Patent ID: 7540367

Claim:
A tray component supply apparatus comprising: a tray stocker provided inside an apparatus main body to be reciprocally movable in a vertical direction and configured to store plural component supply trays arranged therein in the vertical direction; a tray stocker drive device for reciprocally moving the tray stocker in the vertical direction to selectively position the tray stocker to a number of predetermined positions including uppermost and lowermost end positions; a tray drawing mechanism for horizontally drawing to a component delivery position a component supply tray stored in the tray stocker and positioned by the vertical movement of the tray stocker to a predetermined position between the uppermost and lowermost end positions; a main body side replenishment tray holding section provided vertically stationarily at a part of the apparatus main body, the part being over or under the tray stocker for externally receiving and holding a replenishment tray which is a component supply tray loaded with components; and a tray stocker side replenishment tray holding section provided at an upper or lower part of the tray stocker for vertical reciprocating movement together with the tray stocker, the tray stocker side replenishment tray holding section being capable of horizontally slidably holding the replenishment tray; and wherein the replenishment tray held by the main body side replenishment tray holding section is transferred to the tray stocker side replenishment tray holding section when the tray stocker side replenishment tray holding section is positioned by the vertical movement of the tray stocker to the uppermost or lowermost end position close to the main body side replenishment tray holding section.