Chip detection and material pipe material belt transferring device

By designing chip detection and material pipe transfer belt device, the problem of inconvenience of material pipe packaging for subsequent chip mounting is solved, and the automated detection and filling of material tape packaging is realized, production efficiency is improved and unqualified chips are screened, meeting the needs of chip surface mounting.

CN223162045UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-29JINAN XINXIN MICROELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422123936.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-30
Publication Date
2025-07-29
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-30

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Technical Problem

In the existing chip packaging form, tube packaging is inconvenient to the subsequent chip surface mounting process, resulting in low production efficiency. In addition, vacancy may occur when the material tape is changed to a material tape packaging, which requires vacancy detection and manual filling. At the same time, unqualified chips need to be screened out to prevent affecting the performance of the integrated circuit.

Method used

A chip detection and material pipe transfer belt device is designed, including a frame, material belt conveyor, robot, material pushing mechanism, visual inspection system and transfer mechanism. Through the robot, the chip in the material pipe is pushed into the suction position, and the transfer mechanism transports the chip to the material belt, the defective camera detects the chip quality and puts the unqualified chip into the waste box, and the vacant camera detects and manually fills the blank space.

Benefits of technology

It has realized the rapid conversion of material pipes to material tape packaging, which has improved production efficiency, high degree of automation, reduced labor costs, ensured chip quality and material tape integrity, and provided convenience for subsequent chip surface mounting processes.

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Abstract

A chip detection and material pipe material belt transferring device comprises a machine frame, a material belt conveying mechanism, a mechanical arm, a material pushing mechanism, a visual detection system and a transferring mechanism. A material belt is wound on the material belt disc, the material belt is tensioned through the supporting cylinder, and the material belt is placed in the material belt groove. The material pipe is clamped by a chuck of the manipulator and then transferred into a material pipe groove, and a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder extends out to push a chip in the material pipe into a suction position; a suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism transfers the chip at the suction position to the material belt; the defect camera is used for detecting the quality of the chip, and the defect camera controls the suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism to take out the defective chip through the control cabinet and put the defective chip into the waste box; the vacancy camera is used for detecting the vacancy of the material belt and carrying out manual filling. According to the device for detecting the chips and transferring the material pipe to the material belt, the chips can be efficiently screened, pipe type packaging of the chips is rapidly changed into belt type packaging, and the subsequent chip surface mounting procedure is facilitated.
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Technical Field

[0001] This patent relates to the field of chip packaging, and specifically to a chip detection and tube-to-tape transfer device. Background Art

[0002] Existing chip packaging forms include tape packaging and tube packaging. The tape used in tape packaging can facilitate subsequent chip surface mounting processes, while the tube used in tube packaging is not convenient for subsequent chip surface mounting processes, reducing production efficiency. To improve the chip surface mounting efficiency, it is necessary to change the tube to tape packaging. When changing the tube to tape, there may be vacancies in the tape, which requires detecting the vacancies in the modified tape. If vacancies are found, manual filling is needed. In addition, there is also a certain unqualified rate for chips. Unqualified chips should be screened out in advance to prevent affecting the performance of the entire integrated circuit, which requires quality inspection of chips. Therefore, how to change the tube to tape packaging, how to detect the vacancies in the tape, and how to conduct quality inspection of chips are technical problems that need to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The main purpose of this patent is to design a chip detection and tube-to-tape transfer device, which can efficiently screen chips, quickly change the chip tube packaging to tape packaging, and facilitate subsequent chip surface mounting processes.

[0004] A chip detection and tube-to-tape transfer device mainly includes a frame, a tape conveying mechanism, a manipulator, a pushing mechanism, a vision detection system, a transfer mechanism, a tube, a tape, and a control cabinet.

[0005] The frame is equipped with a tape conveying mechanism, a manipulator, a pushing mechanism, a vision detection system, a transfer mechanism, a tube, a tape, and a control cabinet; the tape is wound around the tape reel of the tape conveying mechanism, and the support cylinder tensions the tape; the tape is placed between the tape fixing plate and the tape moving plate; the chuck of the manipulator grabs the tube and then transfers it to the tube slot of the transfer mechanism, and the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder extends to push the chips in the tube to the suction position; the suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism transfers the chips at the suction position to the tape; the defect camera is used to detect the quality of the chips. For chips with unqualified quality, the defect camera controls the suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism to take out the defective chips through the control cabinet and place them in the waste bin; the vacancy camera is used to detect the vacancies in the tape for manual filling.

[0006] The frame includes columns, a long cross beam, a short cross beam, a first plate, a second plate, and a mounting plate; the mounting plate is equipped with a tape conveying mechanism, a manipulator, a pushing mechanism, a vision detection system, a transfer mechanism, a tube, a tape, and a control cabinet.

[0007] The tape conveying mechanism includes a tape reel, a tape shaft, a support cylinder, a swing arm, a tape fixing plate, a tape moving plate, a sliding device, an adjusting device, a first sliding block, a second sliding block, a sliding shaft, a third sliding block, a threaded rod, a first adjusting block, a threaded block, a second adjusting block, and a tape groove; the tape is wound around the tape reel, the tape reel can rotate around the tape shaft, the tape reel is mounted on the frame through the swing arm, and the tape bypasses the support cylinder to adjust the support cylinder to tension the tape.

[0008] A tape groove is left between the tape fixing plate and the tape moving plate, and the tape is accommodated in the gap of the tape groove; the tape fixing plate is fixedly installed on the mounting plate; the tape moving plate is mounted on the mounting plate and can move relative to the mounting plate to control the distance of the tape groove so as to adapt to tapes of different sizes; the sliding device includes a first sliding block, a second sliding block, a sliding shaft, and a third sliding block; the first sliding block and the third sliding block are mounted on the frame; the second sliding block is fixed to the tape moving plate; the sliding shaft passes through the first sliding block, the second sliding block, and the third sliding block, so that the tape moving plate can slide along the sliding shaft; the first adjusting block and the second adjusting block are fixed to the frame; the threaded block is fixed to the tape moving plate; by rotating the threaded rod, the distance between the tape moving plate and the tape fixing plate can be adjusted.

[0009] The pusher mechanism includes a first pusher plate, a hydraulic cylinder, a second pusher plate, a tube pressing device, a tube groove, and a suction position; a tube groove is formed between the first pusher plate and the second pusher plate, and the tube groove is used to accommodate the tubes transported by the manipulator; after the tubes are placed in the tube groove, in order to fix the tubes, the tube pressing device presses the tubes to prevent them from shaking; the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder extends to push the chips in the tubes into the suction position; the suction nozzle sucks the chips, and the suction nozzle is in separable contact with the chips for transferring them to the tape.

[0010] The manipulator has a six-degree-of-freedom structure and includes a mounting base, a support arm, a joint, and a chuck; the mounting base is fixed to the frame, and the chuck is used to clamp the tubes, and the chuck clamps the tubes in a separable manner to transport the tubes from the second plate to the tube groove.

[0011] The transfer mechanism includes a pick-up fixing plate, a pick-up vertical plate, a turntable, a pick-up rotating shaft, a suction nozzle, a pick-up slider, a pick-up rotating block, and a pick-up motor; the pick-up fixing plate is mounted on the frame; the pick-up vertical plate is mounted on the pick-up fixing plate; the pick-up motor is mounted on the pick-up fixing plate; the pick-up motor drives the pick-up rotating shaft to rotate; the pick-up rotating shaft is connected to the turntable to drive the turntable to rotate; the pick-up rotating block is hinged to the pick-up vertical plate and can rotate; the pick-up slider is slidably connected to the pick-up rotating block, and the pick-up slider can slide along the pick-up rotating block; under the combined motion, the suction nozzle can rotate and slide to suck the chips at the suction position and transfer them to the tape.

[0012] The visual inspection system includes a camera mounting base, a camera column, a defect camera, a camera crossbeam, a display screen, a display screen column, and a vacant position camera; the camera mounting base is fixed on the frame, and the camera column is mounted on the camera mounting base; the camera crossbeam is connected to the camera column; the defect camera and the vacant position camera are mounted on the camera crossbeam; the defect camera is used to detect the quality of the chip. If a quality defect is found in the chip, the defect camera controls the suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism to take out the defective chip through the control cabinet and place it in the waste bin, thereby realizing the detection and screening of the chip; the vacant position camera is used to detect the position on the tape that is not filled with a chip after the suction nozzle transfers the chip, and manually fill in the individual vacant positions on the tape to ensure that the tape is filled with chips and prepare for the subsequent chip surface mounting process.

[0013] The excellent technical effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0014] (1) The chip detection and tube-to-tape device for the chip has a high degree of automation. In order to improve the surface mounting efficiency of the chip, it is necessary to change the chip tube to a tape package. When changing the chip tube to a tape, the tape is wound around the tape reel, the support cylinder tensions the tape, and the tape is placed in the tape groove; the chuck of the manipulator grabs the chip tube and then transfers it to the chip tube groove, the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder extends to push the chip in the chip tube into the suction position, and the suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism transfers the chip at the suction position to the tape, thereby quickly changing the chip tube to a tape and improving the production efficiency.

[0015] (2) When changing the chip tube to a tape, there may be a situation where there are vacant positions on the tape, which requires detecting the vacant positions of the modified tape, and the vacant position camera is used to detect the vacant positions of the tape and perform manual filling. In addition, there is also a certain unqualified rate for the chips. The unqualified chips should be screened out in advance to prevent affecting the performance of the entire integrated circuit, which requires detecting the quality of the chips. The defect camera is used to detect the quality of the chips. For the chips with unqualified quality, the defect camera controls the suction nozzle of the transfer mechanism to take out the defective chips through the control cabinet and place them in the waste bin.

[0016] (3) A chip detection and tube-to-tape device disclosed in this solution can efficiently screen chips, quickly change the chip tube packaging to tape packaging, facilitate the subsequent chip surface mounting process, significantly improve the production efficiency, and also save a large amount of labor costs. Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1 It is an assembly drawing of a chip detection and tube-to-tape device.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a structure diagram of the frame.

[0019] Figure 3It is a diagram of the tape conveying mechanism.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a structure diagram of width adjustment.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a diagram of the pusher mechanism

[0022] Figure 6 It is a diagram of the manipulator mechanism.

[0023] Figure 7 It is a diagram of the transfer mechanism.

[0024] Figure 8 It is a diagram of the vision inspection system.

[0025] In the figure, 1 - frame, 2 - tape conveying mechanism, 3 - manipulator, 4 - pusher mechanism, 5 - vision inspection system, 6 - transfer mechanism, 7 - material pipe, 8 - tape, 9 - control cabinet, 11 - column, 12 - long cross beam, 13 - short cross beam, 14 - plate one, 15 - plate two, 16 - mounting plate, 21 - tape reel, 22 - tape shaft, 23 - support cylinder, 24 - swing arm, 25 - tape fixing plate, 26 - tape moving plate, 27 - sliding device, 28 - adjusting device, 29 - sliding block one, 210 - sliding block two, 211 - sliding shaft, 212 - sliding block three, 213 - threaded rod, 214 - adjusting block one, 215 - threaded block, 216 - adjusting block two, 217 - tape slot, 31 - pusher plate one, 32 - hydraulic cylinder, 33 - pusher plate two, 34 - pipe pressing device, 35 - material pipe slot, 36 - picking position, 41 - mounting seat, 42 - support arm, 43 - joint, 44 - chuck, 51 - picking fixing plate, 52 - picking vertical plate, 53 - turntable, 54 - picking rotating shaft, 55 - suction nozzle, 56 - picking slider, 57 - picking rotating block, 58 - picking motor, 61 - camera mounting seat, 62 - camera column, 63 - defect camera, 64 - camera cross beam, 65 - display screen, 66 - display screen column, 67 - empty position camera. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] The chip detection and material pipe - to - tape device mainly includes a frame 1, a tape conveying mechanism 2, a manipulator 3, a pusher mechanism 4, a vision inspection system 5, a transfer mechanism 6, a material pipe 7, a tape 8, and a control cabinet 9.

[0027] The frame 1 includes columns 11, a long cross beam 12, a short cross beam 13, a plate one 14, a plate two 15, and a mounting plate 16; on the mounting plate 16, a tape conveying mechanism 2, a manipulator 3, a pusher mechanism 4, a vision inspection system (5), a transfer mechanism 6, a material pipe 7, a tape 8, and a control cabinet 9 are installed.

[0028] The tape conveying mechanism 2 includes a tape reel 21, a tape shaft 22, a support cylinder 23, a swing arm 24, a tape fixing plate 25, a tape moving plate 26, a sliding device 27, an adjusting device 28, a first sliding block 29, a second sliding block 210, a sliding shaft 211, a third sliding block 212, a threaded rod 213, a first adjusting block 214, a threaded block 215, a second adjusting block 216, and a tape slot 217; the tape 8 is wound around the tape reel 21, the tape reel (21) can rotate around the tape shaft 22, the tape reel 21 is mounted on the frame 1 through the swing arm 24, the tape 8 bypasses the support cylinder 23, and the support cylinder 23 is adjusted to tension the tape 8.

[0029] A tape slot 217 is left between the tape fixing plate 25 and the tape moving plate 26, and the tape 8 is accommodated in the gap of the tape slot 217; the tape fixing plate 25 is fixedly installed on the mounting plate 16; the tape moving plate 26 is mounted on the mounting plate 16 and can move relative to the mounting plate 16 to control the distance of the tape slot 217 so as to adapt to tapes of different sizes; the sliding device 27 includes a first sliding block 29, a second sliding block 210, a sliding shaft 211, and a third sliding block 212; the first sliding block 29 and the third sliding block 212 are mounted on the frame 1; the second sliding block 210 is fixed to the tape moving plate 26; the sliding shaft 211 passes through the first sliding block 29, the second sliding block 210, and the third sliding block 212, so that the tape moving plate 26 can slide along the sliding shaft 211; the first adjusting block 214 and the second adjusting block 216 are fixed to the frame 1; the threaded block 215 is fixed to the tape moving plate 26; by rotating the threaded rod 213, the distance of the tape moving plate 26 relative to the tape fixing plate 25 can be adjusted.

[0030] The pusher mechanism 4 includes a first pusher plate 31, a hydraulic cylinder 32, a second pusher plate 33, a tube pressing device 34, a tube slot 35, and a suction position 36; a tube slot 35 is formed between the first pusher plate 31 and the second pusher plate 33, and the tube slot 35 is used to accommodate the tube 7 carried by the manipulator 3; after the tube 7 is placed in the tube slot 35, in order to fix the tube 7, the tube pressing device 34 presses the tube 7 to prevent it from shaking; the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 32 extends to push the chip in the tube 7 into the suction position 36; the suction nozzle 55 sucks the chip and transfers it to the tape 8.

[0031] The manipulator 3 has a six-degree-of-freedom structure and includes a mounting base 41, a support arm 42, a joint 43, and a chuck 44; the mounting base 41 is fixed to the frame 1, and the chuck 44 is used to clamp the tube 7. The chuck 44 clamps the tube 7 in a separable manner and transfers the tube 7 from the second plate 15 to the tube slot 35.

[0032] The transfer mechanism 6 includes a material-taking fixed plate 51, a material-taking vertical plate 52, a turntable 53, a material-taking rotating shaft 54, a suction nozzle 55, a material-taking slider 56, a material-taking rotating block 57, and a material-taking motor 58; the material-taking fixed plate 51 is installed on the frame 1; the material-taking vertical plate 52 is installed on the material-taking fixed plate 51; the material-taking motor 58 is installed on the material-taking fixed plate 51; the material-taking motor 58 drives the material-taking rotating shaft 54 to rotate; the material-taking rotating shaft 54 is connected to the turntable 53, thereby driving the turntable 53 to rotate; the material-taking rotating block 57 is hinged to the material-taking vertical plate 52 and can rotate; the material-taking slider 56 is slidably connected to the material-taking rotating block 57, and the material-taking slider 56 can slide along the material-taking rotating block 57; under the combined motion, the suction nozzle 55 can rotate and slide, so as to pick up the chip at the picking position 36 and transfer it to the tape 8.

[0033] The vision inspection system 5 includes a camera mounting base 61, a camera column 62, a defect camera 63, a camera cross beam 64, a display screen 65, a display screen column 66, and a vacancy camera 67; the camera mounting base 61 is fixed on the frame 1, and the camera column 62 is installed on the camera mounting base 61; the camera cross beam 64 connects the camera columns 62; the defect camera 63 and the vacancy camera 67 are installed on the camera cross beam 64; the defect camera 63 is used to detect the quality of the chips. For chips with unqualified quality, the defect camera 63 controls the suction nozzle 55 of the transfer mechanism 6 to take out the defective chips through the control cabinet 9 and place them in the waste bin; the vacancy camera 67 is used to detect the vacancies on the tape 8 for manual filling.

[0034] The specific working process of the present utility model is as follows:

[0035] A tape conveying mechanism 2, a manipulator 3, a pushing mechanism 4, a vision inspection system 5, a transfer mechanism 6, a material tube 7, a tape 8, and a control cabinet 9 are installed on the frame 1; the tape 8 is wound around the tape reel 21 of the tape conveying mechanism 2, and the support cylinder 23 tensions the tape 8; the tape 8 is placed between the tape fixed plate 25 and the tape moving plate 26; the chuck 44 of the manipulator 3 picks up the material tube 7 and then transfers it into the material tube groove 35 of the transfer mechanism 6, and the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 32 extends to push the chips in the material tube 7 into the picking position 36; the suction nozzle 55 of the transfer mechanism 6 transfers the chips at the picking position 36 to the tape 8; the defect camera 63 is used to detect the quality of the chips. If a quality defect is found in the chips, the defect camera 63 controls the suction nozzle 55 of the transfer mechanism 6 to take out the defective chips through the control cabinet 9 and place them in the waste bin, so as to realize the detection and screening of the chips; the vacancy camera 67 is used to detect the positions on the tape 8 where the chips are not filled after the suction nozzle 55 transfers the chips, and manually fill the individual vacant positions on the tape 8, so as to ensure that the tape 8 is filled with chips and prepare for the subsequent chip surface mounting process.

Claims

1. A chip detection and material tube transferring device, comprising a frame (1), characterized in that, It also includes a tape conveying mechanism (2), a manipulator (3), a pusher mechanism (4), a vision inspection system (5), a transfer mechanism (6), a material tube (7), a tape (8), and a control cabinet (9); The tape conveying mechanism (2), the manipulator (3), the pusher mechanism (4), the vision inspection system (5), the transfer mechanism (6), the material tube (7), the tape (8), and the control cabinet (9) are installed on the frame (1); The tape (8) is wound around a tape reel (21) on the tape conveying mechanism (2), and the support cylinder (23) tensions the tape (8). The tape (8) is placed between a tape fixing plate (25) and a tape moving plate (26); The chuck (44) on the manipulator (3) clamps the material tube (7) and transfers it into a material tube groove (35) on the transfer mechanism (6). The piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder (32) extends to push the chip in the material tube (7) to the suction position (36); The suction nozzle (55) on the transfer mechanism (6) transfers the chip at the suction position (36) onto the tape (8); The defect camera (63) is used to detect the quality of the chip. For chips with unqualified quality, the defect camera (63) controls the suction nozzle (55) of the transfer mechanism (6) to take out the defective chips through the control cabinet (9) and place them in the waste bin; The empty position camera (67) is used to detect the empty positions on the tape (8) for manual filling; 2. The chip detection and tube-to-tape transfer device according to claim 1, wherein The frame (1) includes columns (11), a long cross beam (12), a short cross beam (13), a first plate (14), a second plate (15), and a mounting plate (16); The tape conveying mechanism (2), the manipulator (3), the pusher mechanism (4), the vision inspection system (5), the transfer mechanism (6), the material tube (7), the tape (8), and the control cabinet (9) are installed on the mounting plate (16); 3. The chip detection and tube stock transfer belt device according to claim 1, wherein The tape conveying mechanism (2) includes a tape reel (21), a tape shaft (22), a support cylinder (23), a swing arm (24), a tape fixing plate (25), a tape moving plate (26), a sliding device (27), an adjusting device (28), a first sliding block (29), a second sliding block (210), a sliding shaft (211), a third sliding block (212), a threaded rod (213), a first adjusting block (214), a threaded block (215), a second adjusting block (216), and a tape groove (217). The tape (8) is wound around the tape reel (21), the tape reel (21) rotates around the tape shaft (22), the tape reel (21) is installed on the frame (1) through the swing arm (24), the tape (8) bypasses the support cylinder (23), and the support cylinder (23) is adjusted to tension the tape (8); A tape groove (217) is left between the tape fixing plate (25) and the tape moving plate (26), and the tape (8) is accommodated in the gap of the tape groove (217). The tape fixing plate (25) is fixedly installed on the mounting plate (16), and the tape moving plate (26) is installed on the mounting plate (16) and moves relative to the mounting plate (16) to control the distance of the tape groove (217) to adapt to tapes of different sizes; The sliding device (27) includes a first sliding block (29), a second sliding block (210), a sliding shaft (211), and a third sliding block (212). The first sliding block (29) and the third sliding block (212) are installed on the frame (1), and the second sliding block (210) is fixed to the tape moving plate (26). The sliding shaft (211) passes through the first sliding block (29), the second sliding block (210), and the third sliding block (212). The tape moving plate (26) slides along the sliding shaft (211). The first adjusting block (214) and the second adjusting block (216) are fixed to the frame (1). The threaded block (215) is fixed to the tape moving plate (26).

4. The chip detection and material tube transfer belt device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pushing mechanism (4) includes a first pushing plate (31), a hydraulic cylinder (32), a second pushing plate (33), a tube pressing device (34), a tube groove (35), and a picking position (36). A tube groove (35) is formed between the first pushing plate (31) and the second pushing plate (33), and the tube groove (35) is used to accommodate the tube (7) carried by the manipulator (3). When the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder (32) extends, the chip in the tube (7) is pushed out and pushed into the picking position (36). The suction nozzle (55) is in separable contact with the chip to transfer the chip to the tape (8).

5. The chip detection and tube stock transfer belt device according to claim 1, characterized in that The manipulator (3) has a six-degree-of-freedom structure and includes a mounting base (41), a support arm (42), a joint (43), and a chuck (44). The mounting base (41) is fixed to the frame (1), and the chuck (44) separably clamps the tube (7) to carry the tube (7) from the second plate (15) to the tube groove (35).

6. The chip detection and tube stock transfer belt device according to claim 1, characterized in that The transfer mechanism (6) includes a picking fixed plate (51), a picking vertical plate (52), a turntable (53), a picking rotating shaft (54), a suction nozzle (55), a picking slider (56), a picking rotating block (57), and a picking motor (58). The picking fixed plate (51) is installed on the frame (1), the picking vertical plate (52) is installed on the picking fixed plate (51), the picking motor (58) is installed on the picking fixed plate (51), and the picking motor (58) drives the picking rotating shaft (54) to rotate. The picking rotating shaft (54) is connected to the turntable (53). The picking rotating block (57) is hinged to the picking vertical plate (52), and the picking slider (56) is slidably connected to the picking rotating block (57).

7. The chip detection and tube stock transfer belt device according to claim 1, characterized in that The visual inspection system (5) includes a camera mounting base (61), a camera column (62), a defect camera (63), a camera crossbeam (64), a display screen (65), a display screen column (66), and a vacant position camera (67). The camera mounting base (61) is fixed on the frame (1). The camera column (62) is mounted on the camera mounting base (61). The camera crossbeam (64) connects the camera columns (62). The defect camera (63) and the vacant position camera (67) are mounted on the camera crossbeam (64). The defect camera (63) controls the suction nozzle (55) of the transfer mechanism (6) to take out the defective chip through the control cabinet (9). The vacant position camera (67) is used to detect the vacant positions of the tape (8) for manual filling.