Patent ID: 7805831
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electronic components feeding apparatus for feeding electronic components to a mounting head by feeding a carrier tape holding electronic components, as let off a tape reel holding said carrier tape in a wound state, pitch by pitch by a tape feeder, said electronic component feeding apparatus comprising: a holder slidably mounted in said carrier tape; a data storage unit, in which a storage medium is writable and readable and is written in advance with carrier tape information containing the identification information of electronic components held in the holder; data reading means confronting with the storage medium and arranged in such a tape feed passage for reading data from the storage medium of said data storage unit mounted slidably on said carrier tape let off said tape reel, that said carrier tape is let therethrough into said tape feeder; and read control means for controlling said data reading means to read said carrier tape information, wherein said storage medium includes an IC tag, said holder is equipped with a tape inserting portion to which said carrier tape is slidably inserted, and a mounting portion for mounting and holding said holder detachably on said tape feeder by fitting a fitting plate with the mounting portion so that the IC tag is opposite to said data reading means.