Patent ID: 6155848
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical connector for being mounted to a circuit board, comprising:an electrical socket comprising a base, a cover slidably mounted on the base, a plurality of terminals received in the base, and a plurality of solder balls electrically interconnected between the terminals and the circuit board; andan auxiliary device comprising a body and a pair of supporting portions downwardly extending from lateral edges of the body, each supporting portion forming an inwardly extending stand-off portion, the body, the supporting portions and the stand-off portions together defining a receiving space for receiving the electrical socket, the stand-off portions each having a bottom surface spaced a predetermined distance from the circuit board before the solder balls are soldered to the circuit board and contacting the circuit board after the solder balls are soldered to the circuit board;wherein a plurality of passageways is formed in the base for receiving corresponding terminals therein;wherein a plurality of receiving holes is formed in the cover corresponding to the passageways for receiving contacts of a CPU module therein;wherein each stand-off portion inwardly extends from a free end of the supporting portion and forms a bottom surface opposite to the circuit board;wherein the electrical socket is slidably received in the auxiliary device for facilitating an assembly/disassembly process.