Socket for electrical parts

Abstract

In a socket for an IC package as an electrical part, a socket body is provided for the socket. The socket body has a mount portion on which an electrical part is mounted. The electrical part has a solder ball. The contact pin is arranged to the socket body and adapted to be contacted to or separated from the solder ball of the electrical part. A movable plate is disposed to the socket body to be movable with respect to the socket body. The contact pin has an elastic piece formed at a front end portion thereof with a contact portion, and the contact portion is elastically deformed in accordance with the movement of the movable plate so as to displace the contact portion by a displacement length to separate the contact portion from a side surface of the solder ball. A stopper portion is provided for the socket body and adapted to be contacted to the moving electrical part so at to stop the electrical part at a time when the solder ball of the electrical part is stuck to the contact portion so that the electrical part moves in accordance with the displacement of the contact portion. The displacement length of the contact pin is longer than a length of movement of the electrical part to the stopper portion.