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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922053 | Feeder for a surface mount placement system A feeder for a surface mount placement system includes a feeder body comprising a shaft, a front cover, and a rear cover. The front cover has one end pivotally installed on the feeder body via the shaft, a free end, and a pair of sidewalls respectively extending fro... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7866518 | Tape feeder, tape carrying unit and tape exfoliating unit A tape feeder 1 includes a carrying sprocket 4 for carrying a carrier tape 3 at inside of a cabinet 2, a motor 5 for driving to rotate the carrying sprocket 4, a driven sprocket 6 driven to rotate by a movement of the... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7784660 | Tape feeder In a tape feeder to feed electronic parts with a carrier tape, a lower support member 23 with magnet supporting the carrier tape from its lower side and stabilizing positions of the electronic parts contained in part pockets on the carrier tape by a magnetic ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7419077 | Film transport A device for transporting film (5), in particular unperforated film (5) without slippage, in particular intermittently, powered by at least one electric motor (8), having at least one element such as a needle point (2) mechanically engage... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7243828 | Tape feeder for component mounter and method of automatically setting tape initial position by the same Provided are a small tape feeder for a component mounter, which can transfer one or more strips of tape and can insert the tapes into a tape guide easily and precisely, and a method of automatically setting a tape initial position for such a tape feeder. The tape fe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228620 | Tape guide and magazine at a component machine A tape guide for guiding a carrier tape in a component mounting machine, a tape magazine for receiving the tape guide, and a system including the tape guide and the tape magazine. The carrier tape carries components that are positioned in sequence on the carrier tap... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7216790 | Component feeding apparatus In a component feeding apparatus, forwarding pitches of the storage tape are reduced without using an alternative forwarding gear corresponding to the reduced pitches. The component feeding apparatus feeds chip components by intermittently forwarding the storage tap... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7036702 | Device and method for feeding taped electrical components A drive wheel for a tape accommodating the components is provided with an angle measuring device. This allows for a finely tuned rotational adjustment of the drive wheel. The pick-up position of the components can be detected by a scanning optical system and can be ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6926797 | Electronic part feeder In an electronic component feeding apparatus for feeding components with use of a taping component, a brushless motor is used as a drive motor in a tape sending mechanism that transports the taping component so as to improve productivity in an electronic component m... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910514 | Part feeder An apparatus 101 for supplying a component carrier in the form of a tape is provided. The component carrier 102 has a number of cavities 116 formed on one surface thereof for containing components 115. A pair of spaced first and second gu... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6824033 | Tape feeder The present invention discloses a tape feeder for supplying plural electronic components arranged and mounted to a tape in turn comprising: a main frame; a shutter installed to an upper portion of the main frame for opening and closing a component discharge opening ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6782606 | Tape guide and magazine at a component machine A tape guide for guiding a carrier tape in a component mounting machine, a tape magazine for receiving the tape guide, and a system including the tape guide and the tape magazine. The carrier tape carries components that are positioned in sequence on the carrier tap... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6694606 | Electric-component supplying apparatus and circuit-board assembling method for feeding a plurality of electric-component tapes An apparatus for feeding a plurality of electric-component tapes each of which includes a carrier tape and holds a plurality of electric components in a lengthwise direction of the carrier tape, and supplying, from the each electric-component tape, the el... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6662987 | Cable processing equipment with cable changer In a cable processing equipment a cable changer stands perpendicularly relative to a base plate, at which a straightening unit and a cable transport unit are arranged. The cable changer is movable upwardly or downwardly and consists of a frame with horizo... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6619526 | High-speed tape feeder for pick and place machines An automatic tape feeder for use in component placement machines includes a novel sprocket wheel for driving component carrier tapes to a gross position by an electric drive motor. Before the electric drive motor reaches the final position desired, it is ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604662 | Tension apparatus in continuous printing and mounting apparatus for film-like printing body A suitable tension is applied to a film-like printing body to be processed in a printing step or a parts mounting step. Further, the processed film-like printing body is automatically fed out by a predetermined stroke. In a state of a film-like printing b... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6572290 | Tape printer A tape printer comprising a tape receiving portion for receiving a supply of tape on which an image is to be printed; printing means for printing an image on said tape; cutting means for cutting at least partially said tape; and a cutter operation arrange... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6474527 | Multiple-pitch tape feeder with multiple peel positions The present invention is an apparatus for multiple-pitch carrier tape feeding, including a carrier tape reel support, a slidable tape window and cover tape peel edge for exposing a component at a pick location adjacent a peel edge, and a carrier tape driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6230478 | Differential length metering apparatus and method for the cabling of insulated conductors with fillers using the double twist process Apparatus and method for manufacturing helically wound insulated conductors with filament fillers includes first and second payoff stations for paying off a plurality of insulated conductors and elongate filaments of filler materials. These cable componen... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6199738 | Electric-component supplying method and apparatus A method and apparatus for moving component supplying units, each of which carries electric components, along a reference line along which respective component-supply portions of the component supplying units are arranged so as to sequentially position a ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6179191 | Wire advancing apparatus and method An apparatus for advancing one or more lengths of wire in consistent successive increments includes a pair of cooperating gripper members. A first gripper and a second gripper are provided for advancing the length of wire, and are slideably located within... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6032845 | Variable pitch tape feeder and pitch selection switch therefor In a variable-pitch tape feeder for feeding parts to a pick and place machine used to produce electronic circuit boards, a switch assembly is provided which controls the limits of a shutter movement and the tape advance distance dependent upon the desired... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5971212 | Apparatus for welding thermoplastics by high pressure injection An apparatus for advancing a thermoplastic rod to a heated chamber. A housing, having a first end for communication with the chamber and a second end, receives the rod. A feeding mechanism applies an advancement force to the rod at a first location in a f... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5839637 | Electronic components feeder A carrier tape for carrying electronic components thereon forward to a sucking position is formed therein with a plurality of recesses for accommodating the electronic components, respectively, and advanced intermittently with the electronic components co... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5725140 | Tape feeder for a surface mount placement system A tape feeder for advancing a carrier tape with pockets containing parts in a surface mount placement system enhances the precision and reliability with which the tape is advanced and reduces the risk of loss of parts in uncovered pockets due to vibration... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5423472 | Delivery device for a solder wire A delivery device for a solder wire includes a main body, an operating element and an attaching device. The main body has a front end, a mediate portion and a rear end, the front end having a defined exit and the rear end having a defined entrance and the... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421505 | Solder wire dispensing device A gun-shaped solder-dispensing device dispenses adequate and controlled lengths of solder wire for use in soldering plumbing joints and like tasks. The shape makes it easy to dispense solder and hold it to a heated workpiece all with one hand. The device ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5019688 | Auxiliary soldering device for electric solder iron An auxiliary soldering device for electric solder iron includes a sleeve member fitted to a handle of the iron, a connecting seat disposed on the sleeve member, a first guide pipe located adjacent to a rear end of a connecting seat and a second guide pipe... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4688709 | Wire solder feeder device A hand-held device for advancing a strip of solder or like material includes a body having a receiving end, a nose-like advancing end, and an intermediate pair of upstanding brackets. A swing arm pivotally mounted to the brackets pivotally mounts a spring... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4544433 | Device for intermittently transporting a label bearing tape in a manually operated labeler An apparatus is described by which a label bearing tape can be transported intermittently in a manually operated labeler. The device contains a transporting carriage (19) reciprocable along the label bearing tape (5). In the carriage a latch (22) with a c... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4531873 | Apparatus for feeding a cut portion of adhesive strip to a device for sticking the back of a book block Apparatus for feeding a cut portion of adhesive strip for sticking the back of a book block or the like has a path for longitudinally guiding the adhesive strip drawn from a roll. In the path, a severing blade is located above a working table upstream fro... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4521673 | Attachment for supplying a filler wire to an electric soldering iron of the pen type An attachment for supplying a filler wire to an electric soldering iron of the pen type includes an independent support butt having an upper housing provided with a V-shaped groove defined by two lateral faces of a dihedron. The cylindrical body portion o... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4507545 | Soldering iron with solder dispensing device A device for feeding solder wire from a spool to the heated tip of a pencil-type solder iron. The device includes a rigid support strip secured by a pair of spaced bands to the front and rear ends of the elongated handle of the soldering iron. The strip e... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4408730 | Portable wire dispenser A portable wire dispenser, suitable for use with solder wire of the type employed in making soldered joints in electrical equipment by a soft soldering operation, comprises a cylindrical body one end of which is closed and the other end of which is open a... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4380433 | Dental wire dispenser and mounting tool A novel hand tool for dental use for dispensing wire, pins or rod and for manipulating the dispensed material in a dental procedure. In a preferred embodiment, the dispensed material is a strip of notched pins for cementing to tooth dentin in a retentive ... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4055290 | Rope pulling device A rope pulling device which is compact in size which includes a housing adapted to be fixed to an exterior object. A rope is to be physically placed between a pair of cog wheels which are biased into continuous contact with the rope surface. Each of the c... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3999697 | Heli-arc wire feeder A loop surrounds the user's index finger, and a movable feeder moves back and forth as the user's finger and thumb are squeezed together and released. A fixed feeder is mounted at the vertex of two springs that bias the loops outwardly, the fixed feeder b... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3964644 | Adhesive dispensing apparatus An improved fluid-operated dispensing apparatus for use in receiving, processing, and applying rods of hot-melt adhesive. Important characteristics of the apparatus include an air-cooling means adapted to operate when the dispensing function is not being ... | 06/22/1976 |