Component supplying device

A feeder supplying components that are included in a component supply tape wound around a reel, the feeder comprising:

• a body section having an elongated shape and including a tape inlet at a first end thereof and a tape outlet at a second end thereof with respect to a longitudinal direction thereof, the tape inlet and the tape outlet being continuous to outside of the feeder;
• a first tape transfer mechanism disposed in the body section and near the first end of the body section;
• a second tape transfer mechanism disposed in the body section and near the second end of the body section;
• and
• a tape cavity extending through the body section from the tape inlet to the tape outlet, the tape cavity including a curved tape cavity in an end portion thereof and the curved tape cavity including the tape outlet, wherein
• the first tape transfer mechanism transfers the component supply tape including a carrier tape having the components thereon and a top tape through the tape cavity to the second tape transfer mechanism,
• the second tape transfer mechanism transfers a used component supply tape through the curved tape cavity to the tape outlet, the used component supply tape includes the carrier tape from which the components are picked up at a component pick-up position and the top tape, the component pick-up position is defined on a portion of the tape cavity above the second tape transfer mechanism,
• the curved tape cavity is defined by a lower-side tape receiving member and an upper-side tape press member that are opposite each other while having a space therebetween,
• the lower-side tape receiving member has a lower curved surface that faces upward and is recessed downward,
• the upper-side tape press member has a curved surface that is opposite the lower curved surface and projects downward so as to extend along the lower curved surface, and
• the space is defined by the lower curved surface and the curved surface and the lower-side tape receiving member and the upper-side tape press member of the curved tape cavity restrict the used component supply tape to travel within the space and along the lower curved surface and the curved surface.