Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

Jinichi Ohkawara

Koji Saito

Taro Yasuda

Atsuo Kamimura

Kazushige Koyama

A component supply apparatus includes a rectangular cross-sectional component passage which can house a plurality of chip components in a longitudinal direction, and at a first side surface of the tip of this component passage a rectangular-shaped component discharge opening is formed, and at a second side surface opposing the first side surface of the tip of the component passage a rectangular-shaped pusher insertion opening is formed. Inserting the pusher into the component passage through the pusher insertion opening enables a forefront electronic component to be pushed by the pusher and be discharged outside from the component discharge opening in a predetermined direction.

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Tokyo, Japan

Jinichi Ohkawara