IC Socket Cover and Lever Merging for Large Component Clearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional clamshell-type IC sockets face difficulties in accommodating and removing large electrical components due to the protruding structure of the lever and cover members, which limits the size of components that can be used.
Innovation Solution
The socket design rotates the cover and lever members to the same side edge of the socket body, with a pressing mechanism that allows the cover member to be pushed down by the lever member, simplifying the structure and enabling wider opening for easier component insertion and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the cover member and lever member are disposed on opposite side edges of the socket body, then the locking structure can securely lock the lever member, but the electrical component becomes difficult to be taken in and taken out from the socket body
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cover member and lever member connections to the same side edge of the socket body, consolidating structures that were previously distributed on opposite sides. This integration reduces the protrusion distance and creates more clearance space, allowing electrical components to be easily inserted and removed while maintaining locking functionality through the combined structure.
2Reliability
If the locking structure is provided at the other side edge side of the socket body, then the lever member can be securely locked, but large electrical components cannot be accommodated between the cover member and locking structure
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the cover member and lever member connections to the same side edge, the patent increases the available space within the socket body. This spatial reorganization allows larger electrical components to be accommodated while the locking structure maintains its securing function, thereby improving adaptability to various component sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent repositions the locking structure and related components along the width dimension of the socket body rather than extending them to opposite edges. This dimensional adjustment creates additional vertical and horizontal clearance, enabling the socket to accommodate larger components without compromising locking reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the cover member and lever member are disposed in a developed state connected in series, then they can be opened fully, but they largely project upward from the one side edge side of the socket body
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the pivot points of the cover member and lever member to the same side edge of the socket body. This consolidation reduces the overall protrusion distance when the components are in the opened position, as both members rotate from the same location rather than extending from opposite edges, thereby reducing the upward projection while maintaining full opening capability.
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AI summary
To provide a socket for electrical component that allows an electrical component to be easily accommodated and to be able to be accommodated and be used even if the electrical component is large. The IC socket 10 comprises a socket body 13 accommodating an IC package 11; a cover member 15 for pressing the IC package 11; and a lever member 17 for pressing the cover member 15. The cover member 15 and the lever member 17 are rotatably connected to the same side end side of the socket body 13, and a pressing means 25, for pushing down the cover member 15 by closing the lever member 17 at the state that the cover member 15 is closed, is provided.