Through-port load carrier and related test apparatus
US5528161A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2808
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a load carrier for use with a test chamber. Such carrier includes (a) an insertion portion having a length about equal to the thickness of a chamber wall, (b) a carrier portion extending away from the chamber and (c) a flange interposed between the portions for sealing contact with the wall. The insertion portion extends through an opening in a chamber wall to connect to a rack holding printed circuit boards. The carrier portion holds a test device connected to the circuit boards through the load carrier. The load carrier is removable and can operate in "standalone" fashion or be tested at a location remote from the chamber when another load carrier is substituted in the chamber. Chamber backplane wiring is eliminated or substantially eliminated.
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