Patent ID: 7214070

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly comprising: a connector comprising a base with a plurality of passageways receiving a plurality of conductive contacts, a cover mounted on the base, the cover defining a plurality of through holes corresponding to the passageways, and an actuator for driving the cover to move from an open position to a closed position; a chip module mounted on the connector and including an abutting surface resting on the cover and a plurality of pins extending from the abutting surface; wherein a first guiding device is defined on the chip module and a second guiding device is defined on the connector for engaging with the first guiding device along an engaging direction, and a length of the two guiding devices along the engaging direction is longer than that of the pins, and wherein the module is provided with a first guider and the connector is provided with a second guider, and the two guiders have different heights in the engaging direction; wherein the first guider is provided with a plurality of protruding blocks projecting from a surface of the cover and has a trapezoid shape, while the second guider is formed in ladder shape and includes an abutting portion, a recessed area, a plurality of ribs; and a plurality of sidewalls are disposed between the abutting portion and the recessed area and are disposed between the recessed area and the ribs, a height of the sidewalls being higher than that of the first guider.