Patent ID: 6379098
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: H05K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A chip feeder for supplying electronic chips that are held in emboss portions of a carrier tape whose top openings are sealed by a top cover tape to a chip mounter, said chip feeder comprising:a tape feeding mechanism for feeding said carrier tape, said feeding mechanism including a rotating connection member for connecting said carrier tape, a first motor for driving said rotating connection member and a first transmission mechanism for transmitting drive power of said first motor to said rotating connection member; and a cover peeling mechanism for peeling said top cover tape from said carrier tape, said cover peeling mechanism including a peeling reel for winding said top cover tape, a second motor for driving said peeling reel and a second transmission mechanism for transmitting drive power of said second motor to said peeling reel, wherein said first and second motors are outer rotor motors each of which includes a cylindrical stator fixed to a base at an axial center side having exciter coils and pole pieces magnetized by said exciter coils, and a cylindrical rotor arranged around said stator with a predetermined gap, and wherein said first and second transmission mechanisms are engaged with outer surfaces of said rotors.