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- the present disclosure relates to a measurement unit.
- a cable to be connected to an inspection device and a connecting member to be connected to an opposite end portion of the cable have been used, the opposite end portion being opposite to an end portion of the cable, the end portion being near the inspection device (see, for example, Japanese Patent No. 4678993).
- the cable has a signal conductor in the center, a dielectric that covers the signal conductor, and a ground conductor that covers the dielectric.
- the connecting member has a central contact to be connected to the signal conductor and a side contact to contact the ground conductor.
- the opposite end portion of the cable in the configuration described in Japanese Patent No. 4678993 is cut diagonally to be connected to the connecting member.
- the transmission line changes from a coaxial line to a so-called coplanar line at this connected portion and this line change tends to generate noise.
- a measurement unit including: a ground portion forming a part of a line configured to provide continuity for grounding electric potential, the ground portion including a surface at one end of the ground portion, the surface forming a plane; a signal portion forming a part of a line configured to provide continuity for a signal for measurement, the signal portion including an end portion configured to come out in a plane that is same as the plane of the ground portion; a dielectric portion provided between the ground portion and the signal portion, the dielectric portion being insulative; a first contact probe configured to expand and contract along a longitudinal axis, the first contact probe being electrically conductive and coming into contact with the signal portion; and a second contact probe configured to expand and contract along a longitudinal axis, the second contact probe being electrically conductive and coming into contact with the ground portion.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement system according to an embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a part of the measurement system illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of probes held in a probe holder
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a mode of connection between the probes and a ground plate
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the ground plate and a coaxial cable
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a first modified example
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a second modified example
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a third modified example.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a fourth modified example.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a mode of contact between the coaxial cable and probes, according to the fourth modified example.
- FIG. 1 A mode for implementing the present disclosure (hereinafter, referred to as an “embodiment”) will hereinafter be described by reference to the appended drawings.
- the drawings are schematic, a relation between a thickness and a width of each portion and ratios among thicknesses of respective portions may be different from the actual relation and ratios, and the drawings may also include a portion that differs in its dimensional relations or ratios among the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a part of the measurement system illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration in a measurement unit 1 and excluding a probe holder 3 described later.
- the measurement system includes the measurement unit 1 , a measurement device 100 that inputs and outputs signals from and to a measurement target, and connecting cables 110 and 120 that connect the measurement unit 1 and the measurement device 100 to each other.
- the measurement unit 1 includes contact probes 2 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “probes 2 ”), the probe holder 3 that holds the probes 2 , a first ground plate 4 , a second ground plate 5 , a first coaxial line portion 6 , and a second coaxial line portion 7 .
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of probes held in a probe holder.
- the probes 2 have electric conductivity and are connected to the first ground plate 4 and the second ground plate 5 at both ends of their longitudinal lengths.
- the probes 2 are formed using an electrically conductive material, and each include a first plunger 21 to contact the first ground plate 4 , a second plunger 22 to contact the second ground plate 5 , and a coil spring 23 that is provided between the first plunger 21 and the second plunger 22 and couples the first plunger 21 and the second plunger 22 together to enable the probe 2 to expand and contract.
- the first plunger 21 and second plunger 22 and the coil spring 23 that form the probe 2 share the same axis.
- the probe holder 3 is formed using an insulating material, such as resin, machinable ceramic, or silicone, and is formed of a first member 31 positioned higher in FIG. 3 and a second member 32 positioned lower in FIG. 3 that are layered over each other.
- the first member 31 and the second member 32 have the same number of holder holes 33 or 34 respectively formed therein for holding the plural probes 2 , and the holder holes 33 and 34 to hold the probes 2 are formed such that the axes of the holder holes 33 and 34 are aligned with each other. Positions at which the holder holes 33 and 34 are formed are determined according to a layout pattern of the probes 2 .
- the coil spring 23 is brought into a state of being compressed along a longitudinal direction by contact loads from these ground plates.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a mode of connection between probes and a ground plate.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the ground plate and a coaxial cable.
- (a) is a sectional view of a configuration having the second ground plate 5 and a coaxial cable 71 connected to each other.
- (b) is a plan view of the second ground plate 5 as viewed from a side opposite to a side to which the coaxial cable 71 is connected.
- FIG. 6 illustrates the connection between the second ground plate 5 and the coaxial cable 71 , but connection between the first ground plate 4 and a coaxial cable 61 has a similar configuration.
- the first ground plate 4 is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped.
- the first ground plate 4 has, formed therein, a through hole 4 a penetrating the first ground plate 4 in its plate thickness direction (see FIG. 2 ).
- the through hole 4 a is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of the coaxial cable 61 described later. Being approximately equivalent includes being identical and having a slight difference due to manufacturing errors.
- the second ground plate 5 is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped.
- the second ground plate 5 has, formed therein, a through hole 5 a penetrating the second ground plate 5 in its plate thickness direction.
- the through hole 5 a is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of the coaxial cable 71 described later.
- the first ground plate 4 and the second ground plate 5 are made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example.
- the first ground plate 4 and the second ground plate 5 may be formed of a material that is the same as a material that forms ground conductors 64 and 74 described later.
- the first coaxial line portion 6 includes the coaxial cable 61 .
- the coaxial cable 61 is held by a cable holding member 60 . Furthermore, an opposite end portion of the coaxial cable 61 is inserted in the through hole 4 a of the first ground plate 4 , the opposite end portion being opposite to an end of the coaxial cable 61 , the end being connected to the connecting cable 110 .
- the coaxial cable 61 may be press-fitted in the through hole 4 a , fixed by soldering, for example, or fixed by a combination of these press fitting and soldering.
- the coaxial cable 61 has a signal conductor 62 that transmits a signal from the measurement device 100 , a dielectric 63 that is provided around the signal conductor 62 and is insulating, and the ground conductor 64 provided around the dielectric 63 (see FIG. 2 ).
- the signal conductor 62 , the dielectric 63 , and the ground conductor 64 form a coaxial structure.
- the dielectric 63 and the ground conductor 64 are each tubular.
- the ground conductor 64 is made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example.
- the coaxial cable 61 thus has a configuration that is the same as that of a so-called semi-rigid cable.
- a signal conductor forms a signal portion and a dielectric forms a dielectric portion.
- An end portion of the coaxial cable 61 is exposed from the through hole 4 a at a surface of the first ground plate 4 , the end portion being near the first ground plate 4 .
- An end face of the coaxial cable 61 and the surface of the first ground plate 4 are thus positioned in the same plane, the surface being on a side of the first ground plate 4 , the side being where the end face of the coaxial cable 61 comes out.
- the first ground plate 4 forms a ground portion by being electrically connected to the ground conductor 64 .
- the ground portion forms a part of a line that provides continuity for grounding electric potential.
- the second coaxial line portion 7 includes the coaxial cable 71 .
- the coaxial cable 71 is held by a cable holding member 70 . Furthermore, an opposite end portion of the coaxial cable 71 is inserted in the through hole 5 a of the second ground plate 5 , the opposite end portion being opposite to an end of the coaxial cable 71 , the end being connected to the connecting cable 120 .
- the coaxial cable 71 may be press-fitted in the through hole 5 a , fixed by soldering, for example, or fixed by a combination of these press fitting and soldering.
- the coaxial cable 71 has a signal conductor 72 that transmits a signal from the measurement device 100 , a dielectric 73 that is provided around the signal conductor 72 , and the ground conductor 74 provided around the dielectric 73 .
- the signal conductor 72 , the dielectric 73 , and the ground conductor 74 form a coaxial structure.
- the dielectric 73 and the ground conductor 74 are each tubular.
- the ground conductor 74 is made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example.
- the coaxial cable 71 thus has a configuration that is the same as that of a so-called semi-rigid cable.
- An end portion of the coaxial cable 71 is exposed from the through hole 5 a at a surface of the second ground plate 5 , the end portion being near the second ground plate 5 .
- An end face of the coaxial cable 71 and the surface of the second ground plate 5 are thus positioned in the same plane, the surface being on a side of the second ground plate 5 , the side being where the end face of the coaxial cable 71 comes out.
- the second ground plate 5 forms a ground portion as described above by being electrically connected to the ground conductor 74 .
- each of the coaxial cables 61 and 71 comes into contact with three probes 2 .
- the first ground plate 4 and the coaxial cable 61 form a first connecting portion and the second ground plate 5 and the coaxial cable 71 form a second connecting portion.
- the measurement system may include at least one of the first and second connecting portions, and any other publicly known mode of connection may be adopted for the other one of the first and second connecting portions.
- each of the probes 2 comes into contact with any one of the signal conductor 62 and the ground conductor 64 , at the end portion of the coaxial cable 61 , the end portion coming out from the first ground plate 4 .
- one of the probes 2 comes into contact with the signal conductor 62 and the other two of the probes 2 come into contact with the ground conductor 64 .
- the coaxial cable 71 similarly, the probe 2 that comes into contact with the signal conductor 62 comes into contact with the signal conductor 72 , and the other two probes 2 that come into contact with the ground conductor 64 come into contact with the ground conductor 74 .
- Central axes of the coaxial cables 61 and 71 and central axes of the probes 2 are thus either aligned with each other or extend parallel to each other, in their longitudinal directions.
- the probe 2 (a first contact probe) that comes into contact with the signal conductors 62 and 72 is illustrated as a probe 2 S and the probes 2 (second contact probes) that come into contact with the ground conductors 64 and 74 are illustrated as probes 2 G.
- Parts with which the probes 2 G come into contact may be a surface of the first ground plate 4 and a surface of the second ground plate 5 , without being limited to the ground conductors 64 and 74 .
- the minimum pitch between the probes 2 is a radius of the inner circumference of a ground conductor.
- the pitch between the probes is determined by (diameter of outer circumference of ground conductor+diameter of inner circumference of ground conductor) ⁇ 2 ⁇ 2.
- an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and an end face of a ground portion formed of a ground conductor and a ground plate are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground portion to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line.
- the measurement unit 1 is able to be used for various types of measurement without being limited by the mode of connection.
- a configuration using a single coaxial cable has been described above with respect to the embodiment, but a configuration including a ground plate that is provided with plural through holes and holds plural coaxial cables may be adopted instead.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a first modified example.
- (a) is sectional view of a configuration having a second ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to each other.
- (b) is a plan view of the second ground plate as viewed from an opposite side of the second ground plate, the opposite side being opposite to a side of the second ground plate, the side being where the coaxial cable is connected.
- a measurement unit according to this first modified example has, provided therein, a second ground plate 5 A instead of the second ground plate 5 described above, and a coaxial cable 71 A instead of the coaxial cable 71 . Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will hereinafter be omitted.
- the coaxial cable 71 A has a signal conductor 72 , a dielectric 73 , and a ground conductor 74 A that is provided around the dielectric 73 .
- the signal conductor 72 , the dielectric 73 , and the ground conductor 74 A form a coaxial structure.
- the ground conductor 74 A is made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example.
- the coaxial cable 71 A thus has a configuration that is the same as that of a so-called semi-rigid cable.
- the ground conductor 74 A is shorter than the signal conductor 72 and the dielectric 73 by a length corresponding to a thickness of the second ground plate 5 A, the end portion being at an end of the ground conductor 74 A, the end being connected to the second ground plate 5 A. Therefore, the outer periphery of the dielectric 73 is exposed at the end portion of the ground conductor 74 A, the end portion being at the end to be connected to the second ground plate 5 A.
- the second ground plate 5 A is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped.
- the second ground plate 5 A has, formed therein, a through hole 5 b penetrating the second ground plate 5 A in its plate thickness direction.
- the through hole 5 b is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of the dielectric 73 .
- the coaxial cable 71 A is connected to the second ground plate 5 A by insertion of the dielectric 73 into the through hole 5 b .
- the dielectric 73 of the coaxial cable 71 A may be press-fitted into the through hole 5 b , the dielectric 73 may be fixed to the second ground plate 5 A by soldering, for example, or the coaxial cable 71 A may be fixed by a combination of these press-fitting and soldering.
- the ground conductor 74 A comes into contact with a surface of the second ground plate 5 A.
- the second ground plate 5 A and the ground conductor 74 A are thereby electrically connected to each other.
- the ground conductor 74 A and the second ground plate 5 A may be fixed to each other by soldering, for example, to be electrically connected to each other.
- End portions of the signal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 of the coaxial cable 71 A are exposed from the through hole 5 b at a surface of the second ground plate 5 A. End faces of the signal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 and the surface of the second ground plate 5 A are thus positioned in the same plane, the surface being on a side of the second ground plate 5 A, the side being where an end face of the coaxial cable 71 A comes out.
- the probe 2 S comes into contact with the signal conductor 72 that comes out from the through hole 5 b .
- the probes 2 G come into contact with the surface of the second ground plate 5 A.
- an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and an end face of a ground portion formed of a ground conductor and a ground plate are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground portion to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line.
- This first modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise.
- the first modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a second modified example.
- (a) is a sectional view of a configuration having a second ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to each other.
- (b) is a plan view of the second ground plate as viewed from a side opposite to a side to which the coaxial cable is connected.
- a measurement unit according to this second modified example has, provided therein, a second ground plate 5 B instead of the second ground plate 5 described above, and a coaxial cable 71 B instead of the coaxial cable 71 . Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will hereinafter be omitted.
- the coaxial cable 71 B has a first signal conductor 72 A (a signal conductor) that transmits a signal from the measurement device 100 , a first dielectric 73 A (a cable dielectric) provided around the first signal conductor 72 A, and a ground conductor 74 A provided around the first dielectric 73 A.
- the first signal conductor 72 A, the first dielectric 73 A, and the ground conductor 74 A form a coaxial structure, and their end faces are positioned in the same plane, the end faces being at their ends to be connected to the second ground plate 5 B.
- the second ground plate 5 B is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped.
- the second ground plate 5 B has a second signal conductor 51 (a signal relaying portion) and a second dielectric 52 (a ground plate dielectric) covering the outer periphery of the second signal conductor 51 .
- the first signal conductor 72 A and the second signal conductor 51 form a signal portion and the first dielectric 73 A and the second dielectric 52 form a dielectric portion.
- the second ground plate 5 B has, formed therein, a through hole 5 b penetrating the second ground plate 5 B in its plate thickness direction.
- the through hole 5 b is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of the second dielectric 52 .
- the second dielectric 52 of the second signal conductor 51 and second dielectric 52 is fixed in the through hole 5 b . Upon the fixing, end faces of the second signal conductor 51 and second dielectric 52 are positioned in the same plane as a surface of the main body of the second ground plate 5 B.
- the second signal conductor 51 and the first signal conductor 72 A preferably have the same diameter. Furthermore, the second dielectric 52 and the first dielectric 73 A preferably have the same diameter. In addition, the first dielectric 73 A and the second dielectric 52 may be formed using the same material, or may be formed using materials different from each other.
- the coaxial cable 71 B is connected to the second ground plate 5 B by being fixed in a state where the first signal conductor 72 A has been brought into contact with the second signal conductor 51 .
- the ground conductor 74 A comes into contact with a surface of the second ground plate 5 B.
- the second ground plate 5 B and the ground conductor 74 A are thereby electrically connected to each other.
- the first signal conductor 72 A and the second signal conductor 51 may be electrically connected to each other by being fixed to each other by soldering, for example.
- the second ground plate 5 B and the ground conductor 74 A may be electrically connected to each other by being fixed to each other by soldering, for example.
- the probe 2 S comes into contact with an opposite end of the second signal conductor 51 to be electrically connected thereto, the opposite end being opposite to an end of the second signal conductor 51 , the end being an end with which the first signal conductor 72 A comes into contact.
- the probes 2 G come into contact with an opposite surface of surfaces of the second ground plate 5 B to be electrically connected thereto, the opposite surface being opposite to the surface with which the ground conductor 74 A comes into contact.
- an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and an end face of a ground portion formed of a ground conductor and a ground plate are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground portion to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line.
- This second modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise.
- the second modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a third modified example.
- (a) is a sectional view of the coaxial cable.
- (b) is a plan view of the coaxial cable.
- a measurement unit according to this third modified example does not have the second ground plate 5 described above, and is provided with a coaxial cable 71 C instead of the coaxial cable 71 . Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will be omitted.
- the coaxial cable 71 C has the signal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 described above, and a ground conductor 74 B covering the outer periphery of the dielectric 73 .
- the signal conductor 72 , the dielectric 73 , and the ground conductor 74 B form a coaxial structure.
- the ground conductor 74 B has a tubular portion 741 extending along a longitudinal direction of the coaxial cable 71 C (the dielectric 73 ), and a flat plate portion 742 that is provided at an end portion of the tubular portion 741 and is tabular. End faces of the signal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 are thus positioned in the same plane as a surface of the flat plate portion 742 , the end faces being at ends of the signal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 , the ends being where the signal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 are exposed on the surface of the flat plate portion 742 .
- the ground conductor 74 B forms a ground portion.
- the probe 2 S comes into contact with the signal conductor 72 that comes out from the flat plate portion 742 .
- the probes 2 G come into contact with the surface of the flat plate portion 742 .
- this third modified example described above also, an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and a surface of a ground conductor (a flat plate portion) are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground conductor to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line.
- This third modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise.
- the third modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a fourth modified example.
- (a) is a sectional view of the coaxial cable.
- (b) is a plan view of the coaxial cable.
- a measurement unit according to this fourth modified example does not have the second ground plate 5 described above, and is provided with a coaxial cable 71 D instead of the coaxial cable 71 . Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will be omitted.
- the coaxial cable 71 D has the signal conductors 72 and the dielectrics 73 described above, and a ground conductor 74 C covering the outer peripheries of the dielectrics 73 .
- the ground conductor 74 C has a first tubular portion 743 that covers the dielectric 73 , a second tubular portion 744 that covers the dielectric 73 different from the dielectric 73 covered by the first tubular portion 743 , and a flat plate portion 745 that is provided at an end portion of the first tubular portion 743 and second tubular portion 744 and is tabular. End faces of the signal conductors 72 and the dielectrics 73 and a surface of the flat plate portion 745 are positioned in the same plane, the end faces being at ends of the signal conductors 72 and the dielectrics 73 , the ends being where the signal conductors 72 and the dielectrics 73 are exposed on the surface of the flat plate portion 745 .
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a mode of contact between the coaxial cable and probes, according to the fourth modified example.
- One of the probes 2 S comes into contact with one of the signal conductors 72 that come out from the flat plate portion 745 .
- the other one of the probes 2 S comes into contact with the other one of the signal conductors 72 that come out from the flat plate portion 745 .
- one of the probes 2 G is positioned between (inward from) the probes 2 S and comes into contact with the surface of the flat plate portion 745 .
- the remaining two of the probes 2 G are each positioned outward from the two probes 2 S and come into contact with the surface of the flat plate portion 745 .
- the layout and number of the probes 2 G are not limited to the layout and number provided in FIG. 11 , and various modifications are possible. For example, a configuration without the probe 2 G provided between the two probes 2 S may be adopted instead.
- an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and a surface of a ground conductor are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground conductor to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line.
- This fourth modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise.
- the fourth modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement.
- first to fourth modified examples a configuration including a second ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to the second ground plate and a configuration without the second ground plate have been described above, but the first to fourth modified examples are also applicable to a configuration including a first ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to the first ground plate and any one of the above described configurations may be adopted for the mode of connection between the probes 2 and the coaxial cable.
- the same configurations may be combined together or configurations different from each other may be combined together.
- a ground plate may be configured to have an insulating portion as long as continuity is achieved between the probes 2 G and the ground plate.
- probes to be used may each be: a probe including a pipe member; a pogo pin; a solid electrically conductive member; an electrically conductive pipe; a wire; or a connecting terminal (a connector) that connects electric contact points together, or any combination of these different types of probes may be adopted as appropriate.
- the measurement unit is suitable for reducing noise, as described above.
- the present disclosure has an effect of enabling reduction in noise.
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Description
- This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-209745, filed on Dec. 17, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present disclosure relates to a measurement unit.
- For inspecting continuity states or operating characteristics of targets to be inspected, such as semiconductor integrated circuits or liquid crystal panels, a cable to be connected to an inspection device and a connecting member to be connected to an opposite end portion of the cable have been used, the opposite end portion being opposite to an end portion of the cable, the end portion being near the inspection device (see, for example, Japanese Patent No. 4678993). The cable has a signal conductor in the center, a dielectric that covers the signal conductor, and a ground conductor that covers the dielectric. The connecting member has a central contact to be connected to the signal conductor and a side contact to contact the ground conductor.
- The opposite end portion of the cable in the configuration described in Japanese Patent No. 4678993 is cut diagonally to be connected to the connecting member. The transmission line changes from a coaxial line to a so-called coplanar line at this connected portion and this line change tends to generate noise.
- There is a need for a measurement unit that enables reduction in noise.
- According to one aspect pf the present disclosure, there is provided a measurement unit including: a ground portion forming a part of a line configured to provide continuity for grounding electric potential, the ground portion including a surface at one end of the ground portion, the surface forming a plane; a signal portion forming a part of a line configured to provide continuity for a signal for measurement, the signal portion including an end portion configured to come out in a plane that is same as the plane of the ground portion; a dielectric portion provided between the ground portion and the signal portion, the dielectric portion being insulative; a first contact probe configured to expand and contract along a longitudinal axis, the first contact probe being electrically conductive and coming into contact with the signal portion; and a second contact probe configured to expand and contract along a longitudinal axis, the second contact probe being electrically conductive and coming into contact with the ground portion.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement system according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a part of the measurement system illustrated inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of probes held in a probe holder; -
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a mode of connection between the probes and a ground plate; -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the ground plate and a coaxial cable; -
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a first modified example; -
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a second modified example; -
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a third modified example; -
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a fourth modified example; and -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a mode of contact between the coaxial cable and probes, according to the fourth modified example. - A mode for implementing the present disclosure (hereinafter, referred to as an “embodiment”) will hereinafter be described by reference to the appended drawings. The drawings are schematic, a relation between a thickness and a width of each portion and ratios among thicknesses of respective portions may be different from the actual relation and ratios, and the drawings may also include a portion that differs in its dimensional relations or ratios among the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a measurement system according to an embodiment.FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a part of the measurement system illustrated inFIG. 1 .FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration in ameasurement unit 1 and excluding aprobe holder 3 described later. The measurement system includes themeasurement unit 1, ameasurement device 100 that inputs and outputs signals from and to a measurement target, and connectingcables measurement unit 1 and themeasurement device 100 to each other. - The
measurement unit 1 includes contact probes 2 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “probes 2”), theprobe holder 3 that holds theprobes 2, afirst ground plate 4, asecond ground plate 5, a firstcoaxial line portion 6, and a secondcoaxial line portion 7. -
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of probes held in a probe holder. Theprobes 2 have electric conductivity and are connected to thefirst ground plate 4 and thesecond ground plate 5 at both ends of their longitudinal lengths. Theprobes 2 are formed using an electrically conductive material, and each include afirst plunger 21 to contact thefirst ground plate 4, asecond plunger 22 to contact thesecond ground plate 5, and acoil spring 23 that is provided between thefirst plunger 21 and thesecond plunger 22 and couples thefirst plunger 21 and thesecond plunger 22 together to enable theprobe 2 to expand and contract. Thefirst plunger 21 andsecond plunger 22 and thecoil spring 23 that form theprobe 2, share the same axis. - The
probe holder 3 is formed using an insulating material, such as resin, machinable ceramic, or silicone, and is formed of afirst member 31 positioned higher inFIG. 3 and asecond member 32 positioned lower inFIG. 3 that are layered over each other. Thefirst member 31 and thesecond member 32 have the same number ofholder holes plural probes 2, and theholder holes probes 2 are formed such that the axes of theholder holes holder holes probes 2. - When the
probe holder 3 is placed between thefirst ground plate 4 and thesecond ground plate 5, thecoil spring 23 is brought into a state of being compressed along a longitudinal direction by contact loads from these ground plates. - A mode of connection between the
probes 2 and thefirst ground plate 4 andsecond ground plate 5 will be described next.FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a mode of connection between probes and a ground plate.FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a part ofFIG. 4 .FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the ground plate and a coaxial cable. InFIG. 6 , (a) is a sectional view of a configuration having thesecond ground plate 5 and acoaxial cable 71 connected to each other. InFIG. 6 , (b) is a plan view of thesecond ground plate 5 as viewed from a side opposite to a side to which thecoaxial cable 71 is connected.FIG. 6 illustrates the connection between thesecond ground plate 5 and thecoaxial cable 71, but connection between thefirst ground plate 4 and acoaxial cable 61 has a similar configuration. - The
first ground plate 4 is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped. Thefirst ground plate 4 has, formed therein, a throughhole 4 a penetrating thefirst ground plate 4 in its plate thickness direction (seeFIG. 2 ). The throughhole 4 a is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of thecoaxial cable 61 described later. Being approximately equivalent includes being identical and having a slight difference due to manufacturing errors. - The
second ground plate 5 is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped. Thesecond ground plate 5 has, formed therein, a throughhole 5 a penetrating thesecond ground plate 5 in its plate thickness direction. The throughhole 5 a is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of thecoaxial cable 71 described later. - The
first ground plate 4 and thesecond ground plate 5 are made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example. Thefirst ground plate 4 and thesecond ground plate 5 may be formed of a material that is the same as a material that formsground conductors - The first
coaxial line portion 6 includes thecoaxial cable 61. Thecoaxial cable 61 is held by acable holding member 60. Furthermore, an opposite end portion of thecoaxial cable 61 is inserted in the throughhole 4 a of thefirst ground plate 4, the opposite end portion being opposite to an end of thecoaxial cable 61, the end being connected to the connectingcable 110. Thecoaxial cable 61 may be press-fitted in the throughhole 4 a, fixed by soldering, for example, or fixed by a combination of these press fitting and soldering. - The
coaxial cable 61 has asignal conductor 62 that transmits a signal from themeasurement device 100, a dielectric 63 that is provided around thesignal conductor 62 and is insulating, and theground conductor 64 provided around the dielectric 63 (seeFIG. 2 ). Thesignal conductor 62, the dielectric 63, and theground conductor 64 form a coaxial structure. The dielectric 63 and theground conductor 64 are each tubular. Theground conductor 64 is made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example. Thecoaxial cable 61 thus has a configuration that is the same as that of a so-called semi-rigid cable. In this embodiment, a signal conductor forms a signal portion and a dielectric forms a dielectric portion. - An end portion of the
coaxial cable 61 is exposed from the throughhole 4 a at a surface of thefirst ground plate 4, the end portion being near thefirst ground plate 4. An end face of thecoaxial cable 61 and the surface of thefirst ground plate 4 are thus positioned in the same plane, the surface being on a side of thefirst ground plate 4, the side being where the end face of thecoaxial cable 61 comes out. Furthermore, thefirst ground plate 4 forms a ground portion by being electrically connected to theground conductor 64. The ground portion forms a part of a line that provides continuity for grounding electric potential. - The second
coaxial line portion 7 includes thecoaxial cable 71. Thecoaxial cable 71 is held by acable holding member 70. Furthermore, an opposite end portion of thecoaxial cable 71 is inserted in the throughhole 5 a of thesecond ground plate 5, the opposite end portion being opposite to an end of thecoaxial cable 71, the end being connected to the connectingcable 120. Thecoaxial cable 71 may be press-fitted in the throughhole 5 a, fixed by soldering, for example, or fixed by a combination of these press fitting and soldering. - The
coaxial cable 71 has asignal conductor 72 that transmits a signal from themeasurement device 100, a dielectric 73 that is provided around thesignal conductor 72, and theground conductor 74 provided around the dielectric 73. Thesignal conductor 72, the dielectric 73, and theground conductor 74 form a coaxial structure. The dielectric 73 and theground conductor 74 are each tubular. Theground conductor 74 is made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example. Thecoaxial cable 71 thus has a configuration that is the same as that of a so-called semi-rigid cable. - An end portion of the
coaxial cable 71 is exposed from the throughhole 5 a at a surface of thesecond ground plate 5, the end portion being near thesecond ground plate 5. An end face of thecoaxial cable 71 and the surface of thesecond ground plate 5 are thus positioned in the same plane, the surface being on a side of thesecond ground plate 5, the side being where the end face of thecoaxial cable 71 comes out. Furthermore, thesecond ground plate 5 forms a ground portion as described above by being electrically connected to theground conductor 74. - In this embodiment, each of the
coaxial cables probes 2. Thefirst ground plate 4 and thecoaxial cable 61 form a first connecting portion and thesecond ground plate 5 and thecoaxial cable 71 form a second connecting portion. The measurement system may include at least one of the first and second connecting portions, and any other publicly known mode of connection may be adopted for the other one of the first and second connecting portions. - One end (the
first plunger 21 herein) of each of theprobes 2 comes into contact with any one of thesignal conductor 62 and theground conductor 64, at the end portion of thecoaxial cable 61, the end portion coming out from thefirst ground plate 4. InFIG. 4 andFIG. 5 , one of theprobes 2 comes into contact with thesignal conductor 62 and the other two of theprobes 2 come into contact with theground conductor 64. As to thecoaxial cable 71, similarly, theprobe 2 that comes into contact with thesignal conductor 62 comes into contact with thesignal conductor 72, and the other twoprobes 2 that come into contact with theground conductor 64 come into contact with theground conductor 74. Central axes of thecoaxial cables probes 2 are thus either aligned with each other or extend parallel to each other, in their longitudinal directions. - In the drawings, the probe 2 (a first contact probe) that comes into contact with the
signal conductors probe 2S and the probes 2 (second contact probes) that come into contact with theground conductors probes 2G. Parts with which theprobes 2G come into contact may be a surface of thefirst ground plate 4 and a surface of thesecond ground plate 5, without being limited to theground conductors - The minimum pitch between the
probes 2 is a radius of the inner circumference of a ground conductor. For example, in a case where theprobes 2 are caused to contact a central portion of the ground conductor at an end face of a coaxial cable, the pitch between the probes is determined by (diameter of outer circumference of ground conductor+diameter of inner circumference of ground conductor)÷2÷2. - According to the above described embodiment, an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and an end face of a ground portion formed of a ground conductor and a ground plate are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground portion to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line. This embodiment enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise.
- Furthermore, because the
plural probes 2 to be connected to a coaxial cable are individually provided in the above described embodiment, the pitch between theprobes 2 and the number and layout of theprobes 2G to be connected to a ground portion are able to be freely set. Therefore, themeasurement unit 1 is able to be used for various types of measurement without being limited by the mode of connection. - A configuration using a single coaxial cable has been described above with respect to the embodiment, but a configuration including a ground plate that is provided with plural through holes and holds plural coaxial cables may be adopted instead.
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FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a first modified example. InFIG. 7 , (a) is sectional view of a configuration having a second ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to each other. InFIG. 7 , (b) is a plan view of the second ground plate as viewed from an opposite side of the second ground plate, the opposite side being opposite to a side of the second ground plate, the side being where the coaxial cable is connected. A measurement unit according to this first modified example has, provided therein, asecond ground plate 5A instead of thesecond ground plate 5 described above, and acoaxial cable 71A instead of thecoaxial cable 71. Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will hereinafter be omitted. - The
coaxial cable 71A has asignal conductor 72, a dielectric 73, and aground conductor 74A that is provided around the dielectric 73. Thesignal conductor 72, the dielectric 73, and theground conductor 74A form a coaxial structure. Theground conductor 74A is made of copper, nickel, or stainless steel, for example. Thecoaxial cable 71A thus has a configuration that is the same as that of a so-called semi-rigid cable. - At an end portion of the
ground conductor 74A, theground conductor 74A is shorter than thesignal conductor 72 and the dielectric 73 by a length corresponding to a thickness of thesecond ground plate 5A, the end portion being at an end of theground conductor 74A, the end being connected to thesecond ground plate 5A. Therefore, the outer periphery of the dielectric 73 is exposed at the end portion of theground conductor 74A, the end portion being at the end to be connected to thesecond ground plate 5A. - The
second ground plate 5A is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped. Thesecond ground plate 5A has, formed therein, a throughhole 5 b penetrating thesecond ground plate 5A in its plate thickness direction. The throughhole 5 b is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of the dielectric 73. - The
coaxial cable 71A is connected to thesecond ground plate 5A by insertion of the dielectric 73 into the throughhole 5 b. The dielectric 73 of thecoaxial cable 71A may be press-fitted into the throughhole 5 b, the dielectric 73 may be fixed to thesecond ground plate 5A by soldering, for example, or thecoaxial cable 71A may be fixed by a combination of these press-fitting and soldering. Upon the press-fitting and/or soldering, theground conductor 74A comes into contact with a surface of thesecond ground plate 5A. Thesecond ground plate 5A and theground conductor 74A are thereby electrically connected to each other. Theground conductor 74A and thesecond ground plate 5A may be fixed to each other by soldering, for example, to be electrically connected to each other. - End portions of the
signal conductor 72 anddielectric 73 of thecoaxial cable 71A are exposed from the throughhole 5 b at a surface of thesecond ground plate 5A. End faces of thesignal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 and the surface of thesecond ground plate 5A are thus positioned in the same plane, the surface being on a side of thesecond ground plate 5A, the side being where an end face of thecoaxial cable 71A comes out. - The
probe 2S comes into contact with thesignal conductor 72 that comes out from the throughhole 5 b. Theprobes 2G, on the other hand, come into contact with the surface of thesecond ground plate 5A. - In the above described first modified example also, an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and an end face of a ground portion formed of a ground conductor and a ground plate are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground portion to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line. This first modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise. Furthermore, similarly to the embodiment, the first modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the
probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement. -
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ground plate and a coaxial cable, according to a second modified example. InFIG. 8 , (a) is a sectional view of a configuration having a second ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to each other. InFIG. 8 , (b) is a plan view of the second ground plate as viewed from a side opposite to a side to which the coaxial cable is connected. A measurement unit according to this second modified example, has, provided therein, asecond ground plate 5B instead of thesecond ground plate 5 described above, and acoaxial cable 71B instead of thecoaxial cable 71. Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will hereinafter be omitted. - The
coaxial cable 71B has afirst signal conductor 72A (a signal conductor) that transmits a signal from themeasurement device 100, afirst dielectric 73A (a cable dielectric) provided around thefirst signal conductor 72A, and aground conductor 74A provided around thefirst dielectric 73A. Thefirst signal conductor 72A, thefirst dielectric 73A, and theground conductor 74A form a coaxial structure, and their end faces are positioned in the same plane, the end faces being at their ends to be connected to thesecond ground plate 5B. - The
second ground plate 5B is formed using an electrically conductive material and is plate-shaped. Thesecond ground plate 5B has a second signal conductor 51 (a signal relaying portion) and a second dielectric 52 (a ground plate dielectric) covering the outer periphery of thesecond signal conductor 51. In this second modified example, thefirst signal conductor 72A and thesecond signal conductor 51 form a signal portion and thefirst dielectric 73A and thesecond dielectric 52 form a dielectric portion. - The
second ground plate 5B has, formed therein, a throughhole 5 b penetrating thesecond ground plate 5B in its plate thickness direction. The throughhole 5 b is a hole extending with a diameter that is approximately equivalent to a diameter of the outer circumference of thesecond dielectric 52. Thesecond dielectric 52 of thesecond signal conductor 51 andsecond dielectric 52 is fixed in the throughhole 5 b. Upon the fixing, end faces of thesecond signal conductor 51 andsecond dielectric 52 are positioned in the same plane as a surface of the main body of thesecond ground plate 5B. - The
second signal conductor 51 and thefirst signal conductor 72A preferably have the same diameter. Furthermore, thesecond dielectric 52 and thefirst dielectric 73A preferably have the same diameter. In addition, thefirst dielectric 73A and thesecond dielectric 52 may be formed using the same material, or may be formed using materials different from each other. - The
coaxial cable 71B is connected to thesecond ground plate 5B by being fixed in a state where thefirst signal conductor 72A has been brought into contact with thesecond signal conductor 51. Upon this connection, theground conductor 74A comes into contact with a surface of thesecond ground plate 5B. Thesecond ground plate 5B and theground conductor 74A are thereby electrically connected to each other. Thefirst signal conductor 72A and thesecond signal conductor 51 may be electrically connected to each other by being fixed to each other by soldering, for example. Furthermore, thesecond ground plate 5B and theground conductor 74A may be electrically connected to each other by being fixed to each other by soldering, for example. - Furthermore, the
probe 2S comes into contact with an opposite end of thesecond signal conductor 51 to be electrically connected thereto, the opposite end being opposite to an end of thesecond signal conductor 51, the end being an end with which thefirst signal conductor 72A comes into contact. Theprobes 2G come into contact with an opposite surface of surfaces of thesecond ground plate 5B to be electrically connected thereto, the opposite surface being opposite to the surface with which theground conductor 74A comes into contact. - In the above described second modified example also, an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and an end face of a ground portion formed of a ground conductor and a ground plate are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground portion to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line. This second modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise. Furthermore, similarly to the embodiment, the second modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the
probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement. -
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a third modified example. InFIG. 9 , (a) is a sectional view of the coaxial cable. InFIG. 9 , (b) is a plan view of the coaxial cable. A measurement unit according to this third modified example does not have thesecond ground plate 5 described above, and is provided with acoaxial cable 71C instead of thecoaxial cable 71. Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will be omitted. - The
coaxial cable 71C has thesignal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 described above, and aground conductor 74B covering the outer periphery of the dielectric 73. Thesignal conductor 72, the dielectric 73, and theground conductor 74B form a coaxial structure. - The
ground conductor 74B has atubular portion 741 extending along a longitudinal direction of thecoaxial cable 71C (the dielectric 73), and aflat plate portion 742 that is provided at an end portion of thetubular portion 741 and is tabular. End faces of thesignal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 are thus positioned in the same plane as a surface of theflat plate portion 742, the end faces being at ends of thesignal conductor 72 and dielectric 73, the ends being where thesignal conductor 72 and dielectric 73 are exposed on the surface of theflat plate portion 742. In this third modified example, theground conductor 74B forms a ground portion. - The
probe 2S comes into contact with thesignal conductor 72 that comes out from theflat plate portion 742. Theprobes 2G, on the other hand, come into contact with the surface of theflat plate portion 742. - In this third modified example described above also, an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and a surface of a ground conductor (a flat plate portion) are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground conductor to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line. This third modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise. Furthermore, similarly to the embodiment, the third modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the
probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement. -
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coaxial cable according to a fourth modified example. InFIG. 10 , (a) is a sectional view of the coaxial cable. InFIG. 10 , (b) is a plan view of the coaxial cable. A measurement unit according to this fourth modified example does not have thesecond ground plate 5 described above, and is provided with acoaxial cable 71D instead of thecoaxial cable 71. Description of any configuration that is the same as that of the embodiment described above will be omitted. - The
coaxial cable 71D has thesignal conductors 72 and thedielectrics 73 described above, and aground conductor 74C covering the outer peripheries of thedielectrics 73. - The
ground conductor 74C has a firsttubular portion 743 that covers the dielectric 73, a secondtubular portion 744 that covers the dielectric 73 different from the dielectric 73 covered by the firsttubular portion 743, and aflat plate portion 745 that is provided at an end portion of the firsttubular portion 743 and secondtubular portion 744 and is tabular. End faces of thesignal conductors 72 and thedielectrics 73 and a surface of theflat plate portion 745 are positioned in the same plane, the end faces being at ends of thesignal conductors 72 and thedielectrics 73, the ends being where thesignal conductors 72 and thedielectrics 73 are exposed on the surface of theflat plate portion 745. - In this fourth modified example, two
probes 2S and threeprobes 2G are provided.FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a mode of contact between the coaxial cable and probes, according to the fourth modified example. One of theprobes 2S comes into contact with one of thesignal conductors 72 that come out from theflat plate portion 745. The other one of theprobes 2S comes into contact with the other one of thesignal conductors 72 that come out from theflat plate portion 745. Furthermore, one of theprobes 2G is positioned between (inward from) theprobes 2S and comes into contact with the surface of theflat plate portion 745. The remaining two of theprobes 2G are each positioned outward from the twoprobes 2S and come into contact with the surface of theflat plate portion 745. - The layout and number of the
probes 2G are not limited to the layout and number provided inFIG. 11 , and various modifications are possible. For example, a configuration without theprobe 2G provided between the twoprobes 2S may be adopted instead. - In this fourth modified example described above also, an end face of a signal conductor of a coaxial cable and a surface of a ground conductor (a flat plate portion) are positioned in the same plane, and plural probes are brought into contact with the signal conductor and the ground conductor to achieve continuity for a signal line and a ground line. This fourth modified example enables a coaxial line to be maintained and thus unchanged in form, contrary to the conventional configuration, and as a result, enables reduction in noise. Furthermore, similarly to the embodiment, the fourth modified example enables the freedom of the layout of the
probes 2 to be increased and is thus able to be adapted to various types of measurement. - With respect to the first to fourth modified examples, a configuration including a second ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to the second ground plate and a configuration without the second ground plate have been described above, but the first to fourth modified examples are also applicable to a configuration including a first ground plate and a coaxial cable connected to the first ground plate and any one of the above described configurations may be adopted for the mode of connection between the
probes 2 and the coaxial cable. For such connection, the same configurations may be combined together or configurations different from each other may be combined together. - A mode for implementing the present disclosure has been described thus far, but the present disclosure is not to be limited only to the above described embodiment. For example, a ground plate may be configured to have an insulating portion as long as continuity is achieved between the
probes 2G and the ground plate. - The configuration of contact probes described herein is just an example, and various types of probes conventionally known may be used. For example, without being limited to the above described configuration having plungers and a coil spring, probes to be used may each be: a probe including a pipe member; a pogo pin; a solid electrically conductive member; an electrically conductive pipe; a wire; or a connecting terminal (a connector) that connects electric contact points together, or any combination of these different types of probes may be adopted as appropriate.
- The measurement unit is suitable for reducing noise, as described above.
- The present disclosure has an effect of enabling reduction in noise.
- Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the disclosure in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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