Electronic component carrier tape feeding device and electronic component carrier tape feeding method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9345186-B2
Application number	US-201313937544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	Sep 4, 2012
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

Provided are an electronic component carrier tape feeding device and an electronic component carrier tape feeding method. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device includes: a carrier tape guiding unit configured to guide a carrier tape to which a cover tape is attached; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the carrier tape. The carrier tape guiding unit includes: a guiding unit t configured to guide the carrier tape; and a cover unit surrounding a top surface of the carrier tape and comprising a protrusion portion protruding toward the cover tape.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic component carrier tape feeding device comprising:
a carrier tape guiding unit configured to guide a carrier tape carrying an electronic component, a cover tape attached to a first surface of the carrier tape; and
a transfer unit configured to transfer the carrier tape from an electronic component feeder to an adsorption nozzle,
wherein the carrier tape guiding unit comprises:
a guiding unit provided on a side of the carrier tape guiding unit and configured to guide the carrier tape; and
a cover unit surrounding a top surface of the carrier tape and comprising a cover tape peeling unit configured to peel the cover tape from the carrier tape, the cover tape peeling unit comprising a protrusion protruding from the cover tape peeling unit toward the first surface of the carrier tape,

wherein a portion of the cover tape separated from the carrier tape exits the carrier tape guiding unit through an insertion hole provided at the cover tape peeling unit,
wherein the cover tape peeling unit is configured to peel the cover tape at a predetermined angle with respect to the traveling direction of the carrier tape,
wherein the cover tape peeling unit comprises an inclined surface with respect to the traveling direction of the carrier tape, and
wherein the protrusion protrudes toward the first surface of the carrier tape such that the protrusion pushes the electronic component toward the carrier tape in response to the cover tape peeling unit separating the cover tape from the carrier tape.

2. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 1 , wherein the inclined surface inclines toward the cover tape from a back side of the cover tape peeling unit to a front side of the cover tape peeling unit with respect to the traveling direction of the carrier tape.

3. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 1 , wherein the cover unit further comprises a movement prevention unit disposed at a predetermined interval from the cover tape peeling unit and configured to prevent the cover tape from moving in the traveling direction of the carrier tape.

4. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 3 , wherein the insertion hole is formed by the movement prevention unit and the cover tape peeling unit.

5. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion comprises a first protrusion provided in the cover tape peeling unit.

6. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 5 , wherein the protrusion further comprises a second protrusion disposed at a predetermined interval upstream of the first protrusion with respect to the traveling direction of the carrier tape.

7. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion comprises a portion bent from the cover unit.

8. The electronic component carrier tape feeding device of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is configured to separate an electronic component from the carrier tape, configured to push the electronic component towards the carrier tape and configured to prevent the electronic component from exiting the carrier tape guiding unit along with the carrier tape through the insertion hole.

Assignees

• Hanwha Techwin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Hyong-Su

Classifications

• B65H1/00

  Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated (carriers used for associating, collating, or gathering articles B65H39/00) · CPC title

• H05K13/0417 Primary

  Feeding with belts or tapes · CPC title

• B32B37/00

  Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding · CPC title

• Y10T156/1994

  Means for delaminating from release surface · CPC title

• B32B43/006

  Delaminating · CPC title