Patent ID: 7323892
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A probe for probing test points on a target board, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) having i) a first side with a plurality of solder pads thereon, ii) a second side, opposite the first side, iii) a plurality of signal routes that are electrically coupled to the solder pads for routing signals to a test instrument, and iv) a plurality of holes therein; a frame, mechanically coupled to the PCB, having i) a main body portion with a plurality of holes therein, the holes in the frame being aligned with the plurality of solder pads on the first side of the PCB, and ii) a plurality of posts that extend from the main body portion of the frame into the plurality of holes in the PCB; a plurality of spring pins for probing the test points on the target board, each spring pin of which is i) disposed in one of the holes in the frame, perpendicularly abutting the first side of the PCB, and ii) electrically coupled to one of the solder pads; and a plate adjacent the second side of the PCB, the plate having a plurality of holes therein to receive the plurality of posts extending from the main body portion of the frame, and the plate being mechanically coupled to the frame via the plurality of posts.