Electronic component moving mechanism

An electronic component feeding apparatus for transferring electronic components along a transfer passage, said apparatus comprising:

• a fluid unit capable of discharging and inhaling a fluid in response to an external force;
• wherein the electronic components in the transfer passage can be transferred by utilizing at least one of a discharging pressure and an inhaling pressure of the fluid unit,
• the fluid is one of gas and liquid, and
• a fluid actuator arranged to be operated by the one of the discharging pressure and the inhaling pressure of the fluid unit, and a component transfer member arranged to be operated by the fluid actuator, thereby transferring the electronic components.

An electronic component feeding apparatus including a mechanism for moving electronic components, said component moving mechanism comprising:

• a source of external force;
• a fluid unit connected to be responsive to the source of external force for discharging and inhaling a fluid to produce a discharging and an inhaling pressure;
• a moving structure for the electronic components connected to be responsive to at least one of the discharging pressure and the inhaling pressure of the fluid unit;
• and a frame carrying the source of external force, the fluid unit and the moving structure.

An electronic component feeding apparatus, comprising:

• a transfer passage for transferring electronic components between first and second regions of the feeding apparatus;
• a fluid unit for discharging and inhaling a fluid in response to a force being applied to the fluid unit;
• a source for applying the force to the fluid unit;
• the fluid unit and the transfer passage being arranged for causing electronic components in the transfer passage to be transferred from the first region to the second region in response to at least one of a discharging pressure and an inhaling pressure derived by the fluid unit;
• and
• a frame carrying the transfer passage, fluid unit, and source for applying the force.