Patent ID: 8118584
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B29C,B65B,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A carrier tape forming apparatus comprising: a tape paying-out unit for paying out a tape to be worked; a tape feeding unit for feeding the tape; a forming unit for effecting embossing on the tape; a perforating unit for perforating at least a feeding hole in the tape; a tape taking-up unit for taking up the finished tape thereabout; a first double-acting driving unit with a straight driving path in the same direction as a feeding direction of the tape along a straight driving path and being fluid-operated for driving the tape feeding unit; a second double-acting driving unit with a straight driving path in the same direction as the feeding direction of the tape along the straight driving path and being fluid-operated for driving the tape taking-up unit; and a controller for controlling driving/stopping of the second double-acting driving unit in association with driving/stopping of the first double-acting driving unit; wherein the tape paying-out unit includes a pay-out reel winding the tape to be worked thereabout, a dancer roller for adjusting the paying-out operation and a brake belt for braking a reel shaft of the pay-out reel; and wherein in accordance with a movement of the dancer roller associated with the feeding operation of the tape feeding unit, a braking operation of the brake belt is released and the pay-out reel is driven in association with the paying-out operation of the tape of the tape paying-out unit.