Patent ID: 8925187
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A component mounting apparatus comprising: two board transfer devices arranged in parallel relation with each other and each configured to transfer boards in a first direction, each of the board transfer devices being adjustable to alter the transfer way width thereof in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; component supply means for supplying plural kinds of components to be mounted on the boards; a component placing device including component placing head means for picking up the components supplied from the component supply means to mount the picked-up components on the boards and head moving means for moving the component placing head means in at least two directions parallel to a surface of the board; setting means for setting the two board transfer devices to transfer first type product boards or setting one of the two board transfer devices to transfer the first type product boards and the other board transfer device to transfer second type product boards, the first type product boards differing from the second type product boards in kind; and a controller that stores first and second mounting programs for use in mounting operations on the first type product boards and the second type product boards and that is configured: wherein the controller continues controlling the production of the first type product boards on the one board transfer device while controlling the production of the second type product boards on the other board transfer device.