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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Yuan-chi Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Bob Huang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Yuan-Chi Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Bob Huang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to apparatus and method of automatically counting the loaded electronic components in a carrier tape. A pair of detectors is arranged respectively above and below the carrier tape, and a counting wheel having teeth on the periphery is operatively coupled to the keyholes of the tape and reel machine. An encoder is utilized having its axis coupled to the counting wheel.