US 12,382,620 B2
Tape feeder
Takaji Mukohara, Toyota (JP); and Yusuke Yamazaki, Chiryu (JP)
Assigned to FUJI CORPORATION, Chiryu (JP)
Appl. No. 17/995,380
Filed by FUJI CORPORATION, Chiryu (JP)
PCT Filed Apr. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/015545
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/205514, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0171934 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
Int. Cl. H05K 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 13/0419 (2018.08) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tape feeder comprising:
a path through which a taped lead component, in which a lead component is taped, is fed-out to a supply position, the taped lead component including a main body and multiple leads extending from a bottom surface of the main body, the multiple leads being taped to a carrier tape and guided by the path so that the multiple leads extend in an up-down direction of the tape feeder;
a sensor disposed in the path to detect the taped lead component; and
a notification device configured to notify of detection of the taped lead component when the taped lead component is detected by the sensor.