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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2019
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Fuyumi Takata, Azumino, JP;
Noriaki Kotani, Hara, JP;
NS Technologies, Inc., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an electronic component handler for transporting an electronic component, the handler including a shuttle having a placement surface on which the electronic component is placed and moving from a first position to a second position, and a positioning unit provided in the shuttle and positioning the electronic component by coming into contact with the electronic component placed on the placement surface, in which the positioning unit has a first positioning member and a second positioning member that are driven to move or rotate with respect to the shuttle, when the shuttle is located at the first position, the electronic component is placed on the placement surface, and a distance between the first positioning member and the second positioning member when the shuttle is located at the first position is longer than a distance between the first positioning member and the second positioning member when the shuttle is located at the second position.