Patent ID: 8008939

Claim:
A component test apparatus performing a test on an electronic component, the apparatus comprising: a component loading device that loads the electronic component to a loading position; a transport hand capable of holding the electronic component so as to transport the electronic component from the loading position to a plurality of functional stations arranged a test position, and to transport the tested electronic component from the functional stations to an unloading position; and a component unloading device that unloads the electronic component from the unloading position, wherein the functional stations have mutually different functions and are spaced apart at equal intervals along a movement direction of the transport hand, and wherein the transport hand includes a plurality of index units each one of which is capable of holding the electronic component and operating independently from the other ones of the index units, the index units being spaced apart at intervals equal to the intervals at which the functional stations are spaced apart along a transport direction of the electronic component from the loading position toward the test position.