Pitch changing apparatus, electronic device handling apparatus, and electronic device testing apparatus
AssigneeAdvantest Corporation
InventorHaruki Nakajima
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Abstract
There is provided a pitch changing apparatus which can change a pitch of DUTs when the DUTs are transferred between trays by a shuttle revolving system. The pitch changing apparatus, which changes the pitch of DUTs, includes a plurality of shuttles which hold DUTs, a first guide rail which guides the plurality of shuttles, a second feeder which feeds the shuttles along the first guide rail at a first pitch, a third feeder which includes a plurality of pins receiving the shuttles from the second feeder and moves the pins along the first guide rail at a second pitch, and a controller which controls a feed rate of the second feeder and a receiving rate of the third feeder.
Claims10
A pitch changing apparatus which changes a pitch of electronic devices to be tested, the pitch changing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of holding units which hold the electronic devices;
- a track which guides the plurality of holding units;
- a first moving unit which feeds the holding units along the track at a first pitch;
- a second moving unit which includes a plurality of receiving portions and moves the receiving portions along the track at a second pitch, the receiving portions which receive the holding units from the first moving unit;
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- a control unit which controls a feed rate of the first moving unit and a receiving rate of the second moving unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.