Patent ID: 6944943
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surface mounter for mounting components on a circuit board, comprising: a component supply unit for supplying a component to be mounted on the circuit board; a mounting unit for mounting the component supplied by the component supply unit on the circuit board; and a transfer unit including a carry-in portion with a single distribution lane, and a mounting portion with plural working lanes, the distribution lane having a width adjusting rail extending in a transfer direction of the circuit board and a lane shifting rail installed parallel to the width adjusting rail, the transfer unit having a lane width adjusting unit for adjusting the distance between the width adjusting rail and the lane shifting rail to correspond to the width of the circuit board, the transfer unit being configured to transfer the circuit board along the distribution lane of the carry-in portion and thereafter to distribute to the mounting portion through the working lanes thereof for mounting the component by the mounting unit.