Patent Publication Number: US-11032959-B2

Title: Component mounting machine

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application relates to a component mounting machine. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     There are component mounting machines for mounting a component such as an electronic component on a board (for example, refer to Patent Literature 1). Such component mounting machines include a mounting head. The mounting head is movable in a horizontal plane in a conveyance direction of the board and a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction. The mounting head holds a nozzle capable of holding a component. The mounting head is capable of moving the nozzle in a vertical direction. The mounting head picks up the component from a feeder holding the component by using the nozzle, and mounts the component on the board. 
     There is a mounting head that holds multiple nozzles. In a component mounting machine including a mounting head for holding multiple nozzles, after all the nozzles have picked up a component, dipping to apply a coating agent such as a solder paste or flux to the components may be performed before mounting the components on a board (for example, refer to Patent Literature 2). In the dipping, the component is brought into contact with a transfer surface of a tank holding the coating agent, by lifting and lowering the nozzle such that the coating agent is transferred to the component. In this component mounting machine, the coating agent is applied to all the components at the same time by collectively lifting and lowering all the nozzles while they are holding the components, at the same time. Therefore, the efficiency of the dipping can be improved. 
     In addition, multiple divided board sections on which electronic components are mounted in a repetitive pattern may be formed on one board (for example, refer to Patent Literature 3). In a case where a specific divided board section has some factor such as a scratch, for example, a component may not be mounted on the specific divided board section. In this case, skip information is stored in a production job corresponding to the specific divided board section. In the production job including the skip information, the nozzle does not pick up the component, and the component is not mounted on the corresponding divided board section. Then, the components are mounted only on the divided board sections corresponding to the production jobs that do not include the skip information. 
     PATENT LITERATURE 
     Patent Literature 1: JP-A-11-163596 
     Patent Literature 2: JP-A-2000-188498 
     Patent Literature 3: JP-A-2013-51307 
     BRIEF SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     However, in a case where a component is mounted on a divided board section after the component is dipped into a coating agent, all the components are dipped into the coating agent at the same time by collectively lifting and lowering all the nozzles while they are holding the components, at the same time, in accordance with the production job. Thereafter, the components are mounted on the corresponding divided board section. 
     On the other hand, in a case where the skip information is included in the production job corresponding to the specific divided board section, pickup of the component by the nozzle corresponding to the specific divided board section is skipped. If a nozzle that is not holding a component is collectively lifted and lowered together with a nozzle that is holding the component at the same time for the application of the coating agent, there is a concern such that the coating agent may adhere to the nozzle that is not holding the component. 
     Therefore, in order to prevent the coating agent from adhering to the nozzle that is not holding a component during the dipping, one may consider performing individual dipping of lifting and lowering each nozzle that is holding a component such that the coating agent is applied to the component. With this individual dipping, it is possible to apply the coating agent to the component of nozzles holding a component, without the coating agent adhering to the nozzle that is not holding a component. 
     However, if the individual dipping of lifting and lowering each nozzle holding the component is always performed for the purpose of preventing the coating agent from adhering to the nozzle that is not holding a component, as the number of nozzles of the mounting head increases, for example four or eight nozzles, the number of the nozzles holding a component increases, and longer period of time is required from the start to the end of the dipping. 
     An object of the present disclosure is to provide a component mounting machine that reliably performs dipping to apply a coating agent to all the required components, and shortens the time required for the dipping as much as possible in a case where pickup of a component by a nozzle is skipped due to some factor. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The present description discloses a component mounting machine comprising: a mounting head configured to hold multiple holding tools each of which is configured to hold a component, and select and execute an individual mode, in which lifting and lowering is performed for each holding tool, and a collective mode, in which all the holding tools are lifted and lowered collectively; a memory section configured to store multiple groups, which are grouped in advance and in each of which the number of the components is the same as the number of holding tools, as a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group; and a control section configured to subsequently execute holding of the components by the holding tools, dipping of the components into a coating agent, and mounting of the components on a board, wherein the control section includes: a collective dip control section configured to perform the dipping for the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in the collective mode in a case where a component for which the holding by the holding tool is to be skipped is not included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, a new group allocation section configured to prohibit the holding of the component by the holding tool in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in a case where the component for which the holding by the holding tool is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, and allocate the component for which the holding by the holding tool is not to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, as the component in a new group, and a new group dip control section configured to perform the dipping for the new group in the collective mode, in a case where the components, of which number is the same as the number of holding tools, are allocated as the components in the new group by the new group allocation section, and configured to perform the dipping for the new group in the individual mode for each holding tool that holds the allocated component in a case where the components, of which number is the same as the number of holding tools, are not allocated as the components in the new group. 
     According to the present disclosure, in a case where a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group includes a component for which pickup is to be skipped, a component for which the pickup is not to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is allocated in a new group, and in a case where the number of components allocated in the new group is the same as the number of suction nozzles, the dipping of the components in the new group into the coating agent can be performed in the collective mode. For this reason, it is possible to shorten the total time required for dipping all the components in need of dipping for mounting on the boards, as compared with a case where dipping into the coating agent for the components in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, for which the pickup is not to be skipped, is performed only in the individual mode. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a top view of a component mounting machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a configuration diagram of a tape feeder and a reel included in the component mounting machine of the embodiment. 
         FIG. 3  is a configuration diagram of a mounting head and a suction nozzle included in the component mounting machine of the embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an orientation in a case where four suction nozzles are lifted and lowered at the same time, in which a nozzle lifting and lowering pusher is viewed from an axial direction. 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating an orientation in a case where among four suction nozzles, only one suction nozzle is lifted and lowered, in which the nozzle lifting and lowering pusher is viewed from the axial direction. 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram of a control system for controlling the component mounting machine of the embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating states before and after components are mounted on divided board sections in a case where a region of a board is divided into the divided board sections, as an embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating a production job of  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating states before and after components are mounted on divided board sections in a case where a region of a board is divided into the divided board sections, as another embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating a production job of  FIG. 9 . 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating states before and after components are mounted on divided board sections in a case where components are not mounted on some divided board sections. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating a production job of  FIG. 11 , and illustrates a comparative example in a case where processes of the embodiment are not applied. 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram illustrating a production job of  FIG. 11 , and illustrates a case in which processes of the embodiment are applied. 
         FIG. 14  is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control routine executed in the embodiment. 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram illustrating a production job of a first modification example of the embodiment, and illustrates a case in which components are not mounted in some divided board sections in the production job illustrated in  FIG. 10 . 
         FIG. 16  is a diagram illustrating states before and after components are mounted on divided board sections in a case where a region of a board is divided into the divided board sections, as a second modification example of the embodiment. 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram illustrating a production job of  FIG. 16 , and illustrates a case where processes of the embodiment are applied. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     1. Configuration of Component Mounting Machine 
     A configuration of component mounting machine  10  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Component mounting machine  10  is a device for transferring a component such as an electronic component to a board by using a holding tool, and is a device provided on a board production line. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , component mounting machine  10  includes board conveyance section  12 , component supply section  14 , and component transfer section  16 . 
     Board conveyance section  12  is a device for conveying board  18  such as a circuit board as a production target. Board conveyance section  12  includes a pair of guide rails  20 , conveyor belt  22 , and clamping device  24 . Guide rails  20  are arranged in parallel with each other with a space therebetween. Guide rails  20  guide board  18  in conveyance direction X. Conveyor belt  22  is a belt member on which board  18  can be placed, and is rotatable. Board  18  is conveyed in conveyance direction X by conveyor belt  22  while being guided by pair of guide rails  20 . Clamping device  24  is disposed at a predetermined component mounting position in conveyance direction X. Clamping device  24  is capable of clamping board  18 . Board  18  is positioned by clamping device  24  when board  18  is conveyed to the predetermined component mounting position by conveyor belt  22 . 
     Component supply section  14  is a device for supplying component  26  to be mounted on board  18  to predetermined component transfer position L. As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , component supply section  14  includes reel  30  and tape feeder  32 . Reel  30  and tape feeder  32  are placed on loading table  34  that is detachable from component mounting machine  10 . Loading table  34  has multiple reel holding sections  36  and multiple feeder holding sections  38 . 
     Reel  30  is detachably and rotatably held by each reel holding section  36 . Reel  30  is a rotating body around which carrier tape  40  accommodating multiple components  26  is wound. Carrier tape  40  accommodates multiple components  26 . Reel  30  is provided for each type of component  26 . Tape feeder  32  is detachably held by each feeder holding section  38 . Tape feeder  32  is a device for feeding carrier tape  40  wound around reel  30  that is held by reel holding section  36 . Tape feeder  32  includes sprocket  46  and electric motor  48 . 
     After carrier tape  40  is inserted into tape insertion port  42 , carrier tape  40  can be guided to guide rail  44  and be fed to predetermined component transfer position L side on a main body of tape feeder  32 . Sprocket  46  is disposed on predetermined component transfer position L side, and is supported to be rotatable with respect to the main body of tape feeder  32 . Teeth of sprocket  46  are inserted into and engage with sprocket holes of carrier tape  40  guided by guide rail  44 . Sprocket  46  is rotationally driven by the rotation of electric motor  48 . Electric motor  48  can rotationally drive sprocket  46  in a rotational direction in which carrier tape  40  is fed in a predetermined supply direction (specifically, in a direction from tape insertion port  42  side to predetermined component transfer position L side). 
     When sprocket  46  is rotationally driven by electric motor  48 , carrier tape  40  is pulled out from reel  30  and is fed on guide rail  44  in the predetermined supply direction. In carrier tape  40 , the cover tape is peeled off at a position near sprocket  46  on the upper surface of guide rail  44 , so that component  26  accommodated in the base tape can be transferred by component transfer section  16 . After component  26  has reached predetermined component transfer position L by carrier tape  40  being fed in the predetermined supply direction, component  26  is picked up by component transfer section  16  and is transferred toward board  18 . 
     Component transfer section  16  is a device for transferring component  26  from predetermined component transfer position L toward board  18  positioned at the predetermined component mounting position. Component transfer section  16  includes Y-axis slider  50 , X-axis slider  52 , and mounting head  54 . 
     Y-axis slider  50  is supported by guide rails  56 . Guide rail  56  extends in a direction orthogonal to conveyance direction X of board  18  by board conveyance section  12  (hereinafter, referred to as orthogonal direction Y), and is disposed above board conveyance section  12 . Y-axis slider  50  is movable in orthogonal direction Y. Y-axis slider  50  is connected to a Y-axis servomotor (not illustrated). The position of Y-axis slider  50  is moved along guide rail  56  in orthogonal direction Y by the driving of the Y-axis servomotor. 
     X-axis slider  52  is attached to Y-axis slider  50  so as to be movable in conveyance direction X. X-axis slider  52  is connected to an X-axis servomotor (not illustrated) fixed to Y-axis slider  50 . The position of X-axis slider  52  is moved to in conveyance direction X by the driving of the X-axis servomotor. 
     Mounting head  54  is attached to X-axis slider  52 . As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , mounting head  54  holds suction nozzle  60  capable of picking up component  26 . Mounting head  54  holds multiple suction nozzles  60  at equal intervals (intervals of 90 degrees) in a circumferential direction. Hereinafter, it is assumed that mounting head  54  holds four suction nozzles  60 . Each suction nozzle  60  is a holding tool that picks up component  26 , which is positioned at predetermined component transfer position L of component supply section  14 , to a nozzle tip end (specifically, a lower end of the nozzle) by using negative pressure or the like, and mounts picked-up component  26  to board  18  that is positioned at the predetermined component mounting position by the suction release. 
     Mounting head  54  includes nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62 . Nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  can be lifted or lowered with respect to mounting head  54  in up-down direction Z orthogonal to both conveyance direction X and orthogonal direction Y. Further, nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  is rotatable about an axis parallel to up-down direction Z. As illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  includes four collective lifting and lowering sections  62   a ,  62   b ,  62   c , and  62   d  that are disposed at equal intervals (intervals of 90 degrees), and individual lifting and lowering section  62   e  disposed at an angle position different from collective lifting and lowering sections  62   a ,  62   b ,  62   c , and  62   d.    
     As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  is lifted and lowered in a state in which four collective lifting and lowering sections  62   a ,  62   b ,  62   c , and  62   d  are respectively positioned with four suction nozzles  60 , and thereby all suction nozzles  60  are lifted and lowered collectively. On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  is lifted and lowered in a state in which individual lifting and lowering section  62   e  is positioned with one suction nozzle  60 , and thereby corresponding one suction nozzle  60  is lifted and lowered independently of other suction nozzles  60 . Mounting head  54  can select and execute, by driving nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62 , a collective mode in which all suction nozzles  60  are lifted and lowered collectively and an individual mode in which lifting and lowering is performed for each suction nozzle  60 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , board camera  66  is attached to X-axis slider  52 . Board camera  66  captures an image of a reference mark of board  18  positioned at the predetermined component mounting position from above to acquire board position reference information, or captures an image of component  26  that has arrived at predetermined component transfer position L from above to acquire component position information. The component position information is used for position control and orientation control of suction nozzle  60  when component  26  is picked up by suction nozzle  60 . The board position reference information is used for position control and orientation control of suction nozzle  60  when component  26  picked up by suction nozzle  60  is mounted on board  18 . 
     Part camera  68  is attached to a base of component transfer section  16 . Part camera  68  captures an image of component  26  picked up by suction nozzle  60  from below to acquire orientation information and the like of component  26 . The orientation information is used for position control and orientation control of suction nozzle  60  when component  26  picked up by suction nozzle  60  of mounting head  54  is mounted on board  18 . 
     Dip tank  70  is attached to the base of component transfer section  16 . Dip tank  70  is provided to be adjacent to part camera  68 . Dip tank  70  is a tank for storing a coating agent to be applied to component  26 . Examples of the coating agent include a flux, a solder paste, and a silver paste. 
     Component mounting machine  10  is controlled by control section  80 . More specifically, control section  80  is electrically connected to a driving section of board conveyance section  12 , a driving section of component supply section  14 , a driving section of component transfer section  16  (in particular, Y-axis slider  50 , X-axis slider  52 , and nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62 ), board camera  66 , part camera  68 , and the like in component mounting machine  10 . Control section  80  can control the operation of these driving sections and the like. The control of control section  80  is performed based on a production plan of board  18  using component mounting machine  10 , an operation state of component mounting machine  10 , and the like. The production plan includes a production plan of multiple types of board  18 , and also includes a use plan indicating the types and the number of components  26  to be used in accordance with the production plan of board  18 . This production plan is updated subsequently. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , memory section  82  is connected to control section  80 . Memory section  82  stores production jobs. The production job includes an order of components to be mounted on the board. Further, the production job includes information on a group obtained by grouping four components  26  together, which are scheduled to be held by four suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  and to be applied with the coating agent at the same time in a case where the component is dipped into the coating agent. Hereinafter, this group is referred to as a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     The collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is an aggregate in which four components  26  are grouped together. Four components  26  in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group have substantially the same height in up-down direction Z in order to position the lower surfaces of four components  26  at the same height during the dipping in the collective mode. Note that, the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group may be an aggregate of the same type of components  26  or may be an aggregate of different types of components  26  as long as components  26  have substantially the same height in up-down direction Z. 
     Memory section  82  stores multiple collective lifting and lowering scheduled groups. The multiple collective lifting and lowering scheduled groups may be aggregates having different heights in up-down direction Z, or may be aggregates having the same height in up-down direction Z, as the aggregate of four components  26  having substantially the same height in up-down direction Z. A predetermined order of use is assigned to the multiple collective lifting and lowering scheduled groups. 
     In addition, the production job stored in memory section  82  can include information on a group obtained by grouping components  26  together, which are scheduled to be held by suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  and to be applied with the coating agent at the same time, and are fewer than the number of suction nozzles  60  (specifically, four). Hereinafter, this group is referred to as an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     The individual lifting and lowering scheduled group is particularly an aggregate which appears at the end of production in which there are few components  26  to be used thereafter, for example, appears as a final group following the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in a case where the number of components  26  to be used in the production of one board  18  is not a multiple of four. In a case where there is an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, memory section  82  stores the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group together with the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     In the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, it is not necessary for components  26  which are to be grouped to have substantially the same height in up-down direction Z, but components  26  to be grouped may have substantially the same height. Further, multiple individual lifting and lowering scheduled groups may be provided in accordance with the height of components  26  to be grouped in up-down direction Z. Further, in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, components  26  having different heights in up-down direction Z may be grouped together. 
     2. Operation of Component Mounting Machine  10   
     Next, the operation of component mounting machine  10  will be described. Component mounting machine  10  conveys board  18 , on which components are not mounted yet, to the predetermined component mounting position by board conveyance section  12 , and supplies component  26 , which is to be mounted on board  18 , to predetermined component transfer position L by component supply section  14 . Then, component  26  is picked up by suction nozzle  60  of mounting head  54  of component transfer section  16  at predetermined component transfer position L, dipping is performed in which the coating agent of dip tank  70  is applied to picked-up component  26 , then component  26  to which the coating agent has been applied is mounted on board  18  at the predetermined component mounting position. 
     Component mounting machine  10  repeatedly performs a pick-and-place cycle (hereinafter referred to as a PP cycle) multiple times, in which pickup of component  26  by suction nozzle  60 , dipping of component  26  into the coating agent, and mounting of component  26  on board  18  are subsequently performed. Control section  80  repeatedly performs the PP cycle corresponding to the multiple collective lifting and lowering scheduled groups, and performs the PP cycle corresponding to the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     In the present embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , an example is given in which the same type of component P is mounted on divided board sections which are obtained by dividing one board  18  into multiple regions. Board  18  on which component P is not mounted is illustrated on the left side of  FIG. 7 , and A to L in the drawing are divided board sections in which regions are allocated to board  18 . Board  18  in a state in which components P are mounted is illustrated on the right side of  FIG. 7 , and the same type of component P is mounted on each of divided board sections A to L. Further, it is assumed that all components P are mounted on respective divided board sections A to L after being dipped into the coating agent. 
     In the production job in this case, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , for example, components P are mounted in the order of divided board sections A to L. According to the production job, four suction nozzles  60  respectively pick up components P, four suction nozzles  60  perform the dipping at the same time in a state of holding the components, then components P are mounted at the predetermined mounting positions. 
     In 1PP cycle, a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in which four components P corresponding to divided board sections A to D are grouped, is set. Similarly, in 2PP cycle, a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in which four components P corresponding to divided board sections E to H are grouped, is set, and in 3PP cycle, a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in which four components P corresponding to divided board sections I to L are grouped, is set. In this case, control section  80  executes the PP cycle according to the following procedure if it is as scheduled. 
     That is, after four components P corresponding to divided board sections A to D are picked up by four suction nozzles  60  in 1PP cycle, control section  80  lifts and lowers, in up-down direction Z, nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  in a state where nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  is positioned in the orientation illustrated in  FIG. 4  to thereby lift and lower four suction nozzles  60  collectively. In this manner, four components P held by suction nozzles  60  are dipped into the coating agent in the collective mode, and four components P to which the coating agent has been applied are respectively mounted on corresponding divided board sections A to D of board  18 . 
     Similarly, in 2PP cycle and 3PP cycle, control section  80  picks up four components P corresponding to divided board sections E to H (or I to L) by using four suction nozzles  60 , and then lifts and lowers four suction nozzles  60  collectively. In this manner, four components P held by suction nozzles  60  are dipped into the coating agent in the collective mode, and four components P to which the coating agent has been applied are respectively mounted on corresponding divided board sections E to H (or I to L) of board  18 . 
     The lifting and lowering movement amount of four suction nozzles  60  in the collective mode is changed in accordance with the height of component P, which is to be picked up by suction nozzle  60 , in up-down direction Z, and is set in advance for each collective lifting and lowering scheduled group. In the dipping in the collective mode in each PP cycle described above, lifting and lowering in correspondence with the lifting and lowering movement amount of the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group are performed. 
     According to such processing, the mounting of twelve components P on divided board sections A to L can be achieved by three PP cycles using four suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 , and the dipping of four components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent can be achieved by lifting and lowering four suction nozzles  60  in the collective mode. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the processing time required for dipping four components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent, and it is possible to mount components P on divided board sections A to L in a short time. 
     Further, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , in a case where components P are mounted on divided board sections A to K, it is assumed that a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in which four components P corresponding to divided board sections A to D are grouped, is set in 1PP cycle, a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in which four components P corresponding to divided board sections E to H are grouped, is set in 2PP cycle, and an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group in which three components P corresponding to divided board sections I to K are grouped, is set in 3PP cycle. In this case, control section  80  executes the PP cycle according to the following procedure if it is as scheduled. 
     That is, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , in 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle, control section  80  picks up four components P corresponding to divided board sections A to D (or E to H) by using suction nozzles  60  in the same manner as the example shown in  FIG. 8 , and then lifts and lowers, in up-down direction Z, nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  in a state where nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  is positioned in the orientation illustrated in  FIG. 4  to thereby lift and lower four suction nozzles  60  collectively. In this manner, four components P held by suction nozzles  60  are dipped into the coating agent in the collective mode, and four components P to which the coating agent has been applied are respectively mounted on corresponding divided board sections A to D (or E to H) of board  18 . 
     Next, in 3PP cycle, control section  80  picks up three components P, corresponding to divided board sections I to K, by using any three suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 , and then control section  80  subsequently positions nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  to the orientation illustrated in  FIG. 5  and lifts and lowers nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  in up-down direction Z, in a way such that three suction nozzles  60  holding three components P are respectively lifted and lowered. In this manner, three components P held by suction nozzles  60  are dipped into the coating agent in the individual mode, and three components P to which the coating agent has been applied are respectively mounted on corresponding divided board sections I to K of board  18 . 
     According to such processing, the mounting of eleven components P on divided board sections A to K can be achieved by three PP cycles using suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 . In two PP cycles, the dipping of four components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent can be achieved by lifting and lowering four suction nozzles  60  in the collective mode. In the remaining one PP cycle, the dipping of three components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent can be achieved by lifting and lowering three suction nozzles  60  in the individual mode. 
     Therefore, since the dipping for the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is performed in the collective mode, it is possible to shorten the processing time required for dipping four components P into the coating agent. In addition, since the dipping for the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group is performed in the individual mode, unlike in the collective mode, in a case where component P picked up by suction nozzle  60  is dipped into the coating agent, it is possible to reliably prevent the coating agent from adhering to the tip end of other suction nozzles  60  that are not holding component P, and this makes it possible to avoid labor required for repairing suction nozzle  60  such as removal of the coating agent adhering to the tip end. 
     Note that, initially, components P are scheduled to be mounted on divided board sections A to L as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , but as illustrated in  FIG. 11 , since some divided board sections (for example, divided board sections C and F) have some factor such as scratches, the mounting of components P on corresponding divided board sections C and F may be skipped and components P may not be mounted. This skip may occur after the production job is created, or may occur after the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group and the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group are stored in memory section  82 . For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , in the production job, skip information (indicated by the symbol “S” in the drawing) is recorded as items corresponding to divided board sections C and F, and component P, corresponding to divided board section C in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 1PP cycle, and component P, corresponding to divided board section F in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 2PP cycle, are selected as non-mount components, such that pickup of corresponding components P by suction nozzles  60  is skipped 
     In a situation in which the pickup is skipped as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , in order to prevent the coating agent from adhering to suction nozzles  60  which were scheduled to pick up components P corresponding to divided board sections C and F at the time of performing the dipping, it is conceivable to execute the dipping of remaining components P into the coating agent in the individual mode in 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle. 
     Specifically, in 1PP cycle, control section  80  may pick up three components P except for component P corresponding to divided board section C by using any three suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 , and then subsequently position, and lift and lower nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  in the up-down direction such that three suction nozzles  60  holding three components P are respectively lifted and lowered. In this manner, the dipping of three components P held by suction nozzles  60  into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode, and three components P to which the coating agent has been applied are respectively mounted on divided board sections A, B, and D of board  18 . Then, in 2PP cycle, three components P except for component P corresponding to divided board section F may be picked up by any three suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 , and then nozzle lifting and lowering pusher  62  may be subsequently positioned, and lifted and lowered in up-down direction Z such that three suction nozzles  60  holding three components P are respectively lifted and lowered. In this manner, the dipping of three components P held by suction nozzles  60  into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode, and three components P to which the coating agent has been applied are respectively mounted on divided board sections E, G, and H of board  18 . According to such a configuration, it is possible to apply the coating agent to held component P while preventing the coating agent from adhering to suction nozzles  60  which were scheduled to pick up components P corresponding to divided board sections C and F at the time of performing the dipping. 
     The time for lifting and lowering suction nozzle  60  hardly changes between one time of dipping in the collective mode and one time of dipping in the individual mode. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the time for lifting and lowering suction nozzle  60  is 1 second, for example, in both the collective mode and the individual mode. Assuming that the dipping in which the coating agent is applied to components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is executed in the collective mode as scheduled in  FIG. 8 , the total time required for the dipping in three PP cycles is 3 seconds because the time required for the dipping in each of 1PP cycle to 3PP cycle is 1 second. 
     On the other hand, in a situation in which the pickup is skipped as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , in a case where the dipping in which the coating agent is applied to remaining components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is performed in the individual mode, the time required for the dipping in 1PP cycle is 3 seconds, the time required for the dipping in 2PP cycle is 3 seconds, and the time required for the dipping in 3PP cycle is 1 second, so that the total time required for the dipping in three PP cycles is 7 seconds. For this reason, as the number of the collective lifting and lowering scheduled groups including component P for which the picking-up is to be skipped increases, the total time required for the dipping in all PP cycles increases, and the time from the start of the production of divided board sections A to L of board  18  to the end of the production increases. 
     Therefore, in the present embodiment, control section  80  performs the following processing. That is, in the board production, first, in step S 100  in the routine illustrated in  FIG. 14 , control section  80  causes skip determination section  80   a  to determine whether the pickup by suction nozzle  60  is to be skipped for each component P allocated in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group (which may include the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group; the same applies hereinafter) stored in memory section  82 . This determination is performed before suction nozzle  60  picks up component P. In a case where it is determined that component P for which the pickup is to be skipped is not included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in step S 102 , control section  80  causes collective dip control section  80   b  to perform the dipping of components P into the coating agent in the collective mode for each collective lifting and lowering scheduled group stored in memory section  82  as scheduled. In a case where there is an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, individual dip control section  80   c  performs the dipping of component P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent in the individual mode. 
     Meanwhile, in a case where it is determined that component P for which pickup is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in step S 104 , control section  80  causes new group allocation section  80   d  to prohibit pickup of components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group including component P for which pickup is to be skipped, by suction nozzles  60 . Further, in step S 106 , new group allocation section  80   d  sets, as a recovery component, remaining components P except for component P for which pickup is to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, and allocates the recovery component as component P in a new lifting and lowering group. 
     The above-mentioned new lifting and lowering group is an aggregate in which the recovery components are to be grouped, and the maximum number of recovery components to be grouped in the new lifting and lowering group is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  held by mounting head  54 . In a case where the number of recovery components exceeds the number of suction nozzles  60  held by mounting head  54 , another new lifting and lowering group is newly created. In the new lifting and lowering group, the recovery components having substantially the same height in up-down direction Z are to be grouped, and the height of the recovery components, which are to be grouped as components P in each new lifting and lowering group, in up-down direction Z may be the same or different between new lifting and lowering groups. 
     The new lifting and lowering group created as described above is stored in memory section  82 . The new lifting and lowering group is set such that the PP cycles for the new lifting and lowering group are performed following the PP cycles for the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group and the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, which are determined in advance. For the new lifting and lowering group, the lifting and lowering movement amount of four suction nozzles  60  in the collective mode is changed in accordance with the height of component P, which is to be picked up by suction nozzle  60 , in up-down direction Z, and is set for each new lifting and lowering group. 
     For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 13 , similarly to the case illustrated in  FIG. 12 , component P corresponding to divided board section C in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 1PP cycle and component P corresponding to divided board section F in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 2PP cycle are selected as non-mount components, and pickup of corresponding components P by suction nozzles  60  is skipped. In this situation, control section  80  prohibits pickup of all components P by suction nozzles  60  in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in each of 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle. Further, components P corresponding to divided board sections A, B, and D in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 1PP cycle and components P corresponding to divided board sections E, G, and H in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 2PP cycle are set as the recovery components. Control section  80  allocates corresponding components P as components P in the new lifting and lowering group. In this case, since the number of recovery components is six, a new lifting and lowering group in which four components P (specifically, components P corresponding to divided board sections A, B, D, and E) of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are grouped is set in 4PP cycle. Further, a new lifting and lowering group in which other two components P (specifically, components P corresponding to divided board sections G and H) which are smaller than the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are grouped is set in 5PP cycle. 
     After the new lifting and lowering group is set as described above, in step S 108 , control section  80  causes collective dip control section  80   b  to perform the dipping of components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group not including component P for which pickup is to be skipped, into the coating agent, and causes, in a case where there is an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, individual dip control section  80   c  to perform the dipping of components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent. Thereafter, new group dip control section  80   e  performs the dipping of components P in the new lifting and lowering group into the coating agent. 
     Specifically, when new group dip control section  80   e  tries to perform the dipping, first, in step S 110 , control section  80  determines whether components P of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are allocated as the components in the new lifting and lowering group. As a result, in a case where it is determined that the number of components P in the new lifting and lowering group is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60 , in step S 112 , the dipping of components P in the new lifting and lowering group into the coating agent is performed in the collective mode. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that the number of components P in the new lifting and lowering group is smaller than the number of suction nozzles  60 , in step S 114 , the dipping of components Pin the new lifting and lowering group into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode. 
     For example, in the case illustrated in  FIG. 13 , after both the PP cycles in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled groups in 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle are inhibited, the PP cycle of 3PP cycle is executed, and then the PP cycles of 4PP cycle and 5PP cycle are executed. Control section  80  performs the dipping of components P corresponding to divided board sections I to L in 3PP cycle into the coating agent in the collective mode. The control section performs the dipping of components P corresponding to divided board sections A, B, D, and E in 4PP cycle into the coating agent in the collective mode. Finally, control section  80  performs the dipping of components P corresponding to divided board sections G and H in 5PP cycle into the coating agent in the individual mode. 
     According to this processing, since pickup of the component by suction nozzle  60  in 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle is prohibited, the time required for the dipping in each of 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle is 0 seconds, the time required for the dipping in each of 3PP cycle and 4PP cycle is 1 second, and the time required for the dipping in 5PP cycle is 2 seconds, so that the total time required for the dipping in all the PP cycles is 4 seconds. 
     As described above, in a case where component P for which pickup is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, since remaining components P are set as the recovery components, and a new lifting and lowering group, in which the recovery components are grouped and for which the dipping is performed in the collective mode, is created, it is possible to shorten the time required for the dipping of all components P, which are to be mounted on board  18  and are required to be dipped into the coating agent, as compared with a case where the dipping of remaining components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode. 
     Therefore, according to the present embodiment, in a case where pickup of component P by suction nozzle  60  is skipped due to some factor, it is possible to shorten the time required for the dipping as much as possible while the dipping of applying the coating agent to all required components P is reliably executed. 
     3. Effects of Above-Described Embodiment 
     As is obvious from the above description, component mounting machine  10  of the present embodiment includes: mounting head  54  that holds multiple suction nozzles  60  each of which is capable of holding component P, and that can select and execute an individual mode in which lifting and lowering is performed for each suction nozzle  60  and a collective mode in which all suction nozzles  60  are lifted and lowered collectively; memory section  82  that stores multiple groups, which are grouped in advance and in each of which components P of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 , as a collective lifting and lowering scheduled group; and control section  80  that subsequently executes pickup of component P by suction nozzle  60 , dipping of component P into the coating agent, and mounting of component P on board  18 . 
     Control section  80  includes collective dip control section  80   b  that performs the dipping of components P in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in the collective mode in a case where component P for which pickup by suction nozzle  60  is to be skipped is not included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group; new group allocation section  80   d  that prohibits pickup of component P by suction nozzle  60  in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group and allocates component P, for which pickup by suction nozzle  60  is not to be skipped, in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, as the component in the new lifting and lowering group in a case where component P for which pickup by suction nozzle  60  is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group; and new group dip control section  80   e  that, in a case where components P of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are allocated as the components in the new lifting and lowering group by the new group allocation section, performs the dipping of components P in the new lifting and lowering group in the collective mode, and in a case where components P of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  are not allocated as the components in the new lifting and lowering group, performs the dipping of component P in the new lifting and lowering group in the individual mode for each suction nozzle  60  holding allocated component P. 
     According to this configuration, in a case where component P for which pickup is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, component P for which pickup is not to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is allocated in the new lifting and lowering group, and in a case where the number of components P allocated in the new lifting and lowering group is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60 , the dipping of components P in the new lifting and lowering group into the coating agent can be performed in the collective mode. For this reason, it is possible to shorten the time required for the dipping of all components P, which are to be mounted on board  18  and are required to be dipped into the coating agent, as compared with a case where the dipping of components P, for which pickup is not to be skipped, in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode. 
     Further, in component mounting machine  10 , memory section  82  further stores a group in which components P of which the number is smaller than the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are grouped in advance, as an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, and control section  80  further includes individual dip control section  80   c  that performs the dipping of components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group in the individual mode. 
     According to this configuration, in a case where there is an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group in which components P of which the number is smaller than the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are grouped, the dipping of components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group can be reliably executed. 
     Further, in component mounting machine  10 , control section  80  further includes skip determination section  80   a  that determines whether component P for which pickup by suction nozzle  60  is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, before pickup by suction nozzle  60  in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     According to this configuration, since whether component P for which pickup is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group is determined before pickup of component P by suction nozzle  60  in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, in a case where component P for which pickup is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the dipping of component is performed in the collective mode in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     Further, in component mounting machine  10 , the group in which components P are grouped as the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group and the new lifting and lowering group (which may further include the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group) is an aggregate in which components P of the same type are grouped. Therefore, in component mounting machine  10 , the group in which components P are grouped as the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group and the new lifting and lowering group (which may further include the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group) is an aggregate in which components P having the same height in the lifting and lowering direction of suction nozzle  60  are grouped. 
     According to this configuration, since the lower surfaces of respective components P in the group can be positioned at the same height, the dipping of respective components P can be appropriately performed in the collective mode. 
     In component mounting machine  10 , the lifting and lowering movement amount of suction nozzle  60  in the collective mode is set for each collective lifting and lowering scheduled group and for each new lifting and lowering group. According to this configuration, since the lifting and lowering movement amount of suction nozzle  60  in the collective mode can be changed for each group, dipping of components P in the collective mode can be appropriately performed in correspondence with the lifting and lowering movement amount for each group. 
     4. First Alternative Embodiment 
     In the above-described embodiment, in a case where component P for which pickup is to be skipped is included in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, remaining components P, for which pickup is not to be skipped, except for component P for which pickup is to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group are allocated as components P in the new lifting and lowering group newly created separately from the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and when the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group is already stored in memory section  82 , components P for which pickup is not to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group may be allocated as components in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group to which one or more components P can be allocated. That is, the allocation of components P for which pickup is not to be skipped in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group may be started from the allocation to components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group. 
     The allocation of components P (that is, recovery components), for which pickup is not to be skipped, in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group, as components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group may be started, in a case where there is an individual lifting and lowering scheduled group in which components P having substantially the same height in up-down direction Z as the height of the recovery components in up-down direction Z, from the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, and may not be performed in a case where there is no such individual lifting and lowering scheduled group. In a case where there is no such individual lifting and lowering scheduled group, the allocation of the recovery components may be started from the allocation to components P in the newly created new lifting and lowering group, similarly to the processing of the above embodiment. 
     For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 15 , similarly to the case illustrated in  FIG. 10 , in a case where eleven components P are mounted on divided board sections A to K of board  18 , component P corresponding to divided board section C in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 1PP cycle and component P corresponding to divided board section F in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 2PP cycle are selected as non-mount components, and pickup of corresponding components P by suction nozzles  60  is skipped. In this situation, components P corresponding to divided board sections A, B, and D in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 1PP cycle and components P corresponding to divided board sections E, G, and H in the collective lifting and lowering scheduled group in 2PP cycle are set as the recovery components (indicated by “R” in the recovery information column in the drawing). 
     Control section  80  starts the allocation of the recovery components, from the allocation to fourth component P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group in 3PP cycle. In this case, a new lifting and lowering group which is changed from the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group and in which four components P (specifically, components P corresponding to divided board sections I, J, K, and A) of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are grouped is set in 3PP cycle. A new lifting and lowering group in which four components P (specifically, components P corresponding to divided board sections B, D, E, and G) of which the number is the same as the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  are grouped is set in 4PP cycle. Further, a new lifting and lowering group including one component P (specifically, component P corresponding to divided board section H) of which the number is smaller than the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54  is set in 5PP cycle. 
     According to this modification, the number of components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group for which dipping is normally performed in the individual mode can be increased, and can match the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 . Therefore, in a case where the number of components P in the individual lifting and lowering scheduled group matches the number of suction nozzles  60  of mounting head  54 , the dipping for the group can be performed in the collective mode, so that it is possible to shorten the time required for the dipping of all components P which are to be mounted on board  18  and are required to be dipped into the coating agent. 
     For example, in the case illustrated in  FIG. 10 , in a case where the processing of the above embodiment is applied, the time required for the dipping in each of 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle is 0 seconds, the time required for the dipping in 3PP cycle is 3 seconds, the time required for the dipping in 4PP cycle is 1 second, and the time required for the dipping in 5PP cycle is 2 seconds, so that the total time required for the dipping in all the PP cycles is 6 seconds (not illustrated). In contrast, according to the processing of the first modification example described above, as illustrated in  FIG. 15 , the time required for the dipping in each of 1PP cycle and 2PP cycle is 0 seconds, the time required for the dipping in each of 3PP cycle and 4PP cycle is 1 second, and the time required for the dipping in 5PP cycle is 1 second, so that the total time required for the dipping in all the PP cycles is 3 seconds. 
     5. Second Alternative Embodiment 
     In the above embodiment, one type of component P is mounted on each of divided board sections A to L. As illustrated in  FIG. 16 , multiple types of components P 1  and P 2  may be mounted on each of divided board sections A to L. Here, components P 1  and P 2  have different heights. Therefore, component P 1  and component P 2  cannot be dipped into the coating agent at the same time. 
     The production job is as illustrated in  FIG. 17 . The initial production job includes 1PP cycle to 6PP cycle in  FIG. 17 . That is, components P 1  are mounted on divided board sections A to D in 1PP cycle, and components P 2  are mounted on divided board sections A to D in 2PP cycle. Subsequently, components P 1  and P 2  are subsequently mounted on divided board sections E to H in 3PP cycle and 4PP cycle, and components P 1  and P 2  are subsequently mounted on divided board sections I to L in 5PP cycle and 6PP cycle. 
     Here, it is assumed that components P 1  and P 2  corresponding to divided board sections C and F are set as skip components. Therefore, remaining components P 1  and P 2  included in 1PP cycle to 4PP cycle are set as the recovery components. In 7PP cycle, dipping of components P 1  corresponding to divided board sections A, B, D, and E into the coating agent is performed in the collective mode, and in 8PP cycle, dipping of remaining components P 1  corresponding to divided board sections G and H into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode. Since components P 1  and P 2  have different heights, dipping of components P 1  and P 2  into the coating agent cannot be performed at the same time. Therefore, only components P 1  are grouped and allocated to the components in the new lifting and lowering group. 
     Subsequently, in 9PP cycle, dipping of components P 2  corresponding to divided board sections A, B, D, and E into the coating agent is performed in the collective mode, and in 10PP cycle, dipping of remaining components P 2  corresponding to divided board sections G and H into the coating agent is performed in the individual mode. Here, only components P 2  are grouped and allocated to the components in the new lifting and lowering group. 
     According to this processing, since pickup of the components by suction nozzle  60  from 1PP cycle to 4PP cycle is prohibited, the time required for the dipping each of 1PP cycle to 4PP cycle becomes 0 seconds. The time required for the dipping in each of 5PP cycle and 6PP cycle is 1 second. The time required for the dipping in 7PP cycle after the recovery is 1 second, and the time required for the dipping in 8PP cycle after the recovery is 2 seconds. The time required for the dipping in 9PP cycle is 1 second, and the time required for the dipping in 10PP cycle is 2 seconds. The total time required for the dipping in all the PP cycles is 8 seconds. 
     In a case where component P 1  and component P 2  have the same height, all the components in 7PP cycle to 10PP cycle in  FIG. 17  can be grouped. For example, the components in 9PP cycle and 10PP cycle can be advanced. In this case, the production job ends in 9PP cycle. 
     6. Others 
     In an above embodiment, mounting head  54  holds multiple suction nozzles  60  for picking up component P by negative pressure or the like, and component P is picked up by suction nozzle  60 . However, the present disclosure is not limited to this; mounting head  54  may hold multiple chuck members or gripping members for chucking or gripping components  26 , P, P 1 , and P 2 , and components  26 , P, P 1 , and P 2  may be chucked or gripped by these members; and components  26 , P, P 1 , and P 2  may be held by holding members held by mounting head  54 . 
     In the above embodiment, components  26 , P, P 1 , and P 2  are mounted on divided board sections A to L. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and the skip component may be set due to some factor in a case where the component  26  to be mounted on board  18  is dipped into the coating agent. The present disclosure is similarly applied to, for example, a case where a skip component is set due to a component shortage. It should be noted that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modification example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. 
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               10 : component mounting machine 
               18 : board 
               26 , P, P 1 , P 2 : component 
               54 : mounting head 
               60 : suction nozzle 
               62 : nozzle lifting and lowering pusher 
               70 : dip tank 
               80 : control section 
               80   a : skip determination section 
               80   b : collective dip control section 
               80   c : individual dip control section 
               80   d : new group allocation section 
               80   e : new group dip control section 
               82 : memory section