Tape feeder and tape feeder cabinet

摘要

A gear unit 40 includes: a sprocket 32 including pins 31 provided on a periphery thereof and a final gear 42; and one or more transmission gears disposed between a drive motor 33 and the final gear 42. The pins 31 engage with feed holes provided at equal pitches in a carrier tape. A sensor 48 which detects an angle is provided to face a transmission gear, of the one or more transmission gears, of which a rotation ratio to the final gear 42 is 1:N (N is a positive integer).

主权项

1. A tape feeder in which a carrier tape retaining electronic components is pitch-fed by a gear unit so as to supply an electronic component to a pickup position of an electronic component mounting apparatus, the gear unit comprising:
a sprocket which comprises pins provided on a periphery thereof and a final gear, the pins meshing with feed holes provided at equal pitches in the carrier tape; and at least one transmission gear disposed between a drive motor and the final gear, wherein a sensor which detects an angle of one of the at least one transmission gear is provided to face the one of the at least one transmission gear, wherein a rotation ratio of the one of the at least one transmission gear to the final gear is 1:1 and the one of the at least one transmission gear directly meshes with the final gear.