Socket Assembly and Clamp for a Socket Assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016377266-A1
Application number	US-201615262729-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 12, 2016
Priority date	Mar 12, 2014
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A clamp for a socket assembly is disclosed. The clamp comprises an upper plate, a lower plate arranged parallel to the upper plate, and a pressing section connected to the upper plate. The upper plate is capable of being pressed toward the lower plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A clamp for a socket assembly, comprising:
an upper plate; a lower plate arranged parallel to the upper plate, the upper plate capable of being pressed toward the lower plate; and a pressing section connected to the upper plate.

2 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein an upper passageway extends through the upper plate and a lower passageway extends through the lower plate.

3 . The clamp of claim 2 , wherein the upper passageway is arranged coaxially with the lower passageway.

4 . The clamp of claim 3 , wherein the upper passageway has a chamfer at an upper side of the upper plate that faces away from the lower plate.

5 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein the upper plate and the lower plate are connected by a connecting section.

6 . The clamp of claim 5 , wherein the connecting section is opposed to the pressing section.

7 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein the pressing section extends from the upper plate at least partially towards the lower plate.

8 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein the lower plate has a wing section extending from the lower plate toward the upper plate.

9 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein the clamp is formed of a metal material.

10 . The clamp of claim 1 , wherein the clamp is elastically deformable.

11 . A socket assembly, comprising:
a frame having a central opening receiving a circuit board; and a first clamp having an upper plate, a lower plate arranged parallel to the upper plate, and a pressing section connected to the upper plate, the pressing section abutting the circuit board.

12 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , wherein the lower plate has a wing section extending from the lower plate toward the upper plate.

13 . The socket assembly of claim 12 , wherein the frame has an anchoring section arranged below the wing section.

14 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , wherein the frame has an anchoring section arranged between the upper plate and the lower plate.

15 . The socket assembly of claim 14 , wherein the upper plate and the lower plate are capable of being pressed together such that the anchoring section is clamped between the upper plate and the lower plate.

16 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , wherein the frame is arranged on a carrier and the lower plate is in contact with the carrier.

17 . The socket assembly of claim 16 , wherein the upper plate and the lower plate are capable of being pressed together such that the circuit board is pressed against the carrier by the pressing section.

18 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a second clamp identical to the first clamp.

19 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , wherein the circuit board is a printed circuit board of an LED package.

20 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a cover arranged on the frame.

21 . The socket assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a contact spring arranged on the frame.

22 . The socket assembly of claim 21 , wherein the contact spring is connected to a wire and a contact pad of the circuit board.

Assignees

• Te Connectivity Nederland Bv

Inventors

• Poorter Peter
• Leijnse Olaf
• Iedema Jeroen
• Bernadi Alessandro

Classifications

• F16B5/0635

  fastened over the edges of the sheets or plates · CPC title

• F21V19/004 Primary

  by deformation of parts or snap action mountings, e.g. using clips · CPC title

• F21V23/001

  the elements being electrical wires or cables · CPC title

• F21V17/12

  by screwing · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title