Patent ID: 7507101
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A socket connector into which a chip module can be inserted, the chip module having an upper surface, a lower surface and side edges extending between the upper and lower surfaces, said socket connector comprising: an insulating body having a base wall, a front wall extending upwardly from said base wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from said base wall, a left side wall extending upwardly from said base wall, and a right side wall extending upwardly from said base wall, said walls forming a recess, the chip module being insertable into the recess such that the lower surface of the chip module faces the base wall and the side edges of the chip module face respective ones of the front, rear, left side and right side walls; a plurality of conductive terminals provided in the insulating body; and a plate-like blocking frame including a front blocking plate, a rear blacking plate, a left side blocking plate and a right side blocking plate which are connected together to form an accommodating space for mounting the chip module therein, said left side blocking plate extending between said front blocking plate and said rear blocking plate such that said left side blocking plate is adjacent to said front blocking plate and adjacent to said rear blocking plate, said right side blocking plate extending between said front blocking plate and said rear blocking plate such that said right side blocking plate is adjacent to said front blocking plate and adjacent to said rear blocking plate, a rear portion of the plate-like blocking frame being pivotally connected to a rear portion of the insulating body such that said plate-like blocking frame can be pivoted from an open position to a closed position relative to said insulating body, a front portion of the plate-like blocking frame capable of being locked to a front portion of the insulating body when said plate-like blocking frame is in the closed position relative to said insulating body, a first piece body extending from one of said blocking plates, a second piece body extending from another one of said blocking plates which is adjacent to the blocking plate from which the first piece body extends, each said piece body having an abutting portion which extends into the accommodating space and is capable of abutting one of the side edges of the chip module when the chip module is inserted into the socket connector to bias the chip module toward the blocking plates to which the piece bodies are not attached.