Automated closure test socket
US5508628A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49162
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pivoting beam or lever is used to open and close burn-in and test sockets which employ laterally moving cammed plates to form electrical contact between electrical contact fingers within the socket and terminals depending from an electronic device package. The pivoting beam is oriented and adapted for operation by vertically applied forces so that opening and closing the socket is easily automatible using the pick and place equipment conventionally used to insert and remove electronic device packages from open top sockets.
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