Patent ID: 6439896
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An IC socket adapted to establish an electrical connection between an IC package and a printed board, comprising:a socket body having a mount portion on which the IC package is mounted; a plurality of contact pins disposed on the socket body in substantially equal adjacent arrangement, each of said contact pins having one end to be connected to a terminal of the IC package and an other end to be connected to the printed board; and means provided for the socket body for widening a pitch interval between the other ends of adjacent contact pins so as to provide a predetermined distance therebetween, wherein said interval widening means comprises a converter unit arranged at a predetermined distance from the socket body and wherein said converter unit is formed with through holes, which are arranged with predetermined intervals therebetween and into which said contact pins are inserted, the converter unit being provided with guide means for guiding the other ends of the contact pins toward the through holes while widening intervals between the other ends of the adjacent contact pins at the time the converter is mounted to the socket body, the guide means being positioned at the upper side of the through holes.