Part supplying device and method for supplying parts using the same device
US6257391A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53183
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A component feed apparatus includes a first feed table (9, 9a) loaded with a plurality of component feed cassettes (1) thereon and moving in a manner so that the first feed table can be positioned in a right-left direction as an arrangement direction of the component feed cassettes. A second feed table (10, 10a) is located at the rear of the first feed table and is loaded and arranged with a plurality of component feed cassettes (1) in the right-left direction. Also, a component transfer unit (8) which is located at the lateral side of the first feed table and moves so that the component transfer unit can be positioned in the right-left direction, thereby receiving components from the component feed cassettes on the second feed table and sending the components forward.
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