Socket connector with anti-distortion functions
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsA-Lu Chen, Hsiu-Yuan Hsu
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Abstract
Disclosed is a socket connector (1) for testing IC chips. The socket connector includes a base (10), a plate (20) moveably mounted on the base (10) and a cover (30) located above the plate. A pair of actuators (60) is respectively engaged with the base, the plate and the cover to transform a vertical movement of the cover relative to the base to a horizontal movement of the plate relative to the base. A first and a second auxiliary plate (80, 82) are engageably attached to the base and the cover, respectively. A number of springs is disposed between and engaged with the auxiliary plates so as to avoid distortion of the cover.
Claims6
A socket connector comprising:
- a base;
- a plate mounted on the and being moveable along a horizontal direction between a rest position and an operating position;
- a cover located above the pate and being moveable along a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction;
- a pair of actuators respectively attached to the base, the plate and the cover for transforming a vertical movement of the cover relative to the base to a horizontal movement of the cover relative to the base between the rest position and the operating position;
- a first auxiliary plate attached to the cover;
- a second auxiliary plate attached to the base;
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- a plurality of springs disposed between and respectively engaged with the first auxiliary plate and the second auxiliary plate.
A socket connector comprising:
- a base;
- a plate mounted on the base and being moveable relative to the base along a front-to-back direction;
- an actuator performing a movement along both the front-to-back direction and a vertical direction;
- a cover located above the plate and vertically moveably engaged with the base;
- said actuator respectively engaged with the base, the plate and the cover to transform a vertical movement of the cover relative to the base to a horizontal movement of the plate relative to the base;
- a first auxiliary plate engageably located below the base, a second auxiliary plate engageably above the cover;
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- a plurality of springs between the auxiliary plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.