Provided is a conveying apparatus for conveying a molded body for heat exchanger fins that can achieve high-speed conveyance of a molded body for heat exchanger fins, prevent generation of noise during conveyance, and have a smaller size. A solution is a conveying apparatus for conveying in a predetermined direction, a molded body for heat exchanger fins in a stage after a metal thin plate is provided with through-holes and before the metal thin plate is cut into a predetermined length in a conveying direction, the apparatus including: a rotary conveying body including a plurality of protrusions that are tapered and can enter the through-holes, and including a rotation shaft in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the molded body for heat exchanger fins in a horizontal plane; and a rotary conveying body driving unit that rotates and drives the rotary conveying body, wherein a side surface shape of each of the protrusions is a shape to enable the protrusion to enter the through-hole with a space maintained in synchronization with a rotation of the rotation shaft, and retract from the through-hole while the protrusion conveys the molded body for heat exchanger fins in contact with the through-hole.

A receiver assembly can be coupled to a spindle to receive self-piercing rivets carried by a tape along a tape path below a punch. A reverse locking pawl can be designed to permit movement of the tape relative to the reverse locking pawl along the tape path in a forward direction and to engage a positioning aperture of the tape to stop movement of the tape in the reverse direction when a lead rivet is aligned with the punch. A method can include moving the tape forward along the tape path until a lead rivet of the tape is at a position along the tape path that is beyond an alignment position with the punch, and moving the tape in reverse to engage the corresponding positioning aperture.

Provided is a conveying apparatus for conveying a molded body for heat exchanger fins that can achieve high-speed conveyance of a molded body for heat exchanger fins, prevent generation of noise during conveyance, and have a smaller size. A solution is a conveying apparatus for conveying in a predetermined direction, a molded body for heat exchanger fins in a stage after a metal thin plate is provided with through-holes and before the metal thin plate is cut into a predetermined length in a conveying direction, the apparatus including: a rotary conveying body including a plurality of protrusions that are tapered and can enter the through-holes, and including a rotation shaft in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the molded body for heat exchanger fins in a horizontal plane; and a rotary conveying body driving unit that rotates and drives the rotary conveying body, wherein a side surface shape of each of the protrusions is a shape to enable the protrusion to enter the through-hole with a space maintained in synchronization with a rotation of the rotation shaft, and retract from the through-hole while the protrusion conveys the molded body for heat exchanger fins in contact with the through-hole.

A non-splicing feeder including: multiple sprockets in a conveyance direction that accurately supply components stored in carrier tape to a supply position; a main body; a first sprocket on which first engaging protrusions are formed which is rotatably provided at supply position of main body; a second sprocket on which second engaging protrusions are formed which is rotatably provided on main body at a position on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of carrier tape with respect to first sprocket; wherein a tooth thickness dimension of second engaging protrusion is set to be smaller than a tooth thickness dimension of first engaging protrusion.

A non-splicing feeder including: multiple sprockets in a conveyance direction that accurately supply components stored in carrier tape to a supply position; a main body; a first sprocket on which first engaging protrusions are formed which is rotatably provided at supply position of main body; a second sprocket on which second engaging protrusions are formed which is rotatably provided on main body at a position on the downstream side in the conveyance direction of carrier tape with respect to first sprocket; wherein a tooth thickness dimension of second engaging protrusion is set to be smaller than a tooth thickness dimension of first engaging protrusion.

A receiver assembly can be coupled to a spindle to receive self-piercing rivets carried by a tape along a tape path below a punch. A reverse locking pawl can be designed to permit movement of the tape relative to the reverse locking pawl along the tape path in a forward direction and to engage a positioning aperture of the tape to stop movement of the tape in the reverse direction when a lead rivet is aligned with the punch. A method can include moving the tape forward along the tape path until a lead rivet of the tape is at a position along the tape path that is beyond an alignment position with the punch, and moving the tape in reverse to engage the corresponding positioning aperture.

A printer includes a feeding roller, a sheet conveyer, and a handle. The feeding roller is configured to feed a single slip and a continuous sheet conveyed through first and second conveyance paths, respectively, to a printing head. The sheet conveyer is at the second conveyance path. The handle is mechanically engaged with a shaft of the feeding roller and configured to rotate the shaft. The handle is manually movable along an axis direction of the shaft between first and second positions. At the first position, the handle is mechanically disengaged with a driving mechanism of the sheet conveyer. At the second position, the handle is mechanically engaged with the driving mechanism and capable of moving the sheet conveyer. An urging mechanism is urging the handle toward the first position. A stopper is configured to prevent the handle at the second position from moving toward the first position.

A plurality of marks (11) equidistantly provided on both side edge parts (1a) of a long medium (1), a plurality of first indicator holes (12) equidistantly given on at least one of the side edge parts (1a), and a plurality of second indicator holes (13) given on at least one of the side edge parts (1a) on a straight line different from a row of the first indicator holes (12) at spacings shorter than spacings of the first indicator holes (12) are provided, and the second indicator holes (13) are each provided to a side of a trailing-end mark (11b), and each gradually comes closer to a leading-end mark (11a) as the long medium (1) runs toward a trailing end.

A plurality of marks (11) equidistantly provided on both side edge parts (1a) of a long medium (1), a plurality of first indicator holes (12) equidistantly given on at least one of the side edge parts (1a), and a plurality of second indicator holes (13) given on at least one of the side edge parts (1a) on a straight line different from a row of the first indicator holes (12) at spacings shorter than spacings of the first indicator holes (12) are provided, and the second indicator holes (13) are each provided to a side of a trailing-end mark (11b), and each gradually comes closer to a leading-end mark (11a) as the long medium (1) runs toward a trailing end.

There is provided a component supply device for supplying a component to a component mounter, including: a transporter that transports a carrier tape in which the component is stored and of which an upper surface is sealed with a cover tape, along a transport path; a peeler that peels off the cover tape from the carrier tape via an opening portion disposed above the transport path; and a cover that makes an open state of the opening portion variable. The cover sets the open state of the opening portion to be any of a first open state allowing the peeler to capture the cover tape and a second open state where an opening size of the opening portion is smaller than that of the first open state and passage of the cover tape peeled off from the carrier tape is not impeded.