Patent ID: 6872083
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An IC socket for an electrical part comprising: a base; a connecting member attached to the base and capable of electrically connecting to a printed circuit board; an intermediate connector provided on the base for electrically connecting the connecting member and a terminal of the electrical part, the intermediate connector comprising: a pressing mechanism, mounted on the intermediate connector, comprising a body having an opening portion at a central portion of the body through which the electrical part is inserted, and a cover member rotatably attached to an end portion of the body, the cover member having a pressing member to press the electrical part when the cover member is rotated toward the body; and a fixing mechanism detachably fixing the base, the intermediate connector and the body together so as to align the body, the connecting electrode and the connecting member in a vertical direction, wherein the connecting electrode is pushed vertically by the body so that the connecting electrode and the connecting member elastically abut with each other at the time the base, the intermediate connector and the body are fixed together by the fixing mechanism.