Patent ID: 8836362
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A switch probe for use in a substrate inspection device to inspect a substrate to determine whether or not a part to be inspected is mounted on the substrate in a predetermined position, the switch probe comprising: a first tubular element; a first rod element partially accommodated in the first tubular element, and pressed into the first tubular element when the part to be inspected is mounted for substrate inspection; a second tubular element fixed in the first tubular element; a second rod element partially accommodated in the second tubular element which is inside the first tubular element, and contacting with the first rod element when the first rod element is pressed into the first tubular element; and a fixing mechanism configured to temporarily fix the second rod element in a position so that the second rod element does not contact with the first rod element even when the first rod element is pressed into the first tubular element, the fixing mechanism comprising: