Land grid array connector and method of assembling an IC chip therein
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsRobert G. McHugh, Hao-Yun Ma
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Abstract
A land array grid (LGA) connector and a method for assembling an IC chip into the LGA connector is provided. The LGA connector comprises an insulative housing (1) having a plurality of electrical terminals (2) received therein, a reinforcement plate (3) surrounding the insulative housing, a load plate (4) and a lever (5) pivotally connected to a same end of the reinforcement plate. The load plate and the lever rotate with respect to the reinforcement plate between an open position and a closed position; and the lever pushes the load plate to move from a middle position to the closed position during the lever rotates from the opening position to the closed position such that a free end of the load plate engages with the reinforcement plate.
Claims20
An electrical connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a plurality of electrical terminals received therein;
- a reinforcement plate attached to the insulative housing;
- a load plate and a lever pivotally connected to a same end of the reinforcement plate, the load plate and the lever rotating with respect to the reinforcement plate between an open position and a closed position;
- and wherein the lever pushes the load plate to move as the lever rotates from the opening position to the closed position such that a free end of the load plate engages with the reinforcement plate.
An electrical connector adapted to electrically connecting with an IC chip, the connector comprising:
- an insulative housing having a plurality of electrical terminals received therein;
- a reinforcement plate associated with the periphery of the insulative housing;
- a load plate rotating with respect to the reinforcement plate between an open position, where the IC chip can be mounted to the housing, and a middle position, and moving with respect to the reinforcement plate from the middle position to a closed position where the IC chip are located to the housing;
- a lever movably connected to the reinforcement plate and moveable with respect to the reinforcement plate between an open location and a closed location;
- and pushing the load plate to move from the middle position to the closed position during movement of the lever from the open location to the closed location.
A method of assembling an IC chip into an electrical connector, the method comprising the steps:
- providing an insulative housing having a plurality of electrical terminals received therein;
- providing a reinforcement plate, a load plate and a lever;
- attaching the reinforcement plate to the insulative housing;
- locating the load plate and the lever on the reinforcement plate at an open position;
- mounting the IC chip to the housing;
- rotating the load plate from the open position to a middle position;
- rotating the lever from the opening position to a closed position and thereby simultaneously pushing the load plate to move with respect to the reinforcement plate from the middle position to the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.