Reel loading device

Abstract

A reel loading device includes: a feeder holding section capable of holding multiple types of tape feeders having different mechanisms configured to feed and move a carrier tape fed out from a detachable and rotatable reel; a dedicated loading unit provided in multiple types corresponding to types of the tape feeders, each capable of executing a loading process of loading the reel to the tape feeder such that the tape feeder is capable of feeding and moving the carrier tape in a state where the tape feeder of a corresponding type is held by the feeder holding section; and a moving mechanism configured to selectively move each of the multiple types of dedicated loading units between a retraction position and a loading position relative to the tape feeder held by the feeder holding section, in accordance with the execution of the loading process.

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