Patent ID: 6439910
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: G01R,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A socket for electrical parts, comprising:a socket body having a first and a second assembling portions, which accommodates an electrical part having a plurality of terminals, where the first and the second assembling portions are arranged so that an assembling portion center line between the first and the second assembling portions in an X direction and a Y direction are offset, by a predetermined distance, from a contact pin center line in an X direction and a Y direction in an arrangement region of the socket body; a plurality of contact pins arranged in the socket body so as to match an arrangement of the plurality of terminals of the electrical part; an operation member that is vertically movable in relation to the socket body in an installed state; a movable member that is movable in association with the movement of the operation member to thereby displace the contact pins and to contact or separate the contact pins from the terminals of the electrical part; and a guide member that guides a peripheral edge portion of the electrical part to a predetermined position in the socket body, the guide member being formed with an accommodation space into which the electrical part is guided and accommodated, the guide member having a first and a second mounting portion that relates to the first and the second assembling portions of the socket body, wherein the position of the accommodation space with respect to the arrangement region of the contact pins is changed by rotating the combination of the first and the second mounting portions in relation to the first and the second assembling portions by substantially 180Â°.