Patent ID: 9387991
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B65G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for arranging tubes configured to receive integrated circuit packages, the apparatus comprising: a reverse mechanism configured to receive a tube; a detection element configured to determine an orientation of the tube received by the reverse mechanism; and a discharge mechanism, the reverse mechanism being movable selectively between a first position which prevents the discharge mechanism from receiving the tube from the reverse mechanism and a second position which allows the discharge mechanism to receive the tube; wherein the movement of the reverse mechanism between the first position and the second position is dependent on the determined orientation of the tube, wherein the reverse mechanism is rotatable, and wherein rotation of the reverse mechanism in one direction from the first position to the second position maintains the orientation of the tube, and rotation of the reverse mechanism in the other direction from the first position to the second position changes the orientation of the tube.