Embossed tape with oblique housing portions for packaging parts
AssigneeJapan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
InventorsKeisuke Nakamura, Tomohiko Tamada
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Abstract
A part-packaging embossed tape includes a tape member on which a plurality of part-housing portions are arranged in succession in a longitudinal direction of the tape member. Each of the part-housing portions is arranged obliquely relative to a width direction of the tape member which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction thereof. Recessed portions are further arranged around the part-housing portions, while maintaining given non-recessed spaces between the adjacent part-housing portions. With this arrangement, the embossed tape can be wound around a reel by bending the non-recessed spaces between the adjacent part-housing portions.
Claims14
A flexible, elongated packaging unit extending in a longitudinal direction for packaging parts carried by said packaging unit in an intermittent succession in said longitudinal direction, said packaging unit comprising:
- a plurality of separate housing sections formed in said packaging unit and arranged in said longitudinal direction, each of said housing sections comprising a housing portion defining a slender housing space for housing each of said parts, said housing space extending in a particular direction which is slanted relative to said longitudinal direction of said packaging unit;
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- a plurality of bendable sections in said packaging unit each of said bendable sections being positioned between adjacent ones of said housing sections to enable said packaging unit to be wound with each of said parts housed in said housing space.
An apparatus for packaging parts, comprising:
- a reel;
- and
- a flexible elongated packaging unit mounted on said reel, said packaging unit extending in a longitudinal direction for packaging said parts in an intermittent succession in said longitudinal direction, said packaging unit being adapted to be wound around said reel with said parts packaged therein,
- said packaging unit comprising:
- a plurality of housing sections in said packaging unit for conveying parts, said housing sections being separately arranged in said longitudinal direction, each of said housing sections comprising a housing portion defining a slender housing space for housing each of said parts, said housing space extending in a particular direction which is slanted relative to said longitudinal direction;
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- a plurality of bendable sections in said packaging unit, each of said bendable sections being positioned between adjacent ones of said housing sections to enable said packaging unit to be wound in a coil with each of said parts housed in said housing space.
A part-packaging unit for packaging given parts comprising:
- a tape member;
- and
- a plurality of part-housing portions formed on said tape member in an intermittent succession along a longitudinal direction of said tape member, each of said part-housing portions having a housing space for individually housing said given parts, wherein said housing spaces slenderly extend obliquely relative to the longitudinal direction of said tape member, and wherein said tape member is adapted to be wound around a reel with said given parts housed in said obliquely-arranged housing space.
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