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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1996
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Chiryu, JP;
Abstract
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.