DOUBLE-POGO CONVERTER SOCKET TERMINAL

摘要

A socket terminal assembly (18) includes a socket body (40) having a first end (41) with a first opening to receive a contact element (200) and a second opening at a second end to receive a pin (54). A contact element (200), located in the first opening, is configured to contact the corresponding connection region of a printed circuit board (14); a pin has an end (59) adapted to contact an electrical contacting area of an integrated circuit package (12) and an opposite end (58) configured to be inserted within the opening of the socket body (40). A contact spring (46) in the second opening receives the pin (54) and applies a frictional force sufficient to retain the lower end (56) of the pin (54) within the opening of the socket body. A resilient member (60) is disposed within the opening between the contact element (200) and the contact spring (46). The resilient member (60) applies to the pin and contact element (200), in response to a downward force applied to the pin (54) or an upward force applied to the contact element (200), a force sufficient to overcome the frictional force of the contact spring (46). An intercoupling component (16) includes a socket support member having holes (20), each hole (20) receiving a corresponding socket terminal assembly (18).