US 12,439,575 B2
Bulk feeder and component mounting machine
Yuji Kawasaki, Nagoya (JP); Yusuke Yamazaki, Chiryu (JP); Shingo Aoki, Tougou-cho (JP); and Satoshi Osaki, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to FUJI CORPORATION, Chiryu (JP)
Appl. No. 17/776,647
Filed by FUJI CORPORATION, Chiryu (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 14, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/044789
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/095218, PCT Pub. Date May 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400589 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05K 13/02 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01); H05K 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 13/028 (2013.01) [G06T 1/0007 (2013.01); H05K 13/043 (2013.01); H05K 13/0813 (2018.08)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bulk feeder comprising:
a feeder main body;
a track member on an upper part of the feeder main body, the track member including:
a reception region in which components are received from a component case accommodating the components in a bulk state,
a supply region to which the components are supplied, and
a conveyance path of the components from the reception region to the supply region;
a vibration device connected to the feeder main body, the vibration device configured to apply vibration to the track member to convey the components on the conveyance path; and
an alignment member in the supply region of the track member, the alignment member configured to align the components conveyed by the vibration of the track member by the vibration device with respect to the feeder main body, and the alignment member including cavities individually accommodating the components.