Patent ID: 7721424
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of mounting an electronic component, comprising: providing a stationary component recognition camera; picking up a plurality of electronic components from a component feeding unit by suction using a plurality of suction nozzles of a mounting head; moving the mounting head having the electronic components held from the component feeding unit the suction nozzles by the stationary component recognition camera; taking images of the electronic components held by the suction nozzles using the stationary component recognition camera; performing a recognition processing on the images taken by the stationary component recognition camera; releasing one of the electronic components that is judged improper as a result of the recognition processing; and mounting on a printed board the electronic components that are judged proper as the result of the recognition processing after the releasing of the improper electronic component, wherein the mounting of the electronic components that are judged proper is performed after the releasing of the electronic component judged improper without repeating, before the mounting of the electronic components, the step of picking up of electronic components to supplement the released electronic component.