Socket for electrical parts having horizontal guide portion
US6644981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A socket for an electrical part is provided with a socket body for accommodating an electrical part and a guide member is provided for the socket body so as to guide side surfaces of a body of the electrical part at the time of the accommodation thereof. The socket body is formed with a number of contact pins so as to be contacted to or separated from an electrode as a terminal of the electrical part. The guide member includes a plurality of guide portions, at least one of the guide portions being disposed so as to correspond to each of all the side surfaces of the electrical part body, respectively, and each of the guide portions has an elastic portion for elastically pressing inward the side surfaces.
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