Patent ID: 7128622
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: H01R,H05K,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector, comprising: a base formed with terminal slots and solder ball slots, which respectively correspond to and are located under the terminal slots, wherein the terminal slots respectively communicate with the solder ball slots via channels; solder balls respectively disposed in the solder ball slots, wherein each of the solder balls has a bottom protruding beyond a bottom of the base, each of the solder balls is disposed on and in contact with a bottom surface of the solder ball slot, and the bottom surface of the solder ball slot is disposed between the terminal slot and the solder ball; terminals respectively disposed in the terminal slots and electrically connected to the solder balls, the terminals having contacts extending in a direction toward tops of the terminal slots; and locking members, which are separated from the terminals and respectively inserted into the solder ball slots, each of the locking members locking up at one side of the solder ball to prevent the solder ball from escaping out of the solder ball slot.