Connector equipped with carrier frame and rail frame for CPU
AssigneesFoxconn (Kunshan) Computer Connector Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorPo-Yuan Su
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a fastener plate, a rail frame pivotally mounted to one end of the fastener plate, a carrier frame assembled to the rail frame in a sliding manner, and a load plate pivotally mounted to the end of the fastener plate outside of the rail frame. The carrier frame includes latches to retain the CPU thereon. The rail frame includes a pair of opposite sliding channels extending in the front-to-back direction, along which the carrier frame is moveable. A front transverse bar is located in front of the sliding channels. A pair of protection blocks are located in front of the pair of sliding channels for protecting the latches of the carrier frame or the CPU.
Claims14
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB);
- a metallic fastener plate secured upon the PCB;
- a load plate pivotally mounted on a first end of the fastener plate;
- a rail frame pivotally mounted upon a second end of the fastener plate and defining a pair of side channels;
- and
- a carrier frame defining two lateral sides adapted to be sliding along the side channels for assembling or disassembling with the rail frame, an opening with a latch aside adapted for retaining and receiving a Central Processing Unit (CPU) therein;
- the rail frame being made of a metal piece integrally formed within an insulator via an insert-molding process, said metal piece including a pair of side rod with a pair of opposite leading sections around a front end of the rail frame, and a front rod connected between the pair of side rod at the front end of the rail frame;
- wherein
- a connection section linked between the side rod and the front rod is downwardly deflected while the leading section is upwardly deflected so as to form an enlarged insertion opening for easy insertion of the carrier frame into the corresponding channel.
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB);
- a metallic fastener plate secured upon the PCB;
- a load plate pivotally mounted on a first end of the fastener plate;
- a rail frame pivotally mounted upon a second end of the fastener plate and defining a pair of side channels;
- and
- a carrier frame defining two lateral sides adapted to be sliding along the side channels for assembling or disassembling with the rail frame, an opening with a latch aside adapted for retaining and receiving a Central Processing Unit (CPU) therein;
- said rail frame including opposite front and rear bars with a pair of side bars linked therebetween, each side bar including a guiding section at a front end with an upwardly flared structure thereof for enlarging a corresponding insertion opening thereabouts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.