Patent ID: 7399189

Claim:
A central processing unit (CPU) connector, comprising: a base formed with terminal slots arranged in an array, and a supporting seat, which is disposed behind the terminal slots and formed with pivoting portions; an upper cover, which covers and is engaged with the base and may slide back and forth relative to the base, wherein the upper cover has a main body and a rear plate, the main body is formed with through holes, which are arranged in an array and correspond to the terminal slots of the base, and the rear plate is connected to a rear end of the main body; terminals disposed in the terminal slots of the base; and a lever having a rocking portion and a pivoting shaft, wherein the pivoting shaft comprises first shafts and a second shaft, the first shafts are eccentric with respect to the second shaft, the first shafts are pivotally connected to the pivoting portions of the base, the second shaft is engaged with an inner surface of the rear plate of the upper cover, the rocking portion is connected to the first shaft with an angle formed between the rocking portion and the first shaft, and the upper cover is moved back and forth when the rocking portion is rocked so that the pivoting shaft is rotated, wherein: a side edge of the rear plate of the upper cover is nearer to a middle of the upper cover than a side edge of the main body; and the rocking portion of the lever is disposed between the side edge of the rear plate of the upper cover and the side edge of the main body of the upper cover so that the rocking portion of the lever may be rotated with respect to the side edge of the rear plate without exceeding the side edge of the main body.