Patent ID: 7878836
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A CPU socket mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising: an insulative housing defining a receiving portion for receiving a CPU and a plurality of terminals disposed in the receiving portion; an installation section arranged with the insulative housing side by side; a metallic cover attached to the insulative housing, the metallic cover comprising a main portion, a locking portion and a resilient portion, the locking portion and the resilient portion extending oppositely from the main portion, the resilient portion rotatably assembled to the installation section, the locking portion having a pair of hook portions and a tool-receiving cutout adjacent to the pair of hook portions, and a locking member fixed to the PCB and arranged at one side of the insulative housing opposite to the installation section, said locking member having a planar locking piece extending parallel to the PCB; wherein when the metallic cover is at a closed position, where the terminals electrically connect the PCB and the CPU, the pair of hook portions abut against the locking piece to thereby lock the metallic cover on the locking member; said resilient portion extends from the lateral side walls, and has a pair of rotation posts projecting from distal ends of the lateral walls and extending along a direction perpendicular to the lateral side wall; the locking member is a bolt and the locking piece is a washer.