Patent ID: 11903135
Assignee: MYCRONIC AB
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A method for handling at least one component feeder configured to feed a component tape towards a picking position of a component mounting machine, wherein said at least one component feeder is arranged to be releasably held by a holder arrangement, the method comprising;
attaching the at least one component feeder to the holder arrangement by means of a first mechanical interface;
attaching the holder arrangement to a tape bin using a second mechanical interface;
carrying said tape bin to a tape magazine and moving said tape bin into the tape magazine, the tape magazine configured to be loaded into the component mounting machine;
detaching the holder arrangement from the tape bin while the at least one component feeder remains attached to the holder arrangement and attaching said holder arrangement to the tape magazine using the second mechanical interface independently of the at least one component feeder and while the at least one component feeder remains attached to the holder arrangement, such that that the at least one component feeder is positioned to guide the component tape to the picking position based on operation of the tape magazine, based on the at least one component feeder remaining attached to the holder arrangement while the holder arrangement is attached to the tape magazine independently of the at least one component feeder; and
loading the tape magazine into the component mounting machine for the at least one component feeder to feed the component tape to the picking position of the component mounting machine.