Electrical connector with ZIF socket

Claim 2

An electrical connector with ZIF socket, comprising: a socket body having a front portion and a rear portion disposed on opposing longitudinal ends thereof, and a pair of opposing side portions, said socket body further having a plurality of rows of slots formed in an upper portion thereof for receiving a socket pin, said socket body including a retaining block and positioning block formed on each of said pair of side portions, said socket body having a recessed portion being formed in said front portion, said recessed portion having a pair of laterally spaced projecting portions formed therein, each of said projecting portions having a hole formed in a respective outer end thereof, said socket body having a longitudinally directed notch formed adjacent a lower edge of each of said pair of side portions; an actuating lever pivotally coupled to said pair of projecting portions of said socket body, said actuating lever having an actuating portion extending between said pair of projecting portions; a sliding support having a pair of opposing side walls and a plurality of holes formed through a top surface thereof, said plurality of holes being disposed in axially aligned relationship with said slots of said socket body for receiving a pin of a PGA package, said sliding support having an interior surface with a first retaining slot formed adjacent one end thereof for engagement with said actuating portion of said actuating lever, said interior surface having a plurality of second retaining slots formed therein, each of said plurality of second retaining slots being disposed adjacent a respective one of said plurality of holes, said sliding support having a cutout formed in each of said opposing side walls, said sliding support further including an inwardly directed hook formed in each of said opposing side walls for engagement with a respective notch of said socket body, said sliding support being longitudinally displaceable on the socket body responsive to rotation of said actuating lever; a pin socket formed from a metal sheet, said pin socket including a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm formed on one end thereof, said first supporting arm having a longer length than said second supporting arm, said first supporting arm having a first contacting end disposed at a distal end thereof and defining a first conductive surface, said first contacting end having an actuating tab formed thereon for engagement within a respective one of said plurality of second retaining slots for displacing said first contacting end relative to said second contacting end responsive to displacement of said sliding support, thereby clamping a pin of the PGA package between said first and second contacting ends, said second supporting arm having a second contacting end disposed at a distal end thereof and defining a second conductive surface, said first contacting end and said second contacting end being disposed in spaced parallel relationship one with respect to the other, said first supporting arm having a first curved portion formed therein, said second supporting arm having a second curved portion formed therein, said first curve portion being larger than the second curve portion.

Claim 3

An electrical connector with ZIF socket, comprising: a socket body having a front portion and a rear portion disposed on opposing longitudinal ends thereof, and a pair of opposing side portions, said socket body further having a plurality of rows of slots formed in an upper portion thereof for receiving a socket pin, said socket body including a retaining block and positioning block formed on each of said pair of side portions, said socket body having a recessed portion being formed in said front portion, said recessed portion having a pair of laterally spaced projecting portions formed therein, each of said projecting portions having a hole formed in a respective outer end thereof, said socket body having a longitudinally directed notch formed adjacent a lower edge of each of said pair of side portions; an actuating lever pivotally coupled to said pair of projecting portions of said socket body, said actuating lever having an actuating portion extending between a pair of lug members formed on opposing ends thereof, each of said pair of lug members having a post extending therefrom for receipt within a respective one of said holes formed in said projecting portions, said actuating lever including an actuating arm coupled to one end of said actuating portion, said actuating arm having a groove formed therein disposed intermediate opposing ends thereof for engagement with said retaining block of said socket body; a sliding support having a pair of opposing side walls and a plurality of holes formed through a top surface thereof, said plurality of holes being disposed in axially aligned relationship with said slots of said socket body for receiving a pin of a PGA package, said sliding support having an interior surface with a first retaining slot formed adjacent one end thereof for engagement with said actuating portion of said actuating lever, said interior surface having a plurality of second retaining slots formed therein, each of said plurality of second retaining slots being disposed adjacent a respective one of said plurality of holes, said sliding support having a cutout formed in each of said opposing side walls, said sliding support further including an inwardly directed hook formed in each of said opposing side walls for engagement with a respective notch of said socket body, said sliding support being longitudinally displaceable on the socket body responsive to rotation of said actuating lever; a pin socket formed from a metal sheet, said pin socket including a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm formed on one end thereof, said first supporting arm having a longer length than said second supporting arm, said first supporting arm having a first contacting end disposed at a distal end thereof and defining a first conductive surface, said second supporting arm having a second contacting end disposed at a distal end thereof and defining a second conductive surface, said first contacting end and said second contacting end being disposed in spaced parallel relationship one with respect to the other, said first supporting arm having a first curved portion formed therein, said second supporting arm having a second curved portion formed therein, said first curve portion being larger than the second curve portion.

Claim 4

An electrical connector with ZIF socket, comprising: a socket body having a front portion and a rear portion disposed on opposing longitudinal ends thereof, and a pair of opposing side portions, said socket body further having a plurality of rows of slots formed in an upper portion thereof for receiving a socket pin, said socket body including a retaining block and positioning block formed on each of said pair of side portions, said socket body having a recessed portion being formed in said front portion, said recessed portion having a pair of laterally spaced projecting portions formed therein, each of said projecting portions having a hole formed in a respective outer end thereof, said socket body having a longitudinally directed notch formed adjacent a lower edge of each of said pair of side portions; an actuating lever pivotally coupled to said pair of projecting portions of said socket body, said actuating lever having an actuating portion extending between a pair of lug members formed on opposing ends thereof, each of said pair of lug members having a post extending therefrom for receipt within a respective one of said holes formed in said projecting portions, said actuating lever including an actuating arm coupled to one end of said actuating portion, said actuating arm having a groove formed therein disposed intermediate opposing ends thereof for engagement with said retaining block of said socket body; a sliding support having a pair of opposing side walls and a plurality of holes formed through a top surface thereof, said plurality of holes being disposed in axially aligned relationship with said slots of said socket body for receiving a pin of a PGA package, said sliding support having an interior surface with a first retaining slot formed adjacent one end thereof for engagement with said actuating portion of said actuating lever, said interior surface having a plurality of second retaining slots formed therein, each of said plurality of second retaining slots being disposed adjacent a respective one of said plurality of holes, said sliding support having a cutout formed in each of said opposing side walls, said sliding support further including an inwardly directed hook formed in each of said opposing side walls for engagement with a respective notch of said socket body, said sliding support being longitudinally displaceable on the socket body responsive to rotation of said actuating lever; a pin socket formed from a metal sheet, said pin socket including a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm formed on one end thereof, said first supporting arm having a longer length than said second supporting arm, said first supporting arm having a first contacting end disposed at a distal end thereof and defining a first conductive surface, said second supporting arm having a second contacting end disposed at a distal end thereof and defining a second conductive surface, said first contacting end and said second contacting end being disposed in spaced parallel relationship one with respect to the other, said first supporting arm having a first curved portion formed therein, said second supporting arm having a second curved portion formed therein, said first curve portion being larger than the second curve portion.