner, when the card 201 is received with the lower surface 214 on which the connection pad 251 is disposed facing upward with respect to the card storage portion 162, the edge of the lower surface 214 of the card 201 and the card storage portion 162 are stored. Since a gap by the notch 162f (or 162g) is ensured between the wall portions (front wall portion 162b, rear wall portion 162c, and side wall portion 162d), the edge of the connection pad 251 is arranged on the edge thereof. Alternatively, even when the card 201 having the connection pads 251 disposed to the vicinity of the edge is received, the connection pads 251 of the card 201 are placed on the wall portions (front wall portion 162b, rear wall portion 162c, and side wall portion 162d) of the card storage portion 162. A short circuit due to contact can be prevented. Hereinafter, two specific examples of the notches 162f (or 162g) will be described with reference to FIGS.

3A and 3B are views showing a state in which a tray (C chamfering type) card according to an embodiment of the present invention is accommodated, wherein FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA, and FIG. .
The notch 162f shown in this figure is formed by chamfering. Specifically, the notch 162f is formed by notching the corners formed by the upper surface and the inner surface of the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d in an inclined manner.

  Here, the height dimension H1 (rise dimension from the bottom plate part 162a) of the front wall part 162b, the rear wall part 162c, and the side wall part 162d is larger than the thickness dimension H2 of the card 201 accommodated in the card accommodation part 162. The lower end height H3 of the notch 162f on the inner surface of the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d (rising dimension from the bottom plate portion 162a) is the thickness dimension of the card 201. It is set to be smaller than H2. As a result, when the card 201 is received with the lower surface 214 on which the connection pad 251 is disposed facing upward with respect to the card storage portion 162, the edge of the lower surface 214 of the card 201 and the wall of the card storage portion 162 are stored. A gap for short-circuit prevention by the notch 162f is secured between the portions (the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d). In addition, the notch dimension and notch angle of the notch 162f formed by C chamfering can be changed suitably.

4A and 4B are views showing a state in which a tray (step type) card according to an embodiment of the present invention is accommodated, wherein FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA, and FIG.
The notch 162g shown in this figure is formed by a step. Specifically, a notch 162g is formed by notching a corner portion formed by the upper surface and the inner side surface of the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d in a step shape.

  Here, the height dimension H1 (rise dimension from the bottom plate part 162a) of the front wall part 162b, the rear wall part 162c, and the side wall part 162d is larger than the thickness dimension H2 of the card 201 accommodated in the card accommodation part 162. Further, the lower end height H4 (rise dimension from the bottom plate part 162a) of the notch 162g on the inner surface of the front wall part 162b, the rear wall part 162c and the side wall part 162d is the thickness dimension of the card 201. It is set to be smaller than H2. As a result, when the card 201 is received with the lower surface 214 on which the connection pad 251 is disposed facing upward with respect to the card storage portion 162, the edge of the lower surface 214 of the card 201 and the wall of the card storage portion 162 are stored. A gap for short circuit prevention by the notch 162g is secured between the portions (the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d). In addition, the notch dimension of the notch 162g formed by the level | step difference can be changed suitably.

  The card accommodating portion 163 is erected from the bottom plate portion 163a facing the upper surface 315 of the accommodated card 301, the front edge of the bottom plate portion 163a, the front wall portion 163b facing the front end 311 of the card 301, and the bottom plate portion 163a. A rear wall portion 163c that stands from the rear edge of the card 301 and faces the rear edge 312 of the card 301, and a side wall portion 163d that stands from the side edge of the bottom plate portion 163a and faces the side edge 313 of the card 301. That is, the card 301 is accommodated in the card accommodating portion 163 in such a posture that the lower surface 314 as the arrangement surface of the connection pad 351 faces upward. Of the four corners formed by the front wall portion 163b, the rear wall portion 163c, and the side wall portion 163d, any one corner portion has a protruding portion 163e corresponding to the shape of the notch portion 317 of the card 301. Is formed, and the protrusion posture 163e defines the accommodation posture of the card 301 with respect to the card accommodation portion 163. In addition, an opening 163f (or a recess) for accommodating the thick portion 316 of the card 301 is formed on the rear end side of the bottom plate portion 163a.

  Next, a tray-type card connector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a card connector according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a shell of the card connector according to the embodiment of the present invention is removed, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the card connector which concerns on a form, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, FIG. 8 is a top view which shows the state which removed the shell of the card connector which concerns on embodiment of this invention. .
As shown in these drawings, the card connector 1 is formed by punching and bending a housing 11 integrally formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and a plate made of a conductive material such as metal. And a shell 61 as a cover member that is integrally formed and attached to the upper side of the housing 11, and accommodates the tray 151 inserted from the insertion port 1a formed at the front end portion. It is electrically connected to the accommodated cards 201 and 301.

  The housing 11 has a bottom plate portion 12 along the board surface to be mounted, a rear wall portion 13 rising from the rear edge of the bottom plate portion 12, and a side wall portion 14 rising from one side edge of the bottom plate portion 12. The unit 12 includes a first terminal holding unit 15 to which six connection terminals 51 for the card 201 are attached, and a second terminal holding unit 16 to which eight connection terminals 52 for the card 301 are attached. In the present embodiment, the connection terminals 51 and 52 are integrally attached to the housing 11 by insert molding, but the method of attaching the connection terminals 51 and 52 to the housing 11 can be changed as appropriate.

  The connection terminal 51 includes left and right leg portions 51a fixed to the terminal holding portion 15, a contact portion 51b provided at an intermediate portion between the left and right leg portions 51a, and a board extending forward or backward from the one leg portion 51a. A connecting portion 51c. The contact portion 51b extends obliquely upward from the leg portion 51a toward the rear, and is elastically brought into contact with and electrically connected to the connection pad 251 of the card 201 accommodated in the inserted tray 151. . The board connecting portion 51c is electrically connected to a wiring pattern formed on the board of the electronic device by soldering or the like.

  The connection terminal 52 includes a base portion 52a fixed to the terminal holding portion 16, a contact portion 52b extending rearward from the base portion 52a, and a board connecting portion 52c extending forward from the base portion 52a. The contact portion 52b extends obliquely upward from the base portion 52a toward the rear, and is elastically brought into contact with and electrically connected to the connection pad 351 of the card 301 accommodated in the inserted tray 151.

  Note that a tray insertion detection switch configured to detect the insertion of the tray 151 is disposed on the inner side of the rear wall portion 13 of the housing 11 by a first contact member 53 and a second contact member 54. The tray insertion detection switch can be omitted as necessary. Note that the first contact member 53 in FIG. 8 represents the displacement state before and after the detection of the tray. In this embodiment, the first contact member 53 and the second contact member 54 are inserted with the tray. In the state before the tray insertion, the tray insertion detection switch is turned on and the state after the tray is inserted shows a state in which the tray insertion detection switch is turned off and separated from each other. The arrangement of the first contact member 53 and the second contact member 54 can be changed to change the operation of the tray insertion detection switch.

  The shell 61 includes a substantially rectangular top plate portion 62, a side plate portion 63 extending downward from the left and right side edges of the top plate portion 62, and a rear plate portion 64 extending downward from the rear edge of the top plate portion 62. Have A plurality of engagement holes 65 are formed in the side plate portion 63 and the rear plate portion 64. When the shell 61 is attached to the upper side of the housing 11, the engagement holes 65 are formed on the housing 11 side. By engaging the protrusion 17, the shell 61 is fixed to the housing 11.

  The shell 61 has a plurality of mounting portions 66 extending outward from the lower end portions of the side plate portion 63 and the rear plate portion 64. These mounting portions 66 are electrically connected to a ground pattern formed on the substrate of the electronic device by soldering or the like. As a result, the shell 61 can be firmly fixed to the substrate of the electronic device and can exhibit a good noise shielding function.

  The shell 61 has a pair of left and right tray contact portions 67 at the front end portion of the top plate portion 62. These tray contact portions 67 have a shape that comes into contact with the tray 151 inserted into the card connector 1 and makes the shell 61 and the tray 151 conductive. As a result, the tray 151 is connected to the ground pattern of the substrate via the shell 61 and can exhibit a good noise shielding function.

  Furthermore, the shell 61 has an engagement lever 68 for engaging and holding the inserted tray 151 at the rear part of the left and right side plate parts 63. The engaging lever 68 is an elastically deformable spring plate that is integrally formed by punching or bending a part of the shell 61, and the tray 151 is inserted into the card connector 1. When this is done, the tray 151 is held in the inserted state by engaging with the recesses 151a formed at the left and right edges of the tray 151.

9A and 9B are perspective views showing the tray insertion operation according to the embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 9A is a perspective view in the middle of insertion, FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the insertion completion state, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the tray insertion operation | movement which concerns on a form, (a) is a top view in the middle of insertion, (b) is a top view of an insertion completion state.
As shown in these drawings, the tray 151 is configured such that the upper surface, which is the receiving surface of the cards 201 and 301, faces the bottom plate portion 12 of the housing 11, and the lower surface faces the top plate portion 62 of the shell 61. 2, the connection pads 251 and 351 of the cards 201 and 301 accommodated in the tray 151 are electrically connected to the connection terminals 51 and 52 of the card connector 1 as shown in FIG. The card connector 1 is preferably mounted on the substrate of the electronic device in such a posture that the housing 11 is the upper surface and the shell 61 is the lower surface. The reason is that the receiving surface of the cards 201 and 301 faces upward, and the tray 151 can be inserted into the card connector 1 without dropping the stored cards 201 and 301.

  According to the embodiment described above, the tray 151 to be inserted into the card connector 1 has the bottom plate portion 162a facing the top surface 215 of the card 201 having the connection pads 251 on the bottom surface 214, and the front edge of the bottom plate portion 162a. The front wall portion 162b that faces the front end 211 of the card 201 and the rear edge of the bottom plate portion 162a, the rear wall portion 162c that faces the rear end 212 of the card 201, and the side of the bottom plate portion 162a A side wall portion 162d that stands up from the edge and faces the side edge 213 of the card 201, and the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d are notched 162f (or 162g) inside the upper ends thereof. Therefore, even if the conductive tray 151 has noise shielding performance, the connection pad 251 of the card 201 accommodated on the bottom plate portion 162a is surrounded by It can be prevented from being short-circuited in contact with the wall (front wall portion 162b, a rear wall portion 162c and the side wall portion 162d).

  Further, when the notch 162f is formed by C chamfering, when the card 201 is received in the card receiving portion 162 of the tray 151, the card 201 is smoothly and easily accommodated by the inclination guide by the inclined surface of the notch 162f. It can be accommodated inside the portion 162.

  Further, when the notch 162g is formed by a step, it is between the edge of the lower surface 214 of the card 201 and the wall portion (the front wall portion 162b, the rear wall portion 162c, and the side wall portion 162d) of the card accommodation portion 162. There is an advantage that the gap for preventing short circuit can be made larger than C chamfering.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims. It can be changed.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card connector, 1a ... Insertion port, 11 ... Housing, 12 ... Bottom plate part, 13 ... Rear wall part, 14 ... Side wall part, 15 ... Terminal holding part, 16 ... Terminal holding part, 17 ... Engagement protrusion, 51 ... Connection terminal, 51a ... Leg part, 51b ... Contact part, 51c ... Board connection part, 52 ... Connection terminal, 52a ... Base part, 52b ... Contact part, 52c ... Board connection part, 53 ... Contact member, 54 ... Contact member, 61 ... Shell, 62 ... Top plate part, 63 ... Side plate part, 64 ... Rear plate part, 65 ... Engagement hole, 66 ... Mounting part, 67 ... Tray contact part, 68 ... Engagement lever, 151 ... Tray, 151a ... Recess 161 ... Tray body 162 ... Card receiving portion 162a ... Bottom plate portion 162b ... Front wall portion 162c ... Rear wall portion 162d ... Side wall portion 162e ... Protruding portion 162f ... Notch 162g ... Notch 163 ... Card compartment, 163a ... Bottom Part, 163b ... front wall part, 163c ... rear wall part, 163d ... side wall part, 163e ... projecting part, 163f ... opening, 171 ... rear plate part, 172 ... convex part, 201 ... card, 211 ... front end, 212 ... rear 213 ... side edge, 214 ... lower surface (first surface), 215 ... upper surface (second surface), 216 ... notch, 251 ... connection pad (terminal member), 301 ... card, 311 ... front end, 312 ... Rear end, 313 ... Side edge, 314 ... Lower surface, 315 ... Upper surface, 316 ... Thick part, 317 ... Notch part, 351 ... Connection pad (terminal member)

Claims (4)

A tray for card connectors,
A bottom plate portion facing a second surface opposite to the first surface of the card having a terminal member on the first surface;
A front wall portion erected from the front edge of the bottom plate portion and facing the front end of the card;
A rear wall portion erected from the rear edge of the bottom plate portion and facing the rear end of the card;
Standing up from the side edge of the bottom plate portion, and a side wall portion facing the side edge of the card,
The tray, wherein the front wall portion, the rear wall portion, and the side wall portion have a notch inside the upper end thereof.   The tray according to claim 1, wherein the notch is formed by chamfering.   The tray according to claim 1, wherein the notch is formed by a step. A tray-type card connector,
A card connector comprising the tray according to claim 1.