Cradle and cable handler for a test head manipulator

摘要

In one aspect, a cradle system for supporting a load, the cradle system comprising a first arm with a first carriage assembly axially adjustable therealong and a second arm, opposite the first arm, with a second carriage assembly axially adjustable therealong. An actuator is associated with the first and second carriage assemblies and configured such that actuation of the actuator causes the first and second carriage assemblies to move axially in opposite directions. In another aspect, a cable support system comprising a support column and one or more tethers supported by the support column and configurable so that at least one tether is configured to move its supported cable in the same or opposite direction as the test head moves at a rate that is a constant multiplied by the test heads rate of motion where the constant may be greater than, equal to, or less than one.

主权项

1. A cable support sustem comprising;
a support column which includes a lift carriage which moves up and down; an arm adapted to support a test head, said arm moves with said lift carriage; and one or more tethers configured to support a cable, said one or more tethers coupled to the lift carriage and which moves when the lift carriage moves, wherein the one or more tethers move the supported cable in the same or opposite direction as the test head moves at a rate that is different than the rate of motion at which the test head moves up and down.