High frequency compression mount receptacle with lineal contact members
US6746252B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/716
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A compression mount receptacles (16) is provided for mounting test and burn-in sockets (14) to surface mount pads of circuit boards (18). The receptacle (16) includes coil spring contacts (52) having active portions provided by loosely wound coils (54) which provide compliance for accommodating tolerances and changes in distances between the test and burn-in sockets (14) and the circuit boards (18). The coil spring contacts (52) further include first and second end portions (56, 58), with some of the end portions (56) being formed of close wound coils in which adjacent coils are in contact to provide lineal circuit paths. Conductive contact tangs (60) extend within respective ones of the coil spring contacts (52) and provide substantially lineal circuit paths which electrically connect between respective ones of first and second electrical contacts (22, 20), providing a shortened contact circuit across the loosely wound coils (54) of the coil spring contacts (52).
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