Feeder

A feeder capable of continuously feeding a first carrier tape and a second carrier tape to a component supply position without splicing, the feeder comprising:

• multiple types of tape peeling units, which are based on the type of carrier tape to be fed by the feeder, that are detachably attached to a tip section of the feeder;
• a cutter member, which is provided on the multiple types of tape peeling units, that peels an edge of cover tape of the carrier tape to reveal a component stored in a storage section of the carrier tape;
• an identification mark provided on the multiple types of tape peeling units;
• an identification sensor, which is provided on a main body of the feeder, that identifies the identification mark;
• a comparing section that compares information recognized by the identification sensor and information of the component stored in the carrier tape;
• and
• a fold-over member that erects the edge of the cover tape which was peeled by the cutter member and folds over the edge of the cover tape in a width direction of the cover tape,
• wherein a gap is formed between the fold-over member and a partition of the main body, the partition and the fold-over member overlapping in a width direction of the cover tape, and
• wherein a folded portion of the cover tape is inserted in the gap by the fold-over member.