Electrical connector with strengthened actuation device
US6739895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1007
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate. The connector includes a base (2), a cover (3) slidably attached on the base, and an actuation device (4) for actuating the cover to slide along the base. The actuation device includes a camshaft (42) and an operation lever (41). The camshaft includes first actuating portions (43), and a central second actuating portion (44). During opening and closing of the cover, the first actuating portions and the second actuating portion are respectively at work. This ensures that diameters of the different portions of the camshaft are different. Thus the camshaft can have sufficiently high tension to minimize the risk of it being distorted. When the lever is rotated to a vertical position, the first actuating portions are engaged with second flat side walls (251) of the base. This helps prevent the lever from being over-rotated.
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