Patent ID: 6178620
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An electronic component feeding apparatus comprising:a plurality of component feeder units having respective feed levers, at least a feed level of one component feeder unit dispensing a series of electronic components at a predetermined pitch space between adjacent electronic components that is different than another component feed unit;a component feeder table for contacting and positioning a respective component feeder unit, to transfer an electronic component, at a transfer station:a component loader for picking up a transferred electronic component from the component feeder unit at the transfer station and dispensing the electronic component on to a mounting substrate; anda transmission mechanism operatively positioned at the transfer station for driving each of the feed levers of the component feeder units when said feed levers are respectively positioned at the transfer station including a reciprocating rotatable driving arm for operatively contacting each of the feed levers and means for varying a physical contact stroke of the driving arm with each feed lever to accommodate the predetermined pitch space between adjacent electronic components for each of the plurality of component feeder units.