Patent ID: 6872083

Claim:
An IC socket for an electrical part comprising: a base; a connecting member attached to the base and capable of electrically connecting to a printed circuit board; an intermediate connector provided on the base for electrically connecting the connecting member and a terminal of the electrical part, the intermediate connector comprising: an electrode pattern, which electrically connects to the terminal a the electrical part, formed on a portion of one surface of the intermediate connector, the electrical part being mounted on the one surface, a connecting electrode, which electrically connects to the connecting member, formed on a place of another surface of the intermediate connector, the another surface being placed face to face with the connecting member, and a conductor electrically connecting the electrode pattern and the connecting electrode; a pressing mechanism, mounted on the intermediate connector, comprising a body having an opening portion at a central portion of the body through which the electrical part is inserted, and a cover member rotatably attached to an end portion of the body, the cover member having a pressing member to press the electrical part when the cover member is rotated toward the body; and a fixing mechanism detachably fixing the base, the intermediate connector and the body together so as to align the body, the connecting electrode and the connecting member in a vertical direction, wherein the connecting electrode is pushed vertically by the body so that the connecting electrode and the connecting member elastically abut with each other at the time the base, the intermediate connector and the body are fixed together by the fixing mechanism.