Patent ID: 6443326
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B23P,B65G,H05K

Abstract:
An electronic component feeding apparatus, comprising:a transfer passage for transferring electronic components; a stopper for stopping advancement of the electronic components in the transfer passage; a source of varying pressure; a structure for removing the foremost component one at a time from the transfer passage and wherein the foremost component is at the stopper; and the stopper being connected in fluid flow relation to the source of varying pressure and including an arrangement responsive to the varying pressure source for separating the foremost component in the transfer passage from other components in the transfer passage and for facilitating removal by the removing structure of the foremost component from the transfer passage, the arrangement being arranged to separate the component by moving the component in a direction extending (i) in the same direction as the path of movement of the components in the transfer passage and (ii) at a right angle to the removal direction of the component from the transfer passage by the removing structure.