| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bulk feeder which enables an operator to easily discriminate the types of chips contained in a cassette of the bulk feeder, when there are no chips in the cassette, and to select a corresponding supply case without hesitation and to supply the chips to the cassette. SOLUTION: An attachment member 22 to removably attach a supply case 20 of chips 5 is provided in the rear portion of a bulk feeder 1. When there are no chips 5 in a cassette 4, the operator can discriminate the types of the chip 5 by visually examining the supply case 20 attached to the attachment member 22. Then, the operator selects a corresponding supply case 20 from a plurality of supply cases 20 held in a stocking place, and supplies the chips 5 in the selected case 20 to the cassette 4. |
