HOLDING MECHANISM FOR MAGAZINE CHARGED WITH IC

摘要

PURPOSE:To avoid fear of breakage of IC in a magazine due to a shock of falling down thereof and to increase holding efficiency by receiving magazines charged with IC in such a manner as to be gradually pushed up from the lowermost of a holding position. CONSTITUTION:In an apparatus for separating integrated circuits tested by a tester according to the test result and accumulating the integrated circuits put in magazines 3 in a plurality of holding lanes or charged magazine holders 2 disposed in parallel to an empty magazine holder 1, there is provided a guide extending along the lower end openings of the empty magazine holder 1 and the holding lanes 2. The apparatus further has a conveyor system 6 movable along the guide and provided with a conveyor arm 5 movable up and down. There is provided under each lower end opening of the holder 1 and the holding lanes 2 a openable stopper 4 adapted for preventing falling down of the magazines 3 vertically piled up in plural layers.