Electrical connector for repeated connection to integrated circuit grid array devices
US5151040A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/111
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector for an LGA IC device or a PGA IC device comprises an array of terminals in a housing each with a receptacle portion receiving a contact member mounted on the upper end of an axially extending compression spring for tilting movement into engagement with the receptacle wall at two, axially spaced locations by engagement with a pin or land depressing the spring. The contact member may be retained within the receptacle providing a socket for a pin of a PGA IC device or formed as a pin protruding from the free end of the receptacle for engagement with a land of an LGA IC device, in both cases providing a force assisting disconnection of the device.
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