Carrier tape packaging method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10101176-B2
Application number	US-201414209769-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2014
Priority date	Mar 13, 2014
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

An apparatus for detecting misplaced units in a moving carrier tape having a plurality of pockets with units positioned therein. The apparatus includes a displaceable assembly having a head portion positioned above the carrier tape that is adapted to deflect in response to engagement with a misplaced unit in one of the plurality of pockets.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for attaching a cover tape from a track cover to a carrier tape having pockets for electronic components comprising:
a detector assembly attached to the track cover, the detector assembly including:
a deflectable member having a head portion;
a roller attached to the head portion;
a hole in the deflectable member, the deflectable member having a first position;
a light source on a first side on the deflectable member; and
a light detector on a second side of the deflectable member, the light detector aligned with the light source along a path, wherein the hole is aligned along the path between the light source and light detector when the deflectable member is in the first position and the hole is not aligned along the path between the light source and the light detector when the deflectable member is not in the first position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, the hole is at a mid portion of the deflectable member.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein, the light source is a photo diode and the light detector is a photo sensor.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an actuator connected to the deflectable member.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the actuator is adapted to terminate displacement of the carrier tape in response to deflection of the deflectable member.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first position is an undeflected position and the deflectable member further comprises a second, deflected position.

Assignees

• Texas Instruments Inc

Inventors

• Mohamad Yazid Sahaimi
• Wan Yusoff Wan Mohd Azam
• Zainal Abidin Noor Azlan

Classifications

• H10P72/741

  the auxiliary support including a cavity for storing a finished or partly finished device during manufacturing or mounting, e.g. for an IC package or for a chip · CPC title

• H10P72/74 Primary

  using temporarily an auxiliary support · CPC title

• H01L2221/68313

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L21/6835

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05K13/022

  with orientation of the elements · CPC title