Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Yukio Ueno

Koichi Asai

Shinsuke Suhara

Noriaki Iwaki

Takeyoshi Isogai

Yasuo Muto

Takeoshi Isogai

A suction nozzle for applying a suction to an object and thereby holding the object, the suction nozzle including a nozzle portion having an end surface, and a suction passage formed in the nozzle portion and opening in the end surface thereof, the end surface providing a suction surface that applies the suction to the object and thereby holds the object. At least a free end portion of the nozzle portion has a shape whose diameter gradually increases in a direction from the end surface thereof toward a base end thereof opposite to the end surface.

Suction nozzle, and electric-component-position detecting apparatus

An electronic-component supplying system including electronic-component supplying cartridges each of which includes a cartridge frame, an electronic-component holder which holds electronic components and which includes a connection portion connected to a connection portion of the cartridge frame, and an electronic-component feeder which feeds each of the electronic components from the holder to an electronic-component supplying position distant from the connection portion of the cartridge frame, a support member which supports the respective cartridge frames of the supplying cartridges such that the respective electronic-component supplying positions on the cartridge frames are aligned with each other in a predetermined direction, and an engaging device which is provided between the support member and an engageable portion of the holder of each cartridge, the engageable portion of the holder being distant from the connection portion thereof, the engaging device being engageable with the engageable portion of the holder such that the engageable portion is substantially immovable relative to the support member in the predetermined direction.

Electronic-component supplying system

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Nagoya, Japan

Yukio Ueno