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Electronic component feeding apparatus

US6296104A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 8, 1998
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K13/028
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic component feeding apparatus for separating a foremost electronic component conveyed to a predetermined takeout position from a succeeding electronic component, wherein, the separating device includes a first component stopper, a second component stopper projecting from the first component stopper and having a magnetic attractive force at a tip end thereof for separating a foremost electronic component. The second component stopper is movable within the first component stopper between a retracted and a protruding position so that the foremost electronic component engages both the first and second component stoppers during separation from a succeeding electronic component.

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