US 9,315,351 B2 · Component carrier reel splicing tape

Abstract

A splicing tape for accurately aligning and joining spliced component carrier reels is disclosed. The flexible splice tape allows the components to remain aligned and picked from a component carrier reel without interruption at the union of a first and second reel. The splice tape with an optional stiffening strip provides a flexible, yet strong connection to prevent back and forth, axial and lateral movement between spliced reels. The detection of the disclosed splice tape facilitates elimination of incorrect and mismatched components during splicing. The splice tape comprises a plastic-type material coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. A protective paper covers the adhesive composition. The splice tape and protective paper are divided into sections using a staggered slit arrangement. The staggered slit arrangement aids in proper alignment and adhesion of the splice tape to component carrier reels.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a single unit of splice tape material having a first surface and a second surface;
a protective paper covering an adhesive composition on said second surface of said single unit of splice tape material;
a staggered slit arrangement of said single unit of splice tape material and said protective, wherein said plurality of staggered sections of said single unit of splice tape material further comprise a first tape section, a second tape section and a third tape section, and said staggered sections of said protective paper comprise a protective paper of a first section, a protective paper of a second section, and a protective paper of a third section:
wherein said protective paper of said second section overlaps said first tape section and said third tape section:
and wherein said second tape section comprises a fold line bisecting said single unit of splice tape, and said protective paper of said second section is not removed from said second tape section of said single unit of splice tape;
and
a plurality of alignment guides.

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An apparatus, comprising:

a single unit of splice tape material having a first surface and a second surface;
a protective paper covering an adhesive composition on said second surface of said single unit of splice tape material;
at least one alignment guide in said single unit of splice tape material;
a staggered slit arrangement of said single unit of splice tape material and said protective, wherein said plurality of staggered sections of said single unit of splice tape material further comprise a first tape section, a second tape section and a third tape section, and said staggered sections of said protective paper comprise a protective paper of a first section, a protective paper of a second section, and a protective paper of a third section;
wherein said protective paper of said second section overlaps said first tape section and said third tape section;
and wherein said second tape section comprises a fold line bisecting said single unit of splice tape, and said protective paper of said second section is not removed from said second tape section of said single unit of splice tape;
and
a stiffening strip attached to said first section of said single unit of splice tape material, wherein said stiffening strip comprises an inductive sensing strip or a visual sensing strip, wherein said stiffening strip comprises a metallic material, wherein said metallic material comprises at least one of the following:
brass, copper, or bronze.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Component carrier reel splicing tape

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Component carrier reel splicing tape

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Abstract

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