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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Hideo Nishikawa, Uji, JP;
Takashi Miki, Uji, JP;
Nidec-Read Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An inspection apparatus for determining conductivity between and among inspection points on a printed circuit board. The apparatus comprises a plurality of probes arranged in a predetermined pattern, a translator board including a first set of terminals arranged in the same pattern as that of the probes and a second set of terminals arranged in the same pattern as that of the inspection points on a printed circuit board to be inspected, the first set of terminals being respectively interconnected with corresponding terminals of the second set, the translator board being exchangeably mounted in the apparatus, and interconnecting pins for electrically interconnecting the probes with corresponding terminals of the first set of terminals on the translator board.