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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1995
Yukinori Takada, Anjo, JP;
Tokiyuki Kuno, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuo Muto, Chiryu, JP;
Koichi Asai, Nagoya, JP;
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge for supplying a carrier tape which carries a plurality of electronic components, the tape having a plurality of pockets for accommodating the respective components, and a pair of side portions on both sides of the pockets, the pockets projecting downward from the side portions, the cartridge including a cartridge frame, a tape feeding device mounted on the cartridge frame, for feeding the carrier tape in a feeding direction, a pair of rails provided on the cartridge frame such that the rails extend parallel to the feeding direction, the pair of rails supporting the pair of the portions of the carrier tape, respectively, and permitting movement of the pockets of the tape when the tape is fed on the rails by the tape feeding device, a tape positioning device which positions the carrier tape with respect to a lateral direction in which the pair of side portions of the tape are spaced from each other, and a rail adjusting device which adjusts a spacing between the pair of rails to each of a plurality of different values.