Patent attributes
The object of the present invention is to prevent an operator from touching electronic elements arranged on an upper surface of a probe assembly of an electrical connecting apparatus at the time of carrying the electrical connecting apparatus and to restrict bowing of the probe assembly caused by the temperature difference between the upper surface and the lower surface of the probe assembly. An electrical connecting apparatus 10 comprises a probe assembly having a plurality of contactors 14 on a lower surface and a plurality of electronic elements 18 arranged on an upper surface, a cover 32 arranged on the upper surface of the probe assembly so as to close a space 30 in which the electronic elements are arranged, and two grippers 42 attached to the cover. Each gripper 42 has one end 42a and the other end 42a, has a region ranging from one end to the other end formed approximately in a U-shape, and is attached to a main body portion 33 of the cover at both the ends.