US4657137A
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Multi-chip packaging system
Assignee: Philips North America LLC
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Filing: 1981-05-22
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Granted: 1987-04-14
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Expires: 2001-05-22
Abstract
Abstract A system for packaging leadless electronic and electrical components for automatic component placement machines including a low-cost, disposable, flexible engineered laminated carrier tape on which leadless components are held, a reel for winding said component tape, the reel being fabricated with a core of solid fiber chipboard and side discs sheets of coated kraft paper such that the carrier tape may be sealed within the coated paper side sheets of the reel and peeled from side sheets while unwinding. The flexible engineered laminated carrier tape includes a stable base layer member, a flexible, expandable and compressible upper member layer of the laminated carrier tape structure, and a creped top cover tape as required including tape drive engaging means integrally formed with said base layer member and spaced recessed areas formed in said carrier tape for receiving leadless components, and further including means to determine the presence or absence of components in each of said recessed areas after the carrier tape is loaded with components.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl W. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 22:59
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K13/00; H05K13/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A low cost, disposable, flexible engineered laminated tape for holding leadless components for feeding said components to automatic component placement machines comprising: a stable base layer member of said laminated tape; at least one flexible, expandable and compressible upper member layer of said laminated tape; means to laminate said base layer and said upper layer members to form a monolithic laminated carrier tape structure; tape drive engaging means integrally formed in said carrier tape; spaced recess areas in said carrier tape for receiving said leadless components; a bottom cover tape secured to said base member layer and dimensioned such that said bottom cover tape covers the base of each of said spaced recess without obstructing said tape drive engaging means; a top cover tape dimensioned to cover the open tops of said spaced recesses without obstructing said tape drive engage means; said top cover tape being a stretchable, thin material randomly adhered around the periphery of said spaced recesses; and said top cover tape being removably secured to said upper member layer such that it may be peeled therefrom to yield the access to said components by an automatic component placement machine without leaving a fragmentary residue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A low cost, disposable, flexible engineered laminated tape for holding leadless components for feeding said components to automatic component placement machines comprising: a stable base layer member of said laminated tape; at least one flexible, expandable and compressible upper member layer of said laminated tape; means to laminate said base layer and said upper layer members to form a monolithic laminated carrier tape structure; tape drive engaging means integrally formed in said carrier tape; spaced recess areas in said carrier tape for receiving said leadless components; a bottom cover tape secured to said base member layer and dimensioned such that said bottom cover tape covers the base of each of said spaced recess without obstructing said tape drive engaging means; a top cover tape dimensioned to cover the open tops of said spaced recesses without obstructing said tape drive engage means; said top cover tape being a stretchable, thin material randomly adhered around the periphery of said spaced recesses; and said top cover tape being removably secured to said upper member layer such that it may be peeled therefrom to yield the access to said components by an automatic component placement machine without leaving a fragmentary residue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 wherein said stable base layer is a sheet of strong paper.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 wherein said flexible, expandable and compressible member is a closed cell, cross-linked foam polyethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 wherein said spaced recesses are formed in said base layer and in said upper member layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 wherein said top cover tape is a creped paper and said top cover tape is randomly adhered to said upper member layer by heat sealing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 wherein said bottom cover layer is transparent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 wherein said bottom cover tape is a coextruded clear plastic, one of said extrusions being a thin, heat sealable plastic film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The laminated tape of claim 7 wherein said coextruded clear plastic bottom cover tape is a coextrusion of a temperature resistant plastic and a low melt temperature plastic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The laminated tape of claim 1 further including: means permitting the inspection of said spaced recessed areas to determine the presence or absence of components in each of said spaced recess areas after said tape is loaded with components and said top and bottom cover tapes are adhered.
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