Feeder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032960-B2
Application number	US-201616309153-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2016
Priority date	Jul 6, 2016
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A feeder includes a feeder main body, a tape guide provided in feeder main body, a tape separating device to separate cover tape covering component storage sections, a tape conveyance path between the feeder main body and the tape guide and having recessed groove through which the component storage sections of the embossed carrier tape can be inserted, and a pressing device disposed in the recessed groove of the tape conveyance path to press the embossed carrier tape in a direction in which the embossed carrier tape is brought into abutment with the tape guide. The pressing device is positioned at both sides of the component storage sections in a width direction in of the recessed groove and presses flange sections of the embossed carrier tape without pressing the component storage sections.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A feeder, for conveying an embossed carrier tape, having a component storage section with protruding shape and flange sections extending outwards from both sides of the component storage section, comprising:
a feeder main body;
a feeding device provided on the feeder main body and configured to feed the embossed carrier tape to a component pick-up position;
a tape guide provided on the feeder main body and having a tape separating device configured to separate a cover tape covering the component storage section;
a tape conveyance path, being provided between the feeder main body and the tape guide with extending along a tape feeding direction of the embossed carrier tape, and having a recessed groove through which the component storage section of the embossed carrier tape can be inserted and passed; and
a pressing device disposed in the recessed groove of the tape conveyance path and configured to press the embossed carrier tape in a direction in which the embossed carrier tape is brought into abutment with the tape guide,
wherein the pressing device is positioned on both sides of the component storage section in a width direction in the recessed groove and configured to press the flange sections without pressing the component storage section.

2. The feeder according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pressing device comprises a pressing member configured to press the flange sections; and a biasing member configured to bias the pressing member in a direction in which the pressing member is brought into abutment with the tape guide.

3. The feeder according to claim 2 ,
wherein the pressing member comprises a U-shaped plate material comprising a pair of leg sections positioned at both sides of the component storage section in a width direction in the recessed groove, and a connecting section configured to connect the pair of leg sections together.

4. The feeder of claim 1 ,
wherein the feeding device comprises two sprockets configured to be brought into engagement with sprocket holes provided in the carrier tape, one sprocket being provided near the component pick-up position, the other sprocket being provided near a tape inserting section into which the carrier tape is inserted, and capable of feeding continuously two front and rear carrier tapes like the carrier tape to the component pick-up position without having to connect the two carrier tapes together.

Assignees

• Fuji Corp

Inventors

• Ohashi Hiroyasu
• Murase Hiroki

Classifications

• H05K13/0419 Primary

  tape feeders · CPC title

• H05K13/02

  Feeding of components · CPC title