Advancing material of indeterminate length – Plural material-moving means – With plural paths for material
Patent
1998-06-18
2000-04-11
Mansen, Michael R.
Advancing material of indeterminate length
Plural material-moving means
With plural paths for material
29740, 2425942, 24261521, B65H 2024, B23P 1900, G03B 142
Patent
active
060478748
ABSTRACT:
A system is provided for supplying circuit components, including tape holding devices which hold carrier tapes, respectively. Each of the tape holding devices carries circuit components at a predetermined pitch in a lengthwise direction thereof. Tape feeding devices each of which includes a component-supply portion and each of which draws a corresponding one of the carrier tapes from a corresponding one of the tape holding devices, feeds the one carrier tape at the same pitch as the predetermined pitch, and supplies each of the circuit components of the one carrier tape from the component-supply portion thereof. A first support member which supports the tape feeding devices such that the respective component-supply portions thereof, are located along a reference line. A second support member which is separate from the first support member supports the tape holding devices such that the each tape feeding device can draw the one carrier tape from the one tape holding device. A first-support-member moving device moves and stops the first support member along the reference line, independent of the second support member. Thereby, each of the respective component-supply portions of the tape feeding devices supported by the first support member are positioned at a predetermined component supplying position where a circuit component, is supplied from the each component-supply portion.
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Asai Koichi
Suhara Shinsuke
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Mansen Michael R.
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