Patent ID: 8456183
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An electronic component contactor, comprising: a plurality of contact pins that is connected to a plurality of wirings formed on a substrate and is brought into contact with a plurality of terminals of an electronic component; a housing that encases said plurality of contact pins and determines positions of said plurality of contact pins; and a buffer member that buffers against a behavior of said contact pins, wherein said contact pins each includes: a base portion that is connected to said wiring; a stretch portion that stretches from said base portion in an arc shape; a contact portion that is formed in said stretch portion and is brought into contact with said terminal; and a load receiving portion that is formed in said stretch portion and faces said buffer member, and wherein said housing includes a support base in which at least a surface supporting said buffer member is formed to be flat and supports said buffer member, wherein said buffer member is formed in a sheet-like shape, and wherein at least a portion of said buffer member that faces said load receiving portion is supported by said support base.