Patent ID: 6814602
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G01R,H01R

Abstract:
A test connector for burn-in testing of an integrated circuit (IC) package, the test connector comprising:a connector body with a plurality of terminals therein, the connector body comprising an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing being mounted on the outer housing and receiving the IC package; a lid positioned over the connector body and restrictively movable up-and-down relative to the outer housing; a plurality of guiding mechanisms disposed between the lid and the connector body; and a plurality of pressing mechanisms engaged between the lid and the connector body for holding or releasing the IC package, each of the pressing mechanisms comprising a leaf spring; wherein when the lid is in an upper position, the pressing mechanisms are in a first position in which the leaf springs are disengaged from the IC package, while when the lid is in a lower position, the pressing mechanisms are moved to a second position in which the leaf springs are engaged with the IC package, thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the IC package to the terminals, wherein each of the pressing mechanisms comprises a first shaft attached to the lid, a second shaft mounted to the outer housing, and a pair of operating levers engaged between the first shaft and the second shaft, wherein the leaf spring comprises a pair of ear portions and a main body, each ear portions defining a through hole, wherein the leaf spring is mounted to the first shaft through the holes of the ear portions and positioned between the operating levers, and wherein each of the operating levers comprises a pivot hole in an end thereof for pivotally attached the operating lever to the second shaft, and a mounting hole in an opposite end thereof for mounting the operating lever to the first shaft.