Patent ID: 9476816
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G01N,G01Q,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A heating assembly configured for use in mechanical testing at a scale of microns or less, the heating assembly comprising: a probe tip assembly configured for coupling with a transducer of the mechanical testing system the probe tip assembly includes: a probe tip heater system including a heater base and a heating element, a probe tip coupled with the probe tip heater system, a heater socket assembly including a yoke and a heater interface forming a socket within the heater socket assembly, the heater interface includes one or more displaceable contacts; wherein the heater base is slidably received and retained within the socket, and the heater base includes the yoke includes wherein in an intermediate installed configuration the one or more corresponding displaceable contacts of the heater interface are biased toward the one or more contact pads coupled with the heating element and the heater base is slidable toward a distal end of the socket, and in the installed configuration the heater base is clamped between the yoke and the one or more displaceable contacts of the heater base and the heater base is seated at the distal end of the socket and restrained from lateral and rotational movement relative to the transducer by at least the yoke and the heater interface.