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Electronic component supply apparatus

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1982-02-23
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Granted: 1984-04-03
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Expires: 2002-02-23
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Abstract

Abstract The disclosure is directed to an electronic component supply apparatus for use in an electronic component mounting arrangement, which employs an electronic component carrier tape. The apparatus is arranged to separate a covering tape from a tape base of the carrier tape only at a position directly below a vacuum chuck for picking up the component, while the covering tape is separated from the tape base so as to be wound up at a winding speed lower than an intermittent feeding speed of the carrier tape by a predetermined pitch.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuhiro Mori
  • 👤 Yoshihiko Misawa
  • 👤 Eiji Itemadani
  • 👤 Akira Kabeshita

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:34
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/04; H05K13/0417; H05K13/0419; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S156/00; Y10S156/918; Y10S156/919; Y10S156/922; Y10S242/00; Y10S242/917; Y10S242/918; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/11; Y10T156/19

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
An electronic component supply apparatus for use in an electronic component mounting arrangement, which employs an electronic component collective support in the form of an electronic component carrier tape including a tape base formed with a plurality of recesses arranged at equal intervals for accommodating electronic components therein, and a covering tape fixedly adhering to one surface of said tape base for covering said recesses of said tape base, said electronic component supply apparatus comprising means for intermittently feeding said electronic component carrier tape by a predetermined pitch, means for horizontally supporting said electronic component carrier tape, with said covering tape positioned upward in respect to said tape base, a cover member arranged to contact said covering tape during winding thereof so as to separate said covering tape from said tape base and having a predetermined thickness, and means for winding up, under a predetermined tension, of said covering tape at a speed lower than the speed for intermittently feeding said tape base of said electronic component carrier tape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 169 words
An electronic component supply apparatus for use in an electronic component mounting arrangement, which employs an electronic component collective support in the form of an electronic component carrier tape including a tape base formed with a plurality of recesses arranged at equal intervals for accommodating electronic components therein, and a covering tape fixedly adhering to one surface of said tape base for covering said recesses of said tape base, said electronic component supply apparatus comprising means for intermittently feeding said electronic component carrier tape by a predetermined pitch, means for horizontally supporting said electronic component carrier tape, with said covering tape positioned upward in respect to said tape base, a cover member arranged to contact said covering tape during winding thereof so as to separate said covering tape from said tape base and having a predetermined thickness, and means for winding up, under a predetermined tension, of said covering tape at a speed lower than the speed for intermittently feeding said tape base of said electronic component carrier tape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 111 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the speed for winding up said covering tape and thickness of said cover member are so determined as to be in a relation represented by H+W>√H.sup.2 +(P-W).sup.2 +V'·T wherein T is a time for the intermittent feeding of said electronic component carrier tape, V' is the speed for winding up the covering tape, P is the intermittent feeding pitch of said tape base of the electronic component carrier tape, H is the thickness at its edge side of the cover member, and W is a distance between a center of the recess and its edge side of said cover member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 49 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said recesses formed in said tape base are through-openings in which the electronic components are accommodated, with another covering tape being applied to the other surface of said tape base for supporting the electronic components in said through-openings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for intermittently feeding said electronic component carrier tape includes a ratchet wheel and claw arrangement incorporated in a taping cassette employed in said electronic component supply apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 43 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said means for horizontally supporting said electronic component carrier tape is one edge provided on an upper portion of said taping cassette along which said electronic component carrier tape is intermittently fed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 43 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said cover member is fixedly mounted on the taping cassette in a spaced relation from said one edge of said taping cassette to allow said electronic component carrier tape to pass therebetween.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 64 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein its edge side of said cover member is formed by forming a notch in said cover member, and is provided with an upper edge and lower edge for contact with said covering tape of said carrier tape during separation of said covering tape from said tape base for winding up said covering tape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
An electronic component supply apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electronic components to be dealt with are chip type electronic components.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-04-03 1987-10-03 1988-04-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-04-03 1991-10-03 1992-04-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-04-03 1995-10-03 1996-04-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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