Patent ID: 6119336
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
An electronic component suction method for an electronic component mounting apparatus comprising an intermittently rotatable table, said intermittently rotatable table is provided with a plurality of rods disposed with a staying suction nozzle at a tip of each rod so as to be elevated and lowered, and a component supply table provided with a plurality of component supply means adjacent to said intermittently rotatable table, the method comprising:rotating said intermittently rotatable table to a first position for a staying suction nozzle to supply suction to an electronic component;transferring said component supply table to the first position where said staying suction nozzle can apply suction to an electronic component stored in said component supply means of said component supply table;lowering said staying suction nozzle to apply suction to the electronic component stored in said component supply means; andelevating said staying suction nozzle subsequent to applying suction to the electronic component up to an elevated position that avoids interference between the electronic component and said component supply means; whereinmovement start timing of said component supply table is variable in correspondence to a height of the electronic component held by said staying suction nozzle so that said component supply table is moved after staying suction nozzle having applied suction to the electronic component is elevated up to a high position for an electronic component having a large height, and to a low position for an electronic component having a small height.