Hand socket lid
AssigneeTest Tooling Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd
InventorChia Seong Lim
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a hand socket lid mounted on a test contactor for use in compressing electronic devices such as integrated circuit (IC) package in high pin counts that employs high force to the contact part of the hand socket lid to the said device located in the test contactor to obtain a stable electrical connection between the terminals of an electronic device through the test probe mounted in the test contactor on a printed circuit board without causing pain to the user's hand effecting the said high force.
Claims16
A hand socket lid for use in compressing electronic devices mounted on a test contactor, the hand socket lid comprising:
- at least a compressing mechanism having at least a lever member, at least a bearing member, and at least a pressing member, wherein the bearing member includes a periphery that comes into contact with a periphery of said lever member when the compressing mechanism is in a compression mode;
- and
- a latching device configured to secure the hand socket lid to the test contactor, the latching device including a vertical surface and a lateral surface, and the lateral surface including a step that defines a groove disposed between the vertical surface and the step.
A system for mounting and testing electronic devices, comprising:
- a test contactor including at least one cavity configured to receive the electronic devices;
- a hand socket lid configured to compress the electronic devices against the test contactor, the hand socket lid including:
- a compressing mechanism including:
- a pressing member, a lever member, and a bearing member,
- the bearing member is in contact with the pressing member,
- the lever member and the bearing member each having a periphery that are contactable with each other, and
- when the compression mechanism is in a compression mode, the periphery of the lever member and the periphery of the bearing member come into contact with each other, so as to move the pressing member towards the cavity;
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- a plate disposed between the test contactor and the hand socket lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.