Patent ID: 6051982
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A test apparatus for making electrical contact with at least one electrically conductive member of an electronic component, said test apparatus comprising:a holder for holding said electronic component in a predetermined alignment relative to a first axis;a housing adapted for being positioned relative to said holder;at least one probe member positioned substantially within said housing and adapted for being positioned along said first axis for electrically engaging said conductive member when said conductive member and said at least one probe member are brought together, said at least one probe member moving in a rotational manner with respect to said first axis during at least part of said engagement with said conductive member;first and second spaced apart means positioned within or forming part of said housing for precisely orienting said at least one probe member substantially within said housing substantially along said first axis relative to said at least one conductive member during said engagement with said conductive member, at least one of said spaced apart means including a thin electrically conductive layer forming a circuit line slidably engaging said at least one probe member and being electrically connected thereto during said engagement to provide external electrical coupling means for said test apparatus; andbiasing means for biasing said at least one probe member in a direction toward said conductive member and substantially along said first axis.