Patent ID: 9736970
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B32B,B65H,H01L,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An automatic tape setting apparatus that sets a component package tape in a tape feeder, the automatic tape setting apparatus comprising: a feeder holding stand that detachably holds the tape feeder; a tape transport device that transports a component package tape from a tape reel to a pitch feed mechanism section of the tape feeder, the component package tape including a top tape adhered to an upper surface of a carrier tape including components spaced apart by predetermined pitches; a tape transfer device that clamps a leading end of the top tape adhered to the carrier tape that is transported to the pitch feed mechanism section and peels the top tape from the carrier tape in a top tape peeling section, and transfers the top tape to a top tape delivery mechanism section of the tape feeder; and a tape holding releasing device that releases a first tape holding section of the tape feeder when the component package tape is transported by the tape transport device and set to the pitch feed mechanism section, causes the first tape holding section to hold the component package tape after the component package tape is set, releases a second tape holding section of the tape feeder when the top tape is transferred by the tape transfer device and set to a top tape delivery mechanism section of the tape feeder, and causes the second tape holding section to hold the top tape after the top tape is set, wherein the tape holding releasing device is disposed laterally of the feeder holding stand, and wherein the tape holding releasing device includes a first lever to interact with the first tape holding section and a second lever to interact with the second tape holding section.