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Granted Patent B1
US 10,466,273 · App. 16/233,766 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

Socket device for testing IC

Inventors: Dong Weon Hwang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Logan Jae Hwang (Flower Mound, TX); Jae Baek Hwang (Seoul, KR)
G01R1/0466G01R31/2886H01R12/716H01R13/193H01R13/6272H01R13/24H01R2201/20
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Patent No.
US 10,466,273
App. No.
16/233,766
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a socket device for testing an IC, the socket device including: a base on which an integrated circuit (IC) is mounted; a contact module having multiple contacts; a floating hinge block elastically supported on a side of the base in a vertical direction; a lid configured to rotate with the floating hinge block and having a pressing portion on a bottom surface thereof; a floating latch elastically supported on a side of the base to be parallel to the floating hinge block such that the lid is fixed; a first camshaft installed by penetrating the base and the floating hinge block and adjusting a height of the floating hinge block; a second camshaft installed by penetrating the base and the floating latch and adjusting a height of the floating latch; a lever; a handle; and a link connected to the lever and the handle respectively to rotate independently.

Claims (24)

1. A socket device for testing an integrated circuit (IC), the device comprising:

a base on which an IC is mounted;

a contact module provided on the base and having multiple contacts electrically connecting leads of the IC and leads of a printed circuit board (PCB);

a floating hinge block provided in a manner that being elastically supported on a side of the base in a vertical direction;

a lid configured to rotate with the floating hinge block and having a pressing portion on a bottom surface thereof, which is configured to protrude to press an upper surface of the IC;

a floating latch elastically supported on a side of the base to be parallel to the floating hinge block such that the lid is fixed;

a first camshaft installed by penetrating the base and the floating hinge block and adjusting a height of the floating hinge block according to a rotation angle;

a second camshaft installed by penetrating the base and the floating latch and adjusting a height of the floating latch according to a rotation angle;

a lever assembled with the first camshaft as one body and rotating;

a handle assembled with the second camshaft as one body and rotating;

a link in which both ends thereof are connected to the lever and the handle respectively to rotate independently.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first camshaft and the second camshaft includes:

a first section having a circular cross section and rotatably assembled with the base; and

a second section extending from the first section, having a cam surface, which forms a plane in an axial direction on a part of an outer circumferential surface, and assembled with the floating hinge block and the floating latch individually.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein each of the floating hinge block and the floating latch has an assembly hole through which the corresponding camshaft is inserted,

wherein the assembly hole has a plane in which surface contact is made with the corresponding cam surface.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising: multiple elastic members arranged in parallel between the floating latch and the base,

wherein the floating latch has a torque, which acts in a direction of engagement with the lid with respect to a rotation axis of the second camshaft.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the elastic members have different spring constants.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the pressing portion further includes a heating unit controlling temperature.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact module includes:

a fixed plate on which the multiple contact pins are disposed such that the fixed plate is fixed to the base; and

a floating plate which is elastically supported on the fixed plate to be spaced apart each other and through which a top end portion of the contact pins protrudes.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the floating plate is formed with a guiding surface, which is an inclined side surface thereof to guide a mounting position of the IC.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0120292 · Oct 10, 2018 · national
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