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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Akifumi Wada, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Nishiguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Akifumi Wada, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Nishiguchi, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bulk component feeder includes a conveying channelthrough which the electronic components P are conveyed, a ventilation channelthat is formed along the conveying channel, and a partitionby which postures of the electronic components P conveyed through the conveying channelare maintained and by which the conveying channelis separated from the ventilation channel. The conveying channelcommunicates with the ventilation channelthrough an upper partof the partition. It is possible to increase a size of an air channel A which acts as a flow channel for airflow and through which the electronic components P are conveyed with no respect to sizes of the electronic components P, thus, a desirable conveying speed is assured even though the conveyed electronic components P are micro-components.