Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transporting objects by an airflow in a channel, which is produced by joining two interlocking bodies, the first body having a convex surface and the second body having a concave surface. The first body has a recess which forms the channel. The formation of this recess in a convex surface ensures that a high degree of dimensional accuracy and a good surface quality are easy to achieve.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing and isolating components that are accommodated as bulk material has a supply reservoir for receiving the bulk material. An orientation canal is connected to the supply reservoir through which the parts are transported succesively and in a proper orientation. A reliable and non-damaging isolation of the parts is achieved by an exit region of the supply reservoir. The exit region includes an inlet funnel for the orientation canal. The inlet funnel has two funnel walls that are oriented parallel to one another and that lie in one plane with bordering walls of the orientation canal. The apparatus of the invention is particularly suited for the isolation and provision of electronic components.