Patent ID: 6999184

Claim:
An electronic component mounting apparatus comprising: an electronic component supply portion for supplying a plurality of pieces of electronic components aligned in a planer shape to be held by a component holding jig; a board holding portion arranged at a position remote from the electronic component supply portion in a first direction; a mounting head for holding the electronic component picked up from the electronic component supply portion and mounting the held electronic component on a board held by the board holding portion; a mounting head moving mechanism for moving the mounting head between the electronic component supply portion and the board holding portion; a component image taking camera for taking an image of the electronic component of the electronic component supply portion; a component recognition processing portion for acquiring a position of the electronic component of the electronic component supply portion by processing the image taken by the component image taken camera; a moving member for holding the component image taking camera and moving above the electronic component supply portion in the first direction driven by a component image taking camera moving mechanism; and a jig interchanging mechanism mounted to the moving member for interchanging the component holding jig of the electronic component supply portion by grabbing the component holding jig and moving in the first direction.