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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Yoshiyuki Kondo, Nagoya, JP;
Koichi Asai, Nagoya, JP;
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Chiryu, JP;
Abstract
A circuit-component feeder, including an endless belt having an outer surface a portion of which provides a component-carry surface, a stopper disposed adjacent to the component-carry surface, a component lining-up device which lines up, on the component-carry surface, a plurality of circuit components in a lengthwise direction of the component-carry surface such that the lined-up components are close to each other, and a belt driving device which circulates the belt in one of opposite directions thereof by a first predetermined amount sufficient for a leading one of the lined-up components to be moved and stopped by the stopper, and subsequently circulates the belt in the other direction thereof by a second predetermined amount smaller than the first predetermined amount.