Patent ID: 7036213

Claim:
A component mounting apparatus comprising: a first mounting unit arranged in a first component mounting work area, said first mounting unit being able to (i) hold a first board, onto which a component is to be mounted, in (a) a first pre-placement standby position, (b) a first placement position, and (c) a first post-placement standby position, with the first pre-placement standby position, first placement position and first post-placement standby position being located along a first conveyance path within said first component mounting work area, and (ii) by use of a first placement head, place onto the first board, while in the first placement position, a component fed from a first component feeding device, held by said first placement head and recognized by a first recognition device, on basis of a recognition result of the first recognition device; and a second mounting unit arranged in a second component mounting work area, said second mounting unit being able to (i) hold a second board, onto which a component is to be mounted, in (a) a second pre-placement standby position, (b) a second placement position, and (c) a second post-placement standby position, with the second pre-placement standby position, second placement position and second post-placement standby position being located along a second conveyance path, different from and parallel to the first conveyance path, within said second component mounting work area, and (ii) by use of a second placement head, place onto the second board, while in the second placement position, a component fed from a second component feeding device, held by said second placement head and recognized by a second recognition device, on basis of a recognition result of the second recognition device, wherein said first component mounting work area and said second component mounting work area are obtained by dividing a main component mounting work area, and wherein said first mounting unit is to be operatively controlled independently of said second mounting unit.