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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1999
Wen-Chun Pei, Taipei, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A socket connector includes a base defining first holes for receiving cylindrical pins therein and a cover fixed to the base for defining a space therebetween for movably receiving a slider. The cover defines second holes corresponding to the first holes of the base for receiving terminal pins of an electronic device therein. The slider defines slots corresponding to the holes for retaining contacts therein. Each contact engages with/separates from the corresponding pin of the base and the corresponding terminal pin for establishing/breaking electrical connection therebetween. The base is mounted to a substrate board having conductive traces formed thereon. A solder ball electrically connects each conductive trace to the corresponding pin of the base. The substrate board is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient identical to the circuit board thereby eliminating the possibility of rupturing the solder balls due to different thermal expansions of the boards. Each first hole has a conic opening for facilitating insertion of the corresponding pin therein and for accommodating solder to securely solder the pin to the substrate board.