Patent ID: 6100707
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G01R,Y10T

Abstract:
A probe designed to be used in the testing of electronic components, wherein said probe can be operatively connected to a testing instrument, said probe comprising:a stationary framework;a base movably secured to said stationary framework;a plurality of electrically-conductive elongated leads secured to said base and operatively connected to a testing instrument, and wherein at least one of said leads has an end portion adapted for contacting a terminal of an electronic component to be tested;a guide block secured to said stationary framework and having at least one thru-bore, wherein at least one of said leads extends through and is movable within said at least one thru-bore; and,an electro-mechanically driven piston arranged for driving said base, at high speed between one of two positions, wherein when an electronic component is located at a predetermined position relative to said guide block, an actuator will cause said electro-mechanical piston to move said base and thereby cause the leads secured to said base to move toward said component, and said at least one thru-bore will guide an associated one of said leads toward a terminal of said electronic component.