TAPE FEEDER AND METHOD OF MOUNTING TAPE ONTO TAPE FEEDER

摘要

The objective of the present invention is to provide a tape feeder and a method of mounting a tape onto the tape feeder, wherein positioning upon mounting a carrier tape can be made easier, and workability and working efficiency can be improved. The tape feeder is configured so that a guide section (30), which guides a carrier tape (15) to a pick-up position, and which is attachable/detachable to a body section (5a) of the tape feeder, is composed of: a lower section member (31) that supports the carrier tape (15) from the lower-face side thereof, and upon which is installed an attaching/detaching mechanism for attaching/detaching the guide section (30) to/from the body section (5a); and an upper section member (32) that holds down the carrier tape (15) from the upper side thereof, and that can be opened/closed by making it pivot around an axle-supporting pin (33) formed at an end section thereof at the down-stream side of the lower section member (31). The tape feeder is also configured so that a positioning mechanism, which is for positioning the carrier tape (15) in the tape feeding direction by intermeshing positioning pins (37) into feeding holes (15c) of the carrier tape (15), is provided on the lower section member (31).