Patent ID: 7421916

Claim:
A manipulator for positioning a test head, comprising: positioning means for positioning said test head three-dimensionally and forming a mount, and a cradle to which said test head can be secured and which is connected to said positioning means, said cradle being connected to a plate; said plate comprising at least one first supporting point and a second supporting point spaced away from said first supporting point; said plate being pivotally mounted at said first supporting point about a first axis and at said second supporting point about a second axis oriented parallel to said first axis; said first supporting point and said second supporting point being movable between a starting position and an end position relative to said mount in overcoming the effect of a return force; said mount comprising an upper mounting portion supporting said first supporting point and a lower mounting portion supporting said second supporting point; said upper mounting portion comprising an upper supporting surface and said lower mounting portion comprising a lower supporting surface; at said upper supporting surface a linear guide being disposed by means of which said first supporting point being movably mounted along said upper supporting surface, and at said lower supporting point a linear guide being disposed by means of which said second supporting point being movably mounted along said lower supporting surface.