Patent ID: 6152671
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A component conveying device for conveying a line of components, including a first component at a lead position in the line and a second component immediately behind the first component, comprising:a guide groove configured to guide and align the components in the single line;a conveying member disposed on a bottom surface of the guide groove, said conveying member configured to convey the components in a longitudinal direction of the device by reciprocating back and forth in the longitudinal direction;a driving device configured to drive the conveying member back and forth;a first stopper configured to move in synchronism with the reciprocating movement of the conveying member, said first stopper configured to hold the second component at a predetermined position in the guide groove;a second stopper configured to stop the first component, said second stopper disposed at a distal portion of the guide groove and configured to move back and forth with the reciprocating movement of the conveying member;a guidance member having an attractive force for attracting the first component, said guidance member disposed at the distal portion of the guide groove and configured to move back and forth with the reciprocating movement of the conveying member,wherein after the first stopper holds the second component, the conveying member moves by a predetermined distance forward toward the distal end of the device, and the lead component is conveyed with the conveying member via the attraction force provided by the guidance member, thereby separating the first component from the second component, wherein the first component is stopped by the second stopper just before the completion of the forward movement of the conveying member, and the first component is separated from the guidance member by advancing the guidance member further forward.