Patent ID: 6692283
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A zero insertion/extraction force integrated circuit socket comprising:(A) an insulating socket having: (a) a first slide connecting face positioned on one face of the insulating socket; (b) multiple insertion holes arranged on the first slide connecting face and passing through the insulating socket; (c) a first receiving section formed on one side of the insulating socket and having a receiving dent communicating with the first slide connecting face; and (d) two first guiding edges respectively disposed on two opposite edges of the insulating socket, each of the guiding edges having a first latch section projecting therefrom; (B) multiple conductive members inserted in the insertion holes of the insulating socket one pair by one pair, the conductive members passing through the insertion holes to electrically contact with a circuit board; (C) a slide cover having: (a) a second slide connecting face positioned on one face of the slide cover to slidably contact with the first slide connecting face of the insulating socket, a direction in which the slide cover moves relative to the insulating socket being defined as sliding direction; â€ƒmultiple through holes arranged on the second slide connecting face of the slide cover and passing through the slide cover, multiple insertion pins of an integrated circuit being inserted through the through holes into the insertion holes of the insulating socket; (b) a second receiving section formed on one side of the slide cover, the second receiving section having a U-shaped dent communicating with the second slide connecting face and a perforation passing through the second receiving section to communicate with the U-shaped dent, the second receiving section and the first receiving section of the insulating socket being mated with each other to together form a receiving cavity; and (c) two second guiding edges respectively disposed on two opposite edges of the slide cover, each guiding edge having a second latch section, the second latch section being slidably latched with the first latch section of the insulating socket, whereby the first and second guiding edges and the first and second slide connecting faces together guide the slide cover to slide relative to the insulating socket; and (D) a driving member which is entirely hidden and pivotally disposed in the receiving cavity composed of the first receiving section of the insulating socket and the second receiving sections of the slide cover, the driving member having: (a) a first stop face positioned on one side of the driving member, the driving member being pivotally rotatable to a position where the first stop face contacts with the receiving dent of the insulating socket and stops, this position being defined as a first position; (b) a second stop face positioned on the other side of the driving member, the driving member being pivotally rotatable to a position where the second stop face contacts with the receiving dent of the insulating socket and stops, this position being defined as a second position; (c) a driving cam sidably contacting with the U-shaped dent of the slide cover; and (d) an insertion dent exposed to the perforation of the second receiving section of the slide cover, whereby an operating piece can be inserted from the perforation of the slide cover into the insertion dent of the driving member to drive the driving member, the driving cam of the driving member being pivotally rotatable to the first position to drive the slide cover, whereby the slide cover is guided to slide to a contact position where the insertion pins of the integrated circuit totally contact with the conductive members, when the driving cam of the driving member is pivotally rotated to the second position, the slide cover being driven to slide from the contact position to a separation position where the insertion pins of the integrated circuit totally separate from the conductive members.