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Carrier tape with reinforced pockets and method for fabricating carrier tape

US5992639A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 1997
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2221/68313
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carrier tape having a row of pockets for accommodating electronic components therein is made by injection molding such that a thickness of connecting walls between the pockets is less than a thickness of a bottom wall of each pocket, to allow rolling of the row, and reinforcement of the bottom to protect the electronic components.

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