1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electrical connector assembly, especially to an electrical connector assembly having electrical connector with low profile and processor having cone pins to make it be assembled to the electrical connector with little force.
2. Description of the Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. 6,135,784 issued to Pei on Oct. 24, 2000 discloses a LIF Pin Grid Array (PGA) electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts received therein and a processor assembled on the insulative housing. The processor includes a plurality of pins connecting with the contacts. The contact comprises a pair of spring arms. When the processor is assembled to the insulative housing, the pin of the processor exerts a force on the two spring arms pushing the spring arms move away from each other, and finally the pin connect with the spring arms. Thus, an electrical connection is established between the processor and the electrical connector. However, the number of the contacts becomes more and more, and the force that exerts on the processor becomes larger and larger. Thus, it is difficult to assemble the processor and the pin is easily deformed.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,544,064 issued to McHugh on Apr. 8, 2003 discloses a ZIF Pin Grid Array (PGA) electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises a base with a plurality of contacts received therein, a cover assembled to the base and a lever assembled between the cover and the base. When the processor is assembled to the electrical connector, the processor and the cover are in the first position that the pins of the processor disconnect with the contacts. Then rotate the lever to make the cover move relative to the base and the processor also moves with the cover to a second position that the pins connect with the contacts. When assembled the processor to the electrical connector, this type of electrical connector is easy to operate and can prevent the deformation of the pins. However, the cover and the lever occupy more space, which violates the development trend of the minimization of the electrical connector.
Hence, an improved electrical connector assembly is required to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art.