IP Library Patent Application 17679312
Patent Application
App. No. 17/679,312

ELASTIC PROBE ELEMENT, ELASTIC PROBE ASSEMBLY, AND TESTING DEVICE

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App. No.
17/679,312
Abstract

An elastic probe element, an elastic probe assembly, and a testing device are provided. The testing device includes a substrate, a guiding member, and multiple ones of the elastic probe elements. The guiding member has a plurality of through holes for the multiple ones of the elastic probe elements correspondingly passing through. The elastic probe element includes a main body, a first contact segment, and a second contact segment that are integrally formed. The main body has a plurality of needle structures, and any two adjacent needle structures have a gap arranged therebetween. The needle structures are connected to each other through a first connection part and a second connection part arranged at a first end and a second end of the elastic probe element, respectively. The first contact segment is arranged at the first end. The second contact segment is arranged at the second end.

Claims (29)

1 . An elastic probe element, comprising:

a body having a plurality of needle structures, wherein two adjacent ones of the needle structures have a gap arranged therebetween, and the plurality of needle structures are connected to each other through a first connection part and a second connection part that are respectively arranged at a first end and a second end of the elastic probe element;

a first contact segment arranged at the first end of the elastic probe element; and

a second contact segment arranged at the second end of the elastic probe element;

wherein the main body, the first contact segment, and the second contact segment are integrally formed.

2 . The elastic probe element according to claim 1 , wherein the body is made of a highly electrically conductive material.

3 . The elastic probe element according to claim 1 , wherein the first end includes at least one first tapered end, and the second end includes at least one second tapered end.

4 . The elastic probe element according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of needle structures of the body are parallel to each other.

5 . An elastic probe assembly, comprising:

multiple ones of the elastic probe elements according to claim 1 ;

wherein the multiple ones of the elastic probe elements are stacked in a same direction so as to form the elastic probe assembly;

wherein one part of the elastic probe assembly extends along the first end so as to form a first contact end of the elastic probe assembly, and another part of the elastic probe assembly extends along the second end so as to form a second contact end of the elastic probe assembly.

6 . A testing device, comprising:

a substrate;

at least one guiding member having a plurality of through holes; and

multiple ones of the elastic probe elements according to claim 1 respectively corresponding to the plurality of through holes, and each passing through a corresponding one of the through holes.

7 . The testing device according to claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of through holes is strip-shaped.

8 . The testing device according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of through holes are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the at least one guiding member.

9 . The testing device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

at least one block arranged on a side of the first contact segment that is away from a first contact end and is adjacent to a corresponding one of the through holes.

10 . The testing device according to claim 6 , wherein a part of the first contact segment is accommodated in a corresponding one of the through holes.

11 . The testing device according to claim 6 , wherein the first connection part is accommodated in a corresponding one of the through holes.

12 . A testing device, comprising:

a substrate;

at least one guiding member having a plurality of through holes; and

multiple ones of the elastic probe assemblies according to claim 5 respectively corresponding to the plurality of through holes, and each passing through a corresponding one of the through holes.

13 . The testing device according to claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of through holes is strip-shaped.

14 . The testing device according to claim 12 , further comprising:

at least one block arranged on a side of the first contact segment or a side of the second contact segment that is away from the first contact end and is adjacent to a corresponding one of the through holes.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 8, 2024
From: XINZHUO TECHNOLOGY (ZHEJIANG) CO., LTD.
To: XINGR TECHNOLOGIES (ZHEJIANG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067040/0682 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2023
From: DRAGON PROBE ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
To: XINZHUO TECHNOLOGY (ZHEJIANG) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065850/0732 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2023
From: TECAT TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) LIMITED
To: DRAGON PROBE ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064897/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2022
From: LOU, CHOON LEONG
To: TECAT TECHNOLOGIES (SUZHOU) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059088/0115 →