Tape curving attachment and feeder

A feeder, comprising:

• a tape curving attachment including
• a tape curving section configured to curve component storage tape wound around a reel, the component storage tape being carrier tape with cavities in which components are stored and top tape attached to an upper surface of the carrier tape, such that the top tape side of the component storage tape has a smaller radius of curvature than the carrier tape side of the component storage tape, the tape curving attachment configured to be attached to a feeder that pitch feeds the component storage tape from the reel;
• and
• a frame including a catch on a rear end of the frame, the catch configured to catch on a reel holding section of the feeder, wherein
• the tape curving section is provided with three rollers, the three rollers supported on the frame and the component storage tape being fed on an upper side, a lower side, and an upper side of the three rollers respectively, and
• the feeder is configured to pitch feed the component storage tape from the reel.