Feeder drive assembly and replaceable section for tape supplying and cover peeling.

摘要

A tape feeder has a supply and peel assembly (50), comprising the support and guide for an electrical component supply tape (2), and the mechanism for peeling a cover (8) from the tape (2), the assembly being connected to a drive assembly (10) which provides motive power to the peeler and stepwise feeding of the tape (2). The length of the feeding steps is adjustable according to the centre-to-centre distances between components, which can vary from tape to tape. An operator can adjust the step length from the rear of the feeder by varying one limit of the stroking length of the feeder.