Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Hiroaki Imagawa

Wataru Hirai

Hiroyuki Fujiwara

Hironori Konno

Takashi Andoh

Shinichiro Endo

Yuuji Nagasawa

An apparatus for supplying a component carrier in the form of a tape is provided. The component carrier has a number of cavities formed on one surface thereof for containing components. A pair of spaced first and second guide plates that function to guide one surface of the component carrier. A movable guide plate is disposed between the first and second guide plates so that it can move back and forth between a first position adjacent to the first guide plate for defining a component pickup station and a second position adjacent to the second guide plate. The movable guide plate has an extension which extends along at least one longitudinal edge of the component carrier and opposes the one surface of the component carrier for preventing movement thereof when the movable guide plate takes the first position.

Component supply system

An apparatusfor supplying a component carrier in the form of a tape is provided. The component carrierhas a number of cavitiesformed on one surface thereof for containing components. A pair of spaced first and second guide platesandguide one surface of the component carrier. A movable guide plateis disposed between the first and second guide plates so that it can move back and forth between a first position adjacent to the first guide plate for defining a component pickup stationand a second position adjacent to said second guide plate. The movable guide plate has an extensionwhich extends along at least one longitudinal edge of the component carrier and opposes to said one surface of said component carrier for preventing movement thereof when the movable guide plate takes the first position.

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