Electrical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10559901-B2
Application number	US-201816188750-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	Dec 1, 2017
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

Abstract

An electrical connector, configured to electrically connect to a chip module, includes: a body, used to carry upward the chip module, and provided with multiple accommodating holes; and a plurality of terminals, respectively correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating holes. Each terminal includes a base, a first arm and a second arm, the base is configured to be connected to a strip, the first arm is formed by extending upward from the base, and the second arm is formed by extending upward from the first arm and is configured to abut the chip module. One side of the first arm is formed by tearing from the strip, and two opposite sides of the second arm are both formed by blanking the strip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrical connector, configured to be electrically connected to a chip module, comprising:
a body, configured to carry upward the chip module, and provided with a plurality of accommodating holes; and
a plurality of terminals, respectively correspondingly accommodated in the accommodating holes, wherein each of the terminals comprises a base, a first arm and a second arm, the base is configured to be connected to a strip, the first arm is formed by extending upward from the base, and the second arm is formed by extending upward from the first arm and is configured to abut the chip module,
wherein one side of the first arm is formed by tearing from the strip, and two opposite sides of the second arm are both formed by blanking the strip, burrs formed on the two opposite sides of the second arm are located on a same surface of the second arm, and another surface of the second arm that does not have burrs is configured to abut the chip module.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the base has a strip connecting portion extending upward and configured to be connected to the strip, and one side of the strip connecting portion adjacent to the first arm is obliquely provided upward and toward the first arm.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 2 , wherein the body is concavely provided with a plurality of retaining slots respectively communicating with the accommodating holes, the strip connecting portion is correspondingly accommodated in a corresponding one of the retaining slots and partially extends into a corresponding one of the accommodating holes, an opposite side of the strip connecting portion is punctured to form a protruding barb, and the protruding barb abuts a side wall of the corresponding one of the retaining slots.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the strip has a notch, the notch is located between the second arm and the strip, and before the first arm is torn from the strip, the notch extends to a connection location between the first arm and the second arm.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 4 , wherein an end of the second arm is formed by blanking the strip such that a gap exists between the end of the second arm and the strip.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein an opposite side of the first arm is formed by blanking the strip.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 6 , wherein a width of the first arm gradually decreases along an extending direction of the first arm, the two opposite sides of the first arm are obliquely provided along the extending direction of the firm arm, and an obliquity of the torn side of the first arm is less than an obliquity of the blanked side of the first arm.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second arm extends to a location between two adjacent ones of the accommodating holes in an adjacent row thereof, and is located between two first arms of the adjacent row thereof.

9. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the first arm comprises a first section formed by bending upward from the base and horizontally extending away from the base, a second section formed by bending upward from the first section and extending along a vertical direction, and a third section formed by bending upward from the second section and obliquely extending toward the base, and the third section extends across a vertical plane on which the base is located.

10. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the second arm comprises a fourth section formed by bending upward and extending from the first arm, and a fifth section formed by bending upward and extending from the fourth section, the fourth section is tangent to the fifth section, and the fifth section abuts the chip module.

11. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein a soldering portion is formed by bending downward and extending from the base to be soldered to a solder ball, the soldering portion comprises a first portion formed by bending downward from the base and horizontally extending away from the base, and a second portion formed by bending downward from the first portion and obliquely extending toward to the base, an end of the second portion is protrudingly provided with a hook portion, and each of the accommodating holes is correspondingly provided with a fastening block located above the hook portion to limit the corresponding terminal from moving upward.

12. The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein a bottom surface of the body is downward protrudingly provided with a plurality of protruding blocks, the second portion and one of the protruding blocks correspondingly clamp the solder ball, and a gap exists between the first portion and the solder ball.

13. The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein a bottom surface of the body is upward concavely provided with a plurality of accommodating grooves, the accommodating grooves are correspondingly communicated with the accommodating holes, and the solder ball is accommodated in one of the accommodating grooves and is soldered to the hook portion.

14. The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein the base has a position limiting portion extending downward, a gap exists between the position limiting portion and the soldering portion, and each of the accommodating holes is correspondingly provided with a position limiting surface located below the position limiting portion to limit the corresponding terminal from moving downward.

15. The electrical connector according to claim 11 , wherein the soldering portion and the second arm are located at two opposite sides of a vertical plane on which the base is located.

16. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of supporting blocks is formed by extending upward from the body to carry upward the chip module, and the second arm is located at a side of the supporting block in an adjacent row thereof and extends across the supporting block in the adjacent row thereof.

17. The electrical connector according to claim 16 , wherein each of the supporting blocks is provided with an oblique surface, and the oblique surface directly faces a connection location between the first arm and the second arm of the terminal in an adjacent row thereof.

18. The electrical connector according to claim 16 , wherein the first arm and the second arm in an adjacent row of the first arm are located between two of the supporting blocks in a same row.

19. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein one side of the strip being torn to form the first arm is obliquely provided upward and toward the first arm.

Assignees

• Lotes Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ju Ted
• Ho Chien Chih

Classifications

• H10W90/701

  characterised by the relative positions of pads or connectors relative to package parts · CPC title

• H10W74/129

  forming a chip-scale package [CSP] · CPC title

• H10W74/117

  the substrate having spherical bumps for external connection · CPC title

• H10W70/635

  Through-vias · CPC title

• H01R12/714

  with contacts abutting directly the printed circuit; Button contacts therefore provided on the printed circuit · CPC title