JP7129595B2 - Jig for edge processing of carrier tape and method for setting carrier tape - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a leading end processing jig for a carrier tape used in an autoload type tape feeder and a carrier tape setting method for processing the leading end of the carrier tape.

As a component supply device in a component mounting apparatus, a so-called autoload type tape feeder that supplies a newly replenished carrier tape without performing splicing to join an already mounted carrier tape has been used. In this autoloading method, the cover tape formed on the base tape of the carrier tape and covering the component pockets for storing the components is automatically peeled off without manual operation, thereby exposing the components at the component pick-up position. .

The peeling of the cover tape is performed by causing the cutting edge of the peeling blade, which is arranged upstream of the component pick-up position, to enter the interface between the base tape and the cover tape to turn up the cover tape. In order to perform such processing without problems, it is required that the leading edge of the carrier tape to be replenished be cut in a state suitable for allowing the cutting edge of the peeling blade to enter properly. For this reason, there has been proposed a leading end processing jig for performing leading end processing to make the leading end of the carrier tape suitable for peeling by a peeling blade (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the prior art example shown in this patent document example, a tape cutting jig for cutting the leading end of the carrier tape is provided with a curved surface portion for shaping the cross section of the carrier tape into a convex curved shape toward the cover tape side. As a result, when cutting the carrier tape with the leading end portion sandwiched therebetween, it is possible to simultaneously carry out a forming process for forming a curved surface in the vicinity of the tape end surface.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-36003

By the way, there are various types of carrier tapes that are supplied, and they are not necessarily new parts as supplied from the parts supplier, and halfway used parts that are used again after being removed once are used. Sometimes. In this case, the carrier tape is cut at a position immediately upstream of the empty component pocket from which the component has been taken out. In the intermediately used tape containing the remaining components, the components are stored from the first component pocket at the leading end of the carrier tape.

If the intermediately used tape in such a state is supplied as it is to the tape feeder of the autoloading type described above, the following problem occurs. The tip part easily gets into the first component pocket of the base tape. As a result, the first component stored in the first component pocket and the peeling blade come into contact with each other, resulting in frequent wear of the peeling blade. As a result, the wear of the peeling blade progresses in a shorter time than the service life of the parts assumed for normal use, which hinders the efficient operation of the tape feeder.

Such an inconvenience can be avoided by removing in advance the parts in the first part pocket at the leading end of the carrier tape in the intermediately used parts. However, in the prior art including the examples of the above-mentioned patent documents, there is a technique for taking out the parts in the part pocket existing in such a state in such a manner that the part is efficiently removed by a simple operation and in a form that does not hinder the peeling of the cover tape by the peeling blade. was not disclosed.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a carrier tape front end processing jig and a carrier tape setting method that can efficiently remove components present in the first component pocket at the front end of the carrier tape with a simple operation. intended to

A jig for front end processing of a carrier tape according to the present invention comprises a base tape provided with a plurality of component pockets for storing components, cover tapes attached to upper and lower surfaces of the base tape so as to cover the component pockets, respectively, and a bottom tape; and a carrier tape front end processing jig used for performing a predetermined process on the front end portion of the carrier tape, the insertion portion into which the front end portion of the carrier tape is inserted; a cutter for removing, from the base tape, the bottom tape covering at least the component pocket at the tip of the carrier tape among the component pockets, and a tip portion of the carrier tape inserted into the insertion portion to the cutter A positioning portion for positioning the cutter at a predetermined position, and an urging portion for urging the cutter toward the carrier tape.

The carrier tape setting method of the present invention includes a base tape provided with a plurality of component pockets for storing components, and a cover tape and a bottom tape attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the base tape so as to cover the component pockets, respectively. in a component supply device, wherein the bottom tape covering at least the component pocket at the tip of the carrier tape among the plurality of component pockets is the base tape. The components removed from the carrier tape and stored in the component pocket are removed, and the carrier tape from which the components have been removed is set in the component supply device.

According to the present invention, a component present in the first component pocket at the leading end of the carrier tape can be efficiently removed with a simple operation.

1 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of a component mounting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of a component supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of a carrier tape to be processed by the jig for processing the front end of the carrier tape according to one embodiment of the present invention; Explanatory drawing of tape peeling by the component supply device in one embodiment of the present invention FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a jig for leading end processing of a carrier tape according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a jig for front end processing of a carrier tape according to one embodiment of the present invention; BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a functional explanatory diagram of a jig for leading end processing of a carrier tape according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a process explanatory diagram of component removal by a jig for front end processing of a carrier tape according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a process explanatory diagram of component removal by a jig for front end processing of a carrier tape according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. First, referring to FIG. 1, the configuration of a component mounting apparatus 1 using the jig for processing the leading edge of the carrier tape of the present embodiment will be described. The component mounting apparatus 1 has a function of manufacturing a mounting board in which components are mounted on the board. In FIG. 1, a substrate transfer mechanism 2 is arranged on the upper surface of a base 1a, and the substrate transfer mechanism 2 transfers a substrate 3 to be worked in the X direction, which is the substrate transfer direction, and positions it at a mounting position. A mounting head 5 is arranged above the base 1a so as to be horizontally movable by a head moving mechanism (not shown). Operations of the substrate transport mechanism 2 and the mounting head 5 are controlled by the controller 10 .

A component supply unit 4 is arranged outside the base 1a, and a carriage 6 on which tape feeders 7 as a plurality of component supply devices are mounted is set in the component supply unit 4. As shown in FIG. The tape feeder 7 pulls out the carrier tape 9 wound around the supply reel 8 and feeds the tape, thereby supplying components to the component pickup position by the mounting head 5 . The components picked up by the mounting head 5 are mounted on the board 3 positioned at the mounting work position of the board transfer mechanism 2 . The carrier tape 9 from which the components have been taken out is led downward by the discharge chute 11 and is stored in the collection box 12 after being cut by the cutting section 11a.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the configuration and function of the tape feeder 7 will be described. The tape feeder 7 has a mounting portion 7b for mounting on the feeder base of the carriage 6 on the lower surface of the main body portion 7a provided with the following elements. A tape running path 20 for guiding the carrier tape 9 pulled out from the supply reel 8 and taken into the tape feeder 7 is provided inside the body portion 7a.

The tape running path 20 communicates from an insertion port 20a that opens upstream in the tape feeding direction (left side in FIG. 2) of the tape feeder 7 to a discharge port 20b that opens downstream in the tape feeding direction (right side in FIG. 2). is provided. A component pick-up position 20c from which a component is picked up by the mounting head 5 is set in front of the tape running path 20 on the upstream side of the discharge port 20b.

In the process of continuing the component mounting work, a plurality of carrier tapes 9 each having a unit lot corresponding to the amount contained in one supply reel 8 are sequentially inserted from the insertion opening 20 a and supplied to the tape feeder 7 . In the present embodiment, of the plurality of carrier tapes 9 inserted from the insertion port 20a and supplied to the tape feeder 7 in this way, two carrier tapes 9 fed in succession, that is, the leading tape and the trailing tape A so-called auto-loading system is employed in which the tapes are sequentially inserted individually from the insertion port 20a and supplied to the tape feeder 7 without performing splicing for connecting the tapes to each other. In this system, the subsequent tape is inserted over the preceding tape that has already been inserted into the insertion slot 20a, and when the supply of components by the preceding tape is completed, the supply of components by the subsequent tape is automatically started.

In FIG. 2, a first tape feeding mechanism 21 and a second tape feeding mechanism 23 are provided on the downstream side and the upstream side of the tape running path 20, respectively. The second tape feeding mechanism 23 feeds the carrier tape 9 inserted from the insertion port 20 a downstream to the first tape feeding mechanism 21 . The first tape feeding mechanism 21 pitch-feeds the fed carrier tape 9 to the component picking position 20 c for picking by the mounting head 5 . A tape cover 22 (see FIG. 4) is provided on the upper surface of the first tape feeding mechanism 21 corresponding to the component take-out position 20c.

A tape pressing mechanism 24 and a tape stopper mechanism 25 are arranged in the tape running path 20 located on the lower surface side of the second tape feeding mechanism 23 . The subsequent tape inserted from the insertion opening 20a is pressed by the tape pressing mechanism 24 and engaged with the second tape feeding mechanism 23, so that the tape feeding by the second tape feeding mechanism 23 becomes possible. The tape stopper mechanism 25 allows the preceding tape to move downstream and temporarily stops the subsequent tape from moving downstream.

Further, a first sensor S1, a second sensor S2, and a third sensor S3 for detecting the presence or absence of the tape feeder 7 on the tape running path 20 are arranged in the tape running path 20 from the downstream side. A feeder control section 26 is provided in the body section 7a. The first sensor S1 is located upstream of the first tape feeding mechanism 21, and the second sensor S2 is located downstream of the second tape feeding mechanism 23 and upstream of the first sensor S1. located in The third sensor S3 is located at a position where it can detect the stoppage of the following tape in the tape stopper mechanism 25. FIG.

The detection results by the first sensor S1, the second sensor S2, and the third sensor S3 are sent to the feeder control section 26. FIG. Based on these detection results, the feeder control unit 26 controls the first tape feeding mechanism 21, the second tape feeding mechanism 23, the tape pressing mechanism 24, and the tape stopper mechanism 25, whereby the leading tape in the tape feeder 7 is and the tape feeding operation of the following tape is controlled by a predetermined control pattern. As a result, the tape is fed by the autoloading method described above.

Now, with reference to FIG. 3, the configuration of the carrier tape 9 to which the tape feeder 7 supplies components will be described. As shown in FIG. 3(a), a base tape 9a constituting the main body of the carrier tape 9 has a plurality of component pockets 9e for storing components P and feed holes 9d into which sprocket pins engage when the carrier tape 9 is conveyed. , are provided at a predetermined pitch. As shown in the cross section AA in FIG. 3(a) shown in FIG. 3(b), a cover tape 9c and a bottom tape 9b are attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the base tape 9a so as to cover the component pockets 9e, respectively. It is As a result, the component P to be supplied is housed and held in the component pocket 9e in a sealed state.

FIG. 3(c) shows a carrier tape 9* whose leading end portion has undergone a predetermined leading edge treatment when the above-described autoloading tape supply mode is applied. The leading edge processing shown here is applied when not taking out a new carrier tape 9 from an unused supply reel 8, but when pulling out the carrier tape 9 in use again from the state of suspension and inserting it into the tape feeder 7. It is a thing.

That is, in the case of a new carrier tape 9, an empty component pocket 9e in which no component P is stored exists at the leading end of the carrier tape 9. FIG. On the other hand, in the carrier tape 9 in the state where reuse is started from the use-interrupted state, there is a component pocket 9e in which the component P is stored adjacent to the leading end 9f of the carrier tape 9. As shown in FIG. As will be described later, when there is a component P adjacent to the tip portion 9f, there is a risk that the cutting edge portion 30a shown in FIG. 4 and the component P will come into contact with each other. If the cutting edge portion 30a and the component P come into contact with each other, the blade of the cutting edge portion 30a may be damaged or deformed, and as a result, the cover tape 9c may not be peeled normally.

FIG. 3(d) shows a BB section in FIG. 3(c). In this leading edge processing, in order to remove the components P stored in the leading edge component pocket 9e* adjacent to the leading end portion 9f of the carrier tape 9, the component pocket 9e* is removed as shown in FIG. The covering bottom tape 9b is peeled off. Here, an example is shown in which only one component P stored in the leading edge component pocket 9e* is removed, but two or more components P may be removed. That is, in this process, among a plurality of component pockets 9e in which components P are stored, at least the bottom tape 9b covering the component pocket 9e at the forefront of the carrier tape 9 is removed from the base tape 9a, and the component pocket 9e is removed. The parts P stored in * are removed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the function of the tape cover 22 (see FIG. 2) mounted on the upper surface of the first tape feeding mechanism 21 and the technical significance of the leading edge processing shown in FIG. 3 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b), the tape cover 22 is an elongated member with a gate-shaped cross section in which side plate portions extend downward from both side ends of a rectangular top plate portion. As shown in FIG. 4A, the top plate portion is formed with a component extraction opening 22a corresponding to the position of the component extraction position 20c.

A peeling member 30 for exposing the component P by rolling up the cover tape 9c from the base tape 9a is attached to the lower surface side of the top plate portion. A sharp cutting edge portion 30 a is provided at the upstream end portion of the peeling member 30 . When the carrier tape 9 is fed into the tape cover 22 from the downstream side (see arrows a and b), the leading end of the carrier tape 9 reaches the cutting edge 30a.

FIG. 4(c) shows a state in which the leading end portion 9f of the carrier tape 9*, which has been subjected to leading end processing shown in FIG. 3, reaches the cutting edge portion 30a (arrow c). In the carrier tape 9*, the components P are removed in advance from the leading edge component pocket 9e*. As a result, the carrier tape 9* is further fed, and in the process in which the cutting edge 30a enters the interface between the base tape 9a and the cover tape 9c, the cutting edge 30a contacts the component P in the component pocket 9e*. There is no

Therefore, as in the case of resuming the carrier tape 9 from the interrupted state in the prior art, the cutting edge portion 30a is brought into contact with the component P stored in the component pocket 9e at the forefront adjacent to the tip portion 9f, and the cutting edge is The problem of wear of the portion 30a does not occur. As a result, the cover tape 9c can be peeled off normally, and wear of the peeling member 30 can be suppressed to extend the life of the parts.

Hereinafter, a carrier tape front end processing jig 40 (hereinafter simply referred to as "front end processing jig 40") is used to perform a predetermined front end processing on the front end portion of the carrier tape 9 shown in FIG. abbreviated) will be described. First, FIG. 5 shows the appearance of the tip processing jig 40 . As shown here, the tip processing jig 40 has a jig main body 41 having a substantially rectangular box shape.

Each element described below is housed inside the jig body portion 41 , and a side lid portion 42 is attached to the side end portion of the jig body portion 41 . The side lid portion 42 is provided with an insertion portion 43 which is an opening for inserting the leading end portion of the carrier tape 9 . During the processing operation, the leading end of the carrier tape 9 is inserted into the insertion portion 43 and pushed to a predetermined position, and then the carrier tape 9 is pulled out (arrow f).

In this extraction operation, the upper surface portion 41a of the jig main body portion 41 is provided so as not to insert the carrier tape 9 in the left-right direction (arrow e) in the width direction, in other words, the front-back direction of the carrier tape 9 in a wrong state. An insertion direction indicator plate 45 is provided to visually indicate the correct left-right direction (arrow d) in the width direction of the carrier tape 9 . That is, the insertion direction instruction plate 45 serves as a display portion for displaying the direction in which the carrier tape 9 is inserted into the insertion portion 43 .

The jig main body 41 is detachably provided with an upper surface lid portion 44 that covers approximately half of the upper surface portion 41a. The top cover 44 is used for maintenance work such as inspection of the inside of the jig main body 41, as well as for storing the cover tape 9c peeled off from the base tape 9a during tip processing and the components P removed from the tip component pocket 9e. It is used to discharge the object to be discarded from the jig main body 41 .

Next, referring to FIG. 6, the internal structure of the tip processing jig 40 will be described. 6(a) shows a CC section in FIG. 5, and FIG. 6(b) shows a DD section in FIG. 6(a). Here, the side where the operator performs the inserting/removing operation shown in FIG. 5 is defined as the rear side, and the opposite side is defined as the front side. In FIG. 6(a), a space portion 44a is formed below the top lid portion 44, the front portion of which is closed by a front end portion 41d. The void portion 44a has a function of accommodating the above-described waste object, and serves as an accommodation portion for accommodating the bottom tape 9b removed by the cutter 47 described below and the parts P stored in the component pockets 9e. It works (see Figure 9).

6A and 6B, the space surrounded by the upper surface portion 41a, the bottom surface portion 41b, and the side surface portion 41c of the jig main body 41 is a cutter holding portion for housing a cutter holding portion 46 for holding a cutter 47. It is a storage space 41h. The cutter 47 is used to separate the bottom tape 9b covering the component pocket 9e from the base tape 9a of the carrier tape 9 to be processed. That is, the cutter 47 removes from the base tape 9a the bottom tape 9b covering at least the component pocket 9e at the forefront of the carrier tape 9 among the plurality of component pockets 9e. A commercially available cutter blade is used as the cutter 47 here.

The cutter holding portion 46 is provided with a cutter mounting portion 46a on which the cutter 47 is mounted with the cutting edge 47a directed obliquely downward forward, and holding brackets 46b coupled to both sides of the cutter mounting portion 46a. The holding bracket 46b is arranged in parallel with the side surface portion 41c and the side space portion 41i. The lower end surface of the holding bracket 46b is mounted in such a manner that a gap is formed between it and the upper surface of the bottom surface portion 41b. As a result, the cutter 47 always comes into contact with the carrier tape 9 to be processed in a state in which a downward pressing force is applied to the cutter holding portion 46 .

A compression spring member 50 is mounted between the holding bracket 46b and the front end portion 41d in the space portion 44a. As a result, an urging force that presses the rear side lid portion 42 acts on the cutter holding portion 46, and the forward movement of the cutter 47 is suppressed (see also FIG. 7(b)).

By fastening and fixing the clamping member 48 with a bolt 49 in a state in which the cutter 47 is sandwiched between the cutter mounting portion 46a and the clamping member 48, the cutter 47 is held by the cutter holding portion 46 in a fixed position. At this time, the position of the cutter 47 is adjusted so that the position of the cutting edge 47a of the cutter 47 is suitable for removing the bottom tape 9b described below.

A convex portion 41e is provided in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the bottom surface portion 41b, and a tape guide groove portion 41f for guiding the carrier tape 9 is formed on the upper surface of the convex portion 41e. The tape guide groove portion 41 f corresponds to the position of the insertion portion 43 in the side lid portion 42 . A positioning protrusion 41g is provided at a position forward of the cutting edge 47a by a predetermined dimension in the protrusion 41e. By inserting the carrier tape 9 to be processed through the insertion portion 43, the carrier tape 9 is guided by the tape guide groove portion 41f and slides forward.

When the carrier tape 9 is slid, the tip of the carrier tape 9 comes into contact with the positioning protrusion 41g, thereby stopping the carrier tape 9 at a predetermined position. That is, the positioning protrusion 41g serves as a positioning portion that positions the leading end portion of the carrier tape 9 inserted into the insertion portion 43 at a predetermined position with respect to the cutter 47. As shown in FIG. This positioning portion positions the leading end portion of the carrier tape 9 so that the component pocket 9e at the leading end of the carrier tape 9 is positioned within the removable range of the bottom tape 9b by the cutter 47. position is set.

Three lower spring mounting grooves 46c are formed in the front-rear direction on the upper surface where the cutter mounting portion 46a and the holding bracket 46b are integrally connected. Each of the lower spring mounting grooves 46c has a slanted surface curved upward toward the front, and the front end of this slanted surface is connected to the front upper edge 46d of the cutter holding portion 46. As shown in FIG. An upper spring mounting groove 41k is formed at a position facing the lower spring mounting groove 46c on the lower surface of the upper surface portion 41a. A U-shaped U-shaped plate spring member 51 is mounted between the lower spring mounting groove 46c and the upper spring mounting groove 41k. are fitted into the lower spring mounting groove 46c and the upper spring mounting groove 41k, respectively.

The space sandwiched between the lower spring mounting groove 46c and the upper spring mounting groove 41k facing each other is used to press the U-shaped plate spring member 51 by the pressing convex portion 42a that protrudes forward from the side lid portion 42. A fitting space 52 (FIG. 7) is formed. As shown in FIG. 7A, when the side lid portion 42 is attached to the jig main body portion 41, first, the pressing convex portion 42a is fitted into the fitting space 52. As shown in FIG. Next, the fastening bolt 53 is inserted through the insertion hole 42b and fastened to the screw hole 41m provided in the jig main body 41 .

FIG. 7(b) shows the action of force on each part and the pressing force exerted by the cutter 47 on the carrier tape 9 in this state. That is, a pressing force F1 is applied to the holding bracket 46b by the compression spring member 50, and the pressing protrusion 42a applies a pressing force F2 in the direction of compressing the U-shaped leaf spring member 51. As shown in FIG. As a result, the U-shaped plate spring member 51 applies a downward pressing force F3 to the front end upper edge portion 46d by the lower spring member 51a. By transmitting this pressing force F3 to the cutter mounting portion 46a, the cutting edge 47a applies a pressing force F4 to the carrier tape 9 in the tape guide groove portion 41f. As a result, the cutting edge 47a bites into the bottom tape 9b on the upper surface of the carrier tape 9, and the carrier tape 9 is pulled out in this state to separate the bottom tape 9b from the base tape 9a.

That is, the U-shaped plate spring member 51 functions as a biasing portion that biases the cutter 47 toward the carrier tape 9 . In the present embodiment, a U-shaped plate spring member 51, which is an elastic body, is used as the urging portion. An elastic body other than the U-shaped leaf spring member 51, such as an elastic resin, may be used as the biasing portion. You may make it

Next, the operation steps of leading end processing using the leading end processing jig 40 shown in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the leading end of the carrier tape 9 to be processed is inserted into the insertion portion 43 and slid along the tape guide groove 41f (arrow n). Next, as shown in FIG. 8(b), the carrier tape 9 is further slid so that the leading end is brought into contact with the positioning protrusion 41g.

As a result, the leading end of the carrier tape 9 is positioned such that the component pocket 9 e at the leading end of the carrier tape 9 is positioned within the range where the bottom tape 9 b can be removed by the cutter 47 . That is, as shown in FIG. 8(c), the component pocket 9e at the forefront is positioned between the positioning protrusion 41g ahead of the cutting edge 47a of the cutter 47. As shown in FIG. Next, the part of the carrier tape 9 positioned outside the insertion portion 43 is grasped and pulled out, and the carrier tape 9 is retracted with respect to the cutter 47 as shown in FIG. 8(d) (arrow o). As a result, the bottom tape 9b located in front of the cutting edge 47a is scraped off from the base tape 9a to become the separated bottom tape 9b* and peeled off. As a result, the sealing of the leading edge component pocket 9e by the bottom tape 9b is released, and the component P in the component pocket 9e can be taken out.

FIG. 9 shows a method of collecting the part P whose sealing has been released in this way and the bottom tape 9b* peeled off from the base tape 9a. First, as shown in FIG. 9(a), the leading end portion of the carrier tape 9*, which has undergone the leading end treatment shown in FIG. It is positioned at the portion 41j. In this state, the jig main body 41 is turned upside down (arrow p). As a result, the component P to be removed falls into the component receiving portion 41j from the component pocket 9e located at the leading portion of the carrier tape 9* and unsealed by the bottom tape 9b (arrow q). Along with this, the bottom tape 9b* scraped off by the cutting edge 47a separates from the cutter 47 and falls (arrow r).

The waste such as the bottom tape 9b* and the parts P generated inside the jig main body 41 in this manner passes through the clearance space in the cutter holding portion storage space 41h, for example, the clearance space below the holding bracket 46b. and discharged into the space 44a (arrow s). Waste such as the bottom tape 9b* and the parts P accumulated in the space 44a is discarded from the tip processing jig 40 by opening the top cover 44. FIG. That is, the space 44a functions as a storage section for storing the bottom tape 9b* removed by the cutter 47 and the component P stored in the component pocket 9e.

Then, the carrier tape 9* whose leading end has been processed by the leading end processing jig 40 in this manner is set on the tape feeder 7, which is a component feeding device shown in FIGS. That is, in the carrier tape setting method for setting the carrier tape 9 having the configuration shown in this embodiment in the tape feeder 7, first, at least the leading edge of the carrier tape 9 among the plurality of component pockets 9e provided on the carrier tape 9 is The bottom tape 9b covering the component pocket 9e in the bottom tape 9a is removed from the base tape 9a, and the component P stored in the component pocket 9e is removed. Thus, the carrier tape 9* shown in FIGS. 3(c) and 3(d) is prepared.

Next, the carrier tape 9* from which the parts P have been removed is set on the tape feeder 7. As shown in FIG. When the carrier tape 9* reaches the tape cover 22 shown in FIG. Part P does not exist in pocket 9e*. As a result, it is possible to prevent troubles caused by the cutting edge portion 30a of the peeling member 30 coming into contact with the component P at the leading edge of the carrier tape 9*.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the base tape 9a provided with a plurality of component pockets 9e for storing the components P, and the base tape 9a having upper and lower surfaces covered with the component pockets 9e respectively are attached to the base tape 9a. A carrier tape front end processing jig 40 used for performing a predetermined process, that is, a process for removing the leading edge component P on the front end portion of the carrier tape 9 having the cover tape 9c and the bottom tape 9b. an insertion portion 43 for inserting the tip portion of the carrier tape 9, and a cutter 47 for removing from the base tape 9a the bottom tape 9b covering at least the component pocket 9e at the forefront of the carrier tape 9 among the plurality of component pockets 9e. , a positioning convex portion 41g as a positioning portion for positioning the tip portion of the carrier tape 9 inserted into the insertion portion 43 at a predetermined position with respect to the cutter 47, and an urging force for urging the cutter 47 toward the carrier tape 9. It is configured to have a U-shaped plate spring member 51 as a portion. As a result, the component P present in the first component pocket 9e at the leading end of the carrier tape 9 can be efficiently removed with a simple operation.

The jig for processing the front end of the carrier tape and the method for setting the carrier tape of the present invention have the effect of being able to efficiently remove the components present in the first component pocket at the front end of the carrier tape with a simple operation. and is useful in the component mounting field for mounting components supplied by a carrier tape onto a substrate.

1 Component Mounting Device 7 Tape Feeder 9, 9* Carrier Tape 9a Base Tape 9b Bottom Tape 9c Cover Tape 9e Component Pocket 40 Tip Processing Jig 41 Jig Body 41g Positioning Protrusion 43 Insertion Portion 44a Gap 45 Insertion Direction Instruction Plate 47 Cutter 51 U-shaped leaf spring member P Part

Claims (6)

To the leading end of a carrier tape having a base tape provided with a plurality of component pockets for storing components, and a cover tape and a bottom tape affixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the base tape covering the component pockets, respectively. A jig for leading end processing of a carrier tape used for performing a predetermined process on a carrier tape,
an insertion portion for inserting the tip portion of the carrier tape;
a cutter for removing, from the base tape, the bottom tape covering at least the component pocket at the tip of the carrier tape among the plurality of component pockets;
a positioning unit that positions the leading end portion of the carrier tape inserted into the insertion portion at a predetermined position with respect to the cutter;
an urging portion that urges the cutter toward the carrier tape;
A jig for leading edge processing of a carrier tape. The jig for processing the front end of the carrier tape according to claim 1,
The positioning unit is a carrier tape front end processing jig that positions the front end portion of the carrier tape so that the component pocket at the front end of the carrier tape is positioned within a removable range of the bottom tape by the cutter. equipment. The jig for leading end processing of the carrier tape according to claim 1 or 2,
A jig for processing a front end of a carrier tape, wherein the urging portion is an elastic body. A jig for leading end processing of a carrier tape according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
A jig for processing the front end of a carrier tape, comprising a storage section for storing the bottom tape removed by the cutter and the components stored in the component pocket. A jig for leading end processing of a carrier tape according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
A jig for processing the front end of a carrier tape, comprising a display for indicating the direction in which the carrier tape is to be inserted. A carrier tape having a base tape provided with a plurality of component pockets for storing components, and a cover tape and a bottom tape affixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the base tape covering the component pockets, respectively, to a component supply device. A carrier tape setting method for setting,
removing from the base tape a bottom tape covering at least the component pocket at the tip of the carrier tape among the plurality of component pockets to remove the component stored in the component pocket;
A method of setting a carrier tape, wherein the carrier tape from which the components have been removed is set in the component supply device.

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