Patent ID: 6972586

Claim:
A panel inspection apparatus for inspecting a display panel, wherein the display panel has a side on which a panel electrode group is arranged, the panel inspection apparatus comprising: an inspection unit including an inspection electrode, wherein the inspection unit causes the inspection electrode to contact the panel electrode group and moves in a direction perpendicular to the side of the display panel; and a pressurizing mechanism for pressing the inspection electrode against the panel electrode group, wherein the pressurizing mechanism moves independently in a direction perpendicular to the side of the display panel in a state in which the inspection unit is arranged at a position where the inspection electrode contacts the panel electrode group, wherein the pressurizing mechanism includes a pair of pivotally movable pressurizing levers, wherein the pair of pivotally movable pressurizing levers cause the inspection electrode to contact the panel electrode group with a predetermined force, wherein the pressurizing levers move toward the display panel in a first direction that is perpendicular to the one side of the display panel and moves away from the display panel in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and wherein the inspection electrode is arranged at a position near the panel electrode group where the inspection electrode is visual when the pressurizing levers are separated from the side of the display panel.