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US 10,321,619 B2Granted
Feeder
AssigneeFuji Corporation
InventorsHiroyasu Ohashi, Hiroki Murase
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Abstract
A feeder provided with: a feeder main body, on a rear section of which is formed a tape insertion section for inserting carrier tape that stores multiple components; a tape feeding path for feeding the carrier tape from rear to front, the tape feeding path being provided on the feeder main body so as to connect to the tape insertion section; and an insertion guiding member in which is formed a guiding groove capable of guiding the carrier tape to the tape insertion section when the carrier tape is inserted to the tape insertion section.
Claims13
A feeder comprising:
- a feeder main body, on a rear section of which is formed a tape insertion section to insert a carrier tape that stores multiple components;
- a tape feeding path to feed the carrier tape from rear to front, the tape feeding path being provided on the feeder main body so as to connect to the tape insertion section;
- an insertion guide in which is formed a guiding groove to guide the carrier tape to the tape insertion section when the carrier tape is inserted to the tape insertion section;
- an entrance retainer provided on the feeder main body, the entrance retainer pressing the carrier tape inserted to the tape insertion section towards the tape feeding path;
- and
- a lever provided so as to protrude in a rear direction above the tape insertion section at a rear section of the feeder main body, the lever being rotatable so as to raise the entrance retainer when the carrier tape is inserted to the tape insertion section,
- wherein
- a rear end of the insertion guide is positioned in front of a rear end of the lever.
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A feeder comprising:
- a feeder main body, on a rear section of which is formed a tape insertion section to insert a carrier tape that stores multiple components;
- a tape feeding path to feed the carrier tape from rear to front, the tape feeding path being provided on the feeder main body so as to connect to the tape insertion section;
- an insertion guide in which is formed a guiding groove to guide the carrier tape to the tape insertion section when the carrier tape is inserted to the tape insertion section;
- an entrance retainer provided on the feeder main body, the entrance retainer pressing the carrier tape inserted to the tape insertion section towards the tape feeding path;
- a sprocket rotatably provided on the feeder main body, the sprocket having an engaging protrusion that is engagable with an engaging hole of the carrier tape that is inserted to the tape insertion section and pressed by the entrance retainer, so as to feed the carrier tape along the tape feeding path;
- and
- a lever provided so as to protrude in a rear direction above the tape insertion section at a rear section of the feeder main body, the lever being rotatable so as to raise the entrance retainer when the carrier tape is inserted to the tape insertion section,
- wherein
- the insertion guide is provided to extend from the tape insertion section a direction in which the lever protrudes via a gap under the lever, such that a rear end of the insertion guide is positioned in front of a rear end of the lever.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.