Patent ID: 6300784
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An IC socket comprising:a contact pin having contact portions on one side thereof, said contact portions coming in contact with a terminal of an IC mounted on an IC support portion and a wiring formed on a substrate in such a manner that said contact pin mounts over said terminal and said wiring on said one side, so as to electrically connect said terminal of IC to said wiring; anda press member for pressing said contact pin to said terminal and said wiring on said one side,wherein said contact pin has a first inclined side and a second inclined side crossing each other to define said one side therebetween, said press member has an actuating portion contacting with said first inclined side and an elastic member contacting with said second inclined side, and said contact pin is supported by a contact pin support member attached to said press member such that when said contact pin is pressed onto said terminal and said wiring by said actuating portion contacting with said first inclined side, said contact pin deforms said elastic member contacting with said second inclined side by an inclined surface component force applied to said first inclined side by said actuating portion so that said contact portions slide on said terminal and said wiring.