A packaged integrated circuit transfer track with a stopper arm that is constrained to vertical motion. A packaged integrated circuit transfer track with a cam follower that engages a cam causing a stopper arm to raise or lower vertically. A packaged integrated circuit transfer track with an actuator that engages a switch causing a motor or solenoid to raise or lower the stopper arm vertically.

A method is provided for aligning micro light-emitting diodes. A platform is provided with arrays. Each of the arrays includes grooves. The platform is used to receive magnetic micro light-emitting diodes. Magnetic attraction and vibration are alternately exerted on the platform to cause the magnetic micro light-emitting diodes to fall into the grooves in a correct orientation. It is determined whether the magnetic micro light-emitting diodes fill the platform. Mass transfer is executed if the magnetic micro light-emitting diodes fill the platform.

A supply device with which elements in disordered form, in particular connection elements as bulk elements, are suppliable to a second receiving volume. The supply device includes a first receiving container from which, via an outlet opening, a plurality of elements is deliverable to a second receiving container. The second receiving container may consist of an oscillation feeder. The oscillation energy of the oscillation feeder is specifically transmitted onto the elements, which are stored in the first receiving container. With the help of the transmitted oscillations, elements are transferred from the first receiving container via a transfer zone from the first receiving container into the second receiving container.

A component supply device includes a transport path that guides a component connected body from a component insertion port on an upstream side in a component feeding direction to a component supply position on a downstream side, the component connected body including a plurality of axial components arranged and connected at a predetermined pitch, the plurality of axial components each having a lead, and a feed mechanism that pitch-feeds the component connected body along the transport path to the downstream side. The feed mechanism includes a feed member which has a plurality of feed hooks disposed at the predetermined pitch along the component feeding direction, a rotating shaft which is connected to one end side of the feed member, and a moving mechanism which is connected to the feed member through the rotating shaft and reciprocates the rotating shaft along the component feeding direction. A length of one feed hook among the plurality of feed hooks is longer than a length of an other feed hook among the plurality of feed hooks, the other feed hook being adjacent to the one feed hook on the rotating shaft side.

A transport system includes: a mover including a force receiving part made of soft magnetic material; and a plurality of coils arranged along the first direction, wherein the mover is movable in the first direction along the plurality of coils by a force received by the force-receiving part from a magnetic field by the plurality of coils.

A memory device memorizes a link between an orientation of a leaded component supported on a component support section and a type of component holding tool used for holding the leaded component of the orientation is memorized in a memory device. Also, the component support section on which multiple leaded components are scattered is imaged by an imaging device, and orientations of leaded components supported on the component support section are identified based on the captured image data. Then, the component holding tool of a type memorized as being linked to the identified orientation of leaded component is decided as the component holding tool for holding the leaded component. By this, it is possible to exchange a component holding tool according to an orientation of a leaded component, thus it is possible to hold leaded components of various orientations using component holding tools.

A work machine including a work head including a holding tool to pick up and hold a component, a rotating device to rotate the holding tool about an axis of the holding tool, a pivoting device to pivot the holding tool between a first attitude in which a distal end portion of the holding tool faces downward and a second attitude in which the distal end portion of the holding tool faces sideways; a moving device to move the work head; and a control device to control operation of the work head and the moving device, the control device including an operation control section to cause the holding tool to pivot from the first attitude to the second attitude, and to cause the holding tool to rotate from a holding angle that is a rotation angle when the component was picked up to a target angle.

A component supply device including: a stage configured such that components can be scattered on the stage; a slide device configured to slide the stage; a contacting section configured to contact the component scattered on the stage in accordance with sliding of the stage by the slide device; and a control device configured to control operation of the slide device, wherein the control device includes a determining section configured to determine whether the stage has been slid to a set position when the stage is slid towards the contacting section, and an operation control section configured to control operation of the slide device so as to, in a case in which it is determined by the determining section that the stage has not been slid to the set position, after sliding the stage in a direction away from the contacting section, once again slide the stage towards the contacting section.

A parts supply apparatus includes multiple parts containers configured to accommodate multiple parts, and a stage. The multiple parts containers are attached to the stage, and the multiple parts are scattered on the stage from the multiple parts containers.

A loose component supply device including component support member 150 configured to support components in a scattered state; and component supply apparatus 88 configured to store components and discharge components towards the component support member from discharge opening 98, wherein, in the component supply apparatus, conveyor belt 112 is arranged between storage section 100 that stores components and a discharge opening so as to extend diagonally upwards from the storage section on the side on which the discharge section is provided. Components housed in the housing section are discharged from the discharge opening towards the component support member by being conveyed by the conveyor belt. The component supply apparatus is removably mounted on the mounting section. Thus, because components are not discharged from the discharge opening unless the conveyor is operated, components do not fall from the discharge opening when the component supply apparatus is mounted on or removed from the mounting section.