AUTOMATED TAPE SETTING APPARATUS

摘要

A component package tape 2 is transported to a pitch feed mechanism section 93 by a tape transport device 30 and is held in a first tape holding section 95 by a tape holding releasing device 70. Furthermore, a top tape 22 adhered to a carrier tape 21 that is transported to the pitch feed mechanism section 93 is peeled from the carrier tape 21 by a top tape peeling section 95d while being clamped at a leading end section 22a, is transferred to a top tape delivery mechanism section 97, and is held in a second tape holding section 98 by the tape holding releasing device 70. Therefore, it is possible to automatically and reliably set the tapes 21 and 22 in the mechanism sections 93 and 97 respectively with a simple and low cost configuration. As a result, it is possible to significantly reduce the setting time, in comparison with a case of manual setting.