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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Minoru Chiba, Ota-ku, JP;
Akira Saito, Ota-ku, JP;
Fukashi Ogasawara, Ota-ku, JP;
Isao Kobayashi, Ota-ku, JP;
Tokyo Weld Co., Ltd., Tokyo-to, JP;
Abstract
A conveying apparatus for electric parts has a tape and a driving mechanism. The tape has holding holes for holding board-shaped electric parts therein at regular intervals and feeding holes for feeding the tape at regular intervals. The driving mechanism can feed the tape by engaging with the feeding holes of the tape. Each of the holding holes has a pair of abutting edges for abutting on both opposite surfaces of the board-shaped electric parts and at least one cutout portion formed from the abutting edges. Due to the above constitution, the board-shaped electric parts are held by the pair of abutting edges. Thus, the electric parts can be conveyed with their attitude kept fixed regardless of adverse influences such as vibrations from the moving tape, and can be easily removed from the holding holes by using the cutout portions.