Patent ID: 6575767
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: G01R,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A contact pin assembly for a socket for electrical parts comprising:a plurality of contact pins provided for a socket body of the socket for electrical parts, each of said contact pins comprising: a spring function portion having elasticity, a contact portion which is formed to a top end side of the spring function portion and contacts the terminal of the electrical part, a conductive portion extending from the spring function portion on a side thereof opposite to the contact portion, a mount base portion between the spring portion and the conductive portion, and a connection leg portion extending from the conductive portion; and a contact pin holding member for holding the mount base portions of all the contact pins with a predetermined distance between adjacent contact pins, and for restricting movement of the mount base portions in the lateral and vertical directions, said predetermined distance being made substantially equal to a distance between adjacent ones of terminals provided for an electrical part which is held in the socket body.