ZIF socket
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasao Okita, Min Huang
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Abstract
A ZIF socket (1) includes a base (2) having a number of terminals (5) received therein, a movable cover (3), and a cam mechanism (4) assembled on the cover and the base. The cam mechanism includes a cam (41) and a base ring (42) attached to cam. The cam includes a driving section (411) engaging with the cover, a rotating section (412) engaging with the base, and a riveting section (413) extending from the rotating section. The riveting section has a bottom riveting surface (415) on a bottommost side and a V-shaped groove (416) defined in the bottom riveting surface. During riveting, the riveting section deforms more predictably under the riveting pressure, increasing the reliability of the riveted cam mechanism.
Claims5
A ZIF socket comprising:
- an insulating base having a plurality of terminals received therein, said insulating base defining an aperture therein;
- a cover slidably mounted on said insulating base, said cover having a receiving hole defined therein, said receiving hole being alignable with the aperture of the insulating base;
- and a cam mechanism comprising a cam and a base ring cooperating with the cam, the cam having a driving section engageably received in the receiving hole, a rotating section extending from the driving section and engageably received in the aperture, and a riveting section extending from the rotating section and riveted against the base ring, said riveting section having a bottom surface and a groove defined in the bottom surface;
- wherein said groove of the cam is configured in a shallow V-shape and placed at a center of the bottom surface of said riveting section, such that outer periphery of the riveting section has continuous bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.