Patent ID: 9414536
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B65D,B65H,H05K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A tape feeder for a chip mounter, the tape feeder comprising: a tape support unit extending along a moving direction of a carrier tape having one surface to which a cover tape is separably attached, and contacting a top surface of the carrier tape; a separation unit for separating a first side portion of the cover tape in a lengthwise direction from the carrier tape; a bending guide unit for guiding the first side portion of the cover tape separated from the carrier tape such that the first side portion of the cover tape separated from the carrier tape is bent and away from a separated portion of the carrier tape; a folding guide unit for folding the first side portion of the cover tape over a second side portion of the cover tape, which is not separated from the carrier tape, to drop the first side portion downward; and a pair of sprockets disposed below the tape support unit and respectively disposed in front of and at the rear of the separation unit in a transfer direction of the carrier tape so as to bind and move the carrier tape, wherein the tape support unit and the pair of sprockets are disposed such that the top surface of the carrier tape moves while contacting a bottom surface of the tape support unit wherein the separation unit is disposed to cross a straight line extending in the moving direction of the carrier tape at a contact point of the pair of sprockets and the carrier tape, wherein the separation unit is disposed to tilt with respect to the moving direction of the carrier tape, and wherein a thickness of the separation unit increases along the moving direction of the carrier tape.