JPH09232034A - Card connector, ejector to be used for it and manufacture of card connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card connector in which an ejector can be easily installed, the ejector to be used for it and a card connector manufacturing method containing its installing process. SOLUTION: An ejector 50 to be used for a card connector contains an installing structure 54 to a frame body of the connector. The installing structure 54 contains a groove 55 and a recessed part 56 communicated with it. A cantilever-shaped arm 58 is formed in the recessed part 56, and the arm 58 contains a wall surface 81. A claw extending from the frame body is received in the recessed part 56. Afterward, when the ejector 50 is slidingly moved, since the arm 58 deflects, the claw is introduced into the groove 55 be being guided by the wall surface 81.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a PC used in a small information processing device such as a notebook personal computer.
The present invention relates to a card connector to which a card device such as a card is connected, and more particularly to a card connector having an ejector mechanism of the card device, an ejector used for the connector, and a card connector manufacturing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in notebook personal computers and other portable information processing devices, a card device which is a PC card having a built-in device such as a modem or a flash memory is used. According to this card device, a card device having a specific function according to a user's need is connected to a card connector provided in the information processing device to add a function that the information processing device does not have. You can Usually, this card connector is provided with an eject mechanism (disengagement mechanism) to facilitate the removal of the card device.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 6-41188 discloses an example of this type of card connector. The disclosed card connector is mainly made of an insulating material, and releases the card device in cooperation with a base portion on which contacts are arranged, a metal frame body, and a lever rotatably placed with respect to the base portion. It has an ejector. Guide grooves are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the ejector. A claw formed on a part of the metal frame body is inserted into the guide groove from above and below, whereby the ejector is held slidably forward and backward with respect to the frame body. When the ejector is slid backwards, the lever is pivoted, which pushes the card device out.

Further, a protrusion is formed at a predetermined position inside the guide groove, and the protrusion limits the relative position of the claw with respect to the ejector. That is, when the ejector is first installed, the protrusion is pushed past the claw,
After that, the claw cooperates with the projection to form a stopper, which limits the sliding range of the ejector.

[0005]

It is desired that this type of card connector has a structure suitable for automatic assembly by an automatic device so that it can be mass-produced. Further, even when automatic assembly cannot be expected, it is desired to perform the assembly more easily and in a shorter time.

Furthermore, it is desirable that the eject mechanism provided in this type of card connector is a mechanically highly reliable mechanism so that the card device can be reliably removed a large number of times.

In addition, this type of card connector is composed of a combination of parts having various functions, but the number of parts is relatively small in order to simplify the assembly and to reduce the manufacturing cost thereof. Therefore, it is desired to have a simple structure.

In the card connector disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-41188, the ejector must be inserted into the frame from the card insertion side by aligning the claw and the guide groove with each other. It is difficult and not suitable for automatic assembly, and also requires a great deal of labor in the case of manual assembly. In addition, in the card connector disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-41188, the sliding range of the ejector is limited by the cooperative action of the projection and the claw, but this configuration is not always reliable. However, there is a possibility that the function as a stopper may be deteriorated by sliding a large number of times.

[0009]

The present invention is electrically connected to a card device and is guided along a side wall surface by a plurality of claws extending from the side wall surface of a frame for housing the card device. A card connector having a linearly sliding ejector for detaching the card device, wherein the ejector has a plurality of mounting structures formed to correspond to the arrangement of the claws, and the mounting structure has a length of the ejector. A groove extending in a direction, and a recess communicating with the groove and opened to a side surface facing the frame to receive the claw, and the recess receives the claw received into the groove. It is characterized by having a wall to guide.

Further, according to the present invention, in the ejector used for the card connector slidably attached to the side wall surface of the frame body of the card connector guided by the claw extending from the side wall surface, the ejector is an upper part. There is a mounting structure to the frame body at a desired position on the lower surface, and the mounting structure is open to a groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the ejector, and a side surface that communicates with the groove and faces the frame body. Is formed so as to receive the nail, and the recess has a wall surface that guides the received nail into the groove.

In addition, according to the present invention, in a method for manufacturing a card connector in which an ejector is assembled to a frame for accommodating a card device to form a card connector, a step of forming a plurality of claws extending from a side wall surface on the frame. And a step of providing the ejector with a groove extending in the longitudinal direction, and a recess communicating with the groove and formed to open to one side surface,
Arranging the ejector and the frame body so that the claw and the recess are opposed to each other and substantially parallel to each other; pressing the ejector against the frame body to receive the pawl in the recess; It is characterized in that the claw is slid and the claw is inserted into the groove.

According to the card connector of the present invention, the side wall surface of the metal frame body is protruded outward to face 1
Paired claws are formed in at least two places. Further, the card connector of the present invention includes a resin ejector. On the upper and lower surfaces of the ejector, there are formed guide grooves formed so as to extend in the length direction of the ejector, and a recess communicating with the guide groove and opening to at least one side surface. The recesses are formed at intervals corresponding to the number of claws formed on the frame body. The concave portion includes a wall surface for limiting the insertion amount of the claw and guiding the claw to the guide groove.

The ejector is attached to the frame as follows. The ejector is first placed near the frame body by aligning the position of the wall surface in the recess and the claw of the frame body. After that, the ejector is pressed against the frame body, whereby the claws formed on the frame body and the wall surface in the recess contact each other. After that, the ejector is moved along the wall surface while being pressed against the wall surface. As a result, the pawl is inserted into the guide groove.

This wall surface may be constituted by a rigid portion or may be a side surface of a cantilever having elasticity. In the latter case, the elasticity of the cantilever is optimized so that the ejector can be mounted smoothly. Further, in the latter case, when the claws of the frame body are completely inserted into the guide grooves of the ejector, the end edge of the cantilever can be used as a stopper surface for preventing slipping out. That is, when the pawl enters the guide groove from the recess of the ejector, the cantilever beam is deflected by a predetermined amount, and when the pawl is completely entered, the cantilever beam is returned to a position without any deflection so that the guide groove is closed. obtain. In the former case, the function as a stopper depends on another structure. In particular, it is preferable that the stopper function is configured by the engagement relationship between the ejector and the lever. In this case, a lever engagement portion including a fixed portion and a pair of cantilevered gripping pieces located on both sides of the fixed portion is provided at the rear end of the ejector, and the end portion of the lever is provided between the fixed portion and the gripping piece. A slot is formed to prevent the housing from coming off and to accommodate it. According to this structure, the end portion of the lever can be guided into the slot and prevented from slipping off only by sliding the ejector. Note that this configuration can also be applied to the latter configuration.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A card connector, an ejector and a method for manufacturing a card connector according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 discloses a card connector 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view of the card connector, and FIG. 1B is a side view thereof.
The card connector 10 includes a metal frame body 30 and a connector portion 2.
0, the ejector 50 made of resin that is slidably attached along the side wall surface 31 of the frame body 30 and the frame body 30 are arranged so as to be rotatable and slidable, and inserted in cooperation with the ejector 50. A lever 60 for removing the card is included. The lever 60 includes the pushing surface 62 of the card device, and the ejector 5
When 0 slides in the F direction in Fig. 1 (a), it moves from position A to position B
Moved to the position, whereby the pushing surface 62 is arranged to push out the card device. Note that in FIG. 1A, the lever 6
Reference numerals of the respective parts of 0 are shown in a state in which the lever 60 is in the B position thereafter. The connector section 20 has a plurality of contacts 21 (all not shown) for electrically connecting to a card device inserted through the frame body 30, and a resin housing 22 for housing them.

The metal frame 30 is shown in more detail in FIG. 2A is its plan view, FIG. 2B is its front view, and FIG. 2C is its side view. According to FIG. 2A, the frame body 30 is placed at the position of the connector portion 20 and the main body portion 3 is placed.
3 and a pair of arm portions 32a and 32b extending from both ends thereof, and has a substantially U shape. The arm portions 32a and 32b include a plurality of both-end supported beam-shaped card guide pieces 28, and the arm portions 3a and
A reinforcing metal fitting support portion 34 including a pair of claws 35a and 35b is provided near the tips of the 2a and 32b. The structure of the reinforcing metal fittings and the method of attaching them will be described later. 2 (a)
According to (c) to (c), the side wall surface 31 is provided with the ejector holding portion 38 formed of the facing claws 37. Further, the pivot shaft 39 of the lever 60 is formed on the main body 33 by stamping from a metal plate.

Referring again to FIG. 1, a substantially elongate circular hole 61 is formed in the lever 60, and the hole 61 is fitted into the rotary shaft 39. Since the hole 61 is formed in an elongated circular shape, the rotating shaft 3
9 moves relative to the lever 60 as the lever 60 rotates. That is, the position of this fulcrum changes as the rotation of the lever 60 progresses, so that the card device can be smoothly disengaged, and a sufficient amount of pushing out of the card device can be obtained even with a slight sliding amount of the ejector 50.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 2 (a), the frame 30 is formed with a stopper 40 for limiting the rotation and sliding of the lever 60. Further FIG.
According to FIGS. 2A and 2A and 2C, the lever 60 has the convex portion 63, and when the lever 60 rotates, the rear wall 44 of the frame body 30 abuts on the convex portion 63. Lever 60
The rotation and sliding of is stopped.

Further, according to FIG. 2B, an engaging hole 41 for engaging with the projection 25 of the resin connector portion 21 is formed in the side wall surface 31 of the frame body 30 (FIG. 1B). reference). Although not shown, the opposing side wall surfaces 36 also have engagement holes.

In addition, according to FIG. 2B, a cantilever-shaped engagement piece 42 is formed near the rear end of the side wall surface 31 of the frame body 30. The engagement piece 42 extends upward in the height direction of the frame body 30. The engagement piece 42 enters into the slot 24 formed in the resin housing 22 of the connector portion 20 and engages with the slot 24. (See Figure 1 (a))

Referring to FIG. 2B, the frame body 30 has a retention leg 43 for attaching and supporting the card connector 10 to a substrate (not shown) at the position of the engaging piece 42. Further, a positioning piece 71 for arranging the card connector 10 at an appropriate position with respect to the substrate is provided with the retention leg 4
It is formed in front of 3.

FIG. 3 shows a part of the frame body 30 in an enlarged manner. FIG. 3A shows an ejector holding portion 38 including a claw 37.
Is shown. The ejector holding portion 38 includes a pair of claws 37 facing each other as shown in the figure (see FIG. 2B), and each of the pair of claws 37 extends outwardly toward the horizontal portion 45 and further toward the other side. And a vertical portion 46 that extends.

3 (b) and 3 (c), an auxiliary metal fitting support portion 34 including a pair of deviated claws 35a, 35b is formed.
Are shown enlarged. Each of the claws 35 has a shape substantially similar to that of the claw 37. The claws 35a and 35b of the auxiliary metal fitting support portion 34 are formed by punching and bending a part of the side wall surface 31,
Therefore, the side wall surface 31 has the openings 29a and 29b at this position.

The auxiliary metal fitting support portion 34 further has a boss 47 that is punched inward and a columnar plate 49 that is formed by being folded inward from the top surface 48 of the frame body 30. These operations will be described later.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the ejector 5 according to the first preferred embodiment attached to the ejector holding portion 38.
0 is indicated. A rear view is shown in (a), and a plan view is shown in (b). The ejector 50 is an integrally molded product made of molded resin, and includes an operating portion 51, a mounting portion 52 for mounting to the frame body 30, and a lever engaging portion 53 for engaging with the lever 60. The operating portion 51, the mounting portion 52, and the lever engaging portion 53 are arranged in a substantially straight line,
The operation portion 51 is formed to have a relatively wide width so as to be easily operated by a finger. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the mounting portion 52 has a mounting structure 54 formed at two positions on the top surface side and two symmetrical positions on the bottom surface side. The mounting structure 54 has a groove 55 extending in the length direction of the ejector 50, and a space (recess) 56 communicating with the rear side thereof, that is, the lever engaging portion 53 side. The space 56 is a frame 30 as shown in FIGS.
It is formed so as to be open to the side facing the side, that is, the side surface 57. According to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the ejector 5 is provided in the space 56.
A cantilevered arm 58 is formed along the length direction of 0. The arm 58 extends from the rear end of the entrance of the space 56 to the side surface 5.
7 extending inward, entering inward at the intermediate position, and further extending the groove 55.
End 59 and terminates near end 59. The arm 58 thus comprises an edge 80 facing the groove 55 and a wall 81 facing outwards inside the space 56. The operation of the arm 58 will be described later. The lever engaging portion 53 is shown in FIG.
As described above, the fixed portion 82 and the pair of cantilevered gripping pieces 83 located on both outer sides thereof, that is, the top side and the bottom side are provided. The gripping piece 83 extends along the fixing portion 82 with the length direction directed rearward. The gripping piece 83 is a plate-shaped end portion 64 (see FIG. 1) of the lever 60.
A slot 84 that accommodates (a) is formed between the slot 84 and the fixed portion 82. The fixing portion 82 is provided near the tip of the gripping piece 83.
The protrusion 85 is formed toward the side. The protrusion 85 is the inclined surface 8
6 and a stop surface 87 facing substantially at right angles to the slot 84
Having.

Next, the attachment of the ejector 50 to the frame 30 will be described with reference to the operation of the attachment structure 54 shown in FIG. First, in the ejector 50, the side surface 57 is opposed to the side wall surface 31 of the frame body 30, and the claw 37 and the wall surface 81 of the arm 58 in the space 56 are aligned and arranged substantially in parallel (FIG. 5A). reference). Next, the ejector 50 is moved to the side of the frame body 30 while maintaining the substantially parallel arrangement, whereby the claw 37 comes into contact with the wall surface 81 and pushes this with an appropriate force to bend the arm 58 (FIG. 5B). reference). Thereafter, the ejector 50 is slid relative to the frame 30 rearward, that is, in the direction of the arrow X in FIG.
The claw 37 enters into the groove 55 as shown in (c). At this time, the arm 58 returns to the undeflected state, so that the end edge 80 of the arm 58 is located in the vicinity of the end 59 of the groove 55.
7 is retained.

During the process of sliding the ejector 50 in the X direction, the ejector 50 and the lever 60 are also engaged.
When the mounting structure 54 of the ejector 50 is in the state shown in FIG. 5B, the lever 60 is held in the B position shown in FIG. 1A. The end portion 64 of the lever 60 is configured to be at the same position in the height direction as the slot 84 of the lever engaging portion 53 of the ejector 50. When the ejector 50 slides in the X direction, the end portion 64 first contacts the inclined surface 86 of the protrusion 85 of the grip piece 83. As the sliding further proceeds, the gripping piece 83 is lifted by the end portion 64 as shown in FIG. Edge 64
When passes through the position of the protrusion 85, the gripping piece 83 returns to the state without bending. The surface of the protrusion 85 opposite to the inclined surface 86 is a stopping surface 87 that is substantially perpendicular to the gripping piece 83, and the gripping piece 83 does not bend even if the end 64 abuts against the stopping surface 87 and is pressed. , The end 64 is retained in the slot 84, whereby the engagement between the ejector 50 and the lever 60 is completed.

A second preferred embodiment of the ejector 150 of the present invention is shown in FIG. Similar to FIG. 4, a rear view is shown in (a) and a plan view is shown in (b). The difference between the ejector 150 and the ejector 50 is the mounting structure 154.
And the shape of the lever engaging portion 153.

In relation to the former, the mounting structure 154 has a groove 155 extending in the length direction of the ejector 150 and a space (recess) 156 communicating with the groove 155 on the rear side. Space 1
Reference numeral 56 is formed so as to be open from the side surface 157 as shown in FIGS. However, it does not have a cantilever-shaped arm 58 as shown in the ejector 50. Space 156
The wall surface 181 located on the inner side with respect to the side surface 157 in the surface defining the groove is formed to be substantially flush with the wall surface 170 defining the groove 155.

In connection with the latter, the lever engaging portion 153 is similar to the lever engaging portion 53 of the ejector 50 in the fixing portion 182.
And a pair of cantilever holding pieces 183 located on both outer sides, that is, on the top side and the bottom side, the shape of the fixing portion 182 is different from that of the fixing portion 82. As shown in FIG. 7A, the tip of the fixing portion 182 is formed to have a narrow width, whereby the inclined surface 1 is formed.
89 and a space 188 are formed.

The mounting of the ejector 150 is shown in FIG.
The operation of the mounting structure 154 shown in FIG. The ejector 150 first sets the side surface 157 to the side wall surface 31 of the frame body 30.
, And the claw 37 and the wall surface 181 in the space 156 are aligned and arranged substantially parallel to each other (see FIG. 8A).
Next, the ejector 150 is moved to the side of the frame body 30 while maintaining the substantially parallel arrangement, and as a result, as shown in FIG.
Comes into contact with the wall surface 181 and is stopped. Then ejector 1
Reference numeral 50 is relatively rearward with respect to the frame body 30, that is, FIG.
It is moved in the direction of the middle arrow X, whereby the claw 37 is guided into the groove 155 as shown in FIG.

The lever engaging portion 153 operates in a manner substantially similar to the lever engaging portion 53. That is, the flexible gripping piece 183 is
The end portion 64 of the lever 60 is prevented from coming off in an inner slot 184 formed between the end portion 64 and the fixing portion 182.
The difference in operation is due to the above-described inclined surface 189 and the space 188 formed thereby. That is, the end 64 of the lever 64
When abutting on the protrusion 185 of the gripping piece 183, it can move a little into the space 188 as shown in FIG.
This enables relatively smooth engagement with the lever 60.

As shown in FIG. 2, since the frame body 30 is formed in a substantially U shape by the main body portion 33 and the pair of arm portions 32a and 32b, the arm portions 32a and 32b are easily bent and displaced to prevent this. Therefore, the reinforcing metal fitting 10 is provided near the tips of the arm portions 32a and 32b.
0 is attached. The mounting state of the reinforcing metal fitting 100 is schematically shown in FIG. Due to the presence of the reinforcing metal fitting 100, the rigidity of the frame body 30 is increased and the arm portions 32a,
32b can be maintained in a size suitable for guiding the insertion of the card device.

FIG. 10 shows a detailed shape of the reinforcing metal fitting 100. (A) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c)
10D is a side view and FIG. 10D is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D in FIG. 10B. According to FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (d), the reinforcing metal fitting 100 includes a strip portion 101, side wall portions 102 formed by bending both sides of the strip portion 101, and a part of the strip portion 101 punched out on the side opposite to the side wall portion 102. Retention leg 103 for fixing to the substrate formed by bending toward
Having. An opening 104 is formed in a portion of the strip-shaped portion 101 where the retention leg 103 is punched out. The retention leg 103 is in contact with an engaging portion 110 for engaging with the opening of the substrate and an abutting surface 111 for abutting the substrate surface and aligning the height direction.
And an abutting portion 112 including a.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the side wall portion 102 is bent in a U shape at one end thereof, folded back inward, and extends to the opposite end side. The grounding arm 105, which is a first cantilever, and the frame 3
And the engaging arm 106 which is the second cantilever that engages with the reinforcing metal fitting support portion 34 of 0. As shown in FIGS. 10C and 10D, the engagement arm 106 is the ground arm 105.
And the grounding arm 105 is located inward of the engaging arm 106. Further, a small-sized slit 107 is formed at the end of the side wall portion 102 on the side opposite to the side where the ground arm 105 extends and in the width direction.

The assembling of the reinforcing metal fitting 100 to the frame will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 10 and 11. 11A and 11B are partially enlarged views showing the side wall portion 102 of the reinforcing metal fitting 100 assembled to the reinforcing metal fitting support portion 40. Shown is the arm 32a
However, the end of the arm portion 32b has the same configuration.
The reinforcing metal fitting 100 is attached by sliding from the end edge of the arm portion 32a in the X direction in FIG. The side wall portion 102 of the reinforcing metal fitting 100 is placed outside the side wall surface 31, and the claws 35a,
35b is arranged to support this. When the attachment as shown in FIG. 11 is completed, the engaging arm 106 of the side wall portion 102 engages with the opening 29b as shown in FIG. 11A, whereby the reinforcing metal fitting 100 is prevented from coming off. At this time, the claw 35a is housed in the slit 107. Further, as shown in FIG. 11 (b), on the back side of the grounding arm 105, as shown in FIG.
Inwardly projecting boss 47 and columnar plate 49 shown in (b)
Is placed. Both of them function as an anti-overstress member of the grounding arm 105, and prevent the grounding arm 105 from sagging when the card device is inserted.

The reinforcing metal fitting 100 has the above structure. As described above, since the reinforcing metal fitting 100 is integrally formed with the retention leg and the grounding arm, there is an effect that the number of parts of the card connector can be reduced.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but this is merely an example and does not limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art.

[0040]

According to the card connector of the present invention and the ejector used for the connector, it is possible to obtain a structure in which the ejector can be mounted relatively easily. According to the structure, the card device can be reliably removed. High mechanical reliability. Also, the manufacturing cost thereof is relatively low.

Further, according to the method for manufacturing a card connector of the present invention, the ejector can be easily attached, and is particularly suitable for automatic assembly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view and FIG. 1B is a front view showing a card connector of the present invention.

2A and 2B are views showing a frame body used in the card connector of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 2A is a plan view, FIG. 2B is a front view, and FIG.

3 is a partially enlarged view showing a part of the frame body, FIG. 3A is a partially enlarged side view showing an ejector holding portion, and FIG. FIG. 3C is a partially enlarged plan view in which the reinforcing metal fitting support portion is enlarged, and FIG.

4 is a first diagram of the card connector of FIG.
2A is a view showing an ejector according to a preferred embodiment of FIG. 2A, and FIG.

5A and 5B are partially enlarged views showing the action of the ejector mounting structure of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 5A is a first stage, FIG. 5B is a second stage, and FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view showing a state where the ejector and the lever of FIG. 4 are in the middle of engagement.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an ejector according to a second preferred embodiment, (a) is a rear view and (b) is a plan view.

8A and 8B are partially enlarged views showing the action of the ejector mounting structure shown in FIG. 7, where FIG. 8A is a first stage, FIG. 8B is a second stage, and FIG.

9 is a partially enlarged view showing a state where the ejector and the lever in FIG. 7 are in the middle of engagement.

10A and 10B are views showing a reinforcing metal member used in the card connector of FIG. 1, FIG. 10A is a plan view, and FIG. 10B is a front view.
(C) is a side view, and (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D in (b).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state where the reinforcing metal fitting is assembled to the frame body, (a) is a partially enlarged side view and (a) is a partially enlarged plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Card Connector 30 Frame 31 Side Walls 35a, 35b Claws 50, 150 Ejectors 54, 154 Mounting Structure 55, 155 Grooves 56, 156 Recesses (Space) 57, 157 Sides 81, 181 Walls

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electric connection with a card device,
A card connector comprising an ejector for removing a card device, which is guided by a plurality of claws extending from a side wall of a frame for housing the card device and linearly slides along the side wall. Includes a plurality of mounting structures formed to correspond to the arrangement of the claws, the mounting structure being provided with a groove extending in a length direction of the ejector, and a side surface communicating with the groove and facing the frame body. A card connector characterized in that it has a concave portion which is opened to receive the claw, and the concave portion has a wall surface for guiding the received claw to the groove. 2. An ejector used for a card connector slidably mounted on a side wall surface of a frame body of a card connector, guided by a claw extending from the side wall surface, wherein the ejector has upper and lower surfaces. A mounting structure for the frame is provided at a desired position, and the mounting structure includes a groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the ejector,
And a recessed portion that communicates with the groove and is opened to a side surface facing the frame body to receive the claw, and the recessed portion forms a wall surface that guides the received claw to the groove. An ejector used for a card connector characterized by having. 3. A method for manufacturing a card connector, wherein an ejector is assembled to a frame housing a card device to form a card connector, wherein a plurality of claws extending from a side wall surface of the frame are formed, Providing the ejector with a groove extending in the longitudinal direction and a recess communicating with the groove and formed so as to open to one side surface; and the ejector and the frame body with the claw and the recess facing each other. And placing them substantially parallel to each other; pressing the ejector against the frame to receive the claw in the recess; and sliding the ejector to insert the claw into the groove. Card connector manufacturing method.