Patent ID: 7938611
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A feeding apparatus of a test equipment for feeding integrated circuit (IC) elements to said test equipment, said feeding apparatus comprising: a power source; a base; a rotating axle disposed above said base and connected with said power source being driven by said power source; a plurality of feeding mechanisms, each of said feeding mechanisms being inserted with a tube carrying IC elements to be tested, each of said feeding mechanisms comprising an inlet disposed on its first end and an opening disposed on its second end, and said rotating axle connecting each of said feeding mechanisms by passing through the openings; wherein each of said feeding mechanisms is controlled by a connecting unit and a fixing unit, said fixing units being disposed above said base, when said connecting unit connects with said feeding mechanism, said feeding mechanism is rotated and driven by said rotating axle to a predetermined position so that the IC elements carried by said tube can be slid into said test equipment by gravity force, when said fixing unit fixes said feeding mechanism in an initial position, said feeding mechanism is not rotated and driven by said rotating axle.