Socket assembly with pick-up cap
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorHung-Chi Yu
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Abstract
A socket assembly (1) comprises a socket (2) and a pick-up cap (3) with a plurality of pins (31) assembled on the socket. The socket comprises a bottom base (20), a top cover (22) movably assembled on the bottom base, a plurality of terminals (21) assembled in the bottom base, and an actuating lever (23) pivotably sandwiched between the top cover and the bottom base. When the cam lever is in a closed position, the pins are engaging with the terminals to securely retain the pick-up cap on the socket for facilitating suction by a pick up device.
Claims9
A socket assembly comprising:
- a socket comprising a bottom base, a top cover movably assembled to the bottom base, a plurality of terminals, and an actuator pivotably sandwiched between the top cover and bottom base for driving the top cover to move along the bottom base, the bottom base defining a plurality of receiving passageways for receiving corresponding terminals, the top cover defining a plurality of receiving holes in alignment with the receiving passageways;
- and
- a pick-up cap disposed over the top cover and the bottom base and comprising:
- a planar base plate sucked by a vacuum pick up device and defining a plurality of holes;
- and
- a plurality of pins assembled to the holes of the planar base plate;
- wherein
- the pins are engaged with the terminals to securely retain the planar base plate on the socket when the actuator is in a closed position and are removable from the socket when the actuator is in a free position.
A socket assembly comprising:
- a socket including:
- a bottom base defining a plurality of receiving passageways;
- a plurality of terminals disposed in the corresponding receiving passageways;
- and
- a plastic pick-up cap disposed over the bottom base and defining a planar base plate sucked by a vacuum pick up device, said planar base plate defining a plurality of holes therein, a plurality of pins assembled to the corresponding holes, respectively, and downwardly extending from an undersurface of the base plate;
- wherein
- said pins are vertically aligned with and inserted into the corresponding passageways, respectively, and retained by the corresponding terminals;
- wherein
- an amount of said pins is less than that of the passageways;
- wherein
- a top cover is movably assembled onto the bottom base and under the pick-up cap, and defines a plurality of receiving holes in vertical alignment with the corresponding receiving passageways, respectively, said pins extending through the corresponding receiving holes;
- wherein
- said top cover defines free and closed positions relative to the bottom base.
A method for assembling a socket to a PCB, the socket including a bottom base, a top cover movably assembled to the bottom base, a plurality of terminals, and an actuator for driving the top cover to move along the bottom base, the bottom base defining a plurality of receiving passageways for receiving corresponding terminals, the top cover defining a plurality of receiving holes in alignment with the receiving passageways, the method comprising the following steps:
- rotating the actuator of the socket to a flee position;
- placing a pick-up cap upon the socket with pins of the pick-up cap inserted through corresponding receiving holes of the top cover into corresponding receiving passageways of the bottom base with zero insertion force;
- rotating the actuating lever to a close position for driving the top cover and the pick-up cap to move along the bottom base of the socket and the pins of the pick-up cap to securely engage with terminals of the socket thereby forming a socket combination;
- applying a pick-up device to suck the pick-up cap and move the socket combination upon the PCB;
- soldering the terminals of the socket to the PCB;
- rotating the actuator to the free position and the terminals of the socket being disengaged with the pins of the pick-up cap;
- and
- removing the pick-up cap from the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.