Patent Publication Number: US-10314218-B2

Title: Component mounting machine

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application relates to a component mounting machine. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In the related art, as a component mounting machine, there is known a component mounting machine in which a component supplied from a feeder is picked up on the tip of a nozzle, the nozzle is moved to above a camera and imaging of the component using the camera is performed, and thereafter, the nozzle is moved to above a board and the component is mounted at a predetermined position on the board. For example, in PTL 1, the nozzle is moved from the position of the feeder to the position of the camera in a state where the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is lifted to a necessary minimum height (for example, 1 mm), and thereafter, the nozzle is lifted to a clearance height at which obstacles can be avoided during the movement of the nozzle from the position of the camera to the predetermined position on the board. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     PTL 1: JP-A-07-221497 
     SUMMARY 
     However, in PTL 1, since the distance between the lower surface of the component and the camera is fixed, a suitable image may not be obtained depending on the type of component. Additionally, although the nozzle is lifted from the necessary minimum height to the clearance height while the nozzle is moved from the position of the camera to the predetermined position on the board, the distance by which the nozzle is lifted is long, so there is a concern that the nozzle will hit an obstacle before the nozzle reaches the clearance height. In order to solve such a concern, moving the nozzle from the position of the camera to the predetermined position on the board after the nozzle has been lifted to the clearance height may be considered as a solution. However, since the distance, from the necessary minimum height to the clearance height, by which the nozzle is lifted is long there is a problem that the time required to lift the nozzle, thus the work time become long. 
     The present disclosure has been made in order to solve such a problem, and a main object thereof is to obtain an image suitable as a captured image of a component held by a nozzle and to shorten work time. 
     A component mounting machine of the disclosure is a component mounting machine including a head that holds a nozzle capable of picking up a component so as to be movable upward and downward; a moving device for moving the head in a horizontal direction; a component supply device for supplying the component; a board holding device for holding a board on which the component is mounted; an imaging device provided between the component supply device and the board holding device for irradiating the component held by the nozzle with light to image the component from below; a storage device for storing an imageable range of the imaging device according to the type of component; a setting device for obtaining a clearance height at which an obstacle between the imaging device and a predetermined mounting position on the board can be avoided, extracting the imageable range of a component to be mounted from the storage device, and setting a target height of the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle when the nozzle passes above the imaging device such that the target height is closest to the clearance height within the imageable range; and a control device for controlling the nozzle, the head, and the moving device such that a component supplied by the component supply device is picked up by the nozzle, the operation of lifting the nozzle such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is located at the target height and the operation of moving the nozzle to the imaging device are made to be performed in parallel or sequentially, and, after the imaging using the imaging device, the nozzle is moved to the predetermined mounting position on the board such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is located at the clearance height, or at the target height or the clearance height when the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, and the component is mounted on the mounting position. 
     In this component mounting machine, the target height of the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle when the nozzle passes above the imaging device is set so as to be closest to the clearance height (a height at which an obstacle between the imaging device and the predetermined mounting position on the board can be avoided) within the imageable range corresponding to the component. In addition, the “is closest” also includes a case where the target height is equal to the clearance height. Accordingly, the height of the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle when passing above the imaging device is closest to the clearance height within the imageable range. Therefore, a captured image of the component held by the nozzle is a suitable image. Additionally, after the end of the imaging, the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is located at a height that is the same as or close to the clearance height. Therefore, when the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is moved to the clearance height, the movement thereof in the vertical direction can be handled in a short time. When the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, the component held by the nozzle may be moved onto the board at this height as is. In that case, the movement of the lower surface of the component in the vertical direction becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle can be located at a height such that the lower surface does not hit an obstacle, in a short time, thus work time can be shortened. 
     In the component mounting machine of the disclosure, the setting device may set a value obtained by adding a predetermined margin to the height of a component already mounted on the board as the clearance height. Then, the component held by the nozzle can be reliably prevented from interfering with the component already mounted on the board. 
     In the component mounting machine of the disclosure, the component supply device may include an adjustment mechanism capable of changing the height of the component supply device, and the control device may control the adjustment mechanism of the component supply device such that the height of the component supply device approaches the target height. In such a case, since a distance by which the nozzle is lifted from a position where the component is supplied to the target height becomes short, the time required for lifting the nozzle becomes short by the same amount. 
     Here, the control device may change the height of the component supply device such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle reaches the target height within a time during which the nozzle moves from the component supply device to the imaging device. Then, in a case where the operation of lifting the nozzle such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is located at the target height, and the operation of moving the nozzle to the imaging device are performed in parallel, a situation where the operation of lifting the nozzle continues even though the nozzle has reached the position of the imaging device can be avoided. 
     In the component mounting machine of the disclosure, the height of the component supply device may be set such that the component reaches the target height within a time during which the nozzle moves from the component supply device to the imaging device. Then, even if there is no adjustment mechanism capable of changing the height of component supply device, the above-described situation can be avoided. 
     In the component mounting machine of the disclosure, the imaging device may include an adjustment mechanism capable of changing the height of this imaging device, and the control device may update the target height so as to approach the clearance height in a case where the target height does not coincide with the clearance height, and may control the adjustment mechanism of the imaging device such that a distance from the target height to the imaging device after the updating falls within an imageable range. Then, since a nozzle-lifting distance before a component is mounted on the predetermined mounting position on the board after the imaging using the imaging device ends becomes short, the time required for lifting the nozzle is shortened. 
     Here, the control device may update the target height so as to coincide with the clearance height. Then, it becomes unnecessary to lift the nozzle after the imaging using the imaging device until the component is mounted on the predetermined mounting position on the board. 
     In the component mounting machine of the disclosure, the head may hold multiple of the nozzles, the setting device may extract imageable ranges of respective components to be mounted from the storage device, may obtain an overlapping range of all the read imageable ranges, and may set the target height so as to be closest to the clearance height within the overlapping range, and the control device may control the nozzle, the head, and the moving device such that a component supplied by the component supply device is picked up by the nozzle, the operation of lifting the nozzle such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is located at the target height and the operation of moving the nozzle to the imaging device are performed in parallel or sequentially, and, after the imaging using the imaging device, the nozzle is moved to the predetermined mounting position on the board such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle is located at the clearance height, or at the target height or the clearance height when the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, and the component is mounted on the mounting position. 
     In this case, the head holds multiple nozzles. The type of components held by the multiple nozzles is not necessarily the same. Therefore, an overlapping range of imageable ranges of the components is obtained, and the target height is set so as to be closest to the clearance height within the overlapping range. As a result, captured images of the components held by the respective nozzles are suitable images. Additionally, after the end of the imaging, the lower surfaces of the components held by the nozzles are at a height that is the same as or close to the clearance height. Therefore, even if the lower surfaces of the components held by the respective nozzles are moved to the clearance height, the movement thereof in the vertical direction can be handled in a short time. When the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, the components held by the respective nozzles may be moved onto the board at this height as is. In that case, the movement of the lower surfaces of the components in the vertical direction becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the lower surfaces of the components held by the nozzles can be located at a height such that the lower surfaces do not hit an obstacle, in a short time, thus work time can be shortened. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of component mounting machine  10 . 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration related to the control of component mounting machine  10 . 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart of a component mounting processing routine. 
         FIG. 4  is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect in which a component is mounted on board  16 . 
         FIG. 5  is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect in which a component is mounted on board  16 . 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect in which a component is mounted on board  16 . 
         FIG. 7  is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect in which a component is mounted on board  16 . 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the component mounting machine including height adjustment mechanism  68 . 
         FIG. 9  is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect in which a component is mounted on board  16 . 
         FIG. 10  is an explanatory view illustrating an aspect in which a component is mounted on board  16 . 
         FIG. 11  is a perspective view of a component mounting machine including large-sized head  124 . 
         FIG. 12  is an explanatory view of large-sized head  124 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     A suitable embodiment of the disclosure will be described below, referring to the drawings.  FIG. 1  is a perspective view of component mounting machine  10 , and  FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration related to the control of component mounting machine  10 . In addition, in the present embodiment, a leftward-rightward direction (X-axis), a forward-backward direction (Y-axis), and a vertical direction (Z-axis) are as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
     Component mounting machine  10  includes base  12 , mounting machine main body  14  that is installed on base  12 , and reel unit  60  serving as a component supply device that is mounted on mounting machine main body  14 . 
     Base  12  is a heavy item formed into a rectangular parallelepiped, and has casters (not illustrated) on the bottom side in the four corners. 
     Mounting machine main body  14  is replaceably installed on base  12 . Mounting machine main body  14  includes board conveyance device  18  that conveys or holds board  16 , head  24  that is movable on an XY plane, nozzle  40  that is attached to head  24  and is movable along a Z-axis, parts camera  46  that images a component held by nozzle  40 , and controller  56  that executes various kinds of control. 
     Board conveyance device  18  includes supporting plates  20  and  20  that are provided at a distance from each other in the forward-backward direction in  FIG. 1  and extend in the leftward-rightward direction, and conveyor belts  22  and  22  (only one conveyor belt is illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) that are provided on mutually facing surfaces of both the supporting plates  20  and  20 . The conveyor belts  22  and  22  are mounted on a driving wheel and a driven wheel that are provided on the left and right of the supporting plates  20  and  20 . Board  16  is put on upper surfaces of the pair of conveyor belts  22  and  22  and is conveyed from the left to the right. Board  16  is supported by multiple supporting pins  23  that are erected under the board. 
     Head  24  is attached to a front surface of X-axis slider  26 . X-axis slider  26  is attached to a front surface of Y-axis slider  30  that is slidable in the forward-backward direction so as to be slidable in the leftward-rightward direction. Y-axis slider  30  is slidably attached to a pair of left and right guide rails  32  and  32  that extends in the forward-backward direction. A pair of upper and lower guide rails  28  and  28  that extends in the leftward-rightward direction is provided on the front surface of Y-axis slider  30 , and X-axis slider  26  is slidably attached to guide rails  28  and  28  in the leftward-rightward direction. Head  24  moves in the leftward-rightward direction with X-axis slider  26  moving in the leftward-rightward direction, and moves in the forward-backward direction with Y-axis slider  30  moving in the forward-backward direction. In addition, the respective sliders  26  and  30  are driven by driving motors  26   a  and  30   a  (refer to  FIG. 2 ), respectively. Additionally, head  24  has a Z-axis motor  34  built therein, and adjusts the height of the nozzle  40 , which is attached to a ball screw  36  extending along the Z-axis, using Z-axis motor  34 . 
     The nozzle  40  is formed in a shape such that a component can be picked up by the tip of the nozzle. Vacuum pump  44  and air pipe  45  are connected to nozzle  40  via nozzle pressure adjusting valve  42  that is an electromagnetic valve. In order to pick up a component on the tip of nozzle  40 , nozzle pressure adjusting valve  42  is operated such that negative pressure from vacuum pump  44  is supplied to the tip of nozzle  40 . On the other hand, in order to remove the component from the tip of nozzle  40 , nozzle pressure adjusting valve  42  is operated such that positive pressure from air pipe  45  is supplied to the tip of nozzle  40 . 
     Parts camera  46  is arranged in front of supporting plate  20  on the front side of board conveyance device  18 . The imaging range of parts camera  46  is above parts camera  46 . Additionally, parts camera  46 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , includes lighting section  46   a  in which multiple LEDs are attached to an inner surface of an inverted octagonal truncated pyramidal housing of which upper and lower surfaces are open, and camera main body  46   b  arranged under the housing. When a nozzle  40  holding a component passes above parts camera  46 , parts camera  46  irradiates the component held by the nozzle  40  with LED light to image the component, and outputs the obtained captured image to controller  56 . 
     Controller  56 , as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , is constituted from a microprocessor centered on CPU  56   a , and includes ROM  56   b  that stores a processing program, HDD  56   c  that stores various kinds of data, RAM  56   d  that is used as working memory, input and output interface  56   e  for performing exchange of electrical signals with an external device, and the like, which are connected together via bus  56   f . Controller  56  outputs drive signals to board conveyance device  18  and driving motor  26   a  of X-axis slider  26 , driving motor  30   a  of Y-axis slider  30 , and nozzle pressure adjusting valve  42 , and inputs image signals from parts camera  46 . Additionally, controller  56  compares the captured image obtained from parts camera  46  with an image of a component in a normally held state stored in advance, thereby determining whether a component held by nozzle  40  is in a normal posture, determining the presence/absence of the component, or the like. In addition, although not illustrated, each of sliders  26  and  30  is equipped with a position sensor (not illustrated), and controller  56  controls driving motors  26   a  and  30   a  of the respective sliders  26  and  30 , inputting positional information from the position sensors. 
     Reel unit  60  includes multiple reels  62 , and is detachably attached to the front side of mounting machine main body  14 . A tape is wound around each reel  62 , and components are held along a longitudinal direction on the surface of the tape. The components are protected by a film that covers the surface of the tape. Such a tape is unwound backward from the reel, and the film is removed in a feeder section  64  so as to expose the components. Feeder section  64  is clamped by device pallet  66 . Device pallet  66  plays the role of supporting feeder section  64  from below. 
     Next, an outline of operation of component mounting machine  10  will be described. Controller  56  receives a command from management computer  80  that manages a production job, and starts a component mounting processing routine. In component mounting machine  10 , the production job determines on which board  16  which components are to be mounted in what order and determines on how many boards  16  mounting of components is to be performed. First, controller  56  rotationally drives reel  62  of reel unit  60  to unwind the tape wound around reel  62  backwards, and exposes a component in the surface of the tape in the feeder section  64 . Subsequently, controller  56  controls X-axis slider  26  and Y-axis slider  30  such that nozzle  40  comes immediately above the exposed component. Subsequently, controller  56  controls Z-axis motor  34  to lower nozzle  40 , using ball screw  36 , and controls nozzle pressure adjusting valve  42  such that negative pressure is supplied to the tip of nozzle  40 . Accordingly, the component is picked up on the tip of nozzle  40 . Thereafter, controller  56  lifts nozzle  40 , and controls the respective sliders  26  and  30  such that the component held on the tip of nozzle  40  comes immediately above a predetermined mounting position of board  16  via above parts camera  46 . Then, controller  56  supplies positive pressure to the tip of nozzle  40  while lowering nozzle  40  at that position. Then, the component is separated from nozzle  40  and the component is mounted at the predetermined mounting position of board  16 . In addition, controller  56  performs correction based on the amount of correction calculated from the captured image of parts camera  46 , with respect to the mounting position where the component is to be mounted. 
     Next, details of operation of component mounting machine  10  will be described according to the flowchart of the component mounting processing routine of  FIG. 3 . 
     When CPU  56   a  of controller  56  starts the component mounting processing routine, first, the CPU specifies a component to be mounted (Step S 110 ). The specification of the component is performed on the basis of the production job from the management computer. Here, a case where firstly a component A, secondly a component B, thirdly a component B, and fourthly a component A are mounted on the board  16  will be described as an example. A relationship between imageable ranges for the types of components and the heights of the components is illustrated in Table 1. Here, the imageable ranges mean the ranges of heights from a reference position (the upper surface of board  16 ). In the present embodiment, the upper surface of board  16 , an upper surface of parts camera  46 , and upper surfaces of components supplied from reel unit  60  have the same height (refer to  FIG. 4 ). Controller  56  determines suitability, such as whether the component held by the nozzle  40  is in a normal posture, or whether a portion of the component is missing, on the basis of the image captured by parts camera  46 . The accuracy of determination of the suitability depends on the image captured by parts camera  46 . For example, in order to determine the presence/absence of bumps on an IC chip component having multiple bumps formed on the lower surface thereof, it is necessary to irradiate the bumps with lateral light as much as possible such that the bumps come out white. Therefore, the imageable ranges are set to be narrow. Meanwhile, determining whether a package component having multiple leads protruding sideways from a side surface thereof is held in a normal posture just requires irradiation of the package component with light from below. Therefore, the imageable ranges are set to be wide. Here, component A corresponds to the former and component B corresponds to the latter. As illustrated in Table 1, the imageable range of the component A, both a lower limit and an upper limit are set to 5.5 mm, that is, one point of 5.5 mm. On the other hand, the imageable range of the component B has a lower limit of 5.5 mm and an upper limit of 15.5 mm, and is a relatively wide range. The correspondence relationship as shown in Table 1 is stored in HDD  56   c  of controller  56 . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Component A 
                 5.5 
                 5.5 
                 4 
               
               
                   
                 Component B 
                 5.5 
                 15.5 
                 7 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Subsequently, CPU  56   a  calculates the clearance height of a component to be mounted (Step S 120 ). The clearance height is a height capable of avoiding an obstacle between parts camera  46  and a predetermined mounting position (a position where the current component is to be mounted) of board  16 , and the height is a height from the reference position. Here, a value obtained by adding a margin (here, set to 1 mm) to the height of the tallest component among components already mounted on the board  16  is set to the clearance height. 
     Subsequently, CPU  56   a  reads the imageable range of a component to be mounted (Step S 130 ). For example, in a case where the type of the component to be mounted is a component A, an imageable range corresponding to the component A is read from Table 1 stored in HDD  56   c , and in a case where the type of the component to be mounted is a component B, an imageable range corresponding to the component B is read. 
     Subsequently, CPU  56   a  sets the height (target height) of the lower surface of the component held by nozzle  40  when the nozzle  40  passes above parts camera  46  (Step S 140 ). For example, in a case where the type of component to be mounted is a component A, both the lower limit and the upper limit of the imageable range of the component A are 5.5 mm, that is, one point. Therefore, a value closest to the clearance height within the imageable range is always set to 5.5 mm. Therefore, CPU  56   a  always sets the target height from the reference position to the lower surface of the component held by nozzle  40  to 5.5 mm. For example, in a case where the type of the component to be mounted is a component B, the imageable range of the component B is 5.5 mm to 15. 5 mm. Therefore, a value closest to the clearance height within the imageable range varies according to the clearance height. Therefore, CPU  56   a  always sets the target height from the reference position to the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  according to the clearance height. That is, in a case where the clearance height is less than 5.5 mm, the target height is set to 5.5 mm, in a case where the clearance height is 5.5 mm or more to 15.5 mm or less, the target height is set to the same value as the clearance height, and in a case where the clearance height is more than 15.5 mm, the target height is set to 15.5 mm. 
     Subsequently, CPU  56   a  performs mounting of a component (Step S 150 ). That is, first, CPU  56   a  moves nozzle  40  to above a component supply position of feeder section  64  of reel unit  60 , and picks up a component supplied by reel unit  60  using nozzle  40 . Next, CPU  56   a  moves the nozzle  40  to above parts camera  46 , lifting the nozzle  40  such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  reaches a target height. CPU  56   a  makes parts camera  46  image the component held by the nozzle  40  when the component has come immediately above parts camera  46 . Thereafter, CPU  56   a  makes the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  reach the clearance height, and moves the nozzle  40  to a predetermined mounting position of board  16 , to mount the component at this predetermined mounting position. In addition, in a case where the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, the nozzle  40  may be moved to the predetermined mounting position of board  16 , with the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  being located at the target height, or the nozzle  40  may be moved to the predetermined mounting position of board  16  after being lowered (while being lowered) to the clearance height from the target height. 
     Thereafter, CPU  56   a  determines whether mounting of all components onto board  16  has been completed (Step S 160 ). In a case where the mounting of all the components is not completed, the processing returns back to Step S 110  and mounting of the remaining components is performed. On the other hand, in a case where the mounting of all the components is completed in Step S 160 , CPU  56   a  ends this component mounting processing routine. 
     Next, an aspect in which component mounting machine  10  mounts components on board  16  will be described, referring to  FIGS. 4 to 7 . 
       FIG. 4  is an explanatory view in a case where a component A is to be mounted on board  16 , where no components have been mounted on board  16  yet. Since no components have been mounted on board  16 , the clearance height has a value obtained by adding 1 mm in margin to zero, that is, 1 mm. Since both the lower limit and the upper limit of the imageable range of the component A are 5.5 mm and the clearance height is 1 mm, the target height of the lower surface of the component A held by the nozzle  40  is set to 5.5 mm. CPU  56   a  causes nozzle  40  to pick up a component A supplied by reel unit  60 , and makes the nozzle  40  move to above parts camera  46  while lifting the nozzle  40  such that the lower surface of the component A held by the nozzle  40  reaches 5.5 mm, which is the target height. Since the component A is contained in a recess (for example, with a depth of 1 mm) of the tape, the component need to be moved to above parts camera  46  after being lifted immediately above by at least the depth of the recess. When component A held by the nozzle  40  is directly above parts camera  46 , imaging of the component A using parts camera  46  is performed. Thereafter, CPU  56   a  moves the nozzle  40  to the predetermined mounting position (the left end of the board  16  in  FIG. 4 ) of board  16  to mount the component at this mounting position, with the height of the lower surface of the component A held by the nozzle  40  being the target height. In this case, after the height of the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  is lowered to the clearance height (or while being lowered), the nozzle  40  may be moved to the predetermined mounting position of board  16  from above parts camera  46 . 
       FIG. 5  is an explanatory view in a case where a component B is mounted adjacent to the right of component A on board  16  after component A has been mounted on the left end of the board  16 . In this case, the clearance height becomes a value obtained by adding 1 mm in margin to 4 mm, which is the height of component A, that is, 5 mm. Since the imageable range of component B is 5.5 mm to 15.5 mm and the clearance height is 5 mm, the target height of the lower surface of component B held by nozzle  40  is set to 5.5 mm. CPU  56   a  causes nozzle  40  to pick up the component B supplied by reel unit  60 , and makes the nozzle  40  move to above parts camera  46  while lifting the nozzle  40  such that the lower surface of the component B held by the nozzle  40  reaches 5.5 mm, which is the target height. Since the component B is also contained in a recess (for example, a depth of 1 mm) of the tape, the component need to be moved to above parts camera  46  after being lifted straight up by at least the depth of the recess. When the component B held by the nozzle  40  is directly above parts camera  46 , imaging of the component B using parts camera  46  is performed. Thereafter, CPU  56   a  makes the nozzle  40  move to the predetermined mounting position (a position adjacent to the right of the component A on board  16  in  FIG. 5 ) of board  16  to mount the component on this mounting position, with the height of the lower surface of the component B held by the nozzle  40  being the target height. In this case, after the height of the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  is lowered to the clearance height (or while being lowered), the nozzle  40  may be moved to the predetermined mounting position of board  16  from above parts camera  46 . 
       FIG. 6  is an explanatory view in a case where another component B is mounted adjacent to the right of the component B on board  16  after component A and component B have been mounted sequentially from the left end of board  16 . In this case, the clearance height becomes a value obtained by adding 1 mm in margin to 7 mm, which is the height of the tallest component, which is component B, that is, 8 mm. Since the imageable range of the component B is 5.5 mm to 15.5 mm and the clearance height is 8 mm, the target height of the lower surface of the component B held by the nozzle  40  is set to 8 mm. CPU  56   a  causes nozzle  40  to pick up the component B supplied by reel unit  60 , and makes the nozzle  40  move to above parts camera  46  while lifting the nozzle  40  such that the lower surface of the component B held by the nozzle  40  reaches 8 mm, which is the target height. When the component B held by the nozzle  40  is directly above parts camera  46 , imaging of the component B using parts camera  46  is performed. Thereafter, CPU  56   a  makes the nozzle  40  move to the predetermined mounting position (a position adjacent to the right of the component B on board  16  in  FIG. 6 ) of board  16  to mount the component on this mounting position, with the lower surface of the component B held by the nozzle  40  being located at the target height. 
       FIG. 7  is an explanatory view in a case where another component A is mounted adjacent to the right of the right-handed component B on the board  16  after the component A, the component B, and the other component B have been mounted sequentially from the left end of board  16 . In this case, the clearance height becomes a value obtained by adding 1 mm in margin to 7 mm, which is the height of the tallest component, component B, that is, 8 mm. Since the imageable range of the component A is 5.5 mm (one point) and the clearance height is 8 mm, the target height of the lower surface of the component A held by the nozzle  40  is set to 5.5 mm. CPU  56   a  causes nozzle  40  to pick up the component A supplied by reel unit  60 , and makes the nozzle  40  move to above parts camera  46  while lifting the nozzle  40  such that the lower surface of the component A held by the nozzle  40  reaches 5.5 mm, which is the target height. When the component A held by the nozzle  40  is directly above parts camera  46 , imaging of the component A using parts camera  46  is performed. Thereafter, CPU  56   a  makes the nozzle  40  move to the predetermined mounting position (a position adjacent to the right of the right-handed component B on board  16  in  FIG. 7 ) of board  16  to mount the component on this mounting position, after the lower surface of the component A held by the nozzle  40  is lifted to the clearance height. 
     Here, the corresponding relationships between the constituent elements of the present embodiment and the constituent elements of the disclosure will be clarified. Nozzle  40  of the present embodiment is equivalent to a nozzle of the disclosure, head  24  is equivalent to a head, X-axis slider  26  and Y-axis slider  30  are equivalent to a moving device, reel unit  60  is equivalent to a component supply device, board conveyance device  18  is equivalent to a board holding device, parts camera  46  is equivalent to an imaging device, HDD  56   c  of controller  56  is equivalent to a storage device, and CPU  56   a  is equivalent to a setting device and a control device. 
     According to component mounting machine  10  described above, the target height of the lower surface of a component held by nozzle  40  when the nozzle  40  passes above parts camera  46  is set so as to be closest to a clearance height within an imageable range corresponding to the component. Accordingly, the height of the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  when passing above parts camera  46  is closest to the clearance height within the imageable range. Therefore, a captured image of the component held by the nozzle  40  is an image that is suitable to determine the suitability of the component, or the like. 
     Additionally, after the imaging, the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  is located at a height that is the same as or close to the clearance height. Therefore, if the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  is then moved to the clearance height, the movement thereof in the vertical direction can be handled in a short time. When the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, the component held by the nozzle  40  may be moved above board  16  at this height as is. In that case, the movement of the lower surface of the component in the vertical direction becomes unnecessary. In any case, the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  can be located at a height such that the lower surface does not hit an obstacle, in a short time, thus work time can be shortened. 
     Moreover, since controller  56  adopts a value obtained by adding a predetermined margin to the height of a component already mounted on board  16  as the clearance height, the component held by the nozzle  40  can be reliably prevented from interfering with the component already mounted on board  16 . 
     In addition, it is needless to say that the disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be carried out in various aspects that belong to the technical scope of the disclosure. 
     For example, in the above-described embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , height adjustment mechanism  68  may be provided below device pallet  66  of reel unit  60 , and the height of the component supplied by reel unit  60  may be changed to above the reference position (the upper surface of board  16 ) by height adjustment mechanism  68  moving device pallet  66  in the vertical direction with respect to base  12 . Height adjustment mechanism  68  is electrically connected to controller  56 , and is operated according to command signals from controller  56 . In this case, in the component mounting processing routine of  FIG. 3 , after the target height is set in Step S 140 , CPU  56   a  controls height adjustment mechanism  68  such that the height of the component supplied by reel unit  60  approaches the target height, and then, proceeds to Step S 150 . Since the component is contained in a recess provided in the tape, it is necessary to lift the component by the height of the recess. Therefore, height adjustment mechanism  68  is controlled such that the height of the lower surface of the component supplied by reel unit  60  has a value h0 (that is, h0=Target height−(Height of Recess+α)) obtained by subtracting height+α (α is 1 mm to 2 mm) of the recess from the target height. Then, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , since the lower surface of the component supplied by reel unit  60  is lifted in advance to the height of the value h0, the time required for lifting the nozzle become short by the same amount, thus work time is shortened. 
     Otherwise, in a case where the operation of lifting the nozzle  40  such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  is located at the target height, and the operation of moving the nozzle  40  to parts camera  46  are performed in parallel, these operations may be performed as follows. That is, the height of the lower surface of the component supplied by reel unit  60  may set to a height such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  reaches the target height within a time that is required in order for the nozzle  40  to horizontally move from the component supply position of reel unit  60  to above parts camera  46 . Then, a situation where the operation of lifting the nozzle  40  continues even though the nozzle  40  has reached the position of parts camera  40  can be avoided. 
     In the above-described embodiment, the upper surface of the component supplied by reel unit  60  is made to coincide with the upper surface of board  16 . However, the upper surface of the component supplied by reel unit  60  may be set so as to become higher than the upper surface of board  16 . For example, the height of the lower surface of the component supplied by reel unit  60  may set to a height such that the lower surface of the component held by the nozzle  40  reaches the target height within a time during which the nozzle  40  horizontally moves from the component supply position of reel unit  60  to above parts camera  46 . Then, even if height adjustment mechanism  68  illustrated in  FIG. 8  is not provided, a situation where the operation of lifting the nozzle  40  continues even though the nozzle  40  has reached the position of parts camera  40  can be avoided. 
     In the above-described embodiment, reel unit  60  is illustrated as the component supply device. However, the component supply device is not particularly limited to reel unit  60 . For example, a well-known tray unit (for example, refer to JP-A-2011-060816) may be adopted instead of reel unit  60 , a pallet on which the tray is placed may be pulled out from a magazine and may be moved to a predetermined component supply position by a pallet pull-out table such that a component is picked up by a nozzle at the component supply position. In this case, a height adjustment mechanism may be provided below the pallet pull-out table of the tray unit. Then, since the height of a component supplied by the tray unit can be appropriately adjusted similar to  FIG. 9 , the time required for lifting the nozzle becomes short, thus work time is shortened. 
     In the above-described embodiment, the height of parts camera  46  is fixed. However, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , height adjustment mechanism  48  may be provided below parts camera  46 , and the height of the upper surface of parts camera  46  may be changed to above the reference position. Height adjustment mechanism  48  is electrically connected to controller  56 , and is operated according to command signals from controller  56 . In this case, in the component mounting processing routine of  FIG. 3 , after the target height is set in Step S 140 , CPU  56   a  determines whether the target height coincides with the clearance height, and if the target height coincides with the clearance height, the CPU proceeds to Step S 150 . On the other hand, if the target height does not coincide with the clearance height, CPU  56   a  updates the target height so as to coincide with the clearance height, controls height adjustment mechanism  48  of parts camera  46  such that the distance from the target height after the updating to the upper surface of parts camera  46  falls within an imageable range, and then proceeds to Step S 150 . Then, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , it becomes unnecessary to lift the nozzle  40  after the imaging using parts camera  46  ends. In addition, in a case where the target height does not coincide with the clearance height, the target height may be updated so as to approach the clearance height. Even in such a case, since a distance by which the nozzle  40  is lifted after the imaging using parts camera  46  ends becomes short, the time required for lifting the nozzle is shortened by the same amount. In addition, in a case where the direction of light to be radiated to a component is important, only lighting section  46   a  may be moved in the vertical direction by the height adjustment mechanism, with camera main body  46   b  (refer to  FIG. 4 ) of parts camera  46  being fixed. 
     In the above-described embodiment, a user may specify an imageable range for every component. In this case too, after the specification by the user, an imageable range is matched with the type of a component, and is first stored in a storage device (for example, HDD  56   c ) of controller  56 . Therefore, the component mounting processing routine is carried out similar to the above-described embodiment. 
     In the above-described embodiment, the clearance height is calculated as the value obtained by adding a margin to the height of the tallest component among components already mounted on board  16 . However, the disclosure is not particularly limited to this. For example, in a case where an obstacle taller than a component already mounted between the component supply position of reel unit  60  and the component mounting position of board  16  is present, a value obtained by adding a margin to the height of the obstacle may be adopted as the clearance height. 
     In the above-described embodiment, the nozzle  40  is moved to above parts camera  46  while being lifted to the target height after the component supplied by reel unit  60  has been picked up by the nozzle  40 . However, the nozzle  40  may be moved to above parts camera  46  after being lifted to the target height. 
     Component mounting machine  10  of the above-described embodiment may be mounted with large-sized head  124 , which holds multiple nozzles  40  to be movable upward and downward, on X-axis slider  26 , as illustrated in  FIG. 11 , instead of head  24 . Large-sized head  124  is an assembly of multiple (four in  FIG. 11 ) unit heads  224 . Therefore, large-sized head  124  holds multiple nozzles  40  so as to be individually movable upward and downward. In a case where such a large-sized head  124  is adopted, CPU  56   a  of controller  56  specifies components to be mounted, that is, components to be mounted on the respective nozzles  40 , in Step S 110  of the component mounting processing routine (refer to  FIG. 3 ). Subsequently, CPU  56   a  reads the imageable ranges of the respective components that are previously specified in Step S 130  from HDD  56   c , after the clearance height is calculated in Step S 120 . Subsequently, in setting the target height in Step S 140 , CPU  56   a  obtains an overlapping range of all the imageable ranges, and sets the target height so as to be closest to the clearance height within the overlapping range. For example, in a case where the specified components are a component B (a component of which the imageable range is 5.5 mm to 15.5 mm, refer to Table 1) and a component C (a component in which the imageable range is 7.5 mm to 17.5 mm), the overlapping range is 7.5 mm to 15.5 mm. Then, supposing that the clearance height is 8 mm, the target height is set to a value closest to the clearance height, that is, 8 mm, which is within the overlapping range; supposing that the clearance height is 5 mm, the target height is set to 7.5 mm; and supposing that the clearance height is 16 mm, the target height is set to 15.5 mm. Thereafter, the CPU  56   a  performs mounting a component in Step S 150 . CPU  56   a  first causes the multiple nozzles  40  to respectively pick up components supplied by reel unit  60 . Next, CPU  56   a  lifts the nozzles  40  such that all lower surfaces of the components held by the respective nozzles  40  reach the target height and moves large-sized head  124  to above parts camera  46 .  FIG. 12  illustrates an example in a case where components B are held by three of four nozzles  40  held by large-sized head  124  and a component C is held by one nozzle. All the heights of lower surfaces of the respective components become the target height. CPU  56   a  makes parts camera  46  image the components held by the respective nozzles  40  whenever the components are directly above parts camera  46 . Thereafter, CPU  56   a  makes all the lower surfaces of the components held by the respective nozzles  40  reach the clearance height, and moves the nozzles  40  to predetermined mounting positions of board  16  determined for the respective components, to mount the components on the predetermined mounting positions. In addition, in a case where the target height is equal to or more than the clearance height, the nozzles  40  may be moved to the predetermined mounting positions of board  16 , with the lower surfaces of the components held by the nozzles  40  being located at the target height, or the nozzles  40  may be moved to the predetermined mounting positions of board  16  after being lowered (while being lowered) to the clearance height from the target height. Even if the disclosure is configured as above, the same effects as the above-described embodiment are obtained. In addition, large-sized head  124  is equivalent to a head of the disclosure according to another aspect. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The disclosure is applicable for a component mounting machine used for mounting components on a board. 
     REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
       10 : component mounting machine,  12 : base,  14 : mounting machine main body,  16 : board,  18 : board conveyance device,  20 : supporting plate,  22 : conveyor belt,  23 : supporting pin,  24 : head,  26 : X-axis slider,  26   a : driving motor,  28 : guide rail,  30 : Y-axis slider,  30   a : driving motor,  32 : guide rail,  34 : Z-axis motor,  36 : ball screw,  40 : nozzle,  42 : nozzle pressure adjusting valve,  44 : vacuum pump,  45 : air pipe,  46 : parts camera,  48 : height adjustment mechanism,  56 : controller,  56   a : CPU,  56   b : ROM,  56   c : HDD,  56   d : RAM,  56   e : input and output interface,  56   f : bus,  60 : reel unit,  62 : reel,  64 : feeder section,  66 : device pallet,  68 : height adjustment mechanism,  80 : management computer,  124 : large-sized head,  224 : unit head