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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroto Sumida, Ikoma, JP;
Kunio Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Toshihiko Nagaya, Osaka, JP;
Tomonori Fujita, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/28 ;
Abstract
A parts feeder is provided which is designed to pick up parts carried by a strip carrier. The strip carrier is moved intermittently to a pickup station and has storage chambers arrayed in a lengthwise direction thereof. The storage chambers has openings and stores therein the parts each of which has formed on ends thereof electrodes having at least a magnetic portion. A magnet which has a non-pole face oriented to the strip carrier is disposed at the pickup station for magnetically keeping each of the parts in a desired orientation within one of the storage chambers.