Abstract: A bulk feeder includes a feeder main body, a track member provided vibratably with respect to the feeder main body and formed with a conveyance path through which multiple components are conveyed, an excitation device configured to apply vibration to the track member so that the multiple components are conveyed along the conveyance path, and a vibration sensor configured to detect a vibration value indicating a vibration state of the track member that vibrates by the excitation of the excitation device.

Abstract: A component feeder includes a feeding mechanism which feeds taped components in which components with leads having a plurality of leads are held on a carrier tape by the plurality of leads, and a positioning mechanism which positions each of the plurality of leads included in the component at the supply position. The positioning mechanism includes a clamp which is configured to include a first member and a second member that are operated relative to each other, and a guide section which 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. 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.

Abstract: There is provided a clamp closed position checking mechanism 160 for checking whether or not an operation position of a clamp in a state where the clamp is closed is an appropriate position, in a component feeder which consecutively supplies one component by one component while positioning a component with leads P including multiple leads Le by a clamp 110 by guiding each of the leads to a defined position by a guide section 150, at a predetermined supply position SS. Due to bending of any of the multiple leads, even in a case where the bent lead is guided to the defined position of the other lead, by checking that the closed position of the clamp is not appropriate by using the clamp closed position checking mechanism, it is possible to easily detect the inappropriate state of the lead, such as the bending or the like of the lead, or the positioning of the lead at an inappropriate position.