TWM493055U - Linear Actuator - Google Patents

Description

Power supply measuring device 【0001】

The present invention relates to measuring devices, and more particularly to an electronic component measuring device that can automatically measure the electrical state of electronic components on a circuit board of a power supply.

【0002】

Existing measurement devices for measuring the electrical state of electronic components on a circuit board typically include a pair of probes and an oscilloscope coupled to the pair of probes. The usual measurement method firstly electrically connects the circuit board to a power supply and an electrical load/e load, and the AC power supply device provides a predetermined voltage of the circuit board by the load. The simulator simulates a predetermined power load on the board. The conventional measuring device must manually touch the two probes to respectively contact the positions of the electronic components, thereby obtaining the voltage value between the two pins, and displaying the waveform of the voltage value by the oscilloscope, and then The voltage value of each electronic component is recorded by manual recording. Therefore, measuring the power state of a large number of electronic components on a circuit board by a conventional measuring device is quite time consuming.

[0003]

In view of this, the creator has made great efforts to solve the above problems by focusing on the above-mentioned prior art, and has devoted himself to the application of the theory, that is, the goal of the creator's improvement.

[0004]

The present application provides a power supply measuring device that can automatically measure the power state of electronic components on a circuit board of a power supply.

[0005]

The present invention provides a power supply measuring device that includes a base, a pair of longitudinal actuation mechanisms, a pair of lateral actuation mechanisms, a pair of probe holders, and a pair of lift actuation mechanisms. The longitudinal actuation mechanism is disposed on the base. Each of the lateral actuating mechanisms is movably disposed to a corresponding longitudinal actuating mechanism and is horizontally displaceable by the longitudinal actuating mechanism. Each of the probe holders is disposed on each of the lateral actuation mechanisms, and each probe holder is movably disposed uprightly with a probe, and each probe holder can be horizontally displaced by the lateral actuation mechanism, and the displacement direction of the probe holder is The displacement directions of the lateral actuating mechanisms are perpendicular to each other. The lifting actuating mechanism is disposed on the probe base, which is connected to the probe and can drive the probe to vertically move up and down.

[0006]

Preferably, each longitudinal actuating mechanism comprises a longitudinal screw and a longitudinal drive motor, the longitudinal screw is horizontally disposed on the base, the longitudinal drive motor is coupled to the longitudinal screw and drives the longitudinal screw to rotate axially, and the lateral actuating mechanisms are respectively engaged with each other. Longitudinal screw. The two longitudinal screws are arranged in parallel with each other. Each of the lateral actuating mechanisms is sleeved with another longitudinal screw. Each of the lateral actuating mechanisms includes a transverse screw and a transverse drive motor. The transverse screw is horizontally disposed and disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal screw. The lateral drive motor is coupled to the transverse screw and drives the transverse screw to rotate axially. The probe seats respectively engage the corresponding ones. Lateral screw. Each of the lift actuators includes a lift drive motor that connects the probes and drives the probes to be axially displaced vertically.

【0007】

Preferably, the foregoing power supply measuring device further comprises a driving unit, a control device, an oscilloscope, a recording device and an interface conversion device. The driving unit is electrically connected to the longitudinal driving motor, the lateral driving motor, and the lifting driving motor, and the driving unit can respectively drive the longitudinal driving motor, the lateral driving motor or the lifting driving motor to operate. The control device is electrically connected to the drive unit to control the drive unit. The oscilloscope is electrically connected to each probe, the recording device is electrically connected to the oscilloscope, and the interface conversion device is bridged between the oscilloscope and the recording device. The interface conversion device includes a first connector and a second connector that are different in size and electrically connected to each other, the oscilloscope is electrically connected to the first connector, and the recording device is electrically connected to the second connector, and the first connector is The GPIB specification and the second connector are USB specifications.

[0008]

The power supply measuring device of the present invention can control the driving unit to drive the longitudinal actuating mechanism, the lateral actuating mechanism and the lifting actuating mechanism respectively by the control device, thereby being able to automatically move the probe to measure the circuit board The voltage of the electronic components.

[0030]

10‧‧‧ boards

[0031]

20‧‧‧AC power supply unit

[0032]

30‧‧‧Load Simulator

[0033]

100‧‧‧Base

[0034]

110‧‧‧stage

[0035]

200‧‧‧Longitudinal actuating mechanism

[0036]

210‧‧‧ longitudinal screw

[0037]

220‧‧‧Longitudinal drive motor

[0038]

300‧‧‧Horizontal Actuating Mechanism

[0039]

301‧‧‧ body

[0040]

310‧‧‧Transverse screw

[0041]

320‧‧‧lateral drive motor

[0042]

330‧‧‧Bumper

[0043]

400‧‧‧ probe holder

[0044]

401‧‧‧ probe

[0045]

410‧‧‧ Lifting Actuator

[0046]

411‧‧‧ Lift drive motor

[0047]

412‧‧‧Rubber Tracks

[0048]

510‧‧‧ drive unit

[0049]

520‧‧‧Control device

[0050]

610‧‧‧ oscilloscope

[0051]

620‧‧‧recording device

[0052]

630‧‧‧Interface conversion device

[0053]

631‧‧‧First connector

[0054]

632‧‧‧Second connector

[0055]

700‧‧‧ computer

【0009】

1 is a perspective view of one of the power supply measuring devices of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0010]

2 is another perspective view of the power supply measuring device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0011]

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the power supply measuring device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0012]

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing one configuration of a power supply measuring device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0013]

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the working state of one of the power supply measuring devices of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0014]

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another working state of the power supply measuring device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0015]

FIG. 7 is another schematic diagram of another configuration of the power supply measuring device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0016]

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply measuring device including a base 100, a pair of longitudinal actuating mechanisms 200, a pair of lateral actuating mechanisms 300, and a pair of probe holders 400. A pair of lifting and lowering mechanism 410, a driving unit 510, a control device 520, an oscilloscope 610, a recording device 620, and an interface conversion device 630.

[0017]

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, in the embodiment, a base 110 is disposed on the base 100, and the longitudinal actuation mechanism 200 is disposed on the base. Each of the longitudinal actuating mechanisms 200 includes a longitudinal screw 210 and a longitudinal drive motor 220, and the longitudinal screw 210 is horizontally disposed on the base 100. The two longitudinal screws 210 are arranged in parallel with each other, and the stage 110 is disposed between the two longitudinal screws 210. Each longitudinal drive motor 220 is disposed on the base 100. Each longitudinal drive motor 220 is coupled to a corresponding longitudinal screw 210, and each longitudinal drive motor 220 is capable of driving the corresponding longitudinal screw 210 to rotate axially.

[0018]

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, each of the lateral actuation mechanisms 300 is movably disposed to the longitudinal actuation mechanism 200 and is horizontally displaceable by the longitudinal actuation mechanism 200. In the present embodiment, each of the lateral actuating mechanisms 300 is respectively disposed on the two longitudinal actuating mechanisms 200, and each of the lateral actuating mechanisms 300 can be driven and displaced by one of the longitudinal actuating mechanisms 200, respectively. Each of the lateral actuating mechanisms preferably includes a body 301, a transverse screw 310, and a lateral drive motor 320, respectively. Each of the base bodies 310 is elongated and spans over the two longitudinal screws 210. One end of the seat body 301 is engaged with the corresponding longitudinal screw 210, and the other end of the seat body 301 is movably sleeved with the other longitudinal screw 210. . In each of the lateral actuating mechanisms 300, the transverse screw 310 is horizontally disposed on the seat body 301, and the transverse screw 310 and the aforementioned longitudinal screws 210 are disposed perpendicular to each other. Each of the lateral drive motors 320 is disposed on the corresponding seat body 301 and coupled to the transverse screw 310 to drive the transverse screw 310 to rotate axially. When the longitudinal screw 210 rotates, the phase-actuated lateral actuating mechanism 300 can be driven to be displaced along it, and the lateral actuating mechanism 300 can be assisted by the longitudinally threaded threaded rod 210 when displaced. In this embodiment, at least one of the lateral actuation mechanisms 300 can be provided with a buffer rod 330, and the buffer rod 330 is disposed toward the other lateral actuation mechanism 300, which preferably includes a soft elastic end, and The seat body 301 is coupled by a spring to prevent the two lateral actuating mechanisms 300 from colliding with each other and being damaged by the opposing movement.

[0019]

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, each probe base 400 is respectively disposed on a corresponding lateral actuating mechanism 300. Each probe base 400 respectively engages a corresponding transverse screw 310, and the transverse screw 310 can drive the meshing probe when rotated. The hub 400 is horizontally displaced along the transverse screw, and the direction of displacement of the probe holder 400 is perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the lateral actuating mechanism 300. Each of the probe holders 400 is provided with a probe 401 which is in an upright configuration and which can be moved up and down with respect to the probe holder 400.

[0020]

Each of the lifting and lowering actuating mechanisms 410 is respectively disposed on the corresponding probe base 400. Each of the lifting and lowering actuating mechanisms 410 includes a lifting and lowering driving motor 411. The lifting and lowering driving motor 411 is connected to the probe 401 and can drive the probe 401 to be axially displaced vertically. In the present embodiment, the lift drive motor 411 and the probe 401 are preferably connected by a rubber crawler 412. When the probe 401 is blocked in movement, the cushioning effect can be generated by the elasticity of the rubber crawler 412, but This creation is not limited to this.

[0021]

Referring to FIG. 4, the driving unit 510 is electrically connected to each of the longitudinal driving motors 220, the lateral driving motors 320, and the respective lifting and driving motors 411, and the driving unit 510 can drive each of the longitudinal driving motors 220, the lateral driving motors 320, or the respective lifting and lowering. The drive motor 411 operates. The control unit 520 is electrically connected to the driving unit 510 to control the driving unit 510 to drive the respective longitudinal driving motors 220, the lateral driving motors 320 or the lifting driving motors 411. The control device 520 can be a computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0022]

The oscilloscope 610 is electrically connected to each of the probes 401, and the recording device 620 is electrically connected to the oscilloscope 610. The recording device 620 can be a computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The interface switching device 630 is bridged between the oscilloscope 610 and the recording device 620, and includes a first connector 631 and a second connector 632 having different specifications and electrically connected to each other. The oscilloscope 610 is electrically connected to the first connector 631 by an electronic wire, and the recording device 620 is electrically connected to the second connector 630 by an electronic wire. In the embodiment, the first connector 631 is a GPIB/General Purpose Interface Bus corresponding to the oscilloscope 610; and the second connector 632 is a universal serial bus corresponding to the recording device 620. (USB) specifications.

[0023]

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the power supply measuring device of the present invention is for measuring the power state (such as voltage or current) of an electronic component on a circuit board 10. In the embodiment, the circuit board 10 is a power source. Used by the supplier, the board is carried on the stage and is horizontally arranged. The circuit board 10 is electrically connected to an AC power supply device 20 and a load loader 30 (Electrical Load/e Load). The AC power supply device 20 can be a power supply device, and the circuit board 10 is provided by the AC power supply device 20. The voltage, load simulator 30 simulates a predetermined power load on the board 10.

[0024]

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the component arrangement diagram of the circuit board 10 is preloaded in the control device 520. The control device 520 outputs the coordinate values of the electronic components on the circuit board 10 to the driving unit 510, and the driving unit 510 drives each longitudinal direction. The motor 220 and each of the lateral drive motors 320 are driven to move the respective probes 401 above the electronic component pins to be tested.

[0025]

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , the driving unit 510 drives each of the lifting and lowering driving motors 411 to lower the probes 401 to respectively contact the corresponding electronic component positions to be tested, thereby being able to measure the two feet. Measured data between. When the probe 401 contacts the corresponding foot, it can create a cushioning effect by the elasticity of the rubber track, thereby avoiding damage to the circuit board 10 or the electronic components thereon.

[0026]

The oscilloscope 610 can capture the measured data measured by the probe and display the waveform change of the measured data with respect to time. The aforementioned measurement data is transmitted to the recording device 620 via the interface conversion device 630 and recorded by the recording device 620. In the present embodiment, the measurement data recorded in the recording device 620 can be preferably transmitted by the software preloaded on the recording device, such as an e-mail, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0027]

The power supply measuring device of the present invention can control the driving unit 510 to drive the longitudinal actuating mechanism 200, the lateral actuating mechanism 300, and the lifting actuating mechanism 410, respectively, by the control device 520. Thereby, the moving probe 401 can be automated to measure the voltage of the electronic components on the circuit board 10, and the measurement result can be captured by the recording device 620.

[0028]

Referring to FIG. 7, the control device 520 and the recording device 620 can be integrated into the same computer 700. The computer 700 can control the mobile probe 401 and capture measurement data. The AC power supply device 20 and the load simulator 30 can also be connected to the computer 700 through the interface conversion device 630, whereby the AC power supply device 20 and the load simulator 30 can be set by the computer 700.

[0029]

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the patents of the present invention. Other equivalent variations of the patent spirit using the present invention are all within the scope of the patent.

200‧‧‧Longitudinal actuating mechanism

210‧‧‧ longitudinal screw

220‧‧‧Longitudinal drive motor

300‧‧‧Horizontal Actuating Mechanism

301‧‧‧ body

310‧‧‧Transverse screw

320‧‧‧lateral drive motor

330‧‧‧Bumper

400‧‧‧ probe holder

401‧‧‧ probe

410‧‧‧ Lifting Actuator

411‧‧‧ Lift drive motor

412‧‧‧Rubber Tracks

Claims (13)

[Item 1] A power supply measuring device for measuring the power state of electronic components on a circuit board of a power supply, comprising:
a base,
a pair of longitudinal actuating mechanisms disposed on the base;
a pair of lateral actuating mechanisms, each of the lateral actuating mechanisms being movably disposed to the corresponding longitudinal actuating mechanism and capable of being driven by the longitudinal actuating mechanism to be horizontally displaced;
a pair of probe holders respectively disposed on each of the lateral actuation mechanisms and each of the probe holders is movably erected with a probe, each of the probe holders being horizontally displaceable by the lateral actuation mechanism, The displacement direction of the probe base is perpendicular to the displacement direction of the lateral actuation mechanism; and a pair of lifting actuation mechanisms are disposed on the probe base, the lifting actuation mechanism is coupled to the probe and can drive the probe to vertically lift Displacement. [Item 2] The power supply measuring device of claim 1, wherein each of the longitudinal actuating mechanisms comprises a longitudinal screw and a longitudinal drive motor, the longitudinal screw being horizontally disposed on the base, the longitudinal drive motor being coupled to the longitudinal screw and The longitudinal screw is driven to rotate axially, and each of the lateral actuating mechanisms respectively engages the corresponding longitudinal screw. [Item 3] The power supply measuring device of claim 2, wherein the two longitudinal screws are disposed in parallel with each other. [Item 4] The power supply measuring device of claim 3, wherein each of the lateral actuating mechanisms is sleeved with another of the longitudinal screws. [Item 5] The power supply measuring device of claim 2, wherein each of the lateral actuating mechanisms comprises a transverse screw and a transverse drive motor, the transverse screw being horizontally disposed and perpendicular to the longitudinal screw, the lateral drive motor being coupled The transverse screw drives the transverse screw to rotate axially, and each of the probe holders respectively engages the corresponding transverse screw. [Item 6] The power supply measuring device of claim 5, wherein each of the lifting and actuating mechanisms comprises a lifting drive motor coupled to the probe and driving the probe to be axially displaced vertically. [Item 7] The power supply measuring device of claim 6, further comprising a driving unit electrically connected to the longitudinal driving motor, the lateral driving motor and the lifting driving motor, and the driving unit is capable of driving the longitudinal direction respectively The drive motor, the lateral drive motor or the lift drive motor operates. [Item 8] The power supply measuring device of claim 7, further comprising a control device electrically connected to the driving unit to control the driving unit. [Item 9] The power supply measuring device of claim 1, further comprising an oscilloscope electrically connected to each of the probes. [Item 10] The power supply measuring device of claim 9, further comprising a recording device electrically connected to the oscilloscope. [Item 11] The power supply measuring device of claim 10, further comprising an interface switching device bridged between the oscilloscope and the recording device. [Item 12] The power supply measuring device of claim 11, wherein the interface switching device comprises a first connector and a second connector that are different in size and electrically connected to each other, and the oscilloscope is electrically connected to the first connection The recording device is electrically connected to the second connector. [Item 13] The power supply measuring device of claim 12, wherein the first connector is a GPIB specification and the second connector is a USB specification.