Patent ID: 6257391
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B23P,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A component feed apparatus comprising:a first feed table loaded with a plurality of component feed cassettes arranged along a right-left direction, said first feed table being movable so that it can be positioned along a right-left direction;a second feed table located at a back side of said first feed table, said second feed table being loaded with a plurality of component feed cassettes arranged thereon along the right-left direction; anda component transfer unit located at a lateral side of said first feed table, said component transfer unit being movable such that said component transfer unit can be positioned along the right-left direction in order to receive a component from one of the component feed cassettes on said second feed table and transfer the received component in a forward direction,wherein, when a leading end part of one of the component feed cassettes on said first feed table or a leading end part of said component transfer unit is positioned at a component feed point, the component at the component feed point can be supplied to a working machine located forward of the component feed apparatus.