COMPONENT FEEDER AND COMPONENT FEEDING METHOD

Organization Name

Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor(s)

KIYOHITO Tsujihara of Toyokawa-shi (JP)

TAKUMI Sakurada of Tokyo (JP)

YUKI Higuchi of Toyokawa-shi (JP)

COMPONENT FEEDER AND COMPONENT FEEDING METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18137678 titled 'COMPONENT FEEDER AND COMPONENT FEEDING METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a component feeder that is used in manufacturing processes.

The component feeder has a housing that stores multiple components.
It also includes orientation adjusters that can change the orientation of the components stored in the housing.
The feeder is controlled by a hardware processor that drives the orientation adjusters based on component information.
The component information is related to the components stored in the housing.
The purpose of the feeder is to ensure that the components are correctly oriented for use in the manufacturing process.

Original Abstract Submitted

A component feeder includes: a component housing that stores a plurality of components; a plurality of orientation adjusters that adjusts an orientation of the components housed in the component housing; and a first hardware processor that controls driving of the plurality of orientation adjusters based on component information related to the components housed in the component housing.