Integrated horizontal cam lever for zero-insertion force (ZIF) socket actuation
US6616471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/716
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An advanced zero-insertion force (ZIF) socket for coupling an electronic package having a plurality of electrical pins onto a printed circuit board (PCB) of a computer system. Such a ZIF socket comprises a base having a plurality of receptacles adapted to receive electrical pins of an electronic package; a top plate slidably mounted on the base, having a plurality of pin insertion apertures adapted to permit insertion of the electrical pins of the electronic package; and a cam mechanism having an integrated lever which is operable for actuation in the same plane as the socket, for sliding the top plate over the base in a first direction to permit insertion of the electrical pins of the electronic package into respective apertures of the base, and for sliding the top plate over the base in a second direction opposite to the first direction to secure an electrical coupling of the electrical pins of the electronic package with the receptacles of the base.
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