Patent ID: 6735856
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A component placement apparatus comprising:a placement head including a detachable hold member, said hold member corresponding to a component type so as to be operable to hold and place a component of the component type on an object; a hold member change part including a replacement hold member, said replacement hold member being detachably attached to said placement head after said hold member is detached from said placement head so as to exchange said hold member for said replacement hold member, said replacement hold member being operable to hold and place a second component on the object, said replacement hold member having a type information indicator formed thereon for indicating a type of said replacement hold member; a replacement hold member detector attached to said placement head, said replacement hold member detector being operable to detect said type information indicator of said replacement hold member and to generate an information signal based on said type information indicator; and a control device for determining whether said replacement hold member is present and for determining a type of replacement hold member present based on said information signal generated by and received from said replacement hold member detector.