Patent ID: 9573783
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B65H,H05K

Claim:
1. A splicing device which connects a number one carrier tape and a number two carrier tape each provided with cavities for storing components and indexing holes at fixed intervals using a splicing tape, comprising: number one and number two cutting devices for respectively cutting at a predetermined cutting position a tail end of the number one carrier tape and a leading end of the number two carrier tape; a positioning device for indexing the number one and number two carrier tapes cut by the number one and number two cutting devices in an indexing direction towards each other and for positioning them at a splicing position, the positioning device including positioning pins that engage in the indexing holes of the number one carrier tape and the indexing holes of the number two carrier tape; and a joining device which, at the splicing position, uses the splicing tape indexed in a direction perpendicular to the indexing direction of the number one and number two carrier tapes, wherein the splicing tape includes a first piece and a second piece that are each connected to a protective tape on a first side of the splicing tape and an attachment surface of the splicing tape that is configured to be connected to the number one and number two carrier tapes is on a second side of the splicing tape, with the splicing tape positioned at the splicing position, the joining device engages the first piece by the positioning pins and joins the first piece to a top surface of the number one and the number two carrier tapes, and the joining device folds the protective tape, engages the second piece by the positioning pins, and joins the second piece to a bottom surface of the number one and number two carrier tapes.