公开(公告)号：GB2330238A

公开(公告)日：1999-04-14

申请号：GB9721440

申请日：1997-10-10

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LEES STUART ,  GLANCY NOEL PATRICK

IPC: H05K13/04

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for providing a visual indication of the proper merger of the conductive pins (34) of an electrical component (30) in the corresponding vias (72) of a printed circuit board. The apparatus includes an inspection plate (50) which has a plurality of channels (55) defined between first and second opposite faces. In the channels are mounted a plurality of inspection pins (56) which move between a rest position (countersunk with respect to the top surface of the inspection plate) and an extended position (flush with the top surface). The inspection pins in the plate correspond in number and configuration to the component conductive pins but have a greater cross sectional area than that of the conductive pins. When the component is merged with the printed circuit board, each connector pin passes through the corresponding circuit board via and pushes against the corresponding inspection pin to cause it to move to the extended position. If the conductive pin is bent or deformed, the inspection pin remains in the rest position. In this way the apparatus operator is provided with a visual indication of which conductive pins have not merged correctly with the circuit board.

公开(公告)号：GB2330238B

公开(公告)日：2002-05-01

申请号：GB9721440

申请日：1997-10-10

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LEES STUART ,  GLANCY NOEL PATRICK

IPC: H05K13/04