Patent ID: 8715459
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tape feeder that sequentially supplies electronic components to a pick-up position where the electronic component is picked up by a transfer head by pitch-feeding a carrier tape that holds the electronic component in component storage recesses, the tape feeder comprising: a body portion in which a tape travel path guiding the carrier tape is formed, the carrier tape including a base tape on which the recesses are formed and a cover tape adhering to an upper surface of the base tape so as to cover the recesses; a tape feed mechanism that is provided in the body portion and pitch-feeds the carrier tape at a predetermined pitch by intermittently rotating a sprocket when feed pins of the sprocket are engaged with feed holes formed on the base tape; and a guide section that guides the carrier tape fed by the tape feed mechanism in a predetermined range including the pick-up position on the body portion, and is detachably mounted on the body portion, wherein the guide section includes the positioning mechanism and the cover tape separating mechanism are provided at non-interference positions that do not interfere with each other when the upper member is closed to the lower member.