Patent ID: 6076394
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An electric-component transferring apparatus having a suction testing function, comprising:at least one suction device which sucks and holds an electric component by a negative pressure;a suction-device moving device which moves the suction device;a negative-pressure control device which controls the negative pressure supplied to the suction device;a negative-pressure measuring device which measures the negative pressure of the suction device;a test control device which controls the suction-device moving device, the negative-pressure control device, and the negative-pressure measuring device so that the suction-device moving device moves the suction device to a position where the negative-pressure measuring device is present and the measuring device measures the negative pressure of the suction device; andan electric-component supply device comprising a plurality of electric-component supply cartridges each of which carries a plurality of electric components of a corresponding one of a plurality of sorts and includes a component-supply portion from which said each cartridge supplies the electric components one by one to the suction device,the negative-pressure measuring device including a contact portion which is contactable with the suction device and which is provided at a position corresponding to the component-supply portion of said each electric-component supply cartridge,the test control device comprising component-supply-dependent control means for performing at least a portion of the control of the negative-pressure measuring device based on an operation of a component-supply control device to control said each electric-component supply cartridge to supply the electric components to the suction device.