System for arranging chips in series

A chip feed apparatus comprising:

• a linear feeder formed with an aligning groove for arranging a plurality of chips delivered from a chip source in a row;
• a separation slider formed with a separation groove which is connected to said aligning groove of said linear feeder when said separation slider is in a state capable of accepting a chip;
• an insertion guide formed with a guide groove which is connected to said separation groove when said separation slider is in a state capable of separating chips;
• a pusher for pushing out a chip received in said separation groove to said guide groove;
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• suction means for removing a chip defective in configuration by suction when said chip defective in configuration is in said separation groove to interfere with movement of said separation slider.

A chip arranging apparatus for arranging chips on a tape in series comprising:

• a disc-like index table intermittently turned and formed with chip receiving grooves at equal intervals, said index table carrying chips delivered from the chip transferring means;
• a photosensor for detecting location of a chip delivered from said chip transferring means in each of said chip receiving grooves of said index table;
• a vertically movable arm lowered when said index table is stopped;
• a suction pin mounted on a tip end of said vertically movable arm for holding chips thereon in turn by suction and arranging them on a tape;
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• a pitch feed wheel for intermittently moving said tape.