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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1997
Yoshio Maruyama, Kyoto, JP;
Shinji Kadoriku, Takarazuka, JP;
Toshiaki Yamauchi, Yawata, JP;
Naomi Kuromoto, Hirakata, JP;
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hirakata, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A component carrier assembly includes component holders each for holding a component therein and connected to one another in a form of a tape carrier. Each holder is provided with a cavity to accommodate the component, a closure for shutting an opening of the cavity, and a device for securing the lid structure in a closed position. An apparatus for feeding the component carrier includes a device for transferring the component carrier, a device for forcibly opening a closure of a component holder transferred to a predetermined position, and a device for forcibly closing the closure of the component holder after a component is removed from the cavity.