An electrical connector assembly, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board, includes a first housing used for soldering on the printed circuit board and a frame surrounding the first housing. The first housing includes a longitudinal body and a protrusion projecting forwardly from the body. The frame defines a base and two supporting arms extending from two ends of the base, each supporting arm defines a latching bent from a top edge of a free end thereof for locking the protrusion of the first housing. The electrical connector assembly includes a longitudinal holding member, the holding member has two ends respectively connecting to the free ends of said two supporting arms so that the dimension of the opening formed between the free ends of said two supporting arms is fixed.

An electrical connector assembly for connecting a CPU to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing, a fixing device and a retainer. The fixing device is located by one end side, and the retainer is used to load the CPU into the housing. The fixing device includes a stationary part and a moveable insertion part wherein the retainer with the CPU therein is retained to the insertion part to commonly rotate about the stationary part for positioning the retainer with the CPU therein within the housing.

The present invention provides for a structure and a mechanism by which by utilizing additive manufacturing processes electrical connections are created that connect the top and bottom of a block in a customizable pattern. Specifically connection points can be created on the surface of the block and route them to alternate locations transforming the original pattern to a smaller, larger, or alternate pattern.

A contacting device having a carrier and at least one contacting unit, wherein the carrier has a bottom side and a top side, the top side of the carrier having a plurality of mutually insulated conductive tracks, the contacting unit having a plurality of contact elements that at least partially are formed of an electrically conductive material and in each case are mutually electrically insulated, each contact element along a longitudinal axis being composed of at least one fixing section and a contacting portion adjoining the fixing section, each fixing section being supported on the top side of the carrier, having a first contact surface and being positively and conductively connected to one of the conductive tracks, each contacting portion having a distance to the top side varying between zero and a maximum distance.

An electrical connector and the buckle assembly thereof. The buckle assembly includes a stiffener provided with a frame opening for receiving an insulating body of the electrical connector, and a load plate with a rear end pivoted to the stiffener. The stiffener has a reinforce rib in front of the frame opening. The reinforce rib has a raised portion protruding upward from an upper surface of the stiffener, and an extending portion is formed by horizontally extending from the raised portion. The load plate has a through hole for receiving the chip module, a receiving hole in front of the through hole, and two receiving holes behind the through hole. Each receiving hole allows a locking member to pass therethrough to fix the load plate onto the stiffener.

An electrical connector and a clamping member thereof. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, multiple terminals fixed to the insulating body, a stiffener surrounding a periphery of the insulating body, a load plate, and a clamping member located between the load plate and the stiffener. A grasping portion protrudes forward from the clamping member. The grasping portion has two first sections provided at each of two opposite sides thereof, two second sections formed by respectively turning and extending forward from the two first sections to be close to each other, two third sections formed by respectively turning and extending forward from the two second sections, and a head formed by extending from the third sections. A distance between the two first sections is greater than a distance between the two third sections, and a width of the head is greater than the distance between the two third sections.

An adapter apparatus and method includes using an adapter body defining a socket cavity configured to receive a packaged device and a torque applicator configured to apply an axial force. A bearing structure positioned between the torque applicator and a packaged device may be used to transfer a force (e.g., an axial force) applied using the torque applicator to the packaged device.

The electrical connector includes a frame to assemble a plurality of socket thereto. Each socket includes a plurality of contacts, two inner sides in confrontation with the neighboring sockets, and two outer sides in confrontation with the frame. The frame includes an exterior peripheral structure and an interior cross structure. The outer sides are attached to the exterior peripheral structure while the inner sides are attached to the interior cross structure.

An electrical connector and the buckle assembly thereof. The buckle assembly includes a stiffener for receiving a socket, a load plate for pressing the chip module, and a guide frame pivoted to the stiffener. A rear end of the load plate is pivoted to the stiffener. The guide frame has an opening for receiving the chip module, and two side arms located on two opposite sides of the opening and a rear arm connected to the two side arms. Each of the side arms is provided with a sliding rail for carrying a side plate of a clamping member. The side plate is slidable along the sliding rail. The clamping member is used for fixing the chip module. A protruding portion is formed by protruding upward from the sliding rail, making the protruding portion higher than the sliding rail.

An electrical connector and the buckle assembly thereof. The buckle assembly includes a stiffener provided with a frame opening for receiving an insulating body of the electrical connector, and a load plate with a rear end pivoted to the stiffener. The stiffener has a reinforce rib in front of the frame opening. The reinforce rib has a raised portion protruding upward from an upper surface of the stiffener, and an extending portion is formed by horizontally extending from the raised portion. The load plate has a through hole for receiving the chip module, a receiving hole in front of the through hole, and two receiving holes behind the through hole. Each receiving hole allows a locking member to pass therethrough to fix the load plate onto the stiffener.