Patent ID: 7507102
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. A land grid array socket connector, comprising: a socket housing secured to a circuit board; an array of pins upwardly extending from the socket housing for electronic communication with an array of contact pads on a processor; a carriage including a channel configured for receiving the processor through a lateral opening for receiving the processor in an orientation that is within a plane substantially parallel to a plane defined by the socket and supporting the processor along a perimeter edge of the processor; a mechanical linkage coupled between the carriage and the socket housing for substantially vertically translating the processor relative to the socket; and a plurality of alignment features upwardly extending from the socket housing along the perimeter of the array of pins, each of the alignment features having an inwardly-facing tapered surface for registering the edge of the processor and biasing the processor into a position where the array of contact pads are aligned with the array of pins as the processor is lowered.