Patent ID: 7097466

Claim:
an electronic part-mounting socket comprising: a socket body includes a box-shaped outer casing that has a bottom plate and a peripheral wall; an electronic part-receiving portion that is received within the outer casing and on which a part or whole of an electronic part that has a terminal portion is mounted in a mounting direction; a contact holding member made of an insulative material, which is received within the outer casing, detachably and holds a printed wiring board that has a board terminal portion between the contact holding member and the bottom plate; a plurality of contacts that are held by the contact holding member; and a mounting lid that fits on an upper portion of the outer casing in the mounting direction, wherein the plurality of contacts each include resilient contact piece portions projecting into the electronic part-receiving portion so as to be resiliently held in contact with the terminal portion of the electronic part and board contact piece portions projecting from a lower surface of the contact holding member so as to be resiliently held in contact with the board terminal portion of the printed wiring board, so that the printed wiring board is electrically connected to the electronic part via the plurality of contacts.