IC package discharge apparatus

An IC package discharge apparatus comprising:

• a machine base, said machine base comprising a plurality of IC package carrier tube passages extended in longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel, and a plurality of IC package passages extended in longitudinal direction in line with said IC package carrier tube passages respectively at a rear side for the loading of IC packages and disposed at a higher elevation than said IC package carrier tube passages;
• a vibrator controlled to oscillate said machine base back and forth in longitudinal direction;
• a plurality of contact switches respectively mounted in said IC package carrier tube passages and electrically connected to said vibrator, said contact switches each comprising a switching lever suspended in one of said IC package carrier tube passages and moved between a first position where said switching lever receives no pressure and said vibrator is off, and a second position where said switching lever is pressed by an IC package carrier tube and said vibrator is on;
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• a plurality of sensors respectively mounted in said IC package carrier tube passages and electrically connected to said vibrator and adapted to detect movement of IC packages through respective IC package carrier tubes loaded in said IC package carrier tube passages, to count the number of IC packages passing through respective IC package carrier tubes loaded in said IC package carrier tube passages, and to stop said vibrator from oscillating said machine base when all of said sensors counted up to a predetermined number.