摘要 |
An apparatus for assisting an operator of an electric-component supply device (10, 406, 408) including component feeders (20, 410) mounted on feeder support (22, 23, 406, 408) and each accommodating electric components, the apparatus including (a) a position indicator device (204) operable to indicate feeder-mounting position at which the component feeder is to be mounted on the feeder support, and/or the feeder-mounting position at which the component feeder has been removed from the feeder support, and/or (b) a feeder indicator (202, 204) operable to indicate at least one of (i) the component feeder which has been mounted on the feeder support, (ii) the component feeder which is to be removed from the feeder support and (iii) the component feeder on which an intermediate operation is required to be performed between moments of the operations to mount and remove the component feeder on and from the feeder support. <IMAGE> |