Abstract: In a region where heat deformation of a movable scroll spiral wall and/or a fixed scroll spiral wall for a scroll type compressor is relatively large, a relieving part is formed for relieving the heat deformation of the movable scroll spiral wall and/or the fixed scroll spiral wall in at least a part of at least one of an outer circumferential wall of the movable scroll spiral wall and an inner circumferential wall of the fixed scroll spiral wall, which corresponds to the outer circumferential wall of the movable scroll spiral wall.

Abstract: A scroll compressor comprising: an upper frame fixed in a case; a fixed scroll fixed to the upper frame and having a wrap of involute shape; an orbiting scroll installed between the upper frame and the fixed scroll and having a wrap of involute shape in order to form a compression space which consecutively moves by being engaged to the wrap of the fixed scroll; and a rotation preventing member slidably installed between the upper frame and the orbiting scroll towards a radius direction for preventing a rotation of the orbiting scroll and having a thrust bearing surface at an upper surface thereof which supports a shaft direction load of the orbiting scroll.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved rotor mechanism to improve the mechanism of the intermeshing displacement rotor and valve rotor. The main feature is that the displacement rotor and the valve rotor provide the operation curve from the carryover period to intake period, which includes a pair of convex curves with different radius merging smoothly with each other, thereby providing a smooth transference of the intake, exhaust, and carryover, etc. and avoiding noise and vibration during the working process. Moreover, the displacement rotor and the valve rotor provide the operation curve from the starting of exhaust to the period of ending, which is defined by an arcuated surface thereby providing a rotor mechanism with great diplacement transference and high compression ratio.

Abstract: A tool for applying grout into a recess between adjacent tile surfaces comprises a body for gripping by the user formed with an elongate, resilient channel member adapted for retaining a line of grout and delivering the grout directly into the recess by aligning and pressing of the channel member over the recess. A finishing portion can be formed on the same body or a separate body for compressing and shaping the grout after delivery into the recess. The tool of the present invention avoids wasting of grout and increases the speed of application without sacrificing the appearance or integrity of the grout joint.

Abstract: The invention is addressed to the problem of providing a method whereby a mixing of bulk material containing fibers (fiber material) and plastic granules for the plasticate extrusion of long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) will be possible during the melting process with high production outputs and with minimized material content in the extruder system and minimized fiber damage, and to the problem of creating an apparatus with an extruder for the practice of the method, which will have an extruder housing of modified geometry as to the feed opening and the corresponding screw elements, so that the disadvantages described above are avoided.

Abstract: A tool for multi-component injection molding of plastic toothbrush bodies 4 for toothbrushes has two tool halves 1, 1′ which can be opened and closed. In one tool half 1 a linearly movable transfer device 6 is arranged. The hollow mold spaces 2 for injection molding the first component are formed exclusively by the two tool halves 1, 1′. For transferring the injection-molded blanks (3) in the second station, the transfer device 6 moves into the area of the injection-molded blanks 3, picks them up by vacuum suction cups 11, and transfers the injection-molded blanks 3 by linear movement into the second station.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip molding apparatus includes an upper platen including an upper mold, a lower platen including a lower mold having a molding block configured to receive a lead frame, a controller, and an electrical detector for forming an electrical circuit between the controller and the lead frame when the lead frame is oriented improperly on the lower mold. A low-level test voltage is imparted to at least the lower mold. As a result, an electrical signal will flow from the detecting block when the lead frame rests on the detecting block. When such a signal is detected, therefore, the lead frame is determined as having been improperly set on the molding block. The signal generated is detected by a controller and used thereby to interrupt the operation of the molding apparatus.

Abstract: A method and device for providing a gate blocking material. Specifically, a method for molding a substrate having known good and bad sites thereon, by blocking the gate area of the bad sites during the molding process. A blocking material or an injection pin are used to interrupt the flow of molding compound through an injection molding system, and thereby prevent molding compound from flowing onto the known bad substrate sites.

Abstract: An injection molding machine for the manufacture of injection molded items, especially toothbrush bodies or toothbrushes, wherein the injection molding machine includes a mold-containing injection die (1) and an injection unit (2), especially with a screw-piston extruder or a similar material transport system. Distribution or transport channels lead from the injection unit (2) forming a distribution channel arrangement (4) to the individual mold cavities (5). One or more feeds (10) are located on the distribution channels and/or the mold cavities for at least one additive, for instance, a liquid color.

Abstract: A dough portion control machine for flour and similar materials comprises a dough feeding hopper, a dough extrusion apparatus including first and second a interchangeable dough distributors, a dough weight and dimension apparatus, a dough cutting apparatus, and a extrusion portion control apparatus. The first dough distributor is adapted to cooperate with the dough cutting apparatus and the extrusion dough portion control apparatus to produce dough portions in the range of 0.1-0.7 lb. and the second dough distributor, when interchanged with the first dough distributor, is adapted to cooperate with the dough cutting apparatus and the extrusion dough portion control apparatus to produce dough portions in range of 0.7-1.5 lb. and even heavier.

Abstract: Disclosed are a filament cassette and a filament loading assembly for supplying filament in a three-dimensional deposition modeling machine. The filament cassette contains a rotatable spool of filament, and has an exit orifice through which a filament strand may exit the cassette. The filament loading assembly is mounted on the modeling machine and receives the filament cassette. The filament loading assembly has conduit for receiving a strand of filament from the cassette and a drive means for advancing the filament strand through the conduit. The filament cassette and loading assembly of the present invention provide a convenient manner of loading and unloading filament from the modeling machine. The filament cassette and the conduit may be made airtight so that the filament is protected from moisture in the environment.

Abstract: A tire bundle is molded in a mold cavity formed by closing a mold having upper and lower mold halves with intermeshing fingers (20, 24) for enclosing bead wires and providing a molded bead ring for placing in a bead apex mold.

Abstract: Methods and devices for molding a desired configuration into an endovascular graft section that is made of a plurality of layers of fusible material. Layers of fusible material are disposed on a shape forming mandrel with seams in the layers that may be configured to produce inflatable channel. The graft section and shape forming mandrel can be placed in a mold which contains an outer layer or layers of fusible material while the inflatable channels are being expanded and the fusible material of the graft section fixed. In some embodiments, the fusible material of the graft section may be fixed by a sintering process.

Abstract: A mold mounting plate of an injection molding machine, in particular for plastic, includes a baseplate having a front face for receiving a mold. The weight of the mold mounting plate can be reduced by arranging a dome-shaped element with its base on the backside of the baseplate opposite the front side for supporting the baseplate. Such mold mounting plate is easy to manufacture as a single cast part.

Abstract: A catalyst composition and method for oxidizing fuels is disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises at least one compound having one of a group III, group IIA or Lanthanide element such as, for example, Aluminum, Magnesium or Cesium, and at least one compound having at least one element selected from group IA, group IVA, group VI, group VII, group VIII, group IB, group IIB, and combinations thereof, such as, for example platinum, rhodium and rhenium. A method for oxidizing an fuel, the method comprising providing a fuel and a catalyst mixture; transporting the fuel and the catalyst to the flame zone separately; mixing the fuel and the catalyst; and oxidizing the fuel. The method and catalyst mixture may be used for oxidation of any hydrocarbon based fuel. Improved results from the use of the group III, group IIA or Lanthanide group element include increased power, reduced harmful emissions, and smoother oxidation process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and apparatus for controlling afterburning in the regenerator of a FCC unit. The process and apparatus inject steam into the dilute phase within a regenerator to promote combustion of carbon monoxide before it enters the regenerator cyclones, plenum, or flue gas transfer lines.

Abstract: A method for a security control of a burner, provided with a body comprising a diffuser in which apertures for the flow of a mixture of air and fuel are made, comprises detecting a temperature representative of the temperature of said diffuser in at least one zone of the diffuser, generating a signal having an intensity depending on said representative temperature.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus to improve the utilization of flow and power characteristics of a combustion air fan over the full range of burner operation. More specifically, it is an apparatus and a method of operation that uses a high flue-gas-to-air ratio over most of the boiler operating range to maximize thermal efficiency, but which switches to a lower ratio of flue-gas-to-air, or no flue gas in the limiting case, at the high end of the mass flow range of the burner to minimize the size of the fan housing and fan motor. When applied to current generation ULNBs, fan size can be reduced about 50% and operating power consumption can be reduced by about 50% without adversely affecting NOx emissions.

Abstract: A gas burner in which a burner head is positioned within an inner pipe that is surrounded by an outer protective pipe. Fuel is delivered to the burner head through a fuel conduit positioned within the inner pipe, and combustion air is delivered through the inner pipe. The fuel conduit terminates short of the burner head and the wall of that conduit is provided with a plurality of holes. A further pipe surrounds at least the perforated part of the fuel conduit, and one end of the further pipe extends to the the burner head while the other end is sealed against the fuel conduit to form a mixing chamber between the outside of the fuel conduit and the inside of the further pipe. A second conduit is provided to conduct a given amount of air to the mixing chamber.

Abstract: An oxidation oven for use in the production of carbon fibers from a polyacrylonitrile precursor fiber. The oven has an oven chamber formed by sides and ends. At least one of the ends has a first opening and a second opening. The product passes through the openings for treatment in the oven chamber. The oven is also provided with a first nozzle adjacent the first opening, a second nozzle adjacent the second opening, and respective first and second diffusers adjacent the first and second openings. The diffusers cooperate with the first and second nozzles respectively to provide first and second inductors. Each nozzle is effective for discharging air from an air flow pathway into the throat of the associate diffuser to thereby induce a positive pressure inducted air flow of ambient air toward the opening to which it is adjacent.

Abstract: A oven conveyor system is disclosed herein. In use, items to be heated are placed in contact with a hearth, and then moved across the hearth by the conveyor. The conveyor system allows the items to maintain contact with the hearth while being conveyed. A large volume of items may be heated while still obtaining the beneficial heating characteristics of a hearth-type oven.

Abstract: An orthodontic bracket has a front side part, a bump portion, an inner side part which are formed on a ceiling face of a guide portion in such a manner that the front side part, the bump portion, the inner side part are formed in order in a guiding direction to which a clip is guided by the guide portion. The orthodontic bracket further has a sliding-rotation supporter provided at the lower end of the clip. When the sliding-rotation supporter slides on the ceiling face and gets over the bump portion from the front side part to reach the inner side part of the ceiling face, the clip can press the archwire down toward the bottom of the archwire slot.

Abstract: A set of customized orthodontic brackets are provided with slots that are arranged substantially parallel to the tooth surface. The archwire, in an as-manufactured condition, has a portion of substantial arcuate extent, which is canted relative to the occlusal plane. The brackets are designed on a computer as a combination of three-dimensional virtual objects comprising the virtual bracket bonding pad and a separate virtual bracket body retrieved from a library of virtual bracket bodies. The virtual brackets can be represented as a file containing digital shape data and exported to a rapid prototype fabrication device for fabrication of the bracket in wax or other material and casting the wax prototype in a suitable alloy. Other manufacturing techniques are also contemplated, including milling and laser sintering.

Abstract: Tweezers for holding strip-shaped or thread-shaped material with particularly abrasive characteristics are disclosed, for example, for dental purposes, wherein clamping elements, particularly in the shape of rods, are arranged in the area of the free end of each of the two legs of the tweezers, and wherein, in the closed position of the tweezers, at least one clamping element arranged at a leg contacts two clamping elements arranged at a distance from one another at the other leg or engages in a recess located in the latter.

Abstract: A versatile system for the manipulation of dental appliances is described that includes a grasping assembly coupled to an actuating assembly. Members of the grasping assembly are shaped to approximate contour of the dental appliance. An apical seating member is disposed upon the grasping assembly to facilitate the application of seating pressure. The grasping assembly may be removably or permanently coupled to the actuating assembly. Portions of the actuating assembly, the grasping assembly, or both the actuating and grasping assemblies may be shaped to facilitate distal, mesial, or both distal and mesial manipulation of the dental appliance.

Abstract: A dental post and method for supporting a tooth replacement on a natural tooth root, has a shank with a first root engagement portion and a second tooth replacement support portion. A non-round flange is on the first portion but is adjacent the second portion. The non-round flange is received in a non-round countersink at the opening of the root canal for precluding relative rotation between the post and the root. One or more flexible flanges extend from one or both of the shank portions and the entire post is made of plastic.

Abstract: The invention provides the methods for creating empirically valid astrological data, artifacts and information, being the data of astrological components by zodiac sign position correlated to the actual zodiac constellations, and the information, objects, tools and resources which are manufactured to reflect, house, or process this data. These component data and artifacts provide accurate, naturally factual, representations, in contrast to those provided by contemporary astrology. Once component data is established, the values can be processed into analytic charts, tables and aspect grids, displaying and representing the astrological profile of subject inquiry. The invention provides three celestial mapping systems correlated to the constellations, these based on a mapping origin at the vernal equinox in ecliptic coordinates, mapping locations named to the twelve zodiac signs in order, by 30/360 grid, by actual layout of the stars in constellation, and by zodiac symbol figured to said stars in constellation.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for refreshable tactile display are disclosed, the apparatus being preferably embodied as a rotating-wheel refreshable Braille reader. The reader includes a housing having a reading aperture with a rotatable wheel assembly maintained therein so that a display surface of a rotating wheel passes the reading aperture. The wheel has endless rows of openings defined therethrough to the display surface, a pin held in each opening and freely movable therein. Actuators, at least equal in number to the rows of openings but substantially fewer in number than the openings, are held at a static location relative to the wheel for selectively moving pins in the rows so that Braille characters are arrayed at the display surface after passing the static location. Braille characters are thus streamed across the reading aperture of the housing.

Abstract: A right-angle coaxial connector is provided, which can eliminate a possibility of the electric short circuit, which is excellent in mass production applicability, and which can be manufactured with low cost. The right-angle coaxial connector includes a coaxial plug 10 provided at an end of a cable 1, and a coaxial receptacle 20 electrically connected to the coaxial plug by inserting the coaxial plug therein. The coaxial plug 10 includes a plug main body 11 made of an insulative resin, and a plurality of pin type terminals protruded from a surface of the plug main body. The pin type terminals are divided into one signal terminal 12 and a plurality of ground terminals 13 disposed around the signal terminal. The ground terminals 13 are preferably arranged such that distances between adjacent ground terminals are set to be equal to one another.

Abstract: A coaxial connector assembly (10) for mounting on a circuit board, which can be constructed at low cost and which provides low losses. The connector assembly, which can include three connectors (11, 12, 13), includes a cast metal housing (40) having a front mating end (20) and having a rear end (22) that terminates to a circuit board (80). Each connector includes a combination (60) of a center conductor (62) with a horizontally-extending front portion (70) and a downwardly-extending rear portion (74), and an insulator (64) that surrounds the inner conductor. The housing is a metal cast member with its front portion forming two concentric sleeves (100, 102) at each connector (11-13), the inside (44) of the inner sleeve forming the front portion of a through passage (42) whose rear portion extends downwardly. The combination of center conductor and insulation is installed by pressing it forwardly into the housing passage.

Abstract: A conductive contact structure to electrically connect to a source/drain region in a semiconductor substrate and a process of making the same. An inlay opening including a pad opening and a bottom opening is formed in the dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate. The pad opening is larger than and located upon the bottom opening that exposes the source/drain region. The bottom opening and pad opening are sequentially filled with a polysilicon layer and a tungsten layer to form a bottom plug and a metal pad layer, respectively.

Abstract: A transceiver adapter is provided that includes a substrate, including electrical contacts on a first side thereof for electrically contacting a transceiver, and electrical contacts on a second side thereof for electrically contacting a printed wire assembly. A transceiver adapter is also provided that includes an adapter plate, including (a) tabs for positioning a transceiver, and (b) mounting pins for coupling the adapter plate with a, printed wire assembly; and a substrate hole through which a transceiver may be electrically mated with a printed wire assembly. A transceiver is also provided that includes electrical contacts; and a mateable electrical connector, including (a) electrical contacts on a first side thereof for electrically contacting the electrical contacts of the transceiver, and (b) electrical contacts on a second side thereof for electrically contacting a printed wire assembly.

Abstract: An IC socket for an IC package as an electrical part has a socket body to which a number of contact pins are arranged so as to establish an electrical connection between a printed circuit board and a terminal of the IC package. The contact pin comprises a first contact piece disposed on an electrical part side so as to contact the terminal of the electrical part and a second contact piece disposed on a printed circuit board side so as to contact the printed circuit board. When the first contact piece contacts the terminal and is pressed, the first contact piece is inclined and a contact end portion of the first contact piece is moved so as to slide with respect to the electrical part.

Abstract: An LGA connector assembly (1) includes an insulative base (10) receiving a number of electrical contacts (14), a metal reinforcement (11) covering the base, a lever (13) and a metal clip (12) pivotally mounted to two opposite sides of the base respectively. The base defines a cavity (100) in a middle thereof and eight rectangular holes (1031) near the cavity. The reinforcement includes a planar portion (111) and eight projecting members (1110) extending perpendicularly from the planar portion. Each projecting member can be fittingly received in the corresponding hole of the base. Thus, during rotating the lever to engage with the metal clip to tightly attach a CPU in the cavity of the LGA connector assembly, the base is hard enough to withstand forces from the clip and the lever.

Abstract: An electrical connector system is provided for a mobile phone which includes a lower housing disposed beneath a printed circuit board having a plurality of circuit traces on a bottom side thereof. The housing includes at least one cavity in an upper side thereof opposite the bottom side of the printed circuit board. A connector module is positionable in the cavity and includes a frame having at least one connector thereon. The connector has at least one flexible contact for surface-engaging a respective circuit trace on the bottom side of the printed circuit board. A complementary interengaging mounting structure is provided between the frame of the connector module and the lower phone housing to releasably mount the module in the cavity. Thereby the module easily can be selectively removed from the housing for repair or replacement purposes.

Abstract: An electrical connector that is intended in particular for mounting in a mounting opening in a housing wall of a light housing is described. For this purpose, the connector has a holding element that is at the same time in the form of a protective-ground conductor contact. The holding element preferably has a holding spring and a contact part which acts as a protective-ground conductor contact and is configured such that the protective-ground contact is mounted and formed automatically by insertion of the connector into the mounting opening.

Abstract: A grounding device comprising a ground lead and a support bushing wherein the ground lead and the support bushing comprise a unitary structure.

Abstract: A connector mates to a header having a plurality of header contacts arranged into a plurality of header rows, where the header contacts in each header row include signal contacts and ground contacts in a pre-determined arrangement. The connector is complementary to the header and has a housing and a connector row corresponding to each header row. Each connector row is mounted as a sub-assembly to the housing to form the connector and has a plurality of connector contacts, a row block, and a row shield. Each connector contact of the connector row corresponds to a header contact. The row block securely holds each connector contact in the connector row. The row shield electrically shields the connector contacts of the connector row from an adjacent connector row.

Abstract: A safety socket protective cover includes an outer housing, an inner housing, a sliding cover, an elastic support member and an elastic member. The sliding cover, the elastic support member and the elastic member are disposed at a gap between the outer housing and the inner housing. The sliding cover is provided with wedge members for corresponding with receptacles at the outer housing, wherein each wedge member has a passive inclined plane. The elastic support member has elastic restoring forces and is disposed below the sliding cover. The elastic member is pressed between the sliding cover and the outer housing. When the sliding cover receives abnormal forces, the wedge members block the receptacles at the outer housing due to unequal forces received, thereby preventing alien objects from entering the receptacles.

Abstract: A card adapter 1 is provided which may connect/disconnect a card-shaped electronic device and has a chassis 10, a push member 40 disposed in the chassis 10 for pushing a CF card 2, an eject lever 50 movably mounted with respect to the chassis 10, a link arm 60 pivotably mounted on the chassis 10 via a rotation axis 13, and the like. In the card adapter 1, one end of the link arm 60 is linked with the push member 40 via a first linking part 14, and the other end of the link arm 60 is linked with the eject lever 50 via a second linking part, whereby the movement of the eject lever 50 is transmitted to the push member 40 via the link arm 60. According to such a structure, the card adapter 1 can reliably and easily connect and disconnect the CF card 2.

Abstract: To restrain the motion of a card in such a way as to allow the card to be pulled out even from a card locked state or card ejected state, the card connector of the present invention includes: a housing formed by a base plate and a metal plate cover mounted on the base plate; an eject mechanism provided in the housing to eject a card, the eject mechanism including an operation member mounted slidable along one side of the housing, a spring member to elastically urge the operation member, and an eject member integrally formed with the operation member and driven by an accumulated elastic force of the spring member to push the operation member to eject the card; and a feeling lock mechanism having a feeling lock member adapted to engage a lock recess of the card.

Abstract: A modified male connector on an internal power supply cord of a personal computer is provided. The modified connector enables easy unplugging of the connector of the power supply cord from the female connector of an electronic device. The invention is characterized in that two compressible tabs are created on two opposing sides of the male connector. One end of the compressible tabs will be lined up touching against the outer rim of the female connector when the male connector is mated with the female connector. When unplugging the male connector, users have only to slightly depress the compressible tab, and male connector will be loosened and pushed out from the female connector.

Abstract: A steering column switch is provided with an electrical connecting device mounted in a housing that is affixed to the steering column jacket between the steering wheel and the steering column, said connecting device comprising a flexible, electrical conductor wound in the form of a spiral, which is inserted in an upper part of the housing and covered by a lid affixed to the steering wheel, wherein the conductor is coupled to the side of the steering wheel by means of a connecting unit and to a central printed circuit board that is connected to the electric system of the vehicle. A rotor of a steering angle sensor is assigned to the connecting device inside the housing, the stator on the housing side of said sensor contacting the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A multi-beam power contact is provided including a main body and a plurality of at least three beams, which may be grouped in beam pairs, extending from the main body. The beams are adapted for mating with a mating connector, and the beams comprise contact areas adapted for electrical connection with the mating connector. Additionally, the multi-beam power contact may optionally include at least one initial contact beam and at least one non-initial contact beam. The initial contact beam is arranged to electrically connect to the mating connector before the non-initial contact beam electrically connects while the multi-beam power contact is being mated.

Abstract: A wet connect/disconnect arrangement is disclosed for a downhole system that allows installation of various tools and/or a string and subsequent electrical connection to the downhole system in a wet environment. Several embodiments are disclosed, all of which produce a clean, reliable connection. Exemplary embodiments include an upper section being mechanically and electrically joined to an intermediate section with electrical connectors for being joined at a lower section. The intermediate section further has auxiliary connectors that may be protected by a cover and remain unmated in a first connected application being therefore available for future use. The upper section may be removed leaving the intermediate section in place whereby the unmated connectors are available to rejoin a new upper section. Different types of connectors are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to be mounted onto a panel of an electronic appliance includes a housing and a predetermined number of contacts held and fixed in the housing. The housing includes one or more projections formed on each of an upper surface and a lower surface of the housing, and the projections are adapted to be positioned on a first side of the panel. The electrical connector also includes a block which engages the housing, and the block is adapted to be positioned on a second side of the panel which is opposite the first side of the panel. Moreover, the block includes a through-hole formed therethrough. The electrical connector also includes a fixing pin, and a portion of the fixing pin is positioned within the through-hole.

Abstract: A breakaway locking connector system includes a first body having a rotatable collar mounted thereon and a second body configured to mate with the first body and automatically disengage from the first body when a predetermined force is applied to the connector system. The first and second bodies include telescopingly engaged body portions and axially mating contacts. The connector system further includes an annular collar encircling the telescoping body portions and rotatively held on the first body and a spring inside the collar. The ends of the spring are confined between the first body and the collar so as yieldingly to resist rotation of the collar relative to the first body. Axially aligned tabs are provided on the collar and the second body for latching the first body and the second body together through a predetermined range of forces.

Abstract: An electrical coupling comprises a sealing element, a mechanical securing element, and load bearing members on either side of the mechanical securing element. The load bearing members each comprise upper and lower body halves, which mount to an inner member through which an insulated electrical cable runs. Between the upper and lower body halves and the inner member, an open weave fabric is secured, and the fabric extends onto the electrical cable beyond the load bearing member, so that when stress is applied to the cable, the fabric tends to squeeze down onto the cable, thereby bearing the stress on the cable. The mechanical securing element is preferably a bayonet mount, including an O-ring seal providing a water resistant seal when the connection is made up.

Abstract: A card connector apparatus that can prevent forced removal of a card at a predetermined mounting position and transmission of a force exerted when trying to pull the card out by force to a locking mechanism is provided. An apparatus of the present invention includes a slider, an ejection spring, a locking mechanism for the slider including a heart-shaped cam groove and a latch-pin, an engaging member, that is, a leaf spring, provided on the slider, and a fixed portion, for example, a shoulder, with which an end portion of the leaf spring engages when a compact memory card is in a state of being held at a predetermined mounting position, and an attempt is made to move the compact memory card in the ejecting direction, that is, toward the insertion port, the shoulder being formed on a housing.

Abstract: A socket for an electrical part comprises: a socket body having an electrical part accommodation portion; a contact pin to be contacted to or separated from a terminal of the electrical part; an open/close member provided for the socket body for pressing the electrical part accommodated on the accommodation portion; and an operation member disposed to be vertically movable so as to open or close the open/close member. The open/close member includes a pressing member such as heat sink for pressing the electrical part and a link mechanism supporting the pressing member to be openable, and the link mechanism comprises a first link disposed to be rotatable to the pressing member and the socket body and a second link disposed to be rotatable to the first link and the operation member.