Patent ID: 7878831
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: G01R,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector for electrically connecting a first IC package having a first width and a second IC package having a second width different from the first width, comprising: an insulative housing defining a plurality of contact recesses; a plurality of contacts inserted in the contact recesses; a connecting member mounted on the insulative housing; and a plurality of guiding members assembled to the connecting member for guiding the first IC package in the connecting member at a first state, and detachable from the connecting member for facilitating insertion of the second IC package in the connecting member at a second state, wherein said connecting member comprises a connecting wall, said connecting wall providing a first connecting region surrounded by the guiding members and corresponding to the first IC package at the first state, wherein said connecting member comprises a pair of rising walls rising from the connecting wall, said connecting wall providing a second region surrounded by the rising walls and corresponding to the second IC package at the second state, wherein each guiding member comprises a guiding portion and at least one guiding post formed at the bottom of the guiding portion, said connecting wall defining a plurality of mounting holes engageable with the guiding posts of the guiding members, wherein said rising walls of the connecting member comprise a pair of primary walls formed at opposite sides of the connecting wall, and a plurality of side walls each connected with a respective side edge of an associated primary wall, said guiding portion of the guiding member abutting against the side wall in the first state.