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US5669783A
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IC socket permitting checking connected state between IC socket and printed wiring board
Assignee: Enplas Corp
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Filing: 1994-11-18
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Granted: 1997-09-23
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Expires: 2014-11-18
Abstract
Abstract An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board includes a socket body and pin terminals. The socket body has a mount portion for the IC package. The mount portion has a flat bottom wall. The pin terminals are arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise. Each pin terminal has a contact portion, on the upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion, and a connecting portion, on the lower surface of the mount portion, which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board. A press member having elasticity which makes the press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on the socket body to press each terminal of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of the socket body is arranged on the socket body. A method of checking whether the connecting portion of each pin terminal is properly connected to a corresponding pattern on a printed wiring board by soldering is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuji Inoue
- 👤 Kazuhisa Ozawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:19
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/34; H05K3/341; H05K3/3421; H05K3/3426; H01; H01K; H01K9/00; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/51; H01R12/55; H01R12/58; H05K7/00; H05K7/02; H05K7/10; H05K7/1053; H05K7/1061; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/91; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49147; Y10T29/49149
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board, comprising: a socket body having a mount portion for the IC package, the mount portion having a flat bottom wall and a plurality of sides; and pin terminals arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise, each of said pin terminals having a flat top contact portion including a recess on an upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion, and a connecting portion on a lower surface of the mount portion which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board, a press member attached to outer portions of the sides of the socket body, said press member having elasticity which makes said press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on said socket body to press each terminal of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of said socket body, wherein said socket body is made of a transparent material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board, comprising: a socket body having a mount portion for the IC package, the mount portion having a flat bottom wall and a plurality of sides; and pin terminals arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise, each of said pin terminals having a flat top contact portion including a recess on an upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion, and a connecting portion on a lower surface of the mount portion which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board, a press member attached to outer portions of the sides of the socket body, said press member having elasticity which makes said press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on said socket body to press each terminal of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of said socket body, wherein said socket body is made of a transparent material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A socket according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of said pin terminal is elongated from the lower surface of said socket body to extend through a through hole in the printed wiring board, on which said IC socket is fixed, so as to protrude from a surface on an opposite side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A socket according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of said pin terminal has a short projection-like shape so as to be connected to a pattern on an upper surface of said printed wiring board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
230 words
An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board, comprising: a socket body having a mount portion for the IC package, the mount portion having a flat bottom wall and a plurality of sides; and pin terminals arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise, each of said pin terminals having a contact portion on an upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion and a connecting portion, on a lower surface of the mount portion which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board, said pin terminal having a recess portion formed in a central portion of an upper flat surface of the contact portion so as to allow a ball bump type terminal of a BGA type IC package to be inserted, and a peripheral portion of the recess portion is brought into contact with a side surface of the ball bump type terminal; a press member attached to outer portions of the sides of the socket body, said press member having elasticity which makes said press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on said socket body to press each terminal of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of said socket body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
230 words
An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board, comprising: a socket body having a mount portion for the IC package, the mount portion having a flat bottom wall and a plurality of sides; and pin terminals arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise, each of said pin terminals having a contact portion on an upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion and a connecting portion, on a lower surface of the mount portion which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board, said pin terminal having a recess portion formed in a central portion of an upper flat surface of the contact portion so as to allow a ball bump type terminal of a BGA type IC package to be inserted, and a peripheral portion of the recess portion is brought into contact with a side surface of the ball bump type terminal; a press member attached to outer portions of the sides of the socket body, said press member having elasticity which makes said press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on said socket body to press each terminal of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of said socket body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A socket according to claim 4, wherein said socket body is made of a transparent member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A socket according to claim 4, wherein the connecting portion of said pin terminal is elongated from the lower surface of said socket body to extend through a through hole in the printed wiring board, on which said IC socket is fixed, so as to protrude from a surface on an opposite side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A socket according to claim 4, wherein the connecting portion of said pin terminal has a short projection-like shape so as to be connected to a pattern on an upper surface of said printed wiring board.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
218 words
An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board, comprising: a socket body having a mount portion for the IC package, the mount portion having a flat bottom wall and a plurality of sides; and pin terminals arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise, each of said pin terminals having a flat top contact portion on an upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion and a connecting portion, on a lower surface of the mount portion which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board, each of said pin terminals having an insertion portion formed in a central portion of said upper surface of the flat top contact portion to allow a corresponding pin of a PGA type IC package to be inserted in a respective pin terminal of said socket body, a press member attached to outer portions of the sides of the socket body, said press member having elasticity which makes said press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on said socket body to press each pin of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of said socket body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
218 words
An IC socket for mounting an IC package on a printed wiring board, comprising: a socket body having a mount portion for the IC package, the mount portion having a flat bottom wall and a plurality of sides; and pin terminals arranged in the bottom wall at predetermined intervals lengthwise and widthwise, each of said pin terminals having a flat top contact portion on an upper surface of the mount portion, which is brought into contact with a corresponding terminal of the IC package mounted on the mount portion and a connecting portion, on a lower surface of the mount portion which is connected to a corresponding pattern on the printed wiring board, each of said pin terminals having an insertion portion formed in a central portion of said upper surface of the flat top contact portion to allow a corresponding pin of a PGA type IC package to be inserted in a respective pin terminal of said socket body, a press member attached to outer portions of the sides of the socket body, said press member having elasticity which makes said press member press an upper surface of the IC package mounted on said socket body to press each pin of the IC package against the contact portion of a corresponding pin terminal of said socket body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A socket according to claim 8, wherein said socket body is made of a transparent member.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
A socket according to claim 8, wherein the connecting portion of said pin terminal is elongated from the lower surface of said socket body to extend through a through hole in the printed wiring board, on which said IC socket is fixed, so as to protrude from a surface on an opposite side.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A socket according to claim 8, wherein the connecting portion of said pin terminal has a short projection-like shape so as to be connected to a pattern on an upper surface of said printed wiring board.
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