Patent ID: 6191592
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A connection inspecting apparatus for a cord having a first connecting portion from which a first terminal is exposed and a second connecting portion from which a second terminal is exposed, comprising:an inspecting device having first and second contact elements provided for connection to the respective connecting portions of the cord,a positioning member for positioning the first connecting portion with respect to the first contact element of the inspecting device so that a connection inspection can be performed, the positioning member further causing the second connecting portion to be suspended along a longitudinal direction of the cord, andthe second contact element of the inspecting device comprising a plurality of enclosing members that are displaceable between an open state where the cord can be mounted in and detached from the positioning member and a substantially enclosed state where the second connecting portion is enclosed, the second contact element comprising at least one conductive coil spring mounted to at least one of the enclosing members of the enclosing members and disposed to be parallel to the longitudinal direction of the cord when the enclosing members are in the enclosed state, such that the coil spring is electrically connected with the second terminal when the enclosing members are displaced to the enclosed state.