U-Shaped Electrical Socket Central CPU Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical connectors do not allow the CPU to directly face the PCB centrally, leading to inefficient electrical connections and a non-optimized design.
Innovation Solution
An electrical connector assembly with an insulative housing and contacts that include a bar unit with a central opening and receiving space, allowing the CPU to be positioned centrally, with flanges and conductive pads for secure and direct electrical connection to the PCB.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional square type socket with matrix contacts is used, then the connector structure is complete, but the CPU cannot directly face the PCB centrally leading to inefficient electrical connections
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into a frame structure with separate contact elements positioned at corners rather than a dense matrix. This segmentation allows the CPU to face the PCB centrally while maintaining electrical connections through the corner contacts, resolving the contradiction between connection efficiency and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The central contact matrix is extracted and replaced with a frame structure having contacts only at corner regions. This extraction enables direct central facing between CPU and PCB while maintaining necessary electrical connections through the remaining corner contacts, improving connection efficiency without excessive complexity.
2Device complexity
If contacts are disposed on peripheral region only, then the connector structure is simplified, but electrical connection coverage is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The contact distribution transitions from a symmetric matrix to an asymmetric frame structure with concentrated contacts at corner regions. This asymmetric arrangement simplifies the overall structure while maintaining reliable electrical connections by positioning contacts at critical corner points where they can still establish necessary electrical pathways.
Data Source
AI summary
The connector includes an insulative housing having a frame configuration, and a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing. The electronic package includes an upper part and a lower part extending downwardly from the upper part. The upper part includes on a peripheral region a flange extending beyond the lower part laterally. The housing include a bar unit with an opening, and a receiving space defined in the bar unit. The bar unit forms opposite upper surface and lower surface thereof. The contacts includes a first contacting section extending upwardly above the upper surface and a second contacting section extending downwardly below the lower surface. The lower part is restrained in the receiving space while he flange is seated upon the housing.