Contact pin and electric component socket
AssigneeEnplas Corporation
InventorAkira MIURA
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Abstract
Embodiments implement rotation stoppage for a contact pin at a lower cost, in which the contact pin is disposed in a socket main body to establish electrical conduction between an IC package and a wiring board. The contact pin has a barrel, an upper contact member, a lower contact member, and a coil spring. The barrel has a flange that has rotation stoppers protruding in the horizontal direction. When the contact pin is disposed in a socket main body, the rotation stoppers of the flange are brought into contact with the socket main body, whereby the barrel is restrained from rotating relative to the socket main body.
Claims14
A contact pin comprising:
- a barrel having a flange formed on an outer circumference of a barrel body;
- an upper contact member provided to one opening of the barrel body of the barrel so as not to rotate;
- and
- a lower contact member provided to another opening of the barrel body of the barrel,
- wherein
- the flange has a rotation stopper that protrudes in a horizontal direction, and
- when the contact pin is disposed in a socket main body, the rotation stopper of the flange is brought into contact with a wall surface of the socket main body, whereby the barrel is restrained from rotating relative to the socket main body.
An electric component socket including a contact pin disposed in a socket main body, the contact pin comprising:
- a barrel having a flange formed on an outer circumference of a barrel body;
- an upper contact member provided to one opening of the barrel body of the barrel so as not to rotate;
- and
- a lower contact member provided to another opening of the barrel body of the barrel,
- wherein
- the flange has a rotation stopper that protrudes in a horizontal direction, and
- when the contact pin is disposed in a socket main body, the rotation stopper of the flange is brought into contact with a wall surface of the socket main body, whereby the barrel is restrained from rotating relative to the socket main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.