Electrical connector with aligned contacting points between CPU and PCB
AssigneesFuding Precision Components (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
InventorChih-Pi Cheng
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. Each of the contacts includes a vertical main body with retaining structure thereon, a mounting section split from the bottom portion of the main body with a horizontal pad at the end, a first transverse section extending from the top portion of the main body in a first transverse direction, an upward section extending upward from one end of the transverse direction, a second transverse section extending from an upper end of the upward section in a second transverse direction opposite to the first transverse direction, a curved contacting section extending from the end of the second transverse section, and a downward tip section formed at a free end of the contact section.
Claims16
An electrical connector for receptive use with an electronic package, comprising:
- an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing;
- each of the contacts including a vertical main body with a retaining structure thereon, a mounting section split from a bottom portion of the main body with a horizontal pad at the end, a first transverse section extending from a top portion of the main body in a first transverse direction, an upward section extending upward from one end of the first transverse section, a second transverse section extending from an upper end of the upward section in a second transverse direction opposite to the first transverse direction, a contacting section extending from an end of the second transverse section and defining a curved configuration thereof, and a downward tip section formed at a free end of the contact section;
- wherein
- the contact section forms a contacting point which is aligned with the horizontal pad in the vertical direction when the contacting section is downwardly deflected by the corresponding electronic package;
- wherein
- a slot is formed in at least the first transverse section or further the upward section for receiving a portion of the contact when said contacting section is downwardly deflected by the electronic package;
- wherein
- a vertical line defined between the contacting point and the horizontal pad passes both the first transverse section and the second transverse section.
An electrical connector for receptive use with an electronic package, comprising:
- an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing;
- each of the contacts including a vertical main body with a retaining structure thereon, a mounting section split from a bottom portion of the main body with a horizontal pad at the end, a first transverse section extending from a top portion of the main body in a first transverse direction, an upward section extending upward from one end of the first transverse section, a second transverse section extending from an upper end of the upward section in a second transverse direction opposite to the first transverse direction, a contacting section extending from an end of the second transverse section and defining a curved configuration thereof, and a downward tip section formed at a free end of the contact section;
- wherein
- the contact section forms a contacting point which is aligned with the horizontal pad in the vertical direction when the contacting section is downwardly deflected by the corresponding electronic package;
- wherein
- a slot is formed in at least the first transverse section or further the upward section for receiving a portion of the contact when said contacting section is downwardly deflected by the electronic package;
- wherein
- the slot extends downwardly into the main body;
- wherein
- the main body forms an upwardly extending abutment tab within the slot to intimately confront a lower portion of the contacting section when the contacting section is downwardly deflected by the electronic package.
An electrical connector for receptive use with an electronic package, comprising:
- an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing;
- each of the contacts including a vertical main body with a retaining structure thereon, a mounting section split from a bottom portion of the main body with a horizontal pad at the end, a first transverse section extending from a top portion of the main body in a first transverse direction, an upward section extending upward from one end of the first transverse section, a second transverse section extending from an upper end of the upward section in a second transverse direction opposite to the first transverse direction, a contacting section extending from an end of the second transverse section and defining a curved configuration thereof, and a downward tip section formed at a free end of the contact section;
- wherein
- the contact section forms a contacting point which is aligned with the horizontal pad in the vertical direction when the contacting section is downwardly deflected by the corresponding electronic package;
- wherein
- a slot is formed in at least the first transverse section or further the upward section for receiving a portion of the contact when said contacting section is downwardly deflected by the electronic package;
- wherein
- a joint between the contacting section and the second transverse section is received within the slot when the contacting section is downwardly deflected by the electronic package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.