Patent ID: 7390158

Claim:
A handling device for electronic chip components, comprising: an accommodating device having a plurality of cavities arranged to put electronic chip components thereinto; and a feeder arranged to supply the electronic chip components to the accommodating device; wherein the feeder includes a transport surface arranged to transport the electronic chip components towards the plurality of cavities, and a feeding section arranged to feed the electronic components into the plurality of cavities; the accommodating device is arranged to move such that at least one of the cavities is successively disposed at a location which is in close proximity to the feeding section of the feeder; on the transport surface of the feeder, the electronic chip components are supported on only one side surface thereof, without fixing an orientation of a length direction of the electronic chip components; the electronic chip components are put directly into the cavities from the feeding section of the feeder by providing suction in the cavities from a cavity side; the feeder includes a sidewall at a peripheral edge of the transport surface; the sidewall includes an opening portion; and the opening portion in the sidewall is blocked by a cavity formation surface in which the cavities of the accommodating device are provided.