Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Patent
1998-07-01
2000-06-13
Osele, Mark A.
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
294321, 2952505, 428 61, 1563043, 247035, B21K 2500
Patent
active
060733349
ABSTRACT:
A method of connecting respective one end portions of two carrier tapes, to each other, each of the two tapes having accommodating pockets at a first pitch and tape-feed holes at a second pitch, each of the accommodating pockets accommodating an electric component, the method including the steps of aligning a tape connecting member which includes a flat main portion having tape-feed holes at a third pitch equal to the second pitch, and caulking projections projecting perpendicularly from the flat main portion, with the respective one end portions of the two tapes, such that tape-feed holes of the connecting member are aligned with respective tape-feed holes of the two tapes, causing at least two caulking projections of the connecting member to penetrate through respective thickness of the two tapes, so that the flat main portion of the connecting member contacts respective one major surfaces of the two tapes, and caulking respective portions of the two caulking projections that penetrate out of the respective other surfaces of the two tapes, so that the respective one end portions of the two tapes are connected to each other.
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Asai Koichi
Hyodo Yoshifusa
Ooe Kunio
Fuji Machine Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Meiwa Inc.
Osele Mark A.
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