Patent ID: 10517186

Abstract:
A surface-mountable socket has a wiping function. A socket 100 of the present technology can be surface-mounted to a board 210. The socket 100 includes a plurality of contacts 110, and each contact 110 includes a contact portion 112 that can contact a terminal of a semiconductor device, a locking portion 116 connected to the contact portion 112, and a board-side contact portion 118 that extends from the locking portion 116 and can contact a conductive region formed on a board surface. The socket 100 further includes a stopper member 120 that holds the locking portion 116 of the plurality of contacts 110 and a guide member 180 that is disposed so as to oppose the stopper member 120, and the guide member 180 is formed with a plurality of through holes 184 that houses a board-side contact 118 protruding from the stopper member.