# US 11,445,648 B2 · Feeder

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- Number: US 11,445,648 B2
- Document ID: US11445648B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/316,113
- Filed: 2016-07-08
- Published: 2019-07-11
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-08
- Assignees: Fuji Corporation
- Applicants: Fuji Corporation
- Inventors: Yukinori Takada
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445648B2

## CPC

- H05K 13/02: Feeding of components
- H05K 13/0419: {tape feeders}
- H05K 13/086: {Supply management, e.g. supply of components or of substrates}
- H05K 2203/0147: Carriers and holders
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

A feeder including: a feeder main body with a supply position, the feeder being configured to supply an electronic component from an electronic component housing section that houses many of the electronic components one by one to the supply position; and a handle attached to an upper surface of the feeder main body, the handle being made from a flexible strip member so as to be able to change shape.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A feeder comprising:
a feeder main body with a supply position, the feeder being configured to supply an electronic component from an electronic component housing section that houses many of the electronic components one by one to the supply position; and
a handle attached to an upper surface of the feeder main body, the handle being made from a flexible strip member, wherein
the feeder main body includes a level difference portion on the upper surface of the feeder main body for which a height varies in a front-rear direction, and
the handle is attached such that a front end of the flexible strip member and a rear end of the flexible strip member straddle the level difference portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The feeder according to claim 1, wherein
the handle is attached to an upper section of the feeder main body at a center of gravity of the feeder main body.

### Claim 3

A feeder comprising:
a feeder main body with a supply position, the feeder being configured to supply an electronic component from an electronic component housing section that houses many of the electronic components one by one to the supply position; and
a handle attached to an upper surface of the feeder main body, the handle being made from a flexible strip member, wherein
the feeder main body includes a level difference portion on the upper surface of the feeder main body for which a height varies in a front-rear direction, and
the handle is attached such that a front end of the flexible strip member and a rear end of the flexible strip member straddle the level difference portion, wherein
the handle is configured such that the level difference portion includes a forward-angle portion that is angled forward, and the flexible strip member attached straddling the forward-angle portion is positioned in a storage state contacting the level difference portion so as to match a shape of the level difference portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The feeder according to claim 3, wherein
the handle is attached to an upper section of the feeder main body at a center of gravity of the feeder main body.