Patent ID: 7191511

Claim:
An electronic component placement machine comprising: a takeout and transfer head; a feeder for supplying an electronic component to said takeout and transfer head at a feeding position; a board holder for holding a board onto which the electronic component is to be placed; a feeder camera unit for capturing an image of the electronic component while in said feeder; a takeout positioning device for positioning the electronic component relative to said takeout and transfer head based on a positional recognition result of the electronic component obtained by recognizing the image captured by said feeder camera unit; a takeout and transfer device for causing said takeout and transfer head to remove the electronic component from said feeder at the feeding position, and for flipping the electronic component while transferring the electronic component to a receiving position; a placement head for receiving the electronic component from said takeout and transfer head at the receiving position, and for placing the electronic component onto the board; a placement head camera unit for capturing an image of the electronic component, while held by said placement head at the receiving position, from beneath said placement head; and a placement positioning device for positioning the electronic component, while held by said placement head, relative to the board, while held by said board holder, based on a positional recognition result of the electronic component obtained by recognizing the image captured by said placement head camera units, wherein said feeder camera unit and said placement head camera unit are disposed such that respective apertures thereof are vertically overlaid with respect to each other.