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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Kazuhide Nagao, Fukuoka, JP;
Nobuhiro Nakai, Yamanashi, JP;
Yutaka Kinoshita, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/28 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A positioning mechanism, which determines the relative position of a carrier tapein a tape feed direction by fitting alignment pinsto feed holesin a lower member, and a cover tape separating mechanism, which is provided on an upper memberand exposes electronic componentsstored in component pocketsby separating a cover tapefrom a base tape, are provided at non-interference positions that do not interfere with each other when the upper memberis closed to the lower member. Accordingly, when the cover tapeis separated from the carrier tape, the carrier tapeis aligned with the guide section