Patent ID: 8439292

Claim:
A device for the automatic coiling and/or uncoiling on reels ( 28 ) of a flexible tape carrier ( 60 ) of electronic components, the device comprising: a coiling location ( 80 ) where a reel ( 28 ) can be connected to a rotation actuator; tape guides ( 35 ), operatively arranged to guide the flexible tape ( 60 ) and to connect a free end of the flexible tape ( 60 ) to a hub ( 29 ) of the reel ( 28 ); a stopper element ( 87 ), drivable by an actuator ( 89 ) in an engagement position in which the stopper elements engages with said reel and stops the rotation of the reel ( 28 ), leaving the reel ( 28 ) in a predefined relationship with the tape guides, wherein the stopper element ( 87 ) engages with a slot ( 27 ) in the hub ( 29 ) of the reel ( 28 ); a stop detector, arranged to generate a stop detection signal upon engagement of said stopper element with said reel.