Component feeder

A component feeder for a mounting apparatus comprising:

• a feeding mechanism which feeds taped components having a plurality of leads held on a carrier tape by the plurality of leads at a predetermined disposition pitch, and a predetermined feeding pitch, and configured to consecutively supply one of the components at a predetermined supply position;
• and
• a positioning mechanism which positions each of the plurality of leads included in the component at the supply position,
• wherein the positioning mechanism includes
• a clamp comprising a fixing block fixed to a feeder main body and a lever held to be oscillatable in the feeder main body, the fixing block and the lever being operated relative to each other, the clamp configured to perform an action of opening and closing action, and a pinching section provided in each of the fixing block and the lever in a closed state configured to pinch the plurality of leads, the lever includes a main lever of which an upper end portion branches into tow, and a sub-lever which intersects with the main lever, the main lever and the sub-lever being osciallatable around a common shaft, a pinching plate being attached to an upper end of the sub-lever, the pinching plate including a pinching surface and a protrusion piece section protruding from the pinching surface, the protrusion piece section covering the fixing block when the clamp is in the closed state, and the pinching plate and the protrusion piece section being integrated with each other, and
• a guide section which is provided in the pinching plate, and guides each of the plurality of leads to a defined position in a feeding direction of the taped component when the plurality of leads are pinched by the clamp, and
• wherein the component feeder includes a clamp closed position checking mechanism for checking whether or not a closed position which is an operation position of the clamp in a state where the clamp is closed is an appropriate position.