Patent ID: 7594818

Claim:
A socket for installing electronic parts, comprising: a socket housing with an electronic part receptor, the electronic part receptor being upwardly open for receiving an electronic device; and a plurality of contact terminals each having a flexible contact piece for making a pressure contact with the electronic device when the electronic device is mated with the electronic part receptor, and each having a substrate connection terminal that is exposed at an outside bottom surface of said socket housing; for making electrical connection with one of a plurality of printed wiring pattern terminals on a connection substrate surface, wherein the socket further comprises: a terminal exposure part of the socket housing and a bottom surface bulging part of the socket housing centrally located on the socket housing and including a first member that protrudes downwardly to define a bottom surface of said socket housing; an insulative contact support board that supports the plurality of contact terminals, said insulative contact support board being housed in an interior cavity of said bulging part; and wherein: each substrate connection terminal is exposed at said terminal exposure part; said bottom surface bulging part is insertable into a housing bottom mating hole formed in said connection substrate, such that said substrate connection terminals may be positioned for making electrical connection to one of the plurality of printed wiring pattern terminals provided on said connection substrate surface adjacent to an edge of said housing bottom mating hole; said socket housing comprises a box-shaped shield case comprising a metal shield material, and said insulative contact support board is provided at an inner bottom part of said shield case, said shield case comprises a bottom plate part that defines a bottom surface of said socket housing, and a peripheral wall part with a shape standing up from the periphery of said bottom plate part; and said terminal exposure part comprises a window hole exposing said substrate connection terminals supported on said contact support board.