Receptacle connector assembly for IC card and IC card connector

1. A receptacle connector assembly, comprising;

a connector housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral wall located between the top surface and bottom surface;

a plurality of terminals mounted in the connector housing and extending from the peripheral wall;

a shielding member removably attached to the top surface of the connector housing and having a portion extending over the terminals;

a supporting member removably attached to the connector housing and covering the portion of the shielding member extending over the terminals, and

a mounting mechanism for removably mounting the supporting member to the connector housing, wherein the mounting mechanism comprises a recess formed at each of two opposing ends of the connector housing for press-fitting opposing ends of the supporting member.

2. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shielding member includes a plurality of positioning pins, and the connector housing is formed with a plurality of openings at locations corresponding to the positioning pins for insertion of the positioning pins.

3. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 2 , further comprising a locking mechanism for removably locking the shielding member to the connector housing.

4. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises:

a plurality of resilient tabs formed on the shielding member, and

a plurality of protrusions formed on the connector housing at locations corresponding to the resilient tabs to be removably locked to the protrusions.

5. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting mechanism comprises:

a pair of posts symmetrically arranged on the top surface at two opposing ends of the connector housing; and

a pair of holes formed on the supporting member at locations corresponding to the posts for insertion of the posts.

6. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the posts serve as rivets to secure the supporting member on the connector housing.

7. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting member is made of an insulating material.

8. The receptacle connector assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the supporting member is made of plastics.

9. An IC card connector, comprising:

a header having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral wall located between the top surface and bottom surface;

a metal shield mounted over a portion of the top surface of the header;

a plurality of terminals mounted in the header and extending from the peripheral wall;

a shielding member removably attached to the top surface of the header and having a portion extending between the shield and the terminals;

a supporting member removably attached to the header and extending between the metal shield and the shielding member, and

a mounting mechanism for removably mounting the supporting member to the header, wherein the mounting mechanism corn rises a recess formed at two opposing ends of the header for press-fitting opposing ends of the supporting member.

10. The IC card connector according to claim 9 , wherein the shielding member includes a plurality of positioning pins, and wherein the header is formed with a plurality of openings at locations corresponding to the positioning pins for insertion of the positioning pins.

11. The IC card connector according to claim 10 , further comprising a locking mechanism for removably locking the shielding member to the header.

12. The IC card connector according to claim 11 , wherein the locking mechanism comprises:

a plurality of resilient tabs formed on the shielding member; and

a plurality of protrusions formed on the header at locations corresponding to the resilient tabs to be removably locked to the protrusions.

13. The IC card connector according to claim 9 , wherein the mounting mechanism comprises:

a pair of posts symmetrically arranged on the top surface at two opposing ends of the header; and

a pair of holes formed on the supporting member at locations corresponding to the posts for insertion of the posts.

14. The IC card connector according to claim 13 , wherein the posts serve as rivets to secure the supporting member on the header.

15. The IC card connector according to claim 9 , wherein the supporting member is made of any insulating materials.

16. The IC card connector according to claim 15 , wherein the supporting member is made of plastics.