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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2016
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Ryouji Eguchi, Yamanashi, JP;
Kazunori Kanai, Yamanashi, JP;
Nobuto Yasuhira, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuo Yamamura, Fukuoka, JP;
Minoru Kitani, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Tamura, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A tape feeder includes a gate, a gate drive mechanism, and a tape feed mechanism. The gate is provided in an insertion port through which a carrier tape storing components is inserted. In the gate drive mechanism, a tape feed mechanism which drives the gate in opening and closing directions feeds the components stored in the inserted carrier tape to a pickup position. The gate drive mechanism includes a spring member which biases the gate in the closing direction, and a solenoid which drives the gate in the opening direction against a biasing force of the spring member.