Socket for electronic part
US7083424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/52
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a connector board (socket) for an electronic component, each electrode member is a leaf spring formed by bending a conductive plate into a substantially U-shape with an opening facing substantially parallel to a surface of the connector board. A first contact is unitary with one free end of the leaf spring and is held in electrical contact with a corresponding terminal of electronic component, and a second contact is unitary with the other free end of the leaf spring and is held in electrical contact with a corresponding terminal of a printed circuit board. The leaf spring includes a first leg which extends substantially in parallel with a surface of the connector board, a coupling portion which is unitary with the first leg, and a second leg which is unitary with the coupling portion so as to oppose the first leg and which extends obliquely toward a surface of the connector board. Engagement elements are seated within grooves provided in partition walls and are formed unitarily with the coupling portion.
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