Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Igor Polnyi

Fang-Jwu Liao

Hsiu-Yuan Hsu

Chun-Yi Chang

Chi-Nan Liao

An electrical connector adapted for electrically connecting an electronic package includes a base and at least a cam. The base has a receiving space for receiving the electronic package and at least a flange located on side of the receiving space. The cam is positioned on the flange. Each cam has a shelf and defines a first position and a second position. The cam is able to rotate between its first position and its second position for urging the electronic package to move, and when the cam is located in the second position, the shelf blocks the electronic package from a vertical direction motion.

Socket connector having CPU retention arrangement

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a number of passageways, a number of electrical contacts received in the passageways and a number of solder balls disposed on the electrical contacts respectively. The electrical contact or together with the insulative housing form a retention feature for pre-setting the solder balls thereon.

Electrical connector with improved feature for securing solder ball thereon

An electrical connector terminal () includes a base portion () having a lower end () for connecting to a circuit board and an upper end, a twist portion () extending upwardly from the upper end of the base portion, and a contact portion () extending upwardly from the twist portion. The contact portion defines an upwardly facing contacting face.

Electrical connector terminal with twisted arm

An LGA socket includes an insulative housing and a plurality of electrical contacts secured on the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a top face and a bottom face opposite to each other. The insulative housing has a number of alignment posts at corners and the alignment posts together form a receiving space. The alignment post is provided with two crash ribs for positioning an integral module received in the receiving space.

LGA socket having alignment posts with crash ribs

An LGA socket includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive terminals received retained in the housing, a stiffener surrounding the insulative housing, a load plate and a load lever pivotally assembled to the stiffener, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a screw attached to the stiffener in a horizontal direction and a washer attached to the support plate in a vertical direction. The locking mechanism is attached to the stiffener before the LGA socket mounting to a printed circuit board.

LGA socket having improved standoff

A socket adapted for electrically connecting a module, comprises a board-like housing, and a plurality of latching units provided on the housing for retaining the module. Each latching unit has at least one latching arm and a silicon plug abutting against the latching arm. The silicon plug can support the latching arm and provide an additional strength for the latching arm.

Socket with latching unit

The present invention provides an electrical connector system for establishing electrical connection between an IC package (e.g. CPU) and a PCB. The electrical connector system comprises a base having opposing perimeter walls extending upwardly from peripheral edges of said base, a plurality of contacts and a protective plate. The perimeter walls provide a substantially continuous contact-receiving surface between said perimeter walls and the perimeter walls define a cavity therebetween above the contact-receiving surface. The plurality of contacts is arranged on the contact receiving-surface, and each including a contact engaging portion extending above the contact-receiving surface. The protective plate is floatably arranged on the perimeter walls of the base and substantially above the contact engaging portions and has a plurality of holes correlated to the contact engaging portions such that the contact engaging portion can extend through the hole when the plate is pushed toward the base.

Electrical connector system with protective plate

An electrical connector assembly () for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate, comprising a housing assembly () with a number of contacts () received therein, a lift-up device () assembled to the housing assembly () and moved from a first position to a second position, and a pick up cap () disposed between the housing assembly () and the lift-up device (). The pick up cap () includes a body portion () and an wing portion () that can be assembled to the body portion (). The wing portion () is moved relative to the body portion () when the lift-up device () is in a close position for preventing interference with the lift-up device ().

Electrical connector assembly having pick up cap with adjustable sections

An IC socket comprises a base defining a plurality of passageways, a cover attached to the base and two actuating mechanisms disposed between the base and the cover. The cover has a plurality of apertures corresponding to the passageways. The two actuating mechanisms are disposed between the base and the cover to driving the cover moving along the base simultaneously.

IC socket with dual actuating mechanisms

An IC socket () mounted on a system board () for connecting an IC package comprises a socket body () defining an upper interface () for receiving the IC package and a bottom mounting surface () opposite to the interface (), and a plurality of contacts () received in the socket body (). The socket body () has at least one undercut () at the bottom thereof for accommodating other elements () on the system board ().

IC socket capable of saving space on a system board

A terminal, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises: a base, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm laterally and upwardly extend from a top and a bottom of the base, respectively. Each of the elastic arms has a contact tip on a free end thereof, and each of the two contact tips defines a gap to divide the contact tip into two contacting segments. After the terminal is punched from a metal piece, the gap is inwardly pressed on two sides thereof to have a narrow part between the contacting segments, so a width of the contact tip is reduce.

Terminal with reduced contact tip

A socket connector, for electrically connecting a package and a PCB (Print Circuit Board), comprises a plurality of contacts, an insulative housing receiving the contacts, a metal stiffener, a clip and a lever. The insulative housing defines a receiving space for the package and has a location keys besides the receiving space. The location key has a cantilever arm linking with the peripheral wall and a header portion on a free end of the cantilever arm, and the cantilever arm can deflect inwardly and bring the header portion to enter and be locked in the receiving space.

Socket for integrated circuit with pivotal aligning key

A composite electrical contact () comprises an elastic wire contact part () for electrically connected to the CPU () and a separate rigid part () for electrically connected to the PCB (). The elastic wire contact part () defines a body portion () and a spring arm () extending upwardly from the upper end of the body portion (), the end of the spring arm () defines a mating portion () for electrically connected to the CPU (). The separate rigid part () defines a base portion () connected with the body portion () of the elastic wire contact part () and a soldering paddle () extending downwardly from the lower end of the base portion () for electrically connected to the PCB (). The CPU () connects with only the elastic wire contact part () and the PCB () connects with only the separate rigid part () to make a good electrical connection between the CPU () and the PCB (). The separate rigid part () can share the force that the CPU () exerted on the elastic wire contact part (), which avoids the elastic wire contact part () deformed excessively.

Composite electrical contact with elastic wire contact part and separate rigid part

An electrical connector assembly () comprises an insulative housing (), a plurality terminals () received therein, a chip module () attached on the housing (), an cover () mounted on the chip module () and a printed circuit () mounted below the housing (), a heat cooling device () assembled through the cover (), the chip module () and the housing (), and the printed circuit board () for transmitting airflow into a interface formed between the housing () and the printed circuit board ().

Electrical connector assembly

An electrical connector () includes an insulative housing () and a plurality of stamped contacts () resided therewithin. The conductive contact includes a central spring beam (), a side spring beam () located at one side of the central spring beam, and a contact portion () formed between the central spring beam and the side spring beam for electrically mating with a mating component. The central spring beam extends inwardly of the contact portion and towards an end portion of the side spring beam. Such a configuration of the central spring beam will ensure that the conductive contact has a predetermined robustness thereof while possessing the required spring properties for the stamped contact.

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Aurora, IL, United States of America

Igor Polnyi