Electronic component mounting apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for mounting different sorts of electronic components on a substrate, comprising:
- a table rotatable about an axis;
a plurality of groups of mounting heads supported by said table, each of the head groups consisting of a plurality of identical mounting heads different from the mounting heads of the other head group or groups, the mounting heads of said each head group taking an electronic component of a corresponding one of said different sorts, from an electronic component supply device, and mounting said electronic component on a substrate, said mounting heads of said each head group being supported by said table such that said mounting heads of said each head group are equiangularly distant from each other on a circle whose center is located on said axis of said table;
drive means for intermittently rotating said table about said axis, said drive means rotating said table by one of a plurality of predetermined rotation amounts for each of the intermittent rotations thereof, said plurality of rotation amounts including a rotation amount equal to the equiangular distance predetermined with respect to said mounting heads of said each head group; and
changing means for changing from said one of said rotation amounts to another of said rotation amounts.
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting different sorts of electronic components on a substrate, including a table rotatable about an axis; a plurality of groups of mounting heads supported by the table, each one of the head groups consisting of a plurality of identical mounting heads that differ from the identical mounting heads of each of the other head group or groups, the mounting heads of the each one head group taking an electronic component of a corresponding one of the different sorts from an electronic component supply device and mount the electronic component on a substrate. The mounting heads of the each of the head groups being supported by the table such that the mounting heads of each head group are equiangularly distant from one another on a circle whose center is located on the axis of the table; a drive device for intermittently rotating the table about the axis, the drive device rotating the table by one of a plurality of predetermined rotation amounts for each of the intermittent rotations thereof, the rotation amounts including a rotation amount equal to the equiangular distance predetermined with respect to the mounting heads of each one head group; and a changing device for changing the one of the rotation amounts for one head group to another of the rotation amounts for another head group.
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1. An apparatus for mounting different sorts of electronic components on a substrate, comprising:
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a table rotatable about an axis; a plurality of groups of mounting heads supported by said table, each of the head groups consisting of a plurality of identical mounting heads different from the mounting heads of the other head group or groups, the mounting heads of said each head group taking an electronic component of a corresponding one of said different sorts, from an electronic component supply device, and mounting said electronic component on a substrate, said mounting heads of said each head group being supported by said table such that said mounting heads of said each head group are equiangularly distant from each other on a circle whose center is located on said axis of said table; drive means for intermittently rotating said table about said axis, said drive means rotating said table by one of a plurality of predetermined rotation amounts for each of the intermittent rotations thereof, said plurality of rotation amounts including a rotation amount equal to the equiangular distance predetermined with respect to said mounting heads of said each head group; and changing means for changing from said one of said rotation amounts to another of said rotation amounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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