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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/714 ;
Abstract
A chip component supplying apparatus is disclosed. The chip component supplying apparatus includes a storage chamber for storing chip components in random directions. A discharge channel allows the chip components in the storage chamber to move downward in a predetermined direction. A conveying channel conveys the chip components discharged from the discharge channel and wherein the discharge channel has an inclined portion at a lower part thereof and the chip components in the discharge channel are discharged to the conveying channel through the inclined portion.