Patent Publication Number: US-10784129-B2

Title: Mounting device and mounting method

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application relates to a mounting device and a mounting method. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Conventionally, there are known mounting devices that cause an LED die to emit light, recognize a light-emitting center of the LED die, perform image recognition of outline reference coordinates with respect to coordinates of the light-emitting center, and position the LED die at a bonding position on a board based on the outline reference coordinates (for example, refer to patent literature 1). With this device, it is possible to mount a light-emitting center of a light-emitting element to a specified position on a board with high accuracy. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent literature 1: JP-A-2000-150970 
     SUMMARY 
     Technical Problem 
     However, with the mounting device of patent literature 1, the above processing is performed for a single LED die, and there is a problem in that processing multiple components takes a long time. 
     The present disclosure takes account of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mounting device and a mounting method that shorten mounting processing time for a component formed with a characteristic section on a top surface. 
     Solution to Problem 
     The present disclosure uses the following means to achieve the above object. 
     A mounting device of the present disclosure includes: a mounting head including at least one pickup member configured to pick up a component with a specified characteristic section formed on a top surface, the mounting head being configured to move the picked up component above a board; an imaging section configured to be moved together with the mounting head and to image the top surface of the component; an attachment section to which a feeder including tape that stores the component is attached; and a control section configured to perform control of the mounting head and the imaging section such that, in a state with a loading distance that is a distance between each of multiple of the components arranged in a row being shorter than a separation distance separating the pickup member and the imaging section, processing for imaging the component by the imaging section and for recognizing positions of the components is performed consecutively or in one batch. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     With this device, in a state with a loading distance between each of multiple of the components arranged in a row being shorter than a separation distance separating the pickup member and the imaging section, processing for imaging the component by the imaging section and for recognizing positions of the components is performed consecutively or in one batch. Conventionally, after recognizing a position of a component and trying to pick up the component, the imaging section is arranged above the component, imaging is performed, and then the pickup member is arranged above the component, and the component picked up, with these operations being repeated. However, with this device, because the mounting head is moved a loading distance that is shorter than the separation distance between the pickup member and the imaging section and image processing is performed consecutively or in one batch, the movement distance of the mounting head can be made shorter. Thus, with this device, the mounting processing time for components formed with a characteristic section on an upper surface can be made shorter. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view showing an example of mounting system  10 . 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an overview of the configuration of mounting device  11 . 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram showing electrical connections of mounting device  11 . 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing an example of a mounting order setting processing routine. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing an example of a characteristic section recognition processing routine. 
         FIG. 6  illustrates processing or recognizing characteristic section  61  of characteristic component  60 . 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the figures.  FIG. 1  is a schematic view showing an example of mounting system  10 .  FIG. 2  shows an overview of the configuration of mounting device  11 .  FIG. 3  is a block diagram showing electrical connections of mounting device  11 . Mounting system  10 , for example, performs mounting processing for mounting components on board S. Mounting system  10  is provided with mounting device  11  and management computer  50 . Multiple mounting devices  11  that perform mounting processing of mounting components on board S are arranged from upstream to downstream in mounting system  10 . For ease of understanding,  FIG. 1  only shows one mounting device  11 . In the present embodiment, left-right directions (X axis), front-rear directions (Y axis), and up-down directions (Z axis) are set as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 3 , mounting device  11  is provided with board conveyance unit  12 , mounting unit  13 , component supply unit  14 , component camera  15 , loading stand  18 , and control device  40 . Board conveyance unit  12  loads board S, conveys board S, fixes board S at a mounting position, and unloads board S. Board conveyance unit  12  includes a pair of conveyor belts provided extending in a left-right direction and separated in the front-rear direction of  FIG. 1 . Board S is conveyed by these conveyor belts. 
     Mounting device  11 , in addition to normal components for which the component shape can be grasped by imaging the component from the underside, as shown in  FIG. 1 , performs mounting processing of characteristic component  60  that includes characteristic section  61  on a top surface. Characteristic component  60  includes characteristic section  61  for which features such as the position and shape need to be recognized from the top surface side (also referred to as top surface recognition), and contacting surface  62  that is a top surface that is contacted during pickup. Characteristic section  61 , for example, may be a light-emitting body that emits light. That is, characteristic component  60  may be an LED component with an upper section formed from a transparent resin that allows light to pass through. 
     Mounting unit  13  picks up a component from component supply unit  14  and mounts the component on board S fixed by board conveyance unit  12 . 
     Mounting unit  13  is provided with head moving section  20 , mounting head  22 , and suction nozzle  24 . Head moving section  20  is provided with sliders that move in XY directions guided by guide rails and motors that drive the sliders. Mounting head  22  is removably attached to a slider and is movable in the XY directions by head moving section  20 . At least one suction nozzle  24  is removably attached to an underside of mounting head  22 . Suction nozzle  24  is a pickup member for picking up a component using pressure, and is removably attached to mounting head  22 . Mounting head  22  is equipped with Z-axis motor  23  and the height of suction nozzle  24  is adjusted along the Z-axis by the Z-axis motor. Also, mounting head  22  is provided with a rotation device that uses a drive motor, not shown, to rotate (on its own axis) suction nozzle  24 , such that the angle of the component picked up by suction nozzle  24  can be adjusted. Mounting head  22  is configured such that a cylindrical holding body holding multiple (for example, eight or twelve) suction nozzles is rotated, and the suction nozzles  24  are able to be moved downwards at a specified location (here, at a point furthest towards the front of the device). 
     Mark camera  25  is provided on mounting head  22 . Mark camera  25 , for example, is able to image board S or components from above. Mark camera  25  is provided on an underside of mounting head  22  (or a slider) and moves together with mounting head  22 . Imaging region  26  (refer to  FIG. 2 ) of mark camera  25  is below the camera, and mark camera  25  images reference marks on board S used for grasping the position of board  5 , and outputs the images to control device  40 . Also, mark camera  25  images an upper surface of characteristic component  60 , and outputs the images to control device  40 . Mark camera  25  moves in the XV directions with the movement of mounting head  22 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , mark camera  25  is arranged on mounting head  22  so as to be separated from suction nozzle  24  by separation distance L. 
     With component supply unit  14 , multiple feeders  32  provided with reels  33  are removably attached to attachment section  31  (refer to  FIG. 3 ) arranged at the front side of mounting device  11 . Tape  34  is wound around each reel  33 , and multiple components are held in tape  34  in a lengthwise direction. Tape  34  is unwound to the rear from reel  33 , and with a component exposed, is fed to pickup position  36  (refer to  FIG. 2 ) at which the component is picked up by suction nozzle  24 . Component supply unit  14  is provided with tray unit  35  that includes a tray on which components are loaded in multiple rows. As shown in  FIG. 2 , with component supply unit  14 , multiple feeders  32  storing characteristic components  60  are attached to attachment section  31  adjacent to each other. Adjacent characteristic components  60  are loaded at a loading distance X 1  that is shorter than separation distance L. 
     Component camera  15  is arranged between board conveyance unit  12  and component supply unit  14 . The imaging range of component camera  15  is above component camera  15 . Component camera  15  images a component held by suction nozzle  24  when suction nozzle  24  holding the component passes above component camera  15 , and outputs the image to control device  40 . 
     Loading stand  18  is arranged between board conveyance device  12  and component supply unit  14 , and to the side of component camera  15 . Loading stand  18  is supported such that an upper surface thereof on which components are loaded is horizontal, and is used as a provisional loading stand for characteristic components  60 . When characteristic component  60  is loaded on loading stand  18 , the orientation of characteristic component  60  is more stable compared to when characteristic component  60  is stored in a storage section of tape  34 . Loading stand  18  may be formed with a size such that a maximum quantity of characteristic components  60  that can be loaded is the maximum quantity of characteristic components  60  that can be picked up at one time by mounting head  22 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , control device  40  is configured from a microprocessor based around CPU  41 , ROM  42  that memorizes a processing program, HDD  43  that memorizes various data, RAM  44  used as working memory, input-output interface  45  for performing communication of electric signals with external devices, and so on, and these are connected by bus  46 . Control device  40  outputs control signals to board conveyance unit  12 , mounting unit  13 , component supply unit  14 , and component camera  15 , and receives signals from mounting unit  13 , component supply unit  14 , and component camera  15 . 
     Management computer (PC)  50  manages information of each device of mounting system  10 . Management PC  50  is provided with a control device configured from a microprocessor based around a CPU, and this control device is provided with ROM that memorizes a processing program, an HDD that memorizes various data, RAM used as working memory, an input-output interface for performing communication of electric signals with external devices, and so on. Management PC  50  is provided with input device  52  such as a keyboard and mouse for an operator to input various commands, and display  54  for displaying various information. 
     Next, operation of mounting system  10  of the present embodiment as configured above is described, with the mounting processing of setting mounting job information that includes a mounting order of characteristic component for which a characteristic section on an upper surface side must be recognized being described first.  FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing an example of mounting order setting processing performed by the CPU of management PC  50 . This routine is memorized on the HDD of management PC  50  and is performed based on a start command from an operator. Here, described specifically is setting a mounting order in a case in which the characteristic components  60  shown in  FIG. 1  are to be mounted. Also, here, descriptions are given in a case where twenty characteristic components  60  are mounted during mounting processing, and where eight suction nozzles  24  for picking up characteristic components  60  are attachable to mounting head  22  (refer to  FIG. 2 ). Note that, mounting device  11  is described as an item that also performs mounting processing for normal components that do not require top surface recognition. 
     When the routine is started, the CPU of management PC  50 , first, determines whether characteristic components  60  that require top surface recognition are included in the current mounting processing (step S 100 ), and in a case in which characteristic components  60  are included, sets the quantity of feeders  32  to match the maximum quantity of pickup nozzles  24  for picking up characteristic components  60  that can be attached to mounting head  22  (step S 110 ). For example, in the above embodiment, the CPU of management PC  50  sets a quantity of feeders  32  (specifically, eight feeders) including reels  33  that store characteristic components  60  to be lined up adjacent to each other on attachment section  31  according to suction nozzles  24 . This enables the movement distance of mounting head  22  to be shorter. 
     Next, the CPU of management PC  50  sets the mounting order of characteristic components  60  such that as many suction nozzles  24  as possible can pick up a characteristic component  60  (step S 120 ). For example, in the above embodiment, the CPU specifies settings to perform processing for causing eight suction nozzles  24  to pick up eight characteristic components  60  twice, and to perform processing causing suction nozzles  24  to pick up the remaining four characteristic components  60 . Also, for example, the CPU is an item that sets the mounting order such that the movement distance is as short as possible when moving mounting head  22  by one stroke. Continuing, the CPU determines whether there are any leftover nozzles that did not pick up a characteristic component  60  (step S 130 ), and if there is a leftover suction nozzle  24 , specifies settings for a mounting order in which normal components that do not require top surface recognition and characteristic components  60  are mixed. The mixed mounting order, for example, corresponds to the third time of the above embodiment. In a case in which normal components and characteristic components  60  are mixed on mounting head  22 , in that mounting processing, top surface recognition of characteristic components  60  may be performed with the normal components being held. 
     After step S 140 , if there are no leftover suction nozzles  24  in step S 130 , or if there are no characteristic components  60  in step S 100 , the CPU of management PC  50  sets the mounting order of the normal components (step S 150 ) and finishes the routine as is. Setting of the mounting order of normal components may be performed, for example, such that the movement distance is as short as possible when moving mounting head  22  in one motion from component supply unit  14  to the mounting position via component camera  15 . In this manner, management PC  50  sets mounting job information including a mounting order that avoids as much as possible the mixing of normal components and characteristic components  60  that require top surface recognition on mounting head  22 . 
     Described next is mounting processing of normal components performed by mounting device  11 . When mounting processing is started, CPU  41  of control device  40 , for example, acquires mounting job information from management PC  50 , and performs processing based on the acquired mounting job information. Note that, an operator, before performing this processing, attaches feeders  32  to attachment section  31  in accordance with the contents included in the mounting job information. First, CPU  41  controls mounting unit  13  so as to attach suction nozzles  24  to mounting head  22  in accordance with the normal components to be picked up, and to pick up a normal component from component supply unit  14 . Next, CPU  41  causes component camera  15  to image from below the normal component held by mounting head  22 . Continuing, CPU  41 , based on the image results of component camera  15 , determines whether there is a shape error or a pickup position error for the normal component, and if there are no such errors, arranges the normal components on board S, and if there is an error, discards that normal component to a specified discard location. CPU  41  repeats the above processing until all the normal components have been arranged on board S. 
     Described next is mounting processing of characteristic components  60  performed by mounting device  11 .  FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing an example of a characteristic section mounting processing routine performed by CPU  41  of control device  40 .  FIG. 6  illustrates processing for recognizing characteristic section  61  of characteristic component  60 , with  FIG. 6( a )  showing characteristic section  61  images at feeder  32 ,  FIG. 6( b )  showing characteristic section  61  recognized and characteristic component  60  picked up,  FIG. 6( c )  showing characteristic component  60  loaded on loading stand  18 , and  FIG. 6( d )  showing characteristic section  61  imaged on loading stand  18 . This routine is memorized in HDD  43  of control device  40 , and is used when a component to be mounted during the above mounting processing is a characteristic component that requires upper surface recognition. Here, descriptions are given as with the above embodiment in which eight suction nozzles  24  are to mount characteristic components  60  on board S. When the routine is started, first, CPU  41  of control device  40  moves characteristic components  60  to be picked up this time to pickup positions  36  at feeders  32  that include reels  33  storing characteristic components  60  and that are attached in a line on attachment section  31  (step S 200 ). Characteristic components  60  that should be picked up are arranged in a row in the left-right direction as shown at the box at the bottom of  FIG. 2 . 
     Next, CPU  41  moves mounting head  22  to a position at which characteristic components  60  that are the imaging target enter imaging region  26  of mark camera  25  (step S 210 ), and consecutively (in one batch) performs image processing of characteristic components  60  above feeders  32 . Here, CPU  41  repeatedly performs processing of imaging a characteristic component  60  when one characteristic component  60  enters imaging region  26 , moving mounting head  22  above an adjacent characteristic component  60 , and imaging (refer to  FIG. 6 [ a ]). Also, CPU  41  images multiple characteristic components  60  in one batch when multiple characteristic components  60  enter imaging region  26  of mark camera  25 . Next, CPU  41  performs processing for recognizing the position of characteristic components  60  using the captured images (step S 230 ). In this processing, for example, coordinates of characteristic section  61  may be calculated by performing binarization processing of the image and determining a pixel value region corresponding to characteristic section  61 . Continuing, CPU  41 , using position information of the recognized characteristic section  61 , performs position correction and performs pickup processing of consecutive characteristic components  60  (step S 240 ). In this processing, CPU  41  repeats processing of picking up characteristic component  60  with suction nozzle  24 , changing to the next suction nozzle  24 , moving mounting head  22 , and picking up the characteristic components  60  stored in an adjacent feeder (refer to  FIG. 6 [ b ]). With this mounting device  11 , if there is positional deviation when contact occurs with suction nozzle  24 , this negatively influences characteristic component  60 , but this negative influence on characteristic component  60  is curtailed by performing position correction during pickup. Also, because characteristic components  60  are picked up consecutively, for example, compared to a case of moving separation distance L to perform imaging with mark camera  25  and then pick up with suction nozzle  24 , the movement distance of mounting head  22  is shorter. 
     Continuing, CPU  41  moves characteristic components  60  picked up by suction nozzle  24  to loading stand  18 , and loads characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18  (step S 250 ). In this processing, CPU  41 , for example, arranges characteristic components  60  such that adjacent characteristic components  60  are separated by loading distance X 2  that is shorter than separation distance L (refer to  FIGS. 2 and 6 [ c ]). Next, CPU  41  performs image processing of characteristic components  60  consecutively (in one batch) on loading stand  18  (step S 260 ). Here, CPU  41  performs similar processing to step S 220  (refer to  FIG. 6 [ d ]). Continuing, CPU  41  performs processing for recognizing the positions of characteristic sections  61  using the captured images (step S 270 ), and, using position information of the recognized characteristic sections  61 , performs position correction and pickup processing of consecutive characteristic components  60  (step S 280 ). In this processing, similar processing as with the above steps S 230  and S 240  is performed. In this manner, with mounting device  11 , because recognition of characteristic sections  61  and pickup processing of characteristic components  60  are performed at loading stand  18 , compared to a case in which upper surface recognition and pickup processing are performed at tape  34  at which the orientation of characteristic components  60  is not stable, it is possible to perform more accurate upper surface recognition and pickup processing. 
     Continuing, CPU  41  performs processing to move characteristic components  60  to the mounting positions of board S and perform mounting processing (arrangement processing) (step S 290 ). Then, CPU  41  determines whether mounting of characteristic components  60  has been completed based on the mounting job information (step S 300 ), and if mounting processing of characteristic components  60  has not been completed, performs processing from step S 200  again. On the other hand, if mounting processing of characteristic components  60  has been completed, CPU  41  ends the routine. Here, while repeating processing of steps S 200  to S 300 , there are cases in which characteristic components  60  and normal components are mixed on mounting head  22 , but in such a case, CPU  41  may perform processing of steps S 200  to S 290  with the normal components held on suction nozzles  24 . 
     Correspondences between constituent elements of the present embodiment and constituent elements of the disclosure will be clarified here. Suction nozzle  24  of the present embodiment corresponds to the pickup member of the present disclosure, mounting head  22  corresponds to the mounting head, mark camera  25  corresponds to the imaging section, attachment section  31  corresponds to the attachment section, and control device  40  corresponds to the control section. Note that, with the present embodiment, an example of the present disclosure of a mounting method is clear from the description of operation of mounting device  11 . 
     With mounting device  11  of an embodiment described above, in a state in which loading distances X 1  and X 2  separating adjacent characteristic components  60  that are lined up side by side are shorter than separation distance L between suction nozzle  24  and mark camera  25 , processing is performed to image characteristic component  60  by mark camera  25  and recognize the position of characteristic component  60  (characteristic section  61 ) consecutively or in one batch. Conventionally, after recognizing a position of characteristic component  60  (characteristic section  61 ) and trying to pick up the characteristic component  60 , mark camera  25  is arranged above the characteristic component  60 , imaging is performed, and then suction nozzle  24  is arranged above the characteristic component  60 , and the characteristic component  60  picked up, with these operations being repeated. However, with mounting device  11 , because mounting head  22  is moved loading distance X 1  or X 2  that is shorter than the separation distance between suction nozzle  24  and mark camera  25 , and image processing is performed consecutively or in one batch, the movement distance of mounting head  22  can be made shorter. Thus, with mounting device  11 , the mounting processing time for characteristic components  60  formed with characteristic section  61  on an upper surface can be made shorter. 
     Also, mounting head  22  includes a specified quantity of two or more suction nozzles  24  (for example, eight or twelve), and attachment section  31  has multiple feeders  32  storing characteristic components  60  attached in a lined up manner, the quantity of feeders  32  being equal to the specified quantity. With mounting device  11 , by lining up multiple feeders  32  that have tape  34  storing characteristic components  60 , because the distance between adjacent characteristic components  60  is shortened, it is possible to have a state in which loading distance X 1  is shorter than separation distance L. Further, control device  40 , after arranging multiple characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18 , performs processing to images the multiple characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18  using mark camera  25  and recognize the position of characteristic components  60  (characteristic sections  61 ) consecutively or in one batch. With mounting device  11 , because characteristic components  60  are picked up from tape  34  and loaded on loading stand  18 , it is possible to curtail skewing of components and to achieve a stable orientation, and therefore it is possible to recognize the position of characteristic sections  61  more accurately. 
     Further, mounting head  22  includes a specified quantity of two or more suction nozzles  24 , and attachment section  31  has multiple feeders  32  storing the characteristic components  60  attached in a lined up manner, the quantity of feeders  32  being equal to the specified quantity, and the control section, after performing either consecutively or in one batch processing for recognizing a position of characteristic section  61  by imaging characteristic components  60  at the lined up feeders  32  using mark camera  25 , picks up the characteristic components  60  and arranges them on loading stand  18 . Then, control device  40  performs processing to image the multiple characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18  using mark camera  25  and recognize the position of characteristic sections  61  consecutively or in one batch. With mounting device  11 , it is possible to curtail contact with characteristic sections  61  when moving characteristic components  60  to loading stand  18  due to recognition processing of a component position on feeder  32 , and it is possible to more accurately grasp the position of characteristic sections  61  using recognition processing of the component position on loading stand  18 . 
     Also, because mounting device  11  is provided with loading stand  18  that is able to accommodate a quantity of characteristic components  60  equal to or greater than the specified quantity of suction nozzles  24  on mounting head  22 , it is possible to load all of the characteristic components  60  picked up by mounting head  22  on loading stand  18 , thereby improving the efficiency of recognition processing of the component position. Further, because control device  40  performs position correction using the recognition result of the position of characteristic section  61 , and then picks up characteristic component  60  with suction nozzle  24 , by using the position recognized by recognition processing of the component position (for example, the position of the characteristic section) it is possible to perform mounting processing of characteristic component  60  more accurately. And, characteristic component  60  is formed with a light-emitting body on a top surface side as a characteristic section. Because this characteristic component  60  formed with a light-emitting body has a center axis of the light emitting section in the upper surface, it is necessary to perform recognition processing of the component position, meaning that there is a strong need to apply the present disclosure. 
     Also, control device  40 , during picking up of characteristic component  60  by mounting head  22  and mounting of characteristic component  60  on board S, causes all suction nozzles  24  to pick up characteristic components  60  with characteristic section  61  formed on a top surface. With mounting device  11 , it is possible to perform mounting processing more efficiently, and to shorten mounting processing time. Also, control device  40 , in a case in which normal components and characteristic components  60  are mixed on mounting head  22 , picks up characteristic components  60  on as many suction nozzles  24  as possible. With mounting device  11 , it is possible to perform mounting processing more efficiently, and to shorten mounting processing time. 
     Meanwhile, it goes without saying that the disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and various embodiments may be applied within the technical scope of the disclosure. 
     For example, with an embodiment above, descriptions are given of a case in which the quantity of feeders  32  attached to attachment section  31  is the same of the quantity of suction nozzles  24  on mounting head  22 , but so long as there are multiple feeders, the configuration is not limited to this, and a quantity of feeders  32  attached to attachment section  31  may be fewer than the quantity of suction nozzles  24 . Specifically, mounting device  11 , for example, may have eight suction nozzles  24 , but four feeders  32  may be lined up. In this case, upper surface recognition processing of four characteristic components  60  may be performed consecutively or in one batch, and after picking up characteristic components  60  consecutively, the same processing may be performed one more time. With such a mounting device, it is possible to make loading distances X 1  and X 2  shorter than separation distance L, thereby shortening the mounting processing time of characteristic components  60  formed with characteristic section  61  on an upper surface. 
     With an embodiment above, after performing upper surface recognition processing of characteristic components  60  at feeders  32 , upper surface recognition processing of characteristic components  60  is performed at loading stand  18 , but one of these may be omitted. For example, if the orientation of characteristic components  60  stored in tape  34  of feeder  32  is stable, recognition of characteristic section  61  and mounting processing may be performed without loading characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18 . In such a case, mounting device  11  does not need to be provided with loading stand  18 . Also, during pickup operation from tape  34 , in a case in which there is no negative influence on characteristic section  61 , characteristic components  60  may be moved to loading stand  18  without performing recognition of characteristic section  61  at feeders  32 . If recognition of characteristic section  61  is performed at loading stand  18 , it is possible to curtail positional deviation at the mounting position of characteristic section  61 . 
     In an embodiment above, loading stand  18  is able to accommodate a quantity of characteristic components  60  equal to or greater than the quantity of suction nozzles  24  on mounting head  22 , however, the configuration is not limited to this, and loading stand  18  may only be able to accommodate a quantity of characteristic components  60  fewer than the quantity of suction nozzles  24 . In such a case, control device  40  may pick up characteristic components  60  on all suction nozzles  24  of mounting head  22 . With this device, control device  40  may move mounting head  22  to loading stand  18  with characteristic components  60  picked up by all the suction nozzles  24  (for example, eight) at feeders  32 , and load (for example, four) characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18 . Then, control device  40  may perform upper surface recognition of characteristic sections  61  on loading stand  18  with the characteristic components  60  that could not be loaded on loading stand  18  still being held by suction nozzles  24 . Continuing, control device  40  may then perform processing to pick up characteristic components  60  for which the upper surface has been recognized and mount the characteristic components  60  on board S. Then, control device  40  may load the remaining characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18 , recognize the upper surfaces, and mount those characteristic components  60  on board S. Alternatively, control device  40  may move mounting head  22  to loading stand  18  with characteristic components  60  picked up by all the suction nozzles  24  (for example, eight) at feeders  32 , and load (for example, four) characteristic components  60  on loading stand  18 . Then, control device  40  may perform upper surface recognition of characteristic sections  61  on loading stand  18  with the characteristic components  60  that could not be loaded on loading stand  18  still being held by suction nozzles  24 . Continuing, control device  40  may pick up and hold characteristic components  60  for which the upper surface has been recognized using suction nozzles  24 , load the characteristic components  60  for which the upper surface has not been recognized on loading stand  18 , and perform upper surface recognition on those components. Also, control device  40  may pick up and hold all characteristic components  60  for which the upper surface has been recognized using suction nozzles  24 , and mount the characteristic components  60  on board S. With this device, it is possible to omit movement between loading stand  18  and pickup position  36  of feeder  32 , thus, by shortening movement of mounting head  22  to just back and forth between loading stand  18  and board S, mounting processing time for characteristic components  60  can be shortened. 
     With an embodiment above, the upper surface side of characteristic components  60  is imaged, and position correction is performed using a recognition result of the position of characteristic component  60  (characteristic section  60 ), but the configuration is not limited to this, and other processing of the captured image may be used. Also, with an embodiment above, descriptions are given of characteristic component  60  for which characteristic section  61  is a light-emitting body, but components are not limited to this, and other components may apply so long as the component requires characteristic section  61  to be imaged from above. 
     With an embodiment described above, control device  40  tries to pick up characteristic components  60  with all suction nozzles  24 , but the configuration is not limited to this, and normal components and characteristic components  60  may be mixed on mounting head  22 . Also, in an embodiment above, when there are left over suction nozzles  24  that have not picked up a characteristic component  60 , normal components are mixed on mounting head  22 , but the configuration is not limited to this, and normal components and characteristic components  60  do not have to be mixed on mounting head  22 . However, considering the movement distance of mounting head  22 , because it is possible to omit movement between pickup position  36  and loading stand  18 , it is desirable to mix components on mounting head  22 . 
     With an embodiment above, mounting device  11  decides whether to perform control to mix characteristic components  60  and normal component on mounting head  22  based on mounting job information set in management PC  50 , but the configuration is not limited to this, and control device  40  may be set to decide whether to perform mixing of characteristic components  60  and normal component on mounting head  22 . 
     In an embodiment above, mounting head  22  is provided with suction nozzle  24  as a pickup tool, but the configuration is not limited to this so long as pickup of characteristic component  60  is possible, for example, a mechanical chuck that picks up characteristic component  60  by gripping it may be used. 
     In an embodiment above, the present disclosure is described as mounting device  11 , but the present disclosure may be, for example, a mounting method, or a program run by a computer that performs the above processing. Note that, for the mounting method, various forms of the above mounting device may be used, and steps to realize various functions on the above mounting device may be added. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present disclosure may be used on a device that performs mounting processing of arranging components on a board. 
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       10 : mounting system;  11 : mounting device;  12 : board conveyance unit;  13 : mounting unit;  14 : component supply unit;  15 : component camera;  18 : loading stand;  20 : head moving section;  22 : mounting head;  23 : Z-axis motor;  24 : suction nozzle;  25 : mark camera;  26 : imaging region;  31 : attachment section;  32 : feeder;  33 : reel;  34 : tape;  35 : tray unit;  36 : pickup position;  40 : control device;  41 : CPU;  42 : ROM;  43 : HDD;  44 : RAM;  45 : input-output interface;  46 : bus;  50 : management computer;  52 : input device;  54 : display;  60 : characteristic component;  61 : characteristic section;  62 : contacting surface; L: separation distance; S: board; X 1 , X 2 : loading distance