Circuit-substrate-related-operation performing system
First Claim
1. A system for mounting at least one circuit component on a circuit substrate, comprising:
- a plurality of main conveyors each of which conveys, positions, and supports a circuit substrate, the plurality of main conveyors extending parallel to each other in a reference plane parallel to the respective circuit substrates positioned and supported thereby, said each main conveyor extending in a circuit-substrate conveying direction in which said each main conveyor conveys the circuit substrate;
at least one circuit-component mounting device which mounts at least one circuit component on the circuit substrate positioned and supported by said each main conveyor;
a single carry-in and carry-out conveyor which conveys the circuit substrate to said each main conveyor and loads the circuit substrate thereon, and which loads the circuit substrate off said each main conveyor and conveys the circuit substrate away therefrom, the carry-in and carry-out conveyor being provided on an upstream side of the main conveyors in the circuit-substrate conveying direction; and
a conveyor shifting device which selectively shifts said at least one of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor to one of a plurality of shift positions at each of which said one conveyor is aligned with a corresponding one of the main conveyors.
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Abstract
A system for performing an operation for a circuit substrate, including a plurality of main conveyors each of which conveys, positions, and supports a circuit substrate, the plurality of main conveyors being arranged in a direction perpendicular to a circuit-substrate conveying direction in which the each main conveyor conveys the circuit substrate, an operation performing device which performs at least one operation for the circuit substrate positioned and supported by the each main conveyor, at least one of (a) a carry-in conveyor which conveys the circuit substrate to the each main conveyor and loads the circuit substrate thereon, and (b) a carry-out conveyor which loads the circuit substrate off the each main conveyor and conveys the circuit substrate away therefrom, and a conveyor shifting device which selectively shifts the at least one of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor to one of a plurality of shift positions at each of which the one conveyor is aligned with a corresponding one of the main conveyors.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for mounting at least one circuit component on a circuit substrate, comprising:
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a plurality of main conveyors each of which conveys, positions, and supports a circuit substrate, the plurality of main conveyors extending parallel to each other in a reference plane parallel to the respective circuit substrates positioned and supported thereby, said each main conveyor extending in a circuit-substrate conveying direction in which said each main conveyor conveys the circuit substrate; at least one circuit-component mounting device which mounts at least one circuit component on the circuit substrate positioned and supported by said each main conveyor; a single carry-in and carry-out conveyor which conveys the circuit substrate to said each main conveyor and loads the circuit substrate thereon, and which loads the circuit substrate off said each main conveyor and conveys the circuit substrate away therefrom, the carry-in and carry-out conveyor being provided on an upstream side of the main conveyors in the circuit-substrate conveying direction; and a conveyor shifting device which selectively shifts said at least one of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor to one of a plurality of shift positions at each of which said one conveyor is aligned with a corresponding one of the main conveyors. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for performing an operation for a circuit substrate, comprising:
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a plurality of main conveyors each of which conveys, positions, and supports a circuit substrate, the plurality of main conveyors extending parallel to each other in a reference plane parallel to the respective circuit substrates positioned and supported thereby, said each main conveyor extending in a circuit-substrate conveying direction in which said each main conveyor conveys the circuit substrate; an operation performing device which performs at least one first operation for the circuit substrate positioned and supported by said each main conveyor; at least one of (a) a carry-in conveyor which conveys the circuit substrate to said each main conveyor and loads the circuit substrate thereon, and which is provided on an upstream side of the main conveyors in the circuit-substrate conveying direction, and (b) a carry-out conveyor which loads the circuit substrate off said each main conveyor and conveys the circuit substrate away therefrom, and which is provided on a downstream side of the main conveyors in the circuit-substrate conveying direction; a conveyor shifting device which selectively shifts said at least one of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor to one of a plurality of shift positions at each of which said one conveyor is aligned with a corresponding one of the main conveyors; each of the main conveyors and said at least one of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor comprising a pair of side frames including at least one movable side frame which is movable toward, and away from, the other side frame; and a width changing device which simultaneously changes a circuit-substrate conveying width defined by the pair of side frames of said each of the main conveyors and said at least one of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor, by moving the movable side frame of said each conveyor relative to the other side frame thereof. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for performing an operation for a circuit substrate, comprising:
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a plurality of main conveyors each of which conveys, positions, and supports a circuit substrate, the plurality of main conveyors extending parallel to each other in a reference plane parallel to the respective circuit substrates positioned and supported thereby, said each main conveyor extending in a circuit-substrate conveying direction in which said each main conveyor conveys the circuit substrate; an operation performing device which performs at least one first operation for the circuit substrate positioned and supported by said each main conveyor; a carry-in conveyor which conveys the circuit substrate to said each main conveyor and loads the circuit substrate thereon, and which is provided on an upstream side of the main conveyors in the circuit-substrate conveying direction; a carry-out conveyor which loads the circuit substrate off said each main conveyor and conveys the circuit substrate away therefrom, and which is provided on a downstream side of the main conveyors in the circuit-substrate conveying direction; a conveyor shifting device which selectively shifts each of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor to one of a plurality of shift positions at each of which said each conveyor is aligned with a corresponding one of the main conveyors; each of the main conveyors, the carry-in conveyor, and the carry-out conveyor comprising a pair of side frames including at least one movable side frame which is movable toward, and away from, the other side frame; a width changing device which simultaneously changes a circuit-substrate conveying width defined by the pair of side frames of each of the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor, by moving the movable side frame of said each conveyor relative to the other side frame thereof; and a frame connecting device which connects, when the width changing device changes the respective circuit-substrate conveying widths of the carry-in and carry-out conveyors, the respective movable side frames of the main conveyors to the respective movable side frames of the carry-in and carry-out conveyors so that the respective movable side frames of the main conveyors and the carry-in and carry-out conveyors are movable as a unit. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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Specification