TW201900505A - Funnel device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a funnel device that reduces the contact chance/time between the supply object that is transported in the desired direction on the running surface and the running surface, and improves the supply processing capability in comparison with the device that conducts transport processing in a state where the supply object continuously contacts the running surface. To provide a running portion having a running surface made up of a porous material; a base portion disposed below the running portion and at least having an air chamber that has an opening facing the running portion; and an air supply portion that supplies air to the air chamber. By spraying the air supplied from the air supply portion to the air chamber onto the supply object on the running surface through the porous material, the supply object can float from the running surface, and by adjusting the amount of air supplied from the air supply portion, the supply object is transported in a predetermined direction on the running surface and supplied to a predetermined supply target.

Description

漏斗裝置Funnel device

[0001] 本發明係有關於可將排出至行走面上的電子部件等供應對象物在所期望的搬送方向上移動而從走面的搬送方向下游端(前端)供應至預定的供應目標的漏斗裝置。[0001] The present invention relates to a funnel capable of moving a supply object such as an electronic component discharged onto a walking surface in a desired conveyance direction and supplying the object from a downstream end (front end) in the conveyance direction of the walking surface to a predetermined supply target. Device.

[0002] 從前，已知有利用適宜的手段將排出至行走面上的電子部件等供應對象物即工件，藉由振動而在行走面上朝所期望的方向搬送，而能向預定的供應目標(例如振動供應器等)的漏斗裝置。作為一例，已知有在儲藏部件的漏斗槽的排出口正下方配置漏斗槽，藉由漏斗槽的振動來將從漏斗槽的排出口向漏斗槽的行走面上排出的部件朝所期望的方向搬送，而能夠從漏斗槽的前端(搬送方向下游端)向預定的供應目標供應的漏斗裝置(例如，參照下記專利文獻1)。 [先前技術文獻] [專利文獻] 　　[0003] 　　[專利文獻1] 特開2012-153446號公報[0002] Heretofore, it has been known that a workpiece, which is a supply object such as an electronic component discharged onto a running surface, can be moved to a desired direction on the running surface by vibration by an appropriate means, and can be delivered to a predetermined supply target. (E.g. vibration supply, etc.). As an example, it is known to arrange a funnel groove directly below a discharge opening of a funnel groove of a storage component, and to oscillate the component discharged from the discharge opening of the funnel groove onto the running surface of the funnel groove in a desired direction by vibration of the funnel groove. A hopper device that can be transported and can be supplied from a front end (downstream end in the transport direction) of a hopper tank to a predetermined supply target (for example, refer to Patent Document 1 below). [Prior Art Document] [Patent Document] [0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2012-153446

[發明所欲解決的問題] 　　[0004] 不過，在上述漏斗裝置之中，將行走面上的供應對象物向所期望的搬送方向搬送時，因為振動使得行走面與供應對象物接觸，會產生供應對象物的損傷/破損/污染、或行走面的摩耗這些事態。又，因為行走面與供應對象物等的接觸，供應對象物容易帶靜電，因靜電而與其他供應對象物黏接在一起，相對於行走面而欲黏接的力變大，這種帶靜電狀態的供應對象物若在行走面上滯留的話，無法將供應對象物平穩地搬送，供應處理能力會降低。而且，因供應對象物與行走面的摩擦而引起的供應對象物及行走面的削屑及灰塵容易附著於帶靜電的供應對象物及行走面，這種事情也與供應處理能力的降低有關連。 　　[0005] 而且，上述的漏斗裝置在實際使用時，要求調整行走面的振動大小的控制，特別是將微小尺寸的電子部件少量且定量供應時，要求以煩雜且高度的振動控制。 　　[0006] 本發明為著目於這種問題而完成者，主要的目的為提供一種降低在行走面上向所期望的方向搬送的供應對象物與行走面間的接觸程度(接觸時間及次數)，能防止/抑制供應處理能力降低的漏斗裝置。 [解決問題的手段] 　　[0007] 亦即本發明係關於一種使排出至行走面上的供應對象物在行走面上向所期望的搬送方向移動而供應至預定的供應目標的漏斗裝置。其中，本發明的「走行面」只要是供應對象物能行走的面即可，包含水平或略水平的面(水平面)、或相對於水平以傾斜角度傾斜的面(傾斜面、鉛直面)的任一者的概念。又，作為供應對象物例如可以是電子部件等微小部件，但電子部件以外的物品也可以。 　　[0008] 接著，本發明的漏斗裝置，具備：具有由多孔質材構成的行走面的行走部；配置於行走部的下方且至少具有向行走部開口的空氣室的基底部；可供應空氣至空氣室的空氣供應部；藉由將從空氣供應部向空氣室供應的空氣，對行走面上的供應對象物通過多孔質材來進行噴射，而使得供應對象物能從行走面浮上，且藉由調整來自空氣供應部的空氣供應量，將供應對象物在行走面上向預定方向搬送而向預定的供應目標供應。本發明中的進行「調整來自空氣供應部的空氣供應量」的處理，包含：藉由空氣供應ON狀態與空氣供應OFF狀態的切換來調整空氣供應量的處理、及調整維持空氣供應ON狀態的空氣供應量的程度的處理。 　　[0009] 若是這樣的漏斗裝置，藉由將從空氣供應部供應至基底部的空氣室的空氣對行走面上的供應對象物通過多孔質材進行噴射，產生使供應對象物從行走面上浮上的氣流，能夠將供應對象物強制從行走面浮上。因此，藉由調整來自空氣供應部的空氣供應量，可以使供應對象物從行走面浮上、將浮上狀態解除或加減浮上的程度，能使行走面上的供應對象物在行走面上沿著所期望的搬送方向移動而搬送供應至預定的供應目標。 　　[0010] 又，若是本發明的漏斗裝置的話，因為能夠降低移動中的供應對象物與行走面接觸的機會及時間，相較於使移動中的供應對象物持續接觸行走面的構成，能夠抑制/防止供應對象物的損傷/破損/污染及行走面的摩耗的發生，也能降低搬送中的供應對象物及行走面的靜電(摩擦帶電、接觸帶電、剝離帶電)，因供應對象物與行走面的摩擦所引起的供應對象物及行走面的削屑及灰塵變得難以附著於供應對象物及行走面，能夠解消/抑制因靜電而產生的在行走面上的供應對象物之停留這種不良狀態，能夠在行走面上將供應對象物平穩地搬送並供應至預定的供應目標。 　　[0011] 特別是若是本發明的漏斗裝置的話，相較於從前的由來自振動源的振動而搬送供應行走面上的供應對象物的態樣，因為不需要對行走面賦予振動的振動機構及振動源，在能夠實現構造的簡單化及省空間化(裝置的小型化及省成本化)的同時，也能夠藉由以比調整振動源對於行走面的振動的控制還簡易的空氣供應量的控制來將供應對象物搬送供應。 　　[0012] 本發明中，作為行走部能夠適用具有：臨接行走面且限制供應對象物從行走面的搬送方向下游端以外的區域向行走面外飛出的停止面者。此時，利用多孔質材來構成停止面，在行走部之中，僅將行走面、臨接基底部的空氣室的面、停止面的以上各面設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，將除此以外的面設為密封面的話，在將從空氣供應部供應至空氣室的空氣，從臨接空氣室的面有效地放出至行走面的同時，也能夠將欲黏接停止面的供應對象物，藉由從停止面放出的空氣來向行走面吹送，進行提升漏斗裝置的供應處理能力。又，藉由將行走面、臨接空氣室的面、及停止面以外的面設成密封面，能夠防止/抑制空氣從未有助於行走面上的供應對象物的搬送的面向外部漏出的事態(空氣洩漏)。 　　[0013] 其中，作為停止面可以是：在行走面的寬度方向兩側呈立起姿態的面(側停止面)、或在行走面的搬送方向上游端呈立起姿態的面(後停止面)。又，行走部可以僅具有側停止面或後停止面的任一者，同時具有側停止面及後停止面兩者也可以。本發明中採用後者的構成(具有側停止面及後停止面的兩者的行走部)時，將側停止面及後停止面兩者設定成通氣面、或僅將任一者的停止面設定成通氣面，而將另一者的停止面設定成密封面也是可能的。 　　[0014] 本發明中，作為設定成密封面的具體處理，可以是在作為對象的面塗佈黏接劑的遮蔽處理、或使作為對象的面以緊密附著至無通氣性的平板的狀態進行固定的處理等。此外，停止面可以是與行走面一體形成的面，也可以是與行走面互為個體的面。又，本發明並沒有排除將全部停止面設定成密封面的態樣。 　　[0015] 作為本發明中的基底部的一例，可以是具備：將空氣室與空氣室前方的外部空間劃分的基底前壁部，並將基底前壁部中臨接空氣室的內向面，設定成朝向行走面上的供應對象物的搬送方向(與上述「空氣室的前方」同方向)傾斜的錐形面的構成。根據這種構成，空氣室中到達基底部的錐形面而向行走面放出的空氣的氣流變得朝向供應對象物的搬送方向，能夠將到達行走面的搬送方向下游端及下游端附近的供應對象物，從行走面的搬送方向下游端適切地供應至預定的供應目標。 　　[0016] 又，行走部的行走面可以是剖面形狀為平坦一直線狀的面，但剖面形狀設定成將垂直於供應對象物的搬送方向的寬度方向的中心部凹陷的彎曲狀或屈曲狀的面也可以。藉由如同後者將行走面的形狀設定成彎曲狀或屈曲狀(例如U字狀、V字狀或W字狀等)的溝狀，能夠在行走面上將供應對象物以並列成少數列或1列的狀態搬送，能夠簡便且適切地進行將供應對象物以少量且定量地供應至供應目標的高度處理。 　　[0017] 本發明的漏斗裝置中，以行走面的搬送方向下游端位於比搬送方向上游端還相對低的位置的方式而使行走面傾斜的話，能夠利用供應對象物的自體重量使得行走面上的供應對象物的搬送平穩地進行，而提升供應處理能力。行走面的傾斜角度，可以因應供應對象物的大小及重量進行適宜選擇/調整，設為具備可調整行走面的傾斜角的機構的漏斗裝置也可以。在本發明中作為較佳的行走面的傾斜角度，可以是未從行走面浮上的供應對象物，不因其自體重量而在行走面上滑落的程度的傾斜角度。此外，本發明的漏斗裝置也包含：未從行走面浮上的供應對象物以不因其自體重量而在行走面上滑落並向搬送方向下游側移動的方式設定行走面的傾斜角度的構成。其中，如圖21所示，雖然即便是空氣供應OFF狀態也並非因慣性力而發生搬送對象物(工件)的滑動的正確值，但是能夠表示試算搬送對象物的概略搬送距離的式子(圖21中的式4)。作為一例，導出行走面的傾斜角度θ為15度時以空氣ON時間(浮上時間)100msec來進行浮上搬送時的搬送對象物(工件)移動距離xmm的計算示於圖22。接著，能夠利用圖21中的式4來算出行走面的所期望的傾斜角度。 　　[0018] 又，本發明的漏斗裝置，也可以具備：將從行走面下方向行走面上的供應對象物吹送的空氣之吹送方向，調整成成為從搬送方向上游側向搬送方向下游側的方向的空氣吹送方向調整機構。例如，以行走面的搬送方向下游端位於比搬送方向上游端還相對低的位置的方式，不使行走面傾斜而將行走面設定成略水平時，藉由具備空氣吹送方向調整機構的構成，能夠使得因空氣而從行走面浮上的供應對象物在浮上中移動至搬送方向下游側。作為空氣吹送方向調整機構的一例，可以是在板狀或片狀的材料(基材)形成多數孔以規則或不規則形成的衝孔加工材的態樣。具體來說，可以是通過衝孔加工材的各孔的空氣的氣流，以成為從搬送方向上游側朝向搬送方向下游側的方向的姿態將衝孔加工材(空氣吹送方向調整平板)，配置接觸或近接在行走部之中臨接空氣室的面的位置的態樣。此外，作為空氣吹送方向調整平板，可以使用將各孔的貫通方向，設定成從搬送方向上游側向搬送方向下游側以預定角度傾斜的方向。 [發明的效果] 　　[0019] 根據本發明，向以多孔質材構成的行走面供應空氣，藉由向行走面上的供應對象物通過多孔質材吹送的空氣，能夠使供應對象物從行走面強制地浮上，能降低因供應對象物與行走面的接觸所引起的供應對象物的損傷/破損/污染、及行走面的摩耗，再來使行走面及供應對象物變得難以帶靜電，能夠將供應對象物在行走面上平穩地搬送，而能夠使漏斗裝置的供應處理能力提升。[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] 0004 [0004] However, in the above-mentioned hopper device, when the supply target object on the walking surface is transported in a desired conveying direction, vibrations cause the walking surface to contact the supply target object, which may occur. Damage, damage, contamination of the supply object, or abrasion of the walking surface. In addition, the contact between the walking surface and the supply target object causes the supply target object to be easily charged with static electricity, and it is adhered to other supply target objects due to static electricity, and the force to be adhered to the walking surface is increased. If the supply target object in a state stays on the walking surface, the supply target object cannot be smoothly conveyed, and the supply processing capacity is reduced. In addition, the scraps and dust of the supply object and the walking surface caused by the friction between the supply object and the walking surface are likely to adhere to the static supply object and the walking surface. This is also related to the decrease in the supply processing capacity. . [0005] In addition, the above-mentioned funnel device is required to adjust the vibration control of the running surface in actual use, and particularly, when a small and quantitative supply of micro-sized electronic components is required, it is required to control the vibration with high complexity. [0006] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a main object thereof is to provide a reduction in the contact degree (contact time and number of times) between a supply target object and a walking surface that are transported on a walking surface in a desired direction. A funnel device capable of preventing / suppressing a decrease in supply processing capacity. [Means for Solving the Problem] [0007] That is, the present invention relates to a funnel device that moves a supply object discharged onto a running surface on a running surface in a desired conveyance direction and supplies the funnel device to a predetermined supply target. The "traveling surface" of the present invention may be any surface as long as the supply object can walk, and includes a horizontal or slightly horizontal surface (horizontal surface) or a surface (inclined surface, vertical surface) inclined at an inclined angle with respect to the horizontal. Either concept. In addition, as a supply target object, for example, a micro component such as an electronic component may be used, but an article other than the electronic component may be used. [0008] Next, a hopper device of the present invention includes a walking portion having a walking surface made of a porous material, a base portion disposed below the walking portion and having at least an air chamber opened to the walking portion, and can supply air to The air supply unit of the air chamber; the air supplied from the air supply unit to the air chamber sprays the supply object on the running surface through a porous material, so that the supply object can float from the walking surface, and By adjusting the amount of air supplied from the air supply unit, the object to be supplied is transported in a predetermined direction on the running surface and supplied to a predetermined supply target. The process of “adjusting the air supply amount from the air supply unit” in the present invention includes a process of adjusting the air supply amount by switching between the air supply ON state and the air supply OFF state, and adjusting the maintenance of the air supply ON state. Treatment of the degree of air supply. [0009] In such a funnel device, the supply target on the running surface is sprayed through the porous material by the air supplied from the air supply unit to the air chamber at the base portion, thereby causing the supply target to float on the running surface. The air flow can force the supply object to float from the walking surface. Therefore, by adjusting the air supply amount from the air supply unit, the supply object can be floated from the walking surface, the floating state can be released, or the degree of floating can be increased or decreased, and the supply object on the walking surface can be moved along the walking surface. The desired conveyance direction moves to convey and supply to a predetermined supply target. [0010] Furthermore, if the funnel device of the present invention is used, the opportunity and time for contact between the moving supply object and the walking surface can be reduced, and compared with a configuration in which the moving supply object continuously contacts the walking surface, it can be suppressed. / Prevent damage to the supply target / damage / contamination and wear on the walking surface, and also reduce static electricity (friction charging, contact charging, peeling charging) of the supply target and the walking surface during transportation. Scraps and dust of the supply object and the walking surface caused by friction on the surface become difficult to adhere to the supply object and the walking surface, and it is possible to eliminate / suppress the stay of the supply object on the walking surface due to static electricity. In a defective state, the supply target can be smoothly transported on the walking surface and supplied to a predetermined supply target. [0011] In particular, if the funnel device of the present invention is used, the supply object on the running surface is transported on the running surface by vibration from a vibration source in the past, because a vibration mechanism and a mechanism for imparting vibration to the running surface are unnecessary. The vibration source can simplify the structure and save space (miniaturization and cost saving of the device), and it can also simplify the supply of air by adjusting the vibration source to control the vibration of the walking surface. Control to transfer and supply the supply target. [0012] In the present invention, as a walking unit, a person having a stop surface that is adjacent to the walking surface and restricts the supply object from flying out of the walking surface from a region other than the downstream end in the conveying direction of the walking surface can be applied. At this time, a porous surface is used to constitute the stopping surface. In the walking portion, only the above surfaces of the walking surface, the surface adjacent to the air chamber at the bottom of the base, and the stopping surface are set to have a ventilating ventilation surface. If the other surfaces are sealed surfaces, the air supplied from the air supply unit to the air chamber is effectively released from the surface adjacent to the air chamber to the walking surface, and the supply target of the stop surface to be adhered can also be released. The object is blown to the walking surface by the air released from the stop surface, and the supply processing capability of the funnel device is improved. In addition, by providing sealing surfaces on surfaces other than the walking surface, the surface facing the air chamber, and the stopping surface, it is possible to prevent / suppress the leakage of air to the outside that never contributes to the transportation of the supply object on the walking surface. State of affairs (air leaks). [0013] Among them, the stop surface may be a surface (side stop surface) in a standing posture on both sides in the width direction of the walking surface, or a surface (back stop surface) in a standing posture at the upstream end in the conveying direction of the walking surface. ). Moreover, a walking part may have only either a side stop surface or a back stop surface, and may have both a side stop surface and a back stop surface. In the present invention, when the latter configuration (a walking unit having both a side stop surface and a rear stop surface) is adopted, both the side stop surface and the rear stop surface are set to the ventilation surface, or only one of the stop surfaces is set. It is also possible to form a venting surface and set the other stopping surface as a sealing surface. [0014] In the present invention, as a specific process for setting the sealing surface, a masking process of applying an adhesive to the target surface or a state in which the target surface is closely adhered to a flat plate having no air permeability may be performed. Fixed handling etc. In addition, the stopping surface may be a surface integrally formed with the walking surface, or may be a surface that is separate from the walking surface. In addition, the present invention does not exclude the case where all the stopping surfaces are set as the sealing surfaces. [0015] As an example of the base portion in the present invention, a base front wall portion that divides the air chamber and an external space in front of the air chamber may be provided, and the front surface portion of the base facing the air chamber facing the air chamber may be set. The tapered surface is configured to be inclined toward the conveying direction of the supply object on the walking surface (in the same direction as the "front of the air chamber"). According to this configuration, the airflow in the air chamber that reaches the tapered surface of the base portion and is released toward the running surface is directed toward the conveying direction of the supply target, and the supply direction of the conveying direction reaching the walking surface can be supplied near the downstream end and the downstream end. The object is appropriately supplied from the downstream end in the conveyance direction of the running surface to a predetermined supply target. [0016] The walking surface of the walking portion may be a flat, straight line in cross-section, but the cross-sectional shape is set to a curved or buckled surface in which a center portion in the width direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the supply object is recessed. Yes. By setting the shape of the walking surface to be curved or buckled (such as a U-shape, V-shape, or W-shape) like the latter, the supply objects can be arranged side by side in a few rows or Conveying in a single row enables easy and appropriate high-level processing to supply the supply target to the supply target in small quantities and quantitatively. [0017] In the hopper device of the present invention, when the walking surface is inclined such that the downstream end of the walking surface in the conveying direction is located at a position relatively lower than the upstream end in the conveying direction, the walking surface can be made using the own weight of the supply target. The transfer of the supply object on the surface is performed smoothly, and the supply processing capacity is improved. The inclination angle of the running surface can be appropriately selected / adjusted according to the size and weight of the object to be supplied, and a funnel device having a mechanism capable of adjusting the inclination angle of the running surface may be used. The preferred inclination angle of the running surface in the present invention may be an inclination angle to the extent that the supply object does not float from the running surface and does not slide down on the running surface due to its own weight. The hopper device of the present invention also includes a configuration in which a supply object that does not float on the running surface sets the inclination angle of the running surface so that it does not slide down on the running surface due to its own weight and moves to the downstream side in the conveying direction. Among them, as shown in FIG. 21, even if the air supply is OFF, the correct value of the sliding of the conveyed object (workpiece) does not occur due to the inertial force, but an expression that can approximate the approximate conveying distance of the conveyed object (FIG. (4) in 21). As an example, FIG. 22 shows the calculation of the moving distance (mm) of the transport target (workpiece) when the inclination angle θ of the walking surface is 15 degrees and the air-on time (floating time) is 100 msec for floating transport. Next, a desired inclination angle of the walking surface can be calculated using Equation 4 in FIG. 21. [0018] The hopper device of the present invention may further include: a blowing direction of air to be blown from the supply target object on the running surface downward from the running surface to be adjusted from the upstream side of the carrying direction to the downstream side of the carrying direction. Air blowing direction adjustment mechanism. For example, when the downstream end of the traveling surface is located at a position relatively lower than the upstream end of the traveling direction, and the traveling surface is set to be slightly horizontal without tilting the traveling surface, a configuration including an air blowing direction adjustment mechanism is provided. The supply object floating on the running surface due to air can be moved to the downstream side in the conveyance direction while floating. As an example of the air blowing direction adjustment mechanism, a punched material in which a plurality of holes are regularly or irregularly formed in a plate-like or sheet-like material (base material) may be used. Specifically, the punched processing material (air blowing direction adjustment plate) may be arranged in contact with the airflow passing through the holes of the punched processing material in a posture from the upstream side toward the downstream side in the conveying direction. Or the aspect which is close to the position which adjoins the surface of an air chamber in a walking part. In addition, as the air blowing direction adjustment plate, a direction in which the penetration of each hole is set to a direction inclined at a predetermined angle from the upstream side in the conveying direction to the downstream side in the conveying direction may be used. [Effects of the Invention] [0019] According to the present invention, by supplying air to a walking surface made of a porous material, and by blowing air to the supply target on the walking surface through the porous material, the supply target can be moved from the walking surface. Forcibly floating, it can reduce the damage / damage / contamination of the supply object caused by the contact between the supply object and the walking surface, and the friction of the walking surface, and then make it difficult for the walking surface and the supply object to be charged with static electricity. The supply object can be smoothly conveyed on the walking surface, and the supply processing capacity of the hopper device can be improved.

[實施形態] 　　[0021] 以下，參照圖式說明有關本發明的一實施形態。 　　[0022] 〈第1實施形態〉 　　第1實施形態的漏斗裝置H為如圖1及圖2所示的向供應目標即供料器P供應電子部件等供應對象物(工件)的裝置。此外，圖1所示的供料器P為將從漏斗裝置H供應的供應對象物在螺旋狀的搬送路(碗狀搬送路P1)藉由振動使其移動同時向預定的搬送目標(例如圖未示的線性供應器等)搬送的裝置(碗狀供應器)。 　　[0023] 供料器P具備：形成於底面的平面視略圓形的儲留部P2、將儲留部P2的周圍部的預定部分作為始端而沿著內周壁P3形成上坡傾斜的螺旋狀的碗狀搬送路P1(也稱為軌道)。 　　[0024] 儲留部P2具有：將中心側設定成比徑方向外側還高的向上面即載置面P21，其藉由碗狀P4的振動及收容於儲留部P2內的供應對象物的自體重量，使得載置面P21上的供應對象物向徑方向外側移動。在載置面P21上向徑方向外側移動的供應對象物，到達碗狀搬送路P1的始端，以此狀態通過碗狀搬送路P1的始端而沿著碗狀搬送路P1移動。 　　[0025] 碗狀搬送路P1，其始端與儲留部P2接續，且設定成使向上面即碗狀搬送面P11例如面向徑方向外側而向下方傾斜的平坦面。接著，藉由因振動而供應對象物所受的搬送力之中向徑方向外側的力與碗狀搬送面P11的傾斜，供應對象物與內周壁P3接觸同時被朝向搬送方向下游側(碗狀搬送路P1的終端側)搬送。在這樣的碗狀搬送路P1的預定位置設置整列機構(圖示省略)，藉由整列機構僅將呈預定姿態的供應對象物向搬送方向下游側搬送，而使未呈預定姿態的供應對象物返回至儲留部P2(使其落下)。碗狀搬送路P1的終端，以與設於圖未示的線性供應器的直線狀的搬送路(也稱為直線軌道)的始端接續的方式連接，將呈整列狀態的供應對象物搬送(供應)至線性供應器。 　　[0026] 本實施形態的漏斗裝置H為具備：儲藏如圖1所示的供應對象物的漏斗槽T、配置於漏斗槽T的排出口T1正下方的行走部1(漏斗槽)，且搬送從漏斗槽T的排出口T1向行走部1的行走面1X上排出的電子部件等的供應對象物，將其從行走面1X的前端(搬送方向F下游端)向預定的供應目標(供料器P的儲留部P2)供應的裝置。 　　[0027] 漏斗槽T具備：圓錐梯形狀的槽本體T2、從槽本體T2的下端向下方延伸的圓筒狀的排出部T3，作為全體形成漏斗狀。該漏斗槽T以排出部T3的下端即排出口T1臨接行走部1的行走面1X的姿態被支持住。具體來說，藉由保持排出部T3的上端部附近區域的保持構件H1來將漏斗槽T全體支持於支柱H2上。因此，能夠將從漏斗槽T的排出口T1向行走部1的行走面1X上供應的對象物排出。 　　[0028] 行走部1為如圖1～圖5(圖2為要部擴大圖、圖3為圖2所示的漏斗裝置的分解圖、圖4為圖2所示的漏斗裝置的平面圖、圖5為圖4的a-a線剖面圖)所示，將由多孔質材形成的方塊體所構成的行走部本體2作為主體而形成者。本實施形態中的多孔質材，例如將由無機質材料的粉粒體所形成的骨材、與將骨材相互連結的結合材(黏結劑)的混合物進行燒結而形成。作為由無機質材料的粉粒體所形成的骨材的較佳例，可以是氧化鋁及碳化矽，作為結合材的較佳例，可以是陶瓷、樹脂、水泥、橡膠及玻璃等。這種陶瓷製的多孔質材，藉由將骨材與結合材的混合材料投入成型金屬模中並進行燒結而能夠形成因應金屬模的成形品。多孔質材藉由燒結工程而在內部形成無數的微細氣孔，在多孔質材的表面開口的微細氣孔與內部的微細氣孔連結形成空氣流路。微細氣孔與進行機械加工的情形相比，其內徑顯著地較小，在多孔質材的表面全體形成無數個。此外，本發明的骨材及結合材的種類並不特別限於上述者，可以適宜地選擇適用者。本實施形態中，利用適宜的金屬模等。形成構成行走部1的區塊狀的多孔質材(由多孔質材所形成的方塊體)。以下，將由多孔質材所形成的方塊體稱為「多孔質方塊體」。 　　[0029] 多孔質方塊體如同上述在內部形成無數的微細氣孔，具有表面開口的微細氣孔與內部的微細氣孔連結形成的空氣流路。亦即，多孔質方塊體具有流體可流通(透過)的內部，在表面全體遍佈多數露出的孔。此外，各孔(微細氣孔)具有供應對象物不會落下至該孔的微小的尺寸，例如，供應對象物的大小為相對於0603尺寸(0.6mm×0.3mm)而各孔(微細氣孔)的孔徑為60μm左右的大小。 　　[0030] 本實施形態中，適用具有無凹凸的平坦的行走面1X的行走部1。又，本實施形態的行走部1具備：具有行走面1X的行走部本體2、位於行走面1X的寬度方向W兩側的側方立起壁部3、位於行走面1X的搬送方向F上游端的後方立起壁部4。接著，行走部本體2及側方立起壁部3以多孔質方塊體構成。在以下的說明中，將行走面1X上的供應對象物的搬送方向F下游端側作為「前側」、將搬送方向F上游端側作為「後側」、將平面視中與供應對象物的搬送方向F垂直的方向作為寬度方向W(左右方向)。 　　[0031] 行走部本體2形成平板狀，僅將向上面2a及底面2b設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，將除此之的面，也就是左右兩側面2c、前面2d及後面2e設定成密封面。作為設定成密封面的具體處理，可以是在作為對象的面塗佈黏接劑的遮蔽處理、或使作為對象的面以緊密附著至無通氣性的平板的狀態進行固定的處理等。本實施形態中，適用遮蔽處理。 　　[0032] 側方立起壁部3沿著行走部本體2的向上面2a上的一對長邊(與供應方向一致的邊)分別配置。左右一對的側方立起壁部3之中，將行走面1X夾在中間且相互對向的內側面3s，為限制行走面1X上的供應對象物從行走面1X的寬度方向W兩側向行走面1X的外部飛出的側停止面1Y。本實施形態中，各側方立起壁部3之中，僅將與行走部本體2的向上面2a接觸的底面3b、以及內側面3s(側停止面1Y)設定成通氣面，將除此之外的面，也就是向上面3a、外側面3c、前面3d及後面3e設定成密封面。側方立起壁部3的長邊尺寸與行走部本體2的長邊尺寸(沿著搬送方向F的尺寸)相同。又，行走面1X的寬度尺寸藉由左右一對的側停止面1Y來制定。 　　[0033] 後方立起壁部4由無通氣性的素材(例如金屬及塑膠等)形成的方塊體來構成。後方立起壁部4的寬度尺寸設定成與行走部本體2的寬度尺寸相同，以接觸或近接於行走部本體2及側方立起壁部3的後面2e、3e的狀態被固定(參照圖4及圖5參照)。本實施形態中，以後方立起壁部4的向上面4a比側方立起壁部3的向上面3a還高，且後方立起壁部4的底面4b比行走部本體2的底面2b還低的姿態來配置後方立起壁部4。後方立起壁部4之中，臨接行走面1X的前面4d為限制行走面1X上的供應對象物從行走面1X的搬送方向F上游端向行走面1X的外部飛出的後停止面1Z。 　　[0034] 本實施形態的漏斗裝置H具備：配置於行走部1的下方且至少具有向行走部1開口的空氣室1S的基底部5、及能向空氣室1S供應空氣的空氣供應部6。 　　[0035] 基底部5形成由無通氣性的素材(例如不銹鋼)構成的平板狀，如圖3及圖5所示，具有在上方及後方具開口的空氣室1S。基底部5具備：將空氣室1S與空氣室1S的下方的外部空間劃分的基底底壁部51、在基底底壁部51的前緣比基底底壁部51還向上方突出且將空氣室1S與空氣室1S的前方的外部空間劃分的基底前壁部52、在基底底壁部51的左右兩側緣比基底底壁部51還向上方突出且將空氣室1S與空氣室1S的側方的外部空間劃分的基底側壁部53。接著，在基底前壁部52將臨接空氣室1S的內向面設定成朝向上方漸次向前方傾斜的錐形面5T。藉此，在空氣室1S中到達基底前壁部52的內向面(錐形面5T)而向行走面1X放出的空氣的氣流成為具有供應對象物的搬送方向F的成分的氣流。接著，在本實施形態中，在基底前壁部52將臨接空氣室1S的錐形面5T設定成在寬度方向W起伏的形狀(波狀)，藉此，能夠使在空氣室1S中到達基底前壁部52的內向面即錐形面5T的空氣，遍及行走面1X的供應下游端及其附近部分的寬度方向W全體而放出。基底部5的長邊尺寸與行走部本體2及側方立起壁部3的長邊尺寸(沿著搬送方向F的尺寸)相同，基底底壁部51以成為與後方立起壁部4的底面2b相同高度位置的姿態來配置基底部5。 　　[0036] 接著，空氣室1S與空氣室1S上方的空間被行走部本體2劃分，空氣室1S與空氣室1S後方的外部空間被後方立起壁部4劃分。 　　[0037] 相對於這種基底部5，將行走部1以螺栓N來固定。具體來說，在形成於左右一對的側方立起壁部3及行走部本體2的相互在高度方向上連通的螺栓***孔n中***螺栓N，藉由與基底部5的雌螺絲5n螺合，將行走部1固定於基底部5(參照圖2及圖3參照)。此外，後方立起壁部4被螺栓N固定於行走部1及基底部5。 　　[0038] 本實施形態的漏斗裝置H中，後方立起壁部4之中在臨接空氣室1S的部分，形成可收容空氣供應部6的空氣輸入端(空氣供應噴嘴62的前端部分)的空洞部41。 　　[0039] 空氣供應部6例如如圖6所示具備：空氣供應源61(壓縮機)、空氣供應噴嘴62、適宜配置於空氣供應源61與空氣供應噴嘴62之間的配管63、過濾器64、調節器65、控制閥66、速度控制器67。過濾器64被安裝於空氣壓配管的途中，將垃圾及洩水(水分)除去，並供應清淨的壓縮空氣，調節器65(減壓閥)將從空氣供應源61送出的壓縮空氣調節成適切的壓力並使其穩定。控制閥66為ON/OFF控制閥，速度控制器67用以控制空氣的流量。本實施形態中，採用複數條(圖示例中為2條)空氣供應噴嘴62臨接空氣室1S的構成。 　　[0040] 接著，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，將行走部1以預定角度(圖示例為10°)傾斜的姿態配置，使得行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端(前端、先端)變成比搬送方向F1上游端(後端)還下位。具體來說，如圖1所示，將行走部1及基底部5以一體組裝的狀態，將後方立起壁部4固定於支持構件H3。該支持構件H3在與保持漏斗槽T的保持構件H1共通的支柱H2以可調整高度的狀態被固定。 　　[0041] 說明有關如以上的構成的漏斗裝置H的使用方法及作用。 　　實際使用本實施形態的漏斗裝置H時，首先，調整從漏斗槽T的排出口T1到行走面1X為止的高度尺寸。亦即，考慮到從漏斗槽T的排出口T1向行走面1X排出的供應對象物，會在行走面1X上反彈、或暫時地滯留在被排出的處所而堵塞，因而調整從漏斗槽T的排出口T1到行走面1X為止的高度尺寸，使得供應對象物不會撞到漏斗槽T的排出口T1。 　　[0042] 又，調整從漏斗槽T的排出口T1到空氣室1S中的空氣輸入端(本實施形態中為空氣供應噴嘴62的前端)為止的距離。這是為了避免從空氣輸入端噴射的空氣難以到達空氣室1S中的空氣輸入端附近，使得空氣不會傳達至對應該難以到達的區域的行走面1X上的供應對象物所引起的供應對象物殘留於行走面1X的搬送方向F上游端及其附近的現象(工件殘留)的發生所進行的調整，將漏斗槽T的排出口T1設定在從空氣輸入端向搬送方向F下游側遠離預定尺寸的位置。 　　[0043] 接著，在完成該等調整之後，藉由適宜的操作而使得供應部6的空氣供應狀態成為ON後，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，從空氣供應源61經由空氣供應噴嘴62而向基底部5的空氣室1S供應空氣。接著，供應至空氣室1S內的空氣，從通氣面行走部本體2的底面2b，也就是臨接空氣室1S的面透過流入至多孔質方塊體即行走部本體2的內部，並從通氣面即行走面1X放出至外部(參照圖2)。又，從通氣面即行走部本體2的底面2b透過流入多孔質方塊體即行走部本體2的內部的空氣的一部分，從接觸通氣面即行走面1X的側方立起壁部3的底面3b透過流入至多孔質方塊體即側方立起壁部3的內部，從通氣面即側停止面1Y向外部放出。 　　[0044] 此外，因為在多孔質方塊體即行走部本體2之中，僅將向上面2a及底面2b設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，將除此以外的面，也就是左右兩側面2c、前面2d及後面2e設定成密封面，因此能夠防止/抑制行走部本體2之中從臨接空氣室1S的底面2b通過流入至行走部本體2內部的空氣透過行走部本體2的兩側面2c、前面2d及後面2e而漏至外部的事態。 　　[0045] 又，因為在多孔質方塊體即側方立起壁部3之中，僅將底面3b及側停止面1Y設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，將除此以外的面，也就是外側面3c、前面3d及後面3e設定成密封面，因此能夠防止/抑制側方立起壁部3之中從底面3b通過流入至側方立起壁部3的內部的空氣透過側方立起壁部3的外側面3c、前面3d及後面3e而漏至外部的事態。 　　[0046] 根據如以上的構成，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，能夠使從空氣供應部6供應至基底部5的空氣室1S的空氣到達多孔質方塊體行走部本體2及側方立起壁部3的全體，能夠僅將該空氣從臨接行走面1X及行走面1X的面(側停止面1Y)放出。其結果，從漏斗槽T的排出口T1排出至行走面1X之中靠近搬送方向F上游端側的位置的供應對象物，藉由從空氣室1S噴射至行走面1X的空氣而從行走面1X浮上。 　　[0047] 接著，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，因為使行走部面1X沿著搬送方向F以預定角度傾斜，使得行走面1X上的供應對象物因重力而向搬送方向F滑落的力作用。其中，在本實施形態中，將行走面1X的傾斜角度，設定成行走面上1X的供應對象物不會因自體重量而滑落並留在行走面1X上的角度。亦即，在使空氣供應部6的空氣供應呈停止的狀態(空氣供應OFF狀態)中，設定成供應對象物不從行走面1X浮上而停止於行走面1X上。在這種設定中，供應對象物成為空氣供應ON狀態指的是藉由空氣從行走面1X上浮上，而因重力向搬送方向F下游側移動。因此，藉由在適宜的時機重複切換空氣供應ON狀態與空氣供應OFF狀態的處理，能夠使行走面1X上的供應對象物向搬送方向F下游端移動，能夠將到達行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端及其附近的供應對象物從行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端適切地供應至預定的供應目標(圖1所示的供料器P的儲留部P2)。 　　[0048] 藉此，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，將從漏斗槽T的排出口T1向行走面1X排出的供應對象物，藉由多孔質方塊體來構成行走面1X，並將從空氣供應部6供應的空氣對行走面1X上的供應對象物通過多孔質方塊體從下方吹送，藉此能夠在行走面1X上，產生使供應對象物從行走面1X浮上的氣流，並將供應對象物強制從行走面1X暫時地浮上同時進行搬送。其結果，根據本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，相較於使供應對象物以接觸行走面1X的狀態在行走面1X上移動的態樣，能夠降低在行走面1X上移動的供應對象物與行走面1X的接觸的機會及時間，能夠有效地抑制/防止供應對象物的損傷/破損/污染及行走面1X的摩耗的發生，也能降低搬送中的供應對象物及行走面1X的靜電(摩擦帶電、接觸帶電、剝離帶電)，因供應對象物與行走面1X的摩擦所引起的供應對象物及行走面1X的削屑及灰塵變得難以附著於供應對象物及行走面1X，能夠解消/抑制因靜電而產生的搬送供應處理能力的降低這種不良狀態，能夠在行走面1X上將供應對象物平穩地供應至預定的供應目標。 　　[0049] 特別是本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，相較於由振動源的振動來搬送供應行走面1X上的供應對象物的從前的漏斗裝置，因為不需要對行走面1X賦予振動的振動機構及振動源，在能夠實現構造的簡單化及省空間化(裝置的小型化及省成本化)的同時，也能夠藉由以比調整振動源對於行走面1X的振動的控制還簡易的空氣供應量的控制來將供應對象物搬送供應。 　　[0050] 再來，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H具備：具有行走面1X的行走部本體2、以及規制行走面1X的寬度尺寸且防止行走面1X上的供應對象物從行走面1X的兩側落下至行走面1X的外部的側方立起壁部3，適用由多孔質材來構成該等行走部本體2及側方立起壁部3的行走部1，將行走部本體2的行走面1X及臨接空氣室1S的面(底面2b)、以及側方立起壁部3的底面3b及側停止面1Y(內側面3s)設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，將行走部本體2的兩側面2c、前面2d、後面2e、側方立起壁部3的外側面3c、前面3d及後面3e設定成密封面。其結果，從空氣供應部6供應至基底部5的空氣室1S的空氣，從行走部本體2之中臨接空氣室1S的面(底面2b)通過行走部本體2的內部，變得僅從行走面1X及側方立起壁部3的側停止面1Y放出，防止/抑制了空氣從設定成密封面的各面漏出的事態(空氣洩漏)，能夠使供應至空氣室1S內的空氣有效率地放出至行走面1X上，避免未有助於使行走面1X上的供應對象物浮上的空氣的浪費，從而能夠使漏斗裝置H的供應處理能力提升。 　　[0051] 特別是在本實施形態中，因為將側方立起壁部3之中臨接行走面1X的側停止面1Y設定成通氣面，能夠從側停止面1Y放出空氣。藉此，能夠防止/抑制行走面1X上的供應對象物黏接在側停止面1Y上而滯留的事態。又，藉由在側停止面1Y露出微細氣孔，側停止面1Y成為粗糙的面(粗面)，行走面1X上的供應對象物難以黏接在側停止面1Y上而較佳。 　　[0052] 又，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H具備：將行走面1X的搬送方向F上游端與行走面1X後方的外部空間劃分的後方立起壁部4，後方立起壁部4的前面4d係作為防止行走面1X上的供應對象物向行走面1X的後方落下的後停止面1Z而作用。藉此，能夠防止從漏斗槽T的排出口T1排出至行走面1X上的供應對象物從行走面1X的搬送方向F上游端向外部落下的事態。 　　[0053] 若是將基底部5之中在基底前壁部52中臨接空氣室1S的內向面在垂直於行走面1X上的供應對象物的搬送方向F的方向設定立起面的態樣的話，行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端及在其附近部分從下方向供應對象物吹送的空氣流勢，變得極端地強於在其他部分從下方吹送至供應對象物的空氣流勢，因此會產生到達行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端及其附近部分的供應對象物，比未到達行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端及其附近部分的供應對象物還浮上至更高的位置，從而越過側停止面1Y而落下至外部的這種不良狀態。 　　[0054] 考慮到這種不良狀態，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，在基底部5之中，將空氣室1S與空氣室1S前方的外部空間劃分的基底前壁部52中臨接空氣室1S的內向面設定成向行走面1X上的供應對象物的搬送方向F傾斜的錐形面5T。藉此，在空氣室1S中到達基底前壁部52的錐形面5T而向行走面1X放出的空氣的氣流成為朝向供應對象物的搬送方向F的氣流，成為放出至行走面1X上。其結果，行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端及在其附近部分從下方向供應對象物吹送的空氣流勢，與在其他部分從下方吹送至供應對象物的空氣流勢成為相同程度，能防止/抑制到達行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端及其附近部分的供應對象物，浮上至超越側停止面1Y的高度的事態。 　　[0055] 而且，本實施形態的漏斗裝置H，因為使行走面1X傾斜而使得行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端位於比搬送方向F上游端相對低的位置，能夠利用供應對象物的自體重量使得行走面1X上的供應對象物的搬送平穩地進行。 　　[0056] 〈第2實施形態〉 　　本發明的第2實施形態的漏斗裝置H，如圖7～圖9(圖8為圖7的A方向箭視圖、圖9為圖8的a-a線剖面)所示，剖面形狀適用具有略U形的溝狀行走面1X的行走部1這點，與第1實施形態的漏斗裝置H不同。此外，在說明的方便上，關於與上述第1實施形態所說明的構件具有相同機能的構件，附加同一符號並省略其說明。 　　[0057] 本實施形態中的行走部1，以由多孔質材構成的行走部本體2為主體，將形成於行走部本體2的向上面的溝狀行走面1X的全部或一部分以彎曲面1W來形成。在本實施形態中，行走面1X之中成為最低位的面(底)設定成平坦面，將從該平坦面的左右兩側立起的面設定成曲面，適用作為全體可取為彎曲面1W的行走面1X。此外，雖圖未示，但使溝狀行走面的全部以曲面來形成，設定成行走面的剖面形狀未出現直線部分的行走面也可以。 　　[0058] 在本實施形態中，可將圖9所示的溝狀部分全體視為行走面1X，另一方面，在溝狀部分將從成為最低位的位置(底)到預定高度位置的部分為止視為行走面，將比該行走面還上方的面，視為臨接行走面且防止行走面上的供應對象物從行走面的側方落下至外部的事態的側停止面也可以。後者的情形，本實施形態的行走部本體2，可以取作為一體具有行走面及側停止面者。 　　[0059] 接著，行走部本體2之中，僅將剖面形狀為略U字狀的溝狀的行走面1X全體與底面2b(臨接空氣室1S的面)設定成通氣面，將除此之外的面設定成密封面。 　　[0060] 即便是這種具備行走部1的漏斗裝置H，也與第1實施形態的漏斗裝置H一樣，能夠使從空氣供應部6供應至基底部5的空氣室1S的空氣，通過以多孔質方塊體構成的行走部本體2的底面2b(臨接空氣室1S的面)到達行走部本體2的內部全體，僅從略U形溝狀的行走面1X放出。因此，藉由在適宜的時機重複進行切換空氣供應ON狀態以及空氣供應OFF狀態的處理，能夠使行走面1X上的供應對象物向搬送方向F下游端移動。特別是若是本實施形態的漏斗裝置H的話，藉由將行走面1X設定成彎曲面1W，能夠在行走面1X上將供應對象物以一列或複數列並列進行搬送，能夠容易地進行將供應對象物以少量且定量地供應至供應目標的處理。 　　[0061] 〈第3實施形態〉 　　本發明的第3實施形態的漏斗裝置H，如圖10～圖12(圖11為圖10的A方向箭視圖、圖11為圖10的a-a線剖面)所示，剖面形狀適用具有略V字形的溝狀行走面1X的行走部1這點，與上述各實施形態的漏斗裝置H不同。此外，在說明的方便上，關於與上述第1實施形態所說明的構件具有相同機能的構件，附加同一符號並省略其說明。 　　[0062] 本實施形態中的行走部1，分別具備由多孔質材構成的行走部本體2及側方立起壁部3，能夠將形成於行走部本體2的向上面的呈溝狀的屈曲面1K全體視為行走面1X。臨接行走面1X而具有側停止面1Y的側方立起壁部3，藉由適宜的固定機構(例如螺栓N)來與行走部本體2一同固定在基底部5。 　　[0063] 本實施形態中，僅將行走部本體2之中包含屈曲面1K的向上面全體及與向上面相反側的底面2b(臨接空氣室1S的面)、及側方立起壁部3之中側停止面1Y(內側面)設定成通氣面，除此之外的面設定成密封面。 　　[0064] 即是這種具備行走部1的漏斗裝置H，也與第1實施形態的漏斗裝置H一樣，能夠使從空氣供應部6供應至基底部5的空氣室1S的空氣到達以多孔質方塊體構成的構件(行走部本體2、側方立起壁部3)的全體，僅從屈曲面1K及側停止面1Y放出。因此，藉由在適宜的時機重複進行切換空氣供應ON狀態以及空氣供應OFF狀態的處理，能夠使行走面1X上的供應對象物向搬送方向F下游端移動。特別是若是本實施形態的漏斗裝置H的話，藉由將行走面1X設定成屈曲面1K，能夠在行走面1X上將供應對象物以一列或複數列並列搬送，能夠容易進行將供應對象物以少量且定量地供應至供應目標的處理。 　　[0065] 〈其他的實施形態〉 　　此外，本發明並不限定於上述各實施形態。例如，如圖13所示，為將空氣室1S與空氣室1S後方的外部空間劃分的面1Sb(上述各實施形態中後方立起壁部4的前面4d之中臨接行走面1X的面作為後停止面1Y作用、後方立起壁部4的前面4d之中比臨接行走面1X的面還下方的面作為劃分空氣室1S與空氣室1S後方的外部空間的面來作用)，以臨接空氣供應部6的空氣輸入端(空氣供應噴嘴61的前端部分)的方式設定時，將劃分空氣室1S與空氣室1S後方的外部空間的面(空氣室後方劃分面1Sb)，設定成平面視曲面狀(半圓弧狀、部分圓弧狀)或平面視屈曲狀(V字狀)的漏斗裝置也可以。藉由採用這樣的構成，與將臨接空氣輸入端的面1Sb設定成平面視一直線狀的態樣(參照圖14)相比較，在空氣室1S中空氣難以到達的空氣輸入端周邊也能使空氣變得容易到達。此外，圖14所示的空氣室1S，其空氣室後方劃分面1Sb、空氣室側方劃分面1Sc(將空氣室1S與空氣室1S前方的外部空間劃分的面)、及空氣室前方劃分面1Sa(將空氣室1S與空氣室1S前方的外部空間劃分的面)都被設定成在相對於空氣室S1的底面1Sd垂直或略垂直方向立起的面。 　　[0066] 在本發明中，如圖15及圖16所示，具有空氣室後方劃分面1Sb的構件(基底部5)、與具有後停止面1Z的構件(後方立起壁部4)互為個體，能採用在空氣室後方劃分面1Sb與後停止面1Z之間，配置具有行走面1X的行走部本體2的構成。此時，將後停止面1Z設定成與空氣室後方劃分面1Sb的平面視形狀對應的形狀，在平面視中以後停止面1Z及空氣室後方劃分面1Sb一致或略一致的方式設定的話，能更加提升向行走面1X的空氣供應效率。在圖15及圖16中，雖例示了具有後停止面1Z的後方立起壁部4、與具有側停止面1Y的側方立起壁部3一體形成的態樣，但該等各立起壁部分別為個別的構件也可以。 　　[0067] 又，在本發明中，為了達成將供應至空氣室的空氣量的增大化，進而達到行走面上的供應對象物浮上的力的增大化，作為氣體供應部，可以用具有複數臨接空氣室1S的空氣輸入端(例如空氣供應噴嘴)時，另一方面作為氣體供應部，也能適用具有單數空氣輸入端者。 　　[0068] 又，為了使空氣容易到達空氣室中的空氣輸入端周邊，適用將空氣室後方劃分面設定成全體向後方傾斜的面(彎曲面或平坦面)的空氣室也可以。再來，適用將空氣室側方劃分面設定成全體向側方傾斜的面(彎曲面或平坦面)的空氣室也可以。如圖17所示，藉由將空氣室1S的空氣室後方劃分面1Sb及空氣室側方劃分面1Sc設定成傾斜的面，空氣室1S內的空氣量也到達遍及空氣室後方劃分面1Sb及其附近區域、及空氣室側方劃分面1Sc及其附近區域，能夠達到向行走面上放出的空氣量的均勻化。此外，在圖17中，例示了將空氣室前方劃分面1Sa(劃分空氣室1S與空氣室1S前方的外部空間的面)設定成全體向前方傾斜的面的態樣。 　　[0069] 當然，本發明的漏斗裝置也包含如圖14所示，也包含空氣室後方劃分面1Sb、空氣室側方劃分面1Sc、或空氣室前方劃分面1Sa都未設定成傾斜面的空氣室1S的態樣。 　　[0070] 如圖18所示，在空氣室1S中空氣供應部6的空氣輸入端(空氣供應噴嘴62的前端部分)臨接空氣室1S的面，可以是對應行走面1X的搬送方向F下游端的面(空氣室後方劃分面1Sb)以外的面，例如，也可以是垂直於行走面1X的搬送方向F的面(空氣室側方劃分面1Sc)，又，如圖19所示，是空氣室1S的底面1Sd也可以。 　　[0071] 再來，如圖20所示，複數空氣輸入端(空氣供應噴嘴62的前端部分)設定成分別臨接空氣室1S的不同面(在圖示例中，雖然是空氣室後方劃分面1Sb與空氣室側方劃分面1Sc，但例如是空氣室後方劃分面1Sb與底面1Sd等的組合也可以)的構成也可以。 　　[0072] 又，在本發明中，取代將來自空氣供應的空氣供應狀態切換成ON及OFF處理，也可以藉由將空氣供應狀態維持成ON，而適宜調整供應量的強弱使其變化的處理，使在行走面上浮上的供應對象物的高度加減變化，而使其向行走面的搬送方向下游端移動。 　　[0073] 又，也可以是行走面以成為水平的姿態配置行走部的漏斗裝置。此時，具備將從行走面下方向行走面上的供應對象物吹送的空氣之吹送方向，調整成成為從搬送方向上游側向搬送方向下游側的方向的空氣吹送方向調整機構的漏斗裝置較佳。作為空氣吹送方向調整機構的一例，可以是在板狀或片狀的材料(基材)形成多數孔以規則或不規則形成的衝孔加工材的態樣。具體來說，可以是通過衝孔加工材的各孔的空氣的氣流，以成為從搬送方向上游側朝向搬送方向下游側的方向的姿態將衝孔加工材(空氣吹送方向調整平板)，配置接觸或近接在行走部之中臨接空氣室的面的位置的態樣。 　　[0074] 行走部的側方立起壁部可以與具有行走面的構件(行走部本體)為一體，也可以互為個體。又，本發明也包含：將行走部的側停止面、或後停止面的兩者或任一者設定成密封面的構成、以及將行走部的側停止面、或後停止面的兩者設定成通氣面的構成。 　　[0075] 將後停止面設定成通氣面時，具有後停止面的構件由多孔質材所形成的方塊體來構成，以透過流入該多孔質方塊體內部的空氣，從通氣面即後停止面向外部放出的方式來設定也可以。此外，為了防止空氣從後停止面以外的面向外部漏出，將具有後停止面的多孔質方塊體的適宜的面設定成密封面較佳。 　　[0076] 又，本實施形態的行走部本體，僅將向上面及底面設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，除此之外的面，也就是左右兩側面、前面及後面雖設定成密封面，但除了向上面及底面以外將前面設定成通氣面，左右兩側面、後面設定成密封面也可以。 　　[0077] 又，本實施形態的漏斗裝置也可以具備：朝向藉由來自空氣供應部的空氣而從行走面浮上的供應對象物及浮上的供應對象物的周邊噴射離子化空氣的離子產生器(圖示省略)。此時，藉由離子產生器向浮上的供應對象物及該浮上的供應對象物的周邊噴射離子化空氣，能夠對包含到浮上之前為止接觸行走面的面的供應對象物全體確實地吹送離子化空氣，並且也可以對到浮上的供應對象物在之前為止所接觸的行走面的預定區域吹送離子化空氣。再加上，因為可以是將朝向浮上的供應對象物噴射離子化空氣的離子產生器，作為浮上的供應對象物的周邊的行走面噴射離子化空氣的離子產生器來共用的構成，與將對供應對象物噴射離子化空氣的離子產生器、以及在行走面全體的廣範圍噴射離子化空氣的離子產生器個別設置的態樣相比較，對於達到部件個數的刪減及低成本化這點是有利的。 　　[0078] 再來，根據具備離子產生器的漏斗裝置，藉由對行走面上的供應對象物通過多孔質方塊體從下方噴射的來自空氣供應源的空氣，在行走面上形成使供應對象物從行走面浮上的氣流，對置於這種氣流中的供應對象物藉由離子產生器所噴射的離子化空氣的氣流，成為使供應對象物周圍的風壓分佈變化的要因，即便是在行走面上因靜電或黏著性等使複數供應對象物互相附著的情況，因供應對象物周圍的壓力分佈發生變化，能引起各供應對象物相互間不規則的舉動，能期待解除供應對象物相互間的附著狀態。 　　[0079] 又，作為從空氣供應部供應的空氣若適用離子化空氣的話，因為從空氣供應部供應的離子化空氣而從行走面浮上的供應對象物，在該時點成會處於離子化空氣被吹送的狀態，能夠將靜電迅速地中和除去，能夠達到更加提升搬送處理能力。 　　[0080] 本發明的漏斗裝置的預定供應目標不限於儲藏功能供料器，也可以是無儲藏功能的供料器、或計量器。 　　[0081] 再來，本發明的漏斗裝置，也可以是不具備漏斗槽者。 　　[0082] 基底部可以是金屬製也可以是塑膠製。若行走部具備側方立起壁部或後方立起壁部時，該等各立起壁部的兩者或另一者可以藉由多孔質材的方塊體來構成、該等各立起壁部的兩者或另一者也可以是金屬製或塑膠製。 　　[0083] 又，在本發明中，取代形成區塊狀或平板狀的多孔質材，或再加上形成例如片狀的多孔質材來構成行走面也可以。 　　[0084] 又，供應對象物可以是電子部件、或食品等電子部件以外的物品。 　　[0085] 此外，關於各部分的具體構成並不限於上述實施形態，在不脫離本發明要旨的範圍內，可以適當地作各種變形。[Embodiment] [0021] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. [0022] <First Embodiment> The hopper device H of the first embodiment is a device that supplies a supply target (workpiece) such as an electronic component to a supply target P, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition, the feeder P shown in FIG. 1 is a spirally-shaped conveying path (bowl-shaped conveying path P1) that moves the supply target object supplied from the hopper device H to a predetermined conveyance target (for example, as shown in FIG. (Not shown linear feeder, etc.) transporting device (bowl feeder). [0023] The feeder P includes a storage portion P2 formed in a substantially circular shape in plan view formed on the bottom surface, and a spiral portion having an upward slope inclined along the inner peripheral wall P3 with a predetermined portion of a peripheral portion of the storage portion P2 as a starting end. Bowl-shaped conveying path P1 (also referred to as a track). [0024] The storage portion P2 has a mounting surface P21 which is set upward from the center side to the outside in the radial direction, that is, the vibration of the bowl-shaped P4 and the supply object stored in the storage portion P2. Its own weight moves the supply target on the mounting surface P21 to the outside in the radial direction. The supply object moving radially outward on the mounting surface P21 reaches the beginning of the bowl-shaped conveyance path P1, and in this state moves along the bowl-shaped conveyance path P1 through the beginning of the bowl-shaped conveyance path P1. [0025] The bowl-shaped conveying path P1 has a leading end that is continuous with the storage portion P2 and is set to a flat surface that is inclined upwards, that is, the bowl-shaped conveying surface P11, facing downward in the radial direction, for example. Next, the inward radial force and the inclination of the bowl-shaped conveying surface P11 among the conveying forces received by the supply object due to vibration, the supply object is in contact with the inner peripheral wall P3 and is directed toward the downstream side of the conveying direction (bowl-like shape). The terminal side of the transport path P1) transports. An arrangement mechanism (not shown) is provided at a predetermined position of such a bowl-shaped conveying path P1, and the arrangement mechanism transports only the supply target object in a predetermined posture to the downstream side in the conveying direction, so that the supply target object in a predetermined posture is not provided. Return to the storage part P2 (fall it down). The end of the bowl-shaped transport path P1 is connected to the beginning of a linear transport path (also referred to as a linear track) provided in a linear feeder (not shown), and transports (supplies) the supply objects in the entire state. ) To the linear supply. [0026] The hopper device H of this embodiment is provided with a hopper tank T that stores a supply object as shown in FIG. 1, and a running part 1 (a hopper tank) disposed directly below the discharge port T1 of the hopper tank T, and carries the Supply objects such as electronic components discharged from the discharge port T1 of the hopper tank T to the running surface 1X of the running unit 1 are moved from the front end of the running surface 1X (downstream end in the conveying direction F) to a predetermined supply target (feeding) The storage unit P2) of the device P supplies the device. [0027] The funnel groove T includes a tapered ladder-shaped groove body T2, and a cylindrical discharge portion T3 extending downward from the lower end of the groove body T2, and is formed into a funnel shape as a whole. The funnel groove T is supported in a posture where the discharge port T1, which is the lower end of the discharge section T3, abuts the running surface 1X of the running section 1. Specifically, the entire funnel groove T is supported by the stay H2 by a holding member H1 that holds a region near the upper end portion of the discharge portion T3. Therefore, the object supplied from the discharge port T1 of the hopper tank T to the running surface 1X of the running unit 1 can be discharged. [0028] The walking unit 1 is as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 (FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main part, FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the funnel device shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a plan view and a diagram of the funnel device shown in FIG. 2. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG. 4), and the walking unit body 2 composed of a block body made of a porous material is formed as a main body. The porous material in the present embodiment is formed by, for example, sintering a mixture of an aggregate material formed of powder and granules of an inorganic material and a binding material (binder) that interconnects the aggregate material. As a preferable example of the aggregate formed of the powder and granular body of the inorganic material, alumina and silicon carbide can be used, and as a preferable example of the bonding material, ceramics, resin, cement, rubber, glass, and the like can be used. Such a ceramic porous material can be formed into a molded product corresponding to the metal mold by putting a mixed material of an aggregate material and a bonding material into a mold and sintering it. The porous material is formed with numerous fine pores inside by the sintering process, and the fine pores opened on the surface of the porous material are connected to the fine pores inside to form an air flow path. Compared with the case where machining is performed, the fine pores have a significantly smaller inner diameter, and numerous porous pores are formed on the entire surface of the porous material. In addition, the types of the aggregate material and the bonding material according to the present invention are not particularly limited to those described above, and suitable ones can be appropriately selected. In this embodiment, a suitable metal mold or the like is used. A block-shaped porous material (a block body made of a porous material) constituting the walking portion 1 is formed. Hereinafter, a block made of a porous material is referred to as a "porous block." [0029] The porous block body has numerous fine pores formed in the interior as described above, and has fine air pores opened on the surface and air channels formed by connecting the internal fine pores. That is, the porous block has an inner portion through which fluid can flow (permeate), and a large number of exposed holes are spread over the entire surface. In addition, each hole (fine air hole) has a minute size such that the supply object does not fall down to the hole. For example, the size of the supply object is relative to the 0603 size (0. 6mm × 0. 3 mm), and the pore diameter of each pore (fine pore) is about 60 μm. [0030] In the present embodiment, the running part 1 having a flat running surface 1X having no unevenness is applied. The walking unit 1 of the present embodiment includes a walking unit body 2 having a walking surface 1X, side standing wall portions 3 located on both sides in the width direction W of the walking surface 1X, and a rear standing position located upstream of the conveying direction F of the walking surface 1X. Lifting wall section 4. Next, the walking unit main body 2 and the side standing wall portion 3 are formed of a porous block. In the following description, the downstream end side of the supply target F on the walking surface 1X will be referred to as the “front side”, the upstream end side of the delivery direction F will be referred to as the “rear side”, and the plan view and the transportation of the supply target object A direction in which the direction F is perpendicular is referred to as a width direction W (left-right direction). [0031] The walking body 2 is formed in a flat plate shape, and only the upper surface 2a and the bottom surface 2b are set as air-permeable ventilation surfaces, and the other surfaces, that is, the left and right side surfaces 2c, the front surface 2d, and the rear surface 2e are sealed. surface. Specific processes for setting the sealing surface include a masking process in which an adhesive is applied to the target surface, or a process in which the target surface is fixed in a state in which the target surface is tightly adhered to an air-impermeable flat plate. In this embodiment, a masking process is applied. [0032] The side standing wall portions 3 are respectively arranged along a pair of long sides (sides matching the supply direction) on the upper surface 2a of the walking unit body 2. In the left and right pair of side standing wall portions 3, the walking surface 1X is sandwiched between the inner surfaces facing each other and facing each other for 3s. In order to restrict the supply objects on the walking surface 1X from walking in the width direction W on both sides of the walking surface 1X The side stop surface 1Y flying out of the surface 1X. In this embodiment, among the lateral standing wall portions 3, only the bottom surface 3b and the inner side surface 3s (side stop surface 1Y) which are in contact with the upper surface 2a of the walking unit body 2 are set as ventilation surfaces. The surface, that is, the upper surface 3a, the outer surface 3c, the front surface 3d, and the rear surface 3e is set as a sealing surface. The long side dimension of the side rising wall part 3 is the same as the long side dimension (dimension along the conveyance direction F) of the running part main body 2. The width dimension of the running surface 1X is determined by the pair of left and right side stop surfaces 1Y. [0033] The rear rising wall portion 4 is formed of a block body made of a non-ventilating material (for example, metal, plastic, etc.). The width dimension of the rear rising wall portion 4 is set to be the same as the width dimension of the walking portion body 2 and is fixed in a state of being in contact with or close to the rear surfaces 2e and 3e of the walking portion body 2 and the side rising wall portion 3 (see FIGS. 4 and 4). Refer to Figure 5). In this embodiment, the upward direction 4a of the rear rising wall portion 4 is higher than the upward direction 3a of the lateral rising wall portion 3, and the bottom surface 4b of the rear rising wall portion 4 is lower than the bottom surface 2b of the walking portion body 2. The rear standing wall portion 4 is arranged. Among the rear rising wall portions 4, the front face 4d of the adjoining walking surface 1X is a rear stop surface 1Z that restricts the supply objects on the walking surface 1X from flying out from the upstream end of the walking surface 1X toward the outside of the walking surface 1X. . [0034] The hopper device H of this embodiment includes a base portion 5 disposed below the walking portion 1 and having at least an air chamber 1S opened to the walking portion 1, and an air supply portion 6 capable of supplying air to the air chamber 1S. [0035] The base portion 5 is formed in a flat plate shape made of an air-impermeable material (for example, stainless steel). As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the base portion 5 has an air chamber 1S having openings at the top and rear. The base portion 5 includes a base bottom wall portion 51 that divides the air space 1S and the external space below the air chamber 1S, and the front edge of the base bottom wall portion 51 projects further upward than the base bottom wall portion 51 and extends the air chamber 1S. The base front wall portion 52 that is divided from the external space in front of the air chamber 1S, and the left and right side edges of the base bottom wall portion 51 protrude upward from the base bottom wall portion 51 and laterally extend the air chamber 1S and the air chamber 1S. The outer space is divided by the base sidewall portion 53. Next, in the base front wall portion 52, an inward surface facing the air chamber 1S is set to a tapered surface 5T that gradually slopes forward toward the upper side. Thereby, in the air chamber 1S, the airflow which reaches the inward surface (tapered surface 5T) of the base front wall portion 52 and is released toward the walking surface 1X becomes the airflow having the component in the transport direction F of the supply target. Next, in the present embodiment, the tapered surface 5T of the base air wall portion 52 is set to a shape (wave shape) that fluctuates in the width direction W, thereby enabling the air chamber 1S to reach The air of the tapered surface 5T, which is the inward surface of the base front wall portion 52, is released throughout the width direction W of the supply downstream end of the walking surface 1X and the vicinity thereof. The long side dimension of the base portion 5 is the same as the long side dimension (the dimension along the conveying direction F) of the walking unit body 2 and the side rising wall portion 3, and the base bottom wall portion 51 is the bottom surface 2b of the rear rising wall portion 4. Position the base 5 at the same height position. [0036] Next, the space above the air chamber 1S and the air chamber 1S is divided by the walking unit body 2, and the external space behind the air chamber 1S and the air chamber 1S is divided by the rear rising wall portion 4. [0037] The walking portion 1 is fixed to the base portion 5 with a bolt N. Specifically, the bolt N is inserted into the bolt insertion hole n formed in the pair of left and right side standing wall portions 3 and the walking portion body 2 which communicate with each other in the height direction, and is screwed with the female screw 5n of the base portion 5. , The walking part 1 is fixed to the base part 5 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). The rear rising wall portion 4 is fixed to the running portion 1 and the base portion 5 by bolts N. [0038] In the funnel device H of this embodiment, a portion of the rear rising wall portion 4 adjacent to the air chamber 1S forms an air input end (front end portion of the air supply nozzle 62) that can accommodate the air supply portion 6 Hollow section 41. [0039] The air supply unit 6 includes, for example, an air supply source 61 (compressor), an air supply nozzle 62, a piping 63 and a filter 64 that are suitably arranged between the air supply source 61 and the air supply nozzle 62, as shown in FIG. 6. , Regulator 65, control valve 66, speed controller 67. The filter 64 is installed in the middle of the air pressure pipe, removes garbage and drain water (water), and supplies clean compressed air. The regulator 65 (pressure reducing valve) adjusts the compressed air sent from the air supply source 61 to an appropriate level Pressure and stabilize it. The control valve 66 is an ON / OFF control valve, and the speed controller 67 is used to control the air flow. In this embodiment, a plurality of (two in the example shown in the figure) air supply nozzles 62 are arranged adjacent to the air chamber 1S. [0040] Next, the hopper device H of this embodiment arranges the walking unit 1 at an inclined posture at a predetermined angle (10 ° in the example of the figure), so that the downstream end (front end, front end) of the conveying direction F of the walking surface 1X becomes smaller than The upstream end (rear end) of the conveying direction F1 is also inferior. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the walking portion 1 and the base portion 5 are integrally assembled, and the rear rising wall portion 4 is fixed to the support member H3. This support member H3 is fixed in a state in which the pillar H2 in common with the holding member H1 holding the funnel groove T is adjustable in height. [0041] The use method and function of the funnel device H configured as described above will be described. When the hopper device H of this embodiment is actually used, first, the height dimension from the discharge port T1 of the hopper groove T to the running surface 1X is adjusted. That is, it is considered that the supply object discharged from the discharge port T1 of the hopper tank T to the running surface 1X may rebound on the running surface 1X or temporarily stay in the discharged space to be blocked. The height dimension of the discharge port T1 to the running surface 1X is such that the supply target does not hit the discharge port T1 of the hopper groove T. [0042] The distance from the discharge port T1 of the funnel groove T to the air input end (the front end of the air supply nozzle 62 in this embodiment) in the air chamber 1S is adjusted. This is to prevent the air sprayed from the air input end from reaching the vicinity of the air input end in the air chamber 1S, so that the air is not transmitted to the supply target object caused by the supply target on the walking surface 1X of the area that should be difficult to reach. The adjustment of the occurrence of a phenomenon (work remaining) that occurs on and near the upstream end in the conveying direction F of the running surface 1X is to set the discharge port T1 of the hopper groove T away from the air input end to the downstream side in the conveying direction F by a predetermined size. s position. [0043] Next, after completing these adjustments, the air supply state of the supply unit 6 is turned ON by an appropriate operation, and the hopper device H of this embodiment is supplied from the air supply source 61 to the air supply nozzle 62 to The air chamber 1S of the base portion 5 supplies air. Next, the air supplied into the air chamber 1S penetrates from the bottom surface 2b of the air surface walking section body 2, that is, the surface adjacent to the air chamber 1S, and flows into the porous block, that is, the inside of the walking body 2, from the air surface. That is, the walking surface 1X is released to the outside (see FIG. 2). In addition, a part of the air that has flowed into the inside of the walking unit body 2 that is a porous block is transmitted from the bottom surface 2b of the walking unit body 2 that is a ventilating surface, and is transmitted through the bottom surface 3b of the side rising wall portion 3 that is in contact with the walking surface 1X that is a ventilation surface. It is released to the outside from the side stop surface 1Y which is a ventilating surface to the inside of the side rising wall portion 3 which is a porous block. [0044] In the walking block body 2 which is a porous block, only the upper surface 2a and the bottom surface 2b are set as air-permeable ventilation surfaces, and the other surfaces, that is, the left and right side surfaces 2c, The front surface 2d and the rear surface 2e are set as sealing surfaces, so that it is possible to prevent / inhibit the air flowing from the bottom surface 2b of the adjoining air chamber 1S in the walking unit body 2 from flowing into both sides 2c of the walking unit body 2, A situation in which the front 2d and the back 2e leak to the outside. [0045] Among the side walls 3, which are porous blocks, only the bottom surface 3b and the side stop surface 1Y are set as ventilation surfaces having air permeability, and the other surface, that is, the outer surface 3c Since the front surface 3d and the rear surface 3e are set as sealing surfaces, it is possible to prevent / inhibit the air flowing from the bottom surface 3b to the inside of the side standing wall portion 3 from passing through the outer side surface 3c of the side standing wall portion 3 to the front side. 3d and behind 3e and leaked to the outside. [0046] According to the configuration described above, the funnel device H of this embodiment can allow the air supplied from the air supply section 6 to the air chamber 1S of the base section 5 to reach the porous block walking section body 2 and the side standing wall section 3 The air can be released only from the surface (side stop surface 1Y) that is adjacent to the walking surface 1X and the walking surface 1X. As a result, the supply object discharged from the discharge port T1 of the hopper tank T to the running surface 1X near the upstream end side in the conveying direction F is ejected from the air chamber 1S to the running surface 1X from the running surface 1X. Float up. [0047] Next, the hopper device H of this embodiment inclines the walking portion surface 1X at a predetermined angle along the conveyance direction F, so that a force that causes the supply target on the walking surface 1X to slide down in the conveyance direction F due to gravity. However, in the present embodiment, the inclination angle of the walking surface 1X is set to an angle at which the supply target object 1X on the walking surface does not slip off due to its own weight and remains on the walking surface 1X. That is, in a state where the air supply of the air supply unit 6 is stopped (air supply OFF state), the supply target is set to stop on the running surface 1X without floating from the running surface 1X. In this setting, when the supply target is in the air supply ON state, it means that the air floats from the running surface 1X and moves to the downstream side in the conveying direction F by gravity. Therefore, by repeating the process of switching the air supply ON state and the air supply OFF state at an appropriate timing, the supply target on the walking surface 1X can be moved to the downstream end in the conveying direction F, and the conveying direction F reaching the walking surface 1X can be moved. The supply target at the downstream end and its vicinity is appropriately supplied from the conveyance direction F downstream end of the running surface 1X to a predetermined supply target (storage part P2 of the feeder P shown in FIG. 1). [0048] With this, the hopper device H of this embodiment discharges the supply target object from the discharge port T1 of the hopper tank T to the running surface 1X, and forms the running surface 1X by a porous block, and supplies air from the air. The air supplied from the section 6 blows the supply target on the walking surface 1X from below through the porous block, thereby generating an air flow on the walking surface 1X to float the supply target from the walking surface 1X, and supplying the supply target. It is forced to temporarily float from the running surface 1X while being transported. As a result, according to the hopper device H of this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the supply target object and the walking moving on the walking surface 1X compared with the state where the supply target object is moved on the walking surface 1X while contacting the walking surface 1X. Opportunity and time of contact on the surface 1X can effectively suppress / prevent damage / damage / contamination of the supply object and the occurrence of abrasion on the walking surface 1X, and can also reduce the static electricity (friction of the supply object and the walking surface 1X during friction (Charged, contact charged, peeled and charged), the supply object and the walking surface 1X chips and dust caused by the friction between the supply object and the walking surface 1X become difficult to adhere to the supply object and the walking surface 1X, and can be eliminated / By suppressing such a defective state that the transport supply processing capacity is reduced due to static electricity, it is possible to smoothly supply a supply target object to a predetermined supply target on the walking surface 1X. [0049] In particular, the hopper device H of the present embodiment does not require a vibration mechanism for imparting vibration to the walking surface 1X, compared to the previous hopper device that transports the supply target on the walking surface 1X by the vibration of a vibration source. And vibration source, while simplifying the structure and saving space (miniaturization and cost saving of the device), it can also provide simpler air supply by adjusting the vibration source to control the vibration of the walking surface 1X. The quantity is controlled to transfer and supply the supply object. [0050] Furthermore, the hopper device H of this embodiment includes a walking unit body 2 having a walking surface 1X, and a width dimension of the walking surface 1X is regulated, and a supply target on the walking surface 1X is prevented from coming from both sides of the walking surface 1X. The side standing wall portion 3 which is dropped to the outside of the walking surface 1X is suitable for constituting the walking portion body 2 and the walking portion 1 of the side standing wall portion 3 with a porous material, and connecting the walking surface 1X of the walking portion body 2 and the adjacent surface. The surface (bottom surface 2b) of the air chamber 1S, and the bottom surface 3b and the side stop surface 1Y (inner surface 3s) of the side standing wall portion 3 are set as ventilation surfaces having air permeability, and the two side surfaces 2c and the front surface 2d of the walking body 2 The rear surface 2e, the outer surface 3c of the side standing wall portion 3, the front surface 3d, and the rear surface 3e are set as sealing surfaces. As a result, the air supplied from the air supply unit 6 to the air chamber 1S of the base portion 5 passes through the inside of the walking unit body 2 from the surface (bottom surface 2b) facing the air chamber 1S in the walking unit body 2 and becomes only from the inside of the walking unit body 2. The running surface 1X and the side stop surface 1Y of the side standing wall portion 3 are released, preventing / suppressing air leakage (air leakage) from each surface set as the sealing surface, and making it possible to efficiently supply the air supplied to the air chamber 1S. The release onto the walking surface 1X avoids the waste of air that does not contribute to floating the supply object on the walking surface 1X, and can improve the supply processing capability of the hopper device H. [0051] Especially in this embodiment, since the side stop surface 1Y adjacent to the running surface 1X in the side standing wall portion 3 is set as a ventilation surface, air can be released from the side stop surface 1Y. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent / suppress the situation where the supply target on the running surface 1X is stuck to the side stop surface 1Y and stays. In addition, since fine air holes are exposed on the side stop surface 1Y, the side stop surface 1Y becomes a rough surface (rough surface), and it is preferable that the object to be supplied on the walking surface 1X does not adhere to the side stop surface 1Y. [0052] In addition, the hopper device H of the present embodiment includes a rear standing wall portion 4 that divides the upstream end in the conveyance direction F of the walking surface 1X and an external space behind the walking surface 1X, and a front face 4d of the rear standing wall portion 4. It functions as a rear stop surface 1Z that prevents the supply object on the walking surface 1X from falling behind the walking surface 1X. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the supply object discharged from the discharge port T1 of the hopper groove T onto the walking surface 1X from going downward toward the tribe from the upstream end of the conveying direction F of the walking surface 1X. [0053] If the rising surface is set in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction F of the supply object on the walking surface 1X, the inward surface of the base portion 5 facing the air chamber 1S in the base front wall portion 52 is set. , The air flow force of the downstream end of the traveling direction F of the walking surface 1X and the vicinity thereof from the downward direction to the supply target object is extremely stronger than the air momentum of the other portion from below to the supply target object, so it will A supply object that reaches the downstream end of the conveyance direction F and the vicinity of the walking surface 1X is generated, and floats to a higher position than a supply object that does not reach the downstream end of the conveyance direction F and the vicinity of the walking surface 1X, thereby passing over Such a defective state in which the side stop surface 1Y falls to the outside. [0054] In view of such a defective state, the funnel device H of this embodiment, among the base portions 5, divides the air chamber 1S and the external space in front of the air chamber 1S into a base front wall portion 52 adjacent to the air chamber 1S. The inwardly facing surface is set to a tapered surface 5T that is inclined toward the conveying direction F of the supply object on the walking surface 1X. Thereby, in the air chamber 1S, the airflow reaching the tapered surface 5T of the base front wall portion 52 and released to the walking surface 1X becomes an airflow directed toward the conveying direction F of the supply object, and is discharged onto the walking surface 1X. As a result, the air flow potential of the downstream side of the conveying direction F of the walking surface 1X and the vicinity thereof from the lower direction to the supply target object is the same as the air flow potential of the other side from below to the supply target object, and can be prevented. / Suppresses the situation in which the supply target that has reached the downstream end in the conveyance direction F of the walking surface 1X and its vicinity rises to the height of the overriding stop surface 1Y. [0055] Furthermore, the hopper device H of this embodiment inclines the walking surface 1X, so that the downstream end of the conveying direction F of the walking surface 1X is located at a position relatively lower than the upstream end of the conveying direction F, and the self of the supply target can be used. The weight enables smooth conveyance of the supply target on the walking surface 1X. [0056] <Second Embodiment> 的 The funnel device H according to the second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 (FIG. 8 is an arrow view in the direction of FIG. 7 and FIG. 9 is a section along line aa in FIG. 8). It is shown that the cross-sectional shape is different from that of the funnel device H of the first embodiment in that a running portion 1 having a slightly U-shaped groove-shaped running surface 1X is applied. In addition, for convenience of description, members having the same functions as the members described in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof are omitted. [0057] The walking portion 1 in this embodiment is mainly composed of a walking portion body 2 made of a porous material, and all or a part of the groove-shaped walking surface 1X formed on the walking portion body 2 facing upward is a curved surface 1W. To form. In this embodiment, the lowest surface (bottom) of the walking surface 1X is set as a flat surface, and the surfaces rising from the left and right sides of the flat surface are set as curved surfaces. Walking surface 1X. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the entire groove-shaped running surface is formed as a curved surface, and the running surface in which the cross-sectional shape of the running surface does not appear as a straight line may be set. [0058] In this embodiment, the entire groove-shaped portion shown in FIG. 9 can be regarded as the walking surface 1X. On the other hand, in the groove-shaped portion, the portion from the lowest position (bottom) to the predetermined height position can be considered. It may be regarded as a walking surface until now, and a surface above the walking surface may be regarded as a side stop surface that adjoins the walking surface and prevents the supply object on the walking surface from falling from the side of the walking surface to the outside. In the latter case, the walking unit body 2 of this embodiment may be a person having a running surface and a side stop surface as a whole. [0059] Next, in the walking unit body 2, only the entire groove-shaped running surface 1X having a slightly U-shaped cross-sectional shape and the bottom surface 2b (the surface adjacent to the air chamber 1S) are set as ventilation surfaces, The outer surface is set as a sealing surface. [0060] Even with such a funnel device H including the walking unit 1, the air supplied from the air supply unit 6 to the air chamber 1S of the base portion 5 can be made porous in the same manner as the funnel device H of the first embodiment. The bottom surface 2b (the surface facing the air chamber 1S) of the walking unit body 2 composed of a massive block body reaches the entire interior of the walking unit body 2 and is released only from the slightly U-shaped groove-shaped running surface 1X. Therefore, by repeatedly performing the process of switching between the air supply ON state and the air supply OFF state at an appropriate timing, the supply target object on the walking surface 1X can be moved to the downstream end in the conveying direction F. In particular, if the hopper device H of the present embodiment is used, the running surface 1X is set to the curved surface 1W, and the supply objects can be conveyed in one or more rows in parallel on the walking surface 1X, and the supply objects can be easily carried out. The supplies are supplied to the processing of the supply target in small amounts and quantitatively. [0061] <Third Embodiment> 的 A funnel device H according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 (FIG. 11 is an arrow view in the direction of FIG. 10, and FIG. 11 is a cross section along line aa in FIG. 10). It is shown that the cross-sectional shape is different from the funnel device H of each of the above embodiments in that the running portion 1 having the groove-shaped running surface 1X having a slightly V-shape is applied. In addition, for convenience of description, members having the same functions as the members described in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof are omitted. [0062] The walking unit 1 in this embodiment includes a walking unit body 2 and a lateral standing wall portion 3 each made of a porous material, and can form a groove-like flexion surface 1K formed upward on the walking unit body 2. The whole is regarded as the walking surface 1X. The side standing wall portion 3 adjacent to the running surface 1X and having the side stop surface 1Y is fixed to the base portion 5 together with the running portion body 2 by a suitable fixing mechanism (for example, bolt N). [0063] In the present embodiment, only the bottom surface 2b (the surface facing the air chamber 1S) of the curved surface 1K and the side opposite to the top surface including the entire curved surface 1K in the walking unit body 2 are included, and the side of the rising wall portion 3 The middle stop surface 1Y (inner side surface) is set as a ventilation surface, and the other surfaces are set as a sealing surface. [0064] Even with such a funnel device H including the walking unit 1, air can be made porous from the air chamber 1S supplied from the air supply unit 6 to the base portion 5 in the same manner as the funnel device H of the first embodiment. The whole of the block-shaped member (the walking portion body 2 and the side standing wall portion 3) is released only from the flexion surface 1K and the side stop surface 1Y. Therefore, by repeatedly performing the process of switching between the air supply ON state and the air supply OFF state at an appropriate timing, the supply target object on the walking surface 1X can be moved to the downstream end in the conveying direction F. In particular, if the hopper device H of the present embodiment is used, by setting the running surface 1X to be a flexion surface 1K, the supply objects can be conveyed side by side or in multiple rows on the walking surface 1X, and the supply objects can be easily carried out. A process of supplying a small amount of quantity to a supply target. [0065] <Other Embodiments> Also, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a surface 1Sb that divides the external space behind the air chamber 1S and the air chamber 1S (the surface facing the running surface 1X among the front faces 4d of the rear rising wall portion 4 in the above embodiments is defined as The rear stop surface 1Y acts as a surface dividing the air space 1S and the external space behind the air chamber 1S from the front 4d of the rear rising wall 4 below the surface adjoining the walking surface 1X). When setting the method to connect the air input end (the front end portion of the air supply nozzle 61) of the air supply unit 6, the surface dividing the air space 1S and the external space behind the air chamber 1S (the air chamber rear dividing surface 1Sb) is set to a flat surface. A funnel device that is apparently curved (semicircular, partially arcuate) or planarly flexed (V-shaped) is also acceptable. By adopting such a configuration, as compared with the case where the surface 1Sb adjacent to the air input end is set to be straight in a plane (see FIG. 14), the air around the air input end, which is hard to reach in the air chamber 1S, can also make air Become easy to reach. In addition, the air chamber 1S shown in FIG. 14 includes an air chamber rear partition surface 1Sb, an air chamber lateral partition surface 1Sc (a surface dividing the air chamber 1S and an external space in front of the air chamber 1S), and an air chamber front partition surface. 1Sa (a surface that divides the air chamber 1S and the external space in front of the air chamber 1S) is set to a plane that stands upright or slightly perpendicular to the bottom surface 1Sd of the air chamber S1. [0066] In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the member (base portion 5) having the rear partition surface 1Sb of the air chamber and the member (rear rising wall portion 4) having the rear stop surface 1Z are mutually Individually, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a walking unit body 2 having a walking surface 1X is arranged between the partition surface 1Sb and the rear stop surface 1Z behind the air chamber. At this time, the rear stop surface 1Z is set to a shape corresponding to the planar view shape of the air chamber rear partition surface 1Sb, and the rear stop surface 1Z and the air chamber rear partition surface 1Sb are set to be the same or slightly the same in plan view. The air supply efficiency to the walking surface 1X is further improved. In FIGS. 15 and 16, although the rear rising wall portion 4 having the rear stop surface 1Z and the side rising wall portion 3 having the side stop surface 1Y are exemplified, the respective rising wall portions are illustrated. It can also be an individual component. [0067] Further, in the present invention, in order to increase the amount of air supplied to the air chamber, and further increase the floating force of the supply object on the running surface, as When a plurality of air inlets (for example, air supply nozzles) are adjacent to the air chamber 1S, on the other hand, those having a singular air input can be applied as a gas supply unit. [0068] In order to make the air easily reach the periphery of the air input end in the air chamber, an air chamber in which the rear partition surface of the air chamber is set to a surface (curved surface or flat surface) that is inclined toward the rear as a whole may be applied. Furthermore, an air chamber in which the side partition surface of the air chamber is set to a surface (curved surface or flat surface) inclined to the entire side may be applied. As shown in FIG. 17, by setting the air chamber rear partition surface 1Sb and the air chamber side partition surface 1Sc of the air chamber 1S as inclined surfaces, the amount of air in the air chamber 1S also reaches the rear partition surface 1Sb and The vicinity thereof, and the side partition surface 1Sc and the vicinity thereof of the air chamber can uniformize the amount of air released to the walking surface. In addition, FIG. 17 illustrates an example in which the front partition surface 1Sa (the surface partitioning the external space in front of the air chamber 1S and the front of the air chamber 1S) of the air chamber is set to a surface that slopes forward as a whole. [0069] Of course, as shown in FIG. 14, the funnel device of the present invention also includes air that is not set as an inclined surface on the air compartment rear partition surface 1Sb, the air chamber lateral partition surface 1Sc, or the air chamber front partition surface 1Sa. The appearance of room 1S. [0070] As shown in FIG. 18, the surface of the air input end (the front end portion of the air supply nozzle 62) of the air supply section 6 in the air chamber 1S is adjacent to the air chamber 1S, and may be downstream of the transport direction F corresponding to the walking surface 1X. The surface other than the end surface (the air chamber rear partition surface 1Sb) may be, for example, a surface (the air chamber lateral partition surface 1Sc) perpendicular to the conveying direction F of the walking surface 1X, and as shown in FIG. 19, it is air The bottom surface 1Sd of the chamber 1S may be used. [0071] Further, as shown in FIG. 20, the plurality of air input ends (the front end portion of the air supply nozzle 62) are set so as to respectively face different faces of the air chamber 1S (in the example of the figure, although the air chamber is divided behind the air chamber) 1Sb and the air chamber side dividing surface 1Sc may be a combination of, for example, a combination of the air chamber rear dividing surface 1Sb and the bottom surface 1Sd). [0072] In the present invention, instead of switching the air supply state from the air supply to ON and OFF processing, it is also possible to appropriately adjust the strength of the supply quantity and change it by maintaining the air supply state to ON. , The height of the supply object floating on the walking surface is changed by increasing or decreasing, and it is moved to the downstream end in the conveying direction of the walking surface. [0073] Further, a funnel device in which the running surface is arranged in a horizontal posture may be used. At this time, it is preferable that a funnel device including an air blowing direction adjustment mechanism that adjusts the blowing direction of the air to be blown from the supply target on the running surface to the direction from the upstream side to the downstream side of the carrying direction. . As an example of the air blowing direction adjustment mechanism, a punched material in which a plurality of holes are regularly or irregularly formed in a plate-like or sheet-like material (base material) may be used. Specifically, the punched processing material (air blowing direction adjustment plate) may be arranged in contact with the airflow passing through the holes of the punched processing material in a posture from the upstream side toward the downstream side in the conveying direction. Or the aspect which is close to the position which adjoins the surface of an air chamber in a walking part. [0074] The lateral standing wall portion of the walking portion may be integrated with a member (walking portion body) having a walking surface, or may be individual. The present invention also includes a configuration in which both or both of the side stop surface or the rear stop surface of the walking portion are sealed surfaces, and the setting of both the side stop surface or the rear stop surface of the walking portion. The composition of the ventilation surface. [0075] When the rear stop surface is set as the ventilation surface, the member having the rear stop surface is constituted by a block formed of a porous material, and the air flowing into the porous block is passed through the air stop surface, that is, the rear stop surface. It can be set by external release. In addition, in order to prevent air from leaking outward from a surface other than the rear stop surface, it is preferable to set a suitable surface of the porous block having the rear stop surface as a sealing surface. [0076] In the walking unit body of this embodiment, only the upper and lower surfaces are set as ventilation surfaces having air permeability, and the other surfaces, that is, the left and right side surfaces, the front surface, and the rear surface are set as sealing surfaces. However, in addition to the upper and lower surfaces, the front surface may be set as a ventilation surface, and the left and right side surfaces, and the rear surface may be set as sealing surfaces. [0077] The hopper device according to the present embodiment may further include an ion generator that sprays ionized air toward the supply object floating from the running surface and the floating supply object by the air from the air supply unit ( (Illustration omitted). At this time, the ionized air is sprayed on the floating supply object and the periphery of the floating supply object by the ion generator, so that the entire supply target object including the surface contacting the walking surface before floating can be reliably blown into the ionization air. Air, and ionized air may be blown into a predetermined area of the walking surface to which the floating supply object has come into contact. In addition, because it can be an ion generator that sprays ionized air toward a floating supply object, an ion generator that sprays ionized air as a walking surface around the floating supply object, and a common configuration, Compared with the individually installed ion generator that sprays ionized air on the object to be supplied and the ion generator that sprays ionized air over a wide range of the entire walking surface, the number of parts is reduced and the cost is reduced. Is advantageous. [0078] Furthermore, according to a funnel device provided with an ion generator, air from the air supply source is ejected from the air supply source through the porous block to the supply target on the running surface to form the supply target on the running surface. The air current floating from the walking surface, the air current of the ionized air sprayed by the ion generator to the supply target placed in the air flow, becomes the factor that changes the wind pressure distribution around the supply target, even when walking. In the case where a plurality of supply objects adhere to each other due to static electricity or adhesion, etc., the pressure distribution around the supply objects changes, which can cause irregular behavior of each supply object, and it can be expected that the supply objects will be released from each other. Of the attached state. [0079] If ionized air is used as the air supplied from the air supply unit, the supply object that floats on the walking surface because of the ionized air supplied from the air supply unit will be at the point where the ionized air is removed In the blowing state, static electricity can be quickly neutralized and removed, and the handling capacity can be further improved. [0080] The predetermined supply target of the hopper device of the present invention is not limited to a feeder with a storage function, but may also be a feeder without a storage function, or a meter. [0081] Furthermore, the funnel device of the present invention may be a person without a funnel groove. [0082] The base may be made of metal or plastic. If the walking portion includes a side rising wall portion or a rear rising wall portion, two or the other of these rising wall portions may be constituted by a block of a porous material. Both or the other may be made of metal or plastic. [0083] In the present invention, instead of forming a porous material having a block shape or a flat plate shape, or adding a porous material having, for example, a sheet shape, the walking surface may be formed. [0084] The supply target may be an electronic component or an article other than an electronic component such as a food. [0085] In addition, the specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications can be made as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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1‧‧‧行走部1‧‧‧ walking department

1S‧‧‧空氣室1S‧‧‧Air chamber

1X‧‧‧行走面1X‧‧‧ Walking surface

1Y‧‧‧側停止面1Y‧‧‧side stop surface

1Z‧‧‧後停止面Stop after 1Z‧‧‧

5‧‧‧基底部5‧‧‧ base

52‧‧‧基底前壁部52‧‧‧ basal front wall

6‧‧‧空氣供應部6‧‧‧Air Supply Department

H‧‧‧漏斗裝置H‧‧‧ Funnel device

[0020] 　　[圖1] 表示本發明的第1實施形態的漏斗裝置與供料器的全體圖。 　　[圖2] 同實施形態的漏斗裝置的要部擴大圖。 　　[圖3] 圖2所示的漏斗裝置的分解圖。 　　[圖4] 圖2所示的漏斗裝置的平面圖。 　　[圖5] 圖4的a-a線剖面圖。 　　[圖6] 同實施形態中的氣體供應部的區塊圖。 　　[圖7] 本發明的第2實施形態的漏斗裝置的要部擴大圖。 　　[圖8] 圖7的箭頭A方向的箭頭方向視圖。 　　[圖9] 圖8的a-a線剖面圖。 　　[圖10] 本發明的第3實施形態的漏斗裝置的要部擴大圖。 　　[圖11] 圖10的箭頭A方向的箭頭方向視圖。 　　[圖12] 圖11的a-a線剖面圖。 　　[圖13] 將本發明的空氣室的一例模式地表示的圖。 　　[圖14] 將本發明的空氣室的一例模式地表示的圖。 　　[圖15] 本發明的一實施形態的漏斗裝置的要部擴大圖。 　　[圖16] 圖15所示的漏斗裝置的分解圖。 　　[圖17] 將本發明的空氣室的一例模式地表示的圖。 　　[圖18] 表示本發明的空氣室中的空氣供應端的配置例的圖。 　　[圖19] 表示本發明的空氣室中的空氣供應端的配置例的圖。 　　[圖20] 表示本發明的空氣室中的空氣供應端的配置例的圖。 　　[圖21] 將傾斜的行走面以浮上狀態進行搬送的搬送對象物的搬送距離演算式。 　　[圖22] 利用圖21中的式4的搬送對象物的搬送距離算出的一例。[0020] FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a hopper device and a feeder according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 2] An enlarged view of the main part of the funnel device of the same embodiment.图 [Fig. 3] An exploded view of the funnel device shown in Fig. 2. [Fig. 4] A plan view of the funnel device shown in Fig. 2. [Fig. 5] Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line a-a. [Fig. 6] A block diagram of the gas supply unit in the same embodiment. [FIG. 7] An enlarged view of a main part of a funnel device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 8] An arrow direction view in an arrow A direction of Fig. 7. [Fig. 9] Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line a-a. [FIG. 10] An enlarged view of a main part of a funnel device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 11] An arrow direction view in an arrow A direction of Fig. 10. [Fig. 12] Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line a-a. [FIG. 13] A diagram schematically showing an example of the air chamber of the present invention. [FIG. 14] A diagram schematically showing an example of the air chamber of the present invention. [FIG. 15] An enlarged view of a main part of a funnel device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Fig. 16] An exploded view of the funnel device shown in Fig. 15. [FIG. 17] A diagram schematically showing an example of the air chamber of the present invention. [FIG. 18] A diagram showing an arrangement example of an air supply end in the air chamber of the present invention. [FIG. 19] A diagram showing an arrangement example of an air supply end in the air chamber of the present invention. [Fig. 20] A diagram showing an arrangement example of an air supply end in the air chamber of the present invention.图 [Fig. 21] The calculation formula of the conveying distance of the conveying object that conveys the inclined walking surface in a floating state. [FIG. 22] An example of calculation using the conveyance distance of the conveyance object of Formula 4 in FIG.

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一種漏斗裝置，係將排出至行走面上的供應對象物在前述行走面上向預定方向搬送而供應至預定的供應目標的漏斗裝置，具備： 　　具有由多孔質材構成的前述行走面的行走部； 　　配置於前述行走部的下方且至少具有向前述行走部開口的空氣室的基底部； 　　可供應空氣至前述空氣室的空氣供應部； 　　其中，藉由將從前述空氣供應部向前述空氣室供應的空氣，對前述行走面上的供應對象物通過前述多孔質材來進行噴射，而使得供應對象物能從前述行走面浮上，且藉由調整來自前述空氣供應部的空氣供應量，將供應對象物在前述行走面上向預定方向搬送而向預定的供應目標供應。A hopper device is a hopper device that transports a supply object discharged onto a running surface to a predetermined direction on the running surface to supply a predetermined supply target, and includes: ， a running portion having the running surface made of a porous material ; Is disposed below the walking portion and has at least a base portion of an air chamber opened to the walking portion; an air supply portion capable of supplying air to the air portion; wherein the air portion is supplied from the air supply portion to the air portion The air is sprayed on the walking object through the porous material to allow the supply object to float from the walking surface, and the supply target is adjusted by adjusting the air supply amount from the air supply unit. The article is transported in a predetermined direction on the running surface and is supplied to a predetermined supply target. 如請求項1所記載的漏斗裝置，其中，前述行走部具有：臨接前述行走面且限制供應對象物從前述行走面的搬送方向下游端以外的區域向行走面外飛出的停止面，在向外部露出的外表面之中，僅將前述行走面、臨接前述空氣室的面、及停止面設定成具有通氣性的通氣面，而將其他面設定成無通氣性的密封面。The funnel device according to claim 1, wherein the walking unit has a stop surface that is adjacent to the walking surface and restricts the supply object from flying out of the walking surface from an area other than the downstream end in the transport direction of the walking surface, Among the outer surfaces exposed to the outside, only the walking surface, the surface adjacent to the air chamber, and the stop surface are set as air-permeable surfaces, and the other surfaces are set as non-air-permeable sealing surfaces. 如請求項1或2所記載的漏斗裝置，其中，前述基底部具備：將前述空氣室與前述空氣室前方的外部空間劃分的基底前壁部，並將前述基底前壁部中臨接前述空氣室的內向面，設定成朝向前述行走面上的供應對象物的搬送方向傾斜的錐形面。The funnel device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base portion includes a base front wall portion that divides the air chamber and an external space in front of the air chamber, and the base front wall portion contacts the air. The inward surface of the chamber is set as a tapered surface that is inclined toward the conveying direction of the supply object on the running surface. 如請求項1至3中任一項所記載的漏斗裝置，其中，前述行走面具有：使垂直於供應對象物的搬送方向的寬度方向的中心部凹陷的彎曲狀或屈曲狀的剖面形狀。The funnel device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the running surface has a curved or buckled cross-sectional shape in which a center portion in a width direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the supply object is recessed. 如請求項1至4中任一項所記載的漏斗裝置，其中，使前述行走面傾斜，而使得前述行走面的搬送方向下游端成為比相對於搬送方向上游端還更低的位置。The hopper device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the running surface is inclined so that the downstream end in the conveying direction of the running surface is lower than the upstream end in the conveying direction.