Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Sung Pei Hou

Hsiu-Yuan Hsu

Andrew David Gattuso

Charles Sands Pickles

Jung-Jang Chu

A connector assembly () includes a test connector () for testing of an IC package (), an actuation system () mounted on the test connector, and a supporting member () engaged with the actuation system. The supporting member includes a frame () and a plurality of columns () for supporting the frame. The frame defines an opening () in a center thereof, a pair of opposite channels (), and two receiving holes (). The actuation system includes a pair of first cams () received in the corresponding channels of the frame, a pair of spindles () received in the corresponding receiving holes of the frame, an actuation lever () connected between the first cams, and a pair of second cams () integrally connected to the spindles. The actuation system can exert a continuous force on the test connector, thereby the testing of the IC package is effective.

Connector assembly with actuation system

A connector for mounting a central processing unit module to a circuit board includes an insulation portion carrying the module and contacts retained in cells defined in the insulation portion and electrically connected to the circuit board. The contacts are made by stamping a metal plate which forms a carrier strip carrying a number of contact blanks that form the contacts after subsequent processing. Each contact includes an elongate flat body having a primary surface and extending in an axial direction. A soldering pad extends from a lower end of the body for carrying a solder ball attached to the circuit board. A retaining arm extends from an upper end of the body in an inclined direction with respect to the axial direction for interferentially engaging the housing to retain the contact in the cell. A spring arm is formed by bending an inclined extension from a side edge of the body in an inclined direction about a connection between the spring arm and the body whereby the spring arm is inclined with respect to the primary surface and the axial direction. The spring arm is engageable with a pin leg of the module for establishing electrical engagement therebetween. Since each contact has only a single spring arm, the contact blanks can be arranged in a more compact manner along the carrier strip with a distance substantially corresponding the span of a single spring arm therebetween for saving space and material.

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Sung Pei Hou