Electrical connector with fastening mechanism
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorChi-Nan Liao
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Abstract
An electrical connector for use with an electronic package, includes an insulative housing with a number of contacts receiving in the insulative housing and a fastening mechanism assembled to the insulative housing adapt to secure the electronic package to the electrical connector. The fastening mechanism includes a cover with a base plate and a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from the base plate. The cover has an opening in the center of the base plate and a number of pressing portions extending into the opening for pressing the electronic package contact with the contacts.
Claims18
A fastening mechanism used with an electrical connector comprising:
- a stiffener having a window in the center thereof;
- a cover pivotally mounted to one end the stiffener and comprising a base plate and a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from the base, the cover having an opening corresponding to the window of the stiffener and having a plurality of pressing portions extending upwardly from the base plate and projecting into the opening;
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- a lever pivotally mounted to the other end of the stiffener and locking the cover at a closed position.
An electrical connector for use with an electronic package, comprising:
- an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing;
- a fastening mechanism surrounding the insulative housing and adapted to secure the electronic package to the insulative housing, the fastening mechanism including a cover comprising a flat base plate and a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from the base plate, the cover having an opening in the center of the base plate and a plurality of pressing portions extending into the opening for pressing the electronic package to contact with the contacts, the pressing portion being positioned higher than the base plate and lower than a top surface of the electronic package.
An electrical connector for use with an IC package, comprising:
- a metallic stiffener defining opposite first and second ends thereof in a front-to-back direction;
- an insulative housing located between said first and second ends;
- a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing;
- a metallic lever pivotally mounted upon the first end;
- a metallic cover pivotally mounted upon the second end and defining a locking portion at a free end thereof to be engaged by the lever;
- said cover defining a central opening surrounded by inner side edges of said cover, with at least a pair of pressing portions extending from two opposite side edges of said cover toward the center opening in a cantilevered manner for downwardly pressing against the IC package
- wherein said cover defines a base plate forming said side edges thereof, and said pressing portion extends upwardly above said base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.