Component test apparatus having a pair of rotary transport hands

A component test apparatus performing a test on an electronic component, the apparatus comprising:

• a component loading device that loads the electronic component to a loading position;
• a transport hand capable of holding the electronic component so as to transport the electronic component from the loading position to a test socket arranged at a test position, and to transport from the tested test socket to an unloading position;
• and
• a component unloading device that unloads the electronic component from the unloading position,
• wherein the transport hand includes a plurality of index units each one of which is capable of holding the electronic component and operating independently from the other ones of the index units, the index units being aligned adjacently in a transport direction of the electronic component extending from the loading position toward the test position,
• wherein the transport hand is one of a plurality of transport hands, and wherein the transport hands are capable of performing rotary movement with respect to each other, and
• wherein the number of the transport hands is two, and wherein the two transport hands perform rotary movement in such a manner that the index units of one of the transport hands and the index units of the other transport hands vertically pass each other while facing each other.