Patent ID: 7065863

Claim:
A component mounting apparatus comprising: a lift mechanism, including an oil splash preventing mechanism, for moving a component holding member up and down when a component is to be held and mounted by the component holding member, wherein said oil splash preventing mechanism is arranged at an opening part formed at an upper wall of an oil storage tank and has a first seal member and a second seal member attached correspondingly to the opening part so as to prevent oil filled in the oil storage tank from scattering to an exterior of the oil storage tank through the opening part, with said first seal member being arranged opposite to said second seal member via a sealing gap, formed between a first outer face of said first seal member and a second outer face of said second seal member, for preventing scattering of the oil to the exterior of the oil storage tank through the opening part by virtue of being filled with the oil, wherein said second outer face is shaped in conformity with said first outer face, with said first outer face and said second outer face facing one another.