Abstract: A component supplying apparatus comprises an inclined straight path P2 which is for the carrier tape and which extends obliquely upward, a horizontal straight path P3 which is for the carrier tape and which extends in the horizontal direction from a front end of the inclined path P2 and runs through the component supply position Q, a first sprocket wheel engaging with the feed holes of the carrier tape within the inclined path P2, a guide member locating the carrier tape in the width direction within the horizontal path, a top tape removing device disposed above the inclined path P2 between the first sprocket wheel and the horizontal path P3 and partially removing the top tape from the base tape so as to expose the components, and a sprocket wheel drive device rotating the first sprocket wheel.

Abstract: A component supplying apparatus includes a main tape entering port, a component supply port through which components are picked up from a carrier tape, a main tape path extending in a body part from the main tape entering port to the underside of the component supply port, a top tape removing part removing the top tape from the carrier tape on the main tape path upstream of the component supply port, a sub tape entering port, a sub tape path meeting a slope path portion of the main tape path at a meeting point upstream of the top tape removing part, and at least one sprocket wheels engaging with the carrier tape on the main tape path downstream of the meeting point. A length of the sub tape path is shorter than a length of the main tape path from the main tape entering port to the meeting point.

Abstract: A component supplying apparatus comprises a tape guide surface facing a lower surface of the carrier tape, a preceding tape contact part climbing onto a upper surface of the preceding carrier tape, and a subsequent tape blocking part configured to wait on the upstream side of the preceding tape contact part in a tape feeding direction while keeping a distance from the tape guide surface so as to enable the carrier tape to pass between the subsequent tape blocking part and the tape guide surface, and to move downwardly toward the preceding carrier tape when the preceding tape contact part is climbed onto the preceding carrier tape. The subsequent tape blocking part keeps the subsequent carrier tape waiting by contacting a front end of the subsequent carrier tape stacked on the preceding carrier tape onto which the preceding tape contact part climbs.

Abstract: A component supplying apparatus has a tape guide part for guiding a carrier tape, a blade for entering between a top tape and a base tape, a first tape press part for facing the carrier tape on upstream side of a top tape removing position, a first biasing part for biasing the first tape press part to have the carrier tape held between the tape guide part and the first tape press part and to attain positioning of the carrier tape in thickness direction thereof, a sprocket wheel for wedging the carrier tape into between the tape guide part and the first tape press part, and a second biasing part for pressing the carrier tape against the tape guide part by a second tape press part.

Abstract: A challenge to be met by the present invention is to feed a carrier tape with superior positional accuracy by means of a simple, inexpensive configuration, thereby enhancing punching accuracy of a component and implementing highly reliable component mounting. A carrier tape feeder that feeds a carrier tape (11), to thus feed and position a component (10) to be punched next to a component pickup section (23) is built from a positioning feed roller (25) including sprocket wheels (61) that feed the carrier tape (11) by causing sprocket holes (13) formed in the carrier tape (11) to engage with teeth (62) and rotating the sprocket wheels and a support wheel section (63) around which there is wound at least a neighborhood of the sprocket holes (13) of the carrier tape (11) in a widthwise direction thereof, to thus support the carrier tape 811); and a rotation device (65) that rotationally drives the positioning feed roller (25).

Abstract: In a component insertion head, by grasping of a device portion of a component by a device chuck, a lead wire is stretched on a fulcrum given by a grasping position of the lead wire by a transfer chuck so that the device portion is placed at a component insertion position, by which correction of an insertion posture of the component is performed, and the lead wire of the component that has been corrected in terms of its insertion posture is inserted into an insertion hole of a board.

Abstract: In a component insertion apparatus, there are provided a component insertion apparatus and a component insertion method capable of realizing productivity improvement by simplifying apparatus construction, downsizing the apparatus and further reducing the time required for component insertion. In a component insertion head, by grasping of a device portion of a component by a device chuck, a lead wire is stretched on a fulcrum given by a grasping position of the lead wire by a transfer chuck so that the device portion comes to be placed at a component insertion position, by which correction of insertion posture of the component is performed, and the lead wire of the component that has been corrected in its insertion posture is inserted into an insertion hole of a board.

Abstract: By a component feed method for conveying a belt-shaped component-feeding member, in which component storage sections that store a plurality of electronic components while allowing the components to be picked up and feed perforations are formed at regular intervals in their lengthwise direction, in its rotational direction by the rotation around the center of rotation of a feed rotor on the outer periphery of which a plurality of feed claws capable of being engaged with the feed perforations and positioning each of the storage sections in a component pickup position to feed the component from the positioned storage section, the rotational driving amount of the feed rotor is controlled on the basis of correctional driving amount data of the rotational driving of the feed rotor formed based on displacement amount data of each of the feed claws with respect to the center of rotation or the rotational direction of the feed rotor, and the components are positioned successively in the component pickup position to fe