Patent ID: 7038441

Claim:
A test apparatus with loading device, comprising: a chuck which is provided with a chuck drive, by means of which the chuck can be displaced within a working area; a carriage arranged to be displaced between a first position inside the working area close to the chuck and a second receiving position outside the working area; and a receiving member mounted on said carriage for receiving test substrates; wherein said receiving member and said chuck are arranged for vertical movement with respect to each other when said carriage is in said first position; wherein the receiving member is provided with a forceps holder for receiving forceps which hold the test substrate, and the chuck is provided with at least three lifting pins, which can move perpendicular to a bearing surface between and first position, in which the upper tip of each lifting pin lies in or below the bearing surface, and a second position, in which the tip of each pin is located a selected distance above the bearing surface.