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(11) | EP 0 778 638 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Modular-jack connector |
(57) A modular-jack connector allowing a modular-jack to connect with a plate member directly
and being convenient to use is provided. A groove 11 for inserting the modular-jack
thereinto is provided at an end portion of a PC card 1, the groove is elongated from
an end face of the end portion to inner side of the PC card 1 in a direction along
the card plane, and opens on one side in a thickness direction of the PC card 1. And,
connector electrodes 12 being able to contact with an electrode of the modular-jack
is provided on an inside wall 11b of the groove 11. Also, the modular-jack connector
has a securing member 15 for securing the modular-jack, being formed as a separated
part from the PC card 1, and a support means 11h,15b which supports the securing member
changeably between an accommodated position in the direction along the plane of the
PC card 1 and a securing position to secure the modular-jack. |