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Abstract

A tape feeder for a part mounter including a guide frame into which first through third guide portions and a stripper are incorporated, a driving motor installed on the rear surface of the guide frame, first through third gears for transmitting the power of the driving motor, a sprocket coaxially installed on the third gear, the sprocket having teeth formed on the outer circumferential surface to be inserted into grooves formed on the tape having parts attached thereto and a plurality of slots formed along the circumference of the sprocket, a cover take-up apparatus assembly having a first pulley installed on one gear among the first and second gears, a belt hung on the first pulley, a second pulley which rotates by a driving force transmitted via the belt, and a take-up reel installed coaxially with respect to the second pulley, a cover tension apparatus assembly having an axle gear interlocked with the third gear, a peel roller which is installed coaxially with the axle gear and rotates, and a pinch roller which can rotate in contact with the peel roller, a sensor installed on the upper surface of the frame guide for sensing the nozzle of a robot for sucking parts, a detecting sensor for emitting light through the plurality of slots formed on the sprocket or sensing the light, and an indexing apparatus. The tape feeder becomes thin, can supply many parts, and secures accurate indexing.

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