ZIF socket terminal

Details ZIF socket terminal ZIF socket terminal

1999-08-17

2000-11-07

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...

Including compound movement of coupling part

439857, 439246, H01R 13625

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061428108

ABSTRACT:
A ZIF socket of the present invention comprises a base, a cover slidably mounted on the base, a number of terminals received in the base and a cam mechanism arranged between the base and the cover for driving the cover to move along the base in one direction. Each terminal comprises an engaging portion, a retention portion, a neck interconnecting the engaging and retention portions and a mounting pad. The engaging portion comprises a pair of cantilevers symmetrically extending a predetermined distance from the neck in one direction and converging toward each other. The neck is flexible enough so that the engaging portion rotates with respect to the neck whereby the pair of cantilevers is reliably connected with a contact tail of an electronic package even when the contact tail is incorrectly positioned in the aperture.

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patent: 5618187 (1997-04-01), Goto
patent: 5649836 (1997-07-01), Kashiwagi

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