A feeder comprising: a feeder main body in which a tape insertion section for inserting a carrier tape which stores multiple components and is covered by a cover tape is formed at a rear portion of the feeder main body and a tape discharging section for discharging the carrier tape is formed at a front portion of the feeder main body; a tape conveyance path which is provided on the feeder main body to communicate the tape insertion section and the tape discharging section and is for conveying the carrier tape from a rear toward a front; a rear side sprocket which is provided on the feeder main body to be capable of rotating, includes engagement protrusions which are capable of engaging with engagement holes of the carrier tape which is inserted from the tape insertion section, and is configured to sequentially convey a current carrier tape and a next carrier tape along the tape conveyance path; a front side sprocket which is provided on the feeder main body to be capable of rotating, includes engagement protrusions which are capable of engaging with the engagement holes of the carrier tape which is conveyed by the rear side sprocket, and once conveyance of the current carrier tape to the tape discharging section is completed, is configured to convey the next carrier tape which is conveyed thereto by the rear side sprocket to the tape discharging section; a discharge guide member which is provided on the feeder main body to communicate with the tape discharging section and is configured to guide, such that the carrier tape which is discharged from the tape discharging section heads downward; a peeling member which is provided on the feeder main body and is configured to the cover tape from the carrier tape before the carrier tape which is conveyed by the front side sprocket reaches the tape discharging section; characterized by: a contacting and positioning member which is provided on the feeder main body, is configured to cause the cover tape which covers the carrier tape which is conveyed by the front side sprocket to contact the peeling member due to a biasing force of a pair of rear springs disposed between the contacting and positioning member and a front portion of the tape conveyance path closer to the conveyance upstream side than a pair of front springs and in the vicinity of a peeling blade of the peeling member, and is configured to position the carrier tape from which the cover tape is peeled and which is discharged from the tape discharging section at a regular position inside the discharge guide member due to a biasing force of the pair of front springs disposed between the contacting and positioning member and the feeder main body in the vicinity of the peeling member, whereby the elastic force of the rear springs is set to a value which is greater than the elastic force of the front springs. a feeder main body in which a tape insertion section for inserting a carrier tape which stores multiple components and is covered by a cover tape is formed at a rear portion of the feeder main body and a tape discharging section for discharging the carrier tape is formed at a front portion of the feeder main body; a tape conveyance path which is provided on the feeder main body to communicate the tape insertion section and the tape discharging section and is for conveying the carrier tape from a rear toward a front; a rear side sprocket which is provided on the feeder main body to be capable of rotating, includes engagement protrusions which are capable of engaging with engagement holes of the carrier tape which is inserted from the tape insertion section, and is configured to sequentially convey a current carrier tape and a next carrier tape along the tape conveyance path; a front side sprocket which is provided on the feeder main body to be capable of rotating, includes engagement protrusions which are capable of engaging with the engagement holes of the carrier tape which is conveyed by the rear side sprocket, and once conveyance of the current carrier tape to the tape discharging section is completed, is configured to convey the next carrier tape which is conveyed thereto by the rear side sprocket to the tape discharging section; a discharge guide member which is provided on the feeder main body to communicate with the tape discharging section and is configured to guide, such that the carrier tape which is discharged from the tape discharging section heads downward; a peeling member which is provided on the feeder main body and is configured to the cover tape from the carrier tape before the carrier tape which is conveyed by the front side sprocket reaches the tape discharging section; a contacting and positioning member which is provided on the feeder main body, is configured to cause the cover tape which covers the carrier tape which is conveyed by the front side sprocket to contact the peeling member due to a biasing force of a pair of rear springs disposed between the contacting and positioning member and a front portion of the tape conveyance path closer to the conveyance upstream side than a pair of front springs and in the vicinity of a peeling blade of the peeling member, and is configured to position the carrier tape from which the cover tape is peeled and which is discharged from the tape discharging section at a regular position inside the discharge guide member due to a biasing force of the pair of front springs disposed between the contacting and positioning member and the feeder main body in the vicinity of the peeling member, whereby the elastic force of the rear springs is set to a value which is greater than the elastic force of the front springs.