TWI663410B - Docking floating mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A docking floating mechanism includes a support platform, a support column, a first plate body, a second plate body, a nitrogen rod, and at least one position adjustment component. The supporting column is located below the supporting platform and has a receiving space. The first plate is located in the accommodation space. The second plate body is located on the support column and covers the accommodation space. The nitrogen rod has a telescopic rod. The telescopic rod passes through the first plate body and the second plate body. One end of the telescopic rod is fixed to the first plate body, and the end of the nitrogen rod facing away from the telescopic rod is connected to the support platform. The position adjustment component is located in the accommodation space. The position adjustment assembly includes a fixing post and a first screw. The fixing post is located on the first plate body and has a thread therein. A first screw lock is attached to the thread of the fixing post. The top surface of the first screw has balls, and the balls abut against the bottom surface of the second plate.

Description

Docking Floating Agency

This case is about a docking floating mechanism, especially a docking floating mechanism for a test machine.

Generally speaking, a semiconductor testing machine has a docking mechanism for connecting with a test head, and the test head has a connection interface or a ring tower of a circuit board, and is placed on the docking mechanism to be electrically connected to the test. However, the traditional docking mechanism cannot effectively adjust the position of the test head relative to the test machine, so it often takes a lot of time and labor to dock the test head with the test machine.

One technical aspect of the present invention is a docking floating mechanism.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a docking floating mechanism includes a support platform, a support column, a first plate body, a second plate body, a nitrogen rod, and at least one position adjustment component. The supporting column is located below the supporting platform and has a receiving space. The first plate is located in the accommodation space. The second plate body is located on the support column and covers the accommodation space. The nitrogen rod has a telescopic rod. The telescopic rod passes through the first plate body and the second plate body. One end of the telescopic rod is fixed to the first plate, and the end of the nitrogen rod facing away from the telescopic rod is connected to the support. Support platform. The position adjustment component is located in the accommodation space. The position adjustment assembly includes a fixing post and a first screw. The fixing post is located on the first plate body and has a thread therein. The first screw lock is attached to the thread of the fixing post. The top surface of the first screw has balls, and the balls abut against the bottom surface of the second plate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the position adjustment assembly further includes a spring. The spring is sleeved on the fixing post and is located between the first plate body and the second plate body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first plate body has a first perforation, the telescopic rod is located in the first perforation, and a gap is formed between an edge of the first perforation and the telescopic rod.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the gap is between 4 mm and 6 mm.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first plate body has a second perforation, and the fixing post is coupled to the second perforation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the position adjustment assembly further includes a second screw. The second screw passes through the first plate and is locked to the bottom of the fixing post, and the second screw and the first screw are respectively located at opposite ends of the fixing post.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the docking and floating mechanism has a plurality of position adjustment components. The first plate body has a first perforation and a plurality of second perforations. The second perforation surrounds the first perforation. The telescopic rod is located in the first perforation, and the fixing posts of the position adjustment component are respectively coupled to the second perforation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the docking floating mechanism further includes two nuts. The end of the telescopic rod and the end of the nitrogen rod each have a thread, and the two threads pass through the support platform and the first plate body and are respectively locked with two nuts.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the docking and floating mechanism is more inclusive. It includes a clamping member, a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a latch. The holder is located on the surface of the nitrogen rod. The first connecting member is located on the clamping member. The second connecting member is located on the support post. The first connection piece and the second connection piece have a perforation in common. A latch is coupled to this perforation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the docking floating mechanism further includes a handle. The handle is located on the support post, and the handle and the second connecting member are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the support post.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, since one end of the nitrogen rod is connected to the support platform and the nitrogen rod has a stretchable stroke, the nitrogen rod can not only provide a certain support force to the support platform and the test head thereon. It can also move in the Z direction (vertical direction) when force is applied. In addition, one end of the telescopic rod is fixed to the first plate body, the fixing column of the position adjustment component is located on the first plate body, and a first screw lock with a ball is attached to the fixing column and abuts the bottom surface of the second plate body, so it supports When the platform is under stress, it can float on the nitrogen rod. Through the above design, after the test head is set on the supporting platform, the docking floating mechanism can be used to adjust the position of the test head relative to the test machine to smoothly dock the test head to the test machine.

100‧‧‧ docking floating institutions

110‧‧‧Support platform

120‧‧‧ support post

121‧‧‧ accommodation space

122‧‧‧ side

124‧‧‧ side

130‧‧‧ the first plate

131‧‧‧ first perforation

133‧‧‧second perforation

140‧‧‧Second plate

142‧‧‧ underside

150‧‧‧Nitrogen Rod

151‧‧‧ one end

152‧‧‧ Telescopic Rod

153‧‧‧ one end

160‧‧‧Position adjustment kit

162‧‧‧Fixed posts

164‧‧‧The first screw

165‧‧‧ball

166‧‧‧Spring

168‧‧‧Second Screw

172‧‧‧Clamp

174‧‧‧First connector

176‧‧‧Second connection

177‧‧‧perforation

178‧‧‧ Bolt

180‧‧‧handle

210‧‧‧testing machine

220‧‧‧test head

6-6‧‧‧line segment

d‧‧‧ clearance

n1, n2‧‧‧nuts

t1, t2, t3‧‧‧Thread

x, y, z‧‧‧ directions

θ‧‧‧ angle

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a docking and floating mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention when a test head is mounted on a testing machine.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the docking floating mechanism after the test head of Figure 1 is removed.

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the docking floating mechanism of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of the docking floating mechanism of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of the position adjustment assembly and the first plate of FIG. 4.

Fig. 6 shows a partial cross-sectional view of Fig. 3 along line 6-6.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the nitrogen rod, the first plate, and the position adjustment assembly of FIG. 4 after assembly.

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of FIG. 7 as viewed from below the first plate.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed graphically. For clear description, many practical details will be described in the following description. It should be understood, however, that these practical details should not be used to limit the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some conventional structures and components will be shown in the drawings in a simple and schematic manner.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a docking and floating mechanism 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention when a test head 220 is mounted on a testing machine 210. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the docking floating mechanism 100 after the test head 220 of FIG. 1 is removed. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, the docking floating mechanism 100 is disposed on the semiconductor testing machine 210. The docking floating mechanism 100 can be used to support the test head 220 and adjust the position of the test head 220 so that the test head 220 and the test machine 210 can be easily electrically connected. Sexual connection. In some embodiments, the testing machine 210 and the testing head 220 may have a circuit connection interface or a ring probe stand, which is not intended to limit the present invention.

The docking floating mechanism 100 includes a support platform 110 and a support column 120 With nitrogen rod 150. When the test head 220 is placed on the support platform 110, a circuit connection interface or a ring-shaped probe base of the test head 220 is located in the opening of the support platform 110 to facilitate electrical connection with the test machine 210. The support post 120 is located below the support platform 110. The top of the nitrogen rod 150 is fixed to the support platform 110, and a part of the nitrogen rod 150 extends into the support column 120. The support post 120 is located on the testing machine 210. The nitrogen rod 150 has a stretchable stroke, so when the test head 220 is placed on the support platform 110, the support platform 110 can be lowered by force. When the test head 220 is detached from the support platform 110, the support platform 110 can be raised and reset. In this embodiment, the stretchable stroke of the nitrogen rod 150 is approximately 40 mm.

In the following description, the structure of the docking floating mechanism 100 will be further explained.

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the docking floating mechanism 100 of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a partial exploded view of the docking floating mechanism 100 of FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time, the docking floating mechanism 100 includes a support post 120, a first plate 130, a second plate 140, a nitrogen rod 150, and at least one position adjustment assembly 160. The support pillar 120 has an accommodation space 121. The first plate body 130 is located in the accommodation space 121 of the support post 120. The second plate body 140 is located on the support post 120 and covers the accommodation space 121. The nitrogen rod 150 has a telescopic rod 152. The telescopic rod 152 of the nitrogen rod 150 passes through the first plate body 130 and the second plate body 140. One end 153 of the telescopic rod 152 is fixed to the first plate body 130, and one end 151 of the nitrogen rod 150 facing away from the telescopic rod 152 is connected to the support platform 110 (see FIG. 2). In this embodiment, the docking floating mechanism 100 further includes a nut n1 and a nut n2 (see FIG. 2), one end 153 of the telescopic rod 152 has a thread t1, one end 151 of the nitrogen rod 150 has a thread t2, and the telescopic rod 152 The thread t1 of one end 153 passes through the first plate 130 and is locked with the nut n1. Nitrogen The thread t2 of one end 151 of the air stick 150 passes through the support platform 110 and is locked with the nut n2.

In addition, after all the components of FIG. 4 are combined, the position adjustment component 160 will be located in the accommodation space 121 of the support post 120. In the following description, the structures of the position adjustment assembly 160 and the first plate 130 will be further described.

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of the position adjustment assembly 160 and the first plate 130 in FIG. 4. Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 at the same time, the position adjustment assembly 160 includes a fixing post 162 and a first screw 164. The fixing post 162 is located on the first plate body 130 and has a thread t3 in the fixing post 162. The first screw 164 is locked to the thread t3 of the fixing post 162. The top surface of the first screw 164 has a ball 165, and the ball 165 can be used to abut the bottom surface 142 of the second plate 140. In this embodiment, the single ball 165 can withstand a force of 40N.

Since one end 151 of the nitrogen rod 150 is connected to the support platform 110 in FIG. 2 and the nitrogen rod 150 has a stretchable stroke, the nitrogen rod 150 can not only support the support platform 110 (see FIG. 2) and the test head 220 thereon ( (See Fig. 1) Provide a certain amount of support force. When the support platform 110 is stressed, it can also move in the direction z (vertical direction). In addition, one end 153 of the telescopic rod 152 of the nitrogen rod 150 is fixed to the first plate body 130, a fixing post 162 of the position adjustment assembly 160 is located on the first plate body 130, and a first screw 164 having a ball 165 is locked to the fixing post 162 abuts the bottom surface 142 of the second plate body 140, so the support platform 110 can float on the nitrogen rod 150 when the support platform 110 is under stress. With the above design, after the test head 220 is set on the support platform 110, the position of the test head 220 relative to the testing machine 210 (see FIG. 1) can be adjusted by using the docking floating mechanism 100 (see FIG. 2), so as to smoothly test The head 220 is docked to the testing machine 210.

Fig. 6 shows a partial cross-sectional view of Fig. 3 along line 6-6. Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6 at the same time, the first plate body 130 has a first perforation 131 for the telescopic rod 152 of the nitrogen rod 150 of FIG. 4 to pass through. After assembly, the telescopic rod 152 of the nitrogen rod 150 is located in the first perforation 131, as shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment, there is a gap d between the edge of the first through hole 131 of the first plate body 130 and the telescopic rod 152, and the gap d is between 4 mm and 6 mm, for example, 5 mm. In this way, when the supporting platform 110 (see FIG. 2) receives a force, in addition to being movable in the vertical direction, it can also be moved in the direction x and the direction y (horizontal direction).

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of the nitrogen rod 150, the first plate 130, and the position adjustment assembly 160 assembled in FIG. 4. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 7 at the same time, the position adjustment assembly 160 further includes a spring 166. The spring 166 is sleeved on the fixing post 162, and the spring 166 is located between the first plate body 130 and the second plate body 140. Since the position adjustment assembly 160 has a spring 166 and the first plate 130 has a first perforation 131, when the supporting platform 110 (see FIG. 2) is stressed, the supporting platform 110 can move in the directions x, y, and z. The support platform 110 and the nitrogen rod 150 below it can also be inclined at an angle θ.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of FIG. 7 as viewed from below the first plate body 130. Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 at the same time, the first plate body 130 has a second hole 133, and the fixing post 162 is coupled to the second hole 133 of the first plate body 130. In addition, the position adjustment assembly 160 further includes a second screw 168. The second screw 168 passes through the first plate 130 and is locked to the bottom of the fixing post 162, and the second screw 168 and the first screw 164 are located at opposite ends of the fixing post 162, respectively.

In this embodiment, the position adjustment assembly 160 and the second perforations 133 of the first plate body 130 are plural, and the number is not used to limit the present invention. Bright. For example, the first plate body 130 has a single first through hole 131 and three second through holes 133. These three second perforations 133 surround the first perforation 131. The telescopic rod 152 of the nitrogen rod 150 is located in the first perforation 131, and the three fixing posts 162 of the three position adjustment assemblies 160 are respectively coupled to the three second perforations 133. Such a design can provide balanced support to the support platform 110 (see FIG. 2).

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time, the docking floating mechanism 100 (see FIG. 2) further includes a clamping member 172, a first connecting member 174, a second connecting member 176, and a latch 178. The holder 172 is located on the surface of the nitrogen rod 150. The first connecting member 174 is located on the clamping member 172. The second connecting member 176 is located on the support post 120. When the nitrogen rod 150 is not stressed, the first connection member 174 is located above the second connection member 176. When the nitrogen rod 150 is subjected to a downward force, the first connection member 174 may approach the second connection member 176 as the nitrogen rod 150 is lowered. In this state, the first connecting member 174 and the second connecting member 176 have a hole 177 in common. At this time, the latch 178 can be coupled to the through hole 177 to complete the positioning of the nitrogen rod 150, the support platform 110 (see FIG. 2) and the test head 220 (see FIG. 1). In this embodiment, the docking floating mechanism 100 may further include a handle 180. The handle 180 is located on the support post 120, and the handle 180 and the second connecting member 176 are respectively located on two adjacent sides 122 and 124 of the support post 120 to avoid interference and facilitate the operation of the docking floating mechanism 100.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and retouches without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (10)

A docking floating mechanism includes: a support platform; a support column located below the support platform and having an accommodation space; a first plate body located in the accommodation space; a second plate body located in the A support rod covers the accommodation space; a nitrogen rod has a telescopic rod, the telescopic rod passes through the first plate body and the second plate body, and one end of the telescopic rod is fixed to the first plate body, the An end of the nitrogen rod facing away from the telescopic rod is connected to the support platform; and at least one position adjusting component is located in the accommodating space, and the position adjusting component includes: a fixing post located on the first plate body and having a A thread; and a first screw locked to the thread of the fixing post, a top surface of the first screw has a ball, and the ball abuts a bottom surface of the second plate body. The docking and floating mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the position adjustment component further comprises: a spring sleeved on the fixing column and located between the first plate body and the second plate body. The docking and floating mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the first plate body has a first perforation, the telescopic rod is located in the first perforation, and a gap is formed between an edge of the first perforation and the telescopic rod. The docking floating mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the gap is between 4mm and 6mm. The docking floating mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the first plate body has a second perforation, and the fixing post is coupled to the second perforation. The docking and floating mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the position adjusting component further includes: a second screw passing through the first plate and locked to the bottom of the fixing column, and the second screw and the first The screws are respectively located at opposite ends of the fixing column. The docking and floating mechanism according to claim 1, having a plurality of position adjustment components, wherein the first plate body has a first perforation and a plurality of second perforations, the second perforations surround the first perforation, and the telescopic rod Located in the first perforation, the fixing posts of the position adjustment components are respectively coupled to the second perforations. The docking floating mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising two nuts, wherein the end of the telescopic rod and the end of the nitrogen rod each have a thread, and the two threads pass through the support platform and the first The plate body is respectively locked with the two nuts. The docking and floating mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising: a clamping member on the surface of the nitrogen rod; a first connecting member on the clamping member; a second connecting member on the supporting column Wherein the first connecting member and the second connecting member have a perforation in common; and a latch is coupled to the perforation. The docking and floating mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising: a handle located on the support column, and the handle and the second connecting member are respectively located on two adjacent sides of the support column.