Electric contact and electric component socket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9472867-B2
Application number	US-201414778804-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2014
Priority date	Mar 27, 2013
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

Provided is an electric contact with a stable electric resistance value. An insertion rod portion passing through a coil spring is provided on a first contact member, and a cylindrical portion in which a part of the insertion rod portion passing through the coil spring is provided on a second contact member. A tilt mechanism tilts the second contact member to bring the insertion rod portion into contact with the cylindrical portion. This can stabilize the electric resistance value. A reduced diameter portion in which the diameter decreases with an increase in the distance from the cylindrical portion is formed at least near a tip of the insertion rod portion. This can suppress changes in the contact pressure of the cylindrical portion and the insertion rod portion to make expansion and contraction operation smooth.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric contact to electrically connect a wiring board and an electric component by using:
a first contact member conducted with one of the wiring board and the electric component;
a second contact member conducted with the other of the wiring board and the electric component; and
a coil spring to energize the first contact member and the second contact member in opposite directions,
wherein;
the first contact member comprises an insertion rod portion passing through the coil spring,
the second contact member comprises a cylindrical portion to which a part of the insertion rod portion passing through the coil spring is inserted,
a reduced diameter portion in which the diameter decreases with an increase in the distance from the cylindrical portion is formed at least near a tip of the insertion rod portion, and
the electric contact comprises a tilt portion to tilt the second contact member to bring an opening end inside surface of the cylindrical portion into contact with the insertion rod portion.

2. The electric contact according to claim 1 , wherein
the tilt portion is an opening surface of the cylindrical portion having a surface direction titled from an expansion and contraction direction of the coil spring, and
the opening surface is pressed by energizing force of the coil spring to tilt the second contact member.

3. An electric component socket comprising:
a socket main body arranged on a wiring board and including a housing portion to house an electric component; and
an electric contact to electrically connect the wiring board and the electric component arranged on through holes provided on the socket main body, wherein
the electric contact comprises:
a first contact member conducted with one of the wiring board and the electric component;
a second contact member conducted with the other of the wiring board and the electric component; and
a coil spring to energize the first contact member and the second contact member in opposite directions,
wherein;
the first contact member comprises an insertion rod portion passing through the coil spring,
the second contact member comprises a cylindrical portion to which a part of the insertion rod portion passing through the coil spring is inserted,
a reduced diameter portion in which the diameter decreases with an increase in the distance from the cylindrical portion is formed at least near a tip of the insertion rod portion, and
the electric contact comprises a tilt mechanism configured to tilt the second contact member to bring an opening end inside surface of the cylindrical portion into contact with the insertion rod portion.

4. The electric component socket according to claim 3 , wherein
the tilt mechanism is an opening surface of the cylindrical portion having a surface direction titled from an expansion and contraction direction of the coil spring, and
the opening surface is pressed by energizing force of the coil spring to tilt the second contact member.

Assignees

• Enplas Corp

Inventors

• Ueyama Yuki

Classifications

• H01R4/48 Primary

  utilising a spring, clip, or other resilient member (H01R4/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R13/2421 Primary

  using coil springs · CPC title

• G01R1/06722

  Spring-loaded · CPC title

• G01R1/0483

  Sockets for unleaded IC's having matrix type contact fields, e.g. BGA or PGA devices; Sockets for unpackaged, naked chips · CPC title

• G01R1/0466

  concerning contact pieces or mechanical details, e.g. hinges or cams; Shielding · CPC title